AutoCAD Architecture 2008. User’s Guide

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Contents......Page 5 Workflow and User Interface......Page 41 Introduction......Page 43 New Features......Page 44 A Quick Start for Transitioning from AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture......Page 50 Default Content Paths for Microsoft Windows Vista......Page 56 Online Help Resources......Page 57 AutoCAD Architecture Design Phases Overview......Page 58 e-Learning......Page 59 Feedback......Page 60 The Workspace......Page 61 Workspace Components......Page 62 The Menu Bar......Page 63 Toolbars......Page 65 Context Menus......Page 66 Tool Palettes......Page 67 AutoCAD Dashboard......Page 68 Drawing Window Status Bar......Page 69 Application Status Bar......Page 70 Changing Workspaces......Page 71 Adding Objects......Page 72 Modifying Objects......Page 73 Selecting Similar Objects......Page 74 Working with Tool Palettes......Page 75 Opening the Tool Palettes Set......Page 76 Renaming the Tool Palettes Set......Page 77 Creating a New Tool Palettes Set......Page 78 Creating a New Tool Palettes Group......Page 79 Defining the Appearance of Tool Palettes......Page 80 Working with Tool Palettes from a Central Location......Page 82 Adding a Tool Palette from a Tool Catalog in the Content Browser......Page 83 Tools......Page 84 Creating an Object with a Tool......Page 85 Changing the Tool Properties......Page 86 Changing a Tool Icon......Page 87 Refreshing a Tool Icon......Page 88 Creating a Tool from the Style Manager......Page 89 Creating a Tool from AEC Content in DesignCenter......Page 90 Creating a Command Tool......Page 91 Linking a Tool from a Catalog in the Content Browser......Page 92 Updating a Tool in the Content Browser from a Linked Tool in AutoCAD Architecture......Page 94 Re-Importing Styles for a Tool......Page 95 The Properties Palette......Page 96 Adjusting the Transparency of the Properties Palette......Page 97 The Display Tab......Page 98 The Extended Data Tab......Page 99 Direct Editing with Grips and Dynamic Dimensions......Page 100 Grip Tips......Page 101 Using the CTRL Key with Grips......Page 102 Dynamic Dimensions......Page 103 Grip Constraints......Page 105 In-Place Editing......Page 106 In-Place Editing of Profile-Based Objects and Components......Page 107 In-Place Editing of 3D Body Modifiers......Page 109 In-Place Editing of Material Hatches......Page 110 Aligning the UCS to an Object Face......Page 111 Isolating Objects......Page 112 Isolating Objects to Edit in an Elevation View......Page 113 Isolating Objects to Display......Page 114 Ending the Object Isolation in a Drawing......Page 115 Styles and Support Files......Page 116 Integration of AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD......Page 117 Content Browser......Page 119 Understanding the Content Browser......Page 120 Viewing a Tool Catalog......Page 121 Specifying the Number of Rows on a Content Browser Page......Page 122 Creating a New Tool Catalog......Page 123 Creating a Tool Catalog from Content Drawings......Page 124 Adding Tools from Content Drawings to a Tool Catalog......Page 126 Adding an Existing Tool Catalog to Your Catalog Library......Page 127 Creating a Catalog Install File......Page 128 Publishing Tool Catalogs......Page 129 Editing Tool Catalog Properties......Page 130 Creating Catalog Types......Page 131 Opening a Different Catalog Library......Page 132 Performing a Search......Page 133 Adding Content to a Tool Catalog......Page 134 Defining Categories in a Tool Catalog......Page 136 Adding Tools to a Tool Catalog......Page 137 Copying and Moving Tool Palettes and Tool Packages......Page 138 Customizing a Tool......Page 139 Linked and Unlinked Tool Catalog Items......Page 140 Copying a Tool Palette to the AutoCAD Architecture Workspace......Page 141 Copying a Tool Package to the AutoCAD Architecture Workspace......Page 142 Specifying Refresh Options for Linked Tool Palettes......Page 143 Dragging Catalog Items Between Content Browser Windows......Page 144 Starting the Content Browser from a Windows Command Prompt......Page 145 Creating and Saving Drawings......Page 147 Creating a Drawing from a Template......Page 148 Setting Up a Drawing......Page 149 Specifying the Drawing Units......Page 150 Specifying the Drawing Scale......Page 151 Specifying a Layer Standard and a Layer Key Style......Page 153 Specifying the Default Display Representations......Page 154 Changing the AEC Editor Settings......Page 155 Specifying AEC Object Settings......Page 157 Changing the AEC Project Defaults......Page 158 Comparing Methods of Sharing Drawings......Page 159 Exporting a Drawing to AutoCAD......Page 160 Viewport Layer Mapping......Page 162 Interoperability with Other Applications......Page 165 Architectural Objects and IFC......Page 166 Exporting a Drawing with External References......Page 167 Drawings without External References......Page 168 How IFC Files Are Imported......Page 169 Importing LandXML......Page 170 Supported Data Types......Page 171 File Validation......Page 173 Importing LandXML Data......Page 174 Selecting Layer Keys for LandXML Data......Page 175 Published Data Types......Page 176 An Overview of the Published Data Structure......Page 177 An Overview of the Database Structure......Page 178 Publishing Data to Autodesk MapGuide......Page 179 Publishing Drawings to DWF......Page 180 Publishing Property Data to DWF......Page 181 Setting the Publishing Options......Page 183 Creating a New Published Property List (PPL)......Page 184 Publishing a DWF File......Page 185 Drawing Management......Page 189 Concepts of Drawing Management......Page 190 Before You Begin: External References Within a Project......Page 197 Process Overview: Working in a Project Environment......Page 198 Project Support Files......Page 199 Opening a Project From a Mapped Drive......Page 200 Setting the Default Project Options......Page 201 Creating a Sheet Set Template......Page 202 Creating a Template from an Existing Sheet Set......Page 203 Creating a Template from Existing Drawings......Page 207 Using the Project Browser......Page 210 The Project Selector......Page 211 The Project Sheet Set......Page 213 Creating a New Project Based on a Template (Copying a Project)......Page 214 Creating a New Project with the Structure of an Existing Project......Page 216 Defining the Project Properties......Page 217 Defining General Properties......Page 218 Adding a Project Library and Tool Palette Group......Page 220 Configuring Project Standards Files......Page 223 Consolidating Inconsistent Project and Sheet Set Information......Page 225 Renaming a Project......Page 226 Electronically Transmitting a Project......Page 227 Closing the Project Browser......Page 231 Opening a Project from Windows Explorer......Page 232 The Project Tab......Page 233 The Constructs Tab......Page 234 The Sheets Tab......Page 235 The Drawing Explorer......Page 237 The Context Menu......Page 238 The Project Navigator Toolbar......Page 240 Drag and Drop in the Project Navigator......Page 241 Displaying the Project Tool Palette Group......Page 242 Displaying the Project Library......Page 243 Levels......Page 244 Creating a New Level......Page 245 Copying a Level with Assigned Constructs......Page 246 Deleting a Level......Page 247 Divisions......Page 248 Changing a Division......Page 249 Categories......Page 250 Creating a Category in the Project Navigator......Page 252 Creating a Category from Windows Explorer......Page 253 Specifying the Location of Top-Level Categories......Page 254 Creating a File in a Subcategory......Page 255 Deleting a Category......Page 256 Constructs......Page 257 Processing Constructs in the Building Project......Page 258 Creating a New Construct......Page 259 Converting a Legacy Drawing to a Construct......Page 261 Converting Drawing Files from Windows Explorer......Page 262 Dragging Objects into a Construct......Page 264 Attaching an Element as an External Reference to a Construct......Page 265 Referencing an Element into Multiple Constructs......Page 266 Changing the Properties of a Construct......Page 267 Electronically Transmitting a Construct......Page 268 Deleting a Construct......Page 269 Changing Constructs: Interactions with the Project......Page 270 Elements......Page 271 When to Start with Elements......Page 272 Creating a New Element......Page 273 Converting a Legacy Drawing to an Element......Page 274 Converting Drawing Files from Windows Explorer......Page 275 Dragging Objects into an Element......Page 277 Electronically Transmitting an Element......Page 278 Referencing an Element into Another Element......Page 279 Displaying External References of an Element......Page 280 Changing Elements: Interactions with the Project......Page 281 Views......Page 282 When to Start with Views......Page 285 Creating a View Drawing: Defining General Properties......Page 286 Creating a View Drawing: Selecting the Constructs......Page 288 Displaying External References of a View Drawing......Page 289 Opening and Closing a View Drawing......Page 290 Creating a Specialized View Drawing......Page 291 Changing the Properties of a View Drawing......Page 292 Placing a View Drawing onto a Sheet......Page 293 Electronically Transmitting a View Drawing......Page 294 Creating a Model Space View......Page 295 Placing a Model Space View onto a Sheet......Page 297 Deleting Model Space Views......Page 298 Synchronizing View Drawing Layers with Sheet View Layers......Page 299 Process Overview: Synchronizing View Drawing Layers with Sheet View Layers......Page 300 Configuring an Existing Project to Synchronize View Drawing Layers with Sheet View Layers......Page 301 Plotting Sheets......Page 302 Setting the Properties of the Project Sheet Set......Page 305 Setting the Properties of a Sheet Subset......Page 307 Removing a Sheet Subset......Page 308 Creating a New Sheet......Page 309 Importing Sheets into the Sheet Set......Page 310 Opening and Closing a Sheet......Page 311 Removing a Sheet from the Sheet Set......Page 312 Creating a New Sheet View......Page 313 Deleting a Sheet View......Page 314 Inserting a Sheet List......Page 315 Refreshing the Sheet Set......Page 317 Deleting a Sheet Selection......Page 318 Electronically Transmitting Sheets and Sheet Sets......Page 319 Archiving a Sheet Set......Page 322 Defining the Plot Stamp Settings......Page 326 Managing Page Setups......Page 328 Publishing Sheets and Sheet Sets......Page 329 Publishing Sheet Sets Using a Page Setup Override......Page 331 Updating (Re-path) the Project......Page 332 Object Display in External References......Page 334 Using the External Display Configuration with the Object Enabler......Page 335 Example: Displaying Part of the Model as Background......Page 336 Tagging a Project......Page 337 Process Overview: Creating Property Sets and Schedule Tables in a Project......Page 338 Project Schedule Properties......Page 339 Creating a Property Set Definition with Project Property Definitions......Page 340 Attaching Property Sets to Objects from External References......Page 341 Creating a Schedule Table for a Project......Page 342 Example: Numbering a Door in a Project......Page 343 Adding Project Attributes......Page 345 Creating a Multi-View Block......Page 346 Dimensioning a Project......Page 347 Working with Cut Planes in a Project......Page 348 Global Cut Plane Display Range......Page 350 Setting the Global Cut Plane and the Display Range......Page 351 Using the Global Cut Plane: Displaying the Cut Plane of a Different Level......Page 