Part Properties

3-D Standard > Tools > Attr.

You use the functions of the Attr. menu to define various attributes of the active 3-D part.

This function assigns further non-graphic attributes, e.g. quantity, item, designation or additional texts, to the active part. This function also enables you to mark parts as BOM-relevant.

The active part can be an individual part, an assembly or a part list.

Click to open a menu with further functions:

In all views
	Change assembly type Changes the type of individual assemblies or assembly lists (multiple selection).
	BOM-relevance Assigns the BOM-relevance attribute to individual parts or part lists (multiple selection) or removes this assignment again.
	Material Assigns a material to the active object.
	Delete material Deletes the material assignment of the active part.
	Textur Changes the texture of the active part or all parts of a part list (multiple selection).
	Surface colour Changes the shading colour of the active object.
	Edge colour Changes the edge colour of the active part. The edge colour does not apply to the shaded display.
	Line type Use this function to assign a line type to 3-D parts. In this way, you can, for instance, display the contour edges of neighbouring parts by dash-dotted lines, as is quite common according to certain standards.
	Layer Assigns the active object to another layer. Layer numbers 0 to 999 are permitted, with 49 being reserved, by default, for dimensionings. Elements in layer 0 are regarded as invisible and are not output.
	Transparent (Layer 40) Assigns the active object to layer 40. Parts of this layer re regarded as transparent.
	Part variables Displays the variables assigned to the active part.
	Rename Changes the name of the active part. You can also rename the parts in the ICN.
	Part reduction - Change representation Swiches part reduction on/off.
	Remove part reduction Removes the part reduction for the entire drawing.
Active view only
	Surface colour Changes the shading colour of the active object, but only when the function is called in the active view.
	Edge colour Changes the edge colour of the active part, but only when the function is called in the active view. The edge colour does not apply to shaded representations.
	Line type Use this function to assign a line type to 3-D part in the active view. In this way, you can, for instance, display the contour edges of neighbouring parts by dash-dotted lines, as is quite common according to certain standards.
	Transparency Use this function to determine when a part will be regarded as "transparent" in the active view.
Sectional view + cut-out
	Part property in sectional view + cut-out Use this function to determine the behaviour of the active part in views that are derived from the active view, such as sectional views, detail views, cut-outs or linked views.
	Hatch section + cut-out Enables you to define, for each part and view, an individual hatching for those section surfaces which were created by sectional views, cut-outs, or detail views.
Part orientation
	These functions allow you to determine for assemblies, general 3-D parts, beams and profiles, sheets and plates as well as pipelines in Plant Engineering which plane of the active view is to be used as the
	Front view or
	Top view
	of the part when performing a drawing derivation. This influences the alignment of the assemblies, parts, beams, profiles, sheets and plates in the derived rawing as well as the pipelines in the isometry and pipe spool drawing. In addition, the orientation is also taken into account when calculating assembly dimensions. After calling the function, determine the desired plane - similar to the definition of processing planes.
	Resets the selected orientation to its original state.
Visualisation
	Parametric dimensions Defines the visualisation of the parametric dimensions of the active part.
	Limiting angle for shading The limiting angle is only of importance for the export of the drawing as TGF file (Gamma Ray). As only polyhedral bodies are permitted there, colour differences which have a disturbing effect may occur on the polyhedral edges in curved surfaces. You can use this function to correct such edges.

Please note:

You can also access these functions via the context menu for 3-D parts or assemblies. Right-click the part or assembly and select Properties > ... .

In the context menu of assemblies you will find the Actual surface area of assembly function that enables you to calculate the actual surface area of assemblies, e.g. for galvanizing processes or similar.

Parametric Dimensions (3-D) • Sectional Views (3-D) • Cut-Outs (3-D) • Surface, Line, Edge Parameters • Model and Process Parts (3-D) • System Attributes