Applying Properties

Applying Properties

You can apply properties using the Get > Property menu of any toolbar. Most of these properties are described in context in other sections throughout the documentation (and listed in the table below for your convenience). Others, like annotations are discussed in the topics that follows.

To apply a property

1. Select the element on which you want to apply the property.

You can select an object, branch, model, group, layer, or partition. For some properties, you can also select clusters.

2. Choose an item from the Get > Property menu on any toolbar.

A new property is applied to the element. If only one such property can be applied at a time (for example, Geometry Approximation or Display), and the element already had a locally applied of that type, the existing property is removed and replaced by the default preset.

Get > Property	This property is discussed here:
Texture Projection	Applying Texture Projections [Texturing].
Texture Map	Texture Maps [Texturing].
Color At Vertices Map	Creating Color at Vertices (CAV) Maps [Texturing].
Render Map	Baking Surface Attributes with RenderMap [Texturing].
Symmetry Map	Applying Symmetry Maps [Modeling and Deformation Basics].
User Data Map	Creating a Data Map [Customization].
Weight Map	Creating Weight Maps [Scene Elements].
GATOR	Attribute Transfer [Modeling and Deformation Basics].
Map Paint Tools	• Painting Weights [Scene Elements]. • Push Paint [Modeling and Deformation Basics]. • Vertex Painting Workflow Overview [Texturing]. • Brush Properties Property Editor [Properties Reference].
Glow	Creating a Glow Effect [Lights and Cameras].
Lens Flare	Creating a Lens Flare [Lights and Cameras].
Motion Blur	Creating a Motion Blur Property [Lights and Cameras].
Volumic	Creating a Volumic Light Property [Lights and Cameras].
Annotation	Applying an Annotation Property.
Attribute Display	Displaying Attribute Values [Interface and Tools].
Display	Applying a Display Property Manually [Interface and Tools].
Polygon Cluster Visibility	Setting Polygons/Polygon Clusters Visibility Options [Interface and Tools].
Geometry Approximation	Geometry Approximation[Rendering].
Synoptic	Applying Synoptic Properties [Customization].
Transform Setup	Transform Setup [Transformations].
Ultimapper	Transferring Maps [Texturing].
Binormal	Working with Tangent and Binormal Maps [Texturing].
CustomColor	Custom Color Property Editor [Shader Reference].
TextProp	TextProp Property Editor [Modeling and Deformation Basics].
Tangent	Working with Tangent and Binormal Maps [Texturing].
Point Oven Morph Property	Importing and Exporting Point Oven LWO Files [Data Management].
Override	Overriding Properties.

Applying an Annotation Property

You can add comments and keywords to objects, groups, models, or clusters by using annotations. An annotation contains a text comment, key words, and two flags.

You can use annotations to share notes among a workgroup, or as a basis for spreadsheet queries. For example, you could assign a specific keyword to certain lights to easily select them from the Annotation query in the spreadsheet. For more information on spreadsheet queries, see The Spreadsheet [Interface and Tools].

To add annotations

1. Select one or more objects, clusters, groups, or models and choose
Get > Property > Annotation from a toolbar.

2. Type in your comments.

3. Enter key words that you want to use to identify the object. You can open the spreadsheet and select the Annotation query to see the key words listed in the object’s annotation.

4. Select one or both flags to simply flag the object for any purpose. You can then use scripting to search them or use the Annotation query in the spreadsheet to see which objects are flagged.

To view or modify annotations

• In the explorer, click the object’s Annotation node’s icon to open the Annotation property editor. In any 3D view, an annotated element is marked with an “A.”

If the object has no synoptic property, then you can also select the object and press F3.

To rename the annotations

• You can rename annotations in the same way as other elements in the explorer. See Renaming Scene Elements in the Explorer [Interface and Tools].

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