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Properties of a model, model version, model variant, solid |
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You can change properties of a model (part, assembly), its version or type, as well as properties of solids, embedded in it. To do this, run the property edit command and perform the required actions using the Parameter Toolbar controls.
Property editing commands
•Properties of the model 
— editing the model properties.
•Version Properties – editing properties of the model version.
The command is run in the version context menu in the Tree of versions and variants.
•Variant properties — editing the properties of a variant of the geometric representation of the model.
The command is run in the context menu of the version in the Tree of versions and variants.
•Solid properties – editing properties of the solid built in the model.
The command is run in the context menu or on the solid context toolbar in the Model Design Tree (the Tree should look as a Structural Representation), as well as from the context menu of the selected body in the graphic area.
The values of the properties Designation and Name for the model/version/variant/solid are specified using controls in the Main section of the Parameter Panel.
The text of the name is entered in the Name field.
To change the designation, the Name field is used. Click in the field. A panel will appear on the screen containing the elements of the designation generation – the input fields for the designation parts and the button to insert the document code. Generate the designation and press <Enter>.
The structure and sequence of defining the designation
You can also select a designation from the external reference (ESKD Classifier) by clicking the Reference 
button next to the Name field. The reference should be connected to KOMPAS-3D.
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•When changing the designation of the execution, please note Notes on transferring changes into other executions of the model. •When editing the properties of a model variant, please note that the values of properties Designation and Name do not enter the variant name. If it is required to change the name, you need to edit the property value Variant of geometric representation, first enabling its display in the properties list (see more details on working with the properties list below). |
To the right of the fields' names Name and Name, there is the 
icon. He brings up a menu with commands for working with links. Commands Insert link and Edit link call Create or Edit Link dialog, and the Additional Data command (available for the field Name) — Add Text dialog. In it, you can create a name that includes a link and simple text or multiple links (for example, when entering information about a part without a drawing: its name is usually supplemented with material designation and dimensions necessary for manufacturing — these data can be added to the name as links). In addition, the text entry dialog allows you to include such inserts in the name as fractions, indices, special characters, etc.
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The link in the field Name is displayed in black. Editing or adding text in this field using the task panel of the designation destroys the link. The link in the Name field is displayed in blue color. If the field contains multiple links or a link and plain text, the content of the field is displayed in black, and the name – in blue with an underline. In this case, clicking on the name or the content of the field triggers the text input dialog. |
Include into BOM (for solids within an assembly)
When working with properties of a solid within an assembly, the Parameters Panel features a switch Include into BOM.
It allows you to transfer property values of the product component part which the edited solid corresponds to into BOM.
If the toggle switch is in position I (enabled), the row containing the component part information will appear in the BOM. You can check it by entering the Subordinate mode of operation with specification objects or Linking the assembly to the BOM. More about creating a BOM based on data contained in the document...
Material and hatch parameters
Material of a model (version, variant, solid) and hatch parameters used for display in cuts/sections in associative views of drawings are displayed in the Material section of the Parameters Panel. Material designation is contained in the Material field and hatch parameters (style, angle and color) in the Graphic Display of Material group fields.
If necessary, you can select another material and change hatch parameters.
To select a material, use the following buttons:
Select material from list — allows you to select material from the density reference file, which is used by the KOMPAS-3D system by default. Pressing the button, it opens Dialog material density selection. When you select the material using this method, hatch parameters are set automatically.
Select material from library – allows you to select material from the external Reference connected to KOMPAS-3D.
Hatch parameters are set using the Graphic Display of Material group fields.
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By default the solid built in the model has the same material as the model itself. Elements of the Material section are not available in this case, and the MP calculation method is By Source Data (learn more about CMP calculation methods below). To set another material, expand the CMP Calculation section and select the CMP calculation method By Density. Hatch parameters configuration fields will become available and material selection buttons will appear next to the Material field. |
To choose a method of CMP calculation of a model (version, variant, solid) and to perform the calculation, controls of the CMP Calculation section are used.
Choose the required method from the Method of calculation list and configure parameters for the selected method. The following options are available.
By source data (only for the solid)
The mass value is calculated from the actual data of the model: actual volume of the solid and the density set in the model properties.
By the source version (only for model variant)
The mass-center characteristics of the variant are considered to be the characteristics calculated for the initial execution.
By density
Material density is specified for CMP calculation. The density value is entered in the Density, g/mm3 field or transferred from the reference (depending on the state of the Value from reference button 
). When calculating the CMP of a model or its version, the specified density is used for all the model solids whose own density was not specified.
By mass
The mass value is configured manually in the Mass, g field. In this case, the center of gravity is calculated using the current mass of components and solids.
•If you need to manually configure the center of gravity coordinates of an object (except for solid), set the switch Center of Gravity to position I (enabled) and enter the required coordinate values in the field Coordinates. The center of gravity of a solid is calculated based on its geometry, and the coordinates cannot be changed.
Please make sure that the given coordinates of the object's center of gravity are not considered when Calculation of moments of inertia of this object in the absolute coordinate system. The calculation is made based on the calculated coordinates.
•For manual configuration of axial and centrifugal moments of inertia (except for solid), set the toggle switch Moments of inertia, g*mm² to the position I (On) and input the necessary values into the corresponding cells of the table. Return to values calculated based on the current mass and configuration of the model using the Calculate Moments of Inertia 
button above the table.
For more details on the CMP settings, see section CMP setting and recalculation.
To calculate CMP, click Recalculate CMP 
button. After the calculation is complete, the Information window with the brief calculation results will appear on the screen. If extended calculation results are required, complete editing the properties and run the command. CMP Properties.
Display parameters
Configuration of display parameters includes choice of color and optical properties setting for the surface of the model (version, variant, solid).
Display parameters of a model, its versions, and variants are set manually in the Displaying section.
Display parameters of a solid can be set manually or transferred from a model or a layer. The required option is selected from the Method of defining list in the Displaying section. In case of manual configuration the controls for setting the color and optical properties are available on the Parameters panel.
Methods of setting display parameters for objects
Manual setting of display parameters
Property list
The list of properties of a model (version, variant, solid) is contained in the Property list section. Controls in this section are used for viewing properties and performing various settings.
The list of properties is displayed as a table. It contains the system and advanced properties of the current document that are enabled to be displayed. Property cells which cannot be edited have a gray background. Cells with a white background can be used for changing property values.
You can enable/disable display of a property in the list. To do this, click Set up the properties list 
button and enable/disable the option in the row of the required property in the appeared. Property List Settings.
You can do the same in the Property Management, invoked by the Parameter Panel button 
of the same name. This dialog box allows not only to manage properties display in the list but also to Edit the set of properties in the current document.
More details on working with the property list on the Parameter Panel...
Completing changes of properties
To complete changing properties of a model (version, variant, solid), click Create object 
button on the Parameter Panel header. The model image will be redrawn or the model will be rebuilt according to the new properties.
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When you change the model’s properties, versions, and variants, note the following. •Changes of the model properties will only apply to objects of this model. Objects in newly created models will have default properties. •Changes made for the current version are partially transferred to its dependent versions and variants already existing in the model. More details on the notes on transferring property changes of versions... •Changes made for the current version are partially transferred to its original version and then to the dependent versions and variants of this version. More details about the specifics of propagating changes to the properties of a variant... |
If you want to discard the changes, click the Finish 
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