Surface top jigs are similar to surface jigs in that they are used to insert components with a specified depth and a hatch-filled rectangular boundary. However, the surface top jig is designed for components such as concrete topping that are poured onto or bounded by another entity, which provides the bottom edge of the rectangle. Thus, the surface top jig draws only the top and side edges of the rectangle. Refer to the following table if you are adding a new detail component (or editing one that was created using the New Component option) and you want to define a recipe that uses a surface top jig to insert the component in the specified view.
| Parameter Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Layer key | Specifies the layer key for the layer to which the component boundary will be assigned in the specified view. To specify a layer key or change the existing one, click the worksheet icon ( ) to access the Select Layer Key dialog box. |
| Layer key (for hatching) | Specifies the layer key for the layer to which the component hatch infill will be assigned in the specified view. To specify a layer key or change the existing one, click the worksheet icon () to access the Select Layer Key dialog box. |
| Hatching type | A drop-down list lets you specify either Fixed value or Database. If you select Fixed value, the value you enter for the corresponding Hatch alias parameter will apply to every row in this component’s size table. If you select Database, a column (with the name specified for the corresponding Hatching parameter) will be added to the component table, allowing values to be entered for individual sizes. |
| Hatch alias | Displayed only if Hatching type is Fixed value, this parameter specifies the hatch alias (from the Hatches table for this database) for all sizes of the component. |
| Hatching | Displayed only if Hatching type is Database, this parameter specifies the name of the component table column in which the hatch is specified for each size. |
| Start prompt | Specifies the string to display for the start point prompt. |
| End prompt | Specifies the string to display for the endpoint prompt. |
| Allow X flip | Specifies whether the command-line option for flipping the block on its X axis is displayed for this component. |
| Allow Y flip | Specifies whether the command-line option for flipping the block on its Y axis is displayed for this component. |