Determine the appearance of underlying objects.
Tip
If you selected multiple items that, for example, differ in color, [Different] is displayed in the corresponding color box. You can select one color for all selected items. In this case all selected items are displayed with this specific color no matter what color they had before.
Symbol
Object symbol used to display the object occurrence.
If you opened the properties for one selected object, all object symbols that are available for the selected object are displayed. Click on the symbol you want to use to replace the current one.
Fill color
Provides color options for selected items. The following options are provided:
No fill: Only the contours of an item are displayed.
Colors: Opens a dialog for you to select the color to be used for coloring the item.
Fill effects: Opens a dialog for you to select the gradient to be used for coloring the item.
Line style
Specifies the type of object outlines. You can choose from the styles Solid, Dashed or Dotted.
Line color
Opens the Choose color dialog for you to select the line color. The field is disabled if the 3D effect check box is active.
Weight
Specifies the line weight.
You can change the weight in different ways:
- Move the slider until the desired value is displayed.
- Change the value by clicking on the up or down arrow.
- Enter the desired value.
Width/Height
Changes the size of objects by percentages. In the first field, you enter the width; in the second, the height. You can also make changes by clicking on the up arrow (the value will increase) or the down arrow (the value will decrease). You can enter a value between 10 and 30,000 %.
If you want to restore the default size of the selected objects, enter the value 100 in both boxes. The value you entered refers to the default size of the selected objects. In other words, selected objects that differ from one another in terms of their default size are also correspondingly different after a proportional change of size. Object scaling is not possible if you enabled the Resize symbol option in the model properties. The input boxes can then no longer be accessed.
Besides scaling by entering a percentage, you can also change the object size by resizing the object in the model window.
Shaded
Displays selected items with shading.
3-D effect
Displays the item with additional shadows and emphasis to produce a three-dimensional impression. The 3-D effect does not affect elements without a fill color and polygons. The check box is enabled for filled graphic elements.
Preview
Displays the effects of your changes immediately in the model window. If you want your changes to take effect, exit the dialog by clicking on OK.
Reset
Resets all settings to the status they had when the dialog was opened. In other words, all changes you made since opening the dialog are discarded.