To Add a Ring to a Material Boundary

Use this procedure to add a ring to a material boundary.

A material boundary can consist of more than one closed polyline. For example, you could use one polyline to highlight a wall detail and another polyline to highlight a window detail in another location.

  1. Draw a polyline for the new material boundary ring.
  2. Select the material boundary to add a new ring to, and click 2D Section/Elevation tabMaterial Boundary panelEdit In Place.

    You are now in edit in place mode. The material boundary is highlighted, and the grips are displayed.

  3. Click Edit In Place: Material Boundary tabProfile panelAdd Ring.
  4. Select the polyline you drew in Step 1.
  5. Enter y (Yes) to erase the polyline, or n (No) to keep the polyline in the drawing.
  6. To exit edit in place mode,
    if you want to.. then click…
    save all changes Edit in Place: Material Boundary tab Edits panel Finish
    discard all changes Edit in Place: Material Boundary tab Edits panel Cancel