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Contents Chapter 1 New Features and Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 New Features in AutoCAD Architecture 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A Quick Start for Transitioning from AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Contacting Autodesk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Sales Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Workflow and User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chapter 2 AutoCAD Architecture Workflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Start a New Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . Create a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . Design Your Building . . . . . . . . . Annotate Your Design . . . . . . . . . Publish Your Drawings . . . . . . . . Work on an Existing Drawing . . . . . . . . Add or Modify Architectural Objects . Add or Modify Annotation . . . . . . Publish the Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . 13 . 14 . 15 . 15 . 16 . 16 . 17 . 18 v Chapter 3 The Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Changes to the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Workspace Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workspace Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Application Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Quick Access Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Context Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tool Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Properties Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drawing Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project Navigator Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finding Information in AutoCAD Architecture . . . . . . . . . . InfoCenter Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 Context Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tooltips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Objects in the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . View and Navigation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quick View Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ViewCube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SteeringWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ShowMotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Tool Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening the Tool Palettes Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controlling the Appearance of the Tool Palettes Set . . . . Specifying Different Tool Palettes for the Tool Palettes Set . Creating a New Tool Palettes Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a New Tool Palettes Group . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a New Tool Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining the Appearance of Tool Palettes . . . . . . . . . . Adding Text and Separator Lines to Tool Palettes . . . . . Working with Tool Palettes from a Central Location . . . . Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an Object with a Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Tool Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing a Tool Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing a Tool Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Tool from an Object in the Drawing . . . . . . Copying a Tool from a Tool Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Tool from the Style Manager . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Tool from AEC Content in DesignCenter . . . . Using Command Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi | Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . 22 . 23 . 24 . 36 . 41 . 42 . 43 . 44 . 44 . 47 . 48 . 51 . 52 . 52 . 54 . 54 . 61 . 62 . 62 . 65 . 65 . 67 . 68 . 70 . 70 . 73 . 73 . 75 . 76 . 77 . 78 . 79 . 81 . 82 . 85 . 87 . 89 . 90 . 92 . 92 . 93 . 94 . 95 . 96 Working with Tools from a Central Location . . . . . . . Applying the Properties of a Tool to an Existing Object . Re-Importing Styles for a Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Properties Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening the Properties Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Appearance of the Properties Palette . . . . . The Design Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Display Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Extended Data Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Worksheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Direct Editing with Grips and Dynamic Dimensions . . . . . . Grip Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grip Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the CTRL Key with Grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trigger Grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dynamic Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grip Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Temporary Grip Coordinate Systems . . . . . . . . . . . Aligning the UCS to an Object Face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matching Object Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Styles and Support Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Integration of AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD . . . . . . Chapter 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 . 105 . 106 . 107 . 107 . 108 . 108 . 110 . 112 . 113 . 114 . 115 . 117 . 118 . 119 . 119 . 120 . 123 . 123 . 124 . 124 . 126 . 127 Content Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Content Browser Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exploring the Content Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing a Tool Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Items in a Tool Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing Your Catalog Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a New Tool Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Tool Catalog from Content Drawings . . . . . . Adding Tools from Content Drawings to a Tool Catalog . . Adding an Existing Tool Catalog to Your Catalog Library . Creating a Catalog Install File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing Tool Catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Website to Your Catalog Library . . . . . . . . . . Editing Tool Catalog Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Catalog Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sorting Catalogs in the Library View . . . . . . . . . . . . Filtering Catalogs in the Library View . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing a Tool Catalog or Website Link . . . . . . . . . . Opening a Different Catalog Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renaming a Catalog Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Searching for Items in a Tool Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing a Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 . 131 . 132 . 135 . 136 . 137 . 138 . 141 . 144 . 145 . 146 . 148 . 150 . 152 . 153 . 153 . 154 . 154 . 155 . 155 . 156 Contents | vii Adding Content to a Tool Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining Categories in a Tool Catalog . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Tool Palette to a Tool Catalog . . . . . . . . . Adding a Tool Package to a Tool Catalog . . . . . . . . Adding Tools to a Tool Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying and Moving Tool Palettes and Tool Packages . Copying and Moving Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing a Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting Tool Catalog Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Tool Catalog Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linked and Unlinked Tool Catalog Items . . . . . . . . Using a Tool in the AutoCAD Architecture Workspace . Copying a Tool Palette to the AutoCAD Architecture Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying a Tool Package to the AutoCAD Architecture Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refreshing Linked Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refreshing Linked Tool Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying Refresh Options for Linked Tool Palettes . . Working with Multiple Content Browser Windows . . . . . . Opening a Tool Catalog in a New Content Browser Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening Catalog Items in a New Content Browser Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dragging Catalog Items Between Content Browser Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting the Content Browser from a Windows Command Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 . 160 . 160 . 161 . 162 . 163 . 164 . 166 . 167 . 167 . 167 . 168 . . . . . 170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 . 172 . 173 . 173 . 173 . . . . . 174 . . . . . 174 . . . . . 175 . . . . . 177 Creating and Saving Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 About Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Drawing from a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Drawing Without a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening Legacy Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving a Drawing to a Previous Release File Format . . . . . . . . Setting Up a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Drawing Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Annotation Scales and Assigning them to Display Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying a Layer Standard and a Layer Key Style . . . . . Specifying the Default Display Representations . . . . . . . Specifying the Units for HVAC Components . . . . . . . . Specifying AEC Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the AEC Editor Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the AEC Content Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying AEC Object Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii | Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 . 180 . 181 . 182 . 183 . 183 . 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 . 190 . 193 . 195 . 196 . 197 . 201 . 202 Specifying the Display Resolution of Objects with Facets . Changing the AEC Project Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharing Drawings with AutoCAD Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comparing Methods of Sharing Drawings . . . . . . . . Generating Proxy Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exporting a Drawing to AutoCAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exporting a Drawing to a DXF File . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 . 204 . 205 . 207 . 207 . 208 . 211 Interoperability with Other Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Importing and Exporting IFC Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Information for Exporting Drawing Files to IFC . How IFC Files Are Imported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing Building Components from Autodesk Inventor . . . Importing a Building Component into AutoCAD Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing LandXML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schema Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supported Data Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . File Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing LandXML Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting Layer Keys for LandXML Data . . . . . . . . . . Publishing Drawing Files to Autodesk MapGuide . . . . . . . Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Published Data Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generating a MWX File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . An Overview of the Published Data Structure . . . . . . . An Overview of the Database Structure . . . . . . . . . . Publishing Data to Autodesk MapGuide . . . . . . . . . Exporting Property Set Data to an MDB . . . . . . . . . . Publishing Drawings to DWF and DWFx . . . . . . . . . . . . Workflow for Publishing Drawings to DWF or DWFx . . Publishing Drawings to PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publishing to PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exporting Property Set Data to a PDF File . . . . . . . . . Publishing Property Set Data from External References . . Publishing a PDF File with Automatic Property Set Data . Publishing a PDF with All Property Set Data . . . . . . . Chapter 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 . 214 . 248 . 255 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 . 258 . 259 . 260 . 263 . 263 . 267 . 268 . 268 . 268 . 269 . 270 . 271 . 273 . 276 . 276 . 277 . 294 . 294 . 298 . 299 . 300 . 302 Drawing Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 Workflow for a Project Environment . . . . . . . . . . Concepts of Drawing Management . . . . . . . . . . . The Project Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Before You Begin: External References . . . . . . . . . . Before You Begin: Working in a Network Environment . Project Support Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 . 305 . 312 . 314 . 316 . 316 Contents | ix Specifying the Default Project Options . . . . . . . . . . Working with Design Teams Located Remotely . . . . . . Opening a Project From a Mapped Drive . . . . . . The Project Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening the Project Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Project Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting a Project Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a New Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Project Properties . . . . . . . . . . . Moving a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renaming a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Closing All Project Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronically Transmitting a Project . . . . . . . . Deleting a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Closing the Project Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the Project Context . . . . . . . . . . . Opening a Project from Windows Explorer . . . . . . . . The Project Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening the Project Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . The Tabs of the Project Navigator . . . . . . . . . . Using the Project Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Drawing Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying the Project Tool Palette Group . . . . . . . . . Displaying the Project Content Browser Library . . . . . Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a New Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying a Level with Assigned Constructs . . . . . Changing the Properties of a Level . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Levels: Interactions with the Project . . . Divisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a New Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing a Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Divisions: Interactions with the Project . Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Category in the Drawing Explorer . . . . Creating a Category from Windows Explorer . . . Specifying the Location of Top-Level Categories . . Changing the Subcategory of a Project File . . . . . Deleting a Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constructs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When To Start with Constructs . . . . . . . . . . . The Role of Constructs in the Building Project . . . The Content of Constructs . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a New Construct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x | Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 . 321 . 321 . 321 . 322 . 322 . 327 . 328 . 333 . 348 . 349 . 350 . 352 . 357 . 357 . 358 . 359 . 360 . 360 . 361 . 367 . 376 . 376 . 378 . 379 . 380 . 382 . 384 . 385 . 386 . 387 . 387 . 388 . 389 . 389 . 390 . 393 . 394 . 396 . 397 . 399 . 400 . 402 . 402 . 403 . 404 Copying Constructs to Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting a Drawing to a Construct . . . . . . . . . . . Opening and Closing a Construct . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dragging Objects into a Construct . . . . . . . . . . . . Referencing Elements into Constructs . . . . . . . . . . Displaying External References of a Construct . . . . . . Changing the Properties of a Construct . . . . . . . . . . Electronically Transmitting a Construct . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Construct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting a Construct to an Element . . . . . . . . . . Changing Constructs: Interactions with the Project . . . Elements in the Building Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When to Start with Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processing Elements in the Building Project . . . . . . . Creating an Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting a Drawing to an Element . . . . . . . . . . . Opening and Closing an Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dragging Objects into an Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Properties of an Element . . . . . . . . . . Electronically Transmitting an Element . . . . . . . . . . Deleting an Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Referencing an Element into Another Element . . . . . . Displaying External References Attached to an Element . Converting an Element to a Construct . . . . . . . . . . Changing Elements: Interactions with the Project . . . . Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When to Start with Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workflow to Create View Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a New View Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying External References of a View Drawing . . . . Opening and Closing a View Drawing . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Model Space View Drawing from a Callout . . Changing the Properties of a View Drawing . . . . . . . Regenerating the View Drawings in a Project . . . . . . . Placing a View Drawing onto a Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . Electronically Transmitting a View Drawing . . . . . . . Deleting a View Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Model Space View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing a Model Space View onto a Sheet . . . . . . . . . Changing the Properties of a Model Space View . . . . . Deleting Model Space Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronizing View Drawing Layers with Sheet View Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Views: Interactions with the Project . . . . . . Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When to Start with Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 . 408 . 411 . 412 . 413 . 417 . 419 . 421 . 422 . 423 . 425 . 426 . 428 . 429 . 429 . 431 . 435 . 436 . 437 . 438 . 439 . 440 . 442 . 443 . 445 . 446 . 452 . 453 . 453 . 458 . 461 . 462 . 463 . 465 . 465 . 466 . 467 . 468 . 471 . 473 . 474 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 . 480 . 481 . 483 Contents | xi Creating a Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Properties of the Project Sheet Set . . . . Creating a Sheet Subset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Properties of a Sheet Subset . . . . . . . Removing a Sheet Subset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing Sheets into the Sheet Set . . . . . . . . . Importing the Current Layout as a Sheet . . . . . . Opening and Closing a Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Properties of a Sheet . . . . . . . . . Removing a Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Sheet Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Sheet View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening a Sheet View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Numbering Sheet Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Sheet View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying External References of a Sheet Drawing . Inserting a Sheet List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Sheet List Properties . . . . . . . . . Updating the Sheet List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refreshing the Sheet Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Sheet Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activating a Sheet Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing a Sheet Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronically Transmitting Sheets and Sheet Sets . Publishing Sheet Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Sheets: Interactions with the Project . . . Creating a Sheet Set Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Sheet Set Template . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Template from Existing Drawings . . . . Repath the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refreshing the Project Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . Object Display in External References . . . . . . . . . . . Workflow for Annotating a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . Generating Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tagging in a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property Set Data and Schedule Tables in Projects . Workflow for Creating Title Blocks . . . . . . . . . Dimensioning a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Cut Planes in a Project . . . . . . . . . . . Global Cut Planes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Object-Specific Cut Planes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drawing Management Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . Command Line: Opening the Project Browser . . . Command Line: Opening the Project Navigator . . Command Line: Refreshing the Project . . . . . . . Command Line: Regenerating Views . . . . . . . . xii | Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484 . 487 . 490 . 491 . 493 . 493 . 494 . 495 . 496 . 496 . 497 . 497 . 498 . 498 . 499 . 500 . 502 . 505 . 505 . 505 . 506 . 507 . 507 . 508 . 510 . 511 . 511 . 512 . 519 . 525 . 527 . 528 . 529 . 530 . 530 . 532 . 541 . 547 . 548 . 550 . 559 . 562 . 562 . 563 . 563 . 563 Command Line: Selecting a New Project Environment . . . Command Line: Closing the Project Navigator . . . . . . . Frequently Asked Questions about Drawing Management . . . . Appendix 1: Template Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Levels and Divisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project File Naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constructs Included in the Commercial Template Project . The Element File Included in the Commercial Template Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Views Included in the Template Project . . . . . . . . . . . Sheets Included in the Template Project . . . . . . . . . . Project Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 8 . . . . . . . . 564 . 564 . 564 . 568 . 569 . 569 . 572 . . . . . . . . . 575 . 575 . 577 . 578 Renovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 Overview of Renovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renovation Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Demolition Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revision Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renovation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working in Renovation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activating Renovation Mode for the First Time . . . . . . . Renovation Settings for Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working on Your Drawings with Renovation Mode Active . Customizing Renovation Design Rules . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 . 579 . 579 . 580 . 581 . 581 . 582 . 585 . 589 . 592 Project Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599 Project Standards Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project Standards Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AEC Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AutoCAD Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronizing the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process Overview: Using Standards in a Project . . . . . . Using Project Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prerequisites for Working with Project Standards . . . . . Setting up Standards in a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a New Project with Predefined Standards . . . . Configuring Project Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting up Standard Tools in a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Tool Catalog for a Project . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Project Catalog to a Content Browser Library . Adding a Project Library and Tool Palette Group . . . . . Displaying the Project Tool Palette Group . . . . . . . . Building the Tool Palette Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599 . 601 . 602 . 604 . 604 . 605 . 605 . 606 . 607 . 607 . 608 . 609 . 622 . 626 . 631 . 632 . 637 . 639 Contents | xiii Copying the Project Tool Palettes to the Tool Palette File Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding the Project Profile to the Tool Palette File Location . . Adding Standards to a Project Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project Tool Palette Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Standard Styles from Content Browser . . . . . . . . . Adding Standard Styles from Style Manager . . . . . . . . . . Adding Standard Display Settings from Display Manager . . . Synchronizing a Project with the Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronization Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronizing a Project with AEC Standards . . . . . . . . . . Synchronization Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronizing a Project Drawing with AEC Standards . . . . . Synchronizing Selected Styles and Display Settings with AEC Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generating a Synchronization Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronizing a Project with AutoCAD Standards . . . . . . . Synchronizing a Project Drawing with AutoCAD Standards . . Auditing a Project or a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Showing Display Overrides in Project Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Project Drawings Outside the Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a New Project Standards Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating Project Standards Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process Overview: Updating AEC Standards in a Project . . . . Versioning Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change Types in Project Standards Drawings . . . . . . . . . . Updating Standard Objects in a Project Standards Drawing . . Updating Standard Objects in a Project Standards Drawing from a Project Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Standard Objects from a Project Drawing to a Project Standards Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing the Version History of a Standard Object . . . . . . . . Versioning a Project Standards Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purging the Version History from a Project Standards Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purging the Version Information from a Project Standards Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronizing Project Standards with Each Other . . . . . . . Editing Project Standards Drawings Outside the Project . . . . . . . Scripting Project Standards Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 10 . 659 . 665 . 666 . 667 . 668 . 670 . 671 . 671 . 674 . 675 . 675 . 677 . 679 . 682 . 684 . 686 . 687 . 688 . 689 . 690 . 691 . 692 Drawing Compare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 695 Overview of Drawing Compare . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting a Drawing Compare Session . . . . . . . . . . Reviewing the Results of a Drawing Compare Session . Creating a Visual Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv | Contents . 641 . 641 . 642 . 643 . 644 . 644 . 646 . 647 . 652 . 654 . 656 . 657 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 695 . 698 . 704 . 710 Drawing Compare Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711 Frequently Asked Questions about Drawing Compare . . . . . . . . . 711 Chapter 11 Layer Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715 Layer Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing Drawing Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening the Layer Properties Manager . . . . . . . Making a Layer Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Layer with a Layer Standard . . . . . . . Creating a Nonstandard Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . Renaming a Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Layer Standard of a Layer . . . . . . Defining the Properties of a Layer . . . . . . . . . . Overriding Layer Properties in Layout Viewports . . Identifying Viewport Layer Overrides . . . . . . . . Removing Viewport Layer Overrides . . . . . . . . Working with Layer Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Types of Layer Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Group Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Property Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Layer Standards Filter . . . . . . . . . . Adding Layers to Layer Groups . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Properties of a Layer Group . . . . . Renaming and Deleting Layer Groups . . . . . . . . Converting a Property Filter to a Group Filter . . . New Layer Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting up the Notification for New Layers . . . . . Identifying New Layers in the Drawing . . . . . . . Reconciling New Layers in the Drawing . . . . . . . Working with Layer States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Saved Layer State . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing a Saved Layer State . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restoring a Layer State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Layer State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing Layer States to the Current Drawing . . . Exporting a Layer State from the Current Drawing . Working with Layer Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Default Layer Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Default Layer Key Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Layer Key Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Layer Key Style from an LY File . . . . . Editing Layer Key Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Notes and Files to a Layer Key Style . . . Layer Key Overrides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating and Editing Layer Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715 . 720 . 720 . 721 . 722 . 723 . 724 . 724 . 725 . 725 . 729 . 730 . 731 . 733 . 735 . 735 . 736 . 741 . 742 . 743 . 744 . 744 . 745 . 745 . 747 . 748 . 749 . 750 . 753 . 755 . 757 . 757 . 759 . 759 . 761 . 766 . 766 . 767 . 768 . 770 . 771 . 774 Contents | xv Component Fields in Layer Standards . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Layer Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Component Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Descriptive Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Description Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purging Layer Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing Layer Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exporting Layer Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix: LISP Changes for Layer Snapshots and Layer States . Chapter 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775 . 783 . 784 . 785 . 786 . 787 . 787 . 788 . 789 . 789 Display System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791 Introduction to the Display System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791 Using the Properties Palette to Change Display Properties . . . . . . . 793 Display System Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801 Display Representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803 Display Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 808 Display Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810 The Display Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814 Opening the Display Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816 Viewing Display Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816 Viewing Display Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818 Viewing Display Representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820 Viewing an Object in a Display Representation . . . . . . . . . . 