MicroStation CONNECT Edition Help

Attach Item Dialog

Used to attach Item types to an element. You can place the item type properties as text in the design.

You can access this dialog from the following:

  • Ribbon: Drawing > Attach > Item Types


The dialog and the individual property fields can be resized as needed.

You can also access this dialog from the following:

  • Ribbon: Drawing > Attach > Item Types
Access the Attach Item dialog from the Item Types dialog by selecting the Item Type and right clicking on it to see Attach to Element option in the drop-down menu.


Clicking on Attach to Element opens the Attach Item dialog.


SettingDescription
Text Style Allows you to select a Text Style from the drop-down menu.
Note: The default Text Style is set to Active. If none of the text styles are active, the style that is displayed is Style (None). You can select a Text Style from the drop-down menu. The selected text style becomes the active Text Style.
Search Allows you to search the Item type by name.
Browse Opens the Item Types Dialog where you can view and manage item types.
Select All Selects all the item types in the list.
Clear Clears the selected Item type and its properties.
Edit Common Properties Displays the common properties of two or more selected item types. You can use the Edit Common Properties setting to view the common properties of the item.


Properties
The properties section displays the properties of the selected item type, or property definition. The name of the selected property is displayed at the top.
  • Search - Allows you to search for the properties by name.
  • (Technology Preview) Display Text ON/OFF toggle


    Allows you to Show or Hide the Item Type properties that are placed as text in the design. You can select this icon to apply the setting to all properties or select this icon corresponding to each property to selectively apply this setting to individual properties.



    You can place the text for the selected element as follows:
    • Display Text ON Will display the Item Type properties when placed as text.
    • Display Text OFF Will not display the Item Type properties when placed as text.
      Note: Item type properties will get attached to the element but not be placed as text.


    You can also view the Display Text ON/OFF in the Item Types dialog against the Item Type property definition.
    The property value can be placed as Text in the design once you have attached the Item Type.The placed text will maintain an association with the element. When this element is selected, the text property displays as a single Text Node in the Properties dialog. If you move or delete the element, the associated text will also move or get deleted.


  • Expander button - (Available only for structure, array and point property types) Allows you to collapse and expand the details for the property.
  • Add


    (Available only for those property definitions that are Array or Array of property types) Lets you add a new array item.
  • Delete


    (Available only for those property definitions that are Array or Array of property types) Lets you delete an array item. For array of property types, you can select multiple array items to delete. For example in the image above you can select both Door Handle Details (0) and Door Handle Details (1) to delete at once.
  • Move up


    (Available only for those property definitions that are Array or Array of property types) Lets you move the value of an array item up by one position.

    For example, in the above image if you select Door Type [1], Panel and select this icon, the value Panel will move up to Door Type [0]. For Door Handle Details (Array of property type), if you select Door Handle Details (1) and select Move up, the values 6,3,1 will move up to Door Handle Details (0).

  • Move down


    (Available only for those property definitions that are Array or Array of property types) Lets you move the value of an array item down by one position.

    For example, in the above image if you select Door Type [1], Panel and select this icon, the value Panel will move down to Door Type [2]. For Door Handle Details (Array of property type), if you select Door Handle Details (0) and select Move down, the values 4,6,2 will move down to Door Handle Details (1).

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