Setting Style Attributes

The lower part of the Style Library form consists of three sets of gadgets that allow you to modify the attribute settings for the currently highlighted STYL.

1. To modify any of the attribute settings for the selected STYL, change the settings of the corresponding gadgets (as explained in the following paragraphs).

2. Click the Apply button.

   

Setting Drawing Levels

The Draw Level text box shows the Drawing Level (DLEV) setting. This attribute will restrict the elements displayed using this Style to just those that include this number in their drawing level range, as set in Design.

Note: Every primitive in the design model has an associated drawing level range attribute. If the drawing level given here lies within this range, the 3D object will be drawn when it is added to the Draw List.

Assigning Colours and Styles

The Styles and Colours section of the form shows the assignment of linestyles and colours to the six line types (that is, Frontface, Backface, etc).

For each line type you can assign a colour and either a Standard linestyle (which may be ‘Off’) or a User-defined linestyle.

3. Colours can either be selected from a drop-down list (initially populated with the basic 16 system-defined colours) or picked from a colour-palette shown when the Pick button is clicked. The colour selector gadgets will be greyed out if the linestyle is ‘Off’.

4. Standard linestyles are selected from two drop-down list gadgets: the first allowing ‘Off’ or one of the 10 standard system-defined line-patterns to be selected, and the second allowing one of the three standard system-defined line-widths to be selected.

5. If a User-defined linestyle is required click Select.

   This will cause the two Standard linestyle gadgets to be greyed out and the User-defined Linear Styles selection form to be displayed as shown below.

   The left-hand side of this form lists all the Linestyle Tables found in the MDB.

6. Selecting one of these causes the right-hand side to be populated with the Table’s Linestyles from which a selection can be made. Once a User-defined style is selected, the checkbox is used to toggle between the standard style and the User-defined style.

   

Setting Drawing Flags On or Off

The Representation Flags section of the form shows the current On/Off settings for the TUBE, PSYM, OBST, INSU, PRFG, PLFG and CLFG flags:

• Tube: If switched off this will suppress the display of all pipes.

• Piping Symbols: If switched off this will suppress the display of all piping symbols.

• Obstructions: If switched off this will suppress the display of all obstructions.

• Insulation: If switched off this will suppress the display of any insulation.

• Profile: This is used for steelwork & if off then the profiles of the steelwork will be suppressed.

• P-Line: This is used for steelwork and if on will show the steelwork stick build representation.

• Centreline: If switched off this will suppress the display of all centrelines.