352 Using the Global Cut Plane: Creating a Clipped Model View......Page 353 Example: Overriding the Cut Plane for a Wall......Page 355 Manual Cut Planes......Page 356 Command Line: Refreshing the Project......Page 357 Frequently Asked Questions about Drawing Management......Page 358 Appendix 1: Template Projects......Page 360 Understanding Project Navigator......Page 361 Adding a Level to a Project Created from the Commercial Template Project......Page 362 Project File Naming......Page 363 Shell Construct......Page 365 Column Grid Construct......Page 366 Enlarged Views......Page 367 Project Standards......Page 368 Project Standards......Page 371 Project Standards Terminology......Page 372 AEC Standards......Page 373 Standard Tools......Page 374 Using Project Standards......Page 375 Creating a New Project with Predefined Standards......Page 376 Setting up Standard Styles and Display Settings......Page 377 Synchronization Options......Page 380 Setting up Synchronization of AEC Standards......Page 381 Setting up AutoCAD Standards......Page 382 Copying Project Standards from Another Project......Page 383 Enabling Project Standards for a Project......Page 384 Setting up Standard Tools in a Project......Page 385 Creating a Project Standards Tool Catalog......Page 387 Adding Standard Tools to a Tool Catalog......Page 388 Adding a Project Catalog to a Content Browser Library......Page 390 Adding a Project Library and Tool Palette Group......Page 391 Displaying the Project Tool Palette Group......Page 393 Building the Tool Palette Group......Page 394 Adding Standards to a Project Drawing......Page 395 Adding Standard Styles from Content Browser......Page 396 Adding Standard Styles from Style Manager......Page 397 Synchronizing a Project with the Standards......Page 398 Synchronization Status......Page 400 Synchronizing a Project with AEC Standards......Page 401 Synchronizing a Project Drawing with AEC Standards......Page 403 Synchronizing Selected Styles and Display Settings with AEC Standards......Page 404 Synchronizing Individual Display Settings with AEC Standards......Page 407 Synchronizing a Project with AutoCAD Standards......Page 408 Synchronizing a Project Drawing with AutoCAD Standards......Page 409 Auditing a Project or a Drawing......Page 410 Creating a New Project Standards Drawing......Page 411 Versioning Standards......Page 413 Change Types in Project Standards Drawings......Page 415 Updating Standard Objects in a Project Standards Drawing......Page 416 Updating Standard Objects in a Project Standards Drawing from a Project Drawing......Page 418 Adding Standard Objects from a Project Drawing to a Project Standards Drawing......Page 419 Versioning a Project Standards Drawing......Page 420 Purging the Version Information from a Project Standards Drawing......Page 421 Editing Project Standards Drawings Outside the Project......Page 422 Scripting Project Standards Commands......Page 423 Drawing Compare......Page 425 Working with Drawings for Review......Page 426 Working with the Drawing Compare Setup Tab......Page 428 Matching Drawings Automatically......Page 429 Excluding Drawings from Comparison......Page 431 Running a Drawing Compare Session......Page 432 Plotting a Review Session......Page 436 Troubleshooting Drawing Compare......Page 437 Layer Management......Page 441 Layer Management......Page 442 Managing Drawing Layers......Page 444 Creating a Layer with a Layer Standard......Page 445 Creating a Nonstandard Layer......Page 446 Changing the Layer Standard of a Layer......Page 447 Defining the Properties of a Layer......Page 448 Overriding Layer Properties in Layout Viewports......Page 449 Identifying Viewport Layer Overrides......Page 450 Removing Viewport Layer Overrides......Page 451 Working with Layer Groups......Page 452 Creating a Group Filter......Page 453 Specifying a Filter for Layer State......Page 454 Specifying a Filter for Layer Color......Page 455 Creating Layer Standards Filters......Page 456 Changing the Properties of a Layer Group......Page 457 Setting up the Notification for New Layers......Page 458 Reconciling New Layers in the Drawing......Page 459 Creating a Saved Layer State......Page 460 Editing a Saved Layer State......Page 462 Restoring a Layer State......Page 463 Importing Layer States to the Current Drawing......Page 464 Working with Layer Keys......Page 465 Default Layer Keys......Page 466 Creating a Layer Key Style......Page 469 Editing Layer Key Styles......Page 470 Specifying Layer Key Overrides......Page 472 Restoring Objects to Default Layer Key Layers......Page 473 Creating and Editing Layer Standards......Page 474 Component Field Descriptions......Page 475 BS1192 - AUG Version 2 Layer Standard......Page 476 BS1192 - Descriptive Layer Standard......Page 477 Editing Component Fields......Page 478 Editing Descriptions......Page 479 Purging Layer Standards......Page 480 Exporting Layer Standards......Page 481 Appendix: LISP Changes for Layer Snapshots and Layer States......Page 482 Display System......Page 483 Introduction to the Display System......Page 484 Using the Properties Palette to Change Display Properties......Page 485 Display System Structure......Page 490 Display Representations......Page 491 Display Sets......Page 494 Display Configurations......Page 495 The Display Manager......Page 497 Viewing Display Configurations......Page 499 Viewing Display Sets......Page 500 Viewing Display Representations......Page 501 Viewing an Object in a Display Representation......Page 502 Accessing the Default Display Properties of an Object......Page 503 Tips for Working with Display Configurations, Sets, and Representations......Page 504 Creating a Display Set......Page 505 Editing a Display Representation......Page 506 Assigning a Display Representation to a Display Set......Page 507 Comparing Display Representations Between Display Sets......Page 508 Assigning a Display Set to a View Direction......Page 509 Specifying the Default Display Configuration......Page 510 Changing the Display Configuration Used in Xref Drawings......Page 511 Displaying Objects by Classification......Page 512 Specifying Settings for Live Sections and Materials......Page 513 Deleting a Display Configuration or a Display Set......Page 514 Adding Notes and Reference Files to a Display Configuration or a Display Set......Page 515 Copying Display Settings Between Drawings......Page 516 Purging a Display Set......Page 517 Working with Standard Display Settings......Page 518 Synchronizing Individual Display Settings with AEC Standards......Page 519 Updating Standard Display Settings in a Project Standards Drawing......Page 520 Updating Standard Display Settings in the Project Standards Drawing from a Project Drawing......Page 522 Adding Standard Display Settings from a Project Drawing to a Project Standards Drawing......Page 523 Purging the Version History from a Project Standards Drawing......Page 524 Troubleshooting the Display System......Page 525 Verifying the Existence of Objects Not Displayed in a Drawing......Page 526 Object Linetype Displayed Incorrectly......Page 527 Style Manager......Page 529 Style Manager......Page 530 Getting Started with the Style Manager......Page 531 Sorting Styles in the Style Manager......Page 532 Viewing Styles in the Style Manager......Page 533 Working with Drawings and Templates in the Style Manager......Page 534 Closing Drawings and Templates in the Style Manager......Page 535 Creating a Tool from a Style......Page 536 Copying Styles Between Drawings......Page 537 Purging Styles......Page 538 Materials......Page 541 Materials......Page 542 Objects That Support Materials......Page 543 Using the Material Tool to Add Materials to Objects......Page 545 Copying a Material Tool on a Tool Palette......Page 546 Creating a Material Tool from a Render Material in the Content Browser......Page 547 Applying Material Tool Properties......Page 549 3D Body Material Component......Page 550 Surface Hatch Material Component......Page 551 Sectioned Body and Sectioned Boundary......Page 552 Working with Surface Hatches......Page 553 Surface Hatches on Curved Surfaces......Page 554 Surface Hatches on Extrusions......Page 555 Specifying Faces on Extrusions......Page 556 Overriding the Surface Hatch on Individual Objects......Page 557 Displaying a Hidden Surface Hatch......Page 558 Specifying the Rotation of a Surface Hatch......Page 559 Editing Surface Hatch Overrides......Page 560 Displaying a Material Query......Page 561 Creating a Material Definition......Page 562 Defining the Layer, Color and Linetype of a Material Definition......Page 563 Specifying the Plan and Section Hatch Patterns of a Material Definition......Page 564 Specifying the Surface Hatch Pattern of a Material Definition......Page 565 Assigning Render Materials......Page 566 Excluding a Material Definition from 2D Section Shrinkwrap......Page 568 Merging Material Definitions in a 2D Section/Elevation......Page 569 Attaching Notes and Files to a Material Definition......Page 570 Content Creation Guidelines......Page 571 National CAD Standard Compliance......Page 572 Template Drawings......Page 575 Style Library Drawings......Page 576 Template Projects......Page 577 Display Control......Page 579 Style-Based Content......Page 580 Walls......Page 581 Doors and Windows......Page 584 Curtain Walls......Page 586 Roofs and Slabs......Page 588 Stairs and Railings......Page 591 Spaces......Page 593 Structural Members......Page 594 Sections and Elevations......Page 595 Dimensions......Page 596 Schedules and Property Sets......Page 597 Multi-Purpose Objects......Page 599 AEC Content......Page 606 Palette-Based and Miscellaneous Annotation Tool Content......Page 609 Conceptual Design......Page 613 Creating Conceptual Models......Page 615 Mass Elements and Mass Groups......Page 616 Using Massing Tools to Create Mass Elements......Page 617 Creating a Mass Element with User-Specified Settings......Page 618 Creating a Barrel Vault Mass Element......Page 619 Creating an Isosceles Triangle Mass Element......Page 620 Creating a Cone Mass Element......Page 621 Creating a Sphere Mass Element......Page 622 Creating a Drape Mass Element......Page 623 Creating a Doric Column Mass Element......Page 624 Creating a Mass Element by Extruding a Profile......Page 625 Creating a Mass Element from a 3D Solid......Page 626 Creating a Mass Element Tool......Page 627 Using Grips to Edit Mass Elements......Page 628 Changing the Area of a Rectangular Mass Element......Page 629 Changing the Edge of an Extrusion Mass Element......Page 630 Changing the Arch Radius of an Arch Mass Element......Page 631 Changing the Roof Height of a Gable Mass Element......Page 632 Changing the Radius of a Circular Mass Element......Page 633 Combining Mass Elements Using Boolean Operations......Page 634 Trimming a Mass Element......Page 635 Converting a Mass Element to a Wall......Page 636 Dividing the Face of a Mass Element......Page 637 Editing the Faces of a Free Form Mass Element......Page 638 Assigning Materials to a Mass Element......Page 644 Specifying the Hatching of a Mass Element......Page 645 Changing the Location of a Mass Element......Page 646 Mass Element Styles......Page 647 Mass Element Materials and Display Components......Page 648 Assigning Materials to a Mass Element Style......Page 649 Specifying the Hatching for Components of a Mass Element Style......Page 650 Attaching Notes and Files to a Mass Element Style......Page 651 Creating a Mass Group......Page 652 Assigning Materials to a Mass Group......Page 653 Attaching an Existing