topic Re: How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0? in Windchill

How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0?

TS_10782016 — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 06:40:10 GMT

Could someone tell me how to change the icon of a user-defined type? What about the local types, can I change their icons?

Thanks.

Re: How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0?

HelesicPetr — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 07:27:48 GMT

Hi @TS_10782016

Your administrator should be able to do so in the Type and Attribute management

Also there is possibility to customize the icon base on some rules by a code.

CS216205 - How to display a different icon for a soft type of WTPart

PetrH

Re: How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0?

BenLoosli — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:23:45 GMT

I created a folder for all of our company icons then make the change in the Type and Attribute management page.

I also created a company sub-type under documents and then put in our document types as sub-documents.

Everything is easy to identify for what we have added to Windchill types.

Re: How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0?

jwagh — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:37:13 GMT

Does the location need to be within the codebase folder?

Re: How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0?

HelesicPetr — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:39:53 GMT

Hi @jwagh

Yes. codebase/....

The definition in the UI starts in the codebase folder.

If you use own customization where you load the image you can place it where you want.

PetrH

Re: How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0?

jwagh — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:41:58 GMT

I would like to create a custom image but was thinking about having one central location for all custom elements of Windchill without having multiple separate folders. Is there a way to do that easily?

Re: How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0?

HelesicPetr — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:42:27 GMT

No.

Re: How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0?

BenLoosli — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:10:13 GMT

I created a folder under ...\codebase\ named <company>_images and put all of my custom icons in that folder.

As I deal with multiple Windchill systems, I keep my master icons in a common folder location.

Re: How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0?

jwagh — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:17:46 GMT

Thanks! It's just going to be another step in the system admin process to make sure we manage that folder location.

Re: How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0?

jwagh — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:31:25 GMT

And what about the icon for end items?

Re: How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0?

HelesicPetr — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:40:47 GMT

Hi @jwagh

you can not change the editem icon in the UI

you have to rewrite original picture in the file system

or you can create own Icon delegate and change the icon as you need.

Icon Delegates

PetrH

Re: How to change the icon of an object type in windchill 12.0?

jwagh — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:42:19 GMT

I was hoping it would be easy! Thanks!