Corel DESIGNER Help | Setting up the project database

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Setting up the project database

Before you assign project data to objects in a drawing, you need to know what information you want to display. By default, Corel DESIGNER creates multiple data fields including: Name, Cost, and Comments. These fields can be edited or deleted as required.

Corel DESIGNER also provides common ActiveCGM, WebCGM, and WebCGM S1000D fields. When you import or export CGM files, the object data is maintained. For more information on importing and exporting CGM files, see Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM).

Object data is also maintained when you import or export SVG files. For more information on importing and exporting SVG files, see Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).

You can create and assign as many data fields as you want, as long as they use permitted format variables. For more information about assigning data fields, see Managing object data. In addition, you can add a child field to an existing field to create a hierarchical structure. However, the field you choose must support the creation of a child field.

At any time, you can change the setting, such as the name or format, of a data field.

If you require custom fields, you can define their formats using four basic field formats: General, Date/time, Linear/angular, and Numeric. Each of these formats provides a series of common settings. If the preset formats in Corel DESIGNER don’t provide the information you want in your data summary, you can create your own custom formats using the variables available for the format type you’re using. The field format you select is used for all objects in the active drawing.

When you delete a field, you also delete all data entered for that field in the active document and any children that are associated with the field.

To add a data field

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Click Window

Object data manager.

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In the Object data docker, click the Open field editor button

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In the Object data field editor dialog box, click New field.

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Double-click the Element name cell in the new field. Choose an element type from the list box, and press Enter.

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Double-click the Name cell in the new field. Type a name for the field, and press Enter.

If you want to change the field’s value, double-click the Default value cell, type a new value, and press Enter.

If you want to change the field’s constraint, double-click the Constraint cell, type a constraint, and press Enter.

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Double-click the Type cell in the new field, and choose one of the following format types from the list box:

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String

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Number

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Event

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Action

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Double-click the Target cell in the new field, and choose one of the following targets from the list box:

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General

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ActiveCGM

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WebCGM

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In the Add field to area, enable one or both of the following check boxes:

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Application defaults — stores the new field in the application

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Document defaults — stores the new field in the current document

You can also use this procedure to change the settings of an existing data field.

You can also
Add a child data field to an existing field	Select the data field to which you want to add a child, and click New child field. The field you choose as a parent field must support the creation of a child field.
Change the format of a data field	Select the data field, and click Change in the Format area. In the Format definition dialog box, enable the option beside the format type you want to use, and choose a format from the Format type list.
Create a custom format for a data field	Select the data field, and click Change in the Format area. In the Format definition dialog box, enable the option beside the format type you want to create. Type the format in the Create box, and press Enter.
Delete a data field	Choose the name of the data field from the list. To choose multiple fields, hold down Ctrl, and click the names in the list. Click Delete field(s).

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