Mass Element to a Group Using Grips......Page 654 Making a Mass Element Additive......Page 655 Creating an Intersection from Mass Elements......Page 656 Changing the Location of a Mass Group Using Grips......Page 657 Working with Mass Group Anchors......Page 658 Working with Mass Groups......Page 659 Creating a Mass Group Tool......Page 660 Mass Element and Mass Group Display Components and Materials......Page 661 Process Overview: Creating and Applying a Material for a Mass Element or Mass Group......Page 662 Using the Model Explorer to Create Mass Models......Page 663 Displaying the Model Explorer......Page 664 Using Display Commands in the Model Explorer......Page 665 Creating a Mass Element with the Model Explorer......Page 666 Changing a Mass Element Operation to Additive......Page 667 Changing a Mass Element Operation to Subtractive......Page 668 Moving a Mass Element or Group from One Mass Group to Another......Page 669 Specifying the Slice Elevation......Page 670 Changing the Location of a Slice......Page 671 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Slice......Page 672 Quick Slice......Page 673 Creating a Quick Slice......Page 674 Object Viewer......Page 675 Using the Object Viewer......Page 676 Napkin Sketch......Page 679 Napkin Sketch......Page 680 Creating a Napkin Sketch......Page 681 Editing a Napkin Sketch......Page 682 Designing with Architectural Objects......Page 683 Walls......Page 685 Overview of Walls......Page 686 Workflow Overview: Adding Walls to a Drawing......Page 687 Specifying Drawing Defaults for Walls......Page 689 Creating a Wall......Page 690 Creating a Wall with User-Specified Settings......Page 691 Creating a Wall from a 3D Object......Page 693 Creating a Wall Tool......Page 694 Editing Walls......Page 696 Using Grips to Edit Walls......Page 697 Changing the Location of a Wall......Page 699 Changing the Wall Width while Maintaining the Wall Baseline......Page 700 Changing the Wall Width while Maintaining the Opposite Face of the Wall......Page 701 Changing the Wall Base Height......Page 702 Changing the Wall Length......Page 703 Changing the Wall Justification......Page 704 Adjusting the Position of Wall......Page 705 Changing the Style of a Wall......Page 706 Changing the Location of a Wall......Page 707 Removing Individual Merge Conditions......Page 708 Joining Walls......Page 709 Filleting Walls......Page 710 Chamfering Walls......Page 711 Trimming Walls at L and T Intersections......Page 712 Using AutoCAD Commands to Edit Walls......Page 713 Offsetting or Projecting the Roof Line of a Wall......Page 714 Adding a Gable to the Roof Line of a Wall......Page 715 Adding a Step to the Roof Line or Floor Line of a Wall......Page 716 Editing the Roof Line or the Floor Line of a Wall......Page 717 Reversing the Roof Line or Floor Line of a Wall......Page 720 Changing Vertices in the Roof Line or Floor Line of a Wall......Page 721 Changing the Display Properties of Individual Walls......Page 722 Specifying the Hatching for Components of a Wall......Page 723 Specifying the Cut Plane Display of a Wall......Page 724 Specifying the Display of Other Characteristics of a Wall......Page 725 Attaching Notes and Files to a Wall......Page 726 Cleanup Circles and Wall Graphlines......Page 727 Guidelines for Successful Wall Cleanup......Page 729 Specifying Cleanup for Individual Walls......Page 730 Overriding the Wall Cleanup Radius......Page 731 Defect Marker and Short Walls......Page 732 Small Cleanup Radii and Wall Joins......Page 733 Clean Ups with Xref Drawings......Page 734 Cleanup Group Definitions......Page 735 Attaching Notes and Files to a Wall Cleanup Group Definition......Page 736 Adding an Opening to a Wall......Page 737 Adding a Door/Window Assembly to a Wall......Page 738 Creating Special Conditions and Customized Wall Surfaces......Page 739 Working with Wall Sweeps......Page 740 Adding a Sweep to a Wall......Page 741 Editing the Geometry of a Wall Sweep......Page 742 Mitering Walls with Sweeps......Page 746 Working with Wall Modifiers......Page 747 Converting a Polyline to a Wall Modifier......Page 748 Adding an Existing Wall Modifier to a Wall......Page 750 Editing the Geometry of a Wall Modifier......Page 751 Changing the Horizontal and Vertical Offsets of a Wall Modifier......Page 752 Adjusting the Placement of a Wall Modifier......Page 753 Attaching Notes or Files to a Wall Modifier Style......Page 755 Subtracting a Body Modifier from a Wall......Page 756 Replacing a Wall with a Body Modifier......Page 757 Editing the Geometry of a Body Modifier......Page 758 Restoring a Body Modifier to a Mass Element......Page 759 Working with Interference Conditions......Page 760 Managing Wall Interference Conditions......Page 761 Creating a Wall Style......Page 762 Adding Property Set Data to a Wall Style......Page 763 Specifying the Components of a Wall Style......Page 764 Default Cleanup Priorities of Wall Components......Page 766 Creating or Editing a Component in a Wall Style......Page 767 Adding a Component from Another Wall Style......Page 768 Defining the Dimension Settings for Wall Components......Page 769 Removing a Component from a Wall Style......Page 771 Wall Materials and Display Components......Page 772 Specifying the Display Properties of a Wall Style......Page 773 Specifying the Hatching for Components of a Wall Style......Page 774 Specifying the Cut Plane Display of a Wall Style......Page 775 Specifying the Display of Other Characteristics of a Wall Style......Page 776 Attaching Notes and Files to a Wall Style......Page 777 Creating Polylines Used in Wall Endcap Styles......Page 778 Creating and Applying a Wall Endcap Style Directly in the Drawing......Page 779 Creating a Wall Endcap Style in the Style Manager......Page 780 Overriding a Wall Endcap Style on a Wall......Page 781 Modifying the Geometry of a Wall Endcap Style......Page 782 Changing the Return Offset of a Wall Endcap Style......Page 783 Creating a Wall Opening Endcap Style......Page 784 Using Ortho Close and Close with Walls......Page 785 Specifying Offsets for Roof Line and Floor Line Vertices......Page 786 Specifying the Width and Edge Offset of a Wall Component......Page 787 Curtain Walls......Page 789 Curtain Walls......Page 790 Using Curtain Wall Tools To Create Curtain Walls......Page 792 Creating a Curtain Wall with User-Specified Settings......Page 793 Creating a Curved Curtain Wall......Page 795 Creating a Curtain Wall that References a Curve......Page 796 Converting a Layout Grid to a Curtain Wall......Page 797 Creating a Curtain Wall from an Elevation Sketch......Page 798 Converting a Wall to a Curtain Wall......Page 799 Converting a 3D Face to a Curtain Wall......Page 800 Creating a Curtain Wall Tool......Page 801 Curtain Wall Styles......Page 802 Tips for Working Efficiently with Curtain Wall Styles......Page 803 Creating a Curtain Wall Style......Page 804 Division of Curtain Wall Grids......Page 805 Creating a Division Definition for a Curtain Wall......Page 806 Specifying a Division with a Fixed Cell Size......Page 807 Specifying a Division with Manually Defined Cells......Page 809 Excluding Gables and Steps from a Curtain Wall Grid......Page 810 Dividing a Vertical Curtain Wall Grid at Each Vertex Along a Polyline......Page 811 Removing a Division Definition from a Curtain Wall Style......Page 812 Defining Infills for Curtain Wall Cells......Page 813 Creating a Style Infill for a Curtain Wall......Page 814 Specifying an Offset for a Curtain Wall Infill......Page 815 Removing an Infill Definition from a Curtain Wall Style......Page 816 Defining a Curtain Wall Frame by Width and Depth......Page 817 Creating a Profile for a Curtain Wall Frame......Page 818 Specifying Offsets for a Curtain Wall Frame......Page 819 Removing a Frame Definition from a Curtain Wall Style......Page 820 Defining Curtain Wall Mullions by Width and Depth......Page 821 Defining the Mullions of a Curtain Wall Using a Profile......Page 822 Removing a Mullion Definition from a Curtain Wall Style......Page 824 Assigning a Division to a Curtain Wall Grid......Page 825 Working with Nested Grids in Curtain Walls......Page 826 Creating a Nested Grid in a Curtain Wall......Page 828 Inserting a Door, Window or Door/Window Assembly into a Curtain Wall Cell......Page 829 Filling a Curtain Wall Cell with a Simple Panel......Page 830 Removing an Infill from a Curtain Wall Cell......Page 831 Specifying Which Curtain Wall Cells Use a Cell Assignment......Page 832 Adding a New Frame Assignment to a Curtain Wall......Page 833 Removing a Frame Edge from a Curtain Wall......Page 834 Assigning Definitions to Curtain Wall Mullions......Page 835 Specifying Which Curtain Wall Mullions Use an Assignment......Page 836 Specifying the Materials of a Curtain Wall Style......Page 837 Assigning Materials to a Curtain Wall Style......Page 838 Adding Curtain Wall Element Definitions as Display Components......Page 839 Specifying the Hatching for Components of a Curtain Wall Style......Page 840 Adding Custom Graphics as a Display Component of a Curtain Wall......Page 841 Defining a Curtain Wall Style as Bounding for Associative Spaces......Page 842 Using Overrides in Curtain Walls......Page 843 Merging Curtain Wall Cells......Page 844 In-Place Editing of Curtain Wall Cells......Page 846 Creating a Curtain Wall Infill Override......Page 848 Overriding Curtain Wall Frames and Mullions......Page 849 Creating a Frame or Mullion Override......Page 850 Creating a Frame or Mullion Edge from a Polyline or Profile Using In-Place Editing......Page 851 In-Place Editing of Edge Profiles for Curtain Walls......Page 853 In-Place Editing of Curtain Wall Frames and Mullions......Page 854 Creating a Division Override......Page 855 In-Place Editing of Curtain Wall Divisions......Page 857 Removing Curtain Wall Overrides......Page 858 Editing Curtain Walls......Page 859 Editing Curtain Wall Dimensions......Page 860 Changing the Location or Position of a Curtain Wall......Page 861 Changing the Base Height of a Curtain Wall......Page 862 Changing the Length of a Curtain Wall......Page 863 Changing the Radius of a Curtain Wall......Page 864 Selecting a Different Curtain Wall Style......Page 865 Changing the Curtain Wall Location Properties......Page 866 Mitering Curtain Walls......Page 867 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Curtain Wall......Page 868 Offsetting or Projecting the Roof Line of a Curtain Wall......Page 869 Editing the Roof Line or the Floor Line of a Curtain Wall......Page 870 Changing the Roof Line and the Floor Line......Page 872 Adding a Gable to the Roof Line of a Curtain Wall......Page 874 Adding a Step to the Roof Line or Floor Line of a Curtain Wall......Page 875 Changing Vertices in the Roof Line or Floor Line of a Curtain Wall......Page 876 Specifying Gable Settings for a Roof Line......Page 877 Specifying Step Settings for a Roof Line or Floor Line......Page 878 Specifying Vertex Settings for a Roof Line or Floor Line......Page 879 Releasing an Object Anchored in a Curtain Wall......Page 880 Curtain Wall Units......Page 881 Creating a Curtain Wall Unit......Page 882 Converting a Layout Grid to a Curtain Wall Unit......Page 883 Creating a Curtain Wall Unit with a Custom Grid......Page 884 Curtain Wall Unit Styles......Page 885 Creating a Curtain Wall Unit Style......Page 886 Creating a Division Definition for a Curtain Wall Unit......Page 887 Specifying a Fixed Size for Cells in a Curtain Wall Unit Grid......Page 888 Using the Auto-Adjust Cells Option to Resize Cells in a Curtain Wall Unit