Create and Modify Representation Styles
- Last UpdatedAug 02, 2024
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Select the Rep. Rules tab to display the current user-defined representation styles for the drawing.
Representation Styles
The Representation Styles part of the Representation and Hatch Rules window allows you to add, remove and define representation styles (STYL).
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Add |
Click Add from the drop down list to create a representation style. A new representation style with a default name and attributes is created and added to the list of available representation styles. |
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Remove |
Click to delete the currently selected representation style. |
Colour and Style Attributes
The Color and Style Attributes part of the Representation and Hatch Rules window allows you to select the line styles, colours and model visual layers for the available representation styles.
Standard options of line colour, style and model visual layer are set explicitly by selecting system-defined settings from the colour, line-pattern and thickness, and model visual layer drop-down lists.
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Click to display the colour, line-pattern and thickness, and model visual layer drop-down lists for a representation style. |
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Click to minimize the colour, line-pattern and thickness, and model visual layer drop-down lists for a representation style. |
Representation Style Attributes
The Style Attributes part of the Representation and Hatch Rules window allows you to define the display of a number of design items.
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Tube (TUBE) |
Select the check box to display all pipes. De-select the check box to suppress the display of all pipes. |
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Obstructions (OBST) |
Select the check box to display all obstructions. De-select the check box to suppress the display of all obstructions. |
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Profile (PRFG) |
Select the check box to display all steelwork profiles. De-select the check box to suppress the display of all steelwork profiles. |
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Piping Symbols (PSYM) |
Select the check box to display all piping components. De-select the check box to suppress the display of all piping components. |
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Insulation (INSU) |
Select the check box to display all insulation. De-select the check box to suppress the display of all insulation. |
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P-Line (PLFG) |
Select the check box to display all steelwork stick build representation. De-select the check box to suppress the display of all steelwork stick build representation. |
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Centreline (CLFG) |
Select the check box to display all center lines. De-select the check box to suppress the display of all center lines. |
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Drawing Level (DLEV) |
Input a value to modify the drawing level. The default value is 6. |
Representation Rule Attributes
The Representation Rule Attributes part of the Representation and Hatch Rules window allows you to define some representation rule attributes.
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No HLR |
Select the check box to remove Hidden Line Representation. |
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Symbol |
Select the check box to display 2D Symbolic representation. |
To apply the currently selected representation style to design items, click Select Items.
You are prompted to Select design item
Click to identify the required items.
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You can click to deselect a selected item.
When all required items have been selected, press Enter.The selected representation style is then applied to the items.
To apply the currently selected representation style to design items and to their significant owners, click Select Owners.
You are then prompted to Select design owner
Click to identify the required items.
Note:
You can click to deselect a selected item.
When all the required items have been selected, press Enter. The selected representation style is then applied to the items and their owners.