To Create a Slab or Roof Slab Edge Style

Use this procedure to create a new slab or roof slab edge 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 Edge Styles or Roof Slab Edge Styles.
    Note: Alternatively, select a slab or roof slab object drawing, and then from the contextual ribbon’s General panel, click the Edit Style drop-down menu, and choose Edge Styles.
  3. Create a slab or roof slab edge style:
    If you want to… Then…
    create a style with default properties right-click Slab Edge Styles or Roof Slab Edge Styles, and click New. Enter a name for the new style, and press Enter.
    create a style from an existing style right-click the 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 overhang, edge cut, and angle for the style see To Specify the Overhang, Edge Cut, and Angle of a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style.
    specify soffits and fascias for the style see To Specify a Fascia and a Soffit for a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style.
    assign materials to the display components of the style see To Assign Materials to a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style.
    turn on materials for the style see o Turn on Materials for a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style.
    add notes and files to the style see To Attach Notes and Files to a Slab/Roof Slab Edge Style.
  5. When you finish specifying the properties of the style, click OK.