Custom Properties
Automatically attaches DGNLib-defined custom properties (Item Types) to elements as they are created or modified, driven by configurable rules. The property definitions and their value lists live in the shared ARES DGNLib (authored via MicroStation's Item Types dialog); ARES only attaches / reads / writes them.
macro vba run [ARES]EditPropertyTaggingOptions
Opens the custom-property options dialog — master switch, property list, and tagging rules (the variables below). Editing is write-through (config stays in sync, no restart); a rule change applies live on the next created/modified element.
| Variable | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
ARES_Custom_Property_List |
Commune|Coupe_Type |
|-separated names of the ARES custom properties (each name is both the ItemType and the property in the "ARES" DGNLib). Add your own after authoring the matching ItemType + value list in the DGNLib. |
ARES_Auto_Properties |
True | Master switch for auto-attaching custom properties to elements as they are created / modified. |
ARES_Property_Rules |
(empty) | Rules level[:type]=prop|prop ; … mapping elements (by level, optional element type) to the properties to auto-attach. Example: WALLS=Commune|Coupe_Type ; DOORS:Cell=Commune. |
