Properties panel

The Properties panel offers a central location to access drawing, viewport, and entity properties.

It can be used in either Properties mode or Quick Select mode.

Entities list: Displays the type and number of selected entities.
Properties/Quick Select toggle: Switches between Properties and Quick Select mode.
Property Preview toggle: Turns the PROPERTYPREVIEW setting on or off.
Selection tools: Creates a selection set based on properties. These tools are only available in Quick Select mode.
Properties list: Displays relevant property categories based on the current mode and selection set. You can expand and collapse categories by clicking on the + and – icons.

Properties mode

In Properties mode, the Properties panel enables you to view and modify drawing, viewport, and entity properties. Drawing and viewport properties are accessible when the current selection set is empty. Entity properties are accessible when the current selection set has at least one entity.

Entities list: When no entities are selected in Properties mode, the entities list shows No Selection and the properties list displays drawing and viewport properties.; When entities are selected in Properties mode, the entities list describes the type and number of entities in the selection set. You can filter the selection set by choosing a type of entity from the drop-down list. The types of entities in the selection set determine which properties are accessible.
Properties list (no selection set): The drawing and viewport properties list, available when no entities are selected, displays General, View, and Misc properties.
General Properties: In Properties mode, when no entities are selected, General properties describe the current entity settings. View and modify current entity settings to specify the properties that apply to new entities as they are created. Changing the current entity settings in the Properties list has the same effect as changing the relevant system variables.
Color: Describes the current color (CECOLOR system variable). You can specify a new color from the drop-down list or choose Select color to access additional colors from the Select Color dialog box.
Layer: Describes the current layer (CLAYER system variable). You can specify a new layer from the drop-down list.
Linetype: Describes the current linetype (CELTYPE system variable). You can specify a new linetype from the drop-down list or choose Load to access additional linetypes from the Load Linetypes dialog box.
Linetype Scale: Describes the current linetype scale (CELTSCALE system variable). You can enter a new linetype scale.
Lineweight: Describes the current lineweight (CELWEIGHT system variable). You can specify a new lineweight from the drop-down list.
Transparency: Describes the current transparency level (CETRANSPARENCY system variable). You can specify a new transparency level from the drop-down list or enter a value.
Elevation: Describes the elevation relevant to the current UCS (ELEVATION system variable). You can enter a new elevation.
View Properties: When no entities are selected, View properties describe the current view and relevant view settings.
Camera: Describes the absolute coordinates of the camera in the current UCS, based on the cartesian coordinate system (X,Y,Z). These values automatically update when you orbit or change the viewpoint in other ways.
Target: Describes the absolute coordinates of the camera target in the current UCS, based on the cartesian coordinate system (X,Y,Z). These values automatically update when you orbit or change the viewpoint in other ways.
Perspective: Describes the current perspective setting (PERSPECTIVE system variable). You can turn Perspective on or off from the drop-down list.
Lens Length: Describes the current lens length (LENSLENGTH system variable). You can enter a new lens length.
Field of View: Describes the current angle for the field of view. You can enter a new angle for the field of view.
Height (read only): Describes the height of the current view.
Width (read only): Describes the width of the current view.
Clipping: Describes the clipping mode for the current view. You can specify a new clipping mode from the drop-down list. When clipping is turned on, parts of the view before the front clipping plane and/or behind the back clipping plane are hidden. This property is read only for layouts.
Front Plane: Describes the location of the front clipping plane. This property is only available when the Clipping property is turned on. This property is read only for layouts.
Back Plane: Describes the location of the back clipping plane. This property is only available when the Clipping property is turned on. This property is read only for layouts.
Visual Style: Describes the current visual style of the drawing. You can specify a new visual style from the drop-down list. This property is read only for layouts.
Misc Properties: When no entities are selected, Misc properties describe the current annotation scale and default lighting status.
Annotation Scale: Describes the current annotation scale (CANNOSCALE system variable). You can specify a new annotation scale from the drop-down list.
Default Lighting: Describes the default lighting status (DEFAULTLIGHTING system variable). You can turn Default Lighting on or off from the drop-down list.
Properties list (current selection set): The Properties list only displays properties that are valid for all the selected or filtered entities. The more types of entities you select, the fewer properties are available on the Properties list. Filtering the entity list enables you to view and modify properties for multiple entities of the same type with minimal effort. When two or more entities are selected, the properties show their common values. Properties that differ between the selected entities are shown as *varies*.; All entities display General, 3D Visualization (Model space only), and Geometry properties. Additional properties may display for certain types of entities.
General Properties: In Properties mode, when entities are selected, General properties describe properties that are applied to the selected entities and are valid for almost any type of entity.
Handle (read only): Describes the unique hexadecimal value by which the selected entity is identified in the DWG database.
Color: Describes the color of the selected entity. You can specify a new color from the drop-down list or choose Select color to access additional colors from the Select Color dialog box.
Layer: Describes the layer of the selected entity. You can specify a new layer from the drop-down list.
Linetype: Describes the linetype of the selected entity. You can specify a new linetype from the drop-down list or choose Load to access additional linetypes from the Load Linetypes dialog box.
Linetype Scale: Describes the linetype scale of the selected entity. You can enter a new linetype scale.
Plot Style: Describes the plot style of the selected entity. You can specify a new plot style from the drop-down list. Note that this property is only available when plot styles are enabled. Also see the PlotStyle command
Lineweight: Describes the lineweight of the selected entity. You can specify a new lineweight from the drop-down list.
Transparency: Describes the transparency level of the selected entity. You can specify a new transparency level from the drop-down list or enter a value.
Hyperlink: Describes the URL of the selected entity. You can enter a new URL or choose the Browse button to access the Edit Hyperlink dialog box.
History: Enables you to undo editing operations for a selected entity. You can specify a previous step from the drop-down list to undo the entity back to one of the previous steps without undoing all the other commands and view operations that have been executed since. The History property only displays when the selection set includes only one entity.
Thickness: Describes the thickness of the selected entity. You can specify a new thickness by entering a value or selecting the picker icon and picking two points in the drawing.
3D Visualization Properties: 3D Visualization properties describe the materials assigned to the selected entities.
Material: Describes the current material of the selected entities. You can specify a new material from the drop-list.
Geometry Properties: Geometry properties describe the geometric characteristics of the selected entities. These properties can vary for different types of entities. See Drawing Entities for more information.