822 Viewing the Display Representation of an Object in a Display Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 823 Accessing the Default Display Properties of an Object . . . . . . 824 Creating and Editing Display Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 824 Process Overview: Creating a Display Configuration . . . . . . . 824 Tips for Working with Display Configurations, Sets, and Representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825 Creating a Display Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 826 Creating a Display Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 827 Creating a Display Representation for an Object . . . . . . . . . 828 Editing a Display Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 829 Assigning a Display Representation to a Display Set . . . . . . . 831 Comparing Display Representations Between Display Sets . . . . 833 Assigning a Display Set to a View Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . 834 Assigning a Display Configuration to a Viewport . . . . . . . . . 835 Specifying a Display Set as a Default Display Set . . . . . . . . . 836 Specifying the Default Display Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 837 Specifying the Display Configurations Used in Xref Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837 Changing the Display Configuration Used in Xref Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839 Displaying Objects by Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840 xvi | Contents Specifying Settings for Live Sections and Materials . . . . . . . Managing Display Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renaming a Display Configuration or a Display Set . . . . . . Renaming a Display Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Display Configuration or a Display Set . . . . . . . Deleting a Display Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Notes and Reference Files to a Display Configuration or a Display Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Display Settings in Multiple Drawings . . . . . . . . . . Purging a Display Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purging a Display Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purging a Display Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Standard Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronizing Individual Display Settings with AEC Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Excluding Display Settings from Synchronization . . . . . . . Updating Standard Display Settings in a Project Standards Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating Standard Display Settings in the Project Standards Drawing from a Project Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Standard Display Settings from a Project Drawing to a Project Standards Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing the Version History of a Standard Display Setting . . . Purging the Version History from a Project Standards Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purging the Version Information from a Project Standards Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronizing Project Standards with Each Other . . . . . . . Troubleshooting the Display System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Object Not Displayed in a Viewport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewport Not Updating Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Objects Copied from Another Drawing Display Differently . . Verifying the Existence of Objects Not Displayed in a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Object Linetype Displayed Incorrectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 13 . 841 . 843 . 843 . 843 . 844 . 845 . 845 . 846 . 849 . 850 . 850 . 851 . 853 . 854 . 855 . 858 . 860 . 862 . 863 . 863 . 864 . 865 . 865 . 866 . 866 . 866 . 867 Style Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 869 What Are Styles? . . . . . . . . . . . . . Style Manager Overview . . . . . . . . . Sorting Styles in the Style Manager . . . Creating a Style from the Style Manager Creating a Style from an Object . . . . . Creating a Tool from a Style . . . . . . . Renaming a Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying Styles Between Drawings . . . . Sending Styles to Other Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 869 . 870 . 873 . 874 . 875 . 876 . 877 . 877 . 879 Contents | xvii Purging Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Drawings and Templates in the Style Manager . . Starting a New Drawing or Template in the Style Manager . Opening a Drawing or Template in the Style Manager . . . Dragging a Drawing into the Style Manager . . . . . . . . Closing Drawings and Templates in the Style Manager . . . Chapter 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880 . 881 . 882 . 882 . 883 . 883 Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885 Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Objects That Support Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Material Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Material Tool to Add Materials to Objects . . . . . Creating Custom Material Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Material Components and Display Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . Linework Material Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plan Hatch Material Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3D Body Material Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surface Hatch Material Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D Section/Elevation Linework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section Hatch Material Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sectioned Body and Sectioned Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying Materials in a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Surface Hatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surface Hatches on Curved Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surface Hatches on Multiple Faces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surface Hatches on Extrusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surface Hatches on Free Form Mass Elements . . . . . . . . . Overriding the Surface Hatch on Individual Objects . . . . . . . . Hiding a Surface Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying a Hidden Surface Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Rotation of a Surface Hatch . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Horizontal and Vertical Offset of a Surface Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Surface Hatch Overrides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying a List of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying a Material Query . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process Overview: Creating and Assigning Materials . . . . . . . . Creating and Editing Material Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Material Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining the Layer, Color and Linetype of a Material Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Plan and Section Hatch Patterns of a Material Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Surface Hatch Pattern of a Material Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assigning Render Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii | Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885 . 887 . 890 . 891 . 893 . 898 . 899 . 899 . 900 . 900 . 901 . 902 . 902 . 903 . 904 . 905 . 906 . 907 . 909 . 909 . 910 . 912 . 913 . . . . . . . . 914 . 916 . 916 . 917 . 917 . 919 . 919 . . 920 . . 921 . . 923 . . 925 Excluding a Material Definition from 2D Section Shrinkwrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controlling the Display of Hidden Lines by Material . . . Merging Material Definitions in a 2D Section/Elevation . Attaching Notes and Files to a Material Definition . . . . Chapter 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 928 . 929 . 931 . 932 Content Creation Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 General Content Standards and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . Content Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . National CAD Standard Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . Content Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Template Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Style Library Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Template Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tool Catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Style-Based Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Architectural Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Documentation Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-Purpose Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Symbol & Tool-Based Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AEC Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palette-Based and Miscellaneous Annotation Tool Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 . 933 . 935 . 939 . 940 . 942 . 943 . 946 . 947 . 949 . 949 . 973 . 981 . 993 . 993 . 997 Conceptual Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1001 Chapter 16 Creating Conceptual Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1003 Mass Elements and Mass Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Massing Tools to Create Mass Elements . . . . . . . Editing Mass Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mass Element Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Massing Tools to Create Mass Groups . . . . . . . . Using Materials for Mass Elements and Mass Groups . . . Using the Model Explorer to Create Mass Models . . . . . . . . Displaying the Model Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining the View in the Model Explorer . . . . . . . . . Navigating the View in the Model Explorer . . . . . . . . Navigating the View with the ViewCube . . . . . . . . . Navigating the View with SteeringWheels . . . . . . . . . Viewing Objects on a Nonvisible Layer . . . . . . . . . . Maintaining Zoom Percentage and Position of an Object . Using Toolbar Commands in the Model Explorer . . . . . Creating Slice Floorplates from a Conceptual Model . . . . . . Generating a Slice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1003 . 1005 . 1024 . 1057 . 1065 . 1082 . 1087 . 1089 . 1090 . 1091 . 1091 . 1092 . 1093 . 1094 . 1094 . 1101 . 1102 Contents | xix Specifying the Slice Elevation . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Objects to a Slice . . . . . . . . . . . Detaching Objects from a Slice . . . . . . . . . . Converting a Slice to a Polyline . . . . . . . . . Changing the Location of a Slice . . . . . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Slice . Chapter 17 Quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1104 . 1104 . 1104 . 1105 . 1105 . 1106 Slice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1109 Quick Slice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1109 Creating a Quick Slice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1109 Chapter 18 Object Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1111 Object Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1111 Defining the View in the Object Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1115 Navigating the View in the Object Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . 1117 Navigating the View with the ViewCube . . . . . . . . . . . . 1118 Navigating the View with SteeringWheels . . . . . . . . . . . . 1119 Setting the View Direction of the Object Viewer to the Drawing Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1120 Saving a Preview Image from the Object Viewer . . . . . . . . . 1121 Chapter 19 Napkin Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1123 Napkin Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1123 Creating a Napkin Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1125 Editing a Napkin Sketch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1127 Designing with Architectural Objects . . . . . . . . . . 1129 Chapter 20 General Object Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1131 The General Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting Similar Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Object Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isolating and Hiding Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Objects in Temporary Views . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Objects of the Same Type as the Selected Object . Editing Object Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying and Assigning an Object Style . . . . . . . . . . Dimensioning an Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tagging an Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Object Components In Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Polyline-based Components in Place . . . . . . . Editing Profile-based Object Components in Place . . . . Editing in Place: Special Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx | Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1131 . 1131 . 1132 . 1132 . 1135 . 1138 . 1138 . 1139 . 1139 . 1140 . 1140 . 1142 . 1143 . 1144 Changing the Display of Object Components in Edit-in-Place Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1146 AEC Object Constraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1148 Chapter 21 Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1159 Workflow for Adding Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1161 Drawing Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1163 Creating Walls from Linework and 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . 1173 Adding Doors and Windows to Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1177 Adding Unconstrained Doors and Windows . . . . . . . . . . . 1178 Adding Doors and Windows Relative to Walls . . . . . . . . . . 1179 Adding Doors and Windows relative to column grids . . . . . . 1182 Adding an Opening to a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1187 Adding a Door/Window Assembly to a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1187 Removing Windows, Openings, Doors, or Door/Window Assemblies from a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1188 Anchoring an Object to a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1188 Detaching Objects from a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1189 Editing Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1190 Using Grips to Edit Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1191 Changing the Shape of a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1199 Changing the Wall Justification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1207 Offsetting New Walls from Existing Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . 1207 Repositioning a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1209 Adjusting the Position of Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1210 Applying Tool Properties to an Existing Wall . . . . . . . . . . 1211 Changing the Style of a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1212 Changing the Location of a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1213 Merging Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1214 Removing Individual Merge Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1214 Removing All Merged Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1215 Joining Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1215 Filleting Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1217 Chamfering Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1220 Reversing the Direction of a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1222 Using AutoCAD Commands to Edit Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . 1223 Changing the Roof Line and the Floor Line of a Wall . . . . . . 1224 Specifying the Materials of Individual Walls . . . . . . . . . . . 1236 Changing the Display Properties of Individual Walls . . . . . . 1238 Attaching Notes and Files to a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1246 Wall Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1247 Creating a Wall Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250 Troubleshooting Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1254 Creating Special Conditions and Customized Wall Surfaces . . . . . . 1255 Working with Wall Sweeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1256 Working with Wall Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1268 Contents | xxi Working with Body Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1284 Working with Interference Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1292 Wall Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1296 Creating a Wall Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1297 Adding Property Set Data to a Wall Style . . . . . . . . . . . . 1298 Specifying the Components of a Wall Style . . . . . . . . . . . 1299 Specifying the Materials of a Wall Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1313 Specifying the Display Properties of a Wall Style . . . . . . . . 1316 Adding Classifications to a Wall Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1322 Defining a Wall Style as Bounding for Associative Spaces . . . . 1322 Attaching Notes and Files to a Wall Style . . . . . . . . . . . . 1323 Workflow for Cleaning Up Wall Intersections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1323 Working with Intelligent Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1324 Using Intelligent Cleanup for L Intersections . . . . . . . . . . 1325 Using Intelligent Cleanup for T Intersections . . . . . . . . . . 1328 Using Intelligent Cleanup for Multiple Wall Intersections . . 1 3 3 0 Wall Justification Lines and Cleanup Circles . . . . . . . . . . 1333 Wall Cleanups and Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1337 Guidelines for Successful Wall Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1339 Assigning a Different Wall Cleanup Group Definition to Existing Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1340 Specifying Cleanup for Individual Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1340 Overriding the Wall Cleanup Circle Radius . . . . . . . . . . . 1341 Overriding Component Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1342 Troubleshooting Wall Cleanups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1343 Cleanup Group Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1351 Using Edit in Place to Clean Up Wall Intersections . . . . . . . . . . 1354 Specifying a Component Cleanup Override . . . . . . . . . . . 1357 Hiding the Edge of a Wall Intersection Component . . . . . . . 1357 Showing the Edge of a Wall Intersection Component . . . . . . 1359 Filleting a Wall Intersection Component . . . . . . . . . . . . 1361 Chamfering a Wall Intersection Component . . . . . . . . . . 1362 Adding a Vertex to a Wall Intersection Component . . . . . . . 1363 Removing a Vertex from a Wall Intersection Component . . . . 1366 Subtracting a Profile from a Wall Intersection Component . . . 1367 Merging a Profile with a Wall Intersection Component . . . . . 1368 Trimming a Wall Intersection Component . . . . . . . . . . . 1370 Extending a Wall Intersection Component . . . . . . . . . . . 1372 Working with Wall Endcaps and Opening Endcaps . . . . . . . . . . 1373 Workflow for Creating Wall and Opening Endcaps . . . . . . . 1374 Using Edit in Place to Modify Wall Endcaps . . . . . . . . . . . 1375 Filleting a Wall Endcap Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1385 Chamfering a Wall Endcap Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1387 Showing the Edge of a Wall Endcap Component . . . . . . . . 1388 Hiding the Edge of a Wall Endcap Component . . . . . . . . . 1389 xxii | Contents Trimming a Wall Endcap Component . . . . . . . . . . Extending a Wall Endcap Component . . . . . . . . . . Subtracting a Profile from a Wall Endcap Component . Merging a Profile with a Wall Endcap Component . . . Creating Wall Endcaps Using Calculate Automatically . Applying Wall Endcap Styles from the Style Manager . . Modifying the Geometry of a Wall Endcap Style . . . . Changing the Return Offset of a Wall Endcap Style . . . Attaching Notes and Files to a Wall Endcap Style . . . . Creating a Wall Opening Endcap Style . . . . . . . . . . Applying a Wall Opening Endcap Style to a Wall Style . Overriding a Wall Opening Endcap Style on a Wall . . . Using Ortho Close and Close with Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . About Wall Lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Curved Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying Offsets for Roof Line and Floor Line Vertices . . . . Specifying the Width and Edge Offset of a Wall Component . Chapter 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1390 . 1391 . 1393 . 1395 . 1396 . 1401 . 1403 . 1406 . 1407 . 1407 . 1408 . 1409 . 1409 . 1410 . 1410 . 1411 . 1412 Curtain Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1415 Curtain Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Curtain Wall Tools To Create Curtain Walls . . . . . Creating a Straight Curtain Wall . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Curtain Wall with User-Specified Settings . Creating a Curved Curtain Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Curtain Wall that References a Curve . . . Converting a Layout Grid to a Curtain Wall . . . . . Creating a Curtain Wall from an Elevation Sketch . . Converting a Wall to a Curtain Wall . . . . . . . . . Converting a 3D Face to a Curtain Wall . . . . . . . . Creating a Curtain Wall Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . Curtain Wall Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process Overview: Creating a Curtain Wall Style . . . Tips for Working Efficiently with Curtain Wall Styles Creating Element Definitions for a Curtain Wall Style Creating a Curtain Wall Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining Divisions for Curtain Wall Grids . . . . . . Defining Infills for Curtain Wall Cells . . . . . . . . . Defining Curtain Wall Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining Curtain Wall Mullions . . . . . . . . . . . . Assigning Definitions to Curtain Wall Elements . . . Assigning a Division to a Curtain Wall Grid . . . . . Assigning Infills to Curtain Wall Cells . . . . . . . . . Assigning Definitions to Curtain Wall Frames . . . . Assigning Definitions to Curtain Wall Mullions . . . Specifying the Materials of a Curtain Wall Style . . . Specifying the Display of Curtain Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1415 . 1419 . 1420 . 1421 . 1423 . 1426 . 1427 . 1429 . 1431 . 1432 . 1433 . 1436 . 1437 . 1438 . 1439 . 1440 . 1442 . 1455 . 1461 . 1468 . 1475 . 1476 . 1477 . 1489 . 1493 . 1496 . 1499 Contents | xxiii Defining a Curtain Wall Style as Bounding for Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1505 Attaching Notes and Files to a Curtain Wall Style . . . . . . . 1506 Using Overrides in Curtain Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1507 Overriding Curtain Wall Infills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1508 Overriding Curtain Wall Frames and Mullions . . . . . . . . . 1518 Overriding Curtain Wall Divisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1529 Removing Curtain Wall Overrides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1535 Modifying Element Definitions for Curtain Wall Styles . . . . . . . . 1535 Editing Curtain Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1537 Using Grips to Edit Curtain Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1538 Selecting a Different Curtain Wall Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1547 Applying the Properties of an Existing Curtain Wall . . . . . . 1548 Changing the Dimensions of a Curtain Wall . . . . . . . . . . 1548 Changing the Curtain Wall Location Properties . . . . . . . . 1549 Adding an Interference Condition to a Curtain Wall . . . . . . 1550 Removing an Interference Condition from a Curtain Wall . . . 1551 Mitering Curtain Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1551 Specifying a Miter Angle for a Curtain Wall Adjacent to Another Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1552 Specifying the Cut Plane Display of a Curtain Wall . . . . . . . 1553 Specifying the Display of Other Characteristics of a Curtain Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1554 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Curtain Wall . . . . 1556 Changing the Roof Line and the Floor Line of a Curtain Wall . . . . 1557 Offsetting or Projecting the Roof Line of a Curtain Wall . . . . 1557 Offsetting or Projecting the Floor Line of a Curtain Wall . . . . 1559 Editing the Roof Line or the Floor Line of a Curtain Wall . . . . 1560 Changing the Roof Line and the Floor Line . . . . . . . . . . . 1562 Adding a Gable to the Roof Line of a Curtain Wall . . . . . . . 1564 Adding a Step to the Roof Line or Floor Line of a Curtain Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1566 Changing Vertices in the Roof Line or Floor Line of a Curtain Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1567 Specifying Gable Settings for a Roof Line . . . . . . . . . . . . 1569 Specifying Step Settings for a Roof Line or Floor Line . . . . . 1570 Specifying Vertex Settings for a Roof Line or Floor Line . . . . 1571 Editing Objects Anchored in Curtain Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1573 Changing the Orientation of an Object Anchored in a Curtain Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1573 Changing the Alignment of an Object Anchored in a Curtain Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1573 Changing the Offset of an Object Anchored in a Curtain Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1574 Swapping Two Objects Anchored in a Curtain Wall . . . . . . 1574 Releasing an Object Anchored in a Curtain Wall . . . . . . . . 1574 xxiv | Contents Curtain Wall Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Curtain Wall Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Curtain Wall Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting a Layout Grid to a Curtain Wall Unit . . . . . . . Creating a Curtain Wall Unit with a Custom Grid . . . . . . Curtain Wall Unit Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Element Definitions for a Curtain Wall Unit Style . . 1 5 8 2 Creating a Curtain Wall Unit Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining Divisions for Curtain Wall Unit Grids . . . . . . . . Defining Infills for Curtain Wall Unit Cells . . . . . . . . . . Defining Curtain Wall Unit Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining Curtain Wall Unit Mullions . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assigning a Division to a Curtain Wall Unit Grid . . . . . . . Assigning Infills to Curtain Wall Unit Cells . . . . . . . . . . Assigning Definitions to Curtain Wall Unit Frames . . . . . . Assigning Definitions to the Mullions of a Curtain Wall Unit . . 1 6 2 7 Specifying the Materials of a Curtain Wall Unit Style . . . . . Specifying the Display of Curtain Wall Units . . . . . . . . . Defining a Curtain Wall Unit Style as Bounding for Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Notes and Files to a Curtain Wall Unit Style . . . . Using Overrides in Curtain Wall Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overriding Curtain Wall Unit Infills . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overriding Curtain Wall Unit Frames and Mullions . . . . . Overriding Curtain Wall Unit Divisions . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing Curtain Wall Unit Overrides . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Curtain Wall Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Grips to Edit Curtain Wall Units . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Different Curtain Wall Unit Style . . . . . . . . . Matching the Properties of an Existing Curtain Wall Unit . . 1 6 7 6 Changing the Dimensions of a Curtain Wall Unit . . . . . . Specifying a Miter Angle for a Curtain Wall Unit Adjacent to Another Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Location of a Freestanding Curtain Wall Unit . . 1 6 7 8 Modifying the Position of Anchored Curtain Wall Units . . . Specifying the Cut Plane Display of a Curtain Wall Unit . . . Specifying the Display of Other Characteristics of a Curtain Wall Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Curtain Wall Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facet Deviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1575 . 1577 . 1577 . 1578 . 1580 . 1582 . 1583 . 1585 . 1594 . 1599 . 1606 . 1613 . 1614 . 1623 . 1630 . 1633 . 1640 . 1640 . 1641 . 1642 . 1652 . 1664 . 1670 . 1670 . 1671 . 1675 . 1677 . 1677 . 1679 . 1680 . 1682 . 1684 . 1685 Contents | xxv Chapter 23 Door and Window Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1687 Door and Window Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1687 Using Door and Window Assembly Tools to Create Door and Window Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1691 Creating a Door and Window Assembly Tool . . . . . . . . . . 1700 Door and Window Assembly Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1703 Using Overrides in Door and Window Assemblies . . . . . . . . 1779 Modifying Element Definitions for Door and Window Assembly Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1808 Editing Door and Window Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1809 Editing Objects Anchored in Door and Window Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1824 Chapter 24 AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1827 AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using AEC Polygon Tools to Create AEC Polygons . . . . . . . Creating an AEC Polygon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an AEC Polygon with User-Specified Settings . . . . . Creating an AEC Polygon from a Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an AEC Polygon from a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an AEC Polygon Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Grips to Edit AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the AEC Polygon Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centering AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subtracting AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merging AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arraying AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repositioning AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evenly Spacing AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trimming AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dividing AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cropping AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Vertex to an AEC Polygon . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing a Vertex from an AEC Polygon . . . . . . . . . Converting an AEC Polygon to a Polyline . . . . . . . . . Converting an AEC Polygon to a Profile . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Rotation of an AEC Polygon . . . . . . . . Changing the Elevation of an AEC Polygon . . . . . . . . Changing the Location of an AEC Polygon . . . . . . . . Specifying Fill Properties for the True Color Display Representation of an AEC Polygon . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to an AEC Polygon . AEC Polygon Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an AEC Polygon Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi | Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1827 . 1830 . 1830 . 1831 . 1832 . 1833 . 1833 . 1835 . 1836 . 1845 . 1845 . 1845 . 1846 . 1847 . 1848 . 1848 . 1849 . 1849 . 1850 . 1851 . 1852 . 1852 . 1853 . 1853 . 1854 . 1854 . . . . . . . . . 1855 . 1857 . 1858 . 1858 Changing the Width and Justification of the AEC Polygon Edges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1860 Masking Underlying Objects with AEC Polygons . . . . . . . . 1861 Specifying the Display Properties of an AEC Polygon Style . . . 1861 Setting the Colors of the True Color Display Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1866 Attaching Notes and Files to an AEC Polygon Style . . . . . . . 1867 Adding Classifications to an AEC Polygon Style . . . . . . . . . 