The upper part of the editing dialogs display object type and three freely selectable attributes. Browse buttons adjacent to them open code file list for value selection. When opening the list, both system and user code lists are checked and the list containing value is opened. By default user code is used. Switch to other code list can be forced with the Ctrl-key. With the Shift-key list displays all codes found from the active file.
When moving the mouse cursor over the field, small tooltip displays field id, current value and description. The text alignment within the fields can be switched temporarily between left and right with the Insert-key. This can be helpful with long values. Selected text alignmnet is used until the dialog is closed.
Upper line displays the object id and description from the code file. Usually the id is code T3, but with cross section and profile files surface code T1 is used. Browse button with the Alt-key opens list with codes collected from all element list files.
The second row displays three freely selectable attributes. By default they are surface code (T1 or code T3 in profile windows), line number (T2) and point id (T4). Browse buttons allow value selection from the code file lists or, in the case of numbers T2 and T4, finding next available value (largest value + 1).
Browse buttons with the Alt-key open the selection list for displayed attribute selection. The list contains code fields T1-T6, common and code specific attributes from the code file and finally all other attributes found from the edited object. When the attribute is selected for display in the field, it is not any more displayed in the Data tab attribute list.
3D-Win treats existing break lines as lines regardless of the line number (T2). You cannot change a break line to single points (or vice versa) just by modifying the line number. There are separate functions for editing single points and break lines. The line number (T2) has a special meaning in some formats (MM Ascii or Geonic) and certain rules apply.
The internal structure of a break line means that all points on a line have the same surface code (T1), line number (T2) and feature code (T3). This may cause some problems, especially with formats which allow single points inside a line, e.g. manholes in a sewer pipe. In this case, these points have to be copied as single points.
In addition to the code fields, all objects can have other attribute data, the amount of which is in practice unlimited. This data is available through the editing dialog Data tab. Attributes may be code dependent and can be defined in code file.