Edit Properties: Propertied

Graphic Dialog

To access: select the graphical shape and either:

• Press Space Bar and enter Properties.

• Right-clicking on the selected entity and selecting Properties

• Double-clicking on the graphical shape.

Used to: add and edit properties to a graphical shape; edit the appearance of a graphical shape; change the picture displayed in an image frame.

Objects

The following fields are located on the General Tab.

Properties

To add a property to the graphical shape, click the New button, enter a Property Name in the New Property Dialog then click OK. The new property is added to the list. A property consists of the following fields: Name

A unique identifier for the property. Read-only.

Value

The value assigned to the property. Optional.

Type

The data type of the value. Mandatory. If you enter a Value that is not supported by the selected Type, the Value is displayed in red text and the OK button is unavailable. The following types are available: String - a mix of letters, number or special characters

Integer - a whole number

Float - a number including a decimal (floating) point

To delete a property from the list, select it and click the Delete button, then click OK to confirm the deletion.

Image File

Click on the ellipsis (...) to display the Image Selection Dialog where you select the image that you want to display in the image frame. Displayed only for an image frame. Mandatory.

The following fields are located on the Graphical tab.

Color

Select the color from the dropdown list; it is previewed in the window to the right of the field. As well as color names, the list contains the following options: Default The default color used for the object by the system.

background The same color used for the background of the diagram. The color changes when the background color is toggled.

automatic If the diagram background is white, the object is black, and vice versa.

Choose Color The Choose Object Color dialog is displayed, where you can select a color.

Thickness

Specify the thickness of the lines of the graphical shape. Mandatory. To use the default thickness, select Default from the dropdown list. To use a different thickness, select Override from the first dropdown list and select the type of thickness from the final dropdown list: Logical These thicknesses do not have a physical unit of measurement. They provide a logical progression of thickness with a default of

1. A line with thickness 2 is displayed twice as thick as a line with thickness 1, and so on. When you zoom in or out of a diagram, the line thickness does not appear any different. You select the thickness from the middle dropdown list.

Physical (unit of measurement) The physical unit of measurement that has been specified as the Unit in the style set applied to the diagram. The line thickness is displayed in relation to the grid size of a diagram. When you zoom in or out of a diagram, the line grows or shrinks to stay in scale with the grid. When you select a unit, the middle dropdown list changes to a free text field where you specify the thickness. The value can be any floating-point number up to three decimal places. See “Physical Line Thickness” in the Capital Design Tools - Common Functions User Guide for a definition and links to related task flows.

Line Style

Specify the style of the lines of the graphical shape. Mandatory. To use the default style, select Default from the dropdown list. To use a different style, select Override from the dropdown list and select the style from the second dropdown list that is displayed.

Fill Pattern Selection

Specify the fill pattern of the graphical shape. Mandatory. Displayed only for a graphical shape that encloses space. To use the default fill pattern, select Default from the dropdown list. To use a different fill pattern, select Override from the dropdown list and click Change to display the Fill Pattern Selection Dialog where you select a fill pattern.

Parent Topic:

Graphics Related Dialogs

Capital Systems Modeler User Guide, 2512.2606

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