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.
- Click .
- Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Unit Styles.
- Select the curtain wall unit style that you want to change.
- Click the Display Properties tab.
- Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and click Style Override.
- Click the Hatching tab.
- Select a component, and click the setting for Pattern.
- 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. |
- Click OK.
- Click the setting for Scale/Spacing, and enter a value that determines how the selected pattern is repeated.
- Click the setting for Angle, and enter the angle for the selected pattern.
- 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. |
- Click OK twice.