Graphic legend settings

Parameter

Description

Use Style

From the Resource Selector, double-click a resource to activate it, or click Unstyled. If a styled object is converted 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 to exclude unwanted objects, 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)

Enable boundary constraints

Select to enable the boundary constraint controls for objects in the graphic legend's layout; see Editing the cell layout

Edit Cell Layout

Opens editing mode 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 editing mode 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.

Scale Factor

Scales all geometry in the legend by the specified factor

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 

Reporting

Determines how to present the selected objects in the cells. For example, if you report door objects by Configuration, the legend has a cell for each unique door configuration in the drawing. You can select multiple items—for example, door Configuration, Style, and Width. The choices available depend on the Legend type selected. For an object-based legend, the setting is optional.

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

Attribute-based: Select from the available attributes

Click New to add a line to the list, and then select an item from the Report by column. To reorder the list, drag the number in the # column up or down.

Sorting

Determines how to sort the cells. The list functions the same way as the one for reporting, except that you can also select the cell sort order. To specify a custom sort order, select Custom order; then 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

Sorting

The settings from the sorting list in the Define Legend Source dialog box display, and can be edited here. To specify a custom sort order, select Custom order and use the Visibility and Custom Order list to arrange the cells as desired.

Visibility and Custom Order

Show

Cells with a check mark in this column are included in the legend

#

Click and drag the number in this column to reorder the cells in the legend

Report by Value

Displays the primary Report by values for each cell in the legend, as set in the Define Legend Source dialog box

Preview

Updates the legend in the drawing to preview the sort and visibility changes; click OK to apply the changes, or click Cancel to discard them

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. The settings for Hybrid Object Display are arranged into two tabs: General Settings and Annotations.

Display Mode

Select a display mode appropriate for the legend type and source objects. If the legend objects are incompatible with the display mode, no image preview displays.

For an attribute-based legend, select which type of swatch to display (material, texture, fill, etc.).

For an object-based legend, select from the following:

Hybrid Object Display (symbol and plug-in object legends)

Vertical Wall Display (vertical wall components, for partition legends)

Component Display (horizontal components, for roof, slab, wall, or hardscape legends)

Hardscape Display (top/plan views of hardscapes)

Plant Image Display (images from the plant catalog)

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.

Windows and doors appear closed

For Hybrid Object Display mode, select to show all windows and doors as closed; when deselected, windows and doors appear as they do in the drawing

Preview Image

For Plant Image Display mode, select which type of plant image to display

Auto-dimensions

Settings are on the Annotations tab for Hybrid Object Display mode

Vertical Dimension/Position

Select None to show no dimension, or select which parts 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 which parts 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

Floor Line

For Hybrid Object Display mode with an elevation view only; settings are on the Annotations tab

Show floor line

Select to show a floor line in the image; the setting for Align Image Vertical automatically changes to Floor

Line Class

Select a class for the floor line

Show label

Includes a label for the floor line; also enter the Label Text

Vertical/Horizontal Position

Specify the position of the label text in relation to the floor line

Label Class

Select a class for the label text

Show label in each cell

Adds the label to each legend cell.

To show the label only once on each row, deselect this option; the legend layout must be by row or have a fixed cell height, the image must use a set scale, and Align Image Vertical must be set to Floor.

Scale

Set scale

For Hybrid Object Display mode, select this option to show all objects at a specified Scale; this illustrates the relative sizes of the objects

Scale

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

Scale to fit image

For Hybrid Object Display mode, if some selected objects are much larger than others, select this option to automatically scale all images to be a similar size

Fit to bounds of image in layout

Scales images to the size specified in the cell layout. When deselected, scales images to the Image Height and Image Width you enter.

Alignment

Align Image Vertical/Horizontal

For Hybrid Object Display mode, select the vertical and horizontal alignment for images in the legend. The options available depend on the View selection.

For elevation views (front, back, left, right), the Floor option is available for the vertical alignment. This indicates the object's elevation relative to the floor.

For top, top/plan, or bottom views, the Insertion Point option is available for both vertical and horizontal alignment. This allows you to align open doors and windows by their frames, for example.

If desired, auto-dimensions can be factored into the alignment; edit the cell layout and select the option Include auto-dimensions in image size for alignment. See Editing the cell layout.

Appearance

Fit height to bounds of image in layout

For Vertical Wall Display mode, automatically adjusts 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, automatically adjusts 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

Maintains a fixed distance between the selected object and other constrained objects. Optionally, select Align in column to align the objects.

Align in column

When Use auto constraints is selected, select this option to align objects using the distance indicated in the layout as the minimum distance between the objects.

Objects and text auto constrained without alignment (left) and with alignment (right)

Constrain object distance from boundary

If Enable boundary constraints is selected for the graphic legend, constrains the distance of the selected object from the left, right, top, and bottom cell boundary. See Graphic legend settings.

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.