Create a Key Plan View Style - Intergraph Smart 3D - Reference Data

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The following procedure steps you through creating a key plan view style with the Tools > Define View Style command.

  1. Select Tools > Define View Style. The Define View Style dialog box displays. For more information, see Define View Style Dialog Box.

  2. In the View Style Type box, select the Key Plan style type.

  3. Click New Style to create a new key plan view style. Click Rename to change the name of the new style.

  4. Select the new style and click Properties to open the Key Plan Style dialog box. For more information, see Key Plan Style Dialog Box.

  5. Specify a name and description for the new key plan view style.

  6. Select a Key Plan Type. The list of available properties updates.

  7. Select More for the Key Plan View Style property to display the Select View Style dialog box.

  8. Select the View Style Type.

  9. Click New to display the View Style Properties dialog box.

  10. In the View Style Name box, type the style name.

  11. In the Description box, type a description of the style.

  12. In the Filter Name box, select More to choose an existing filter or to create a new filter.

    • To apply a style to the adjacent volume of the current drawing in the key plan, use the term KEY_PLAN_ADJACENT_ELEMENT in the Filter column of the key plan view style and then assign a graphic rule. You must use uppercase letters and underscores as shown for the term.

    • To apply a style to the volume of the current drawing in the key plan, use the term KEY_PLAN_FOCUS_ELEMENT in the Filter column of the key plan view style and then assign a graphic rule. You must use uppercase letters and underscores as shown for the term.

  13. In the Graphic Rule box, select an existing graphic rule, or create a new graphic rule by clicking More.

  14. In the Label Rule box, select a labeling rule, if applicable.

  15. In the Dimension Rule box, select a dimension rule, if applicable.

  16. Select a north arrow label, if applicable.

  • A single drawing view can have multiple key plans.

  • To delete a key plan style, select the style, and click Delete.

  • Test your view style by creating drawings. You can edit the view style with the Tools > Define View Style command.

  • The rules and associated files are saved in the SharedContent share in the \Drawings\Catalog folder.

  • You can change the order of the rows on the View Style Properties dialog box by selecting a row and then clicking the up and down arrows at the left side of the dialog box. If an object finds its match in several different filters, the last graphic rule applied (bottommost row) takes precedence.

  • To delete a row in the view style properties table, select the row, and press DELETE on the keyboard.

See Also

Create a volume drawing
Define View Style Command (Tools Menu)