Hatched Areas

Sets the frame, hatching and text properties for hatching layers.

The Add Hatched Areas to an Overlay window is used to create a representation of each of the areas in the 3D model. It allows you to automatically create a set of boxes with shading to represent each area.

Make sure Name has been set to the correct overlay. If not, click CE and navigate to the required overlay.

Set the Frame colour and style and Hatch Pattern colour and style for the hatching layers in the Select Hatching Pens part of the window. Select Hatching Pens has similar functionality to the Pens tab of the Library Attributes window. Refer to Library for further information.

The Select Text Attributes part of the window allows you to modify the text properties for the hatching layers.

Input the required text into the Text field.

Input a value for the position of the text in the Position X and Y fields. Alternatively, click Cursor to identify the position of the text on the drawing canvas. The Point Construction Option Form displays. Refer to Define View Frame with Cursor for further information.

Select from the Colour drop-down list to define the colour for the text. Alternatively, click Pick to display the Pick a Colour window. Refer to Pens for further information.

Select from the Font drop-down list to define a font for the text.

Input a value in the Height field to define the height of the text.

Select a direction from the Direction drop-down list to define the Keyplan View Direction. The hashed areas are built orthogonal to the selected View direction.

Each layer represents a particular area of the 3D model as defined in the Area Definition window. When the drawing is processed with this keyplan applied, the only visible keyplan layer is the area for which the drawing is using.

ABA populates the keyplan hatch layers, one for each defined area within the library, and locates them under the keyplan view in the overlay sheet.

Click Apply to modify the properties for the hatching layers or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Add Hatched Areas to an Overlay window.

On the ABA Template Sheet window, add the task *Keyplan_View to the Selected list. Refer to Create ABA Template Sheet for further information.