Applying components between double lines

To apply a component between the double lines:

In the Double Line Preferences dialog box, click Components. The Double Line Components dialog box opens. Specify the component details.

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Parameter

Description

Preview

Displays a preview of the components between the double lines, including the defined components; the preview is drawn from left to right, so the “top” of the preview, by default, indicates the left part of the double lines as they will be drawn. The arrow shows the drawing direction.

Overall Thickness

The thickness of the double line with components is defined by the sum of the component thicknesses

Components

Lists the components that form the structure of the double line, in order from top to bottom as displayed in the preview. To change the order of a component, click and drag within the # column.

New

Click to define the components between the double lines; see

Edit

Opens the Double Line Component Settings dialog box to edit the selected component’s thickness and attributes (you can also double-click a component to open the Double Line Component Settings dialog box)

Duplicate

Duplicates the selected component

Delete

Deletes the selected component; the double line thickness is adjusted accordingly

Defining double line components

To define a double line component:

In the Double Line Components dialog box, click New, or select a component and click Edit. The Double Line Component Settings dialog box opens. Specify the component details.

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Parameter

Description

Definition

 

Class

To control appearance and visibility, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Object Class> to place the component attributes in the same class as the double line object.

Thickness

Specify the component’s thickness. A component must have a thickness greater than 0.

Fill

Select a fill style or Class Style to set the fill attributes by class. Depending on the Style selected, select a color, pattern, or resource (hatch, tile, gradient, image).

Component fills are visible only for double lines created with Create Polygons or Create Lines and Polygons selected in the Double Line Preferences dialog box; see Creating double lines.

Left/Right Pen

Select a pen style or Class Style to set pen attributes by class. Depending on the Style selected, select a color, pattern, or line type resource.

Thickness

Select the line thickness. To use a custom thickness, select Set Thickness from the line thickness list (see Line thickness attributes).

Make All Attributes By Class

Sets fill and pen attributes by class

Remove By Class Settings

Removes all class settings for fill and pen attributes

Creating double lines

Double-Line Polygon tool

Setting class attributes

 

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