1868 Chapter 25 Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1871 Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Door in a Door and Window Assembly . . . . . . . Converting Objects to a Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Door Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Grips to Edit Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving a Door Along a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving a Door Within a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Anchors to Change Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving a Door to a Different Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . Releasing a Door from a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Location of a Freestanding Door . . . . . . Center a Door Using Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . Create a Door Array Using Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . . Repositioning a Door with Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . Spacing Doors Evenly with Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . Display Properties of Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to a Door . . . . . Door Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Door Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Dimensions of a Door Style . . . . . . . . Specifying the Design Rules of a Door Style . . . . . . . . Specifying the Standard Sizes of a Door Style . . . . . . . Creating a Custom Door Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing the Door Shape in a Door Style . . . . . . . . . Editing the Geometry of a Door Style . . . . . . . . . . . About Door Display Components and Materials . . . . . Specifying the Display Properties of a Door Style . . . . . Defining a Door Style as Bounding for Associative Spaces . Attaching Notes and Files to a Door Style . . . . . . . . . Creating Muntins in a Door Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1871 . 1873 . 1875 . 1875 . 1876 . 1883 . 1883 . 1885 . 1886 . 1887 . 1892 . 1892 . 1893 . 1894 . 1894 . 1894 . 1895 . 1895 . 1899 . 1899 . 1900 . 1902 . 1903 . 1904 . 1905 . 1906 . 1907 . 1910 . 1914 . 1923 . 1923 . 1924 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1955 Overview of Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1955 Contents | xxvii Overview of Corner Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Measuring a Corner Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview of Corner Window Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Window Tools to Create Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Regular Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Corner Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Window with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Regular Window in a Door and Window Assembly . . . Creating a Regular Window from Doors, Door/Window Assemblies and Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Window Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Grips to Edit Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Window Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change the Window Width and Height . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Window Swing Angle or Opening Percent . . . Changing the Vertical Alignment of a Window . . . . . . . . Moving a Window Along a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving a Window Within a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Location Grips to Relocate a Corner Window . . . . . Using Anchors to Change the Horizontal Position of a Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Anchors to Change the Vertical Position of a Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Anchors to Change the Position of a Window Within a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Orientation of a Window to a Wall . . . . . . . Moving a Window to a Different Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . Releasing a Window from a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center a Window Using Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . Create a Window Array Using Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . . Repositioning a Window with Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . . Spacing Windows Evenly with Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . Changing the Opening Endcap Assigned to a Window . . . . Changing the Location of a Freestanding Regular Window . . Changing the Cut Plane Setting for a Window . . . . . . . . Specifying the Display of Muntins Blocks for a Window . . . Specifying the Display of Sills for a Window . . . . . . . . . Reversing the Handing for a Window in an Elevation View . . Specifying the Display of Frames for a Window . . . . . . . . Specifying the Display of Custom Block Components of a Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to a Window . . . . . Edit the Width of a Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Window Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Window Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxviii | Contents . 1958 . 1960 . 1961 . 1962 . 1964 . 1964 . 1965 . 1970 . 1970 . 1971 . 1974 . 1975 . 1977 . 1978 . 1979 . 1980 . 1981 . 1984 . 1985 . 1986 . 1987 . 1989 . 1990 . 1991 . 1991 . 1991 . 1991 . 1992 . 1992 . 1993 . 1993 . 1994 . 1995 . 1996 . 1998 . 1998 . 1999 . 2002 . 2002 . 2003 . 2004 Specifying the Dimensions of a Window Style . . . . . . . Specifying the Standard Sizes of a Window Style . . . . . Creating a Custom Window Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Design Rules of a Window Style . . . . . . Replacing the Window Shape in a Window Style . . . . . Editing the Geometry of a Window Style . . . . . . . . . About Window Display Components and Materials . . . . Assigning Materials to a Window Style . . . . . . . . . . Adding Classifications to a Window Style . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Display Properties of a Window Style . . . Defining a Window Style as Bounding for Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Notes and Files to a Window Style . . . . . . . Creating Muntins in a Window Style . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Automatic Properties of a Corner Window . Chapter 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2006 . 2007 . 2008 . 2010 . 2011 . 2011 . 2014 . 2016 . 2017 . 2017 . . . . . . . . . 2026 . 2027 . 2028 . 2054 Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2059 Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Opening Tools to Create Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an Opening with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . . . . . Creating an Opening from Doors, Door/Window Assemblies and Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating and Editing Custom Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Profile for a Custom Opening . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an Opening with a Custom Shape . . . . . . . . . . Editing the Geometry of a Custom Opening . . . . . . . . . Creating an Opening Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Grips to Edit Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Shape and Dimensions of an Opening . . . . . Flipping an Opening along the X or Y Axis . . . . . . . . . . Changing Endcap Style for an Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying Tool Properties to an Existing Opening . . . . . . . Repositioning an Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Anchors to Change the Position and Orientation of an Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center an Opening Using Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . Create an Opening Array Using Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . Repositioning an Opening with Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . Spacing Openings Evenly with Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . Changing the Cut Plane Setting for an Opening . . . . . . . Specifying the Display of Sills for an Opening . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Display of Custom Block Components of an Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Display of Fill Type for an Opening . . . . . . . 2059 . 2060 . 2061 . 2062 . 2065 . 2065 . 2065 . 2066 . 2069 . 2072 . 2074 . 2074 . 2076 . 2076 . 2077 . 2077 . 2078 . 2081 . 2087 . 2087 . 2088 . 2088 . 2089 . 2089 . 2091 . 2092 Contents | xxix Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to an Opening . Changing the Display Properties of Openings . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Display Properties of an Opening . . . . Specifying the Hatching of an Opening . . . . . . . . . Using Custom Blocks to Create Opening Components . Adding Components to an Opening . . . . . . . . . . . Turning Off Custom Components in an Opening . . . . Removing Custom Components from an Opening . . . Chapter 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2094 . 2094 . 2095 . 2096 . 2098 . 2098 . 2099 . 2100 Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2101 Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2101 Solution Tips for Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2102 Specifying AEC Options for Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2106 Using Stair Tools to Create Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2107 Creating a Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2108 Creating a Straight Stair with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . . . . 2108 Creating a Multi-Landing Stair with User-Specified Settings . . . . . 2113 Creating an L-Shaped Stair with 45-Degree Tread . . . . . . . . . . . 2120 Creating a U-Shaped Stair with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . . . 2123 Creating a Spiral Stair with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . . . . . 2130 Creating a Custom Stair from Linework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2137 Creating a Custom Stair from Tread Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2141 Modifying Custom Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2145 Creating a Ramp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2150 Creating a Stair Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2152 Editing Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2154 Using Grips to Edit Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2154 Changing the Width of a Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2177 Changing the Shape of a Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2180 Changing the Shape of a Landing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2182 Changing the Side of a Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2184 Changing the Height of a Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2192 Changing the Justification of a Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2194 Changing the Style of a Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2194 Changing the Horizontal Direction of a Spiral or U-Shaped Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2194 Changing the Constraints of a Spiral Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . 2195 Changing the Outside Edge of a Spiral Stair . . . . . . . . . . . 2196 Changing the Dimensions of a Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2199 Changing the Floor Settings of a Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2202 Adjusting Stair Length Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2203 Changing the Length Limits of a Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2205 Anchoring a Stair to a Landing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2207 Releasing Anchored Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2209 Editing Winders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2209 Working with Stair Body Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2226 xxx | Contents Stair Interference Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Alignment of a U-Shaped Stair . . . . . . Changing the Components of a Flight . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Components of a Landing . . . . . . . . About the Dimensions of Landing Components . . . . Changing the Extension of a Landing . . . . . . . . . . Specifying Stair Component Display by Cut Plane Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Display of an Overlapping Stair . . . . . Applying Tool Properties to an Existing Stair . . . . . . Changing the Location of a Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Materials of a Stair . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Display Properties of Individual Stairs . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Stair . . . . . Stair Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing Stair Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Stair Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Design Rules of a Stair Style . . . . . . . Specifying the Stringers of a Stair Style . . . . . . . . . Specifying Mitered Corners for Center Stringers . . . . . Specifying the Components of a Stair Style . . . . . . . Specifying the Landing Extension of a Stair Style . . . . Assigning Materials to Components in a Stair Style . . . Specifying the Display Properties of a Stair Style . . . . Specifying the Riser Numbering Display of a Stair Style . Specifying Classifications for a Stair Style . . . . . . . . Adding Notes and Files to a Stair Style . . . . . . . . . . Stair Winder Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Stair Winder Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Stair Winder Style Settings . . . . . . . . Adding Notes and Files to a Stair Winder Style . . . . . Stair Tower Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Stair Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying a Stair Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2235 . 2249 . 2250 . 2251 . 2253 . 2254 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2255 . 2261 . 2263 . 2263 . 2264 . 2265 . 2273 . 2274 . 2275 . 2276 . 2277 . 2279 . 2281 . 2283 . 2285 . 2287 . 2289 . 2295 . 2296 . 2297 . 2298 . 2298 . 2299 . 2300 . 2301 . 2301 . 2304 Railings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2305 Railings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Railing Tools to Create Railings . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an Attached Railing with User-Specified Settings . . Creating a Freestanding Railing with User-Specified Settings . Creating a Railing from a Polyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Railing Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Railings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Grips to Edit Railings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Post to a Railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2305 . 2307 . 2308 . 2308 . 2312 . 2316 . 2316 . 2318 . 2318 . 2319 Contents | xxxi Removing a Post from a Railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redistributing Posts on a Railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hiding Posts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Showing Hidden Posts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reversing the Direction of the Railing . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchoring an Existing Railing to a Stair . . . . . . . . . . . Anchoring an Existing Railing to an Object . . . . . . . . . Releasing an Anchored Railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center a Railing Using Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . Create a Railing Array Using Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . . Repositioning a Railing with Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . Spacing Railings Evenly with Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Display of Custom Block Components of a Railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying Cleanup Settings for a Railing . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Custom Profile to a Railing Component . . . . . . Editing a Custom Profile of a Railing Component . . . . . . Specifying the Display of a Custom Profile Component of a Railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Style of a Railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Upper Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Bottom Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Posts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Railing Extensions at Floor Levels . . . . . . Changing the Railing Extensions at Landings . . . . . . . . Changing the Anchor Properties of a Railing . . . . . . . . Specifying Perpendicular Railing Orientation . . . . . . . . Changing the Location of a Railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying Tool Properties to an Existing Railing . . . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to a Railing . . . . . Railing Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Railing Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Upper Rails of a Railing Style . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Bottom Rails of a Railing Style . . . . . . . . Specifying Posts of a Railing Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Components of a Railing Style . . . . . . . . Creating a Profile for a Custom Railing Component . . . . Specifying the Railing Extensions of a Railing Style . . . . . Specifying the Materials of a Railing Style . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Display Components of a Railing Style . . . Specifying Classifications for a Railing Style . . . . . . . . . Attaching Notes and Files to a Railing Style . . . . . . . . . Adding Custom Railing Blocks and Profiles to a Railing Style . . . Adding a Custom Block to a Railing Style . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Custom Profile to a Railing Style . . . . . . . . . . xxxii | Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2320 . 2321 . 2321 . 2321 . 2322 . 2322 . 2323 . 2325 . 2325 . 2325 . 2326 . 2326 . . . . . 2327 . 2331 . 2332 . 2333 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2337 . 2341 . 2341 . 2343 . 2344 . 2345 . 2346 . 2347 . 2348 . 2350 . 2352 . 2352 . 2353 . 2355 . 2356 . 2358 . 2359 . 2361 . 2363 . 2363 . 2365 . 2368 . 2369 . 2369 . 2370 . 2370 . 2375 Turning Off a Custom Block or Custom Profile in a Railing Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2380 Removing a Custom Block from a Railing Style . . . . . . . . . 2380 Chapter 30 Roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2383 Roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2383 Using Roof Tools to Create Roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2384 Creating a Slope Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2385 Creating a Gable Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2386 Creating Dormers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2388 Creating a Slope Roof with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . . . . . 2388 Creating a Gable Roof with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . . . . . 2389 Creating a Roof from Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2390 Creating a Roof from Polylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2391 Creating a Roof Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2392 Editing Roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2394 Using Grips to Edit Roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2395 Applying Tool Properties to an Existing Roof . . . . . . . . . . 2395 Changing the Dimensions of a Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2396 Changing the Edges and Faces of a Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2397 Converting a Roof to Roof Slabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2398 Specifying the Material of a Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2399 Specifying the Display Properties of a Roof . . . . . . . . . . . 2400 Specifying the Hatching of a Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2401 Changing the Location of a Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2402 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Roof . . . . . . . . . 2403 Chapter 31 Slabs and Roof Slabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2405 Overview of Slabs and Roof Slabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Tools to Create Slabs and Roof Slabs . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Slab or a Roof Slab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Slab/Roof Slab with User-Specified Settings . . . . Creating a Slab or Roof Slab from Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Roof Slab from a Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Slab or Roof Slab from a Polyline . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Slab from a Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Slab or Roof Slab Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Slabs and Roof Slabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Grips to Edit Slabs/Roof Slabs . . . . . . . . . . . Applying Tool Properties to an Existing Slab/Roof Slab . Changing the Properties of Slabs or Roof Slabs . . . . . Using Slab and Roof Slab Contextual Tools . . . . . . . Creating a Clipped Gable Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Dormer in a Roof Slab . . . . . . . . . . . . Slab and Roof Slab Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2405 . 2410 . 2410 . 2412 . 2415 . 2418 . 2419 . 2422 . 2423 . 2426 . 2427 . 2446 . 2446 . 2452 . 2484 . 2485 . 2486 Contents | xxxiii Creating a Slab or Roof Slab Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Components of a Slab or Roof Slab Style . . . Specifying the Materials of a Slab or Roof Slab Style . . . . . . Specifying the Display Properties of a Slab or Roof Slab Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Classifications to a Slab or Roof Slab Style . . . . . . Defining a Slab/Roof Slab Style as Bounding for Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Notes and Files to a Slab or Roof Slab Style . . . . . Slab and Roof Slab Edge Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Slab or Roof Slab Edge Style . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Overhang, Edge Cut, and Angle of a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Profiles for the Fascia and Soffit . . . . . . . . . . . Controlling Profile Edges and Extrusion . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying a Fascia and a Soffit for a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing the Geometry of Fascia and Soffits . . . . . . . . . . Assigning Materials to a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style . . . . . . Turning on Materials for a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style . . . . . Attaching Notes and Files to a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style . . . Chapter 32 Structural . 2487 . 2489 . 2496 . 2499 . 2504 . 2504 . 2505 . 2506 . 2508 . 2510 . 2511 . 2513 . 2514 . 2516 . 2520 . 2521 . 2522 Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2525 Structural Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2525 Workflow to Create Styles for Structural Members . . . . . . . . . . 2530 Creating Structural Member Styles in the Structural Member Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2531 Opening the Structural Member Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . 2533 Creating a Style from a Shape in the Structural Member Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2533 Locating a Shape in the Structural Member Catalog from a Structural Member in a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2535 Opening a Catalog File in the Structural Member Catalog . . . 2535 Creating a Structural Member Style with the Structural Member Style Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2536 Creating Columns with User-Defined Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2538 Creating Structural Member Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2539 Creating a Beam Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2539 Creating a Brace Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2544 Creating a Column Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2549 Using Structural Member Tools to Create Structural Members . . . . 2553 Creating a Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2554 Creating Beams with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . . . . . 2556 Creating a Brace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2565 Creating a Brace with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . . . . . 2566 Creating a Freestanding Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2571 xxxiv | Contents Creating a Freestanding Column with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2572 Creating Columns with User-Defined Profiles . . . . . . . . . . 2576 Creating Grid-Anchored Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2577 Creating Grid-Anchored Columns with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2579 Creating a Structural Member from Linework . . . . . . . . . . 2584 Editing Structural Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2585 Using Grips To Edit Structural Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2586 Changing the Structural Member Length . . . . . . . . . . . . 2592 Changing the Structural Member Start and End Offsets . . . . . 2593 Changing the Structural Member Start Point and Endpoint . . 2595 Changing the Structural Member Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2596 Changing the Radius of a Curved Structural Member . . . . . . 2597 About Curved Structural Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2598 Changing the Structural Member Justification . . . . . . . . . 2599 Changing the Structural Member Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2601 Trimming Structural Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2602 Changing the Style of a Structural Member . . . . . . . . . . . 2610 Applying Tool Properties to a Structural Member . . . . . . . . 2610 Specifying the Cut Plane Display of a Structural Member . . . . 2610 Specifying the Display of Custom Block Components of a Structural Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2612 Specifying the Offsets for a Structural Member in Plan Low Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2614 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to a Structural Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2615 Working with Structural Member Body Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . 2615 Adding a Body Modifier to a Structural Member . . . . . . . . 2616 Subtracting a Body Modifier from a Structural Member . . . . . 2617 Replacing a Structural Member with a Body Modifier . . . . . . 2619 Editing the Geometry of a Body Modifier . . . . . . . . . . . . 2620 Managing Body Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2623 Restoring a Body Modifier to a Mass Element . . . . . . . . . . 2624 Working with Structural Member Interference Conditions . . . . . . 2624 Creating Structural Member Interference Conditions . . . . . . 2625 Removing Structural Member Interference Conditions . . . . . 2627 Editing Structural Member Interference Conditions . . . . . . . 2627 Structural Member Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2628 Creating a Structural Member Style in the Style Manager . . . . 2629 Specifying the Materials of a Structural Member Style . . . . . . 2630 Specifying the Display Properties of a Structural Member Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2633 Specifying Classifications for a Structural Member Style . . . . 2643 Defining a Structural Member Style as Bounding for Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2644 Contents | xxxv Attaching Notes and Files to a Structural Member Style . 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Creating Custom Structural Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Understanding the Design Rules of a Structural Member . . Changing the Shape in the Style of a Structural Member . . Adding a Shape to a Structural Member . . . . . . . . . . . Process Overview: Creating a Single-Component Structural Member (Tapered Column) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process Overview: Creating a Multi-Component Structural Member (Composite Column) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process Overview: Creating a Multi-Component Structural Member Using Multiple Segments (Rigid Frame) . . . . . Creating Custom Shapes for Structural Members . . . . . . . . . . . . 2644 . 2645 . 2648 . 2651 . 2652 . . 2653 . . 2656 . . 2659 . . 2666 Design Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2671 Chapter 33 Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2673 Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Object Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Object Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Releasing Object Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Curve Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Curve Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Position of Objects Anchored to Curves . . . . Anchoring Objects to New Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Leader Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Leader Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Position of Objects Anchored to Layout Nodes with Leader Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grip-Editing Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extending Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying Objects to All Layout Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Node Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Node Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Position of Objects Anchored to Layout Nodes with Node Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchoring Objects to Different Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying Objects to All Layout Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Cell Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Cell Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Position and Size of Objects Anchored to Layout Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchoring Objects to a Different Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copying Objects to All Layout Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Volume Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Volume Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxxvi | Contents . 2673 . 2674 . 2675 . 2676 . 2677 . 2677 . 2678 . 2682 . 2683 . 2683 . 2684 . 2685 . 2686 . 2686 . 2687 . 2687 . 2688 . 2689 . 2690 . 2691 . 2692 . 2693 . 2694 . 2695 . 2695 . 2695 Changing the Position and Size of Objects Anchored to Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchoring Objects to a Different Volume . . . . . . . . Copying Objects to All Layout Volumes . . . . . . . . . Releasing and Positioning Anchored Objects . . . . . . . . . Releasing Anchored Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Positioning Anchored Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an Anchor Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2696 . 2698 . 2698 . 2699 . 2699 . 2699 . 2700 Layout Curves and Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2703 Layout Curves and Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Layout Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Layout Curve Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Layout Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Nodes to Layout Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing Nodes from Layout Curves . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Offsets of Layout Curves . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Node Spacing of a Layout Curve . . . . . . Changing the Node Positions on a Layout Curve . . . . . Changing the Spacing Mode of Layout Curves . . . . . . Switching Layout Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Display Properties of Layout Curves . . . . Changing the Node Radius for a Layout Curve . . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Layout Curve . Using Layout Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Layout Grid Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Radial Layout Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Radial Layout Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Rectangular Layout Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Rectangular Layout Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Layout Grid with User-Specified Settings . . . . Creating a Custom Layout Grid from Linework . . . . . . Adding Lines to Layout Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing Grid Lines from Layout Grids . