Work with Filled Regions

You can change the size and properties of a filled region, and determine its area.

To resize a filled region

1. Select the filled region in the drawing area.

   Shape handles display on the region.

2. Click to select the shape handle.
3. Drag the handles to resize the region.

To change the properties of a filled region

1. Select the filled region in the drawing area.
2. Click Modify | Detail Items tabProperties panel (Type Properties).
3. Specify values for Fill pattern, Background, Line Weight Number, and Color for the region. With Background, you can set it to opaque or transparent.

To determine the area of a filled region

1. Select the filled region in the drawing area.
2. On the Properties palette, view the Area instance parameter.

The area value is the area of the region’s closed perimeter loop, less the area of any closed loops within the perimeter. The area property is reported in the project units (for example, square meters or square feet). The area property is read-only and cannot be scheduled or tagged.