Default Behaviors of Property Toolbars

For each listed property under Default behaviors of property toolbars, you can select a behavior from the list:

Fix value

The property's default value is fixed, whatever the current style in the Style toolbar is. The style's property value is not taken into account (except when it is first initialized). When the current style is changed in the Style toolbar, properties that are specified to Fix value are not reset to style values. If a property value is changed when an element is selected or being created, the default value is not impacted.

Notes:

This behavior does not apply to the Frame, Symbol, Dimension line and Numerical display description properties.
When the behavior of a property is specified to Fix value, the default values are applied for all objects supporting the considered property. The modifications in the graphic properties dialog box override the standard style and impact several features.

Value based on element type

The property's default value is always fixed for a given element type, whatever the current style in the Style toolbar is. The style's property value is never taken into account (except when it is first initialized). When the current style is changed to a style of the same element type in the Style toolbar, properties that are specified to Value based on element type are not restored to style values. When switching to another element type, the last overloaded values (the default values) of this element type are restored to properties in such mode. If a property value is changed when an element is selected or being created, the default value is not impacted.

Note: This behavior does not apply to the Pattern property.

Value based on style

The property's default value is based on the current style of the Style toolbar. So each time the style is changed in the Style toolbar, the property's default value is changed to fit the style's property value.

Value based on style (no overload)

the property's default value is based on the current style of the Style toolbar. So each time the style is changed in the Style toolbar, the property's default value is changed to fit the style's property value. The default value cannot be overloaded before creating an element. In this case, you can modify a property only when creating an element or when the selection is not empty.

all properties are set to Value based on style.

Important:

Tolerance Properties combines the Tolerance Description and Tolerance properties.
For 3D Tolerancing & Annotation app: Value based on element type is not supported by the Color, Thickness, Line type and Point type properties. If this behavior is defined for one of these properties, their behavior is based on the Value based on style behavior.