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Spacing Mode of Layout Grids . . . . . . . Changing the Display Properties of Layout Grids . . . . . Changing the Node Radius for a Layout Grid . . . . . . . Creating and Removing Boundaries for Layout Grids . . . Creating Holes in Layout Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing Holes from Layout Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Location of Layout Grids . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Layout Grid . . Using Layout Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Layout Volume Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Layout Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Layout Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2703 . 2704 . 2705 . 2706 . 2709 . 2710 . 2711 . 2712 . 2713 . 2714 . 2715 . 2716 . 2717 . 2718 . 2719 . 2719 . 2720 . 2722 . 2723 . 2724 . 2725 . 2727 . 2728 . 2729 . 2730 . 2731 . 2732 . 2733 . 2734 . 2734 . 2734 . 2735 . 2736 . 2736 . 2738 . 2740 Contents | xxxvii Adding Grid Lines to Layout Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing Grid Lines from Layout Volumes . . . . . . . . . Changing the Spacing Mode of Layout Volumes . . . . . . Changing the Display Properties of Layout Volumes . . . . Changing the Node Radius for a Layout Volume . . . . . . Changing the Location of Layout Volumes . . . . . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Layout Volume . Chapter 35 . . . . . . . . 2740 . 2741 . 2742 . 2744 . 2744 . 2745 . 2746 Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2749 Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2749 Using Column Grid Tools to Create Column Grids . . . . . . . . . . 2750 Creating Rectangular and Radial Column Grids . . . . . . . . . 2751 Editing Column Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2758 Creating a Custom Column Grid from Linework . . . . . . . . . . . 2768 Labeling Custom Column Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2768 Creating Enhanced Custom Column Grids Using the Column Grid Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2772 Creating a Rectangular Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2774 Creating a Radial Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2777 Creating an Enhanced Column Grid from an Existing Enhanced Column Grid or Regular Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2779 Editing the List of Preconfigured Bay Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . 2780 Creating an Enhanced Grid with Different Sized Grid Bays . . . 2781 Creating an Enhanced Grid with Varying Grid Lines for each side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2783 Defining the Display of Grid Numbering when Inserting the Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2787 Defining the Numbering and Lettering Scheme for Grid Bubbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2789 Defining the Numbering Scheme for Secondary Grid Lines . . . 2790 Editing Enhanced Custom Column Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2791 Editing Enhanced Custom Column Grids with Column Grid Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2792 Editing Enhanced Custom Column Grids Manually . . . . . . 2793 Editing General Column Grid Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2800 Attaching Clipping Profiles to Column Grids . . . . . . . . . . 2800 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Column Grid . . . . 2802 Changing the Location of Column Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . 2803 Changing the Display of Column Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2804 Changing the Node Radius for a Column Grid . . . . . . . . . 2805 Using Ceiling Grid Tools to Create Ceiling Grids . . . . . . . . . . . 2806 Creating a Ceiling Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2807 Creating a Ceiling Grid with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . 2807 Creating a Ceiling Grid from a Layout Grid . . . . . . . . . . . 2809 Creating a Custom Ceiling Grid from Linework . . . . . . . . . 2809 Creating a Ceiling Grid Dynamically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2810 xxxviii | Contents Creating a Ceiling Grid with a Clipping Boundary . . . . . . . 2811 Creating a Ceiling Grid Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2812 Editing Ceiling Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2813 Chapter 36 Detail Drafting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2829 Construction Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Construction Lines From Existing Objects/Linework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Construction Lines Independently . . . . . . . . Hatch Productivity Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repositioning a Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generating a Hatch Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redefining a Hatch Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AEC Modify Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trimming Linework or Profile-Based Objects . . . . . . . Trimming Linework or Profile-Based Objects to an Edge . Extending Linework to an Edge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dividing Linework and Profile-Based Objects . . . . . . . Subtracting from Linework and Profile-Based Objects . . . Obscuring Regions of Linework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merging Linework or Profile-Based Objects . . . . . . . . Cropping Linework or Profile-Based Objects . . . . . . . . Shrinkwrapping Linework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repositioning from a Reference Point . . . . . . . . . . . Evenly Spacing Linework or Objects . . . . . . . . . . . Centering Linework or Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2829 . 2832 . 2832 . 2833 . 2833 . 2834 . 2838 . 2839 . 2840 . 2841 . 2842 . 2844 . 2845 . 2846 . 2847 . 2849 . 2850 . 2851 . 2851 . 2852 Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2853 What are Profiles? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining the Direction of Profile Edges and Extrusion . Adding a Profile to an Object Component . . . . . . . . Editing a Profile In Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting Profiles to Polylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 38 . . . 2829 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2853 . 2855 . 2856 . 2859 . 2860 . 2864 Mask Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2867 Mask Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Mask Block Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Mask Block Definition from a Polyline . . . . . . . Creating a Mask Block Definition from an Existing Mask Block Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing Mask Block Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exporting Mask Block Definitions to a New Drawing . . . . . . 2867 . 2868 . 2868 . 2869 . 2870 . 2871 Contents | xxxix Exporting Mask Block Definitions to an Existing Drawing . Editing a Mask Block Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Classifications to a Mask Block Definition . . . . . Purging Mask Block Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Mask Block Tools to Create Mask Blocks . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Mask Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Mask Block with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . Creating a Mask Block from Polylines . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Mask Block Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Mask Blocks to Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detaching Mask Blocks from Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Mask Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Grips to Move Mask Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Location of a Mask Block . . . . . . . . . . . Editing the Profile of a Mask Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying Tool Properties to an Existing Mask Block Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Display Properties of Mask Blocks . . . . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to a Mask Block . . . Chapter 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2871 . 2872 . 2874 . 2875 . 2875 . 2876 . 2877 . 2878 . 2878 . 2881 . 2882 . 2882 . 2883 . 2883 . 2884 . . 2887 . . 2887 . . 2888 Multi-View Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2891 Multi-View Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2891 Creating Multi-View Block Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2892 Process Overview: Creating Multi-View Block Definitions . . . 2893 Creating View Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2893 Creating a New Multi-View Block Definition . . . . . . . . . . 2895 Connecting View Blocks to View Directions . . . . . . . . . . . 2896 Defining a Multi-View Block Definition as Bounding for Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2898 Attaching Notes and Files to a Multi-View Block Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2898 Adding Classifications to a Multi-View Block Definition . . . . 2899 Adding a Multi-View Block Definition to DesignCenter . . . . . 2900 Creating a Multi-View Block Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2902 Adding Multi-View Blocks to a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2905 Inserting a Multi-View Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2905 Modifying Multi-View Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2907 Changing the Rotation of a Multi-View Block . . . . . . . . . . 2907 Changing the Associated Multi-View Block Definition . . . . . 2907 Changing the Scale Factor of a Multi-View Block . . . . . . . . 2908 Changing the Offset of a Multi-View Block Using Grips . . . . 2908 Changing the Location of a Multi-View Block Using Grips . . . 2909 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Multi-View Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2911 Editing the Location and Rotation of Attributes in a Multi-View Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2912 xl | Contents Updating Multi-View Block Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2913 Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2915 Chapter 40 Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2917 Space Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2917 Workflows for Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2920 Workflow for Generating Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . 2920 Workflow for Manually Defining Net, Usable, and Gross Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2920 Workflow for Determining Net, Usable, and Gross Areas With a Calculation Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2921 Workflow for Creating a Space Evaluation Report . . . . . . . . 2922 Adjusting Space Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2923 Working with List Definitions - Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . 2923 Working with Zones - Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2924 Working with Calculation Modifiers - Overview . . . . . . . . . 2926 Working with Calculation Cut Planes - Overview . . . . . . . . 2927 Moving Forward to AutoCAD Architecture 2012 from Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2006 and Earlier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2928 Auto-Converting Legacy Areas to Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2931 Space Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2933 Using Space Tools to Create Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2939 Generating Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2940 Boundary Objects for Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2941 Generating an Associative Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2953 Generating Associative Spaces from Xrefs and Blocks . . . . . . 2957 Defining a Maximum Gap Size for Associative Spaces . . . . . . 2962 Updating Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2963 Activating and Deactivating Automatic Updates . . . . . . . . 2964 Manually Updating Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2966 Merging Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2967 Dividing an Associative Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2969 Deducting Spaces from an Associative Space . . . . . . . . . . 2971 Making a Space Associative or Non-Associative . . . . . . . . . 2972 Troubleshooting Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2974 Creating Non-Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2983 Drawing a Non-Associative 2D or Extruded 3D Space . . . . . 2983 Converting Objects, Profiles, and Polylines to Non-Associative Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2987 Creating a Space Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2991 Editing General Space Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2996 Renaming a Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2997 Changing the Style of a Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2997 Changing the Location of a Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2997 Contents | xli Specifying the Decomposition Type for a Space . . . . . . . . . 2998 Specifying the Decomposition Text Properties for a Space . . . 3000 Specifying the Cut Plane Display of a Space . . . . . . . . . . . 3002 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Space . . . . . . . . . 3003 Working with Space Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3004 Working with Manual Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3005 Working with Style-Based Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3006 Working with Boundaries Based on an Area Calculation Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3006 Defining the Boundary Offset Type of a Space . . . . . . . . . . 3008 Specifying an Area Calculation Standard for a Drawing . . . . . 3010 Classifying a Space According to an Area Calculation Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3011 Changing the Area Calculation Standard for Existing Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3012 Working with Drawings with Different Area Calculation Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3013 User-Defined Area Calculation Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . 3014 Editing Space Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3014 Changing the Type of a Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3026 Changing the Space Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3029 Changing the Height of Extruded 3D Spaces . . . . . . . . . . 3029 Changing the Height of 3D Freeform Spaces . . . . . . . . . . 3031 Changing the Height of Space Surfaces (Extruded 3D Spaces) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3033 Boolean Operations for Extruded 3D Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3034 Creating Interference Conditions for Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . 3035 Removing Interference Conditions from Spaces . . . . . . . . . 3036 Merging Extruded 3D Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3036 Dividing Extruded 3D Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3040 Creating Holes in Extruded 3D Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3041 Creating Spaces from the Intersection of Other Spaces . . . . . 3042 Trimming an Extruded 3D Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3047 Removing Voids from Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3049 Reversing Space Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3049 Reversing All Rings in a Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3050 Boolean Operations for 3D Freeform Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3050 Trimming 3D Freeform Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3050 Splitting Surfaces of 3D Freeform Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3052 Joining Surfaces of 3D Freeform Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3053 Merging 3D Freeform Spaces with AEC Objects . . . . . . . . . 3054 Subtracting AEC Objects from 3D Freeform Spaces . . . . . . . 3055 Intersecting 3D Freeform Spaces with AEC Objects . . . . . . . 3056 Grip-Editing the Surfaces of 3D Freeform Spaces . . . . . . . . 3057 Editing Space Surface Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3061 Opening the Space/Zone Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3062 xlii | Contents Editing Surface Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Ceiling and Floor Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Surface Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Up Adjacency Relations between Space Surfaces . . Displaying Adjacency Relations between Space Surfaces . . Space Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Space Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying Target Dimensions for the Space . . . . . . . . . Specifying Space Boundary Offsets in a Space Style . . . . . Attaching a List Definition to a Space Style . . . . . . . . . Specifying Classifications for a Space Style . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Materials of a Space Style . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Display Properties of a Space Style . . . . . . Specifying the Hatching for Components of a Space Style . Setting the Object Cut Plane of a Space Style . . . . . . . . Attaching Notes and Files to a Space Style . . . . . . . . . . Converting Area Styles to Space Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . List Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a List Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Application for a List Definition . . . . . . . Editing a List Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Notes and Files to a List Definition . . . . . . . . Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Zone Tools to Create Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zone Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Zones with User-Specified Settings . . . . . . . . . Creating Zone Structures from a Zone Template . . . . . . . Creating a Zone Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting Area Groups to Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zones and Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Spaces and Zones to Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . Detaching Spaces and Zones from Zones . . . . . . . . . . Selecting Spaces and Zones Attached to a Zone . . . . . . . Editing Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Renaming a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Zone Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Zone Boundary Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Content Rules of a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Calculation Type of a Zone . . . . . . . . . . Changing Calculation Modifiers for a Zone . . . . . . . . . Ordering Zone Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Polylines from Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying Additional Display Properties for a Zone . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Zone . . . . . . . Zone Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3064 . 3065 . 3067 . 3091 . 3092 . 3093 . 3094 . 3095 . 3096 . 3097 . 3098 . 3098 . 3101 . 3104 . 3106 . 3107 . 3108 . 3109 . 3111 . 3111 . 3112 . 3112 . 3113 . 3115 . 3116 . 3119 . 3119 . 3121 . 3123 . 3125 . 3126 . 3127 . 3128 . 3128 . 3129 . 3129 . 3129 . 3130 . 3131 . 3131 . 3132 . 3133 . 3134 . 3136 . 3138 . 3138 Contents | xliii Creating a Zone Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3139 Attaching a List Definition to a Zone Style . . . . . . . . . . . 3140 Restricting the Content of a Zone Based on the Zone Style . . . 3141 Specifying Classifications for a Zone Style . . . . . . . . . . . . 3142 Specifying the Display Properties of a Zone Style . . . . . . . . 3142 Attaching Notes or Files to a Zone Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3148 Converting Area Group Styles to Zone Styles . . . . . . . . . . 3148 Zone Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3150 Creating a Zone Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3151 Building the Structure of a Zone Template . . . . . . . . . . . . 3152 Attaching Notes and Files to a Zone Template . . . . . . . . . . 3155 Converting Area Group Templates to Zone Templates . . . . . 3156 Working with Space Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3157 Schedule Properties of Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3158 Calculation Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3163 Setting Calculation Cut Planes for 3D Freeform Spaces . . . . . 3169 Generating Output Data and Exporting Space Data . . . . . . . 3170 Space Decomposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3171 Space Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3177 Using Spaces for Load Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3189 Conversion of Space Boundaries to Walls and Spaces . . . . . . . . . 3197 Appendix 1: Command Changes for Spaces and Areas . . . . . . . . 3198 Area Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3198 Area Group Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3199 Space Boundary Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3200 Appendix 2: Predefined Area Calculation Standards . . . . . . . . . . 3201 Calculating Spaces Based on the Basic Area Calculation Standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3202 Calculating Spaces Based on the DIN 277 Standard . . . . . . . 3203 Calculating Spaces Based on the SIS Standard . . . . . . . . . . 3207 Calculating Spaces Based on the BOMA Standard . . . . . . . . 3212 Appendix 3: Implementing an Area Calculation Standard Plug-in with the AutoCAD Architecture .NET API . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3217 Implementing an Area Calculation Standard . . . . . . . . . . 3218 Implementing Offset Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3226 Chapter 41 Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3251 Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workflow to Create a 2D or 3D Section or a Live Section View . Drawing and Editing Section Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drawing a Section Line and Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Height of a Section Using Grips . . . . . . Changing the Lower Extension of a Section Using Grips . Changing the Length of a Section Using Grips . . . . . . Changing the Angle Dimensions of a Section . . . . . . . Creating Graphic Subdivisions for 2D and 3D Sections . . xliv | Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3251 . 3257 . 3258 . 3260 . 3262 . 3263 . 3264 . 3266 . 3267 Changing a Subdivision Using Grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Section Mark Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Location of a Section Line . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying a Section Line Using Grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to a Section Line . . . Creating a 2D or 3D Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Horizontal 2D Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating and Editing a Live Section View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Live Section View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating a Live Section View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying the Sectioned Body in a Live Section View . . . . Removing a Live Section View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing a 2D or 3D Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Grips to Edit Linework in a 2D Section . . . . . . . . . Changing the Display of Graphic Subdivisions in a 2D Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Display of Graphic Subdivisions in a 3D Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reversing a 2D or 3D Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Style of a 2D Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Material Boundary in a 2D Section . . . . . . . . . Editing a Material Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing and Merging Linework in a 2D Section . . . . . . . . Changing the Location of a 2D or 3D Section . . . . . . . . . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to a 2D or 3D Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating a 2D or 3D Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Globally Updating 2D Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supported Project Drawing Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Globally Updating 2D Sections and Elevations in a Project or a Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating Legacy Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2D Section Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a 2D Section Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Display Component to a 2D Section Style . . . . . . Removing a Display Component from a 2D Section Style . . . About 2D and 3D Section Display Components and Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use Subdivision Properties and Materials in 2D Section Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use the 3D Body Component of a Material for the 2D Section Linework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Design Rule to a 2D Section Style . . . . . . . . . . Changing a Design Rule in a 2D Section Style . . . . . . . . . Removing a Design Rule from a 2D Section Style . . . . . . . Adding Classifications to a 2D Section Style . . . . . . . . . . . 3268 . 3268 . 3269 . 3270 . 3271 . 3271 . 3273 . 3275 . 3276 . 3277 . 3277 . 3279 . 3279 . 3280 . 3281 . 3283 . 3284 . 3285 . 3285 . 3286 . 3291 . 3293 . 3294 . 3295 . 3297 . 3298 . 3299 . 3300 . 3301 . 3303 . 3304 . 3305 . 3306 . 3313 . 3313 . 3314 . 3316 . 3316 . 3317 Contents | xlv Changing the Layer, Color, and Linetype of a 2D Section Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3317 Attaching Notes and Files to a 2D Section Style . . . . . . . . . 3318 Chapter 42 Elevations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3321 Working With Elevations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3321 Workflow to Create a 2D or 3D Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3327 Drawing and Editing Elevation Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3328 Drawing an Elevation Line and Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3331 Changing the Height of an Elevation Using Grips . . . . . . . . 3333 Changing the Lower Extension of an Elevation Using Grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3334 Changing the Length of an Elevation Using Grips . . . . . . . 3335 Changing the Angle Dimensions of an Elevation . . . . . . . . 3336 Creating Graphic Subdivisions for 2D and 3D Elevations . . . . 3337 Changing Elevation Mark Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3339 Changing the Location of an Elevation Line . . . . . . . . . . 3339 Modifying an Elevation Line Using Grips . . . . . . . . . . . . 3340 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes and Files to an Elevation Line . . . 3341 Creating a 2D or 3D Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3342 Creating a Horizontal 2D Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3344 Editing a 2D or 3D Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3346 Using Grips to Edit Linework in a 2D Elevation . . . . . . . . 3346 Changing the Display of Graphic Subdivisions in a 2D Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3348 Changing the Display of Graphic Subdivisions in a 3D Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3349 Reversing a 2D or 3D Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3350 Changing the Style of a 2D Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3351 Adding and Removing Custom Components for an Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3351 Specifying the Display of Surface Hatching for an Elevation Subdivision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3353 Specifying the Display of 2D Linework for an Elevation . . . . 3355 Creating a Material Boundary in a 2D Elevation . . . . . . . . . 3356 Editing a Material Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3357 Editing and Merging Linework in a 2D Elevation . . . . . . . . 3361 Changing the Location of a 2D or 3D Elevation . . . . . . . . . 3363 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to a 2D or 3D Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3364 Updating a 2D or 3D Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3364 Globally Updating 2D Elevations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3366 Supported Project Drawing Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3367 Globally Updating 2D Sections and Elevations in a Project or a Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3368 Updating Legacy Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3369 xlvi | Contents 2D Elevation Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3369 Creating a 2D Elevation Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3371 Adding a Display Component to a 2D Elevation Style . . . . . 3373 Removing a Display Component from a 2D Elevation Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3373 About 2D and 3D Elevation Display Components and Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3374 Use Subdivision Properties and Materials in 2D Elevation Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3378 Use the 3D Body Component of a Material for the 2D Elevation Linework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3379 Adding a Design Rule to a 2D Elevation Style . . . . . . . . . . 3379 Changing a Design Rule in a 2D Elevation Style . . . . . . . . . 3381 Removing a Design Rule from a 2D Elevation Style . . . . . . . 3382 Adding Classifications to a 2D Elevation Style . . . . . . . . . . 3382 Changing the Layer, Color, and Linetype of a 2D Elevation Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3383 Attaching Notes and Files to a 2D Elevation Style . . . . . . . . 3384 Chapter 43 Hidden Line Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3385 Hidden Line Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3385 Creating a Hidden Line Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3385 Chapter 44 AEC Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3387 AEC Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Dimension Options and Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associative Dimensions from Selecting Objects . . . . . Associative Dimensions from Picked Points . . . . . . . Non-Associative Dimensions from Picked Points . . . . AutoCAD Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process Overview: Creating AEC Dimensions . . . . . . Associative Dimensions from Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dimension Points for Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dimension Points for Wall Openings . . . . . . . . . . Dimension Points for Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dimension Points for Other Object Types . . . . . . . . AutoCAD Dimension Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Associative Dimensions in External References . . . . . Associative Dimensions From Picked Points . . . . . . . . . . Specifying AEC Dimension Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating AEC Dimensions Using AEC Dimension Tools . . . . Creating an AEC Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an AEC Dimension with User-Specified Settings . . Use Cases for AEC Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting an AutoCAD Dimension to an AEC Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3387 . 3389 . 3389 . 3390 . 3391 . 3391 . 3392 . 3393 . 3393 . 3396 . 3396 . 3397 . 3398 . 3401 . 3402 . 3403 . 3406 . 3407 . 3408 . 3411 . 3418 Contents | xlvii Copying Properties of AEC Dimensions to AutoCAD Dimensions . . 3420 Creating an AEC Dimension Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3421 Editing AEC Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3422 Adding Points to an AEC Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3423 Detaching Dimension Points from an AEC Dimension . . . . . 3428 Restoring Object Points Set in the AEC Dimension Style . . . . 3430 Removing Non-Style Defined Dimension Points . . . . . . . . 3432 Reversing the Direction of an AEC Wall Dimension . . . . . . . 