You can apply properties using the Get > Property menu of any toolbar. Most of these properties are described in context in other sections of these guides. However, Annotation is a general-purpose property and is described in the section below.
To apply a property
1. Select the element on which you want to apply the property.
You can select an object, branch, model, group, layer, or partition. For some properties, you can also select clusters.
2. Choose an item from the Get > Property menu on any toolbar.
A new property is applied to the element. If only one such property can be applied at a time (for example, Geometry Approximation or Display), and the element already had a locally applied of that type, the existing property is removed and replaced by the default preset.
Adding Annotations to Elements
You can add comments and keywords to objects, groups, models, or clusters by using annotations. An annotation contains a text comment, key words, and two flags.
You can use annotations to share notes among a workgroup, or as a basis for spreadsheet queries. For example, you could assign a specific keyword to certain lights to easily select them from the Annotation query in the spreadsheet. For more information on spreadsheet queries, see The Spreadsheet in the Interface and Tools guide.
To add annotations
1. Select one or more objects, clusters, groups, or
models and choose
Get > Property > Annotation
from a toolbar.
2. Type in your comments.
3. Enter key words that you want to use to identify the object. You can open the spreadsheet and select the Annotation query to see the key words listed in the object’s annotation.
4. Select one or both flags to simply flag the object for any purpose. You can then use scripting to search them or use the Annotation query in the spreadsheet to see which objects are flagged.
To view or modify annotations
• In the explorer, click the object’s Annotation node’s icon to open the Annotation property editor. In any 3D view, an annotated element is marked with an “A.”
If the object has no synoptic property, then you can also select the object and press F3.
To rename the annotations
• In the explorer, right-click on the Annotation node and choose Rename, then enter the new name, or click twice on the name and enter a new name.
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