Luminous - If this box is checked, the object will appear to give off its own light and will have gradual shadows caused by the defined light sources.
No select - If this box is checked, the object cannot be selected using the mouse in the Orthographic / Perspective views.
Minimum Magnification - This is the minimum magnification that the object will be visible for.
Maximum Distance - This is the maximum distance that the object will be visible for. If your view is further than this distance the object will not be displayed.
Billboard Mode - This option is usually only used when "Visual display" is set to Plane. Options include:
- No Billboard - The visual tool will display based on its set rotation.
- Vertical Billboard - This will cause the plane to stand vertically in the model and always face toward the camera along the same viewing plane.
- All Around Billboard - This will cause the plane always present its face to you no matter what the viewing angle is.
- Screen Locked Billboard - Locks the Visual Tool in front of the view.
Visual display - This selects the display type the VisualObject will be. The available types are: Plane, Cube, Column, Sphere, Imported Shape, Text, or Presentation Slide. The various options in this drop-down menu and the subsequent changes to this tab page are described in more detail in the VisualTool section.
Texture
These properties are used to define how a texture is drawn on the 3D object.
Filename - This file is the bitmap image that will be textured on the object.
Vertical Repeats - This number defines how many times the texture image will be repeated vertically across the image.
Horizontal Repeats - This number defines how many times the texture image will be repeated horizontally across the image.
Divisions - This number is used to define the number of sides on the object if it is a column and the "roundness" of the object if it is a sphere. If the object is a sphere, this number should be relatively high (~20).
Text
These options are available when Text is selected in Visual display.
Text display - This picklist defines what text will be displayed. You may choose from the picklist options, or click the 
to edit the code directly.
Text Size - This number defines the height of the text in the object. The width of the text will be automatically adjusted to keep the text easily legible.
Text Thickness - This number defines the thickness of the text in the object.
Model
These options are available when Imported Shape is selected in Visual display.
Filename - Specifies which 3D shape to display. You can use a 3D shape from the model, or import a new shape by clicking the down arrow and selecting Browse...
Presentation Slide
These options are available when Presentation Slide is selected in Visual display.
Choose Text - Presentation Slides may have multiple text displays. Click the 
to add a new text object. The options below will enable to specify the text's properties.
Text display - This picklist defines what text will be displayed. You may choose from the picklist options, or click the to edit the code directly.
Size - The size of the displayed text.
Color - The color of the displayed text.
