Object Properties Panel

Style

Font

	Font Name Changes the typeface of the text.
	Font Size Changes the size of the text. This size cannot be less than 0.2 mm.

Character

	Bold Changes the weight of the text. Toggles between normal and bold.
	Italic Changes the angle of the text. Toggles between normal and italics.
	Underline/Overline Adds a line under the text. Adds a line above the text.
	Strikethrough Adds a line through the center of the text.
	Superscript/Subscript Raises the text above the normal text line. Lowers the text below the normal text line.

Text Properties

	Justification Aligns multiple lines of text to the left edge of the text frame. Available choices are: Center Justify: Centers multiple lines of text within the text frame. Right Justify: Aligns multiple lines of text to the right edge of the text frame.
	Anchor Point Changes the position of the point that connects the text to the drawing or to an element. Available choices are: Along the top of the text: left, center, or right. Along the vertical center of the text: left, center, or right. Along the bottom of the text: left, center, or right.
	Frame Draws a single-line frame around the text. A variety of different shapes is available. No frame Variable: It contains frames having variable sizes. Fix: It contains frames having fixed sizes. You can choose to create each frame with either a variable or a fixed size. For a circular frame, for example, represents the variable-size frame, and (with the padlock) represents the fixed-size frame. You can have multiple fixed size frames for different annotations in the same drawing. You can change the size of the frames, manage several fixed sized frames using standard files, and later apply the frame through the Object Properties panel.
	Insert Symbol Insert a symbol if the selected element allows it. You can change the number of icons per row by right-clicking then selecting the Set number of icons per row command. The number of icons is limited to 20.

Table Border Properties

The table border property is available for one or more tables in selection mode and for a selected table in edition mode.

You can select one or several tables. However, only one table can be used in edition mode and therefore, table border property is available only for the selected cells of a table in edition mode.

Table Border Lets you modify the borders of a table or specific cells of the table using various options. If you use a table border option, it is stored (memorized) as a preference and used as a default value for the next usage. The following table border options are available: Bottom Border : Changes the bottom border of the cells present in the last row of the selected tables or the selected cells in table edition mode, leaving the other borders unchanged. Top Border : Changes the top border of the cells present in the first row of the selected tables or the selected cells in table edition mode, leaving the other borders unchanged. Left Border : Changes the left border of the cells present in the first column of the selected tables or the selected cells in table edition mode, leaving the other borders unchanged. Right Border : Changes the right border of the cells present in the last column of the selected tables or the selected cells in table edition mode, leaving the other borders unchanged. No Border : Removes all the borders of the selected tables or the selected cells in the table edition mode, leaving the diagonally up and diagonally down borders unchanged. If the diagonally up and diagonally down borders are already available they remain available, if unavailable they remain unavailable after you apply this option. All Borders : Applies all the borders to the selected tables or the selected cells in table edition mode, leaving the diagonally up and diagonally down borders unchanged. If the diagonally up and diagonally down borders are present they remain present, if absent they remain absent after you apply this option. Outside Borders : Applies left, right, top and bottom borders to the selected tables or the selected cells in table edition mode. It hides the internal borders, leaving the diagonally up and diagonally down borders unchanged. Inside Borders : Applies inside borders to the selected tables or the selected cells in table edition mode; hides left, right, top and bottom borders; leaving the diagonally up and diagonally down borders unchanged. Inside Horizontal Border : Applies inside horizontal border to the selected tables or the selected cells in table edition mode. It hides left, right, top, bottom and all vertical borders, leaving the diagonally up and diagonally down borders unchanged. Inside Verical Border : Applies inside vertical border to the selected tables or the selected cells in table edition mode; hides left, right, top, bottom and all horizontal borders; leaving the diagonally up and diagonally down borders unchanged. Diagonal Down Border : Applies the diagonally down border to the selected tables or the selected cells in table edition mode, leaving the other borders unchanged. Diagonal Up Border : Applies the diagonally up border to the selected tables or the selected cells in table edition mode, leaving the other borders unchanged. Notes: If any of the bottom, top, left, right, diagonally down, or diagonally up border is already present, then it is removed and vice versa. However, if you select the cells that already have one of these borders, and the cells that do not have any of these borders, then the specific border is applied when you click Bottom Border , Top Border , Left Border , Right Border , Diagonal Down Border , or Diagonal Up Border , respectively. The borders remain unchanged when any of the following border properties are already present and if you apply the respective border property: No Border All Borders Inside Horizontal Border Outside Borders Inside Vertical Border

Dimension Properties

	Dimension Line Sets the dimension line representation. See About Dimensioning Tools.
	Tolerance Description Sets description of tolerance used for dimension main value. See About Dimensioning Tools.
	Tolerance Sets a tolerance for a dimension. See About Dimensioning Tools.

Numerical Properties

	Numerical Display Description Sets description of numerical display used for dimension main value. See About Dimensioning Tools.
	Precision Sets the precision used to display numerical values. Precision values are available in the form of decimal values and fractions. See About Dimensioning Tools.

Favorite is displayed in the following lists against the favorite items:

• Font Name
• Tolerance Description
• Numerical Display

It helps you access the favorite items quickly when there are many items in the list.

The selected item becomes favorite and appears in the Favorite section of the list. If required, you can make an item nonfavorite by clicking Favorite .

Graphic Properties

	Color Sets the color of an element.
	Thickness Sets the thickness of a linear element.
	Line Type Sets the line type of a linear element.
	Point Type Sets the point type of an element.
	Copy Object Format Copies the format of one object on selected objects.
	Pattern Changes a pattern applied on a closed area.

Position and Orientation

	Horizontal Position Sets the horizontal position of an element.
	Vertical Position Sets the vertical position of an element.
	Position along Normal Axis Sets the position of an element along the normal axis.
	Orientation Sets the orientation of an element.