Quick Select mode

In Quick Select mode, the Properties panel enables you to create a selection set based on entity properties. It includes selection tools and a operators.

Selection tools: Create a selection set based on entity properties.
Apply to current selection set: This option is only valid if there’s an existing selection set. When enabled, the Entities list is limited to the entities in the selection set. When disabled, the Entities list includes all entities in the current viewport or layout.
Add to current selection set: Adds entities to the current selection set based on the entity types and property values you specify in the Entities and Properties lists. This option is unavailable when the Apply to current selection set is enabled since all possible entities are already included in the current selection set.
Remove from current selection set: Removes entities from the current selection set based on the entity types and property values you specify in the Entities and Properties lists. This option is unavailable when the Apply to current selection set is disabled since entities can only be removed from an existing selection set.
Add to new selection set: Creates a new selection set based on the entity types and property values you specify in the Entities and Properties lists.
Operators: A list of operators enables you to filter properties based on values. You can click on the current operator to display the list and change it to a different operator.
Select All: Does not filter the entity list based on the property.
Equals: Filters the entity list to include only those entities whose property equals the specified value.
Not Equal: Filters the entity list to include only those entities whose property does not equal the specified value.
Smaller: Filters the entity list to include only those entities whose property is less than the specified value.
Smaller Or Equal: Filters the entity list to include only those entities whose property is less than or equal to the specified value.
Greater: Filters the entity list to include only those entities whose property is greater than the specified value.
Greater or Equal: Filters the entity list to include only those entities whose property is greater than or equal to the specified value.

Properties list: The properties list displays entity properties on which you can filter. The available properties depend on the types of entities in the drawing and whether the option to Apply to current selection set is enabled. General, 3D Visualization (Model space only), and Geometry properties are available for all entities. Additional properties may display for certain types of entities.
General Properties: In Quick Select mode, General properties enable you to filter drawing entities based on their general properties.
Handle: Enables you to filter entities based on the unique hexadecimal value by which the entity is identified in the DWG database.
Color: Enables you to filter entities based on the color of the entity. You can specify a color from the drop-down list or choose Select color to access additional colors from the Select Color dialog box.
Layer: Enables you to filter entities based on the layer of the entity. You can specify a layer from the drop-down list.
Linetype: Enables you to filter entities based on the linetype of the entity. You can specify a linetype from the drop-down list or choose Load to access additional linetypes from the Load Linetypes dialog box.
Linetype Scale: Enables you to filter entities based on the linetype scale of the entity. You can enter a linetype scale.
Plot Style: Enables you to filter entities based on the plot style of the entity. You can specify a plot style from the drop-down list.
Note: This property is only available when plot styles are enabled.
Lineweight: Enables you to filter entities based on the lineweight of the entity. You can specify a lineweight from the drop-down list.
Transparency: Enables you to filter entities based on the transparency level of the entity. You can specify a transparency level from the drop-down list or enter a value.
Hyperlink: Enables you to filter entities based on the URL of the entity. You can enter a URL or choose the Browse button to access the Edit Hyperlink dialog box.
Thickness: Enables you to filter entities based on the thickness of the entity. You can specify a thickness by entering a value or selecting the picker icon and picking two points in the drawing.
3D Visualization Properties: In Quick Select mode, 3D Visualization properties enable you to filter drawing entities based on their 3D visualization properties.
Material: Enables you to filter entities based on the material of the entity. You can specify a material from the drop-list.
Geometry Properties: In Quick Select mode, Geometry properties enable you to filter drawing entities based on their geometric properties. These properties can vary for different types of entities.

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