Overlay

 

 
 
 

The Overlay settings page concerns the following settings categories:

  When you work with suppliers to review a mock-up, you might want to warn these partners that some parts have a certain level of confidentiality. Displaying an overlay enables you to do that.
 		  
  The overlay works for both 2D and 3D documents, and is also taken into account during capture and print. It is also visible in no show space.

A Overlay Settings tab page enables you to:

  • define the text that should be displayed
  • define the graphical properties and layout of the text
  • activate / deactivate the overlay

Each setting can be locked by the administrator.

  
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  • The overlay is not visible in result and preview windows (group, clash, section, current selection etc.)
  • The overlay is not integrated in Collaboration tools
  
 

Global

   
  You have the possibility of activating the overlay automatically whenever a document is opened.
 

 
 

Always activate Overlay when opening a document

  
  Check the Always activate overlay when opening a document checkbox to activate the option.
Note that it is not necessary to restart your  session in order to take into account the modification of this checkbox.

By default, this option is unchecked.
 

  
 

Text

   
     
  You define the text that will constitute the overlay.
In the text-entry field, enter the desired overlay text.		  
     
 

Customize

  
  To customize the textual properties, click the Customize button.
The following panel appears:

  
 

Date

  
  To insert the current date in the overlay text, click the Date checkbox.

By default, this option is unchecked.

  
 

Format

  
  To modify the format of the inserted date, click the Format selection button and choose the desired format from the proposed list.  
 

Copyright Username

  
  To insert your username in the overlay text, click the Username checkbox.

By default, this option is unchecked.

  
     
 

Global Parameters

   
 

Transparency

  
  The transparency parameter defines the transparency of the overlay fill  (0% is equivalent to no transparency and 100% is equivalent to complete transparency).

To modify the transparency value, drag the Transparency slide button to the desired value.

By default, this option is valuated to 0%.
 

  
 

Fill

  
  The overlay fill constitutes a background to the overlay text.

To modify the fill color, click the Fill selection button and choose the desired fill color from the proposed list.

By default, this option is valuated to No Color.

  
     
 

Text Properties

   
  You can modify the text properties of the overlay text defined above.

 
 

Font

  
  Click the Font selection button and choose the desired font from the proposed list.

By default, this option valuated to Swiss.pfb.

  
 

Size

  
  In the Size text-entry field, enter the desired size or use the increment / decrement buttons until you reach the desired size value.

By default, this option valuated to 20.
 

  
 

Color

  
  Click the Color selection button and choose the desired color from the proposed list.

By default, this option is valuated to Yellow.
 

  
     
 

Position

   
 

 

 
     
  Click the radio button corresponding to the desired placement of the overlay text: top, bottom, left, right or diagonal.

If you also wish the overlay text to be tiled, then click the Tile checkbox.

By default, this option is set to Bottom and Tile unchecked.
 

  
   

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