Deleting and/or replacing slab styles from the Resource Manager
When a slab style is deleted, all instances of the style in the current document can be deleted completely or replaced with another existing slab style. Multiple slab styles can be selected and deleted or replaced at the same time.
To delete a slab style:
From the Resource Manager, right-click on the resource, and select Delete from the context menu. Alternatively, select the resource and press the Delete key.
If there are any instances of the slab style currently in the drawing, the Delete Slab Style dialog box opens. Otherwise an alert displays to confirm the deletion.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Delete Slab Style completely |
Deletes all instances of the slab style in the drawing |
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Delete and replace Slab Style with |
Deletes all instances of the slab style in the drawing and replaces them with the slab style selected from the Resource Selector. This option is available only if the current document and libraries have at least one additional slab style available to replace the style that is being deleted. |
Click Yes.
If Delete Slab Style completely is selected, the slab style and all instances of the style are deleted. If Delete and replace Slab Style with is selected, the Slab Replacement dialog box opens automatically.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Slab style list |
Displays the replacement slab style chosen in the Delete Slab Style dialog box |
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Previews |
The left preview shows the current slab style, and the right preview shows the replacement slab style selected in the slab style list. Preview slabs are drawn from top to bottom, so the top of the preview indicates the top part of the slab as it will be drawn. The red line indicates the datum component of each slab style; replacement is aligned to the datum. |
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Replacement options |
Select whether to replace the current settings for slab height, class designations, drainage preferences, texture assignments, Energos energy analysis data (Vectorworks Architect required), and IFC data with those of the new slab |
If slabs with different slab styles were selected for replacement, the current slab preview is blank and components do not display.
Click OK to replace the slab style of the selected slab.
If you click Cancel, the previous slab style deletion is also canceled.
