Surface treatment properties in drawings

Use the settings in surface treatment properties to check or change the surface treatment drawing properties. You can show in drawings the surface treatment that you have added on parts in the model.

To open surface treatment properties in drawings:

On the Drawings & reports tab, click Drawing properties, select the drawing type, and navigate to surface treatment properties.
In an open drawing, double-click the drawing view frame and select Surface treatment in the options tree.
In an open drawing, double-click the drawing background, and navigate to surface treatment properties.
Click a surface treatment in an open drawing. If the property pane is not open, double-click the surface treatment.
Select Surface treatment in the property pane object list.
In an open drawing, go to Quick Launch, start typing surface treatment, and select Drawing surface treatment properties in the list.

The following table lists all surface treatment properties in the property pane and in the drawing and view level propeties.


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.
Visibility	The following settings are only available on the drawing and view level: Visible shows the surface treatment in the drawing. Not visible does not show the surface treatment in the drawing. In the property pane, click the eye button to activate or deactivate the following visibility options: Pattern: Define whether the surface treatment pattern is shown. Hidden lines: Define whether hidden lines in secondary and neighboring parts are shown. Own hidden lines: Define whether hidden lines in main parts are shown. These visibility options are available in the drawing and view level properties as check boxes.
Representation	Define the representation style of the surface treatment. The options are: Outline Exact Workshop form Symbol Bounding box Base box
Hidden lines	Define the color and the type of the hidden lines. You can use a standard color or a custom RGB color.
Visible lines	Define the color and the type of the visible lines. You can use a standard color or a custom RGB color.