3433 Flip Text Position for AEC Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3435 Overriding Associative Wall Component Dimension Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3436 Repositioning Dimension Texts, Extension Lines, and Dimension Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3440 Resetting Repositioned Dimension Texts, Extension Lines and Dimension Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3441 Overriding Dimension Values and Hiding Dimension Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3443 Changing the AEC Dimension Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3447 Specifying Object Dimension Points for an AEC Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3447 Specifying the AutoCAD Style and Other Properties for an AEC Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3449 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to an AEC Dimension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3452 AEC Dimension Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3453 AEC Dimension Styles and AutoCAD Dimension Styles . . . . . 3453 The AEC Dimension Style Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3454 Creating AutoCAD Dimension Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3454 Creating an AEC Dimension Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3455 Changing the Number of Chains in an AEC Dimension Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3456 Changing the AEC Dimension Display Components . . . . . . 3457 Defining Dimensioned Objects in the AEC Dimension Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3458 Specifying Object Dimension Points in AEC Dimension Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3460 Selecting the AutoCAD Dimension Styles and Other Properties of AEC Dimension Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3462 Changing Style Properties with the AEC Dimension Style Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3464 Attaching Notes and Files to an AEC Dimension Style . . . . . 3467 Q and A for Working with AEC Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3468 Changing Color, Text Size and Arrowheads . . . . . . . . . . . 3468 Updating AEC Dimensions On Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3468 Changing the Text Height of Superscripted Numbers . . . . . . 3469 Fixing the Error Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3469 xlviii | Contents Finding More Dimension Points than Expected . . . . . . . . . 3470 Chapter 45 Elevation Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3471 Elevation Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3471 Using Elevation Label Tools to Create Elevation Labels . . . . . . . . 3472 Creating an Elevation Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3473 Creating Elevation Labels with User-Specified Settings . . . . . 3473 Creating an Elevation Label Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3475 Modifying Elevation Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3476 Changing the Elevation of an Elevation Label . . . . . . . . . . 3477 Changing the Coordinate System of an Elevation Label . . . . 3477 Changing the Associated Multi-View Block Definition . . . . . 3477 Changing the Scale Factor of an Elevation Label . . . . . . . . 3478 Changing the Offset of an Elevation Label . . . . . . . . . . . 3478 Display the View Blocks and Attributes of an Elevation Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3479 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to an Elevation Label . . . 3480 Creating User-Defined Elevation Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3481 Creating a Graphic Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3481 Adding Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3482 Creating a Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3483 Creating a Multi-View Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3483 Adding the Elevation Label to the AutoCAD DesignCenter . . . 3484 Chapter 46 Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3487 Fields Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting Fields in a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting Fields in Property Set Definitions . . . . Inserting Field Placeholders in Object Properties . Adding Fields to Object Style Properties . . . . . . Inserting Fields in AutoCAD Text Elements . . . . Editing Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing the Field Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting Fields to Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AutoCAD Architecture Field Types . . . . . . . . . . . . Project Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Project Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheet Set Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Sheet Set Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keynote Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Keynote Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Database Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Database Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3487 . 3489 . 3489 . 3491 . 3494 . 3496 . 3497 . 3501 . 3504 . 3504 . 3505 . 3505 . 3505 . 3506 . 3507 . 3510 . 3512 . 3513 . 3514 . 3516 Contents | xlix Creating a Data Link to an ODBC Source . . . . . . . . . . . . 3519 Chapter 47 Detail Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3527 Understanding Detail Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting Detail Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stamp Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linear Array Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backfill Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bookends Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Countable Linear Array Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . Surface Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dynamically Sized Surface Components . . . . . . . . . . . . Bolt Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Detail Components in a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Detail Component Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Detail Component Tools to a Tool Palette . . . . . . . Modifying Detail Component Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying Detail Component Properties to Linework . . . . . Applying Detail Component Properties to Linework from a Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying Detail Component Properties to Linework from the Detail Component Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Detail Component Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locating a Detail Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating and Modifying Detail Component Databases . . . . Configuring Detail Component Database Availability . . . . . . . . Adding a Detail Component Database to Available Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing a Detail Component Database from Available Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Detail Component Database Permissions in a Multi-User Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merging Old and New Detail Component Databases . . . . . . . . Chapter 48 . 3548 . 3549 . 3549 . 3550 . 3553 . 3583 . 3583 . 3585 . 3585 . 3586 Annotation and Keynoting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3587 The Basic Annotation Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Text-Only Annotation . . . . . . . . . Creating Text with Single Leader Annotation . . . Adding and Removing Leader Lines from Leaders . Creating a Break Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Block-Based Annotation with a Leader . Editing a Text-Based Annotation . . . . . . . . . . Editing a Masking Break Mark . . . . . . . . . . . Editing a Block-Based Annotation . . . . . . . . . Keynoting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l | Contents . 3527 . 3528 . 3529 . 3531 . 3532 . 3533 . 3534 . 3536 . 3537 . 3538 . 3539 . 3542 . 3542 . 3545 . 3548 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3587 . 3600 . 3600 . 3602 . 3604 . 3605 . 3606 . 3607 . 3607 . 3608 Configuring the Annotation Tool for Keynoting . . . . . Using Keynote Insertion Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Keynote Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing and Editing Keynotes in a Drawing . . . . . . . . Specifying Keynotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Keynote Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Arrow and Datum Point Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting a North Arrow or Datum Point in the Drawing . Fire Rating Line Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting a Fire Rating Line in the Drawing . . . . . . . . Match Line Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting a Match Line in the Drawing . . . . . . . . . . Revision Cloud Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting a Revision Cloud in the Drawing . . . . . . . . Bar Scale Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting a Bar Scale in the Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . Column Grid Bubble Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting a Column Grid Bubble in the Drawing . . . . . Editing Annotation Symbols in the Drawing . . . . . . . . . . Editing Block-Based Annotation Symbols . . . . . . . . . Editing Polyline-Based Annotation Symbols . . . . . . . . Annotation Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annotation Tools with Annotative Properties . . . . . . . Specifying Annotation Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annotation Scales and Viewports . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating Legacy Annotative Objects . . . . . . . . . . . Derivation of Annotative Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3609 . 3613 . 3617 . 3626 . 3631 . 3634 . 3653 . 3655 . 3655 . 3657 . 3658 . 3660 . 3660 . 3663 . 3664 . 3666 . 3666 . 3668 . 3669 . 3669 . 3672 . 3675 . 3675 . 3678 . 3678 . 3680 . 3684 Callouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3687 Working with Callouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Callout Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workflow for Annotating Drawings with Callouts The Properties of a Callout Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Properties of a Callout Tool . . . . . . . . . Placing Title Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing a Title Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing Detail Callouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Detail in the Current View Drawing . . Creating a Detail in an Existing Drawing . . . . . Creating a Detail in a New Drawing . . . . . . . . Placing Section Callouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Section in the Current Drawing . . . . Creating a Section in an Existing Drawing . . . . . Creating a Section in a New Drawing . . . . . . . Placing Elevation Callouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing a Single Elevation Callout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3687 . 3690 . 3693 . 3694 . 3701 . 3702 . 3702 . 3703 . 3703 . 3706 . 3708 . 3709 . 3710 . 3712 . 3715 . 3717 . 3717 Contents | li Placing a Four-Way Interior Elevation Callout . . . . . . . . . Placing a Four-Way Exterior Elevation Callout . . . . . . . . Placing a Callout Without a Model Space View . . . . . . . . . . . Referencing a Callout to an Existing View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening a Model Space View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Model Space View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resolving Fields in Callout Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Callouts Outside a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing a Callout in a Non-Project Drawing File . . . . . . . . Opening Model Space Views in a Non-Project Drawing File . Deleting Model Space Views in a Non-Project Drawing File . . Creating New Callout Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Fields in Callout Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Callout Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 50 Schedules and Display Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3739 Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schedule Table Terminology in AutoCAD Architecture . . . Workflow to Annotate Drawings with Tags and Schedules . Property Sets and Property Set Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Schedules Using Schedule Table Tools . . . . . . . . Creating a Schedule Table Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Objects to a Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing Objects from a Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reselecting Objects for a Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turning Off the Out-of-Date Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating a Schedule Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locating and Viewing Scheduled Objects in a Drawing . . . Schedule Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Tags Using Schedule Tag Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Schedule Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Schedule Tag Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anchoring an Existing Schedule Tag to an Object . . . . . . Releasing an Anchored Schedule Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing the Connection Between Tags and Objects . . . . . Renumbering Property Set Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing Schedule Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Workflow to Customize Schedule Tables . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Schedule Table Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exporting a Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exporting Schedule Data for Selected Objects . . . . . . . . Specifying the Display Properties of a Schedule . . . . . . . Changing General Schedule Properties . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Selection Criteria for a Schedule . . . . . . . Changing the Location of a Schedule Using Grips . . . . . lii | Contents . 3719 . 3722 . 3723 . 3725 . 3726 . 3727 . 3727 . 3728 . 3729 . 3730 . 3731 . 3732 . 3732 . 3733 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3739 . 3740 . 3742 . 3743 . 3747 . 3747 . 3748 . 3751 . 3751 . 3752 . 3752 . 3753 . 3753 . 3754 . 3756 . 3757 . 3760 . 3763 . 3764 . 3764 . 3765 . 3766 . 3767 . 3769 . 3791 . 3792 . 3793 . 3794 . 3795 . 3796 Changing External Source Properties of a Schedule . . . . . . . 3796 Adding Table Breaks to a Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3797 Adding Documentation Information to a Schedule . . . . . . . 3799 Editing Table Cell Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3799 Adding Property Set Data to All Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3801 Property Data Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3802 Expanding the Scope of Scheduled Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3810 Property Set Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3810 Attaching Property Set Data to Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3811 Entering Manual Properties and Fields for Objects . . . . . . . 3812 Editing or Updating Fields in Manual Properties . . . . . . . . 3813 Converting Fields in Manual Properties to Text . . . . . . . . . 3813 Removing Property Set Data from an Object . . . . . . . . . . 3814 Attaching Property Set Data to Styles and Definitions . . . . . . 3814 Entering Manual Properties and Fields for Styles and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3815 Editing Style-Based Property Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3816 Editing Style-Based Property Sets Attached to Objects in External References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3818 Removing Property Set Data from a Style or Definition . . . . . 3820 Browsing Property Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3821 Property Set Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3823 Understanding Automatic Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3826 Understanding Formulas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3830 Creating a Property Set Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3841 Attaching Notes or Reference Files to a Property Set Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3842 Specifying How the Property Set Definition is Applied . . . . . 3843 Adding a Manual Property Definition to a Property Set Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3845 Adding a Field to a Property Set Definition . . . . . . . . . . . 3847 Adding an Automatic Property Definition to a Property Set Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3849 Adding a Location Property Definition to a Property Set Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3851 Adding a Classification Property Definition to a Property Set Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3852 Adding a Material Property Definition to a Property Set Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3855 Adding a Project Property Definition to a Property Set Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3857 Adding an Anchor Property Definition to a Property Set Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3858 Adding a Graphic Property Definition to a Property Set Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3860 Sequencing Property Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3862 Contents | liii Hiding Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing a Property Set Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing All Property Sets from Objects and Styles . . . . Merging Property Set Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a List Definition for a Manual Property Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing List Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the List Item for an Object . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Notes or Reference Files to a List Definition . . . Classification Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process Overview: Including Classification Data in Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Classification Use Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Classification Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying the Object Types for a Classification Definition . Adding Classifications to a Classification Definition . . . . Attaching Property Set Definitions to a Classification Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing a Classification Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Classification of an Object . . . . . . . . . . Attaching Notes and Files to a Classification . . . . . . . . Display Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process Overview: Creating Display Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating and Editing Display Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Display Theme Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Display Theme to a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . Disabling Display Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Activating Display Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Display Theme Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a Display Theme Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting Schedule Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Question Marks in Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Object not Listed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Which Property Sets to Attach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing Data in the Schedule Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . Object Numbers Out of Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locating an Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting an Empty Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INVALID in a Table Cell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting Schedule Table Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add Column Button Unavailable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property Sets Unavailable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quantity Column not Totalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matrix Column Displaying Data Instead of a Matrix Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liv | Contents . . . . . . 3862 . 3863 . 3867 . 3867 . 3868 . . . . . . 3869 . 3871 . 3871 . 3872 . 3872 . . . . . . 3874 . 3874 . 3877 . 3878 . 3879 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3881 . 3882 . 3884 . 3884 . 3885 . 3885 . 3886 . 3888 . 3890 . 3892 . 3892 . 3893 . 3894 . 3898 . 3898 . 3898 . 3899 . 3899 . 3900 . 3900 . 3900 . 3900 . 3901 . 3901 . 3901 . 3901 . . 3901 Troubleshooting Classification Definitions . . . . . . . . . . Empty Classification Tab in Style Properties . . . . . . . Long Title for a Classification Property . . . . . . . . . Classifications Property to a Property Set Definition . . Including Classifications in a Schedule Table . . . . . . Objects Not Included in the Schedule . . . . . . . . . . Classifications Selected but Object Not Included . . . . Troubleshooting Schedule Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Difference Between Schedule Tags and Project Schedule Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Values on the Extended Data Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3902 . 3902 . 3902 . 3903 . 3903 . 3903 . 3903 . 3904 . . . . 3904 . . . . 3904 . . . . 3904 AEC Content and DesignCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3907 Overview of AEC Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3907 Predefined AEC Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3908 AEC Content in the Content Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3909 AEC Content in DesignCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3909 Adding AEC Content to Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3912 Adding Content from the Content Browser . . . . . . . . . . . 3912 Adding Content from DesignCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3913 Adding Fixture Layouts from DesignCenter . . . . . . . . . . . 3914 Moving Content Between DesignCenter and the Content Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3915 Creating a Tool from AEC Content in DesignCenter . . . . . . 3915 Creating Custom AEC Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3917 Using the AEC Content Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3917 Editing AEC Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3930 Modifying DesignCenter Content with the AEC Content Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3930 Modifying Fixture Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3930 Turning Off the Dimension Scale Override . . . . . . . . . . . 3931 Other Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3933 Chapter 52 Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3935 Adjusting the Camera Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3935 Chapter 53 Converting Objects to 3D Solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3937 Converting Objects to 3D Solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3937 Converting Objects to 3D Solid Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3937 Chapter 54 Visual Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3939 Contents | lv Working with Visual Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3939 Performing a Visual Audit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3940 Chapter 55 Reference AEC Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3941 Creating an AEC Entity Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Reference to an Object . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching an Object to an Existing Entity Reference . Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to an Entity Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the Location of an Entity Reference . . . . Chapter 56 . . . . . 3941 . . . . . 3941 . . . . . 3942 . . . . . 3943 . . . . . 3943 Customizing and Adding New Content for Detail Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3945 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Walkthrough of the Process . . . . . Component Databases . . . . . . . . . Recipe Specifications . . . . . . . . . . Jigs and JigEnts . . . . . . . . . . . . . Common Jigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recipe Logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blocks and Block Libraries . . . . . . . Using Optimal Geometry . . . . . Naming Blocks . . . . . . . . . . Base Points for Blocks . . . . . . . Collecting Similar Blocks . . . . . Block Properties . . . . . . . . . . Layer Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing Unnecessary Objects . Chapter 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3945 . 3947 . 3949 . 3954 . 3979 . 3981 . 3987 . 3995 . 3995 . 3997 . 3997 . 3997 . 3998 . 3999 . 3999 Migrating Detail Component and Keynote Databases . . . . 4001 Migrating Your Database Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4001 Running the Detail Component/Keynote Database Migration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4004 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4007 lvi | Contents New Features and Introduction 1 Welcome to AutoCAD Architecture 2012! Built on the new AutoCAD® 2012 platform, this release is targeted in improving AutoCAD Architecture’s performance in terms of speed and introducing a new feature: corner window. Column Grid and IFC features have also been enhanced with new and improved workflow. New Features in AutoCAD Architecture 2012 The following sections list the new and improved features in AutoCAD Architecture 2012. ■ Overview of Corner Window on page 1958 ■ General Information for Exporting Drawing Files to IFC on page 214 ■ Grids on page 2749 A Quick Start for Transitioning from AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture If you have previously accomplished your architectural tasks with AutoCAD and want to transition to AutoCAD Architecture, you will find that using tools specifically designed for architects provides additional productivity and benefits over the AutoCAD drafting methods you used before. The help system is designed to simplify the transition from AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture. These help components will assist new users with 1 previous AutoCAD experience to easily segue into working with AutoCAD Architecture: ■ User Interface Overview An interactive method for exploring the AutoCAD Architecture user interface. Available from the Help drop-down menu. ■ Where is My Command? A tool that lists commands by their previous menu location in AutoCAD Architecture and displays their current location on the ribbon. Available from the Help drop-down menu. ■ User Interface Tour A short, introductory video about the AutoCAD Architecture user interface. Available from http://www.autodesk.com/autocadarchitecture-uivideo. The Autodesk Exchange(online) for AutoCAD Architecture provides centralized access to some of these components and displays when you open the application. This overview of tasks and how to accomplish them in AutoCAD Architecture can help you get an easy start. For additional information about the task, open the Help topic or watch one of the Getting Started Videos in Autodesk Exchange(online) for AutoCAD Architecture. NOTE The software locations for tools, palettes, and catalogs listed below are the default locations for a standard US install. Customized installations, as well as localized versions may vary in the tools they supply and the structure of the tool palettes. 2 | Chapter 1 New Features and Introduction How do I… with AutoCAD with AutoCAD tools Architecture tools Ribbon Location More Information Solids Mass Elements and Mass Groups Home tab ➤ Build ■ Online Help: Mass Elements and Mass Groups on page 1003 Spaces Home tab ➤ Build ■ Online Help: Space Types on page 2917 Work with Conceptual Massing? Design Massing Studies? panel ➤ Box dropdown Create a Space Layout and Colored Plans? Create Space Plans? Polyline and Hatch panel ➤ Space dropdown A Quick Start for Transitioning from AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture | 3 How do I… with AutoCAD with AutoCAD tools Architecture tools Ribbon Location More Information Create Color Fill Plans? Hatching and Polylines Display Themes and Spaces View tab ➤ Appear- ■ Online Help: Process Overview: Creating Display Themes on page 3885 Linework or Multilines Walls Home tab ➤ Build ■ Online Help: Walls on page 1159 ■ Online Help: Doors on page 1871 ■ Online Help: Windows on page 1955 ■ Online Help: Stairs on page 2101 ■ Online Help: Railings on page 2305 ance panel ➤ ➤ Themes drop-down Create Floor Plans? Draw Walls? panel ➤ Wall dropdown ➤ Wall Draw Doors? Blocks or Dynamic Blocks Doors Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Door dropdown ➤ Door Draw Windows? Blocks or Dynamic Blocks Windows Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Window drop-down Draw Stairs? Linework Stairs Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Stair dropdown ➤ Stair Draw Railings? Linework Railings Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Stair dropdown ➤ Railing 4 | Chapter 1 New Features and Introduction How do I… with AutoCAD with AutoCAD tools Architecture tools Ribbon Location More Information Draw Curtain Walls? Linework Home tab ➤ Build ■ Online Help: Curtain Walls on page 1415 ■ Online Help: Multi-View Blocks on page 2891 ■ Online Help: AEC Dimensions on page 3387 Curtain Walls panel ➤ Wall dropdown ➤ Curtain Wall Add Furniture and Fixtures? Place Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment? Blocks or Dynamic Blocks Multi-View Blocks Insert tab ➤ Block panel ➤ Multi-View Block Create Annotation and Scheduling? Dimension Drawings? Dimensions AEC Dimensions Annotate tab ➤ Dimensions panel ➤ AEC Dimension dropdown A Quick Start for Transitioning from AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture | 5 How do I… with AutoCAD with AutoCAD tools Architecture tools Ribbon Location More Information Add Schedule Tags? Blocks Tag Tools Annotate tab ➤ Scheduling panel ■ Online Help: Adding Tags Using Schedule Tag Tools on page 3756 Extract Schedules from Designs? Tables Schedules Annotate tab ➤ Scheduling panel ■ Online Help: Managing Schedule Tables on page 3766 Modify Block Properties for Scheduling Data? Attributes Property Set Definitions Schedule Table tab ➤ ■ Online Help: Property Set Definitions on page 3823 ■ Online Help: Working with Callouts on page 3687 General panel ➤ Edit Style drop-down ➤ Property Set Definitions Create Enlarged Plans? Xclip Callouts and Project Navigator 6 | Chapter 1 New Features and Introduction Annotate tab ➤ Callouts panel ➤ ➤ Detail Boundary dropdown How do I… with AutoCAD with AutoCAD tools Architecture tools Ribbon Location More Information Extract Building Sections? Linework Annotate tab ➤ Cal- ■ Online Help: Placing Section Callouts on page 3709 Extract Elevations? Linework ■ Online Help: Placing Elevation Callouts on page 3717 Mark up drawing revisions? REVCLOUD command ■ Online Help: AEC Content in the Content Browser on page 3909 Sections louts panel ➤ Section drop-down Elevations Annotate tab ➤ Callouts panel ➤ Elevation drop-down Revision Clouds Home tab ➤ Annotation panel ➤ Revision drop-down ➤ Revision Add Details and Keynotes? A Quick Start for Transitioning from AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture | 7 How do I… with AutoCAD with AutoCAD tools Architecture tools Ribbon Location More Information Create Details? Linework Home tab ➤ Details ■ Online Help: Detail Components on page 3527 ■ Online Help: Keynoting Tools on page 3608 ■ Online Help: “Use a Visual Style to Display Your Model” in the AutoCAD Help ■ Online Help: Content Browser Overview on page 129 Detail Components panel ➤ Detail Components Annotate Details? Leaders Keynoting Home tab ➤ Annotation panel ➤ Keynote drop-down Work in a Project? Create Presentation Graphics? Visual Styles Find and Manage Content? Windows® Explorer and DesignCenter Visual Styles Floating View panel ➤ Visual Styles Content Browser Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Tools dropdown ➤ Content Browser 8 | Chapter 1 New Features and Introduction How do I… with AutoCAD with AutoCAD tools Architecture tools Ribbon Location More Information Manage Layers? Layer Properties Manager Home tab ➤ Layers ■ Online Help: Managing Drawing Layers on page 720 ■ Online Help: Working with Layer Keys on page 759 ■ Online Help: Creating and Editing Layer Standards on page 774 ■ Online Help: A Short Overview of Drawing Management Layer Manager, Layer Key Styles, Layer Standards panel ➤ Layer Properties Manage Project Drawings? Sheet Set Manager Project Navigator Quick Access Toolbar ➤ Contacting Autodesk Autodesk, Inc. 111 McInnis Parkway San Rafael, CA 94903 USA Phone: 415-507-5000 Website: http://www.autodesk.com Sales Information To purchase additional Autodesk software, contact your local reseller. For the name of the authorized reseller nearest you, call 1-800-964-6432 or access the Resellers and Training Centers website, http://www.autodesk.com/resellers/. Contacting Autodesk | 9 Technical Support If you have technical questions about the products, you should contact your local reseller or check the frequently asked questions (Technical Solutions & FAQS) section and Discussion Groups on the website for AutoCAD Architecture at http://www.autodesk.com/support. News groups are another good source of information. You can look through the questions that have already been posted, or you can post your own questions. Feedback Please let us know what you think! Whether you have a suggestion for product enhancement, a compliment, or a complaint, or if you think you have found a bug, we would like to know about it. To make comments and find additional information, visit our website at http://www.autodesk.com/contact. 