An occurrence carries properties, that can be viewed and used through the Inspector panel, or using Python scripting.

There are 3 types of properties in PiXYZ:


Default properties
An occurrence has 4 default properties:


  • Name: Defines the name of the occurrence, as it is displayed in the Product Structure panel, and at the top of the Inspector panel when selected
  • Transform: Defines the position (transformation matrix) of the occurrence in the scene
  • Material: Defines the material assigned to the occurrence
  • Visible: Defines the visibility of the occurrence in the scene

Additional properties

An occurrence issued from an imported CAD/3D model can have additional properties, often called metadata.

CAD/3D model's additional properties (that were inserted in the CAD/3D software that produced the model) are retrieved at import.

Custom properties

Custom properties can be added to an occurrence by the user through the GUI (Inspector panel) or using Python scripting.


See also: Adding Custom Properties


NOTE                Additional Properties and Custom Properties are listed in the Inspector panel in the foldable Other Properties section.


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