Drawing Properties API¶

Complete API reference for drawing properties.

DrawingProperties Class¶

Access via cad.properties.

General Properties¶

get_title() → str¶

Get the document title.

set_title(value: str) → None¶

Set the document title.

get_subject() → str¶

Get the document subject.

set_subject(value: str) → None¶

Set the document subject.

get_author() → str¶

Get the document author.

set_author(value: str) → None¶

Set the document author.

get_keywords() → str¶

Get document keywords.

set_keywords(value: str) → None¶

Set document keywords.

get_comments() → str¶

Get document comments.

set_comments(value: str) → None¶

Set document comments.

Summary Properties¶

get_manager() → str¶

Get the manager name.

set_manager(value: str) → None¶

Set the manager name.

get_company() → str¶

Get the company name.

set_company(value: str) → None¶

Set the company name.

get_category() → str¶

Get the category.

set_category(value: str) → None¶

Set the category.

Statistics (Read-Only)¶

get_created_date() → str¶

Get creation date and time.

get_modified_date() → str¶

Get last modification date and time.

get_last_saved_by() → str¶

Get the user who last saved the document.

get_edit_time() → int¶

Get total editing time in seconds.

get_revision_number() → str¶

Get the revision number.

Custom Properties¶

get_num_custom_info() → int¶

Get the number of custom properties.

Python equivalent of VBA NumCustomInfo

get_all_custom_properties() → dict¶

Get all custom properties as a dictionary.

all_props = cad.properties.get_all_custom_properties()
# {'ProjectID': 'PROJ-001', 'Version': '1.0'}

add_custom_property(name: str, value: str) → None¶

Add or update a custom property.

cad.properties.add_custom_property("ProjectID", "PROJ-001")

get_custom_property(name: str) → str¶

Get the value of a specific custom property.

project_id = cad.properties.get_custom_property("ProjectID")

remove_custom_property(name: str) → None¶

Remove a custom property.

cad.properties.remove_custom_property("ProjectID")

update_custom_property(name: str, new_value: str) → None¶

Update an existing custom property.

cad.properties.update_custom_property("ProjectID", "PROJ-002")

clear_all_custom_properties() → None¶

Remove all custom properties.

cad.properties.clear_all_custom_properties()

Example¶

# Set various properties
cad.properties.set_title("My Drawing")
cad.properties.set_author("Your Name")

# Add custom properties
cad.properties.add_custom_property("ProjectID", "PROJ-001")
cad.properties.add_custom_property("Version", "1.0")

# Get properties
count = cad.properties.get_num_custom_info()
all_custom = cad.properties.get_all_custom_properties()

# Save
cad.save()