Properties

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic and Pro, Bricscad (Linux) Classic

Displays the Properties palette with properties of selected entities.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  properties

aliases:  ch, pr, props, mo, ddchprop, ddmodify

menu bar:  Modify | Properties

toolbar:  Standard |

 

: properties

Displays a palette with varying content:

 

 

Command Options

Options

Description

Color

Reports the current color. To change the color of selected entities:

  1. Click the droplist and then choose another color.

  2. Choose Select Color to access the Colors dialog box.

 See Color command.

Layer

Reports the current layer name. To change the layer of selected entities:

  1. Click the droplist, and then choose another name.

See Layer command.

Linetype

Reports the current linetype. To change the linetype of selected entities:

1. Click the droplist. and then choose another name.

2. Choose Load to access the Load Linetypes dialog box.

See Linetype command.

Linetype Scale

Reports the current linetype scale factor.

To change the linetype scale, enter a new value. See LtScale command,

Plot Style

Reports the current plot style. To change the plot style of selected entities:

  1. Click the droplist and then choose another name.

(This property is available only when plot styles are enabled for the drawing. See PlotStyle command.)

Lineweight

Reports the current lineweight. To change the lineweight of selected entities:

  1. Click the droplist and then choose another width.

See LWeight command.

Hyperlink

Reports the current hyperlink. To change the hyperlink of selected entities:

1. Enter a new URL.

2. Click the button to access the Edit Hyperlinks dialog box.

See Hyperlink command.

Thickness

Reports the current entity thickness. To change the thickness of selected entities:

  1. Enter a new value.

See Elev command.

 

Other properties vary, depending on the entity selected.

Related Commands

AttEdit - edits attribute values and properties.

Area - reports the area, circumference, and perimeter of entities.

Dist - reports the 2D and 3D distances between two points.

EAttEdit - edits attribute values and most properties.

Id - reports the x,y,z coordinates of picked points.

List - lists the area and other parameters of entities in the command bar.

MassProp - reports the properties of solid models and regions.

Layer - assigns properties to layers.

PageSetup - assigns plot style to drawings.

PlotStyle - sets the current plot style.

StylesManager - creates and attaches plot styles to drawings.


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