To Specify the Display of Custom Block Components of a Window

Use this procedure to specify the display of custom block components for an individual window in a particular display representation. If you are going to use custom graphics for a new component, draw the component and save it as a block before you start this procedure.

  1. Double-click the window.
  2. Click the Display tab.
  3. Under the General category, for Display component, verify that *NONE* is selected.
  4. For Display controlled by, select This object.
    Note: To apply your changes to all windows in the drawing, select Drawing default setting. To apply changes to all windows of this style, select Window Style:<style name>.
  5. For Display representation, verify that the desired display representation is selected.
  6. If necessary, expand Object Display Properties Advanced, and for Custom block display, click (the number in parentheses indicates the number of blocks currently attached to the window).
  7. If you want to turn off the display of custom blocks for this window without removing them, select Disable Custom Blocks.
  8. Specify whether to add, edit, or remove a block component:
    If you want to… Then…
    add a new block component click Add, and then click Select Block, select the block, and click OK.
    edit an existing block component select the component to edit, and click Edit.
    remove an existing block component select the block, click Remove, and click OK.
  9. Specify whether you want to scale to fit the block component to the object by width, depth, and height, or to lock the XY ratio:
    If you want to… Then…
    set the block scale to the width of the object select Width.
    set the block scale to the depth of the object select Depth.
    set the block scale to the height of the object select Height.
    scale the whole block equally, so that one direction is scaled to fit another of the scale criteria select Lock to XY Ratio.
    scale the block to its original size clear all options under Scale to Fit.
  10. Specify whether to mirror the block in the X,Y, or Z direction:
    If you want to create a mirror of the block… Then…
    in the X direction select Mirror X.
    in the Y direction select Mirror Y.
    in the Z direction select Mirror Z.
  11. Specify the X, Y, and Z location of the insertion point.
  12. Specify an insertion offset of the block in the X, Y, and Z directions.
  13. Specify whether the component is for the window frame or window glass component:
    Note: Both frame and glass components are not available in all display representations.
    If you want to add the block… Then…
    to the inside or outside of the frame select Frame Component, and select either Outside or Inside.
    to all window glass components or a single window glass component click Window Component, and click either All or Single. If you select Single, enter the component number.
    Note: If you specified Depth for Scale to Fit, the depth is scaled to the glass thickness. You can scale to the window panel thickness instead by selecting Scale Depth to Panel Thickness.
  14. Click OK twice.