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Edit multiple objects in a 3D model using the Properties pane, as well as existing or custom property panels.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Transcript
00:03
In FlexSim, you can edit multiple objects at a time to build your 3D model efficiently and effectively.
00:10
You can use various selection methods to edit objects in the Properties pane,
00:15
or you can use or create custom property panes to help streamline the editing process.
00:21
With your model open in FlexSim, first, you need to select the objects you want to edit.
00:26
Press and hold SHIFT while using your cursor to click and drag a window around the objects you wish to select.
00:33
Each object is now highlighted with a red box.
00:37
Now, to edit the properties of the selected objects, click one object, and then, in the Properties pane, adjust the desired settings.
00:47
In this example, the color palette is expanded, and a new color is selected.
00:52
Notice that all three of the highlighted objects update in the model.
00:57
To deselect the highlighted objects, press and hold SHIFT again as you click or drag in empty model space.
01:04
Alternatively, you can select objects using the CTRL key.
01:08
Simply press and hold CTRL as you select each object you wish to edit.
01:13
To easily duplicate objects, such as the four objects in this model, select them using SHIFT, then click one of the objects.
01:23
Now, press CTRL+C and CTRL+V to copy and paste the selected objects.
01:29
In this case, two copies are made.
01:32
Again, to edit several of these objects, such as the three processors,
01:36
select them using the CTRL key and then make any changes in the Properties pane.
01:42
Here, the objects are rotated 90 degrees.
01:45
You can also edit objects using a property table.
01:49
Select the Toolbox tab, click Add, and then select Object Property Table.
01:57
The property table displays above your model.
02:01
By default, all objects in your model are included in this table.
02:05
To edit properties, first, you need to add them as columns in your table.
02:10
Expand Columns to select the desired properties.
02:14
In this example, Visual is expanded and then Color and Protected are selected.
02:20
Back in the Property Table, the two additional columns are now added to the table.
02:25
To change a color, for example, simply click in the Color column, then expand the color palette to select a new option.
02:34
The Protected property is useful when you want to keep an object in place,
02:38
so that it does not move when you click the object and then move your mouse.
02:42
To enable this feature, click in the Protected column for the object, then expand the drop-down and select Protected.
02:51
You can also apply changes to multiple objects in a property table.
02:56
In this example, highlight the cells in the Protected column,
02:60
then expand the same drop-down and select Apply to All to enable this feature for all objects.
03:06
Now, the objects in your model can no longer be moved by accident.
03:11
To edit all of a certain type of object, such as changing the color of all processors,
03:16
you could select them individually in the property table or in the model,
03:20
but another option is to create and filter a separate property table.
03:25
In your Toolbox, click Add > Object Property Table, then expand Filter to select the objects you want to include.
03:34
In this case, a group of processors needs to be created first.
03:39
In the Toolbox, click Add > Group.
03:44
In Group Properties, click the Sample tool, then select Processor1 in the model.
03:51
Repeat these steps to select the other two processors.
03:55
Enter a name for your group, such as “Processors”, then Close the Group Properties.
04:00
In the Properties pane, you can edit the name of your new property table—here, the name is updated to “PropertyTableProcessors”.
04:09
Expand the property table Filter, expand General, then select the desired filter—in this case, Groups.
04:20
Now, you can simply select the group from the drop-down.
04:24
In this case, Processors is the only group, so it is already selected.
04:29
Now, to change the color of all processors, select Columns, expand Visual, and then select Color to add this property to your table.
04:40
Click in the Color column, then expand the palette to select a color.
04:46
Now, highlight all cells in the Color column, expand the Color drop-down, and select Apply to All.
04:55
All processor colors update in the model.
04:58
This is just one simple example of how you can edit multiple objects using a property table.
05:04
There are many different properties and filters that you can apply to efficiently edit objects in your 3D model.
Video transcript
00:03
In FlexSim, you can edit multiple objects at a time to build your 3D model efficiently and effectively.
00:10
You can use various selection methods to edit objects in the Properties pane,
00:15
or you can use or create custom property panes to help streamline the editing process.
00:21
With your model open in FlexSim, first, you need to select the objects you want to edit.
00:26
Press and hold SHIFT while using your cursor to click and drag a window around the objects you wish to select.
00:33
Each object is now highlighted with a red box.
00:37
Now, to edit the properties of the selected objects, click one object, and then, in the Properties pane, adjust the desired settings.
00:47
In this example, the color palette is expanded, and a new color is selected.
00:52
Notice that all three of the highlighted objects update in the model.
00:57
To deselect the highlighted objects, press and hold SHIFT again as you click or drag in empty model space.
01:04
Alternatively, you can select objects using the CTRL key.
01:08
Simply press and hold CTRL as you select each object you wish to edit.
01:13
To easily duplicate objects, such as the four objects in this model, select them using SHIFT, then click one of the objects.
01:23
Now, press CTRL+C and CTRL+V to copy and paste the selected objects.
01:29
In this case, two copies are made.
01:32
Again, to edit several of these objects, such as the three processors,
01:36
select them using the CTRL key and then make any changes in the Properties pane.
01:42
Here, the objects are rotated 90 degrees.
01:45
You can also edit objects using a property table.
01:49
Select the Toolbox tab, click Add, and then select Object Property Table.
01:57
The property table displays above your model.
02:01
By default, all objects in your model are included in this table.
02:05
To edit properties, first, you need to add them as columns in your table.
02:10
Expand Columns to select the desired properties.
02:14
In this example, Visual is expanded and then Color and Protected are selected.
02:20
Back in the Property Table, the two additional columns are now added to the table.
02:25
To change a color, for example, simply click in the Color column, then expand the color palette to select a new option.
02:34
The Protected property is useful when you want to keep an object in place,
02:38
so that it does not move when you click the object and then move your mouse.
02:42
To enable this feature, click in the Protected column for the object, then expand the drop-down and select Protected.
02:51
You can also apply changes to multiple objects in a property table.
02:56
In this example, highlight the cells in the Protected column,
02:60
then expand the same drop-down and select Apply to All to enable this feature for all objects.
03:06
Now, the objects in your model can no longer be moved by accident.
03:11
To edit all of a certain type of object, such as changing the color of all processors,
03:16
you could select them individually in the property table or in the model,
03:20
but another option is to create and filter a separate property table.
03:25
In your Toolbox, click Add > Object Property Table, then expand Filter to select the objects you want to include.
03:34
In this case, a group of processors needs to be created first.
03:39
In the Toolbox, click Add > Group.
03:44
In Group Properties, click the Sample tool, then select Processor1 in the model.
03:51
Repeat these steps to select the other two processors.
03:55
Enter a name for your group, such as “Processors”, then Close the Group Properties.
04:00
In the Properties pane, you can edit the name of your new property table—here, the name is updated to “PropertyTableProcessors”.
04:09
Expand the property table Filter, expand General, then select the desired filter—in this case, Groups.
04:20
Now, you can simply select the group from the drop-down.
04:24
In this case, Processors is the only group, so it is already selected.
04:29
Now, to change the color of all processors, select Columns, expand Visual, and then select Color to add this property to your table.
04:40
Click in the Color column, then expand the palette to select a color.
04:46
Now, highlight all cells in the Color column, expand the Color drop-down, and select Apply to All.
04:55
All processor colors update in the model.
04:58
This is just one simple example of how you can edit multiple objects using a property table.
05:04
There are many different properties and filters that you can apply to efficiently edit objects in your 3D model.
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