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 , tags are included when you import or export Parasolid files.
Create a Tag
Create a tag and assign model elements.
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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.
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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
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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. -
In the microdialog, assign a Tag Name and Tag
Value.
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Click Apply
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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.
- 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.
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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.
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Click a tag in the legend to select it. In the following example, the
base tag is selected.
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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.
- 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.
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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.
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Click a tag in the legend.
Entities with the selected tag name and value are shown using the tag color:
- Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.
Edit Tags
Edit tag names and values.
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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.
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Double-click a tag name or value in the legend and edit the text as
needed.
- 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.
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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.
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Right-click a tag in the legend and select Change
Color.
A color picker is displayed.
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Click the color you want to assign to the tag. The selected color is also used
to display the tag's entities.
- Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.
Delete Tags
Delete tags from a model.
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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.
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Right-click a tag in the legend and select Delete.
The tag is removed from the legend and from all entities.
- Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.