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The Object Properties dialog, available from the
Edit and right-click menus, lets you view and edit
parameters for how selected objects behave in
viewports and renderings. Note that you cannot
necessarily edit all proper ties; parameters that
apply to renderable geometry are unavailable for
non-renderable objects. However, parameters
that apply to any object, such as Hide/Unhide,
Freeze/Unfreeze, Trajectory, and so on, remain
available for these non-renderable objec ts.
With the Object Proper ties dialog you can specify
settings per object or by layer (page 3–920).Object
settings affect only the object or objects selected.
When an object is set to By Layer, it in her its its
properties from the layer settings, which you set
w ith the Layer Properties dialog (page 3–662).
The Object Properties dialog panels are:
• General Panel (Object Properties Dialog) (page
1–117)
• Advanced Lighting Pa nel (Object Properties
Dialog) (page 1–123)
• mental ray Panel (Object Properties Dialog)
(page 1–126)
• User Defined Panel (Object Properties Dialog)
(page 1–127)
Obj ect Pr operti es Dia l og
Pa nel s
Gener a l Panel (Obj ect Pr operties
Dia log)
Edit menu > Object Properties > Object Properties dialog
> General panel
Select object or objects. > Rig ht-click. > Transform
(lower-right) quadrant of the quad menu > Properties >
Object Properties dialog > General panel
Layer manager > Click the icon next to an object ’s name.
> O bject Properties dialog > General panel
This panel of the Object Prop erties dialog displays
general object informa tion, as well as controls for
rendering the object and displaying it in viewports.
Object Pr operties