How to View and Edit Drawing Properties

Quick answer: The DWGPROPS command opens the Drawing Properties dialog, showing general drawing data, editable summary properties, statistics, sheetset info, and any custom properties you’ve defined. Any of these can be referenced as a field elsewhere in the drawing, useful for things like title blocks that update automatically.

What’s in the Drawing Properties Dialog

Five sections:

• General: drawing data
• Summary: editable default properties
• Statistics: history data
• Sheetset: information about the drawing’s associated sheetset, if any
• Custom: properties you define yourself

Opening It

Either choose Drawing Properties… from the File menu, or run DWGPROPS.

Setting Default (Summary) Properties

1. Open the Summary tab.
2. Fill in the property fields.
3. Click OK.

Creating Custom Properties

1. Open the Custom tab.
2. Click Add to open the Custom Property dialog.
3. Type a name, this is how it’ll be listed under Document in the Field dialog later.
4. Type a value, this is what displays wherever you insert that property as a field.

Because custom properties, and the built-in Summary ones, can be inserted as fields, you can reference them directly in title blocks or notes. If the underlying property changes, anything referencing it updates automatically rather than needing to be edited by hand everywhere it appears.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I open the Drawing Properties dialog? Choose Drawing Properties… from the File menu, or run the DWGPROPS command.

Can I create my own custom drawing properties? Yes, on the Custom tab: click Add, then give it a name and a value.

Why would I insert a drawing property as a field instead of just typing it? A field updates automatically if the underlying property changes, useful anywhere you want text, like in a title block, to stay in sync without manual edits.

What’s the difference between the Summary and Custom tabs? Summary holds BricsCAD’s built-in default properties. Custom is where you define your own, with whatever names and values you need.