With the Quick Properties
palette, for a selected object, you can access a sub-set of the
properties that are accessible from the Properties palette.
You
can customize the properties that are displayed on the Quick Properties palette.
The properties (displayed when an object is selected) are common
to all object types and are specific to the object that was selected.
The available properties are the same as those on the Properties
palette and for rollover tooltips.
NoteYou can synchronize
the properties that are displayed on the Quick Properties palette
with those for rollover tooltips.
Display Objects Properties
on the Quick Properties Palette
When customizing the
Quick Properties palette, you control which object types display
properties on the Quick Properties palette and which properties are
displayed. You use the Objects pane to add and remove the object
types that are set to display properties on the Quick Properties
palette. Once an object type is added to the Objects pane, you can
then decide which properties to display when on object of that type
is selected in the drawing window.
You can change the general
properties for a selected object type or for all object types. Selecting
an object type from the Objects pane allows you to control the display
of the general properties for the selected object type, or by clicking
the General button at the bottom of the Objects pane you can override
the general properties of all object types.
When the General button
at the bottom of the Objects pane is clicked, a list of the general
properties that can be used to override the general properties of
all object types is displayed along with the Reset Overrides button.
Selecting the general properties that you want to display for all
object types and clicking Reset Overrides applies the selected general
properties to all listed object types in the Objects pane. However,
after applying a general property to all object types you can deselect
any general property for a specific object type by selecting the
object type and deselecting the property.
Display the Quick Properties
Palette
The Quick Properties
palette is displayed when objects are selected, if the object type
of the selected objects is supported for Quick Properties, and if the
QPMODE system variable is set to 1 or 2. See Display and Change the Properties of Objects in the User’s
Guide for more information about controlling the display
of the Quick Properties.
NoteWhen the system variable
QPMODE is set to a value of 1, the general properties that are checked
are displayed in the Quick Properties palette for all object types
that are not in the list on the Objects pane.
To control which object
types are used with the Quick Properties palette
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
select Quick Properties.
- In the Objects pane, click Edit Object
Type List.
- In the Edit Object Type List dialog box,
select the object types you want to display properties for on the
Quick Properties palette.
If an object type is
checked, the properties for the object type are displayed on the
Quick Properties palette when an object of the same type is selected in
the drawing window. Clear the check mark next to an object type
to remove support for the object type from the Quick Properties
palette.
- Click OK.
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
click Apply.
To control the display
of a property for an object on the Quick Properties palette
-
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
select Quick Properties.
- In the Objects pane, select an object
from the Object Type list.
- In the Properties pane, select the properties
you want displayed for an object type on the Quick Properties palette.
If a property is checked,
the property is displayed on the Quick Properties palette when an
object of the same type is selected in the drawing window. Clear
the check mark next to a property to remove the property for the
selected object type from the Quick Properties palette.
- Click Apply.
To control the display
of custom properties and attributes for block references on the
Quick Properties palette
-
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
select Quick Properties.
- In the Objects pane, select Block Reference
from the Object Type list.
- In the Properties pane, select the check
box next to Custom and Attributes.
If the Custom category
is checked, the dynamic properties for a block are displayed on
the Quick Properties palette. If the Attributes category is checked,
the attributes for a block are displayed on the Quick Properties palette
- Click Apply.
To override the general
properties for all object types
-
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
select Quick Properties.
- In the Properties pane, select the check
boxes next to the general properties you want the Quick Properties
palette to display for all object types.
- Click Reset Overrides.
- Click Apply.
To restore the default
settings for Quick Properties
-
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
right-click Quick Properties.
- Click Restore Default.
- Click Restore the Default Quick Properties
Settings.
- Click Apply.
To synchronize Quick Properties
with rollover tooltips
-
- In the Customize User Interface Editor,
Customize tab, in the Customizations In <file name> pane,
right-click Quick Properties.
- Click Synchronize with Rollover Tooltips.
- Click Apply Rollover Tooltips Settings
to Quick Properties palette.
- Click Apply.
CommandsCUI
Manages the customized
user interface elements in the product.
DSETTINGS
Sets grid and snap,
polar and object snap tracking, object snap modes, Dynamic Input,
and Quick Properties.
System VariablesQPLOCATION
Sets the location mode
of Quick Properties palette.
QPMODE
Sets the on or off state
of Quick Properties palette.
