Use this dialog box to define a
user-defined property
.
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Name
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Specifies the name for the property.
Tip: This name will appear in lists along with default properties, so it may be helpful to use a prefix or naming convention so it is clear which properties you have added.
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Description
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Specifies an optional description.
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Type
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Specifies the property data type. Choose the data type based on how you want to specify the data, as well as how you want it formatted.
- Boolean: Creates a property type that allows you to specify true or false values.
- String: Creates a property type that allows you to enter text as the value. Use this property type when you want to be able to enter any characters or numerals, for example, a tree species.
- Enumeration: Creates a property type that allows you to specify values by selecting from a drop-down list. If you select this property type, define the items that will appear in the drop-drop down list in the Enumeration section of the dialog box.
- Integer: Creates a property type that allows you to enter a whole numeral without decimals, for example, 1, 2, or 3. This value is not formatted.
- Double: Creates a property type that allows you to enter a numeral with decimals, for example, 1.05. This value is formatted using the Unitless type settings (defined in the Ambient Settings).
The default values for the following data types are also formatted according to the settings on the Ambient Settings Tab (Drawing Settings Dialog Box) in the Drawing settings:
- Angle
- Area
- Coordinate
- Dimension
- Direction
- Distance
- Level
- Gradient/Slope
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Chainage
- Volume
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Lower Bound
Inclusive
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For those property types that support upper and lower bounds (ranges), this setting specifies whether or not the lower bound value is included in the property. For example, if this check box is selected, and the lower bound value is -10, -10 is allowed as the value.
Note: If the property type you select is Boolean, String, or Enumeration, the lower and upper bound values are not available.
- Lower Bound Value
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Specifies the lowest value allowed in the range.
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Upper Bound
Inclusive
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Specifies whether or not the upper bound value is allowed in the range.
- Upper Bound Value
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Specifies the highest value allowed in the range.
- Default Value check box
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Specifies whether the default property value is used for all points or plots in the drawing (if they do not already have a value for this property), as well as for new objects as they are created.
- Default Value
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Specifies the default value that is used when the Default Value check box is selected.
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Enumeration
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For
enumeration
property field types only. Specifies the list of values you can choose from. For example, if you are defining a property type for soil types, you could define different soil types in the enumeration list.