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Characteristics overview

You are able to manage the characteristics of a test plan in the characteristics overview. The characteristics of the currently active test plan are displayed as a list. A test plan is activated when you open an associated drawing sheet.

Content

• Set-up
• Columns of the characteristics list
• Functions for numbering
• Functions for the characteristics list
• More functions

Set-up

In the toolbar (1) above the characteristics list (2), you will see functional control elements for numbering, filtering and sorting, as well as the number of characteristics in the characteristics list. The sum Σ of characteristics (3) refers to the part of the test plan that is currently being displayed in the characteristics list, not to the entire test plan.

Functions for numbering

	Short description	Reference
Start value	Specify the start value from which the (re-)numbering is to be implemented.	Functions > Characteristics > Automatically stamp Functions > Characteristics > Manually stamp Functions > Characteristics > Change numbering User interface > Function window > Characteristic properties > Properties
Manual numbering	Re-number characteristics by allocating stamp numbers by clicking on individual stamps in the drawing.	Functions > Characteristics > Change numbering
Clockwise numbering	Re-number characteristics by allocating stamp numbers in a clockwise direction around a point in the drawing.	Functions > Characteristics > Change numbering
Left-to-right numbering	Re-number characteristics in reading direction, i.e. from left to right and top to bottom.	Functions > Characteristics > Change numbering
Renumber by list position	Renumber the selected characteristics using the list item.	Functions > Characteristics > Change numbering

Columns of the characteristics list

	Short description	Reference
	Order in which the characteristics are exported
No.	Stamp marking	More > Terms > Stamp
Title	Title of the characteristic	User interface > Function window > Characteristic properties > Properties
Nominal	Nominal value	User interface > Function window > Characteristic properties > Properties
UT	Upper tolerance	User interface > Function window > Characteristic properties > Properties
LT	Lower tolerance	User interface > Function window > Characteristic properties > Properties
Stamp view manually assigned	If a stamp view has been manually assigned to the characteristic, this is indicated by an indicator icon () angezeigt Note Available from program version 4.1.0	Functions > Characteristics > Assign stamp view

Functions for the characteristics list

Note The Duplicate, Delete and Edit characteristic functions are accessed via the context menu displayed when you right-click on a characteristic.

	Short description	Reference
Sort characteristics	Sort all characteristics in the list depending on the size of values in this column.
Move up in list	Move up the selected characteristics in the list. Therefore the characteristics need to be sorted by position.	User interface > Function window > Characteristic overview > Columns of the characteristics list
Move down in list	Move down the selected characteristics in the list. Therefore the characteristics need to be sorted by position.	User interface > Function window > Characteristic overview > Columns of the characteristics list
Duplicate	Create copies of the selected characteristics.
Edit tag	Edit the assignment of tags for the selected characteristics.	Functions > Characteristics > Tag
Delete	Delete the selected characteristics.

Functions for filtering

Note The Filter characteristics function () can be found in the main toolbar.
See User interface > Main window > Toolbar > The “Sheet tools” group

	Brief description	Reference
Number of characteristics (filtered)	Displays the number of filtered characteristics and the total number of characteristics in the partial test plan	Functions > Characteristics > Filtern
Hide filtered out characteristics completely	Display filtered out characteristics locked in the list () or hide completely () Note Available from program version 4.1.3	Functions > Characteristics > Filter
Hide filtered out characteristics completely		Functions > Characteristics > Filter

More functions

Function		Short description	Reference
	Display characteristic in drawing	Double-click on a characteristic in the list to centre the drawing view onto it.

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