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Using 2D Elevation Styles
A 2D section/elevation style controls the linework in an elevation, using design
rules that determine how different parts of the elevation are displayed. You
can apply the style to one or more elevations to control their appearance. You
can also change the display of individual lines in the elevation, and save the
changes in a 2D section/elevation style.
Display Components and Design Rules
Display components determine the graphical characteristics, such as color
and linetype, of linework assigned to each display component. Design rules
determine how the linework in an elevation is assigned to display components.
When you create a design rule, you specify the part of the 2D elevation to
control based on the color of those objects in the building model and their
context in the elevation. You then select the display component to use for
linework that meets the criteria you specified. You can assign the linework to
a default display component or to a custom display component that you have
added to the style. For example, you might define a rule that assigns all objects
that are color 150 in the model and located along the elevation line to a
custom display component named Darker that you created in the style. Or
you might hide a staircase behind a wall using a rule that assigns all blue
linework to the Hidden display component.
Managing 2D Elevation Styles
To create, edit, copy, or purge styles, you access the Style Manager. The Style
Manager provides a central location in AutoCAD Architecture to work with
styles from multiple drawings and templates. For more information about
using the Style Manager, see Style Manager Overview on page 856.
Materials and 2D Elevation Styles
Two-dimensional elevation styles offer an easy way to assign materials to 2D
elevation objects. You can specify which section components should have its
display controlled by materials and which do not. Custom components cannot
have any material assignments.
Subdivisions in 2D Elevation Styles and Materials
When you are creating subdivisions in your style, you usually want the objects
in them to be visually distinct from other subdivisions. When you have
assigned materials to the objects, you can set the 2D elevation style so that it
uses the hatch pattern from the material, but the color and linetype from the
subdivision display properties.
3332 | Chapter 41 Elevations
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