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

[TS_10782016]

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.

[HelesicPetr · Accepted solution]

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

[BenLoosli]

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.

[jwagh]

Does the location need to be within the codebase folder?

[HelesicPetr]

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

[jwagh]

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?

[HelesicPetr]

No.

[BenLoosli]

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.

[jwagh]

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

[jwagh]

And what about the icon for end items?

[HelesicPetr]

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

[jwagh]

I was hoping it would be easy! Thanks!