Properties

Works with BricsCAD (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, BricsCAD (Linux) Classic, Pro and Platinum

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:

When no entities are selected: shows the current entity creation settings.

When one entity is selected: reports the properties of the selected entity.

When two or more entities are selected: reports the shared properties of the selected entities.

Command Options

Options	Description
Color	Reports the current color. To change the color of selected entities: Click the droplist and then choose another color. 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: 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 system variable,
Plot Style	Reports the current plot style. To change the plot style of selected entities: 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: 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: Enter a new value. See Elev command.
Material	Reports the current Material definition of the selected entity. To change, click the settings field, then select a material from the drop-down list. See the Materials command to manage material definitions.