To Create a Slab or Roof Slab Style

Use this procedure to create a slab or roof slab style. You can start by using the default properties of the standard style, or you can copy an existing style to use as your template. You then edit the style properties to customize the style.

  1. Click Manage tabStyle & Display panelStyle Manager.
  2. Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Slab Styles or Roof Slab Styles.
  3. Create a style:
    If you want to… Then …
    create a style with default properties right-click Slab or Roof Slab Styles, and click New. Enter a name for the new style, and press Enter.
    create a style from an existing style right-click the slab or roof slab style you want to copy, and click Copy. Right-click, and click Paste. Right-click the copy, and click Rename. Enter a name for the new style, and press Enter.
  4. To specify or edit the properties of the new style, use the tabs on the right pane of the Style Manager as described in the following table.
    If you want to … Then …
    enter a description of the style click the General tab, and enter a description.
    specify the physical components of the slab or roof slab see About Specifying the Components of a Slab or Roof Slab Style.
    specify either a fixed or variable thickness or offset for the slab or roof slab or its components see About Specifying the Thickness and Offset of a Slab/Roof Slab Component.
    assign materials to the display components of the style see To Assign Materials to a Slab/Roof Slab Style and To Turn on Materials for a Slab/Roof Slab Style.
    add classifications to the style see To Add Classifications to a Slab or Roof Slab Style.
    specify hatching, cut plane properties, and other display properties of the style see About Specifying the Materials of a Slab or Roof Slab Style.
    add notes and files to the style see To Attach Notes and Files to a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style.
  5. If you want to create a tool that uses the new style, drag the style from the Style Manager to a tool palette.

    You can later rename the tool and specify other properties for it as described in About Using Tools to Create Slabs and Roof Slabs.

  6. Click OK.