Feature Properties

Feature Properties such as reporting states, precision and graphic options can be adjusted within the inspection report. Depending on the number of features selected, will determine what underlying adjustments can be made. When a single feature is selected, you will have greater access to adjustments where selecting a group of features reults in the ability to adjust only common attributes.

When only one feature has been selected in the inspection report, activating the Feature Properties sub-menu provides an expanded set of commands, see figure 1.

figure 1, General Feature Commands	figure 2, Feature Specific Commands

The expanded Feature Properties tool is constructed with common commands, see figure 1, and feature specific commands, see figure 2. The common tools are shared with all features. The feature specific commands changes to adapt to the selected feature. In this example, a circle was selected.

In figure 3, we show the feature specific commands available for a 2D Circle. In figure 4, the feature specific commands adapts to show the commands available for a Plane.

figure 3, Circle Characteristics	figure 4, Plane Characteristics

figure 5, Feature Properties

The Feature Properties tool is available when one feature is selected and provides a single control to change several characteristics of the selected feature.

Feature Label

Enter a feature label which will replace the default name for that feature. For example: a measured plane is provided the standard name "-Z Plane", to change the name enter a label such as "Left Plane, PCS Base". This provides a more descriptive text to identify features.

When a feature label has been applied, the <Remove> button returns the feature name to its default label.

Feature States Group

Allows selection of various reporting states. Choose the state by clicking on the bullet next to the choice.

Deleted

This check box is acted upon when pressing the <Ok> button. It works similar to the Delete Command.

Display in Graphics

By default, all features will be displayed in the graphics area. To remove the feature from the graphics, remove the check mark.

The Set Color command allows a user defined color to be assigned to this feature.

Precision

Select a new precision value to be used when displaying or printing the feature.

The <Reset> command returns the decimal place precision to the current default Geomet is configured too.

Feature Properties can be changed on multiple records using the right-click Sub-Menu command, see figure 6. This method does not provide controls to specific feature attributes.

figure 6, Multiple Feature Properties

Feature Properties

A sub-menu appears when you select Feature Properties, see figure 7. This menu provides access to report states and precision values.

figure 7, Multiple Feature Precision

 

To select a new precision value, select Decimal Precision and choose a new value, see figure 7. To reset the precision value, select [#].

Geomet will update all highlighted features with your requested changes.

NOTE: If the highlighted features are mixed reporting states or precision values, this command will over write all settings to the common choice being made.

Recall Feature

When the Recall Feature command is selected, each recalled feature will generate its own programming step, or transaction file entry and, once recalled, will be operated on as a unique entity by other Geomet functions. For example, if features 16, 25, 26 and 32 are highlighted in an 89 step program, they will be appended as 90, 91, 92 and 93.

As in all Geomet functions, feature validations are applied to ensure credible recalls. These include ensuring the features being recalled are from the same PCS as the current PCS to name just one.

Print Selected Items

This command will generate a printed report consisting only of the highlighted features. This is not a programmable step and is acted upon immediately.

Feature Selection Tool

Activates the Feature Selection tool and populates the tool only with the highlighted features. This is helpful when performing construction using random features. For example we will highlight features 12, 15, 56, 57 which are 2D points and construct a circle through them. Using this command the Feature Selection tool will appear only with the four highlighted features. Within the Feature Selection tool, choose Fit Circle.

Copy and Append 'x' number of features

This command provides a fast tool to recall one or more highlighted features. For a complete description of this command, click here.

Related Procedures:

Edit History Tool, Undo, Insert, Move, Delete, Delete All After, Navigation Keys, Delete Permanently, Undo, Report UOM, Copy and Append