Every object contains Properties, which are used to save information about its features. For example, a Rectangle-type object contains a Name property, which stores its name, and the Width and Height properties, which store its width and height, respectively, among other properties.
This chapter lists all common properties of E3 objects. Each topic contains the name of the property, its description and, when applicable, an example of its usage. Properties are identified by an icon indicating the data type supported by their content. The available data types are described on the next table.
Available data types
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|
Boolean |
Represents True or False values |
Collection |
Represents a collection of objects |
Collection Item |
Represents an item on a collection of objects |
Color |
Represents a color in RGB format |
Date and Time |
Represents a date in the Gregorian calendar (beginning in 1899) |
Enumeration |
Represents a determined set of values |
Font |
Represents a font applied to a text |
GUID |
Represents a GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) value |
Indexed Property |
Represents a property whose values can be accessed by an index |
Link |
Represents a link between objects |
Number |
Represents an integer or Double value, positive or negative, to be defined by the property |
Picture |
Represents an image in BMP, EMF, GIF, ICO, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, or WMF format |
Text |
Represents a text |
Variant |
Represents a variable value, which can assume several formats |
Some properties can propagate their values to the same property in their child objects. In this case, they are called propagating properties. Users can, however, force a child object's property to behave in a different way.
NOTE |
E3 uses the Himetric system to define coordinates and widths. In this system, each logical unit is equivalent to a thousandth centimeter, that is, 1,000 units are equivalent to one centimeter. Thus, this is the standard adopted when describing E3 properties, when applicable. |
The available properties on this section are the following:
•Name