Selecting a Group in a View means that you can edit or view the following properties in the Properties Window.
The Main Tab
Editing the "Main" Properties for a Group
Name: | The name of the Group |
Documentation: | A space to enter some user documentation relating to the Group |
The Properties Tab
For more information about creating and managing User Properties see User Properties.
The Appearance Tab
Editing the "Appearance" Properties for a Group
Fill Colour: | Sets the fill colour for the Group. Click on the main part of the button to set the colour. The "Default" drop-down option sets the fill colour to the default setting. |
Gradient: | Sets the direction used to draw the gradient fill of the selected element. Settings are "None", "Top", Left", "Right" and "Bottom". Note - gradients will not show when a diagram is exported in SVG image format. |
Font: | Sets the font used for the text in the Group. Click on the main part of the button to set the font. The "Default" drop-down option sets the font to the default setting as set in Preferences. |
Font Colour: | Sets the colour of the font used for the text in the Group. Click on the main part of the button to set the colour. The "Default" drop-down option sets the font colour to the default setting. |
Fill Opacity: | Set the fill opacity of the figure. Range from 0-255. |
Line Colour: | Sets the colour of the line used to draw the selected element. Click on the main part of the button to set the colour. The "Derive from fill colour" drop-down option sets the line colour based on the fill colour. The "Default" drop-down option sets the line colour to the default colour as set in Preferences. If the "Default" drop-down option is not visible it is because line colours are derived from the element's fill colour, as set in the "Derive from fill colour" drop-down option. |
Line Width: | Sets the width of the line used to draw the Group. Options are "Normal", "Medium" and "Heavy". |
Line Opacity: | Set the line opacity of the figure. Range from 0-255. |
Line Style: | Set the line style of the figure. Options are "Solid", "Dashed", "Dotted" and "None". |
Border: | Sets the border type. Can be either "Tabbed" or "Rectangle". | Text Alignment: | Align text in the selected object to Left, Centred or Right. |
Text Position: | Align text in the selected object to Top, Middle or Bottom. |
The Label Tab
Adding a Label Expression to display in the View
By default, a Group's name will be displayed in the View in which it appears. Using a label expression, you can choose what is displayed for the Group. For example you may wish to display the Group's name and one or more of its properties.
For a full list of expression types please refer to the Archi Wiki.
The Image Tab
Image Properties for a Group
Preview: | A preview image that shows how the image will appear. Double-clicking the Preview box will launch the Image Chooser dialog window. You can also drag and drop an image file from the desktop onto the Preview box. |
Image: | Select an image for the object or clear the image. See "Adding Images to Objects" for more details |
Position: | Sets the position of the image relative to the object. |