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Panel Properties

The Properties panel for variants displays information about the variant properties. The following sections are available:

Section

Description

Preview

An image can be determined as the graphical representation for the variant.

By clicking the [Add] button you open a file selection dialog and can browse for a bmp, png, jpg or gif image file. The [Clear] button serves to remove the image.

Note:

The preview is defaulted to the first workspace.

User-defined properties

For each variant, certain user-defined properties can be determined. Concerning the property values, you can use the following types (selectable in the popup menu):

  • Yes / No: The value is represented by a check box (activated or deactivated).
  • Color: The value is represented by a color which can be selected from a drop-down list.
  • Date: The current date is set as a default value, it can, however, be edited via keyboard or drop-down calendar.
  • Text: This is the default for newly created properties.
  • With units: The number or range of numeric values is automatically completed with the default unit of the selected quantity. It is also possible to determine a different unit manually.

Note:

You can select property names from the list of previously determined properties in the drop-down list.