When objects and constraint properties are selected, you can quickly select the constraining objects using Constrain > Select Constraining Objs.
Selecting Properties in the 3D and Schematic Views
For most purposes, you would select properties in the explorer window (see Selecting in the Explorer). However it is possible to select certain types of properties in the 3D and schematic views, and this section tells you how to do exactly that.
When a property is selected, you can display its editor by pressing Enter and you can delete the property by pressing Delete.
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When objects and constraint properties are selected, you can quickly select the constraining objects using Constrain > Select Constraining Objs. |
In general in XSI, you can select only things that are visible. The same holds true for properties: to select properties, they must be visible.
Displaying Properties in the 3D Views
This section briefly summarizes how to display properties in the 3D views. Only certain types of properties can be displayed in the 3D views: constraints, linked parameters and expressions on transformations, modeling relations, and so on. When visible, relations are represented by dotted lines between the objects involved.
To toggle display of properties of selected elements in a 3D view
• Click the eye icon and choose Relations.
To toggle display of properties of selected elements in all 3D views
• From the main menu, choose Display > Attributes > Relations.
To toggle display of more properties
1. Do one of the following:
- To adjust a specific 3D view, click its eye icon (Show menu) and choose Visibility Options. Alternatively, press Shift+s while the 3D view has focus.
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- To adjust all open 3D views, choose Display > Visibility Options (All Cameras) from the main menu.
The Camera Visibility property editor opens.
2. On the Attributes tab, set the options as desired. For example, you can display Relations and Relation Info for Selected Objects and Unselected Objects independently.
Displaying Properties in the Schematic View
This section briefly summarizes how to display properties in the schematic view. For more complete details about using the schematic view, see The Schematic View in the Interface and Tools guide.
As in the 3D views, properties are represented by lines between the objects involved. Different colors represent different types of property.
To toggle display of properties in the schematic view
• Activate or deactivate the various Links items in the Show menu of the schematic view.
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Property selection filters determine what type of property you can select using the mouse in the 3D and schematic views. The Filter menu button has some options for a few specific property types.
• Joint lets you select the joint properties of bone elements in kinematic chains. Chains must be visible in 3D views.
• Constraints let you select constraint properties. Relations must be visible in 3D views, and Show > Constraint Links must be on in the schematic view.
• Operator lets you select operators that are involved in a modeling relation, for example, between a lofted surface and its input generator curves. Relations must be visible in 3D views, and Show > Operator Links must be on in the schematic view.
If a property is visible as a link in the 3D or schematic views, you can select it with the mouse.
To select properties in the 3D and schematic views
• Click on the line representing the property (not the label that describes the property).
Note that you cannot select multiple properties in this way — pressing the Shift key has no effect. If you need to select multiple properties, see Selecting in the Explorer.
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