Grid......Page 889 Specifying a Fixed Number of Cells for a Curtain Wall Unit Grid......Page 890 Specifying an Offset for a Curtain Wall Unit Grid......Page 891 Removing a Division Definition from a Curtain Wall Unit Style......Page 892 Creating a Panel Infill for a Curtain Wall Unit......Page 893 Specifying an Offset for a Curtain Wall Unit Infill......Page 894 Removing an Infill Definition from a Curtain Wall Unit Style......Page 895 Defining a Curtain Wall Unit Frame by Width and Depth......Page 896 Defining a Curtain Wall Unit Frame Using a Profile......Page 897 Specifying Offsets for a Curtain Wall Unit Frame......Page 898 Defining Curtain Wall Unit Mullions......Page 899 Defining Curtain Wall Unit Mullions by Width and Depth......Page 900 Defining the Mullions of a Curtain Wall Unit Using a Profile......Page 901 Specifying Offsets for the Mullions of a Curtain Wall Unit......Page 902 Assigning a Division to a Curtain Wall Unit Grid......Page 903 Creating a Nested Grid in a Curtain Wall Unit......Page 904 Inserting a Door, Window or Door/Window Assembly into a Curtain Wall Unit Cell......Page 905 Removing an Infill from a Curtain Wall Unit Cell......Page 907 Specifying Which Curtain Wall Unit Cells Use a Cell Assignment......Page 908 Adding a New Frame Assignment to a Curtain Wall Unit......Page 909 Removing a Frame Edge from a Curtain Wall Unit......Page 910 Assigning Definitions to the Mullions of a Curtain Wall Unit......Page 911 Specifying Which Curtain Wall Unit Mullions Use an Assignment......Page 912 Removing Mullions from a Curtain Wall Unit Grid......Page 913 Assigning Materials to a Curtain Wall Unit Style......Page 914 Adding Curtain Wall Unit Element Definitions as Display Components......Page 915 Specifying the Hatching for Components of a Curtain Wall Unit Style......Page 916 Adding Custom Graphics as a Display Component of a Curtain Wall Unit......Page 917 Creating Cut Planes for a Curtain Wall Unit......Page 918 Attaching Notes and Files to a Curtain Wall Unit Style......Page 919 Merging Curtain Wall Unit Cells......Page 920 Creating a Curtain Wall Unit Infill Override......Page 922 In-Place Editing of Curtain Wall Unit Cells......Page 924 Creating a Curtain Wall Unit Frame or Mullion Override......Page 926 Creating a Curtain Wall Unit Frame or Mullion Edge from a Polyline or Profile......Page 928 In-Place Editing of Edge Profiles for Curtain Wall Units......Page 929 In-Place Editing of Curtain Wall Unit Frames and Mullions......Page 930 Overriding Curtain Wall Unit Divisions......Page 931 Creating a Curtain Wall Unit Division Override......Page 932 In-Place Editing of Curtain Wall Unit Divisions......Page 933 Editing Curtain Wall Unit Dimensions......Page 935 Changing the Location or Position of a Curtain Wall Unit......Page 936 Selecting a Different Curtain Wall Unit Style......Page 937 Specifying a Miter Angle for a Curtain Wall Unit Adjacent to Another Object......Page 938 Changing the Orientation of an Anchored Curtain Wall Unit......Page 939 Facet Deviation......Page 940 Door and Window Assemblies......Page 943 Door and Window Assemblies......Page 944 Using Door and Window Assembly Tools to Create Door and Window Assemblies......Page 946 Creating a Door and Window Assembly......Page 947 Creating a Door and Window Assembly with User-Specified Settings......Page 948 Creating a Door and Window Assembly from a Layout Grid......Page 949 Creating a Door and Window Assembly from Doors, Windows and Openings......Page 950 Creating a Door and Window Assembly from an Elevation Sketch......Page 951 Creating a Door and Window Assembly Tool......Page 952 Door and Window Assembly Styles......Page 953 Process Overview: Creating a Door and Window Assembly Style......Page 954 Creating Element Definitions for a Door and Window Assembly Style......Page 955 Creating a Door and Window Assembly Style......Page 956 Division of Door and Window Assembly Grids......Page 957 Specifying a Fixed Size for Cells in a Door and Window Assembly Grid......Page 958 Using the Auto-Adjust Cells Option......Page 960 Manually Defining the Number and Size of Cells in a Door and Window Assembly Grid......Page 961 Specifying an Offset for a Door and Window Assembly Grid......Page 962 Defining Infills for Door and Window Assembly Cells......Page 963 Creating an Infill for Inserting an Object into a Door and Window Assembly......Page 965 Specifying an Offset for a Door and Window Assembly Infill......Page 966 Removing an Infill Definition from a Door and Window Assembly Style......Page 967 Defining a Door and Window Assembly Frame by Width and Depth......Page 968 Defining a Door and Window Assembly Frame Using a Profile......Page 969 Removing a Frame Definition from a Door and Window Assembly Style......Page 971 Defining Door and Window Assembly Mullions by Width and Depth......Page 972 Creating a Profile for Door and Window Assembly Mullions......Page 973 Defining the Mullions of a Door and Window Assembly Using a Profile......Page 974 Removing a Mullion Definition from a Door and Window Assembly Style......Page 975 Assigning a Division to a Door and Window Assembly Grid......Page 976 Working with Nested Grids in Door and Window Assemblies......Page 977 Creating a Nested Grid for a Door and Window Assembly......Page 979 Filling a Door and Window Assembly Cell with a Simple Panel......Page 980 Inserting a Door or Window into a Door and Window Assembly......Page 981 Removing an Infill from a Door and Window Assembly......Page 982 Specifying Which Door and Window Assembly Cells Use a Cell Assignment......Page 983 Assigning Definitions to Door and Window Assembly Frames......Page 984 Specifying Which Door and Window Assembly Edges Use a Frame Assignment......Page 985 Assigning Definitions to the Mullions of a Door and Window Assembly......Page 986 Specifying Which Door and Window Assembly Mullions Use an Assignment......Page 987 Specifying the Materials of a Door and Window Assembly Style......Page 988 Assigning Materials to a Door and Window Assembly Style......Page 989 Adding Door and Window Assembly Element Definitions as Display Components......Page 990 Specifying the Hatching for Components of a Door and Window Assembly Style......Page 991 Adding Custom Graphics as a Display Component of a Door and Window Assembly......Page 992 Attaching Notes and Files to a Door and Window Assembly Style......Page 993 Overriding Door and Window Assembly Infills......Page 994 Merging Door and Window Assembly Cells......Page 995 Creating a Door and Window Assembly Infill Override......Page 996 In-Place Editing of Door and Window Assembly Cells......Page 998 Creating a Frame or Mullion Override......Page 1000 Creating a Frame or Mullion Edge from a Polyline or Profile Using In-Place Editing......Page 1001 In-Place Editing of Edge Profiles for Door/Window Assemblies......Page 1002 In-Place Editing of Door and Window Assembly Frames and Mullions......Page 1004 Creating a Division Override......Page 1005 In-Place Editing of Door and Window Assembly Divisions......Page 1006 Modifying Element Definitions for Door and Window Assembly Styles......Page 1008 Editing Door and Window Assemblies......Page 1009 Changing the Width of a Door and Window Assembly......Page 1010 Changing the Height of a Door and Window Assembly......Page 1011 Changing the Door and Window Assembly Dimensions......Page 1012 Changing the Location of a Freestanding Door and Window Assembly......Page 1013 Mitering Door and Window Assemblies......Page 1014 Changing the Orientation of an Object Anchored in a Door and Window Assembly......Page 1015 Releasing an Object Anchored in a Door and Window Assembly......Page 1016 AEC Polygons......Page 1017 AEC Polygons......Page 1018 Using AEC Polygon Tools to Create AEC Polygons......Page 1019 Creating an AEC Polygon with User-Specified Settings......Page 1020 Creating an AEC Polygon from a Profile......Page 1021 Editing AEC Polygons......Page 1022 Using Grips to Edit AEC Polygons......Page 1023 Merging Two AEC Polygons......Page 1028 Creating a Hole in an AEC Polygon......Page 1029 Trimming an AEC Polygon......Page 1030 Removing a Vertex from an AEC Polygon......Page 1031 Changing the Rotation of an AEC Polygon......Page 1032 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to an AEC Polygon......Page 1033 Creating an AEC Polygon Style......Page 1034 Changing the Width and Justification of the AEC Polygon Edges......Page 1035 Specifying the Display Properties of an AEC Polygon Style......Page 1036 Specifying the Layer, Color, and Linetype of an AEC Polygon Style......Page 1037 Setting the Colors of the True Color Display Representation......Page 1038 Attaching Notes and Files to an AEC Polygon Style......Page 1039 Changing the Ambient Light Intensity......Page 1040 Modifying the Global Rendering Material......Page 1041 Doors......Page 1043 Doors......Page 1044 Using Door Tools to Create Doors......Page 1045 Creating a Door with User-Specified Settings......Page 1046 Creating a Door in a Door and Window Assembly......Page 1047 Creating a Door Tool......Page 1048 Using Grips to Edit Doors......Page 1050 Changing How Door Width Is Measured......Page 1056 Changing the Door Swing Angle or Opening Percent......Page 1057 Moving a Door Along a Wall......Page 1058 Moving a Door Within a Wall......Page 1060 Using Anchors to Change the Horizontal Position of a Door......Page 1061 Using Anchors to Change the Vertical Position of a Door......Page 1062 Changing the Orientation of a Door to a Wall......Page 1063 Changing the Location of a Freestanding Door......Page 1064 Creating a Door Style......Page 1065 Specifying the Design Rules of a Door Style......Page 1067 Creating a Custom Door Shape......Page 1068 Editing the Geometry of a Door Style......Page 1069 About Door Display Components and Materials......Page 1071 Adding Classifications to a Door Style......Page 1072 Changing the Layer, Color, and Linetype of Door Components......Page 1073 Adding Components to a Door Style......Page 1074 Turning Off Custom Components in a Door Style......Page 1075 Specifying the Opening Percentage for Display Representations in a Door......Page 1076 Changing the Door Threshold Symbol in a Door Style......Page 1077 Creating Muntins in a Door Style......Page 1078 Process Overview: Creating Door Muntins......Page 1079 Adding Glass to a Door Style......Page 1080 Adding Rectangular or Diamond Muntins to a Door Style......Page 1081 Adding Prairie-Lights Muntins to a Door Style......Page 1085 Adding Starburst Muntins to a Door Style......Page 1088 Adding Sunburst Muntins to a Door Style......Page 1091 Editing a Door Muntins Block in a Door Style......Page 1095 Removing a Door Muntins Block from a Door Style......Page 1096 Windows......Page 1097 Windows......Page 1098 Creating a Window......Page 1099 Creating a Window with User-Specified Settings......Page 1100 Creating a Window Tool......Page 1102 Using Grips to Edit Windows......Page 1104 Changing the Window Swing Angle or Opening Percent......Page 1110 Moving a Window Along a Wall......Page 1111 Moving a Window Within a Wall......Page 1113 Using Anchors to Change the Horizontal Position of a Window......Page 1114 Using Anchors to Change the Vertical Position of a Window......Page 1115 Using Anchors to Change the Position of a Window Within a Wall......Page 1116 Changing the Orientation of a Window to a Wall......Page 1117 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to a Window......Page 1118 Creating a Window Style......Page 1119 Specifying the Dimensions of a Window Style......Page 