Properties

The Properties panel allows you to edit the properties of a selected object.

1.	Position Values
2.	Orientation Values
3.	Property Tabs
4.	Property
5.	Property Section
6.	Name of Object
7.	Coordinate System
8.	Lock Editing

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Context
Coordinate System
Common Properties

Context

In some cases, the name of the Properties panel might be prefixed to indicate the object type of the current selection.

Coordinate System

The position and orientation of an object is based on the active coordinate system in the scene.

The position of an object is defined in XYZ coordinate axes. Each axis button can be clicked to reset its value to zero or edited directly by clicking its field.

Name	Description
World	Global coordinate system with fixed origin. Use this for global positioning of selected object in 3D world and drawing world.
Parent	Coordinate system of an object that the selected object is attached to in a scene. The parent-child relationship of a selected object determines its parent coordinate system. An object can only have one parent. Note: By default, components are attached to the 3D world, thereby World and Parent coordinate systems are the same. A component can be attached to a node of another component, thereby the location of that component can be determined relative to its parent node origin. This means when the parent node moves, the child components move with it to maintain their relative location to the parent origin.
Object	Coordinate system of a selected object with an origin relative to its current state. That is, a selected object can be moved relative to its current location.

Common Properties

When two or more objects are selected, the Properties panel will display the selection count, the location of the last selected object, and properties that are common in all selected objects. This allows you to edit the properties of multiple objects.

A property field is marked <multiple values> to indicate that the property has a different value in one or more selected objects. In this case, the property may or may not need to have a unique value. For example, components must have unique names, so you should avoid editing the Name property.

Every component has a set of common properties that are created with the component at the time of creation.

Name	Description
Name	Name of component.
Material	Material of the component and any of its child nodes and features which do not have an assigned material.
Visible	Turns on/off the visibility of the component.
PDF ExportLevel	Defines how the geometry of the component is exported to a 3D PDF file.
BOM	Turns on/off the inclusion of the component in a bill of materials table.
BOMname	Defines the name of the component in a bill of materials table.
BOMdescription	Defines the description of the component in a bill of materials table.
Category	Defines the Type metadata property of the component.
Simulation Level	Indicates the accuracy setting for simulating component movements. Default Accuracy is defined by simulation. Detailed Simulates component movements as accurate as possible, thereby simulating full range of motion for component. Balanced Simulates component movements in a way that is balanced with performance of simulation, thereby component may move from point to point without simulating unnecessary joint motions. Fast Simulates component movements as quickly as possible, thereby component may snap to joint configuration or jump from point to point.
BackfaceMode	Defines how the geometry of component not facing the 3D world camera is rendered in a scene.