Use this tab to define the appearance of the structure in 2D plan view.
Structure
Specifies the method that will be used to define and draw the dimensions of the structure in 2D plan view.
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Use Outer Part Boundary
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The 2D plan view of the structure style is displayed as an outline of the 3D object specified on the Model tab. This option is enabled by default. A preview image is not available for this option.
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User Defined Part
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The structure style uses an AutoCAD block reference to display the structure. The Preview control displays the block listed in the Block Name drop-down list. The control lists all the blocks defined in the current drawing.
- Block Name: Specifies the name of the drawing file to use as a structure symbol.
- Select Drawing File Button: Click to select a drawing file to use as a structure symbol.
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Size Options
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When an AutoCAD block is selected above, the following size options are available:
- Use Drawing Scale: When this option is selected, the specified value in the Units edit box (inches, or millimeters, when the drawing linear unit is set to Feet or Meters, respectively) is multiplied by the drawing scale to determine the size of the structure symbol displayed in the drawing. Use this setting when annotation symbols are used.
- Use Size As Percentage Of Screen: When this option is selected, the specified value that is entered in the Units edit box is a percentage of the drawing screen size. The size of the structure symbol displayed in the drawing is always the percentage specified of the drawing screen size.
- Use Size In Absolute Units: When this option is selected, the specified value that is entered in the Units edit box is an absolute value of the drawing linear units. The title text above this box displays Feet when the drawing units are set to feet, and Meters when the drawing units are set to meters.
- Use Fixed Scale: When this option is selected the Fixed Scale group box is enabled. The structure symbol will be scaled by the Fixed Scale X, Y, and Z parameters.
- Use Fixed Scale From Part Size: When this option is selected the Fixed Scale group box is enabled. The structure symbol will be scaled by the Fixed Scale X, Y, and Z parameters based on the object part size.
- Inch or Percent
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The type of units displayed above this box depends on what is selected in the Size options box.
- Use Drawing Scale: When this option is selected, the title above this box displays as Inches when the drawing units are set to Feet, and Millimeters when the drawing units are set to Meters.
- Use Fixed Scale: When this option is selected, the units box is disabled and the Fixed Scale X, Y, and Z boxes are enabled. The block size is based on the part size.
- Use Size In Absolute Units: When this option is selected, the title above this box displays as Inches when the drawing units are set to Feet, and Millimeters when the drawing units are set to Meters.
- Use Size As Percentage Of Screen: When this option is selected, the title above this box displays as Percent.
- Use Fixed Scale From Part Size: When this option is selected, the units box is disabled and the Fixed Scale X, Y, and Z boxes are enabled. The block size is based on the part size. The default fixed scale factor for the block is 1 for X & Y.
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Enable Part Masking
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Specifies whether the pipe objects are masked by the plan structure object. This control is enabled by default.
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Preview
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When User Defined Part is selected, this area displays an image with the current setting.