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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Select Objects
- Correct Mistakes
- Erase Objects
- Cut, Copy, and Paste with the Clipboard
- Modify Objects
- Modify Complex Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Overview of 3D Modeling
- Create Solids and Surfaces from Lines and Curves
- Create Solids
- Create Surfaces
- Create Meshes
- Create Wireframe Models
- Add 3D Thickness to Objects
- Modify 3D Models
- Create Sections and 2D Drawings from 3D Models
- Create 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Save Plot Settings as Named Page Setups
- Reuse Named Page Setups
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Print or Plot Drawings
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Specify Settings for Plotting
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Collaborate with Others
- Render Drawings
- Draw 2D Isometric Views
- Add Lighting to Your Model
- Materials and Textures
- Render 3D Objects for Realism
- Glossary
- Index
Display and Change the Properties of Objects
You can display and change the current properties for any object in your
drawing.
Use the Properties Inspector Palette
The Properties Inspector palette lists the current settings for properties of the
selected object or set of objects. You can modify any property that can be
changed by specifying a new value.
■ When more than one object is selected, the Properties Inspector palette
displays only those properties common to all objects in the selection set.
■ When no objects are selected, the Properties Inspector palette displays only
the general properties of the current layer, the name of the plot style table
attached to the layer, the view properties, and information about the UCS.
You can double-click most objects to open the Properties Inspector palette
when the DBLCLKEDIT system variable is set to On (the default). The
exceptions include blocks and attributes, hatch, text, multilines, and xrefs. If
you double-click any of these objects, an object-specific dialog box is displayed
instead.
NOTE The DBLCLKEDIT system variable must be set to On and the PICKFIRST
system variable must be set to 1 (the default) for double-click editing to work.
Change Object Property or ByBlock Settings to ByLayer
Objects that have a ByBlock setting can also be changed to ByLayer. When
an object’s properties are not set to ByLayer, those objects do not display the
layer property overrides that were set by viewport.
See also:
■
Control the Color and Linetype Properties in Blocks on page 416
■ Set Interface Options on page 43
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