Property Collectors Panel
Use the Property Collectors panel to create property collectors, which are used to assign physical properties to entities.
Location: Property Collectors toolbar button
Create Subpanel
Option | Action |
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prop name = | Specify a name for the new property collector. |
color | Select a color for the entity. |
type = | Select a property
type. Tip: Use this option to filter property types
by element dimension or application.
|
card image / no card image / same as |
Select a card image.
|
material = | Select an existing material to assign to the new property collector. |
reject | Undo the most recent action. |
Update Subpanel
Option | Action |
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props | Select the property collectors you wish to update. |
color | Select a color for the entity. |
type = | Select a property
type. Tip: Use this option to filter property types
by element dimension or application.
|
card image / no card image / same as |
Select a card image.
|
material = | Select an existing material to assign to the new property collector. |
Assign Subpanel
Option | Action |
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elems | Select the elements to which you wish to assign a property collector. |
type = | Select a property
type. Tip: Use this option to filter property types
by element dimension or application.
|
property = | Select an existing property collectors. If none display, you must first create some. |
Command Buttons
Button | Action |
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create | Create the new property collector. |
create/edit | Create the new property collector and open the Card Edit panel. |
update | Change the selected property collectors to have the characteristics currently defined on the subpanel. |
update/edit | Change the selected property collectors to have the characteristics currently defined on the subpanel, and open the Card Edit panel. |
reset | Reset all of the fields on the subpanel to the selected collector's original characteristics. |
assign | Assign the chosen property to the selected elements. |
unassign | Remove all of the property assignments from the selected elements. |
review | Select a property in the property = field, then click review to see its current characteristics. |
reject | Undo the most recent assign action. |