Modifying Display Properties Using the Properties Palette
You can use the Display tab on the Properties palette to control the graphical properties of an object by
adjusting the settings for its individual display components, such as contours and center lines. The changes
you make on this tab are immediately visible in the display representation currently in effect, such as Plan
or Model, and you have the option of applying your changes to other display representations as well. For
more information, see
Modifying Elevation-Based Display Components on the Properties Palette
on page
149.
Modifying the Appearance of the Properties Palette
The Properties palette has several display options that you can set according to your design preferences.
Docking the Properties Palette
1
On the title bar of the Properties palette, click
(Properties), and then click Allow Docking.
2
Click the title bar, and then drag the palette to one side of your screen.
The software displays a preview graphic to indicate the proposed position of the docked palette.
3
Release the mouse button when the palette is in the location that you want.
To undock the palette, click the palette near the top and then drag it into the drawing area.
Hiding the Properties Palette
When you enable the auto-hide feature of the Properties palette, the software hides all but its title bar when
you move your pointing device away from it. This gives you greater visibility over your design at times when
you are not working with the palette.
To enable the auto-hide feature, click
(Auto-hide) on the title bar of the Properties palette. In this mode,
you can display the palette again by hovering your pointing device over the title bar.
To disable the auto-hide feature, click
(Auto-hide) again.
Adjusting the Transparency of the Properties Palette
You can display the Properties palette while retaining a view to the drawing underneath by applying
transparency to the palette.
NOTE
Transparency is not available if the palette is
or hardware acceleration is enabled.
To adjust the transparency of the Properties palette
1
On the title bar of the Properties palette, click
(Properties), and then click Transparency.
2
In the Transparency dialog, adjust the transparency.
then…
If you want to…
drag the slider to the right.
increase the transparency
drag the slider to the left.
decrease the transparency
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