ConstructSim Planner CONNECT Edition Update 5 Help

Element Information Dialog

Used to review or modify the properties of an element(s), such as its type, attributes, and geometry. Opens when you select

The selected element(s) is listed in the top pane. The tabs that appear in the bottom pane vary, depending on the type of element you select. Information displayed on each of these tabs pertains to the element whose list entry is selected in the top pane.

Not all the settings listed below display each time an element is selected with the Element Information tool. The settings on each pane are listed below in alphabetical order rather than in the order of their appearance in the dialog.

You can dock the Element Information dialog to the left or right edge of the application window.



You can organize the categories and show or hide the property grid from the Element Info Dialog Settings dialog.

Key-in: MDL LOAD ELEMENTINFO
Key-in: ELEMENT INFO DIALOG < INIT | TOGGLE >
Key-in: ELEMENT INFO BYELEMID [ ELEMENT ID ]
Key-in: ELEMENT INFO BYNAMEDGROUP [ NAMED GROUP NAME ]
Key-in: ELEMENT LIST
Key-in: ELEMENT QUICKINFO FROMCURSOR
Note: If an element has associated tags, the tags appear hierarchically under the owning element in the top pane of the dialog.
Note: If the field and its setting appear in gray text, the value is read-only and cannot be modified.
SettingDescription
Element list box Lists the selected elements. To review one of multiple selected elements, you must first select the list entry for that element. Expand the tree to display the element you selected.
General Displays general properties of the selected element, active model, or open DGN file.
Annotation Purpose
Cell Name
Cell Type
Class
Color
Description
Detailing Symbol Style
Discipline
Fill
Is Annotation
Is Saved View
Level
Line Style
Name
Number of elements
Priority
Purpose
Template
Transparency
Type — The element type.
Weight
Geometry Displays geometric properties of the selected element.
Affinity
Angle
Area — Determines whether a closed element is a solid or a hole.
Active Z depth
Aspect Ratio
Axis Ratio
Back Crop
Back Depth
Background Color
Bottom Crop
Bottom Height
Boundary Data
Boundary Edge Count
Camera Position
Center
Center 1
Center 2
Clip Origin
Clip Width
Closed
Control Net
Control Point Data
Control Point Data > Physically Closed
Control Point Data > Row Count
Control Point Data > Column Count
Control Point Data > Row Index
Control Point Data > Column Index
Control Point Data > Control Point Count
Control Point Data > Row Size
Control Point Data > Column Size
Control Point Data > Control Points
Control Point Data > Control Points > Point
Control Point Data > Control Points > Weight
Control Point Data > Weights
Control Point Data > Weights > Point
Control Point Data > Weights > Weight
Control Polygon
Count
Delta X
Delta Y
Delta Z
Dimension
Direction
Directional Vectors
DPI
Edge Count
Elevation
Elevation Angle
End
End Angle
End Data Point
End Data Point > Point
End Data Point > Tangent Method
End Data Point > Tangent Source
End Data Point > Tangent
End Point
Extents
Face Count
Face Data
Fit Point Data
Fit Point Data > Physically Closed
Fit Point Data > Fit Point Count
Fit Point Data > Fit Points
Front Crop
Front Depth
Geocoding
GeoPriority
Hidden Edge Count
Interior Edge Count
Knot Data
Knot Data > Uniform
Knot Data > Knot Count
Knot Data > Knots
Knot Data > Knot, Multiplicity > Value
Knot Data > Knot, Multiplicity > Multiplicity
Left Crop
Length
Normal
Number of Pixels
Order
Orientation
Origin
Perimeter
Periodic
Pixel Size
Planar
Planar Distance
Preserve Up
Primary Axis
Primary Vector
Radius 1
Radius 2
Rational
Right Crop
Rotation
Rotation X
Rotation Y
Rotation Z
Scale
Scale X
Scale Y
Scale Z
Secondary Axis
Secondary Vector
Segments
Start
Start Angle
Start Data Point
Start Data Point > Point
Start Data Point > Tangent Method
Start Data Point > Tangent Source
Start Data Point > Tangent
Start Point
Surface Area
Sweep Angle
Top Height
Total Elevation
Total Length
Top Crop
U Data
User Origin
V Data
View Index
Vertex Count
Vertex Data
Volume
Material Displays material properties of the selected element.
Face Attachments
Assigned Materials
Attached Material
Extended Displays extended properties of the selected element.
End Cap
Joints
Last Modified
Line Style Parameters
Line Style Parameters > Scale
Line Style Parameters > Width Mode
Line Style Parameters > Start Width
Line Style Parameters > End Width
Line Style Parameters > Constant Width
Line Style Parameters > True Width
Line Style Parameters > Shift Mode
Line Style Parameters > Shift
Line Style Parameters > Fraction Phase
Line Style Parameters > Corner Mode
Locked
Model
Modified
New
Profile Count
Profiles
Snappable
Solid
Start Cap
Thickness — Gives thickness to planar elements. If the value is positive, the thickness is applied in the positive Z (global) direction and if it is negative the thickness is applied in the negative Z direction. By default, the thickness value is zero. The native element type remains same even after applying the thickness. The thickness property can be used to visualize a planar element in a view window other than the one in which it was drawn, by giving a non-zero thickness value.
View Dependent
Family & Part Displays the settings for the family and parts.
Width
Height
Part
Family
File name
Level name
Element ID
Quantification Displays quantification properties of the selected element.
Left Length
Center Length
Right Length
Left Area (Gross)
Right Area (Gross)
Left Area (Net)
Right Area (Net)
Volume (Gross)
Volume (Net)
Raw Data Displays raw data properties of the selected element.
Element ID
File Position
Is Range Dynamic
Is Range Low
Linkages
Range High
Size
XAttributes
Formatting Displays text format-specific properties of the selected element.
Is Annotation
Justification
Line Spacing
Line Spacing Type
Origin
Slant Angle
User Origin
Vertical
Width
Contents Displays text-specific properties of the selected element.
Text String
Text Style
Vertical
Links Displays the names of the Project Explorer links attached to the selected element.
Links — Clicking the button to the right of a link's name opens the Properties dialog, which lists the properties of the selected link.
Image Displays image-specific properties of the selected element.
Color Mode
Compression
Description
File Size
Format
Logical Name
Read-Only
Color Displays color-specific properties of the selected element.
Brightness
Contrast
Invert
Tint
Transparency
Display Print Displays printing and display properties associated with the selected element.
Clip
Display Gamma
Layers
Plane
Print
Print Gamma
Raster Rotation
Views
Pattern Parameters Displays pattern-specific properties of the selected element.
Angle
Associative
Origin
Pattern Definition
Scale
Groups Displays grouping properties associated with the selected element.
Graphic Group
Attachments Displays the attachment properties associated with the selected element.
Angle
Description
Display
Display Raster Refs
File Name
Locate
Logical Name
Model
Offset
Orientation
Scale
Scale Line Styles
Snap
Transparency
Use Lights
Parent topic: Primary Tools Toolbox