To Specify the Hatching for Components of a Curtain Wall Unit Style

Use this procedure to specify the hatching of the components of a curtain wall unit style. Curtain wall hatching is displayed only in display representations, such as Plan, that are used in Top view (Plan view) of a drawing.

  1. Click Manage tab Style & Display panel Style Manager .
  2. Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Unit Styles.
  3. Select the curtain wall unit style that you want to change.
  4. Click the Display Properties tab.
  5. Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and click Style Override.
  6. Click the Hatching tab.
  7. Select a component, and click the setting for Pattern.
  8. Specify the hatching for the component:
    If you want to select … Then …
    a hatching pattern that is available in the software select Predefined for Type, and then select a pattern.
    a custom pattern select Custom for Type, and then enter the name of the custom pattern. If necessary, click Browse, and navigate to the folder where the custom pattern file is located.
    single hatching select User-defined for Type, and clear Double Hatch.
    double hatching select User-defined for Type, and select Double Hatch.
    solid fill select Solid Fill for Type.
  9. Click OK.
  10. Click the setting for Scale/Spacing, and enter a value that determines how the selected pattern is repeated.
  11. Click the setting for Angle, and enter the angle for the selected pattern.
  12. Click the setting for Orientation, and specify how the hatching is oriented:
    If you want to orient the hatching … Then …
    to the object, regardless of the object rotation select Object.
    to the World Coordinate System select Global.
  13. Click OK twice.