To ensure attributes and parameters are published in Windchill, they need to be configured in Windchill and SOLIDWORKS. If a CAD drawing or part has been checked in or saved in Windchill, the Properties page displays the SOLIDWORKS default parameters. These parameters are read-only; however if required by your company, they can be modified. To modify these parameters, the Windchill administrator modifies a preference in Preference Management page in Windchill, and maps it to the SOLIDWORKS preference. Mapping is performed so that the preference is recognized between Windchill and SOLIDWORKS. For more information about mapping, refer to Attribute and Parameter Types.

Before you have created a CAD document and before it is checked in, you can set up attributes ahead of time in Preference Management. For example, for naming and numbering you can go to the drop-down list in Set Preference window and set up the attributes you plan to use.

If a user creates a SOLIDWORKS parameter that conflicts in type with a Windchill system attribute, then this user-created parameter should be deleted and the system parameter of the correct type should be created by the Windchill administrator. In this way, there is no conflict between SOLIDWORKS and Windchill, and the parameter is published to the SOLIDWORKS user interface.

For example, in Preference Management, locate the preference called Revision System Attribute.

Right-click on this preference and select Set Preference.

The next graphic displays the Set Preference window.

If you want to change the default Windchill preference value for SOLIDWORKS, select it from the Client drop-down list. For example, set PTC_WM_REVISION=XYZ. The CAD modeled system parameter, XYZ is available for revision in SOLIDWORKS.