Properties

On the Window tab, in the Panes group: Click Properties to hide/show the Properties pane.

When you select a display object in Vizex, you can view and (sometimes) edit the properties of that object. The Type of the current layer and the Name of the current layer are also displayed at the top of the Properties pane.

You can use the Properties pane to view, edit, or copy and paste the properties of the objects in the display. Display properties may also be viewed and edited, depending on the type of object. Draw style, transparency, and label properties can be modified for wireframes, for example:

View

Which properties you can see will depend on the type of object and the type of selection (single or multiple).

The Filename associated with the current object layer is shown at the top of the Properties pane. For DAT files, if a Filter is applied to the file, this is also shown:

The Properties pane will calculate derived properties for object multi-selections. For Character fields, the Properties pane will display the FIRST encountered field value. For Numeric fields, the Properties pane will show the range of values using a [Min, Max] notation. For Lookup fields, the Properties pane will show a list of lookup values.

Edit

Any changes you make to the properties of an object in the Properties pane are reflected in the display and in the underlying data file.

Any changes you make to the display properties of an object in the Properties pane are reflected in the underlying form.

For example, if you modify the coordinate properties of a point, the point will be moved in the display and (when you save your changes) those changes will be written to the underlying data file.

Similarly, if you modify the properties of an object in the display (i.e. interactively move a point) or modify the coordinates via the File Editor, those changes will be reflected in the Properties pane.

Automatic Updates

The Properties of an object are updated automatically when a function or tool is used to modify that object. If you click on the Measure tool to measure a string, for example, the Property pane is displayed on the right-hand side of the Vizex display. In this case, the Properties pane is updated automatically as you measure the length of the string.

Edit Colours

To edit the Colour property of selected strings or points in the Properties pane, a Colour field must be defined in the underlying file. Click on the ellipsis to use the Colour picker to select as new colour for the selected points or strings.

Copy and Paste

Use the options on the right-click menu to copy selected properties to the clipboard. You can then paste (CTRL + V) those properties into a text editor or a worksheet.

In order to copy a cell's value you need to right-click its label, not the value. This is because the application interprets clicking on a value as an attempt to edit that value, not copy it.

Copy All (without labels) may leave blank lines within the copied content. This is deliberate. Blank lines represent attributes with no values; keeping them makes it easier to align the copied contents with the properties of other items in the same file.

Popup Properties

Object properties are shown automatically in a popup window when you hover the mouse over an object in the Vizex display:

You can turn the default behaviour on or off for individual layer types via the Default Layer Options tab in the Project Options | Vizex form.

You can turn the Data Popup feature off entirely, or increase the delay before a popup displays, via the General tab in the Project Options | Vizex form.