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General Panel (Object Properties Dialog) 113
Inter face
Object Information group
This group displays information about the selected
object, including the following:
Name—Shows the name of the object. When a
single object is selected, you can edit this field to
give the object a new name. When multiple objects
are selected, this field shows "Multiple Selected,"
and cannot be edited.
Co lor—The color swatch shows the object’s color.
Yo u c a n c l i c k i t t o d i s p l a y t h e
Object Color dialog
(page 1–155)
and select a different color.
Dimensions—Displays the X, Y, and Z dimensions
of the object’s
extents (page 3–1030) .
Vertices and Faces—Display t he number of vertices
and faces in the object. For
shapes (page 1–257) ,
these values are the values used if you have made
the shape renderable. Faces for renderable shapes
are generated only at rendering time.
Shape Vertices a nd Shape Curves—Appear only
forshapeobjects. ShapeVerticesisthenumber
ofverticesintheshape,andShapeCurvesisthe
numberofpolygons.(ShapeCurvesisthevalue
that appeared as "Polygons" in previous releases.)
These values can change over time: they are valid
only for the current fra me and the current view.
Paren t —Displays the name of the object’s parent in
a hierarchy. Shows "Scene Root" if the object has
no hierarchical parent.
Material Name—Displaysthenameofthematerial
assigned to the object. Displays "None" if no
material is assigned.
Num. Children—Displays the number of children
hierarchically linked to the object.
In Group/Assembly—Displaysthenameofthe
group or assembly to which the object belongs.
Displays "None" if the object is not part of a group.
Layer—Displaysthenameofthelayerwhichthe
object is assigned to.
Interactivity Group
Hide— Hides the selected object or objects.
Hiddenobjectsexistinthescene,butdonot
appear in the viewports or rendered images. To
unhide hidden objects, use the
Display panel (page
3–818)
or choose Tools > Display Floater (page
3–818)
.
Note: Objectsresidingonahiddenlayerare
automatically hidden, regardless of this sett ing.
Tip: The Layer Manager (page 3–706) is the e asiest
way to hide groups of objects or layers.
Freeze—Freezes the selected object or objects.