Drawings Properties explained

When linking properties in drawing notes, it can be overwhelming to determine where exactly a specific property comes from. Below is a descrption of each property callout and where that property is read from.

$PRP Evaluated from: Current document

$PRPSHEET Evaluated from: Model in vew specified in sheet properties(by default, the first view inserted into the drawing.

$PRPVIEW Evaluated from: Model in the drawing view to which the note belongs

$PRPMODEL Evaluated from: Component to which the annotation is attached

(information gathered from SolidWorks Essentials 2010 Manual)