View or change the properties of objects and locators
 
 
 

Use the Information Window to view and edit information about the picked object(s).

View and edit object properties

Show basic information about an object

  1. Choose Object Edit > Query Edit .
  2. Press the on an object.

    The Query edit tool also shows construction history dependencies graphically:

    • The object you clicked is drawn in yellow.
    • Curves and surfaces used to construct the object are drawn in green.
    • Curves and surfaces built from the object are drawn in blue.
    • Multi-knots are highlighted with a red arrow.

Edit information about an object

  1. Choose Windows > Information > Information Window .
  2. The information window opens, showing information about the picked objects:

    Checkboxes can be set and unset to change the visualization of data. Information in white cells can be edited.

What if...?

I want to keep information about an object visible in the information window even when the object isn’t picked?

Pick the object, then click the icon next to the name of the object.

The object will be shown in the information window whether or not it is picked. To get rid of the information, click the icon again.