Specify if a corresponding part is required for a custom design

When creating a custom design, users can choose if a corresponding part is required for the design. For this, you first set up a Is Part Required persistent property.

Procedure

Create a Is Part Required persistent property:

1. In BMIDE, open the required BMIDE template project, for example, B4.
2. Open the custom design, for example, B4CustomDesign.
3. In the Properties tab, click Add.
4. In the Property Definition dialog box, select Persistent, and click Next.
5. In the Persistent Property dialog box:
   • Append IsPartRequired to the BMIDE template project prefix in Name, for example, b4IsPartRequired.
   • Enter Is Part Required in Display Name.
   • Select Boolean in Attribute Type.
   • Enter true in Initial Value.
   • Click Finish.
6. Add the persistent property to the Pma0PartReqdPropNameOnDesign global constant:
   • Click Open Global Constant Editor from the toolbar.
   • In the Global Constants tab, select Pma0PartReqdPropNameOnDesign and click Edit.
   • In the Modify Global Constant dialog box, click Add.
   • In the Add a value dialog box, add a value for the custom design and click Finish. For example, enter B4CustomDesign:b4IsPartRequired.
   • In the Modify Global Constant dialog box, click Finish.