1120 Creating a Custom Window Shape......Page 1121 Specifying the Design Rules of a Window Style......Page 1122 Editing the Geometry of a Window Style......Page 1123 About Window Display Components and Materials......Page 1124 Assigning Materials to a Window Style......Page 1125 Changing the Layer, Color, and Linetype of Window Components......Page 1126 Adding Components to a Window Style......Page 1127 Specifying the Opening Percentage for a Window Style......Page 1129 Defining a Window Style as Bounding for Associative Spaces......Page 1130 Creating Muntins in a Window Style......Page 1131 Adding Rectangular Muntins to a Window Style......Page 1132 Adding Diamond Muntins to a Window Style......Page 1134 Adding Prairie-9 Lights Muntins to a Window Style......Page 1136 Adding Prairie-12 Lights Muntins to a Window Style......Page 1138 Adding Starburst Muntins to a Window Style......Page 1141 Adding Sunburst Pattern Muntins to a Window Style......Page 1143 Adding Gothic Muntins to a Window Style......Page 1145 Turning Off the Display of Muntins in a Window Style......Page 1147 Removing a Window Muntins Block from a Window Style......Page 1148 Openings......Page 1149 Using Opening Tools to Create Openings......Page 1150 Creating an Opening......Page 1151 Creating an Opening with User-Specified Settings......Page 1152 Creating an Opening with a Custom Shape......Page 1153 Editing the Geometry of a Custom Opening......Page 1155 Creating an Opening Tool......Page 1156 Using Grips to Edit Openings......Page 1158 Flipping an Opening along the X or Y Axis......Page 1159 Repositioning an Opening......Page 1160 Using Anchors to Change the Horizontal Position of an Opening......Page 1162 Using Anchors to Change the Vertical Position of an Opening......Page 1163 Changing the Position of an Opening Within a Wall......Page 1164 Changing the Orientation of an Opening to a Wall......Page 1165 Changing the Location of an Opening......Page 1166 Specifying the Display Properties of an Opening......Page 1167 Specifying the Hatching of an Opening......Page 1168 Adding Components to an Opening......Page 1169 Removing Custom Components from an Opening......Page 1170 Stairs......Page 1173 Specifying AEC Options for Stairs......Page 1174 Creating a Stair......Page 1175 Creating a Straight Stair with User-Specified Settings......Page 1176 Creating a Multi-Landing Stair with User-Specified Settings......Page 1178 Creating an L-Shaped Stair with 45-Degree Tread......Page 1182 Creating a U-Shaped Stair with User-Specified Settings......Page 1184 Creating a Spiral Stair with User-Specified Settings......Page 1188 Creating a Custom Stair from Linework......Page 1192 Creating a Custom Stair from Tread Profiles......Page 1194 Modifying Custom Stairs......Page 1196 Creating a Ramp......Page 1198 Creating a Stair Tool......Page 1199 Using Grips to Edit Straight Stairs......Page 1200 Using Grips to Edit Multi-Landing Stairs......Page 1203 Using Grips to Edit U-Shaped Stairs......Page 1207 Using Grips to Edit Spiral Stairs......Page 1211 Changing the Width of a Flight......Page 1213 Changing the Shape of a Flight......Page 1214 Changing the Shape of a Landing......Page 1215 Changing the Side of a Stair......Page 1216 About Projecting the Side of a Stair......Page 1217 Projecting the Side of a Stair......Page 1218 Offsetting the Side of a Stair......Page 1220 Generating a Polyline from the Edge of a Stair......Page 1221 Removing Changes from the Side of a Stair......Page 1222 Changing the Style of a Stair......Page 1223 Changing the Constraints of a Spiral Stair......Page 1224 Changing the Outside Edge of a Spiral Stair......Page 1225 Changing the Dimensions of a Stair......Page 1227 Changing the Floor Settings of a Stair......Page 1228 Adjusting Stair Length Automatically......Page 1229 Changing the Length Limits of a Flight......Page 1230 Anchoring a Stair to a Landing......Page 1231 Editing Winders......Page 1232 Lengthening a Flight to Align a Tread Edge with a Winder Turn Center......Page 1233 Aligning a Tread Edge with a Winder Turn Center......Page 1235 Removing a Tread from a Winder Turn......Page 1237 Adding a Tread to a Winder Turn......Page 1239 Straightening Treads with the Manual Winder Style......Page 1241 Moving Tread Ends with the Manual Winder Style......Page 1243 Working with Stair Body Modifiers......Page 1245 Subtracting a Body Modifier from a Stair Component......Page 1246 Replacing a Stair Component with a Body Modifier......Page 1247 Editing the Geometry of a Body Modifier......Page 1248 Managing Body Modifiers......Page 1249 Creating an Interference Condition in a Wall......Page 1250 Creating an Interference Condition in a Slab......Page 1252 Creating an Interference Condition in a Space......Page 1254 Creating an Interference Condition in a Curtain Wall......Page 1255 Creating an Interference Condition in a Door/Window Assembly......Page 1257 Managing Interference Conditions......Page 1258 Changing the Alignment of a U-Shaped Stair......Page 1259 Changing the Components of a Landing......Page 1260 Changing the Extension of a Landing......Page 1262 Specifying Stair Component Display by Cut Plane Elevation......Page 1263 Changing the Display of an Overlapping Stair......Page 1267 Changing the Location of a Stair......Page 1268 Changing the Display Properties of Individual Stairs......Page 1269 Specifying the Cut Plane Display of a Stair......Page 1270 Specifying the Display of Other Characteristics of a Stair......Page 1271 Specifying the Riser Numbering Display for Individual Stairs......Page 1272 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Stair......Page 1273 Stair Styles......Page 1274 Specifying the Design Rules of a Stair Style......Page 1275 Specifying the Stringers of a Stair Style......Page 1276 Specifying Mitered Corners for Center Stringers......Page 1278 Specifying the Components of a Stair Style......Page 1279 Specifying the Landing Extension of a Stair Style......Page 1280 Assigning Materials to Components in a Stair Style......Page 1281 Assigning Materials to a Stair Style......Page 1282 Specifying the Display of Other Characteristics of a Stair Style......Page 1283 Specifying the Riser Numbering Display of a Stair Style......Page 1285 Creating a Stair Winder Style......Page 1286 Specifying the Stair Winder Style Settings......Page 1287 Creating a Stair Tower......Page 1288 Modifying a Stair Tower......Page 1289 Railings......Page 1291 Railings......Page 1292 Creating a Railing......Page 1293 Creating an Attached Railing with User-Specified Settings......Page 1294 Creating a Freestanding Railing with User-Specified Settings......Page 1296 Creating a Railing Tool......Page 1298 Using Grips to Edit Railings......Page 1299 Removing a Post from a Railing......Page 1300 Anchoring an Existing Railing to a Stair......Page 1301 Anchoring an Existing Railing to an Object......Page 1302 Adding a Custom Profile to a Railing Component......Page 1303 Editing a Custom Profile of a Railing Component......Page 1304 Changing the Style of a Railing......Page 1305 Changing the Bottom Rails......Page 1306 Changing the Posts......Page 1307 Changing the Railing Extensions at Landings......Page 1308 Changing the Anchor Properties of a Railing......Page 1309 Specifying Perpendicular Railing Orientation......Page 1310 Changing the Location of a Railing......Page 1311 Railing Styles......Page 1312 Creating a Railing Style......Page 1313 Specifying the Upper Rails of a Railing Style......Page 1314 Specifying the Bottom Rails of a Railing Style......Page 1315 Specifying Posts of a Railing Style......Page 1316 Specifying the Components of a Railing Style......Page 1317 Creating a Profile for a Custom Railing Component......Page 1318 Specifying the Railing Extensions of a Railing Style......Page 1319 Assigning Materials to a Railing Style......Page 1320 Specifying Classifications for a Railing Style......Page 1321 Adding a Custom Block to a Railing Style......Page 1322 Adding a Custom Profile to a Railing Style......Page 1325 Turning Off a Custom Block or Custom Profile in a Railing Style......Page 1327 Removing a Custom Block from a Railing Style......Page 1328 Roofs......Page 1329 Using Roof Tools to Create Roofs......Page 1330 Creating a Slope Roof......Page 1331 Creating Dormers......Page 1332 Creating a Slope Roof with User-Specified Settings......Page 1333 Creating a Roof from Walls......Page 1334 Creating a Roof from Polylines......Page 1335 Editing Roofs......Page 1336 Changing the Dimensions of a Roof......Page 1337 Changing the Edges and Faces of a Roof......Page 1338 Specifying the Material of a Roof......Page 1339 Specifying the Hatching of a Roof......Page 1340 Changing the Location of a Roof......Page 1341 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Roof......Page 1342 Slabs and Roof Slabs......Page 1343 Overview of Slabs and Roof Slabs......Page 1344 Using Tools to Create Slabs and Roof Slabs......Page 1346 Creating a Slab/Roof Slab with User-Specified Settings......Page 1347 Creating a Slab or Roof Slab from Walls......Page 1349 Creating a Roof Slab from a Roof......Page 1350 Creating a Slab or Roof Slab from a Polyline......Page 1351 Creating a Slab from a Space......Page 1353 Creating a Slab or Roof Slab Tool......Page 1354 Using Grips to Edit Slabs/Roof Slabs......Page 1356 Using Slab/Roof Slab Edge Grips......Page 1358 Using Slab/Roof Slab Edge Overhang Grips......Page 1363 Using Slab/Roof Slab Vertex Grips......Page 1364 Using Slab/Roof Slab Thickness Grips......Page 1365 Using Slab/Roof Slab Offset Grips......Page 1366 Using Slab/Roof Slab Angle Grips......Page 1367 Applying Tool Properties to an Existing Slab/Roof Slab......Page 1369 Changing Slab/Roof Slab Edges......Page 1370 Changing the Location of a Slab/Roof Slab......Page 1371 Changing the Edges of a Slab/Roof Slab......Page 1372 Trimming a Slab/Roof Slab......Page 1373 Extending a Slab/Roof Slab......Page 1374 Mitering Slabs/Roof Slabs by Intersection......Page 1376 Cutting a Slab/Roof Slab......Page 1377 Adding a Hole to a Slab/Roof Slab......Page 1378 Removing a Hole from a Slab/Roof Slab......Page 1379 Creating Slab/Roof Slab Interference Conditions......Page 1380 Creating Slab/Roof Slab Body Modifiers......Page 1381 Editing a Slab/Roof Slab Body Modifier in Place......Page 1382 Restoring a Slab/Roof Slab Body Modifier to a Mass Element......Page 1384 Specifying the Display Properties of a Slab/Roof Slab......Page 1385 Specifying the Hatching of a Slab/Roof Slab......Page 1386 Creating a Clipped Gable Roof......Page 1387 Creating a Dormer in a Roof Slab......Page 1388 Slab and Roof Slab Styles......Page 1389 Creating a Slab or Roof Slab Style......Page 1390 Components Tab......Page 1391 Creating or Editing a Component in a Slab/Roof Slab Style......Page 1392 Adding a Component from Another Slab or Roof Slab Style......Page 1393 Specifying the Thickness and Offset of a Slab/Roof Slab Component......Page 1394 Slab/Roof Slab Materials and Display Components......Page 1395 Assigning Materials to a Slab/Roof Slab Style......Page 1396 Turning on Materials for a Slab/Roof Slab Style......Page 1397 Specifying the Hatching of a Slab/Roof Slab Style......Page 1398 Defining a Slab/Roof Slab Style as Bounding for Associative Spaces......Page 1399 Slab and Roof Slab Edge Styles......Page 1400 Creating a Slab or Roof Slab Edge Style......Page 1401 Specifying the Overhang, Edge Cut, and Angle of a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style......Page 1402 Creating Profiles for the Fascia and Soffit......Page 