---
title: "Set up engineering attributes"
slug: "set-up-engineering-attributes"
tags: ["Task", "PE", "Product Engineering"]
updated: 2026-03-20T09:18:46Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:46:03Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/set-up-engineering-attributes"
---

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# Set up engineering attributes

You set up engineering attributes to:

- Define additional properties for a version, for example, weight, load, material, build.
- Enable attribute-based product naming.
- Enable searching products based on engineering attributes.

Before you can set up engineering attributes, you must set up the relevant attribute types.

### Steps

1. Go to **Product engineering** > **Setup** > **Attributes** > **Engineering Attributes**.
2. Click **New**.
3. In the **Name** field, type a value.
4. In the **Attribute type** field, enter or select a value.
5. You can define a default value for the engineering attribute.

In the **Default value** field, enter a number.
6. Close the page.

> [!NOTE]
> Notes
> 
> You can define a translation of an engineering attribute. To do so, select it and click Translate. On the Text translation page, select a language, select an engineering attribute, and enter the translations.