Drawing sketch object properties

You can draw many kinds of sketch objects (graphical objects) in your drawings (lines, rectangles, polylines, polygons, arcs, circles, clouds) and use the sketch objects for highlighting particular spots of interest, for example. In sketch object properties, you can control the appearance of the sketch objects.

To open the properties of a sketch object, do one of the following:

Go to the Drawing tab, hold down Shift and click any of the sketch object commands.
To open sketch object properties in an open drawing, click a sketch object. If the property pane is not open, double-click the object.
Select the sketch object in the property pane object list.
You can also open sketch object properties through Quick Launch. For example, start typing polygon properties, and then select Drawing polygon properties in the list.
Note that the Pattern line command has a property dialog box of its own.

The available settings vary depending on the sketch object type. All sketch object settings are described below.


Setting	Description
Save, load and search properties in property pane	To load existing properties, select the properties from the list. To save the modified properties, click . You can also save the properties with another name. To search for a property, start typing the property name.
Line
Line type/Type	Define the line type of the object.
Line color/Color	Define the color of the object lines.
Bulge/Bulge for all lines	Allowed values 0 - 1. The bulge factor defines the curvature of the curved segments of objects using the following calculation: Arc height = Line length * Bulge factor Changing the bulge factor of a polyline or polygon modifies all the segments of that object.
Radius	Define the radius of arcs and circles.
Arrow
Arrow	Define the end arrow type for lines.
Position	Define the arrow position: None, Left, Right, Left and right.
Arrow height	Define the arrow height.
Arrow length	Define the arrow length.
Fill: You can use hatches (fills) also in sketch objects like rectangles, polygons, clouds, and circles.
Type	Define the fill type to be used in a sketch object. Clicking ... shows the available fill types. Note that all settings are not available for automatic or hardware hatches.
Color	Define the color of the fill. This setting is disabled for automatic hatches.
Background	Define the background color of the fill. This setting is disabled for hardware hatches.
Angle	Rotate the fill. Angle 0.0 is for horizontal and 90.0 for vertical. This setting is disabled for hardware hatches and automatic hatches.
X offset for hatch Y offset for hatch	Move the fill pattern inside the object in the X and Y direction by the specified value. This setting is disabled for hardware hatches and automatic hatches.
Scaling in X direction Scaling in Y direction	Define the fill scales in the x and y direction. This setting is disabled for hardware hatches and automatic hatches.
Keep ratio of x and y	Retain the relative proportions in the hatch pattern. This setting is disabled for hardware hatches and automatic hatches.
Position
Behind model objects	Select to place the sketch object behind model objects. This setting is not available for all sketch objects.