Entity Properties
In AutoVue, you can view properties such as visibility, colors, transparency, mass properties and extents of a model or model parts.
Viewing Attributes
The Attributes tab displays a model or model part's attributes. The list of attributes will vary depending on the model. Some of the viewable General attributes are:
If you are displaying the 3D view of an EDA, AutoVue displays the general attributes mentioned above. In addition, displays attributes specific to the Printed Circuit Board (PCB), such as component name, board side, component class and device type.
If a 3D file has Product and Manufacturing Information (PMI) and a PMI entity is selected, the PMI attributes are displayed along with the above general attributes and attributes specific to the PCB board. Some of the viewable PMI attributes are X-Axis, Y-Axis, font color, text font name and tolerance type.
- To view the attributes of specific model part(s), select the parts from the model.
To view the attributes of the entire 3D model, make sure that no parts are selected.
- Select Analysis > Entity Properties form the AutoVue main menu.
The Entity Properties dialog appears.
Note You can also click the Entity Properties icon
on the AutoVue toolbar or right-click in the workspace and select Entity Properties. In the Model Tree, select the model part(s), then right-click and select Entity Properties from the pop-up menu.
- Click the Attributes tab.
The attributes of the selected model part(s) are displayed in a hierarchical tree.
- Click Close to close the Entity Properties dialog.
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