Categories

Document categories let you control which property groups are shown for different kinds of files.

In addition to Part, Assembly, and Drawing, you can create custom categories like Layout Drawing or Electrical Assembly.

For each document category, add one or more property groups to populate the Property Edit panel. Multiple rules are treated as AND conditions, so all rules must be true.

Categories are evaluated from top to bottom. If you have a special Part category with multiple rules, place it above the generic Part category.

Category accent colours

Each document category can have its own accent colour, so the panel header and the Active/Selected scope switch instantly show which kind of document is being edited. Colours are configured per category under Configuration > Colour, with separate light-mode and dark-mode values. Categories without a custom colour fall back to the Inventor theme default.