Properties - Product (in drawings)

 

Settings for the Door drawing object

 

Each drawing object has a set of properties such as position, length, and colour you can change.

 

Set the drawing to 'select' mode

Select the object with the mouse

 

 Right click to pop up a list of editing tools and properties.

 

 

Code              - product code

Description       - product description

Number            - number of product on drawings

Xstart, Ystart    - coordinate of reference point for product

Width             - width of product

Height            - height of product

Depth             - height of product

Angle             - angle to vertical or horizontal

Vertical position - from bottom of floor

Automatic dim.    - on or off

Variables         - product variables

Line colour       - colour of wall lines

Line weight       - line thickness

Fill              - fill colour or pattern

 

Select an object and then Right click  to view the properties.

 

Automatic dimensioning - dimension lines are drawn automatically for the product if this value is set to '1'. The dimension lines are shown when you select the menu option VIEW - AUTOMATIC DIMENSIONING - PRODUCTS.

 

If you select a group of objects or lines the only property that applies to the group is the colour.

 

@ fx $ - Use these buttons to select variables, formula or look-up items for a property. This creates a Parametric drawing. Make sure that each formula starts with '=' if you enter a formula manually.

 

Try - select this to refresh the drawing

 

Status line - the status line at the bottom of the dialog shows the details of the current box

 

 

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