About the Properties Command

	The `Properties` command lets you access the properties (graphic, mechanical, drafting, piping, etc.) of an object. This object can be a feature (such as a pad), a body, a part, and so on. To display the properties of an object, first select the object, either in the geometry area or in the specification tree, then select `Edit > Properties` (or press `ALT+Enter`) or right-click then select `Properties`. A `Properties` dialog box similar to the one below is displayed:

	The various properties available for the selected object are grouped together in several tabs according to their category. In our example, when selecting a part body, we can access the following tabs: `Feature Properties`, `Graphic` and `Mechanical`.
	Note that you can use special characters for the `Feature Name`. In that case, a warning message is displayed.
	As explained above, the name and number of tabs displayed in the `Properties` dialog box varies according to the type of object you select. For instance, when accessing the properties of a sheet, the `Properties` dialog box looks like this:

	All these tabs are detailed in the user's guides of the workbenches in which they are implemented. Regarding the example below, the `Sheet` tab is detailed in the Version 5 - Interactive Drafting User's Guide.
	About the More... button Some applications, Drafting for example, do not display all available tabs in the `Properties` dialog box when it is first displayed. Click the `More...` button to access any other tabs. A progress bar appears:

	You can either wait until more properties are displayed (and this may take a long time), or interrupt the command by clicking `Cancel`. If interrupted, the `Properties` dialog box returns to its original state, i.e. as if `More...` had not been clicked. In both cases (interruption or not), `More...` then disappears:

	About the Define other properties... button You can also add properties to a .CATPart or a .CATProduct document by clicking `Define other properties...` displayed in the `Product` tab. This tab is displayed only when displaying the properties of a part or a product. Clicking this button opens the following dialog box:

	For detailed information on this dialog box, refer to "Modifying Component Properties" in the Version 5 - Product Structure User's Guide.
	About preselected objects Note that when displaying the properties of a preselected object (for instance, you point at an object in the specification tree without clicking it then press `ALT+Enter`), the `Properties` command lets you access the object properties but `OK` and `Apply` are grayed out as shown below:

	This means that even if the values contained in the dialog box can be modified, you will not be able to apply your modifications to the preselected object.