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All actors and the viewport background have properties that define their characteristics, such as color and opacity.</span>
<p>You view and edit properties from the Properties pane in the lower-left corner of the Composer window.


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</p></td></tr></table></td><td class="DocHeader2"><table class="DocTopics" id="table13"><tr><td class="TopicsTitle">Related Topics</td></tr><tr><td><a href="cps-t-GettingStarted-ViewsCreateUpdate.htm#cps-t-GettingStarted-ViewsCreateUpdate" class="link" title="In the previous topic, you modified the color of the LPattern part. When you modify a view, you must decide whether to update the view, create a new view, or discard your changes.">Creating and Updating Views</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div class="body taskbody"><ol class="ol steps"><li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">
Drag the 
<span class="ph uicontrol">initial</span> view to the viewport.</p></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">In the viewport, click to select the 
<span class="ph uicontrol">LPattern2</span> part.<p> 
<p>The Properties pane displays the 
<span class="ph uicontrol">LPattern2</span> properties.</p></p></p></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">In the Properties pane, for the 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Color</span> property, click to select a new color.<p> 
<p>The viewport updates to show the new color.</p></p></p></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">
Drag the 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Opacity</span> slider to approximately 120.<p> 
<p>The part is now partially transparent.</p>
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With 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Opacity</span> still selected, click 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Restore Neutral Properties</span> 
<img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSNeutralPropertiesRestore.png"/> in the <span class="ph uicontrol">Properties</span> toolbar.<p> 
<p>The default opacity is restored.</p>

<table class="Remark" id="table132"><tr><td class="Remark"><span class="run-in">Tip:
				</span> You can save a new default property value by clicking 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Set as Neutral Properties</span> 
<img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSNeutralPropertiesSet.png"/> in the <span class="ph uicontrol">Properties</span> toolbar. Changing the neutral value affects all views containing the actor.
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<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">In the viewport, select any two geometry actors and change some property values.<p> 
<p>The Properties pane shows only properties common to the selected actors. Property changes affect all selected actors.</p></p></p></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">In the Properties pane, with no properties selected, click 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Restore Neutral Properties</span> 
<img class="image" src="../Icons3DVIA/I_CPSNeutralPropertiesRestore.png"/>.<p> 
<p>This restores all properties to their neutral values.</p>

<table class="Remark" id="table132"><tr><td class="Remark"><span class="run-in">Tip:
				</span> Use the 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Ctrl</span> key to add or remove property selections.</td></tr></table>
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<li class="stepexpand"><p class="li step">Select 
<span class="ph uicontrol">LPattern2</span> and change its color again.<p> <table class="Remark" id="table132"><tr><td class="Remark"><span class="run-in">Tip:
				</span> Use 
styles to define a set of property values that you can apply to actors.



See <a class="xref" href="cps-r-Workshops-Styles.htm#cps-r-Workshops-Styles" title="The Styles workshop lets you create and manage styles.">Styles Workshop</a>.</td></tr></table>
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