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Display Representations
A display representation defines how the components that make up an object
are drawn. In traditional CAD and manual drafting, a single object, such as a
door, is typically drawn multiple times in different drawings. In these drawings,
each instance of a door is a separate collection of linework. In AutoCAD
Architecture, you can create an object that changes the way it draws itself
depending on the display representation used to represent that object.
Display Components of AEC Objects
Most AEC objects are made up of individual components. For example, a door
has the following components: door panel, frame, stop, swing, glass, and
threshold. A door may also have muntins.
Each component of an object has both physical and graphical properties that
help to determine the display representation of that object.
â– The physical properties of an object control width, height, shape, and
location of the object in the drawing.
â– The graphical properties control visibility (on/off), layer, color, and linetype.
You typically decide the physical properties of an object when you create it.
For example, you specify the size of a door and its location in a wall. You
control the graphical properties of an object in its display representation. You
can define multiple display representations for the same object.
Display Representations and View Directions
A display representation is not dependent on view direction, although it
usually is designed with a specific view in mind.
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