Symbol Properties

To access this screen:

  • Display the Properties control bar and click a symbol in a plot sheet.

This screen is used to set the formatting of a symbol 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 Symbol ribbon.

Appearance
Colour Set the colour of the scale bar.
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.
Symbol
Group The currently active symbol group.
Symbol The symbol graphic in use.
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 The rotation (in degrees) of the plot item on the plot sheet.

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.

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