1403 Controlling Profile Edges and Extrusion......Page 1404 Specifying a Fascia and a Soffit for a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style......Page 1405 Editing the Geometry of Fascia and Soffits......Page 1406 Assigning Materials to a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style......Page 1407 Attaching Notes and Files to a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style......Page 1408 Structural Members......Page 1409 Structural Members......Page 1410 Creating Structural Member Styles in the Structural Member Catalog......Page 1413 Opening the Structural Member Catalog......Page 1414 Creating a Style from a Shape in the Structural Member Catalog......Page 1415 Creating a Structural Member Style with the Structural Member Style Wizard......Page 1416 Creating Structural Member Tools......Page 1417 Creating a Beam Tool......Page 1418 Creating a Brace Tool......Page 1420 Creating a Column Tool......Page 1423 Using Structural Member Tools to Create Structural Members......Page 1425 Creating Beams with User-Specified Settings......Page 1426 Creating a Brace......Page 1432 Creating a Brace with User-Specified Settings......Page 1433 Creating a Freestanding Column with User-Specified Settings......Page 1436 Creating Grid-Anchored Columns......Page 1438 Creating Grid-Anchored Columns with User-Specified Settings......Page 1439 Creating a Structural Member from Linework......Page 1442 Using Grips To Edit Structural Members......Page 1443 Changing the Structural Member Length......Page 1447 Changing the Structural Member Start and End Offsets......Page 1448 Changing the Structural Member Start Point and Endpoint......Page 1449 Changing the Structural Member Roll......Page 1450 Changing the Radius of a Curved Structural Member......Page 1451 Changing the Structural Member Justification......Page 1452 Trimming Structural Members......Page 1453 Adding a Trim Plane to a Structural Member......Page 1454 Adding a Trim Plane Based on Another Object or Linework......Page 1457 Mitering Structural Members with Trim Planes......Page 1458 Applying Tool Properties to a Structural Member......Page 1459 Adding a Body Modifier to a Structural Member......Page 1460 Subtracting a Body Modifier from a Structural Member......Page 1461 Replacing a Structural Member with a Body Modifier......Page 1462 Editing the Geometry of a Body Modifier......Page 1463 Restoring a Body Modifier to a Mass Element......Page 1464 Creating Structural Member Interference Conditions......Page 1465 Editing Structural Member Interference Conditions......Page 1466 Creating a Structural Member Style in the Style Manager......Page 1467 Structural Member Materials and Display Components......Page 1468 Specifying the Display Properties of a Structural Member Style......Page 1469 About Structural Member Display Representations......Page 1470 Specifying the Layer, Color, and Linetype of a Structural Member Style......Page 1471 Specifying the Hatching for Components of a Structural Member Style......Page 1472 Adding Custom Blocks as a Display Component in a Structural Member Style......Page 1473 Turning Off Custom Blocks in a Structural Member Style......Page 1474 Attaching Notes and Files to a Structural Member Style......Page 1475 Creating Custom Structural Members......Page 1476 Understanding the Design Rules of a Structural Member......Page 1477 Adding a Shape to a Structural Member......Page 1479 Creating the Tapered Column Tool......Page 1480 Adding the Start and End Shapes to the Tapered Column......Page 1481 Creating the Steel and Concrete Shapes for the Composite Column......Page 1482 Adding the Steel and Concrete Shapes to the Composite Column......Page 1483 Process Overview: Creating a Multi-Component Structural Member Using Multiple Segments (Rigid Frame)......Page 1484 Creating the Rigid Frame Tool......Page 1485 Creating the First Leg of the Rigid Frame......Page 1486 Creating the Second Leg of the Rigid Frame......Page 1487 Creating a Custom Shape for a Structural Member......Page 1488 Inserting a Custom Shape in a Drawing......Page 1489 Design Utilities......Page 1491 Anchors......Page 1493 Working with Object Anchors......Page 1494 Releasing Object Anchors......Page 1495 Adding Curve Anchors......Page 1496 Changing the Position of Objects Anchored to Curves......Page 1497 Anchoring Objects to New Curves......Page 1500 Changing the Position of Objects Anchored to Layout Nodes with Leader Anchors......Page 1501 Copying Objects to All Layout Nodes......Page 1502 Adding Node Anchors......Page 1503 Anchoring Objects to Different Nodes......Page 1504 Copying Objects to All Layout Nodes......Page 1505 Adding Cell Anchors......Page 1506 Anchoring Objects to a Different Cell......Page 1507 Adding Volume Anchors......Page 1508 Changing the Position and Size of Objects Anchored to Volumes......Page 1509 Copying Objects to All Layout Volumes......Page 1510 Creating an Anchor Tool......Page 1511 Layout Curves and Grids......Page 1513 Creating a Layout Curve Tool......Page 1514 Adding Layout Curves......Page 1515 Adding Nodes to Layout Curves......Page 1517 Changing the Offsets of Layout Curves......Page 1518 Changing the Node Spacing of a Layout Curve......Page 1519 Changing the Spacing Mode of Layout Curves......Page 1520 Changing the Display Properties of Layout Curves......Page 1521 Using Layout Grids......Page 1522 Adding Radial Layout Grids......Page 1523 Adding Rectangular Layout Grids......Page 1525 Removing Grid Lines from Layout Grids......Page 1526 Changing the Spacing Mode of Layout Grids......Page 1527 Removing Holes from Layout Grids......Page 1528 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Layout Grid......Page 1529 Creating a Layout Volume Tool......Page 1530 Adding Layout Volumes......Page 1531 Removing Grid Lines from Layout Volumes......Page 1532 Changing the Display Properties of Layout Volumes......Page 1533 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Layout Volume......Page 1534 Grids......Page 1537 Using Column Grid Tools to Create Column Grids......Page 1538 Creating a Column Grid with User-Specified Settings......Page 1539 Creating a Column Grid from Linework......Page 1541 Creating a Structural Column Grid Tool......Page 1542 Labeling Column Grids......Page 1543 Dimensioning Column Grids with Automatic AEC Dimension......Page 1544 Changing the Lines of a Column Grid......Page 1545 Adding Grid Lines to a Column Grid with Fixed Bay Size......Page 1546 Removing Grid Lines from a Manual Column Grid......Page 1547 Using Grip Points to Move Column Grid Lines......Page 1548 Creating Holes in Column Grids......Page 1549 Changing the Location of Column Grids......Page 1550 Changing the Node Radius Display of Column Grids......Page 1551 Creating a Ceiling Grid......Page 1552 Creating a Ceiling Grid from a Layout Grid......Page 1553 Creating a Ceiling Grid Dynamically......Page 1554 Creating a Ceiling Grid Tool......Page 1555 Adding Lines to a Ceiling Grid with Evenly Spaced Lines......Page 1556 Adding Lines to a Ceiling Grid with Fixed Bay Size......Page 1557 Removing Lines from a Manual Ceiling Grid......Page 1558 Using Grip Points to Move Ceiling Grid Lines......Page 1559 Creating Holes in Ceiling Grids......Page 1560 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Ceiling Grid......Page 1561 Changing the Display of Ceiling Grids......Page 1562 Detail Drafting Tools......Page 1565 Creating Construction Lines From Existing Objects/Linework......Page 1566 Creating Construction Lines Independently......Page 1567 Repositioning a Hatch......Page 1568 Redefining a Hatch Boundary......Page 1569 Trimming Linework or Profile-Based Objects......Page 1572 Trimming Linework or Profile-Based Objects to an Edge......Page 1573 Extending Linework to an Edge......Page 1574 Dividing Linework and Profile-Based Objects......Page 1575 Subtracting from Linework and Profile-Based Objects......Page 1576 Obscuring Regions of Linework......Page 1577 Merging Linework or Profile-Based Objects......Page 1578 Cropping Linework or Profile-Based Objects......Page 1579 Creating Arrays......Page 1580 Evenly Spacing Linework or Objects......Page 1581 Centering Linework or Objects......Page 1582 Mask Blocks......Page 1583 Creating a Mask Block Definition from a Polyline......Page 1584 Importing Mask Block Definitions......Page 1585 Exporting Mask Block Definitions to an Existing Drawing......Page 1586 Adding Classifications to a Mask Block Definition......Page 1587 Adding a Mask Block......Page 1588 Creating a Mask Block from Polylines......Page 1589 Creating a Mask Block Tool......Page 1590 Attaching Mask Blocks to Objects......Page 1591 Using Grips to Move Mask Blocks......Page 1592 Editing the Profile of a Mask Block......Page 1593 Applying Tool Properties to an Existing Mask Block Reference......Page 1594 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to a Mask Block......Page 1595 Multi-View Blocks......Page 1597 Creating Multi-View Block Definitions......Page 1598 Creating View Blocks......Page 1599 Connecting View Blocks to View Directions......Page 1600 Attaching Notes and Files to a Multi-View Block Definition......Page 1601 Adding a Multi-View Block Definition to DesignCenter......Page 1602 Creating a Multi-View Block Tool......Page 1603 Inserting a Multi-View Block......Page 1605 Changing the Scale Factor of a Multi-View Block......Page 1606 Changing the Location of a Multi-View Block Using Grips......Page 1607 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Multi-View Block......Page 1608 Editing the Location and Rotation of Attributes in a Multi-View Block......Page 1609 Updating Multi-View Block Attributes......Page 1610 Documentation......Page 1611 Spaces......Page 1613 Unifying Spatial Objects in AutoCAD Architecture......Page 1614 Other Space Features......Page 1615 Space Types......Page 1616 Working with List Definitions - Overview......Page 1618 Working with Boundary Offsets - Overview......Page 1619 Working with Zones - Overview......Page 1620 Working with Calculation Modifiers - Overview......Page 1621 Working with Calculation Cut Planes - Overview......Page 1622 Space Properties......Page 1623 Generating Associative Spaces......Page 1627 Bounding Objects for Associative 3D Freeform Spaces......Page 1628 Setting Objects as Bounding or Non-Bounding......Page 1629 Setting an Object Instance as Bounding......Page 1630 Generating Associative 3D Freeform Spaces......Page 1631 Bounding Objects and Object Outlines for Associative 2D or Extruded 3D Spaces......Page 1633 Generating Associative 2D or Extruded 3D Spaces......Page 1635 Updating Associative Spaces......Page 1638 Activating and Deactivating Automatic Updates......Page 1639 Manually Updating Associative Spaces......Page 1640 Merging Associative Spaces......Page 1641 Dividing an Associative Space......Page 1643 Changing the Associativity of a Space......Page 1644 Troubleshooting Generating Associative Spaces......Page 1645 Inserting a Space with Style-Defined Target Dimensions......Page 1652 Drawing a Rectangular Space......Page 1654 Drawing a Polygonal Space......Page 1655 Converting Mass Elements to Spaces......Page 1657 Converting Polylines, Profiles, and Object Outlines to Spaces......Page 1658 Auto-Converting Legacy Areas to Spaces......Page 1659 Creating a Space Tool for Non-Associative Spaces......Page 1660 Creating a Space Tool for Associative Spaces......Page 1662 Working with Manual Boundary Offsets......Page 1666 Working with Area Calculation Standard-Based Boundary Offsets......Page 1667 