Edit Feature Appearance dialog box
Select the Edit | Graphic Display Window | Feature Appearance menu option to open the Edit Feature Appearance dialog box. You can use this dialog box to alter feature identifications (termed "feature IDs") within a measurement routine, feature colors, and feature ID labels.
The following example shows how to modify a legacy feature ID label and a feature with the Edit Feature Appearance dialog box. Various colors demonstrate the different parts of the label.
Red - A modified Feature color. By default, the colored bar at the top of the ID label also changes to match the color of the circle.
White - The default Background color.
Blue - A modified Line color.
An enlarged screen shot of an example of a feature ID label and a feature with a modified appearance
Editing Feature IDs
Double-click the desired feature in the list box to edit a previously-assigned feature name. The software opens the Edit ID dialog box which you can use to type a new identification.
Edit ID dialog box
You can also change feature IDs in the Edit window. Highlight the desired ID, and type a new identification. Be aware, however, that in the Edit window, PC-DMIS does not track feature identifications and therefore does not warn you if duplicate IDs are assigned. Use caution when you make changes if you do not want identical IDs.
Never use any of the mathematical characters ( -, +, /, or * ) in an ID label. This causes problems when you attempt to use the feature ID inside PC-DMIS expressions.
This dialog box contains two main areas:
Features options - You can use this area to modify the display of the part's features.
Text labels options - You can use this area to modify the feature ID labels in the Graphic Display window.
To change the graphic options for features or feature ID labels, select the desired options from the dialog box, click Apply and then OK.
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