Attribute and graphic overrides

Override values for an attribute or graphic (with a Symbol Wizard or custom properties) can be configured for each associated Choice or Option. When you associate an attribute or graphic, the default values are listed in the Settings pane. To configure values that apply to the selected Choice or Option, enter the values in the Settings pane. If the attribute or graphic is associated with multiple Choices or Options, different values can be used for each one. Values for the Choices and Options are saved when you save the object. If the setting is marked as visible, users can override your setting (or override the default, if you have not configured a setting) as they derive and configure instances from the Object Wizard.

Graphics with overrides that affect their shape, for example, certain Situational Awareness Library graphics, are rendered with the applicable shape-changes as defined by the overrides.

Note: If you override a Symbol Wizard setting, the only way to make the setting visible again is to remove the override. Attributes and custom properties with overrides can be made visible again by selecting the visibility checkbox.

A configured setting is defined as any change from the default configuration of the attribute or graphic. This includes changing a value or visibility. For example, you might change the default Boolean value from true to false, or you might change an integer value from 5 to 10, or change engineering units from liters to cc. Changing the visibility of a setting also counts as a configured setting.

• The default visibility setting for attribute values is hidden (Visibility icon is muted (grayed-out) in the Settings pane).

• The default visibility setting for Symbol Wizard and custom property values is visible (Visibility icon is unmuted in the Settings pane).

• Visibility overrides are indicated by a small X in the upper right quadrant of the visibility icon.

The total number of configured settings for each individual attribute and graphic is displayed in the Associations pane. The total number of configured settings for ALL attributes and graphics associated with an individual Choice or Option is displayed in the Choices and Options pane.