10 | Chapter 1 New Features and Introduction Workflow and User Interface 11 12 AutoCAD Architecture Workflow 2 Workflows in AutoCAD Architecture differ depending on whether you are starting a new building project or doing additional work on existing drawings. The following topics address these scenarios separately, mapping typical architectural workflows to instructions for performing the related tasks in AutoCAD Architecture. Start a New Project The following topics map typical architectural workflows to instructions for using AutoCAD Architecture to carry out an architectural project from start to finish. If you are completing drawings that exist outside of an AutoCAD Architecture structured project, see Work on an Existing Drawing on page 16. Create a Project Set up the project Open the Project Browser on page 322, and create ----- the project from scratch on page 331, from a template on page 328, or from an existing project on page 330. Identify the floor elevations and any wings of the building Define vertical levels on page 380 and any ----- horizontal divisions on page 387 for the building project. 13 Enter the project information ----- Define the project properties on page 333 and add detailed information on page 337. Design Your Building Decide on which portion of the building plan to work ----- Create a construct on page 404 in which to add architectural objects. Associate the plan to a location and an elevation Assign the construct to one of the previously ----- identified levels on page 380 and divisions on page 387 (if applicable). Use wall tools to add the exterior and interior walls on page 1163, door tools to add the different Add walls, doors, and windows to ----- doors on page 1873, and window tools to add the the drawing different windows on page 1964 required in the drawing. Add other design objects to the drawing Add other architectural objects to the construct, ----- such as openings on page 2062 and stairs on page 2137 and spaces on page 2987. 14 | Chapter 2 AutoCAD Architecture Workflow Annotate Your Design Annotate the design Create a view on page 453 drawing from the ----- constructs, and insert information, such as dimensions on page 3389. Tag objects ----- Add tags on page 3754 to objects in the drawings. Add schedules ----- Add schedule tables on page 3747 to the drawings. Add a title mark ----- Use callout tools to add a title mark on page 3702 to the sheet. Publish Your Drawings Make a sheet Create on page 484 a sheet. Sheets on page 481 are the final output of a ----- building design. As you revisit planning stages, any changes you make to constructs, elements, and views are reflected in sheets. Place the drawing on the sheet ----- Add a view on page 465 to the sheet. Annotate Your Design | 15 Add a title block ----- Create a title block on page 541 for the sheet, and add fields on page 542 to the title block. Publish drawings Plot or publish drawings on page 276, create an ----- electronic on page 352 file set to transmit or archive the project, or etransmit on page 508 the sheets or sheet sets. Work on an Existing Drawing This topic follows a typical workflow for completing drawings that were started independent of an AutoCAD Architecture structured project. An AutoCAD Architecture structured project automates the processes relating to building design and documentation. If you wish to work within an AutoCAD Architecture structured project, see Start a New Project on page 13. Add or Modify Architectural Objects Use wall tools to add the exterior and interior Add walls, doors, and windows to ----- walls on page 1163, door tools to add the doors on the drawing page 1873, and window tools to add the windows on page 1964 required in the drawing. Add other objects to the construct, such as Add other building objects to the ----- openings on page 2062, stairs on page 2137, and drawing spaces on page 2987. 16 | Chapter 2 AutoCAD Architecture Workflow Customize how an opening in the ----- Add an endcap on page 1373 to the drawing. wall displays in the drawing Modify the drawing ----- Edit the objects, such as walls on page 1190, doors on page 1883, and windows on page 1974 as needed. Clean up any wall intersections that do not display correctly ----- Edit the wall in place to correctly connect on page 1354 the walls. Add or Modify Annotation Annotate the drawing with dimensions ----- Add dimensions on page 3387 to plan drawings, or edit on page 3422 existing dimensions. Add callouts ----- Use callout tools to add a title mark on page 3702 to the drawing. Tag objects ----- Use tag tools to add tags on page 3754 to objects in the drawing. Add or Modify Annotation | 17 Add schedules ----- Use schedule tools on page 3747 to create schedule tables. Publish the Drawings Create a new drawing file with borders and fields on page 3489 as needed, save the drawing, and Create a title block for the drawing ----- then drag the drawing onto a tool palette on page 92. Text inserted in fields updates if it changes during the life cycle of the drawing. Select the title block tool to insert on page 545 the Add the title block to the drawing ----- title block you created, or select an architectural title block template on page 179. Publish drawings ----- Plot or publish on page 276 drawings. 18 | Chapter 2 AutoCAD Architecture Workflow The Workspace 3 The AutoCAD Architecture workspace is a highly customizable graphical user interface designed to accommodate the various workflows and work styles of architectural professionals. The topics in this section provide an overview of the available workspace components and describe how to access and configure them to meet your needs. For detailed instructions on using workspace components to create and edit architectural objects, refer to the relevant object-specific topics in Help (Walls, Doors, Windows, and so on). Changes to the Workspace The workspace has been redesigned to make it easier and faster for you to find and use the tools and commands you need for the task at hand. This new user interface is described in detail in the following sections, but here are the highlights: The Ribbon Similarly to Microsoft Office, AutoCAD Architecture 2012 now uses the ribbon as the central access point for commands. The ribbon contains a number of tabs on which commands are grouped according to conceptual task types or selected objects. The ribbon replaces the menu bar and the toolbars as the primary command access point. 19 The Application Menu The application menu contains basic commands pertaining to the drawing as a whole, such as Open, Save, Print, and Export. Like the menu browser it replaces, the application menu is accessed by clicking corner of the workspace. in the upper-left Workspaces AutoCAD Architecture is equipped with one single default workspace (Architecture). The menus and commands associated with the previously provided workspaces (Design, Document, Detailing, and Visualization) can now be accessed from the tabs of the ribbon. NOTE The tool palette groups associated with the previous default workspaces are still available from the context menu of the tool palettes set. 20 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Drawing Status Bar Menu The drawing status bar menu has been removed from AutoCAD Architecture 2012. Commands formerly found there can now be accessed from the application menu. Commands on the old menu Help Access With the removal of the menu bars, the commands to access Help features have been moved into the InfoCenter at the top right of the application window. Here, you can find the online resources of InfoCenter and the Help menu, which lets you access Help, Tutorials, and other interactive resources. Toolbars Toolbars have been removed from AutoCAD Architecture. Commands formerly found on toolbars can now be accessed from the ribbon. Autodesk Seek You can use Autodesk Seek to find product design information. Many content providers, both corporate partners and individual contributors, publish to Autodesk Seek. Content includes 3D models, 2D drawings, specifications, brochures, and other descriptions of products or components. Changes to the Workspace | 21 Import design content into AutoCAD Architecture You can also share your own content with others using Autodesk Seek. Upload drawings or blocks to Autodesk Seek to give your partners and customers ready access to your content. For more information, see “Use Autodesk Seek to Add and Share Drawings” in the AutoCAD Help. The Workspace Concept In AutoCAD Architecture, a workspace is the basic user interface that includes those controls, commands, and palettes you need for your architectural process. When you first start AutoCAD Architecture, the default Architecture workspace is displayed. You can reconfigure the workspace according to your preferences as you work. You can move or hide various components as needed, display additional ribbon controls, or add new tools and tool palettes. If desired, you can save your customizations as a new workspace that you can access for later drawing sessions. You can also switch from one workspace to another at any time. For more information, see “Create Task-Based Workspaces” in the AutoCAD Help. 22 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Default configuration of the Architecture workspace Workspace Components The workspace consists of a drawing window with ribbon, tool palettes, and other controls that you use to set up an architectural project, create your design, and generate construction documents. In the following sections, each component of the workspace is described in detail. Components can be turned off and on for different workspaces, depending on your requirements. For an interactive guide to the user interface, click the Help button in the InfoCenter on the top right of the application window, and click User Interface Overview. Workspace Components | 23 The Ribbon The ribbon is the central location for accessing commands in AutoCAD Architecture. The ribbon is organized into tabs that reflect common tasks in the drawing process. There are 2 types of tabs: ■ Static tabs are available regardless of which objects are selected in the drawing area. The commands on these tabs were previously located on the menus and toolbars. Static Home tab ■ Contextual tabs display depending on the object selected in the drawing area. When you select a door, a contextual tab for doors is displayed. The commands on the contextual tabs reflect the commands on the context menu of an object. Contextual tab for door objects 24 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Displaying the Ribbon To display the ribbon if it is not displayed in your workspace, or has been closed, enter ribbon on the command line. You can use the button at the right of the tab names to modify the appearance of the ribbon as follows: ■ To display only the panel titles of the ribbon tabs, click Panel Titles) at the top right of the ribbon. ■ To display only the tab names as titles, click ■ To redisplay the full ribbon, click (Minimize to again (Minimize to Tabs). a third time (Show Full Ribbon). Using the Ribbon To start a command from the ribbon 1 If the ribbon is not displayed by default, enter ribbon on the command line. 2 Click the desired tab. 3 Move the cursor over the commands on the tab as needed to view tooltips describing the commands. 4 Click a command. The Ribbon | 25 Some ribbon commands are grouped under a drop-down menu. You can access them by clicking the arrow next to the command. Some panels have an expansion arrow to indicate that the panel can be expanded. The expanded part typically contains commands that are less frequently used. 26 | Chapter 3 The Workspace 5 The expanded panel is displayed when you click the arrow the expanded part of the panel onscreen, click . To pin . To tear off a panel from a static ribbon tab 6 If you want a panel from a static tab to remain in your workspace when you switch to another tab, you can tear the panel off its tab and use it as a floating palette. To do so, move the cursor over the title bar of the panel, and then drag the panel off the ribbon and into the drawing area. To return a floating panel to the ribbon 7 Move the cursor over the floating panel, and click Return Panels to Ribbon. To hide and display tabs and panels 8 To hide tabs and panels or display a particular tab or panel, right-click anywhere on the ribbon and click Tabs or Panels (Show Tabs or Show Panels if you right-click on an empty area of the ribbon), and click the tab or panel name to deselect or select it. A check mark displays beside the tab or panel name if it is selected. The Ribbon | 27 Locating Commands in the Workspace The ribbon is intuitive and task-related, and the transition from menus and toolbars to the new user interface will in most cases be quick and easy. However, it is a new design, and the following tips might help you make a more seamless transition. Where is My Command? Tool The Where is My Command? tool is a help file that lists commands by their previous menu location and displays their current location on the ribbon. 28 | Chapter 3 The Workspace You can access the Where is My Command? tool from the Help menu ➤ Where is My Command, or from the landing page of the online Help. Searching the Home Tab The Home tab contains the most frequently used commands within the software. Basic object and drawing tools can be found here, as well as frequently used utilities like modification tools, layers and basic annotation. Use the Home tab as your starting point in a new drawing. Finding Commands with the Application Menu The application menu has a Search mode, where you can enter a command name or part of it, and see a list of locations in the user interface where the command can be accessed. For more information, see Using the Application Menu to Locate Commands on page 37. The Ribbon | 29 Searching by Context Commands that refer to a selected object can be found on the contextual tab of that object. Door contextual tab The command layout of the contextual tab of an object is in most cases based on the structure of commands on the context menu of the object. Door context menu For example, on the context menu of a door you can find the Add Selected command. On the contextual Door tab, you can find the Add Selected command on the General panel. Finding More Information about the Ribbon Use the following resources to find out more about the ribbon. Click Help menu ➤ Learning Resources, and choose from these items: ■ User Interface Overview (interactive) 30 | Chapter 3 The Workspace ■ Tutorials To access the Where is My Command? tool, click Help menu ➤ Where is My Command? The Static Ribbon Tabs The workspace comprises a set of static tabs that are optimized for architectural tasks. The default Architecture workspace for the US version of AutoCAD Architecture 2012 includes the following static tabs on the ribbon: The Home Tab The Home tab contains the most frequently used commands within the software. Basic object and drawing tools can be found here, as well as frequently used utilities like modification tools, layers, and basic annotation. ■ Build. Contains the basic commands for adding the most commonly used objects, like walls, doors, and mass elements, as well as commands for opening the Tool palettes on page 70, The Properties Palette on page 107, and the Content Browser on page 129. ■ Draw. Contains common linework tools, like lines, polylines, and rectangles, as well as hatch and boundary tools and AEC Polygons on page 1827. ■ Modify. Contains commands for manipulating objects and linework in a drawing. In addition to standard commands like Move, Rotate, Erase, Offset, Mirror, Scale, Array, Explode, Join, there is also a command for converting AEC objects to mass elements on page 1040 and converting mass elements to 3D Solids on page 1039. ■ Layers. Contains commands that you need to work with layers. You can open the Layer Manager on page 720 and the Layer States Manager on page 749 from here. ■ Annotation. Contains basic commands for inserting text, leaders, and dimensions. For a larger selection of annotation commands, see the Annotate tab on page 33. The Ribbon | 31 ■ Inquiry. Contains commands for measuring distance and areas, and the AutoCAD list command. Furthermore, you can find commands for evaluating architectural spaces on page 3177. ■ Section and Elevation. Contains commands for generating sections on page 3251 and elevations on page 3321 of your plan or model. To create sections and elevations with Callouts on page 3687, see the Callouts panel on the Annotate tab on page 33. ■ Details. Accesses Detail Component Manager on page 3549 from which you can insert detail components directly into drawings or onto tool palettes. Floating View Panel The floating View panel offers access to the commands for views, visual styles, and the Zoom and Pan tools. This panel is not docked to the ribbon by default, and you can access it independently of the current ribbon tab. You can dock the floating View panel to the Home tab, if desired. The Insert Tab The Insert tab lets you work with references, multi-view blocks, blocks, attributes, and content from external sources like Content Browser and Autodesk Seek. ■ Reference. Contains commands for working with external references (xrefs), DWF/DWFx files, DGN underlays, and raster images. ■ Block. Contains commands for inserting and editing blocks and multi-view blocks on page 2905. ■ Attributes. Contains commands for creating and editing attributes. ■ Import. Contains commands for importing WMF, ACIS, 3D Studio Max, DGN, and LandXML files. 32 | Chapter 3 The Workspace ■ Content. Contains commands for inserting content from Content Browser on page 129, from DesignCenter, or from Autodesk Inventor into your drawing. ■ Seek. Lets you search online for prefabricated design content. For more information about Seek, see “Use Autodesk Seek to Share Drawings” in the AutoCAD Help. The Annotate Tab The Annotate tab contains commands that help you to mark up your drawing files. ■ Tools. Accesses the Document tool palettes set. ■ Text. Contains all commands for text and text styles and accesses the Fields editor. ■ Dimensions. Contains commands for inserting and editing both AEC on page 3387 and AutoCAD dimensions. ■ Scheduling. Contains commands for inserting schedule tables on page 3747 for basic objects, creating and inserting schedule tags on page 3754, and running a space evaluation on page 3177. Additionally, you can create schedule table styles on page 3769, and renumber property set data on page 3765. ■ Callouts. Contains commands for placing title marks on page 3702, sections on page 3709, elevations on page 3717, and detail views on page 3703. ■ Keynoting. Contains commands for adding sheet and reference keynotes on page 3608, keynote legends on page 3617, opening the keynote editor on page 3631, and selecting a keynote database on page 3634. ■ Markup. Accesses commands for marking up a drawing for review. You can add revision clouds on page 3660, mask blocks on page 2867, wipeouts, open the Markup Set Manager, and load a markup DWF. ■ Annotation Scaling. Commands here let you add the current scale to objects, display and edit the scale list, and add and delete scales for annotative objects. The Ribbon | 33 The Render Tab The Render tab contains all commands you need to work with rendering, materials, lights, cameras, and animations. ■ Render. Contains commands for rendering a model or a region of it, defining render settings, generating a render output file, and opening the Advanced Render settings palette. ■ Materials. Here, you can open the Materials palette, activate and deactivate materials and textures, and set the material mapping. ■ Sun and Location. Here you can set parameters for natural sunlight. ■ Lights. Contains commands for setting spotlights and shadows, selecting international lighting units, and enabling photometric lighting. ■ Camera. Contains commands for creating and adjusting camera views. ■ Animations. Contains commands for creating a WMV animation, as well as a model walk-through and fly-through. The View Tab The View tab is the central location for defining and changing views and navigating the drawing. NOTE The View tab contains a number of commands also found on the application status bar. ■ Navigate. Contains the ViewCube on page 67 and SteeringWheels on page 68, as well as the Pan, Zoom, and Orbit commands. ■ Appearance. Here, you can select predefined views, create new views, open View Manager, select a visual style, open the Visual Styles Manager, and define Walk and Fly settings. You can access predefined display themes 34 | Chapter 3 The Workspace on page 3885. You can also adjust clip planes and access the Regenerate commands. ■ Coordinates. Contains commands relevant to the World Coordinate System (WCS) or User Coordinate System (UCS). ■ Viewports. Here you can switch between different viewport configurations, create new viewports, and clip and join viewports. ■ Face Effects. Contains commands for defining object settings, including shading, color, face lighting, and x-ray. ■ Edge Effects. Contains command for defining edge settings, including facet edges, isolines, edge overhang, jitter, and silhouette. You can also define the color of obscured edges and edge intersections here. ■ Windows. Contains most of the commands that were on the Window menu in previous versions. Here you can switch between open drawings, arrange open windows onscreen, lock the workspace windows, display and hide the drawing window status bar on page 44, turn items on the drawing window status bar on an off, and display the text window. The Manage Tab On the Manage tab, you can find features for advanced users and CAD managers. ■ Action Recorder. Contains commands for recording and playing action macros. ■ CAD Standards. Contains commands for configuring AutoCAD standards, check your drawing for standards violations, and start Layer Translator. ■ Project Standards. Contains commands associated with project standards on page 599 for an AEC project. You can configure project standards, synchronize the project with its standards, synchronize standards with each other, and audit projects and drawings. ■ Style and Display. Accesses the Style Manager on page 870, the Display Manager on page 791, the AEC Dimension Style Wizard on page 3454, the The Ribbon | 35 structural member catalog on page 2531, and the structural member wizard on page 2536. You can also define and insert profiles on page 2853. ■ Applications. Contains commands for loading extra applications, like ARX, LSP, or VB applications, and running user-defined scripts and VBA macros. Also accesses the VBA Manager and the Visual Basic and Visual Lisp editors here. ■ Customization. Accesses the User Interface Editor (CUI) and the Tool palettes on page 70. The Application Menu The application menu contains commands that are relevant for the drawing as a whole. The application menu contains commands for the following file operations: ■ Create new drawings and projects ■ Open drawing files, project files, DGN files, and IFC files 36 | Chapter 3 The Workspace ■ Save drawings to the current file format, to AutoCAD 2007 file format, as DWT file, or as DWS file ■ Export files to DGN, DWF, PDF, IFC, gBXML, and DuctXML formats, and previous versions of AutoCAD ■ Plot drawings ■ Publish drawings to Map Guide, DWF, PDF, Seek, and eTransmit ■ Access drawing setup and drawing utilities ■ Access the program options ■ Close drawings and projects ■ Exit AutoCAD Architecture Accessing the Application Menu To access the application menu, click workspace. at the upper-left corner of the The application menu remains open as long as the cursor is located inside the application menu window. To close the application menu, either activate a menu command, or click outside of the application menu window. Using the Application Menu to Locate Commands In the application menu, you can search for a command and then select it from the list of matches. Search results are retrieved from the following locations: ■ Application menu ■ Static ribbon tabs ■ Any contextual tab currently on display ■ Quick Access toolbar The Application Menu | 37 You can enter the following strings to search for: ■ Display name of the command in application menu, ribbon or Quick Access toolbar. For example, you can enter “Style Manager” or “Plot Preview.” ■ Part of the display name: If you are not sure what the exact name is you can enter a part of the name, for example “Style” or “Save.” This will retrieve all commands that contain that string. ■ Actual command name: You can enter the name of a command as it would be typed on the command line, for example “aecstylemanager” or “dist.” This will retrieve all locations where this command can be found. IMPORTANT When searching for AutoCAD Architecture commands, you must add the Aec prefix (for example, aecwalladd instead of walladd) to the command. In addition to instances of the search string, the results include the contents of the associated tooltip and any search tags you have defined in the Customize User Interface editor (CUI). For information about search tags, see “Assign Search Tags” in the AutoCAD Help. 1 At the upper-left corner of the workspace, click the application menu. to open 2 In the text entry box at the top of the menu, enter the desired search term. A list of matches replaces the regular application menu display. 38 | Chapter 3 The Workspace 3 To select one of the found commands, click it. 4 To return to the regular application menu display, click right side of the text entry box. at the Displaying Recently Opened Documents in the Application Menu The application menu lets you display a list of recently opened documents according to preferences you specify. 1 Click to open the application menu. 2 At the top of the menu, click Recent Documents . 3 At the top of the menu, under Recent Documents, specify how you want documents grouped: ■ By access date The Application Menu | 39 ■ By Size ■ By Type (DWG, APJ, and DGN) ■ By Ordered List (alphabetical order) 4 At the top right of the list of documents, click to specify whether to display file type icons or preview images next to the document names. 5 If you want to keep a document in the list, regardless of its last-saved date, click its pushpin to change the image from to . The document will remain in the list until you unpin it. Displaying Currently Open Documents in the Application Menu The application menu lets you display currently open documents. 1 Click to open the application menu. 2 At the top of the menu, click Open documents . 3 At the top right of the list of documents, click to specify whether to display file type icons or preview images next to the document names. Changing the Number of Recent Files and Actions in the Application Menu Use this procedure to change the default number (9) of recent documents displayed in the application menu: 40 | Chapter 3 The Workspace 1 Click to open the application menu. 2 At the bottom of the application menu, click Options. 3 On the Open and Save tab of the Options dialog, under Application Menu, change the value for Number of recently-used files. 4 Click OK. The Quick Access Toolbar The Quick Access toolbar is a customizable toolbar located at the top of the application window, just to the right of the application menu button. By default, this toolbar contains a set of frequently used commands for the application. You can add and remove commands as needed. To add a command from the ribbon 1 On the ribbon, locate the command you want to add. 2 Right-click the command, and click Add to Quick Access Toolbar. NOTE Not all commands can be added to the Quick Access Toolbar. If a command is ineligible, the Add to Quick Access Toolbar command is not visible in the context menu. To add other commands to the Quick Access Toolbar 3 On the Quick Access Toolbar, click the down arrow at the right end of the toolbar, and select More Commands. 4 In the Customize User Interface Editor, select the command you want to add and drag it onto the Quick Access toolbar. To remove a command from the Quick Access toolbar ➤ Select the command on the Quick Access Toolbar, right-click, and click Remove from Quick Access Toolbar. The Quick Access Toolbar | 41 Context Menus When you right-click in the drawing area, the content of the context menu depends on the currently selected object(s). For example, if one or more door objects are selected, a door-specific context menu is displayed as shown. Door context menu Most commands that can be found on the context menu of an object exist in the contextual ribbon tab of the object, too. If more than one type of object is selected, the context menu includes only those commands that can be applied to all the selected objects. Likewise, the ribbon displays a Multiple Objects contextual tab that contains only the applicable commands. If no objects are selected, the general context menu is displayed as shown below. This menu contains non-object-specific commands. 42 | Chapter 3 The Workspace General drawing context menu Tool Palettes Tool palettes provide the main method for accessing tools to create objects in your model. You can have tools for standard objects as well as for objects with specific styles and properties. Tool palettes are organized by tool palette groups in a tool palettes set. You can create your own tool palettes, or you can copy existing tool palettes from the Content Browser. Design tool palette with tools for standard design objects For more information, see Working with Tool Palettes on page 70. Tool Palettes | 43 Properties Palette The Properties palette provides a central location to view and modify both the physical and graphical properties of an object. The object can be one you are about to draw, or one that is already selected in the drawing area. Using the Extended Data tab of the Properties palette, you can also attach other kinds of information to an object, such as classifications, notes, reference documents, hyperlinks, and property set data. You typically keep the Properties palette open during an AutoCAD Architecture session. Properties Palette for a standard wall object For more information, see The Properties Palette on page 107. Drawing Status Bar Located at the bottom of the drawing area, the drawing status bar displays status information about the current drawing and provides access to commands that can be applied to the drawing. 44 | Chapter 3 The Workspace The drawing status bar contains the following information and controls: ■ Project Information: If the drawing is part of an AutoCAD Architecture project, this information includes the name of the project and the type of file, (such as View or Construct). For more information, see Drawing Management on page 303. ■ Annotation Scale: To change the annotation scale for the current viewport, click the current value, and select a new one from the list. Changing the scale may also change the Level of Detail setting described below. ■ Annotation Visibility: Click to show annotative objects for all scales. Click to automatically add scales to annotative objects when the annotation scale changes. ■ Level of Detail: Shows the current display configuration of the active viewport and provides a drop-down list from which you can select another configuration. ■ Cut Plane: Identifies the global cut plane height for the active display configuration and provides access to a dialog that lets you adjust the setting. For more information, see Global Cut Planes on page 550. Drawing Status Bar | 45 ■ (Surface Hatch Toggle): Lets you switch the display of surface hatching on or off. For more information, see Working with Surface Hatches on page 904. ■ (Layer Key Overrides): Lets you switch layer key overrides on or off in the Layer Key Overrides dialog. For more information, see Layer Key Overrides on page 771. ■ (Isolate Objects): Lets you hide or display objects you have selected in the drawing. For more information, see Editing Objects in Temporary Views on page 1135. ■ (AEC Project Standards): When a project is loaded, click here to synchronize or configure standards for the current project. For more information, see Project Standards on page 599. ■ (Autodesk Trusted DWG): This icon indicates that you have opened a DWG, DWT, or DWS file that is created using Autodesk applications or RealDWG™-based applications. ■ (Manage Xrefs): Click to open the External References palette, where you can reload xrefs that are associated with your current drawing. ■ Missing Standards File(s): When applicable, this warning indicates that standards files are missing in the current drawing; you can then check settings for the standards and configure them as necessary. For more information, see Configuring Project Standards on page 609. ■ Drawing Status Bar Menu: A drop-down list of the settings and commands available for display on the drawing status bar. 46 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Showing and Hiding Commands on the Drawing Status Bar You can specify which features on the drawing status bar menu are shown or hidden as needed. 