Smart Client Extension for AutoCAD

Editing Asset Properties from the Drawing

From the drawing, you can change an asset symbol’s database information by data editing the asset symbol—selecting an asset symbol in the drawing and then editing its linked record using the Asset / Edit Data command.

screen shot of the Asset Type dialog that appears when you run the Edit Data command

To edit a single asset symbol’s data from the drawing

  1. Open the drawing containing the asset symbol whose data you want to edit.
  2. Select a Navigator task to set the layer for the type of asset you are working with. For example, if you want to edit rooms, choose the Set Rooms task. Or, click Archibus / Asset / Set Asset Layer from the Ribbon.
  3. Select Archibus / Asset / Edit Data from the Ribbon, and then select an asset symbol.
  4. In the dialog, change the data by typing in the fields or by using the Select Values button to pick validated values from the list. Save your changes by clicking OK.

    • The Extension for AutoCAD updates the linked database record with the new values.

    • If any of the fields that you edited are displayed as asset text, the programs redisplay the asset text with the new values.

To edit multiple asset symbols from the drawing

  1. Open the drawing containing the asset symbols you want to edit.
  2. Select a Navigator task to set the layer for the type of asset you are working with. For example, if you want to edit rooms, choose the Set Rooms task. Or, click Archibus / Asset / Set Asset Layer from the Ribbon.
  3. From the Ribbon, select Archibus / Asset / Edit Data Multiple and select a set of asset symbols.
  4. The values that are common to the selected asset symbols are presented in the dialog. If the asset symbols’ values for a field vary, the dialog displays the value as “<Varies>”.

    screen shot of the Asset Type dialog that appears when you run the Edit Data Multiple command
  5. Edit the desired fields of the records.
    • Any fields for which you wish to preserve the existing value, leave as is.
    • Any fields to which you wish to make changes, replace the existing value with your new value. If the existing value is <Varies>, the programs replace the various values that exist for this field with the value you supply.
    • Click OK. The programs update the linked database records with the new values. If any of the fields that you edited are displayed as asset text, the programs redisplay the asset text with the new values.

Note: You cannot edit certain fields, such as primary key fields, with the Archibus Edit Data Multiple command. For instance, you cannot edit Room Code fields, since the Edit Data Multiple command applies the same value to multiple asset symbols, and Room Codes must be unique to each asset symbol.