Item Types Dialog
Used to create custom item types and add properties to custom item types.
You can access this dialog from the following:
Setting | Description |
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Save | Saves the selected item type and all its settings in the DGN file. |
New Item Type Library | Creates a new item type library. An Item type library can contain multiple item types and property types. You can also create item type libraries in a DGN library file pointed by the MS_DGNLIBLIST configuration variable. These item type libraries will be displayed in your DGN file. |
New Item Type | Creates a new item type. |
New Property Definition | Creates a new property in the selected item type or property type. |
New Property Type | Creates a new property type. A property type is a collection of properties, which can be used by any item type in the same library. The property type displays in the Type drop-down list of property definition. |
Cut | Cuts the selected item type, property type, or property definition. |
Copy | Copies the selected item type, property type, or property definition to clipboard. |
Paste | Pastes the cut or copied item type, property type, or property definition. |
Move Property Up | Moves the property definition up one position in this dialog's hierarchy as well as in the Properties dialog. |
Move Property Down | Moves the property definition down one position in this dialog's hierarchy as well as in the Properties dialog. |
Show Differences | Opens the Item Type Library Differences dialog, which is used to compare the properties of item type libraries. You can compare the local item type library with the one in the DGNLib file. You can also select any two item type libraries and click this icon to get the difference between the selected item type libraries. |
Update from Library |
If the selected item type library is imported from a DGN
library file, updates it to reflect changes in the DGN library.
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Reset | Resets each selected item type to its previously saved version. |
Delete | Deletes the selected item type, property type, or property definition. |
Properties | The Properties section displays the properties of the selected item type, property type, or property definition. |
Properties > Item Type | Displays the parameters and values of the selected
item type.
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Properties > Property Type | Displays the parameters and values of the selected property type. |
Properties > Property Definition | Displays the parameters and values of the selected
property.
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Calculated Property | Displays any expressions defined for the property:
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Libraries > New | Creates a new item type library. |
Libraries > Save | Saves the selected item type and all its settings in the DGN file. |
Libraries > Update from Library | Updates the selected item types in the DGN file that
are based on library item types to reflect changes in the DGN library.
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Libraries > Reset | Resets each selected item type to its previously saved version. |
Libraries > Save All | Saves all the item types and their settings. |
Libraries > Import | Used to import item types from a .dgn or .dgnlib file. Opens the Open dialog from where you can select the .dgn or .dgnlib file. |
Libraries > Update All From Library | Updates all item types in the DGN file that are
based on library item types to reflect changes in the DGN library.
Item Type libraries created using
Expressions feature in
Update 13 will not be compatible in Update 15. The
Units and
Use last valid value fields will not apply
to these library item types. To overcome this, you must use the key-in
This key-in will upgrade item types from older
libraries and will make them compatible with
Units and
Use last valid value fields. Refer image
below:
Top: Update 13 Item Type library without upgrade - shows length 53.438 m as 53.438 cm after import \ Bottom: The same library with upgrade - shows correct unit conversion after importUse last valid value will be set to True after this key-in is set. |
Libraries > Exit | Closes the Item Types dialog. |
Utilities > Preferred Units | Opens the Preferred Units dialog that is used to select unit types that you want to be displayed in the Units property. The changes made in this dialog are local to the active file. |
Utilities > Upgrade Tag Sets | Opens the Upgrade Tag Sets dialog that is used to upgrade tags sets to item types. |
Utilities > Edit Pick Lists | Opens the Pick List Manager dialog that is used to create and manage Pick Lists. |
Pop-up menu for Item Type Library | Right-clicking an item type library opens a pop-up
menu with following choices:
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Pop-up Menu for Item Types | Right-clicking an item type opens a pop-up menu with
following choices:
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Pop-up Menu for Property Definition | Right-clicking a property definition opens a pop-up
menu with following choices:
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Pop-up Menu for Property Type | Right-clicking a property type opens a pop-up menu
with following choices:
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