Drawing Properties

Edit general information, keywords, custom properties of the drawing.

nanoCAD button – Utilities – DWG Properties
Menu: File – Drawing properties
Document tab context menu: Drawing properties
Command line: DWGPROPS


General tab shows file name, location, size, creation, modification and access date and time.

The General tab displays the following parameters: file name, type; location, size, time the file was created, modified and last opened.
The Attributes section shows file attributes set at the systemic level:
  • Read only – the file is protected from rereading;
  • Archive – the file is subject to archiving (used when selecting files for backup);
  • Hidden – not shown in lists and can be opened only by entering the name directly.
  • System – the file is a system one.

On the Document tab you can enter the information about the following parameters:
In the Summary tab:

Title Document Title.
Subject Document subject
Author Document author.
Keywords Keywords for search.
Comments Comments.
Hyperlink base Hyperlink base for all relative hyperlink in drawing.

Statistics tab

The Statistics tab displays the drawing data: time it was created and modified, information about modification author, revision number and total editing time.

The Custom tab sets additional properties of the current drawing. The properties set on this tab can be used when inserting fields. They are displayed in the Field dialogue box (Custom properties – List of the Add custom property section).


Custom tab

Document properties that can be used as fields (Insert – Fields dialog).

To create new custom property:

  • Press Add button.
  • Enter Custom property name.
  • Enter property Value.
  • Press OK.
    To remove property – select it and press Delete button.

NOTE: If removed property was used in document – after refreshing #### symbols will be displayed.

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