Trails

Trails

Trails are line objects that show the path of travel of a component. Trails are not shown by default. You can display the trail by following accesses.

Command Access:

Right-click a component which position is changedTrail Visibility

Move commandContext menuTrail Visibility

Manual Explode commandContext menuTrail Visibility

Trail Elbow

An elbow can be added or removed to a component trail that has a path along different planes and axis.

• Add Trail Elbow - Adds an elbow to the trail when there is a plane chance.
• Auto Elbow - Adds an elbow automatically every time there is a plane chance.
• Remove Trail Elbow - Removes the latest elbow in a trail.

Command Access:

Right-click a component which position is changedAdd/Remove Trail Elbow

Select the Context menu UI of the triad in a move or manual explode commandAdd/Remove Trail Elbow

Add/Remove Elbow

Trail Style

Control the color, width, and dash style of a trail using the trail style options.

• Color - Changes the color of each trail path. Default is black.
• Width - Changes the width of each trail path. Default is 1 pt.
• Dashes - Selects a dash pattern for the trail from a pre populated list. Default is the Dashed style.
• Halo - Applies a halo effects to the trail.
• Halo Gap - Adjusts the width of halo effect.

Note: Custom dash styles are not supported.

Command Access:

Right-click a component which position is changedAppearanceColor/Width/Dashes/Halo Gap/Halo

Move commandContext menuAppearanceColor/Width/Dashes/Halo Gap/Halo

Manual explode commandContext menuAppearanceColor/Width/Dashes/Halo Gap/Halo