KB98501954: WebCenter - Examples of Calculated Attributes

Question

Are there any examples of Calculated Attributes for CAD files?

When I create a new attribute, I see the option, Calculated. How can I use it?

Answer

The Calculated attribute value is not used to perform calculations with existing WebCenter attributes or other values. Calculated attributes are attributes that are filled out by ArtiosCAD and can be displayed in WebCenter. In order to calculate these values, the file first needs to be saved in ArtiosCAD. The formula that needs to be configured is an ArtiosCAD specific formula.

To find the formula you need, try adding Calculated Text to an ArtiosCAD design. In the Calculated expressions catalog, you can find many expressions to use. The Expression you see when editing the Properties of a Calculated Text may be used in WebCenter Calculated attributes.

Examples

Listed below are a few examples. In the Calculated field column, you see the value that needs to be entered in the Calculated field when defining the attribute. In the Result column, the result of the calculation.

Since WebCenter 14.0, you can also combine one or more Calculated attributes with a regular attribute and a JavaScript Button to calculate certain values in WebCenter. In the example below, the attributes L, W and D are Calculated attributes that are automatically populated by ArtiosCAD. The attribute LxWxD however, is a regular WebCenter prompted attribute. The button Calculate has been added to calculate: L * W * D.

The image given below shows the JavaScript snippet that is used to calculate LxWxD: att['LxWxD'] = att['L'] * att['W'] * att['D'].