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Drawing objects are listed by their geometry type. For example, to see
only the properties for the line objects you selected, select Lines from
the list.
■ To see the properties for a single selected layer, or to switch between
selected layers, click the entry for Layer under Filter By Layer. Select
a layer.
For example, if you selected features that are stored on four different
layers, select one of those layers to see its properties only. Any features
that were selected on the other layers remain selected.
■ To change a value, click in its field and enter a new value.
If you enter a value that uses the wrong data type (for example, if you
enter text in a field that allows only numerals), the value reverts back
to the last valid value. If you specify a invalid date value in a date
field, you will see an error message.
For properties that have value constraints, click in the field to see a
list with the available values. If you enter an invalid value for a
constrained property, you will see an error message.
For other fields, hover over the property name to see information on
the acceptable values.
To set the value for a property to “NULL,” click in the value field and
select <NULL> from the drop-down list in that field. If <NULL> does
not appear in the list, the property cannot have a null value.
NOTE Do not enter the text string “Null.” This will not produce a null
value, but will be treated as a text string.
Your edits apply to all selected features in the selected layer. The
feature source is updated immediately if Update Edits Automatically
is on.
For more information on changing drawing object properties, see
Displaying and Editing Object Data for a Drawing Object (page 1068).
Quick Reference
PROPERTIES
Displays the Properties palette, which allows you to edit geometry, direction,
and resistance for selected topology objects
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