Customizing Seating Symbols

It is possible to customize the seating symbol attributes to create a new hybrid symbol for use in seating sections.

1. From the Arrangement pane of the Creating Seating Section dialog box, select a Seating Symbol to use as the basis for the customized symbol.

2. Click Customize Symbol to change the default appearance of the selected symbol if desired. This creates a new symbol that is added to the file’s resources.

The Customize Symbol dialog box opens.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Chair/Table Attributes	Sets the attributes for the chair and/or table symbol
Fill Color	Sets the fill color for the chairs and/or tables
Pen Color	Sets the pen color for the chairs and/or tables
Texture	Select the chair and/or table texture from a library or the current file
Preview	Displays a preview of the symbol the attributes applied
Render Mode	Select whether to preview the symbol in wireframe or OpenGL rendering mode
New Symbol Name	Provide a name for the new seating symbol; the new symbol is added to the file’s resources. Names are automatically generated for nested table and chair symbols.
Class	To control appearance, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Leave the seating in the None class to set the attributes from the dialog box.

3. Click OK to return to the Create Seating Section dialog box.

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