1 at the right end of the drawing status bar, click the drawing status bar menu arrow. 2 Select commands you want show, and clear commands you want to hide. Showing and Hiding the Drawing Status Bar The drawing status bar can be turned on and off from the ribbon or from the application status bar on page 48. Turning the drawing status bar off will increase the size of the drawing area. To show and hide the drawing status bar, click View tab ➤ Windows panel ➤ Drawing Status Bar. Command Line You can directly enter commands using the command line window located immediately below the drawing status bar. To hide and display the command line window, click View tab ➤ Windows panel ➤ Command Line. If you want to hide the command line window except for its title bar when you are not using it, click on the title bar of the command line window. Moving the cursor over the title bar will redisplay the command line window. Command Line | 47 Application Status Bar The application status bar contains settings for the current drawing session. Some settings, such as options for different elevations, only display if you are working within a project. The group of commands on the left side of the application status bar can be displayed as icons or text labels. Commands displayed as icons Commands displayed as text labels To change the display of these commands right-click any of them, and select Use Icons. To activate or deactivate any of the commands in this group, click the icon or label. Blue indicates an active control; gray indicates an inactive control. To change the settings for one of these commands, right-click the icon or label, and click Settings. For detailed information about these options, see “Use Precision Tools” in the AutoCAD Help. The following commands and settings are available on the application status bar: ■ Cursor coordinate values: Controls the coordinate format as either relative or absolute. For more information, see “Overview of Coordinate Entry” in the AutoCAD Help. (Snap): Lets you restrict the movement of the cursor to the drawing ■ grid. 48 | Chapter 3 The Workspace ■ (Grid): Lets you display a rectangular grid as a drawing aid. ■ (Ortho): Lets you restrict cursor movement to horizontal and vertical directions when creating and modifying objects. ■ (Polar Tracking): Lets you restrict cursor movement to specified angles. ■ (Object Snap): Lets you restrict movement of the cursor to specified points on objects, such as the midpoint or an intersection point. ■ (Object Snap Tracking): Lets the cursor track along alignment paths based on other object snap points when specifying points in a command. This feature can be used only in conjunction with Object Snap. ■ (Dynamic UCS): Lets you temporarily and automatically align the XY plane of the UCS with a plane on a solid model while creating objects. ■ (Dynamic Input): Lets you enter values for objects directly onscreen near the cursor. Dynamic input can be turned on and off during creating or editing an object in the drawing area. ■ (Lineweight): Lets you turn the lineweight display component on or off for objects in the drawing. In model space, lineweights are displayed in pixels and do not change when zoomed in or out. Displaying the lineweight could create some very heavy line display. ■ (Quick Properties): This feature is intended for AutoCAD objects and is turned off in AutoCAD Architecture. ■ (Model Space) or (Paper Space): Switches between layouts. For more information, see “Work with Model Space and Paper Space” in the AutoCAD Help. ■ (Quick View Layouts): Lets you preview model space and all layouts in a drawing as a horizontal row of images. Click on a preview image to display the layout. For more information, see Quick View Tools on page Application Status Bar | 49 65 and “Navigate within a Drawing (Model Space and Layouts)” in the AutoCAD Help. ■ (Quick View Drawings): Lets you preview all currently open drawings with their model space and layouts. Click on the preview image to display the drawing or layout. For more information, see Quick View Tools on page 65 and “Navigate Between Open Drawings” in the AutoCAD Help. ■ (ShowMotion): Provides an onscreen display that can be used to create, select, and play back cinematic camera animations called shots. These animations can be used for presentation purposes or for navigation. For more information, see “ShowMotion” in the AutoCAD Help. ■ (Pan): Lets you drag the view to reposition it within the drawing area ■ (Zoom): Lets you increase or decrease the apparent size of objects in the drawing area ■ (SteeringWheel): Lets you display a tracking menu containing different navigation tools. For more information, see “Navigate with SteeringWheels” in the AutoCAD Help. ■ (Workspaces): Lets you switch between workspaces. For more information, see The Workspace Concept on page 22. ■ (Toolbar/Window Positions): Lets you switch between docked windows and toolbars and floating windows and toolbars. ■ Elevation: Lets you define the elevation of the construct relative to the level you have selected. This button opens the Elevation Offset worksheet where you enter or pick the elevation offset. ■ (Replace Z value with current elevation): Can be switched on or off, replacing the existing Z value with the current elevation. ■ (Clean Screen): Click to switch between the standard screen and a full screen. In full-screen mode, all toolbars and palettes (except the tool palettes) are hidden. Hidden palettes retain their current state. 50 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Showing and Hiding Commands on the Application Status Bar You can show or hide individual commands on the application status bar menu. 1 At the right end of the application status bar, click the application status bar menu arrow. 2 Select commands as desired. NOTE Alternatively, you can click View tab ➤ Windows panel ➤ Status Bar to access these commands. Project Navigator Palette The Project Navigator palette is the central location to create, modify, and access AutoCAD Architecture project files. You typically have the Project Navigator palette open in the workspace while you work on a project. For more information, see Drawing Management on page 303. Project Navigator Palette | 51 Project Navigator palette Finding Information in AutoCAD Architecture In addition to online help and tutorials, AutoCAD Architecture provides various ways to quickly access the information you need to be successful with new and existing features. Review the sections below to learn how you can get help quickly and with minimal disruption of your workflow. InfoCenter Toolbar InfoCenter is a central location where you can search for product-related help and other information sources. You can search for information through keywords (or by typing a phrase), display the Communication Center panel for product updates and announcements, or display the Favorites panel to access saved topics. When you enter keywords or type a phrase, and then press ENTER or click the Search button, you search multiple Help resources in addition to any files that have been specified in the InfoCenter Settings dialog. The results are displayed as links on a panel. You can click any of these links to display the Help topic, article, or document. 52 | Chapter 3 The Workspace In addition, Communication Center displays Did You Know balloons for selected feature areas. These balloons provide knowledge base information and general instructional messages such as tips. You can click on the arrow icon to expand the balloon to view the detailed information. For detailed information about InfoCenter, see “Find Information Using InfoCenter” in the AutoCAD Help. Help Menu With the removal of the menu bars, the commands to access Help features have been moved into the InfoCenter at the top right of the application window. Here, you can find the Help menu that lets you access Help, Tutorials, and other interactive resources. InfoCenter Toolbar | 53 Communication Center Communication Center is accessed from the InfoCenter toolbar. This resource displays links to information about product updates and product announcements, and may include links to Subscription Center, CAD Manager specified files, and RSS feeds. F1 Context Help For many commands and dialogs you can access a context-related Help topic using one of the following methods: ■ Press F1 while a command is active or a dialog is open. ■ Press F1 while a ribbon tooltip is displayed. ■ Click the Help button in a dialog. Tooltips In addition to interactive tooltips that help you to create and edit objects (see Direct Editing with Grips and Dynamic Dimensions on page 115), AutoCAD Architecture provides tooltips that display information about the command, option, or file over which you pause the cursor. Command Tooltips A short description displays whenever you pause the cursor over a command in any of the following locations: ■ The ribbon ■ The Quick Access toolbar For some commands, an extended tooltip displays after a user-specified time interval. 54 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Standard tooltip for command Extended tooltip for command Controlling the Display of Command Tooltips You can change the display of command tooltips. For extended tooltips you can define a time interval between the display of the basic tooltip and the extended tooltip. 1 Click ➤ Options. 2 Click the Display tab. 3 Under Window Elements, select Show Tooltips. 4 If you want to change the time interval between displaying the basic tooltip and the extended tooltip, select a different value for Number of seconds to delay. If you want to turn off the extended tooltip information completely, deselect Show extended Tooltips. 5 Click OK. Tooltips | 55 Dialog and Palette Tooltips The following dialogs and palettes support extended tooltips: ■ Project Browser dialog ■ Project Navigator palette ■ Drawing Compare palette Object Rollover Tooltips When you pause the cursor over an object in the drawing area, an informational tooltip displays basic information about the object. 56 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Unlike the rollover tooltips provided for AutoCAD objects, such as lines or polylines, this information is standardized and cannot be changed. For information on how to configure rollover tooltips for AutoCAD objects, see “Customize Rollover Tooltips” in the AutoCAD Customization Guide. Property Palette Tooltips The Properties palette displays tooltips when you pause the cursor over a property in the list. Thumbnail (Preview) Tooltips In the Project Navigator, you can display thumbnail previews of project drawings. The preview can be a graphic or a detail, or a combination of both. Displaying thumbnails can be helpful when you are navigating large projects with many drawings. Tooltips | 57 To activate preview tooltips in the Project Navigator 1 On the Quick Access Toolbar, click . 2 In the Project Navigator, open the Constructs, Views, or Sheets tab. 3 Right-click in the toolbar area at the bottom of the tab. 4 Click Tooltip Style, and select one of these options: Use this option… To display Name only the name of the drawing file, maximizing the file tree visibility. Preview only a preview image of the drawing at the size you specify (Small, Medium, or Large). Details only a text description of the file, identifying its location, size, last-saved date, and last editor. Preview & Details both a a text description and a preview image at the size you specify (Small, Medium, or Large). 5 If you want a static display of the preview image or the detailed file description, right-click in the toolbar area again, and click 58 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Preview/Details Pane. Regardless of which tooltip style is selected, this option displays a preview of a selected file in an pane below the file tree. Use the buttons on the pane's title bar to switch between the Preview pane containing the image and the Detail pane containing the text description. Solution Tips The intended interaction among objects in an AutoCAD Architecture drawing depends on various rules about how objects are placed in relation to one another. Whenever the software identifies a problem with the placement of objects or their components, a solution tip icon is displayed to identify the location of the problem, as shown. Move the cursor over the icon to display a message that describes the problem and provides one or more possible solutions. Some solution tips provide Tooltips | 59 complete instructions for resolving the problem. Where more detailed instructions are required, you can press F1 to access the relevant topic in Help. Note that not all object configuration problems have an easily identifiable cause or a specific solution. This is often true in the case of boolean operations where an entity such as a body modifier is added to or subtracted from an object. In these cases, the solution tip identifies the kind of object or component involved and suggests corrective action. You may be advised to modify the location or the geometry of the object, but it is essentially a trial-and-error approach. The messages are tips rather than guaranteed solutions. By default, solution tip icons are displayed when you are drafting, but not during plotting or publishing. You can change these settings in the Options dialog using the following procedure: 1 Click ➤ Options. 2 In the Options dialog, click the AEC Editor tab. 3 In the Solution Tip panel, select or clear Drafting and Plotting/Publishing as desired. Object Grip Tooltips Objects in AutoCAD Architecture have grips you can use to manipulate them. Pause the cursor on a grip to display a tooltip identifying the grip's function. 60 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Door dimension grips Many grip tooltips contain additional information on how to use the grip. Displaying the tooltip for door standard size For more information, see Direct Editing with Grips and Dynamic Dimensions on page 115. Working with Objects in the Workspace The AutoCAD Architecture workspace is where you add and manipulate the architectural objects that make up your drawings. Working with Objects in the Workspace | 61 Adding Objects You add objects to the drawing with tools. Tools generally have preset creation parameters called properties. When you click an object tool to add an object in the drawing, the Properties palette opens, and you can change properties for the new object if desired. If not, you can go ahead and place the object in the drawing. For more information, see Tools on page 85. Adding a wall to the drawing Tools are arranged on tool palettes for easy access. To open the default Design tool palette, click Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Tools drop-down ➤ Design Tools . Modifying Objects You can modify an object using any of the following methods: ■ Object-specific (contextual) ribbon tab: When you select an object, an object-specific tab is displayed on the ribbon. For example, when you select 62 | Chapter 3 The Workspace a door, the Door tab displays. The object-specific tab contains commands that apply to the selected object. ■ Properties palette: The Properties palette is one of the central locations for entering and changing information about an object. This palette has categories that group the properties by type. For detailed information, see The Properties Palette on page 107. ■ Matching properties between objects: You can use the Match Properties command to copy the style and display properties of one AEC object and apply them to one or more other objects of the same type. For more information, see Matching Object Properties on page 124. ■ Context menu: Right-click the object to display its available commands. Modifying Objects | 63 Door context menu ■ Direct editing with grips: Commands for modifying an object are accessible from the object’s grips. Click an object in a two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) view to display its grips. For detailed information about object grips, see Direct Editing with Grips and Dynamic Dimensions on page 115. Information about grip-editing is also covered in the individual object topics. 64 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Window grips for direct editing View and Navigation Tools There are various ways to view the model in AutoCAD Architecture. For a complete description, see “Control the Drawing Views” and “Work with Multiple Open Drawings” in the AutoCAD Help. The following topics highlight view and navigation tools in AutoCAD Architecture. Quick View Tools Quick View tools make navigating and selecting drawings and layouts easier. Quick View Layouts This feature lets you preview and easily switch between model space and all layouts in the current drawing. Click (Quick View Layouts) on the application status bar to display a row of thumbnail images above the bar: View and Navigation Tools | 65 Click a thumbnail to navigate to that model space or layout. You can also easily plot or publish with the buttons that display at the top corners of the layout thumbnail when the cursor is on it. For more information, see “Switch Between Layouts in the Current Drawing” in the AutoCAD Help. Quick View Drawings This feature lets you preview and easily switch between model space and layout in all currently open drawings. Click (Quick View Drawings) on the application status bar to display a row of drawing thumbnail images above the bar: Move the cursor over a drawing image to display its Save and Close buttons as well as smaller images of the model space and layouts for that drawing. When you move the cursor over one of the model/layout images, they enlarge and the drawing images shrink. You can also create and open a new drawing using the toolbar that displays below the drawing thumbnails. For more information, see “Switch Between Open Drawings” in the AutoCAD Help. 66 | Chapter 3 The Workspace ViewCube The ViewCube is a 3D navigation tool that appears when the 3D graphics system is enabled and allows you to switch between standard and isometric views. Once the ViewCube is displayed, it displays in one of the corners of the drawing window over the model in an inactive state. When you position the cursor over the ViewCube, it becomes active. You can switch to one of the available preset views, roll the current view, or change to the Home view of the model. Displaying the ViewCube in the drawing area ➤ Click View tab ➤ Navigate panel ➤ ➤ View Cube. NOTE The View Cube is visible by default. An exception to this are the 2D Wireframe and 3D Hidden visual styles, where View Cube is not displayed. ViewCube is also displayed in the Object Viewers. ViewCube | 67 NOTE When ViewCube is displayed in the drawing area, you have access to a compass and can define a UCS. In an Object Viewer, no UCS option and no compass are available. The ViewCube is always turned on in Object Viewers. For more information, see “View Cube” in the AutoCAD Help. For information about Object Viewer, see Object Viewer on page 1111. SteeringWheels SteeringWheels are tracking menus that are divided into different sections known as wedges. Each wedge on a wheel represents a single navigation tool. You can pan, zoom, or manipulate the current view of a model in different ways. SteeringWheels can save you time and clicks by combining many of the common navigation tools into a single interface. Wheels are specific to the context that a model is being viewed in. 68 | Chapter 3 The Workspace To display SteeringWheels in the drawing area, click View tab ➤ Navigate panel ➤ Full Navigation Wheel. Alternatively, you can right-click in the drawing area (with no objects selected), and click SteeringWheels. You can choose from several different wheels, each with its own drafting theme. Some wheels are designed for 2D navigation, while other wheels are better suited for 3D navigation. The SteeringWheels can also be displayed in the Object Viewers. Showing and Hiding the Steering Wheel in an Object Viewer 1 Open the Object Viewer from the context menu of an object or from the Style Manager. 2 Right-click in the view area, and click SteeringWheel. SteeringWheels | 69 Alternatively, you can click . 3 To close the SteeringWheel, right-click, and click Close Wheel, or click again. For detailed information, see “SteeringWheels” in the AutoCAD Help. ShowMotion The ShowMotion feature lets you add movement and transitions to captured camera position called shots. You can create still shots, cinematic shots, or a recorded walk that allows you to click and drag along the path of desired animation. Shots can be grouped together to form sequences called view categories. To start ShowMotion, click on the application status bar. For detailed information, see “ShowMotion” in the AutoCAD Help. Working with Tool Palettes Tool palettes provide instant access to a complete inventory of AutoCAD Architecture tools—such as walls, doors, and windows—in one consistent user interface. Highly visual, tool palettes include previews of styles. You can create custom tool palettes that address your specific design needs. For example, you can create a palette to store a list of commonly used curtain wall, stair, and window tools. 70 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Tool palette components Tool Palettes Set Tool palettes sets contain groups of tool palettes. You can rename the default tool palettes set or create a custom tool palettes set. Additionally, you can add, remove, and rearrange palettes and groups in the set. You can add tool palettes to the tool palettes set from a tool catalog. For example, you could create one tool palette set for imperial tools and another for metric tools. For more information, see Specifying Different Tool Palettes for the Tool Palettes Set on page 75. Only one tool palettes set can be active during an AutoCAD Architecture session, although you can specify different tool palettes for different user profiles. When that profile is used, the collected tool palettes will be combined into one tool palettes set. Working with Tool Palettes | 71 Tool Palettes Group A tool palettes group is a collection of tool palettes. 4 tool palettes groups are available when you start AutoCAD Architecture: Design, Document, Detailing, and Visualization. You can add, rename, remove, export, import, and rearrange tool palettes groups. Tool palettes groups are contained in the tool palettes set. For more information, see “Organize Tool Palettes” and “Save and Share Tool Palettes” in the AutoCAD Help. TIP The quickest way to locate and view an AutoCAD topic referenced in AutoCAD Architecture Help is to click the Search tab in the Help window, select the Search titles only option, and then copy and paste or type in the AutoCAD topic name, and click List Topics. Tool Palettes Tool palettes contain collections of tools and represent the individual tabs of a tool palettes group. A number of tool palettes are available from the AutoCAD Architecture Sample Palette catalog. You can create new tool palettes in AutoCAD Architecture or in the Content Browser. Usually you place tools on tool palettes according to tool type or design phase. For example, you could place your wall tools on a tool palette called Walls or your preliminary conceptual tools on a tool palette called Massing Study. When you create a tool palette in the Content Browser, you can link it to AutoCAD Architecture. Whenever the tool palette is updated in the Content Browser, the changes are updated in the tool palette in AutoCAD Architecture too. This is useful for large projects where consistency of styles and tools is necessary. For more information, see Working with Tool Palettes from a Central Location on page 82. Tools Tools represent the individual objects you can add to a drawing. A tool contains creation parameters for the object it creates. When you add an object with a specific tool, the object has the settings you defined in the tool. This eases the design process and enhances consistency across a project. For example, you might define a wall tool that contains the style “CMU 8 Furring” and that has automatic cleanup and a baseline offset of 1". Whenever you add a wall with this tool, the wall has the style CMU 8 Furring, it cleans up automatically, and it has an offset of 1". For more information, see Tools on page 85. 72 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Tool Palettes and the Content Browser When multiple users are working on a large project, consistency of tools is especially important. Typically, the objects for the project and their styles and properties are set up by a CAD manager or system administrator, and then distributed to the team. The administrator can put tools and palettes in a central location in the Content Browser and link them to each user’s computer. Whenever the tools or palettes are updated in the Content Browser, they are updated on the users’ computers too. For more information, see Content Browser Overview on page 129 and Working with Tools from a Central Location on page 101. Project Tool Palettes When you are working with an AutoCAD Architecture project, you can design and associate a project tool palette group to the project. The project tool palettes contain the tools used in the project, and can be based on project standards. For detailed information about setting up project tool palettes, see Setting up Standard Tools in a Project on page 622. Opening the Tool Palettes Set To open the tool palettes, set, click Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Tools drop-down ➤ Design Tools . Controlling the Appearance of the Tool Palettes Set Typically, the tool palettes set remains open during the AutoCAD Architecture session. It is the central location from which you add objects to the drawing Opening the Tool Palettes Set | 73 and start object-related commands. A number of user-definable display options let you optimally integrate the tool palettes with your workspace. Docking the Tool Palettes Set Use this procedure to dock the tool palettes set on the left or right side of your workspace. 1 In the title bar of the tool palettes set, click Allow Docking. , and then click 2 Position the cursor over the title bar, and drag the tool palettes set to one side of the workspace. A preview graphic shows the new position of the tool palettes set. 3 Release the tool palettes set when it is in the location you want. Hiding the Tool Palettes Set Use this procedure to hide the tool palettes set when it is not in use. The tool palettes set becomes hidden when you move the cursor away from it, leaving only the title bar visible. When you move the cursor over the title bar, the tool palettes set is re-displayed. Tool palettes set hidden (left) and re-displayed (right) 1 In the title bar of the tool palettes set, click (Auto-hide). The tool palettes set is hidden, except for the title bar. 74 | Chapter 3 The Workspace 2 To re-display the tool palettes set, move the cursor over the title bar. Adjusting the Transparency of the Tool Palettes Set Use this procedure to adjust the transparency of the tool palettes set. The more transparent the tool palettes set, the more easily you can see objects in your drawing underneath it. NOTE Transparency is not available if hardware acceleration is enabled. 1 In the title bar of the tool palettes set, click Transparency. , and then click 2 To adjust the transparency of the tool palettes set, move the slider. 3 To turn off transparency, select Turn off window transparency. 4 Click OK. Renaming the Tool Palettes Set Use this procedure to rename the tool palettes set, for example to name it with a project or company name. 1 In the title bar of the tool palettes set, click Rename Palette Set. , and then click 2 Enter a name for the tool palettes set, and press ENTER. Specifying Different Tool Palettes for the Tool Palettes Set Use this procedure to switch between different palette combinations in the tool palettes set. Only one tool palettes set can be active during an AutoCAD Architecture session. You can, however, set different tool palettes for different user profiles. You do this by collecting tool palettes from several locations (paths) in a profile and letting the workspace combine them into one tool palettes set. 1 Click ➤ Options. Specifying Different Tool Palettes for the Tool Palettes Set | 75 2 Define the tool palettes used for the current session: ■ If you have created a workspace profile containing a tool palettes path, click the Profiles tab, select the desired profile, and click Set Current. ■ If you have not created a workspace profile, click the Files tab, and click the Tool Palettes File Location entry. Then click Browse, and browse for a folder containing the desired tool palette. Add paths to all additional tool palettes to be included in the tool palettes set of this profile. 3 Click OK. Creating a New Tool Palettes Set Use this procedure to create a new tool palettes set. 1 Create a folder in which you will create the new tool palettes set. The default tool palettes set is in \Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Autodesk\ACA 2012\enu\Support\WorkspaceCatalog (Imperial/Metric). 2 Click ➤ Options. 3 Click the Profiles tab. 4 Click Add to List, and create a profile to contain the new tool palettes set; for example Design - Metric Palette Set. 5 Select the new profile, and click Set Current. 6 Click the Files tab. 7 Under Tool Palettes File Locations, select the support path for the previously defined folder in which you will create the new tool palettes set. NOTE If you point to a folder already containing a tool palettes set, a new tool palettes set is not created; instead, the existing tool palettes set is used in the profile. 8 Click OK. 76 | Chapter 3 The Workspace In the AutoCAD Architecture workspace, an empty tool palettes set is displayed. 9 To rename the tool palettes set, click Palette Set. , and then click Rename 10 Add tool palettes and tools to the new set: If you want to… Then… add a new empty tool palette see Creating a New Tool Palette on page 78. add a tool palette from the Content Browser see Adding a Tool Palette from a Tool Catalog in the Content Browser on page 83. add a tool to a palette see Creating a Tool from an Object in the Drawing on page 92. The changes you make are saved to the tool palettes set in the new profile you created. To revert back to your original tool palettes set, select your original profile in the Options dialog. Creating a New Tool Palettes Group Use this procedure to create a new tool palettes group. 1 In the title bar of the tool palettes set, click Customize Palettes. , and then click Alternatively, you can click Manage tab ➤ Customization panel ➤ Tool Palettes. Creating a New Tool Palettes Group | 77 2 Select a palette group, right-click, and click New Group. 3 Enter a name for the new group, and press ENTER. 4 Drag the new group folder to the correct position in the tree structure. 5 Select a tool palette from the left pane for the new tool palettes group, and drag it into the new group folder. 6 Click Close. TIP The Customize dialog can be very useful for adding palettes to project palette groups. For more information, see Displaying the Project Tool Palette Group on page 637. Creating a New Tool Palette Use this procedure to add an empty tool palette to your tool palettes set. After creating the tool palette, you can add tools to it. For more information, see Tools on page 85. 1 In the title bar of the tool palettes set, click New Palette. , and then click 2 Enter a name for the new tool palette, and press ENTER. 