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■ Selection Sets by Name rule enables you to apply a material to selection sets. See “Create and Use Sets of
Objects
” on page 190 for more information on setting up selection sets.
If a material has the same name as a selection set in the model, then all items in this selection set receive this
material from the palette when you select the rule Selection Sets by Name, and click Apply Rules.
Custom Rules
New custom rules may also be added and defined, using the Rules Editor.
To add custom Presenter rules
1 From the Rules tab of the Presenter window, click the New button.
The Rules Editor dialog box is displayed.
2 Enter a new name for your rule in the Rule name box.
NOTE If you choose not to enter a name, upon selecting a rule template, the name of that template will be used.
3 From the Rule Templates list, choose a template from which your rule will be based upon.
NOTE The Layers by Name, Materials by Name, and Selection Sets by Name templates are those used for the
predefined Presenter rules.
The Materials by Property template enables you to specify a property within the model scene. If a material
has the same name as the specified property value in the model, then all items having that property will
receive this material from the palette when you select the rule Materials by Property, and click Apply Rules.
4 In the Rule description box, click on each of the underlined values to define your custom rule. The customizable
values available with the built in templates are:
■ Name. Use the name of the category or property as it is displayed in the interface (recommended). You
can also choose Internal Name which is that accessed via the API (for advanced use only).
■ '<category>'. Choose from the available list, which category the property you wish to define is in. Only
the categories that are contained in the scene are available in the drop down.
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