Part Attributes
All parts have attributes which make them easier to organize in a netfabb project, although they do not have a direct influences on their physical characteristics when produced. These are the part's name, color, group and number.
Rename
Parts in your project can be renamed via the context menu, which is opened by a right-click on the respective part in the main screen or in the project tree, or in the Part menu. Then, you can insert a new name.
The color can be changed for parts and slices. Right-click on them and choose "Change Color" in the context menu or double-click on the colored dot next to the part in the project tree. That dot always has the current color of the part.
Colors are always changed in a dialog box, which provides both predefined colors or define your own colors. For more information, click here.
Groups
Groups of objects can be created in the context menu after right-clicking on a part in the Parts section of the project tree. You can either just create a new group or create a group with selected parts. Parts can then be added to the group or moved out of the group by drag & drop within the project tree. This allows you to organize and structure the project. By clicking on a group in the tree you select all parts in the group.
 In the context menu of parts in the project tree you can create an empty group or a group containing all selected parts. |
If you right-click on the group in the tree, a context menu appears for editing the group. You can rename groups, remove groups and all associated parts or, if you have groups which do not contain any parts, you can remove all empty groups. If you click on Ungroup, the group you clicked on is removed and the parts it contained are moved into the superordinate group or the Parts section.
If you change the color of the group, all parts in the group and all parts you add to the group get the same color. The icon of the group in the tree is updated so that the sphere above the folder is displayed in the group color. If parts are moved out of the group, they get back their old color.
If you Show or Hide a group, all parts in the group are shown or hidden. You can also do that by clicking on the little eye next to the group in the tree. This eye also indicates, if the parts of the group are shown or hidden. Whenever all parts in the group are shown, the eye is orange. If all parts are hidden, it is grey. If some parts are shown and some hidden, it is half orange half grey.
 Groups in the Project Tree |
 The context menu after right-clicking on a group. |
Part Numbers
If you right-click on the Parts section in the project tree, you can activate or deactivate the option Show Part Numbers. If it is active, a number is displayed next to each part in the project tree. Part numbers can only be shown in netfabb Studio Professional.
The first part in the project has the number 1. To each additional part, the next number is assigned, even if parts with lower numbers have already been removed. Parts also count as new parts, if they are edited, for example if they are repaired.
The numbering of parts may help to keep an overview over projects containing many parts.
In the same context menu, you can also renumber all parts. If you do so, the parts are given continuous numbers again, but still according to how long they have been in the project. So, the oldest part remaining in the project will get the number one, the second oldest the number 2, and so on.
