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Markup Properties

You can set markup properties in the Properties pane.

Category Description Available for
N/A
Name

Specifies the actor name. This name appears in the Collaboration or Assembly tree and is the default tooltip text.

Tooltip

Specifies the tooltip text that appears when you hover over the actor. The default is the actor name, but you can select a different property or meta-property, or type a text string. To type text, which itself can contain properties, select String and use the Tooltip string property.

Note: By default, labels attached to an actor display the actor's tooltip text. To change this behavior, modify the label's Text property.
Tooltip string

(Available when Tooltip is String.) Specifies the tooltip text. Type your text, optionally with property keywords. For geometry actors, click to display the Text pane, where you can type multiple lines of text and more easily embed properties.

See Text pane for details on property keywords and the Text pane.

Color

Specifies the actor color.

Opacity

Specifies the opacity, from 0 (transparent) to 255 (solid).

Stay on top

Makes the collaborative actor visible even when a geometry actor covers it.

Disabled Enabled
Hidden style

(Available when Stay on top is cleared.) Enables Back line properties. A back line passes under actors that are on top. You can define different styles for front and back lines.

Front Line Back Line
Smooth

Creates curved polyline segments (cubic Hermite splines).





Disabled Enabled

Close

Connects the first and last nodes to create a closed polyline space.





Disabled Enabled

Line width
Specifies redline thickness, in millimeters.
Radius

Specifies the radius, in millimeters.

Show axis vertices

Displays the axis of the circular arrow, which helps indicate its orientation.

Disabled Enabled
Arrow shape
Fixed Size Arrow

Specifies that the arrow size must remain fixed, no matter what the zoom factor is. This ensure that the arrow remains visible at all times.

Fixed Length

Specifies the required length of the arrow, when Fixed Size Arrow is selected. The length is defined according to paper dimensions.

Extremity

Specifies where to place arrowheads.

Start End Both None

The Head shape, Head width, and Head length properties define arrowhead shape and size.

Tip: To easily change arrow shape and size properties, drag anchors in the viewport.

Head Shape

Specifies where the arrowhead meets the shaft specified as a ratio of head length (-1 to 1, with 0 being perpendicular).







0.0 0.2 -0.2
Note: To avoid deformed arrows, the value range (-1 to 1) might be reduced when dragging the head-shape anchor in the viewport.

Head width

Specifies the arrowhead width, in document length units, as measured from the shaft centerline.





20 60
Tip: To change head and shaft widths simultaneously, drag the head-width anchor in the viewport. To change just head width, press Shift while dragging the anchor.

Head length

Specifies the arrowhead length, in document length units. Changing arrowhead length does not change the overall arrow length (Length).







20 60 100

Width

Specifies the arrow shaft width, in document length units.

Length

Specifies the arrow length, in document length units.

Note: This property is disabled for linear arrows, when Fixed Size Arrow is enabled.
Tip: When changing the length of a linear arrow by dragging an anchor in the viewport, an axis line appears to help you retain the arrow orientation. You can also press Alt while dragging to lock the orientation.

Flat

Specifies the flat representation of a circular arrow.

Disabled Enabled
Radius

Specifies the radius, in millimeters.

Step

Specifies the number of curve segments.

5 10 30
Angle

Specifies the number of degrees (0 to 360) of a circular arrow.

90 270

Tip: You can also change Angle and Radius by dragging the arrow in the viewport. A dashed line shows the original radius. The arrow snaps to this line when nearby so you can easily change the rotation angle without changing the radius.

Background
Color

Specifies the background color.

Opacity

Specifies the opacity, from 0 (transparent) to 255 (solid).

Thickness

Specifies the thickness of the circle background as a percentage.

0%50%100%
Type

Specifies the background style.

NoneGradientFill
Gradient

Specifies the gradient effect.

Fill
Fill

Applies a fill color to the polyline interior. Composer flattens the polyline to a 2D plane defined by the first three polyline nodes. Nodes not on the plane are projected onto the plane to define the polyline shape.





Disabled Enabled Color = blue Opacity = 255
Note: Z-fighting can occur for filled polylines on 3D geometry when Stay on top is cleared. To prevent Z-fighting, translate the polyline so it is offset from the 3D surface, or enable Stay on top.

Color
Specifies the fill color.
Opacity
Specifies the fill opacity.
Border
Show

Displays the border.

Width

Specifies the border line width, in millimeters.

Opacity

Specifies the border opacity (between 0 and 255).

Color

Specifies the border color.

Type

Specifies the border type.



Inlaid Text
Show inlaid text
Displays text inside a linear arrow.
Color
Specifies the
color of the inlaid text.
Type
Specifies the type of text to display inside the arrow:
  • Length displays the length of the arrow (in model coordinates). Not available for fixed-size arrows.
  • Custom displays text you specify.
Note: For technical illustrations saved in SVG format, available only when Stay on Top is selected.
Text
(Available when Custom is selected.) Specifies the text to display inside the arrow.
Back Border
Show
(Available when Stay on top is cleared and when Hidden Style is selected.) Displays the back border.
Width
Specifies the width of the back border line, in millimeters.
Opacity
Specifies the back border opacity (between 0 and 255).
Color
Specifies the back border color.
Type
Specifies the back border type.
Line
Width

Specifies the line width, in millimeters.

Opacity

Specifies the actor opacity (between 0 and 255).

Color

Specifies the line color.

Type

Specifies the line style.



Front line/Back line ( Back line available when Hidden style is selected)
Width

Specifies the line width, in millimeters.

Opacity

Specifies the actor opacity (between 0 and 255).

Color

Specifies the line color.

Type

Specifies the line style.



Selects a predefined style.
User definedDefines a custom dashed-line style (see the Dash pattern property).
AdvancedDefines a custom line style using symbols and custom spacing (see the Symbol # n, Symbol size, and Space between symbols properties).
Dash pattern

(Available when Type is User defined.) Defines the line as a repeating series of dashes and spaces of the specified lengths, in millimeters. For example, 2.0 4.0 8.0 8.0 defines a 2 mm dash followed by a 4 mm space followed by an 8 mm dash followed by an 8 mm space, and then repeat.

2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 8.0 8.0

Symbol #1, Symbol #2, Symbol #3, Symbol #4

Style

(Available when Type is Advanced.) Defines a custom line style consisting of up to 4 different symbols.

None
Bold arrow
Medium arrow
Thin arrow
Rhombus
Round
Cross
Star
Plus
Square
Minus
Half Sinus up
Half Sinus down
Small round
Symbol size

(Available when Type is Advanced.) Specifies the size of each symbol.

Space between symbols

(Available when Type is Advanced.) Specifies the space between symbols as a multiplier of Symbol size.

-0.5 (overlapping) 0 (touching) 1 (one symbol width)
Extremity
Start

Specifies the extremity symbol for the line start point.

None
Bold arrow
Medium arrow
Thin arrow
Rhombus
Round
Cross
Arrow
End

Specifies the extremity symbol for the line end point.

None
Bold arrow
Medium arrow
Thin arrow
Rhombus
Round
Cross
Arrow
Size

Specifies the size of the extremity symbol (between 0.5 and 100).



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