To Create a Door and Window Assembly Style

You can create a style using default style properties or by copying an existing style. After you create the style, you edit the style properties to customize the characteristics of the style. You can also create a door/window assembly tool based on the newly created door/window assembly style. When you use the tool to add door/window assemblies, each door/window assembly has the style specific to the tool.

  1. Click Manage tab Style & Display panel Style Manager .
  2. Expand Architectural Objects Door/Window Assembly Styles.
  3. Create a new door/window assembly style:
    If you want to… Then…
    create a style with default properties right-click Door/Window Assembly Styles, and click New.
    create a style from an existing style right-click the door/window assembly style you want to copy, and click Copy. Right-click, and click Paste.
    create a style from a curtain wall, curtain wall unit, or door/window assembly in the drawing right-click Door/Window Assembly Styles, and click New. Right-click the new style, click Set From, and then pick a curtain wall, a curtain wall unit, or a door/window assembly.
  4. Enter a name for the new door/window assembly style, and press Enter.
  5. Edit the new door/window assembly style. You can do any of the following:
    • define the elements of a door/window assembly style
    • assign element definitions to the door/window assembly style
    • add door/window assembly element definitions as display components
    • specify layer, color and linetype settings for the display components of a door/window assembly
    • specify door/window assembly hatching
    • add custom graphics as display components of a door/window assembly style
    • create individual cut planes for door/window assembly styles
    • specify the materials of the door/window assembly style
    • add notes and files to the style
  6. When you finish specifying the properties of the door/window assembly style, click OK.
  7. If you want to assign the style to a door/window assembly tool, drag the style from the Style Manager to a tool palette.

    You can later rename the tool and specify other properties for it.

  8. Click OK.

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