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AutoCAD - how to add metadata tags within desktop app
InfraRos
What is the purpose of adding metadata to the AutoCAD files?
- capturing custom fields like project information, status, ..
or using standard fields like LastSavedBy, total editing time, .. into the drawing files?
For example,
- Use the metadata for searching, in views, ...?
By using OneDrive for Business you have solved the performance problem. But OneDrive for Business does not support metadata and AutoCAD files (assuming you use DWG) also do not have property promotion like Office files. So even if you are able to store the metadata in the DWG files they are not available in SharePoint after synching.
Paul | SLIM Applications (https://www.slimapplications.com/)
Paul de Jong - thanks for responding Paul. Yes, the meta tags are being used to store project specific information to enable search to function well. The majority of files in each document library are office files, some are dwg files and I wanted to provide a way to update those files and associated tags easily. Otherwise, they will have to save the file and then login to SP to update the tags as a separate process.
I've found CADtoWIN which supports integration between AutoCAD and SP so tags can be updated in the app, however, I was really looking for a way to do this without buying additional software.