North Arrow Properties

To access this screen:

This screen is used to set the formatting of a north arrow plot item. Changes are applied automatically to the target plot item when changed.

Note: Many of the formatting options below are also available on the North Arrow ribbon.

Arrow
Visible	Is the arrow visible or hidden?
3D	Is the arrow component of the north arrow displayed in 'flat' 2D or oriented in 3D to align with the section's view direction?
Colour	Set the colour of the arrow component.
Bold	Choose if thick (Yes) or thin (No) lines are used for the arrow graphic.
Size	The size of the arrow in pixels.
Aspect	Choose the aspect ratio of the arrow graphic. Values from 1-5 are accepted where 1= thinnest and 5 = widest. 3 is the default.
Label
3D	Is the label component of the north arrow displayed in 'flat' 2D or oriented in 3D?
Colour	Set the colour of the label component.
Font	The current font face of the arrow label.
Caption	The text of the label.
Keep Upright	Choose if the label always appears upright.
Offset	The distance between the 'origin' of the arrow and the text to be displayed.
Position
X	The distance, in mm, from the left side of the plot item to the left side of the plot sheet.
Y	The vertical distance from the top of the plot sheet to the top of the plot item.
Width	The overall width of the plot item.
Height	The overall height of the plot item.
Rotation	Not used - value changes have no effect on the plot item.
Appearance
Visible	Is the plot item visible (both components) or not?
Opaque	Choose if the unfilled parts of the plot item are 'see through' or not.

For more information on the following settings, see Locatable Plot Items.

Location
Has Location	Is this a locatable plot item or not?
Location Type	Only displayed if Has Location = Yes, set if the location is represented by a fixed point in 3D space (Point) or as a 3D line intersecting with other projections in 3D space (Line).
Plot Position	Determines how the plot item is positioned in relation to its associated location, either as a Fixed or Relative position.
Show Connector	If the plot item is located, and this is set to "Yes", an arrow connects the plot item to the associated position on the current plot. If set to "No" the arrow is not displayed.
Line Width	If a connector is displayed, this is the width of the arrow.
Arrow Size	If a connector is displayed, this is the width of the arrow head.
Line Colour	The colour of a connector line, if one is displayed.
Location Point 1 (if Has Location = Yes)
X/Y/Z	The absolute position of the locator point in 3D space, or the first point of the line if the Location Type = Line.
Location Point 2
X/Y/Z	If Location Type = Line, the world coordinates of the end point of the location line in 3D space.