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Displaying different decomposition methods: You can specify how spaces are decomposed (trapezoid or triangular).
If you are not working with space decomposition extensively, you will probably set it up in the drawing default.
For information about space decomposition, see “
Space Decomposition ” on page 1727.
Creating a Space Style
Use this procedure to create a space style. You can start by using the default style or you can copy an existing style to
use as your template. You then edit the style properties to customize the characteristics of the style.
1 Click Format menu
➤
Style Manager.
The Style Manager is displayed with the current drawing expanded in the tree view.
2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Space Styles.
3 Create a space style:
Then… If you want to…
right-click Space Styles, and click New. create a style with default properties
right-click the space style you want to copy, and click Copy.
Right-click, and click Paste. create a style from an existing style
4 Enter a name for the new space style, and press
ENTER
.
5 Edit the new space style:
Then… If you want to…
see “ Specifying Target Dimensions for the Space ” on page
1686 .
define target dimensions for the space base boundary
see “ Specifying Space Boundary Offsets in a Space Style ”
on page 1687 .
specify style-based offsets for the net, usable, and gross
boundaries
see “ Attaching a List Definition to a Space Style ” on page
1687 .
add a list definition to the style
see “ Specifying the Materials of a Space Style ” on page 1688 . specify materials for space components
see “ Specifying Classifications for a Space Style ” on page
1688 .
add a classification to the style
see “ Specifying the Display Properties of a Space Style ” on
page 1690 .
set the display of space boundaries and calculation cut planes
see “ Specifying the Hatching for Components of a Space
Style ” on page 1692 .
define the hatching of the space
see “ Setting the Object Cut Plane of a Space Style ” on page
1693 .
define the cut plane for the space
see “ Attaching Notes and Files to a Space Style ” on page
1693 .
attach notes and files to the style
see “ Space Decomposition ” on page 1727 . specify a space decomposition view
6 When you finish specifying properties, click OK.
Specifying Target Dimensions for the Space
Use this procedure to specify a target area for the space in the space style. Target dimensions can be useful when
dimension requirements for a space are already known and cannot be exceeded. If the area, length, or width of a space
you insert falls outside the sizes specified in the style, the dimension is truncated to the target size, and a warning is
displayed.
1 Click Format menu
➤
Style Manager.
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