Defining the Boundary Offsets of a Space......Page 1668 Specifying an Area Calculation Standard for a Drawing......Page 1669 Working with Drawings with Different Area Calculation Standards......Page 1670 Renaming a Space......Page 1671 Changing the Geometry of Non-Associative Spaces......Page 1672 Changing the Geometry of Associative Spaces......Page 1673 Changing the Geometry Type of a Space......Page 1674 Editing Space Boundaries......Page 1676 Activating Manual Space Boundaries......Page 1677 Grip-Editing Spaces......Page 1678 Changing the Location of a Space Boundary......Page 1683 Changing the Height of 3D Freeform Spaces......Page 1684 Creating Interference Conditions for Spaces......Page 1686 Merging Extruded 3D Spaces......Page 1687 Dividing Extruded 3D Spaces......Page 1689 Creating Holes in Extruded 3D Spaces......Page 1690 Creating Spaces from the Intersection of Other Spaces......Page 1691 Removing Voids from Spaces......Page 1694 Trimming 3D Freeform Spaces......Page 1695 Splitting Surfaces of 3D Freeform Spaces......Page 1696 Merging 3D Freeform Spaces with AEC Objects......Page 1697 Subtracting AEC Objects from 3D Freeform Spaces......Page 1698 Intersecting 3D Freeform Spaces with AEC Objects......Page 1699 Grip-Editing the Surfaces of 3D Freeform Spaces......Page 1700 Working with Surface Openings......Page 1702 Adding Openings to Extruded 3D Space Surfaces......Page 1703 Editing Openings in Extruded 3D Space Surfaces......Page 1705 Adding Openings to 3D Freeform Space Surfaces......Page 1707 Moving 3D Freeform Space Openings......Page 1708 Editing the Shape of 3D Freeform Space Openings......Page 1709 Removing Openings from Extruded 3D and 3D Freeform Space Surfaces......Page 1716 How Changing the Space Geometry Affects Surface Openings......Page 1717 Editing Space Surface Properties......Page 1718 Opening the Space/Zone Manager......Page 1719 Editing Surface Properties......Page 1720 Editing Surface Openings......Page 1721 Editing Ceiling and Floor Surfaces......Page 1722 Setting Up Adjacency Relations between Space Surfaces......Page 1723 Changing the Location of a Non-Associative Space......Page 1724 Space Styles......Page 1725 Specifying Target Dimensions for the Space......Page 1726 Attaching a List Definition to a Space Style......Page 1727 Specifying the Materials of a Space Style......Page 1728 Assigning Materials to a Space Style......Page 1729 Specifying the Display Properties of a Space Style......Page 1730 Specifying the Hatching for Components of a Space Style......Page 1732 Attaching Notes and Files to a Space Style......Page 1733 Converting Area Styles to Space Styles......Page 1734 Creating a List Definition......Page 1735 Editing a List Definition......Page 1736 Zones......Page 1737 Using Zone Tools to Create Zones......Page 1738 Zone Properties......Page 1739 Creating a Zone......Page 1740 Creating Zones with User-Specified Settings......Page 1741 Creating Zone Structures from a Zone Template......Page 1742 Creating a Zone Tool......Page 1743 Converting Area Groups to Zones......Page 1744 Attaching Spaces and Zones to Zones......Page 1745 Renaming a Zone......Page 1746 Changing the Content Rules of a Zone......Page 1747 Changing Calculation Modifiers for a Zone......Page 1748 Creating Polylines from Zones......Page 1749 Zone Styles......Page 1750 Creating a Zone Style......Page 1751 Specifying Classifications for a Zone Style......Page 1752 Specifying the Layer, Color, and Linetype Properties of a Zone Style......Page 1753 Inheriting the Zone Hatch to Different Levels of Attached Spaces......Page 1754 Specifying Text Style, Marker Size, and Arrow of a Zone Style......Page 1755 Converting Area Group Styles to Zone Styles......Page 1756 Zone Templates......Page 1757 Building the Structure of a Zone Template......Page 1758 Converting Area Group Templates to Zone Templates......Page 1760 Schedule Properties of Spaces......Page 1761 Adding and Removing Calculation Modifiers for Spaces......Page 1764 Specifying the Application for a Calculation Modifier Style......Page 1765 Defining the Formula for a Calculation Modifier......Page 1766 Space Decomposition......Page 1767 Specifying Layer/Color/Linetype Settings of the Space Decomposition......Page 1768 Specifying the Type of Space Decomposition......Page 1769 Space Evaluation......Page 1771 Selecting Spaces and Zones for Evaluation......Page 1772 Evaluation Content......Page 1773 Data Format Style Properties......Page 1774 Setting the Default Templates......Page 1775 Creating a TXT Evaluation Document......Page 1776 Viewing Information About Spaces......Page 1777 Area Commands......Page 1778 Space Boundary Commands......Page 1779 Calculating Spaces Based on the Basic Standard......Page 1780 Calculating Spaces Based on the DIN 277 Standard......Page 1781 Calculating Spaces Based on the SIS Standard......Page 1783 Calculating Spaces Based on the BOMA Standard......Page 1786 Appendix 3: Implementing an Area Calculation Standard Plug-in with the AutoCAD Architecture .NET API......Page 1788 Setting up a New Project......Page 1789 Creating a Space Standard Class......Page 1790 Space Rule (SpaceOffsetRulesManager.AecSpaceRule Base Class)......Page 1794 Bounding Object Rule (SpaceOffsetRulesManager.AecBoundingObjectRule Base Class)......Page 1795 Bounding Adjacency Rule (SpaceOffsetRulesManager.AecBoundingAdjacencyRule Base Class)......Page 1797 Bounding Openings (SpaceOffsetRulesManager.AecBoundingOpeningRule Base Class)......Page 1798 AecSpaceOffsetOpeningInfo Class......Page 1800 Application......Page 1801 Adding Classification Support to the Standard......Page 1802 Using Classifications in the Rule Implementation......Page 1803 Reference: AecSpaceOffsetClassification Class......Page 1804 Sections......Page 1805 Sections......Page 1806 Process Overview: Creating a 2D or 3D Section......Page 1809 Drawing and Editing Section Lines......Page 1811 Drawing a Section Line and Marks......Page 1812 Changing the Height of a Section Using Grips......Page 1813 Changing the Lower Extension of a Section Using Grips......Page 1814 Changing the Length of a Section Using Grips......Page 1815 Creating Graphic Subdivisions for 2D and 3D Sections......Page 1816 Changing the Location of a Section Line......Page 1817 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to a Section Line......Page 1818 Creating a 2D or 3D Section......Page 1819 Creating a Horizontal 2D Section......Page 1820 Updating a Live Section View......Page 1821 Displaying the Sectioned Body in a Live Section View......Page 1822 Using Grips to Edit Linework in a 2D Section......Page 1823 Changing the Display of Graphic Subdivisions in a 2D Section......Page 1824 Reversing a 2D or 3D Section......Page 1825 Creating a Material Boundary in a 2D Section......Page 1826 Removing a Vertex from a Material Boundary......Page 1827 Replacing a Ring from a Material Boundary with Another......Page 1828 Changing the Location of a 2D or 3D Section......Page 1829 Updating a 2D or 3D Section......Page 1830 Globally Updating 2D Sections......Page 1831 Globally Updating 2D Sections and Elevations in a Project or a Folder......Page 1832 Updating Legacy Drawings......Page 1833 2D Section Styles......Page 1834 Creating a 2D Section Style......Page 1835 About 2D and 3D Section Display Components and Materials......Page 1836 Shrinkwrap Hatch......Page 1838 Section Hatch Linework......Page 1839 Use the 3D Body Component of a Material for the 2D Section Linework......Page 1840 Adding a Design Rule to a 2D Section Style......Page 1841 Adding Classifications to a 2D Section Style......Page 1842 Attaching Notes and Files to a 2D Section Style......Page 1843 Elevations......Page 1845 Working With Elevations......Page 1846 Process Overview: Creating a 2D or 3D Elevation......Page 1849 Drawing and Editing Elevation Lines......Page 1851 Drawing an Elevation Line and Mark......Page 1852 Changing the Lower Extension of an Elevation Using Grips......Page 1854 Changing the Length of an Elevation Using Grips......Page 1855 Creating Graphic Subdivisions for 2D and 3D Elevations......Page 1856 Modifying an Elevation Line Using Grips......Page 1857 Creating a 2D or 3D Elevation......Page 1858 Creating a Horizontal 2D Elevation......Page 1859 Using Grips to Edit Linework in a 2D Elevation......Page 1861 Changing the Display of Graphic Subdivisions in a 2D Elevation......Page 1862 Reversing a 2D or 3D Elevation......Page 1863 Editing the Content of a Material Boundary......Page 1864 Adding a Ring to a Material Boundary......Page 1865 Editing Linework in a 2D Elevation......Page 1866 Changing the Location of a 2D or 3D Elevation......Page 1867 Updating a 2D or 3D Elevation......Page 1868 Globally Updating 2D Elevations......Page 1869 Globally Updating 2D Sections and Elevations in a Project or a Folder......Page 1870 Updating Legacy Drawings......Page 1871 2D Elevation Styles......Page 1872 Creating a 2D Elevation Style......Page 1873 About 2D and 3D Elevation Display Components and Materials......Page 1874 Surface Hatch Linework in Elevations......Page 1875 Use Subdivision Properties and Materials in 2D Elevation Styles......Page 1876 Adding a Design Rule to a 2D Elevation Style......Page 1877 Adding Classifications to a 2D Elevation Style......Page 1878 Attaching Notes and Files to a 2D Elevation Style......Page 1879 Hidden Line Projection......Page 1881 Creating a Hidden Line Projection......Page 1882 AEC Dimensions......Page 1883 AEC Dimensions......Page 1884 Associative Dimensions from Picked Points......Page 1885 Process Overview: Creating AEC Dimensions......Page 1886 Dimension Points for Walls......Page 1887 Dimension Points for Other Object Types......Page 1889 AutoCAD Dimension Points......Page 1890 Associative Dimensions From Picked Points......Page 1892 Specifying AEC Dimension Preferences......Page 1893 Creating AEC Dimensions Using AEC Dimension Tools......Page 1894 Creating an AEC Dimension with User-Specified Settings......Page 1895 Use Cases for AEC Dimensions......Page 1897 Converting an AutoCAD Dimension to an AEC Dimension......Page 1901 Copying Properties of AEC Dimensions to AutoCAD Dimensions......Page 1902 Editing AEC Dimensions......Page 1903 Adding Associative Dimensions to Objects Defined in the AEC Dimension Style......Page 1904 Adding Associative Dimensions from Picked Points to an AEC Dimension......Page 1905 Detaching Objects from an AEC Dimension......Page 1906 Removing Object Points Set in the AEC Dimension Style......Page 1907 Removing Non-Style Defined Dimension Points......Page 1908 Reversing the Direction of an AEC Wall Dimension......Page 1909 Overriding Associative Wall Component Dimension Points......Page 1910 Repositioning Dimension Texts, Extension Lines, and Dimension Chains......Page 1912 Resetting Repositioned Dimension Texts, Extension Lines and Dimension Chains......Page 1913 Overriding Dimension Values......Page 1914 Global Underline Options for Overrides......Page 1915 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to an AEC Dimension......Page 1916 Creating AutoCAD Dimension Styles......Page 1917 Creating an AEC Dimension Style......Page 1918 Changing the AEC Dimension Display Components......Page 1919 Defining Dimensioned Objects in the AEC Dimension Style......Page 1920 Specifying Object Dimension Points in AEC Dimension Styles......Page 1921 Selecting the AutoCAD Dimension Styles and Other Properties of AEC Dimension Styles......Page 1922 Changing Style Properties with the AEC Dimension Style Wizard......Page 1923 Changing the Text Height