User Manual - Page 3303

For AUTOCAD 2011.

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Changing the Style of a 2D Section
Use this procedure to select a different style for a 2D section. A 2D
section/elevation style controls the appearance of any 2D section object to
which the style is applied.
1 Double-click the section you want to change.
2 On the Properties palette, click the Design tab, expand Basic, and
expand General.
3 Select a new style for the section.
Creating a Material Boundary in a 2D Section
Use this procedure to create a material boundary in a 2D section. For more
information, see Material Components and Display Properties on page 884.
1 Draw a polyline around the area in the section that you want to
mask or to highlight.
2 Select the section, and click 2D Section/Elevation tab ➤ Material
Boundary panel ➤ Add .
3 Select the polyline.
4 Enter y (Yes) to erase the polyline, or n (No) to keep the polyline
in the drawing.
5 Specify the settings of the material boundary:
Then…If you want to…
select Limit for Purpose.highlight the area inside the poly-
line
select Erase for Purpose.mask (erase) the area inside the
polyline
select the appropriate parts for Ap-
ply to. You can choose Surface and
apply the highlight or mask only to
specific parts of the section
Section Hatching, Section Hatching
Only, Surface Hatching Only, Edge
Linework Only, and All Linework.
select All Materials for Material Se-
lection.
apply the material boundary to all
materials used in the section
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