sldfile (weianweigan)PDMConfidence: Medium

A library for editing SOLIDWORKS file metadata outside SOLIDWORKS. After a save in 2024 SP5, every plain text custom property carries an FPVals copy of its value, so the library treats it as cached and refuses edits like Description. The patch tells plain copies apart from linked ones like Material and updates both copies together.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Product Manager

Team Size Impact

5x Multiplier

Prototype Delay

3 Days

Est. Annual Cost

$30,000

1 user · 1 month240 min
Rest of team960 min
Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

weianweigan/sldfile Issue #7: Can't edit plain text custom properties in files saved by SOLIDWORKS 2024 (FPVals copy treated as cached)

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 2 2026 (Nov 2 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 10:41 PM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-03: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.