of Superscripted Numbers......Page 1925 Finding More Dimension Points than Expected......Page 1926 Elevation Labels......Page 1927 Using Elevation Label Tools to Create Elevation Labels......Page 1928 Creating Elevation Labels with User-Specified Settings......Page 1929 Changing the Coordinate System of an Elevation Label......Page 1930 Display the View Blocks and Attributes of an Elevation Label......Page 1931 Creating User-Defined Elevation Labels......Page 1932 Creating a Multi-View Block......Page 1933 Adding the Elevation Label to the AutoCAD DesignCenter......Page 1934 Fields......Page 1935 Fields Overview......Page 1936 Inserting Fields in Property Set Definitions......Page 1937 Inserting Field Placeholders in Object Properties......Page 1939 Adding Fields to Object Style Properties......Page 1940 Inserting Fields in AutoCAD Multiline Text......Page 1941 Inserting Fields in AutoCAD Attributes......Page 1942 Editing Fields......Page 1943 Updating Fields......Page 1944 Selecting a Project Field......Page 1945 Sheet Set Fields......Page 1946 Selecting a Sheet Set Field......Page 1948 Selecting a Keynote Field......Page 1949 Database Fields......Page 1950 Selecting a Database Field......Page 1951 Creating a Data Link to an ODBC Source......Page 1952 Detail Components......Page 1957 Inserting Detail Components......Page 1958 Linear Array Components......Page 1959 Backfill Components......Page 1960 Countable Linear Array Components......Page 1961 Surface Components......Page 1962 Bolt Components......Page 1963 Editing Detail Components in a Drawing......Page 1964 Creating Tools from the Detail Component Manager......Page 1965 Copying Tools from the Content Browser......Page 1966 Modifying Detail Component Tools......Page 1967 Applying Detail Component Properties to Linework from the Detail Component Manager......Page 1969 Locating a Detail Component......Page 1970 Editing Detail Component Database Properties......Page 1972 Editing Groups in a Detail Component Database......Page 1973 Editing Components in a Detail Component Database......Page 1974 Deleting Groups or Components from a Detail Component Database......Page 1976 Adding a Row to a Component Size Table......Page 1977 Editing Values Within a Component Size Table Row......Page 1978 Creating a Detail Component Database......Page 1979 Adding Groups to a Detail Component Database......Page 1980 Adding Components to a Detail Component Database......Page 1981 Parameters for Recipes Using Stamp Jigs......Page 1983 Parameters for Recipes Using Bookends Jigs......Page 1984 Parameters for Recipes Using Linear Array Jigs......Page 1985 Parameters for Recipes Using Surface Jigs......Page 1986 Parameters for Recipes Using Surface Top Jigs......Page 1987 Adding a Detail Component Database to Available Databases......Page 1988 Removing a Detail Component Database from Available Databases......Page 1989 Merging Old and New Detail Component Databases......Page 1990 Annotation and Keynoting Tools......Page 1991 The Basic Annotation Tool......Page 1992 Creating a Break Mark......Page 1996 Editing a Text-Based Annotation......Page 1997 Editing a Block-Based Annotation......Page 1998 Configuring the Annotation Tool for Keynoting......Page 1999 Inserting or Editing an AEC Keynotes Field......Page 2000 Using Keynote Insertion Tools......Page 2001 Inserting a Keynote......Page 2002 Using Keynote Legends......Page 2003 Generating a Keynote Legend......Page 2005 Reselecting Keynotes for a Keynote Legend......Page 2006 Using a Keynote Legend to Locate Keynotes......Page 2007 Viewing Keynotes with the Object Inspect Tool......Page 2008 Changing Individual Keynote Formats......Page 2009 Changing Databases for Existing Keynotes......Page 2010 Specifying Keynotes for Object Components......Page 2011 Working with Keynote Databases......Page 2012 Adding a Keynote Database......Page 2013 Creating and Modifying Keynote Databases......Page 2014 Creating a Blank Keynote Database......Page 2015 Adding Groups to a Keynote Database......Page 2016 Adding Keynotes to a Keynote Database......Page 2017 Editing Keynotes in a Keynote Database......Page 2018 Specifying Sort Order for Keynotes......Page 2019 Keynote Database Schema......Page 2020 Annotation Scaling......Page 2023 Callouts......Page 2029 Working with Callouts......Page 2030 Callout Tools in AutoCAD Architecture......Page 2031 Process Overview: Placing a Callout......Page 2033 The Properties of a Callout Tool......Page 2034 Setting the Properties of a Callout Tool......Page 2038 Placing Detail Callouts......Page 2039 Creating a Detail in the Current View Drawing......Page 2040 Creating a Detail in an Existing Drawing......Page 2041 Creating a Detail in a New Drawing......Page 2042 Creating a Section in the Current Drawing......Page 2043 Creating a Section in an Existing Drawing......Page 2044 Creating a Section in a New Drawing......Page 2046 Placing a Single Elevation Callout......Page 2047 Placing a Four-Way Interior Elevation Callout......Page 2049 Placing a Four-Way Exterior Elevation Callout......Page 2050 Placing a Callout Without a Model Space View......Page 2051 Opening a Model Space View......Page 2052 Resolving Fields in Callout Symbols......Page 2053 Placing a Callout in a Non-Project Drawing File......Page 2055 Using Fields in Callout Tools......Page 2056 Process Overview: Creating a Callout Tool......Page 2057 Adding Callout Attributes......Page 2058 Creating a Callout Tool on a Tool Palette......Page 2059 Schedules and Display Themes......Page 2061 Schedule Table Terminology in AutoCAD Architecture 2008......Page 2062 Process Overview: Using Schedule Tables......Page 2063 Property Sets and Property Set Definitions......Page 2064 Creating a Schedule Table Tool......Page 2067 Turning Off the Out-of-Date Marker......Page 2069 Adding Tags Using Schedule Tag Tools......Page 2070 Adding Object Schedule Tags......Page 2071 Adding Wall Schedule Tags......Page 2072 Creating a Schedule Tag......Page 2073 Creating a Schedule Tag Tool......Page 2075 Releasing an Anchored Schedule Tag......Page 2077 Renumbering Property Set Data......Page 2078 Working with Schedule Table Styles......Page 2079 Creating a Schedule Table Style......Page 2081 Specifying the Default Format of a Schedule Table Style......Page 2082 Filtering Scheduled Objects by Classification in a Schedule Table Style......Page 2083 Adding Columns to a Schedule......Page 2084 Including a Formula Column in a Schedule Table......Page 2086 Editing Columns in a Schedule Table......Page 2088 Specifying the Sort Order in a Schedule Table Style......Page 2089 Specifying Title Formats in a Schedule Table Style......Page 2090 Attaching Notes and Files to a Schedule Table Style......Page 2091 Exporting Schedule Data for Selected Objects......Page 2092 Changing General Schedule Properties......Page 2093 Changing the Location of a Schedule Using Grips......Page 2094 Adding Table Breaks to a Schedule......Page 2095 Editing Table Cell Data......Page 2096 Property Data Formats......Page 2097 Applying Property Data Formats......Page 2098 Creating a Property Data Format......Page 2099 Attaching Notes and Reference Files to a Property Data Format......Page 2101 Attaching Property Set Data to Objects......Page 2102 Entering Manual Properties and Fields for Objects......Page 2103 Attaching Property Set Data to Styles and Definitions......Page 2104 Editing Style-Based Property Sets......Page 2105 Editing Style-Based Property Sets Attached to Objects in External References......Page 2106 Removing Property Set Data from a Style or Definition......Page 2107 Browsing Property Data......Page 2108 Property Set Definitions......Page 2109 Wall Volume Properties......Page 2111 Structural Member Properties......Page 2112 Adding a Formula Property Definition to a Property Set Definition......Page 2113 Use Case for the Formula Property Definition Worksheet......Page 2115 Specifying How the Property Set Definition is Applied......Page 2119 Adding a Manual Property Definition to a Property Set Definition......Page 2121 Adding a Field to a Property Set Definition......Page 2122 Adding an Automatic Property Definition to a Property Set Definition......Page 2123 Adding a Location Property Definition to a Property Set Definition......Page 2124 Adding a Classification Property Definition to a Property Set Definition......Page 2125 Adding a Material Property Definition to a Property Set Definition......Page 2126 Adding a Project Property Definition to a Property Set Definition......Page 2127 Adding an Anchor Property Definition to a Property Set Definition......Page 2128 Adding a Graphic Property Definition to a Property Set Definition......Page 2129 Sequencing Property Definitions......Page 2130 Editing a Property Set Definition......Page 2131 Merging Property Set Definitions......Page 2133 Creating a List Definition for a Manual Property Definition......Page 2134 Attaching Notes or Reference Files to a List Definition......Page 2135 Classification Definitions......Page 2136 A Classification Use Case......Page 2137 Creating a Classification Definition......Page 2139 Adding Classifications to a Classification Definition......Page 2140 Attaching Property Set Definitions to a Classification Definition......Page 2141 Editing a Classification Definition......Page 2142 Attaching Notes and Files to a Classification......Page 2143 Creating and Editing Display Themes......Page 2144 Adding a Display Theme to a Drawing......Page 2146 Activating Display Themes......Page 2147 Display Theme Styles......Page 2148 Creating a Display Theme Style......Page 2149 Question Marks in Cells......Page 2150 Selecting an Empty Cell......Page 2151 Empty Classification Tab in Style Properties......Page 2152 Values on the Extended Data Tab......Page 2153 AEC Content and DesignCenter......Page 2155 AEC Content in the Content Browser......Page 2156 Fixture Layouts in DesignCenter......Page 2157 Adding Content from the Content Browser......Page 2158 Moving Content Between DesignCenter and the Content Browser......Page 2159 Using the AEC Content Wizard......Page 2160 Creating an AEC Content Block for DesignCenter......Page 2161 Creating an AEC Content Drawing for DesignCenter......Page 2162 Creating an AEC Content Multi-View Block for DesignCenter......Page 2163 Creating an AEC Content Masking Block for DesignCenter......Page 2165 Creating an AEC Content Custom Command for DesignCenter......Page 2166 Turning Off the Dimension Scale Override......Page 2168 Other Utilities......Page 2171 Cameras......Page 2173 Adjusting the Camera Position......Page 2174 Converting Objects to 3D Solids......Page 2175 Converting Objects to 3D Solid Objects......Page 2176 Visual Audit......Page 2177 Performing a Visual Audit......Page 2178 Reference AEC Objects......Page 2179 Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, and Files to an Entity Reference......Page 2180 Changing the Location of an Entity Reference......Page 2181 Customizing and Adding New Content for Detail Components......Page 2183 A Walkthrough of the Process......Page 2184 Component Databases......Page 2186 Recipe Specifications......Page 2189 Jigs and JigEnts......Page 2200 Common Jigs......Page 2201 Recipe Logging......Page 2205 Using Optimal Geometry......Page 2209 Block Properties......Page 2210 Removing Unnecessary Objects......Page 2211 Migrating Detail Component and Keynote Databases......Page 2213 Migrating Your Database Modifications......Page 2214 Running the Detail Component/Keynote Database Migration Utility......Page 2215 Index......Page 2227