Properties palette

The properties of selected elements are displayed and can be modified using the Properties palette. This palette is available for 2D elements and engineering elements; however, it cannot be used with architectural elements.

Using the Options - Desktop environment - General area, you can specify whether double-clicking an element or clicking Properties on the shortcut menu opens the Properties palette or the Properties dialog box. Normally, the Properties palette provides more modification options for most elements. However, the properties of text and dimension lines are always displayed in dialog boxes, regardless of this setting. When you press SHIFT and double-click an element at the same time, the program always presents the properties in a dialog box.

The Properties palette has the following areas:

List box

The list box at the top displays the type and number of selected elements. Elements that cannot be edited using the Properties palette (e.g. architectural elements) are grayed out. Any changes you make only affect the elements selected here.

Zoom in on selected objects: defines the section displayed on screen so that all the selected objects are visible.

Filter step by step: opens the Filter dialog box where you can apply a filter to the selected elements.

Properties

The properties of the selected elements are displayed and can be modified in the Properties area. The shortcut menu of a property provides several tools for applying the properties of an existing element to selected elements:

• Match property: matches a single property. Clicking has the same effect. You can use the shortcut menu to show the match buttons.
• Match group: matches all the properties of the group.
• Match all (without geometry): matches all the properties except geometric properties.

Description

The Description area includes additional information on the parameter to be defined. You can use the shortcut menu to hide and show this area.

Bar at the bottom

Match parameters: copies the parameter settings of an element clicked and applies them to the current selection (if possible).

Load favorite: loads the properties from a favorite file (*.prop).

Save as a favorite: saves the current properties as a favorite file (*.prop).