Which Settings are "Per Model" Not "Per Window"?

Which settings are "per model", not "per window"?

It will be obvious that different windows may present different views of a model, or contour different data components; but windows on the same model are not totally independent of one another. Storing detailed attributes for every item in a model on a per window basis would be wasteful of memory, and would also require some very complicated panels to provide detailed feedback to the user.

Therefore "properties" of a model, which can be stored in a properties file, are stored on a per-model rather than a per-window basis. This means:

• Blanking status; as controlled in the BLANK panel.
• Colour, transparency, brightness and shininess; as controlled in the PROPs and/or COLOUR panels.
• Exploded part status; as controlled in the DEFORM panel.

"Properties" files are described in more detail under Properties.

If it is necessary to have multiple windows with different blanking or element attribute properties then you will have to read the same model in twice. D3PLOT will treat this as two totally separate models, and you will be able to set different attributes, however it will double your memory usage.

Swapping between models in model-specific panels Model-specific panels can only operate on one model at a time, but you can swap between models at any time using M1, M2, ... tabs. These function just like window tabs ( W1, ...) except that: They are green rather than blue Only one tab may be active at a time If you only have one model in memory then these tabs are not drawn.