Graphic legend settings

Parameter

Description

Use Style

Opens the Resource Selector to select a resource for placement

Convert to Unstyled

If Use Style is currently set to a style, select this option to convert the object to unstyled; the current values are retained, but all parameters are set to By Instance to allow editing

Define Legend Source

Opens a dialog box to specify the objects used to create the legend; see Defining the legend source

Hide empty cells

Shows or hides cells created by objects that meet the source criteria, but have no images (for example, a wall opening that has no door). It's recommended to adjust the source criteria so that the unwanted objects are excluded, if possible.

Define Legend Image

Opens a dialog box to specify how images in the legend display; see Defining the legend image. The preferences dialog box indicates whether this setting is by style or by instance, but it cannot be edited.

Legend Image Classes

Opens a dialog box to set the class properties for images in the legend; see Changing class properties. The preferences dialog box indicates whether this setting is by style or by instance, but it cannot be edited.

Image Scale

Select the scale of the image, or select Custom and enter an Image Custom Scale 

Legend Title

Enter a title for the legend

Display title

Shows or hides the legend title

Title Width

Specify whether to show the title over the first cell, or over the entire legend

Arrange Layout by

Specify whether to arrange the legend cells by column or row

Fixed cell width/height

Select to make all cells in the legend the same width (when arranged by column), or the same height (when arranged by row)

Edit Cell Layout

Opens an editing window to edit the way images display in each cell and add optional static or dynamic text fields; see Editing the cell layout. The preferences dialog box indicates whether this setting is by style or by instance, but it cannot be edited.

Edit Title Layout

Opens an editing window to edit the way the legend title displays; see Editing the title layout. The preferences dialog box indicates whether this setting is by style or by instance, but it cannot be edited.

Object Info palette options only

Style

Replace, edit, or remove the current style, or (for unstyled objects only) create a new plug-in style (see Custom plug-in object styles without catalog options).

Editing a style changes all instances in the file that use the style.

Hide style parameters

Hides the parameters that are set by style; these cannot be edited from the Object Info palette

Recalculate

Updates the legend with the latest data from the drawing; it's recommended to recalculate legends prior to exporting or printing 

Filter by Viewport

Opens a dialog box to limit the legend contents to objects from specific viewports; see Filtering by viewport

Cell Visibility and Sorting

Opens a dialog box to adjust the visibility and sorting of cells in the legend; see Changing the cell visibility and sorting

Parameter

Description

Legend Source

Select the type of object to use for the legend (for example, windows or plants) 

Define Custom Source

Opens the Criteria dialog box to enter custom criteria for selecting the legend source (for example, to specify multiple object types, or to add conditions to refine the selection); see The Criteria dialog box 

Source Criteria

Displays the legend formula specified in the Criteria dialog box

Legend Type

Select whether to show objects or object attributes (for example, textures or pen attributes) in the legend 

Report by

Determines how the selected objects will be presented in the cells; for example, if you report window objects by ID label, the legend will have a cell for each unique window ID label in the drawing. The options available depend on the Legend type selected.

Attribute-based: Select the appropriate attribute

Object-based: Select from the object parameters (for each object type), class name, design layer name, and style or symbol name

Sort by

Select which value to sort the legend cells by; the options available are the same as those for Report by. Also select the cell sort order; to specify a custom sort order, click Cell Visibility and Sorting from the Object Info palette.

Filter by Viewport

Opens a dialog box to limit the legend contents to objects from specific viewports; see Filtering by viewport

Number of cells

Displays the number of cells in the legend, based on the current criteria

Parameter

Description

Sort by

Select which value to sort the legend cells by, and then select ascending or descending order. If you re-order the cells using the # column, the setting automatically changes to Custom.

Show

To remove a cell from the legend, click to remove its check mark

#

Click and drag the number in this column to re-order the cells in the legend

Summary Value

Displays the Report by values for each cell in the legend

Parameter

Description

Source Criteria, Report by, and Legend Type

The current settings for the parameters in the Define Legend Source dialog box display

Image to Define

If there are multiple images in the cell layout, specify which image to define

Image Preview

Displays previews of the legend images with the current settings. To preview other images in the legend, click the left or right arrows, or type the image number in the Preview of Cell field.

Image Settings

The settings available depend on the Display Mode selected

Display Mode

Select a display mode appropriate for the source object (for example, use either Vertical Wall Display or Component Display for wall objects).

If the legend objects are incompatible with the display mode, no image preview displays.

Classes

Opens a dialog box to set the class properties for the image; see Changing class properties

Detail Level

Select the level of detail for the image

View

Select a standard view for the image

Background/Foreground Render

Select the background render mode for the image, along with the Background Render Settings desired. Optionally, select a foreground render mode and specify Foreground Render Settings. These settings work the same way they do in viewports; see Viewport properties.

Preview Image

For plant image display mode, select which type of plant image to display

Auto-dimensions

Vertical Dimension/Position

Select None to show no dimension, or select a part of the image to apply a vertical dimension to, and then specify the dimension Position (non-isometric views only)

Horizontal Dimension/Position

Select None to show no dimension, or select a part of the image to apply a horizontal dimension to, and then specify the dimension Position (non-isometric views only)

Dimension Standard

Select a dimension standard 

Dimension Offset

Enter the distance the dimensions will be offset from the image

Dimension Class

Select a class for the dimension objects

Scale

Select a Scale, or select Custom and enter a Custom Scale 

Appearance

Fit height to bounds of image in layout

For vertical wall display mode, select to automatically adjust the height of the image to the boundary in the cell layout, or enter the desired Height

Wall Display

For vertical wall display mode, select the portion of the wall to display

Image Size

Fit size to bounds of image in layout /
Fit width to bounds of image in layout

For some display modes, select to automatically adjust the height and/or width of the image to the boundary in the cell layout, or enter the desired Height and/or Width

Constraint

Description

Use auto constraints

Constrains the distance between the selected object and other constrained objects

Constrain object distance from boundary

Constrains the distance of the selected object from the left, right, top, and bottom cell boundary.

For 2D graphic objects, deselect the Fix width or Fix height option to scale the object horizontally or vertically to fit the bounding box when necessary.