Properties

Manages object, material, light, text, and dimension properties.

Properties

Dimensions

Lights

Materials

Object

Text

Viewport

-Properties

properties.png

Standard > Object Properties

Properties > Object Properties

Popup > Object Properties

Menu2.png

Edit > Object Properties

key-008.gif

Keyboard Shortcut: F3

Gray_Book_Open.gif Related topics…

Properties: Object

Manages object properties.

Object type

The object type: curve, surface, polysurface, etc. displays.

Name

Object names are stored in the Rhino 3DM file and exported to file formats that accept object names.

Layer

To change the object's layers, select a layer from the list. Layers can be created, and their properties can be changed in the Layer dialog box.

Display Color

The color of the object can either inherit the color of its layer or be set as an object property.

By Layer

Uses the display color of the object's layer.

By Parent

Specified color

Uses a specified color.

Linetype

By Layer

Uses the linetype of the object's layer.

Specified linetype

Uses a specified linetype.

Print Color

By Display

Prints using the display color.

By Layer

Prints using the layer color.

By Parent

Prints using the By Parent color.

Specified color

Prints using the specified color.

Print Width

By Layer

Prints using the layer print width.

By Parent

Prints using the By Parent print width.

Default

Prints using the default print width.

No Print

Does not print.

Specified width

Prints using a specified print width.

Render Mesh Settings

Custom Mesh

On/Off

Settings Adjust

Opens the Polygon Mesh Detailed Options dialog box.

Isocurve Density

Density

Defines the number of isoparametric curves Rhino draws on the surface.

Value

Definition

1

One isoparametric curve on knot-free spans, or just the knot isoparametric curves.

2

One non-knot isoparametric curve drawn between knot locations plus the knot isoparametric curves

3

Two non-knot isoparametric curves drawn between knot locations plus the knot isoparametric curves

 

Show surface isocurve

Specifies the display of surface isoparametric curves.

To change the default isoparametric curve density for new objects, go to the Options dialog box, General page.

Match

Set the properties of the selected object to match the layer, display color, linetype, print color, print width, and surface isocurve density of another object in the model.

Details

Technical information about the object displays.

SetObjectDisplayMode

Assigns separate display attributes to individual objects, regardless of mode the viewport is in.

The accepted modes are all of the built-in modes along with any custom modes created that have the Allow object assignment checkbox selected.

Options

Wireframe

Shaded

Rendered

Ghosted

XRay

MyShaded

UseView

Set an object's display mode attributes so that it displays based on what mode the view is in.

SetObjectDisplayMode.png

Shade > Set Object Shading Attributes

Menu2.png

None

Gray_Book_Open.gif Related topics…

PropertiesPage

Opens the Properties window at the specified page.

Steps:

_ABlankButton.png

None

Menu2.png

None

Gray_Book_Open.gif Related topics…

SetLinetype

Sets the curve linetype.

Steps:

  1. Select curves.

  2. Type the linetype name.

SetLineType.png

Dimension > Set Line Type

Menu2.png

None

Gray_Book_Open.gif Related topics…

SetObjectName

Object names are stored in the Rhino 3DM file and exported to file formats that accept object names.

Steps:

  1. Select the object.

  2. Type the object name.

    Note: To remove the object name, type double quotes ("").

_ABlankButton.png

None

Menu2.png

None

Gray_Book_Open.gif Related topics…

What

Reports object properties details in a separate window.

Steps:

What.png

Diagnostics > What?! (Right click)

Properties > Object Characteristics (Right click)

Menu2.png

None

Gray_Book_Open.gif Related topics…

List

Reports detailed technical information about the data structure of the selected objects.

Steps:

list.png

Diagnostics > List Object Database

Menu2.png

Analyze > Diagnostics > List

Gray_Book_Open.gif Related topics…

Hyperlink

Manages Web site address or URL attached to an object.

Steps:

Options

Attach

Attach a URL to an object.

Detach

Detach a URL from an object.

List

Lists the URLs attached to the selected objects.

Open

Opens the URL attached to an object.

SelectByHyperlink

Selects objects with URLs attached.

Enter a URL or select All.

Hyperlink.png

Utilities > Hyperlink tool

Menu2.png

None

Gray_Book_Open.gif Related topics…