AutoVue


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:

Attribute
Description
Color
Color of the selected model part.
Density
The density of the model or selected model part(s).
Mesh Resolution
The number of polygons drawn when displaying a model.
Name
The model part name or the displayed page name of the model.
Render Mode
The dynamic rendering used for displaying model or model part. For example, Shaded, Shaded Wire and Wireframe.
Transparency
The value between 0 and 1 representing the model or model part's degree of transparency.
0 = opaque
1 = transparent
Visibility
The value True (visible) or False (invisible) for a model or model part.

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 attributes:

  1. To view the attributes of specific model part(s), select the parts from the model.
  2. To view the attributes of the entire 3D model, make sure that no parts are selected.

  3. Select Analysis > Entity Properties form the AutoVue main menu.
  4. 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.

  5. Click the Attributes tab.
  6. The attributes of the selected model part(s) are displayed in a hierarchical tree.

  7. Click Close to close the Entity Properties dialog.

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