Use this procedure to specify display properties for an individual wall that apply only in display representations such as Plan, that are used in the Top view (plan view) of a drawing. These properties include whether to display complex endcaps, to show door and window frames, or to show the miter of specific wall components.
If you want to … | Then … |
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display the component lines within the wall above the cut plane (for example, through a window or door in the wall) | select Display Inner Lines Above. Clear this option if you do not want to display these lines. |
display the component lines within the wall below the cut plane (for example, through a window or door in the wall) | select Display Inner Lines Below. Clear this option if you do not want to display these lines. |
turn off lines above a window, door, or opening at the cut plane | select Hide Lines Below Openings Above Cut Plane. Clear this option if you want to display the lines. |
turn off lines beneath a window or an opening at the cut plane | select Hide Lines Below Openings at Cut Plane. Clear this option if you want to display the lines. |
display complex endcaps | select Display Endcaps. Clear this option to display complex endcaps as a single line. |
display door openings cutting the wall at the outer edge of the door frame | select Cut Door Frames. Clear this option if you want door openings to cut the wall at the inside of the door frame. |
display window openings cutting the wall at the outer edge of the window frame | select Cut Window Frames. Clear this option if you want window openings to cut the wall at the inside of the window frame. |
draw wall components by their priority number to control the display of a component over another component | select Component Draw Order by Priority. Clear this option if you want to draw the components in the order that they were created. |
perform a slice of the actual 3-dimensional (3D) model at each cut plane to obtain more accurate views of walls with sweeps or body modifiers | select Do True Cut. Clear this option if the wall does not have sweeps or body modifiers, or if they do not change along the height of the wall. |
display miter lines at wall corners for selected wall components | Under Draw Miter for Components, select each component whose miter lines you want to display. |
You can also access and modify these same additional settings through the wall’s context menu, as follows
The display representation in bold is the current display representation.