Visual Manager

The Visual Manager is used to determine the display properties of a component as it is being placed. This interface lets you edit the existing values and add to add new ones if desired. If adding a new Visual ID, it should have a Class ID or Class Name and an Item Name.

By default, visual properties are defined for base classes, such as PipeAttachment or StructAttachment which will apply to all of the components defined using this parent class. You can use the Visual Manager to define overrides for specific components if desired.

For example, if you want to have Pipe Clamps to be placed with a different color, you can create a new record and define the properties for the Pipe Clamp class to have a different Color code.

Verify the Class ID and Class Name values to use in the Class Browser:

See the sample values below:

Context	3D
Class ID	20210
Class Name	SupportClamp
Item Name	GENERIC
Color	15
Level	SupportItem
Vis Group	Supports
Transparency	0
Style	0
Weight	0
Material	Steel

When these changes are applied, the SupportClamp class will be placed with a different Color code (15) than the other components in the PipeAttachment parent class.

Note: The values for items such as Color, Transparency, Style and Weight can be viewed as pull down options from the Attributes toolbar.

See the following tables for details on the property fields in the Visual Manager grid.

Setting	Description
Context	Default 3D value for modifying the model. Other options may be supported in future releases.
Class ID	Defines the ID for the class to apply the display changes to.
Class Name	Defines the name of the class to apply the display changes to.
Color	Uses the MicroStation color schema to determine what color to use when drawing the component. This is input as the color number taken from the MicroStation color palette. Note: The color palette can be viewed as a pull down the Attributes toolbar.
Level	Defines the level the component will be placed on.
Vis Group	Defines the group the component will be placed under in OpenPlant Support Engineering.
Transparency	Defines the level of transparency that will be applied to the component. Note: Transparency values can be viewed as a pull down from the Attributes toolbar.
Style	Defined the type of line used to draw the component. Note: Line styles can be viewed as a pull down from the Attributes toolbar.
Weight	Defines the thickness of the lines used to draw the component. Note: Line weight values can be viewed as a pull down from the Attibutes toolbar.
Material	Defines the material to be assigned to the component.