Properties

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Object Properties

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The Properties command manages object properties for the selected objects. The properties specific to the selected objects display buttons for their properties. For example, if a curve is selected, in addition to the Object properties, the curve piping properties button displays. If no objects are selected, viewport properties display.

Object Properties

Attribute User Text

Centermark

Clipping Plane

Curve Piping

Decal

Detail

Dimension

Displacement

Dot

Edge Softening

Hatch

Leader

Light

Material

Object

Shut Lining

Text

Texture Mapping

Thickness

Viewport Properties

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Properties Inspector

Basic

The Object settings may vary depending on the type of object selected.

Object type

The object type: curve, surface, polysurface, block name, etc. displays.

Name

Object names are stored in the Rhino .3dm file and exported to file formats that accept object names.

Layer

To change the object's layers, select a layer from the list. Layers can be created, and their properties can be changed in the Layer dialog box.

Display Color

The color of the object can either inherit the color of its layer or be set as an object property.

By Layer

Uses the display color of the object's layer.

By Parent

This option is only useful when creating blocks.

If an object's properties are By Parent, the object will continue to draw as if set to By Layer. However, when the object is part of a block, it takes on the properties of the block instance (layer or property).

Custom

Uses a specified color.

Linetype

Specifies the linetype for the object

By Layer

Uses the linetype of the object's layer.

By Parent

This option is only useful when creating blocks.

If an object's properties are By Parent, the object will continue to draw as if set to By Layer. However, when the object is part of a block, it takes on the properties of the block instance (layer or property).

Specified linetype

Uses a specified linetype:

Continuous

Border

Center

DashDot

Dashed

Dots

Hidden

Print Color
By Display

Prints using the display color.

By Layer

Prints using the layer color.

By Parent

Prints using the By Parent color.

Custom

Prints using the specified color.

Print Width
By Layer

Prints using the layer print width.

By Parent

Prints using the By Parent print width.

Default

Prints using the default print width.

No Print

Does not print.

Display

Custom Mesh

Turns custom mesh settings on and off.

Adjust Settings

Adjusts mesh settings to control the object mesh density.

Show isocurve

Turns on the display of isoparametric curves on surfaces and polysurfaces.

Density

Defines the number of isoparametric curves Rhino draws on the surface.

Value Display

0

One isocurve at each knot; no isocurves on knot-free spans.

1

One isocurve at each knot, or one isocurve on knot-free spans.

2

One isocurve at each knot, plus one isocurve between knot locations.

3

One isocurve at each knot, plus two isocurves between knot locations.

Show surface isocurve
Visible

Turns display of surface isoparametric curves.

To change the default isoparametric curves density for new objects

Material

Assign by
Layer

Uses the display color of the object's layer.

The layer's material properties display.

Parent

This option is only useful when creating blocks.

If an object's properties are By Parent, the object will continue to draw as if set to By Layer. However, when the object is part of a block, it takes on the properties of the block instance (layer or property).

The parent material properties display.

Object

Uses a specified material.

The object material displays.

Edit

Opens the Materials dialog box.

Texture Mapping

Default
Custom

Expands the Texture Mapping settings.

Match

Set the properties of the selected object to match properties of another object in the model.

To match properties

  1. Select an object with the properties to match.
  2. Check the boxes for the properties to match.

Details

The Details option displays technical information about the object displays.

See: What.

ToggleObjectPropertiesPanel

Toolbar Menu

Not on toolbars.

Not on menus.

The ToggleObjectPropertiesPanel command turns the free-standing Object Properties panel on and off.

See also

Manage object properties

 

 

 

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