Managing Objects and Annotations

Objects and annotations are grouped in collapsible groups on the smart panel Eye Visibility tab. 

To expand all the groups, click More in the upper-right corner and select Expand all. To collapse them all, select Collapse all.

A half eye half visible icon indicates that some of the items in the group are hidden, but not all.

To change object or annotation settings and properties:

Right-click the object in a viewer and selecting a preferred action, or

Click the smart panel Eye Visibility tab, select the object or annotation and click More.

The available actions will depend on the object or annotation type and the workspace.

Setting Object Transparency

For some objects the opacity can be modified:

Click the smart panel Eye Visibility tab.

Select the object and click More.

Drag the Opacity slider to adjust the transparency.

Alternatively, right-click the object in a viewer, select Opacity and drag the opacity slider.

Changing an Annotation Color

To change the color of an annotation:

Click the smart panel Eye Visibility tab.

Select the object and click More.

Note

For a calibration annotation this option is not available.

Select Edit color.

Select a color and click OK.

Setting the Annotation Line Thickness

Click Annotate on the menu bar.

Click  Thickness and select one of the available thicknesses.

Note

The selected thickness becomes the new default for your user account on the computer you are working on.

Select the type of annotation you want to create and draw the annotation.

To change the line thickness of an existing annotation:

Select the annotation.

Click  Thickness and select the thickness.

The line thickness of the selected annotation will be adjusted.

Hiding Objects or Annotations

To hide one object or annotation:

Click the smart panel Eye Visibility tab.

Click the visibility icon visibility icon in front of the object or annotation. Click the faded visibility icon faded visibility icon to display the object or annotation.

Alternatively, right-click the object in a viewer and select Hide.

To hide all the items in a group of objects or annotations:

Click the visibility icon visibility icon in front of the group on the smart panel Eye Visibility tab. Click the faded visibility icon faded visibility icon or half eye half visible icon in front of the group to display all the items in the group.

To hide all objects and annotations:

Click More in the upper-right corner of the smart panel Eye Visibility tab.

select Hide all. Select Show all to display all the objects and annotations.

To set the visibility back to its default, click More in the upper-right corner of the smart panel Eye Visibility tab, and select Reset all.

Deleting Objects or Annotations

There are multiple ways to delete an object or annotation:

Right-click the object or annotation and select Delete.

Select the object or annotation and press the Delete key.

Select the smart panel Eye Visibility tab. Select the object or annotation, click More and select Delete.

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