Tags

Assign or query tags (metadata) that can be associated with one or more entities in a model.

A tag is metadata that can be assigned to one or more entities (faces, edges, vertices, or parts). It has a name and a value. For example, the name could be color and the value could be blue.

For a given entity, each tag can only have one value to avoid conflicts. For example, if an entity had a tag named color with a value of blue, you could not create another tag named color with a value of red for that entity.

An entity can have multiple tags, and the same tag can be applied to multiple entities. A model can also have no tags at all.

When Import tags and Export tags are enabled in Preferences > Inspire > Geometry, tags are included when you import or export Parasolid files.

Create a Tag

Create a tag and assign model elements.

  1. On the Geometry ribbon, select the Tags Tool.

    Note: The tool may be hidden in the dropdown menu. To access the dropdown menu, you can do one of the following:
    • Select at the lower right corner of the currently displayed tool.
    • Click and hold the currently displayed tool.
  2. In the guide bar, select an entity type. For example, if you select Faces, only faces can be assigned to the tag.
    • Faces
    • Edges
    • Vertices
    • Parts
  3. In the workspace, select the entities you want to tag.
    Tip:
    • While holding down Ctrl, click to remove an entity from the selection.
    • If you click a tag in the legend while selecting entities, click an empty area of the workspace or right-click the legend and choose Select None to exit tag-query mode and return to tag-creation mode.
    Note: An entity can have multiple tags assigned to it.
  4. In the microdialog, assign a Tag Name and Tag Value.

  5. Click Apply .
    The tag is applied to the selected entities, and the entities are displayed in the tag color. The # column indicates how many entities are assigned to each tag.

    Tip: When you copy entities, their tags will be preserved with the copy.
  6. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Add or Remove Tag Entities

Add or remove entities from existing tags.

  1. On the Geometry ribbon, select the Tags tool.

    Note: The tool may be hidden in the dropdown menu. To access the dropdown menu, you can do one of the following:
    • Select at the lower right corner of the currently displayed tool.
    • Click and hold the currently displayed tool.
  2. Click a tag in the legend to select it. In the following example, the base tag is selected.

  3. While holding down Ctrl, click entities in the workspace to add or remove them from the tag.
    The # column indicates how many entities are assigned to each tag.
    Note: An entity can have multiple tags assigned to it, but you can only select a single tag at a time in the legend.
  4. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Query Tags

Display entities with the selected tag name and value.

  1. On the Geometry ribbon, select the Tags tool.

    Note: The tool may be hidden in the dropdown menu. To access the dropdown menu, you can do one of the following:
    • Select at the lower right corner of the currently displayed tool.
    • Click and hold the currently displayed tool.
  2. Click a tag in the legend.
    Entities with the selected tag name and value are shown using the tag color:

  3. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Edit Tags

Edit tag names and values.

  1. On the Geometry ribbon, select the Tags tool.

    Note: The tool may be hidden in the dropdown menu. To access the dropdown menu, you can do one of the following:
    • Select at the lower right corner of the currently displayed tool.
    • Click and hold the currently displayed tool.
  2. Double-click a tag name or value in the legend and edit the text as needed.

  3. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Change the Tag Color

Change colors used to display tags and their associated entities.

  1. On the Geometry ribbon, select the Tags tool.

    Note: The tool may be hidden in the dropdown menu. To access the dropdown menu, you can do one of the following:
    • Select at the lower right corner of the currently displayed tool.
    • Click and hold the currently displayed tool.
  2. Right-click a tag in the legend and select Change Color.
    A color picker is displayed.

  3. Click the color you want to assign to the tag. The selected color is also used to display the tag's entities.

  4. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.

Delete Tags

Delete tags from a model.

  1. On the Geometry ribbon, select the Tags tool.

    Note: The tool may be hidden in the dropdown menu. To access the dropdown menu, you can do one of the following:
    • Select at the lower right corner of the currently displayed tool.
    • Click and hold the currently displayed tool.
  2. Right-click a tag in the legend and select Delete.
    The tag is removed from the legend and from all entities.
  3. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.