78 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Defining the Appearance of Tool Palettes Use this procedure to define the appearance of individual tool palettes. The display of the tool palettes depends on the settings you specify for the overall tool palettes set, (as described in Controlling the Appearance of the Tool Palettes Set on page 73), and the settings you specify for individual tool palettes. In the tool palettes set, you specify the transparency, size, position, and auto-hide of the tool palettes set. On the tool palette, you specify the size of tool images and their arrangement on the tool palette. Tool palettes with different sized icons displayed When you change tool images to a smaller size, you can display more tools on a tool palette. This might become important if you display different palettes at the same time, such as the Properties palette or the Project Navigator palette. To save space, you can also display tool images without tool text below them. This method is best suited when the icons for your tools are easy to differentiate. If the icon alone proves insufficient to identify a tool, the tooltip for each icon provides additional guidance. Defining the Appearance of Tool Palettes | 79 Icon-only display on the tool palette You can also display tools in a single column on the tool palette. When you are using a single-column list, tool text is always displayed. Tool palette in list view 80 | Chapter 3 The Workspace To change the Tool palette’s appearance 1 Open the tool palette that you want to change. 2 Right-click the palette, and click View Options. 3 In the View Options worksheet, select the desired View style: If you want to… Then… view only tool icons select Icon only for View style. view tool icons and tool text select Icon with text for View style. view tool icons and tool text in a single column list select List view for View style. 4 To apply these changes to all palettes in the tool palettes set, select All Palettes for Apply to. 5 Click OK. Adding Text and Separator Lines to Tool Palettes Use this procedure to add separator lines and text to a tool palette. Separator lines can be useful if you want to create subdivisions on a tool palette containing many tools. To annotate a separator line, you can insert a text element. 1 Open the tool palette to which you want to add separator lines and text. 2 Right-click in the palette between the tools where the separator should go, and click Add Separator. A separator line is inserted between the tools. 3 To add text above the separator line, right-click either to the right of the last tool before the separator line, or to the left of the separator line itself, and click Add Text. 4 Enter the text you want to display above the separator line, and press ENTER. 5 To edit the text, select the text item, right-click, and click Rename. Then, edit the text as necessary. 6 To delete a separator line or a text annotation, select the separator line or text, right-click, and click Delete. Adding Text and Separator Lines to Tool Palettes | 81 Working with Tool Palettes from a Central Location When multiple users are working on a large project, consistency of tools is especially important. Typically, the objects for the project and their styles and properties are set up by a CAD manager or system administrator, and then distributed to the team. The administrator can put tools and palettes in a central location in the Content Browser and link them to each user’s computer. Whenever the tools or palettes are updated in the Content Browser, they are updated on the users’ computers too. For more information, see Content Browser Overview on page 129. Using tool palettes from the Content Browser TIP If you are working with an AutoCAD Architecture project, you can generate a tool catalog based on the standard styles of the project. For more information, see Creating a Tool Catalog for a Project on page 626. 82 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Adding a Tool Palette from a Tool Catalog in the Content Browser Use this procedure to link a tool palette from a tool catalog in the Content Browser to the tool palettes set in AutoCAD Architecture. For information on creating tool palettes in the Content Browser, see Adding Content to a Tool Catalog on page 157. 1 Click Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Tools drop-down ➤ Content Browser . 2 Select the tool catalog containing the tool palette you want to copy, right-click, and click Properties. 3 Select Link items when added to workspace, and click OK. 4 Open the tool catalog, and navigate to the tool palette. 5 Move the pointer over the i-drop® icon next to the tool palette so that the pointer image changes to an eyedropper ( ). To copy multiple tool palettes, press and hold CTRL while clicking each palette; then position the eyedropper over any of the selected palettes. 6 Drag the palette to the tool palettes set in the AutoCAD Architecture workspace. The tool palette is dropped into the tool palettes set. 7 Right-click on the palette, and click Properties. The text below the check box displays the name of the catalog in the Content Browser from which the palette is updated. If you click that name, it opens the catalog from which the tool palette was linked. Working with Tool Palettes from a Central Location | 83 8 Select or clear Enable Auto-refresh: If you want to… Then… automatically update the linked tool palette from the Content Browser when starting AutoCAD Architecture select Enable Auto-refresh. update the linked tool palette manually with one of the methods described in Updating a Tool Palette from a Tool Catalog in the Content Browser on page 84 clear Enable Auto-refresh. The name of the tool palette in the Content Browser (from which the selected tool palette is updated) is displayed under Name. 9 Click OK. Updating a Tool Palette from a Tool Catalog in the Content Browser Use this procedure to update a linked tool palette in the tool palettes set from its source tool catalog in the Content Browser. 1 Link a tool palette from a catalog in the Content Browser to the tool palettes set, as described in Adding a Tool Palette from a Tool Catalog in the Content Browser on page 83. When a tool palette is linked to the tool palettes set from a catalog in the Content Browser, a Refresh button is displayed at the bottom of the palette. 84 | Chapter 3 The Workspace 2 Click the Refresh button to update your local tool palette with the latest changes from the catalog in the Content Browser. Alternatively, you can right-click the palette, and click Refresh Palette. NOTE You can also update the whole palette set by clicking in the tool palettes set, and then clicking Refresh Palette Set. This command updates all linked tool palettes in the tool palettes set. Tools Tools represent the individual objects you can add to a drawing. A tool contains creation parameters for the object it represents. When you add an object with a specific tool, the object has the settings you defined in the tool. The use of tools speeds up the design process and enhances consistency across a project. For example, you might define a wall tool that contains the CMU 8 Furring style and has automatic cleanup and a baseline offset of 1". Whenever you add a wall with this wall tool, the wall has the CMU 8 Furring style, it cleans up automatically, and it has an offset of 1". Standard object tools Based on the tool type, you can define general properties such as: ■ Tool name Tools | 85 ■ Tool description (also used as the tooltip and as the tool description when the tool is copied to a tool catalog in the Content Browser) ■ Description of objects inserted with this tool ■ Layer key of objects inserted with this tool ■ Layer overrides of objects inserted with this tool ■ Object style (if the tool is style-based) ■ Location of object style (if the tool is style-based) In addition, you can define object-specific properties that apply to this tool type. For example, if you create a wall tool, you can set the wall cleanup, width, height, baseline settings, and the roof/floor lines of walls that are inserted with this tool. Style Location Object styles are located in Styles drawings. To assign a style to an object tool, you can either point to a style in the current drawing or to a style in an external drawing. For more information, see Styles and Support Files on page 126. Tool Types Tools in AutoCAD Architecture fall into 3 categories. Tool Category Description Object tools An object tool inserts a design object—such as a wall or a window assembly—into a drawing. An object tool has a specific style and specific object properties: for example, a wall tool might be called Brick-4 Brick-4. Command tools Command tools are a graphical representation of an object-related command. For example, the Browse Property Data tool opens a dialog box for browsing the property data of all objects in a drawing; the Renumber Data tool renumbers property data in selected property sets by increment or by a user-defined number. You can also create your own tools for each command. An AutoCAD general-purpose command 86 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Tool Category Description tool lets you associate any command or macro. For commands that create an object, you can also assign basic AutoCAD object properties. For a list of available AutoCAD Architecture command tools, see Using Command Tools on page 96. AEC Content tools You can create tools for frequently used AEC Content items that were created with the AEC Content Wizard. For more information, see Creating a Tool from AEC Content in DesignCenter on page 95. Project Standard Tools When you are working with an AutoCAD Architecture project, you can set up standard styles that are updated and synchronized throughout the project lifecycle. For more information, see Setting up Standards in a Project on page 607. Creating an Object with a Tool Use this procedure to create an object with a tool. Creating an Object with a Tool | 87 1 Click Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Tools drop-down ➤ Design Tools . 2 Click the tool palette that contains the tool for the object you want to insert. For example, if you want to insert a bifold double door, click the Doors palette, and navigate to the Bifold Double Door tool. 3 Click the tool. 4 On the Properties palette, enter any changes you want to make to the default values. NOTE Certain values can be set only when you are inserting the object; for example, the position of a door along the wall into which it is inserted can be defined only when you are inserting the door. You cannot change the position for an existing door later. Values that can be set only during insertion are marked with this symbol the Properties palette. on 5 Click in the drawing where you want to insert the object. 6 Follow any additional prompts as required to insert one or more objects in the drawing, and then press ENTER. 88 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Changing the Tool Properties Use this procedure to change the properties of a tool on a tool palette. You can set these general properties for an object tool: ■ Tool name ■ Tool description (also used as the tooltip and as the tool description when the copied to a tool catalog in the Content Browser) ■ Description of objects inserted with this tool ■ Layer key of objects inserted with this tool ■ Layer overrides of objects inserted with this tool ■ Object style (if the tool is style-based) ■ Location of object style (if the tool is style-based) In addition, you can define object-specific properties that apply to this object type. For example, if you create a wall tool, you can set the wall cleanup, width, height, baseline settings, and the roof/floor lines for all walls inserted with this tool. 1 Click Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Tools drop-down ➤ Design Tools . 2 Click a tool palette. 3 Select the tool, right-click, and click Properties. 4 Enter a name for the tool. 5 Click the setting for Description, enter a description of the tool, and click OK. 6 Expand Basic, and expand General. 7 Enter a description of the objects that you can create using this tool. 8 Specify a layer key and any layer key overrides; otherwise, the layer assignments specified in the layer key style in the drawing are used. 9 Click Browse for Style location, if the location is other than the current drawing to select an object style. 10 Add object-specific properties. Changing the Tool Properties | 89 NOTE When you click a property to enter a value, the value underneath the current property is hidden and the property field is highlighted. Enter a value for the current property in the appropriate location. 11 Click OK. Changing a Tool Icon Use this procedure to change the icon of a tool. When you add a new tool to a tool palette, it displays either the icon of the tool it was copied from or a default icon. You can change the icon by selecting a new one from an image file or from an object in the drawing. You can also choose to display the icon as simple monochrome linework. Changing the tool icon You can use the following image formats for tool icons: ■ PNG ■ GIF ■ JPG ■ BMP ■ TIFF NOTE Icons in the tool palettes can have a maximum size of 64 x 64 pixels. Larger images are scaled when inserted. To change the display size of the tool on the palette, see Defining the Appearance of Tool Palettes on page 79 To copy an icon image from a file 1 Click Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Tools drop-down ➤ Design Tools . 2 Click the tool palette that contains the tool for which you want to select a new icon. 90 | Chapter 3 The Workspace 3 Select the tool, right-click, and click Properties. 4 In the Tool Properties worksheet, right-click the existing icon, and click Specify Image. 5 In the Select Image File dialog, select the image you want to use as a tool icon, and click Open. 6 Click OK. 7 To display a tool as simple monochrome linework, in the Tool Properties worksheet, right-click the existing icon, and click Monochrome. The monochrome option is not available for all tools. To create an icon from an object in the drawing 1 Select the tool on the tool palette, right-click, and click Set Image from Selection. 2 Select the object in the drawing you want to use as a tool icon, and press ENTER. The tool icon is created with the last view direction and display configuration used in the viewer of any tool of this type. For example, if the tool viewer of the last-used wall tool is set to Top view and the Medium Detail display configuration, any wall you select in the drawing as a tool icon is displayed in Top view and with the Medium Detail display configuration. You cannot create icons from objects that contain custom blocks, curtain walls, or door/window assemblies with nested styles. If you need to create an icon based on a custom block, specify an external image. Changing a Tool Icon | 91 Changing a Tool Icon Use this procedure to change a tool icon after editing the viewer settings of the tool. 1 Click Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Tools drop-down ➤ Design Tools . 2 Click the tool palette that contains the tool icon you want to refresh. 3 Select the tool, right-click, and click Properties. 4 In the Tool Properties worksheet, change the viewer settings of the tool image. For example, switch from a SW Isometric view to a Top view. 5 Right-click the existing icon, and click Refresh Image. 6 Click OK. Creating a Tool from an Object in the Drawing Use this procedure to create a tool from an object in the drawing. You can create only object tools with this method. For information on creating command tools, see Using Command Tools on page 96. 92 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Creating a tool from an object in the drawing 1 Create an object with the appropriate style and properties in the drawing. IMPORTANT The drawing containing the style should be saved to a location where it will be available in the future. Otherwise, the tool will not be able to access the style, and will revert to the Standard style. 2 Open the tool palette where you want to create the new tool. 3 Select the object, and drag it onto the tool palette. 4 Define additional properties for the tool, if necessary. For more information, see Changing the Tool Properties on page 89. Copying a Tool from a Tool Palette Use this procedure to copy a tool from one tool palette to another. 1 Open the tool palette that contains the tool you want to copy. 2 Select the tool, right-click, and click Copy. 3 Open the tool palette onto which you want to copy the tool, right-click, and click Paste. 4 Change the properties of the tool, if necessary. For more information, see Changing the Tool Properties on page 89. Copying a Tool from a Tool Palette | 93 Creating a Tool from the Style Manager Use this procedure to create a tool from a style in the Style Manager. Creating a tool from the Style Manager 1 Open the tool palette where you want to create the new tool. 2 Click Manage tab ➤ Style & Display panel ➤ Style Manager . 3 Select the style from which you want to create a tool. For example, if you want to create a wall tool with the Stud-3.625 GWB-0.625 Each Side (1 Hour) style, expand Wall Styles, and select the Stud-3.625 GWB-0.625 Each Side (1 Hour) style. 4 Drag the style to the tool palette. A new tool with the selected style is inserted in the tool palette. 5 Click OK to close the Style Manager. 6 Define additional properties for the tool in the tool palette, if necessary. For more information, see Changing the Tool Properties on page 89. 94 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Creating a Tool from AEC Content in DesignCenter Use this procedure to create a tool from an AEC Content item in DesignCenter. NOTE You can also create tools from blocks in DesignCenter, but they have slightly different tool options. You can drag and drop AEC content items from a DesignCenter folder to a tool palette. For more information on creating AEC Content, see Adding AEC Content to Drawings on page 3912. AutoCAD Architecture provides the Design Tool Catalog and the Documentation Tool Catalog in the Content Browser. These catalogs already have tools set up for predefined AEC Content and sample object styles. The catalogs are available for both metric and imperial units. Creating a tool from AEC Content in DesignCenter 1 Open the tool palette where you want to create the new tool. 2 Click Insert tab ➤ Content panel ➤ Content Browser drop-down ➤ Design Center, and navigate to the AEC Content item from which you want to create a tool. 3 Drag the item to the tool palette. Creating a Tool from AEC Content in DesignCenter | 95 A new tool is inserted on the tool palette. To change the icon of the new tool, see Changing a Tool Icon on page 90. NOTE An AEC Content tool uses the last-used viewer settings for a tool of this type to generate the tool icon. If the last-used viewer setting is Gouraud 3D view, and the user creates a tool from a 2D AEC Content item, the tool icon will be invisible. In this case, you need to change the viewer setting of the tool to a Top view, and wireframe. 4 Define additional properties for the tool, if necessary. For more information, see Changing the Tool Properties on page 89. Using Command Tools Command tools are used to execute frequently used commands for tasks other than AEC object creation. For example, the Browse Property Data tool opens a dialog for browsing the property data of all objects in a drawing; the Renumber Data tool renumbers property data in selected property sets. There are a number of preconfigured command tools in the software; you can, however, create a user-defined command tool from any AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture command, AutoLISP routines, VBA macros and applications, and scripts. Using Predefined Command Tools AutoCAD Architecture provides the following predefined command tools for commonly used tasks in a default US install: Tool Palette Group/Palette Description Horizontal Section Design/Design Generates a horizontal section. Vertical Section Design/Design Generates a vertical section. Renumber Data Document/Tag Lets you renumber objects that are included in a schedule or linked to schedule tags. 96 | Chapter 3 The Workspace Tool Palette Group/Palette Description Edit Property Set Data Document/Scheduling Lets you edit the property set data attached to selected objects and their styles. Browse Property Set Data Document/Scheduling Lets you access and view the data for all property sets in a drawing. Space Evaluation Document/Scheduling Starts the space evaluation. AEC Entity Reference Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Helper Tools Lets you create a reference copy from one object to another in AutoCAD Architecture. Quick Slice Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Helper Tools Lets you define a cross section through one or more three-dimensional (3D) objects in a drawing (including mass groups, AutoCAD blocks, and external references) and extract a polyline outline that can be used to produce a profile shape. Hidden Line Projection Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Helper Tools Lets you create flat 2D projections with hidden background lines from a 3D view of objects in your drawing. Napkin Sketch Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Helper Tools Lets you create freehand sketch geometry from objects in a drawing. Chamfer Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Drafting Tools Lets you chamfer two walls in a drawing. Hatch and Gradient Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Drafting Tools Lets you define the boundaries, pattern type, pattern properties, and other parameters for hatch and gradient fill objects. Shrink Wrap Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Drafting Tools Lets you create a profile or shrinkwrap outline around any collection of contiguous linework entities, including architectural objects. Using Command Tools | 97 Tool Palette Group/Palette Description Welding Symbols Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Drafting Tools Lets you create and edit welding symbols. Area Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Measurement Tools Lets you measure the area of an object or a user-defined space. Attribute Extraction Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Measurement Tools Lets you extract object data from drawings and export it to a table or external file. Distance Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Measurement Tools Lets you measure the distance between 2 user-selected points. Point ID Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Measurement Tools Lets you display the coordinates of a user-selected location. Region/3D Solid Mass Properties Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Measurement Tools Lets you calculate the mass properties of regions or 3D solids Cell Anchor Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Parametric Layout & Anchoring Tools Lets you attach objects to cell positions on layout grids and volume grids. Curve Anchor Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Parametric Layout & Anchoring Tools Lets you attach AEC objects to the base curve of other AEC objects or linework, such as lines, arcs, circles, mass elements, polylines, roofs, or walls. Leader Anchor Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Parametric Layout & Anchoring Tools Lets you anchor objects to nodes on layout curves or grids with leaders. Node Anchor Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Parametric Layout & Anchoring Tools Lets you attach objects to nodes on layout curves or grids. Object Anchor Content Browser/Stock Tool Catalog/Parametric Layout & Anchoring Tools Lets you attach an AEC object to the base curve of another AEC object. 98 | Chapter 3 The Workspace To use a preconfigured command tool ➤ Navigate to the location of the desired command tool in the tool palettes or in Content Browser: ■ If the command tool is located on a tool palette, click it to start the command sequence. ■ If the command is located in Content Browser, either drag it to the drawing area to directly start the command, or drag it to a tool palette, and start the command from there. Using User-Defined Command Tools AutoCAD Architecture has 2 blank command tools that can be customized for user-defined commands. ■ Command Tool: A simple blank command tool that lets you execute a number of command sequences. Allowed commands include AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture commands, VBA macros and applications, AutoLISP routines, and scripts. ■ Command Tool with Properties: Use this tool for commands that generate AutoCAD objects like lines, AutoCAD dimensions, or solids. The property settings for color, layer, linetype, and lineweight that you can set in the tool will only be used when creating AutoCAD objects. If you were to create an AEC object with this tool, the layer, color, and linetype settings specified in the display system for this object would take precedence. If you want to create AEC objects with a command tool, the simple Command Tool is recommended. Command tools are created by copying the blank command tool from Content Browser to a tool palette, and editing the command properties. Creating a Simple Command Tool 1 Click Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Tools drop-down ➤ Content Browser . 2 Navigate to Stock Tool Catalog ➤ Helper Tools. 3 Move the cursor over the i-drop icon next to the regular command tool and drag the tool to a tool palette. 4 On the tool palette, select the command tool, right-click, and click Properties. Using Command Tools | 99 Command tool properties 5 Change the following tool properties as necessary: Property Description Name Lets you replace the generic command tool name with a name that describes the function of the tool. Description Lets you add a more detailed description to the command tool. Layer key Specifies the layer key to define the layer on which objects created with this command will be inserted. Layer overrides Defines overrides for the selected layer key. Command Specifies the command to be executed by the tool. The following command types are valid within the Command Tool: 100 | Chapter 3 The Workspace ■ AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture commands ■ AutoLISP routines ■ VBA macros and applications ■ Scripts Property Description Image By default, the command tool has no associated image. To add an image that illustrates the function of the tool, right-click in the empty image area, and select an image as described in Changing a Tool Icon on page 90. 6 Click OK. Working with Tools from a Central Location You can use the Content Browser to store and organize catalog tools in a central location. A number of stock tools are available in the AutoCAD Architecture Stock Tool Catalog. Additionally, sample catalogs contain tools with styles from the Styles drawings. You can copy these tools to a tool palette and modify them. You can also create your own tool palettes and tools in a catalog in the Content Browser, copy them to a tool palette, and retain the link from the Content Browser to the tool palette. In this case, the tool is refreshed on the tool palette when it is modified in the catalog in the Content Browser. NOTE If you want to link a complete tool palette from the Content Browser to AutoCAD Architecture, see Adding a Tool Palette from a Tool Catalog in the Content Browser on page 83. Linking a Tool from a Catalog in the Content Browser Use this procedure to link a tool from a catalog in the Content Browser to a tool palette in AutoCAD Architecture. Working with Tools from a Central Location | 101 Linking a tool from a catalog in the Content Browser 1 Open the tool palette on which you want to place a tool from the Content Browser. 2 Click Home tab ➤ Build panel ➤ Tools drop-down ➤ Content Browser , and navigate to the tool palette or category in the tool catalog that contains the tool you want to copy. For more information, see Searching for Items in a Tool Catalog on page 155. 3 Move the pointer over the i-drop icon next to the tool, so that the pointer image changes to an eyedropper ( ). To copy multiple tools, press and hold CTRL while clicking each tool; then position the eyedropper over any of the selected tools. 102 | Chapter 3 The Workspace You can also select all the tools in the current category by right-clicking, and clicking Select All. 4 Drag the eyedropper to a tool palette in the tool palettes set. 5 To refresh the tool, select it, right-click, and click Refresh Tool. Alternatively, you can select the tool in the tool palette, right-click, and click Properties. Then select Refresh from on the Properties worksheet. Refreshing a tool from the Properties worksheet NOTE When you select Refresh from, all tool properties on the worksheet are set to read-only. Properties for this tool must be changed in the Content Browser. 6 Click OK. Working with Tools from a Central Location | 103 Updating a Tool in AutoCAD Architecture from the Content Browser Use this procedure to update a tool in a tool palette when the tool is linked to the Content Browser. NOTE You cannot change and update tools from the Stock Tool Catalog in the Content Browser. Those tools are read-only. 1 Open the tool palette that contains the tool you want to update. 2 Select the tool, right-click, and click Refresh Tool. Updating a Tool in the Content Browser from a Linked Tool in AutoCAD Architecture Use this procedure to update a tool in a catalog in the Content Browser with the properties of a linked tool from AutoCAD Architecture. For example, perhaps you have a tool in the Content Browser that adds a Box mass element of 3 x 3 x 3 meters. You want to change the tool so that it adds a Box mass element of 4 x 4 x 4 meters. You would first link the mass element tool from the Content Browser to a tool palette in AutoCAD Architecture. Then, temporarily deactivate the link and change the dimension properties of the tool to 4 x 4 x 4 meters. Next, copy the tool back to the Content Browser. The Content Browser catalog is updated with the new tool properties. Finally, reactivate the link from the Content Browser tool to the AutoCAD Architecture palette. 1 Link a tool from a catalog in the Content Browser to a tool palette as described in Linking a Tool from a Catalog in the Content Browser on page 101. 2 Select the tool in the tool palette, right-click, and click Properties. 3 On the Tool Properties worksheet, clear Refresh from. The tool properties can now be edited. 4 Make the necessary changes to the tool properties. 5 Click OK. 6 Select the tool in the tool palette, and copy it to its original location in the Content Browser catalog. 104 | Chapter 3 The Workspace NOTE You can copy a tool to a catalog in the Content Browser using the Copy and Paste commands from the context menu, or by dragging the tool onto the Content Browser icon in the Windows task bar. To select multiple tools in a tool palette, use CTRL-A to select all or drag while holding the CTRL key to create a selection window. 7 Click Yes when prompted to overwrite the previous version of the tool. 8 If you want to refresh the tool in the AutoCAD Architecture tool palette from the new version stored in the Content Browser, re-open the tool properties for the tool on the tool palette, and select Refresh from. Removing the Link of a Tool to a Catalog in the Content Browser Use this procedure to permanently remove the link between a tool and its source tool in the Content Browser. NOTE This action cannot be undone. 1 Open the tool palette that contains the tool you want to unlink from a catalog in the Content Browser. 2 Select the tool, right-click, and click Remove Catalog Link. Applying the Properties of a Tool to an Existing Object Use this procedure to apply the properties of a tool to an existing object. You can apply the properties of a tool to an existing object in two ways: ■ Apply the properties of a tool to an object of the same type: For example, apply the properties of a wall tool to an existing wall. All object tools have this functionality. ■ Apply the properties of a tool to a different object type: Using this method, you convert the object to an object of the same type as the tool. For example, when you apply the properties of a wall tool to a polyline, the polyline is converted to a wall with the settings defined in the wall tool. Depending on their type, various object tool types may have commands for converting other objects. For detailed information, see the chapters for the individual objects. Applying the Properties of a Tool to an Existing Object | 105 1 Open the tool palette that contains the tool with the properties you want to apply to a different object. 2 Select the tool, and right-click. 3 Define the object type to which to apply the tool properties: if you want to… Then… apply the properties of the tool to an object of the same type click Apply Tool Properties to