To Add a Display Component to a 2D Section Style

Use this procedure to add a custom display component to a 2D section style. After you add a component, you assign linework in the section to the new component. To apply these style changes to existing 2D sections, you must update the section.

2D sections include the following default display components: Defining Line, Hidden, Erased, Unknown, and Subdivision.

  1. Select a section that has the style you want to change, and click 2D Section/Elevation tabGeneral panelEdit Style drop-downEdit Style.
  2. Click the Components tab.
  3. Click Add.
  4. Enter a name and a description for the new component.

    To enter a name, click Unnamed and enter a new name. To enter a description, click in the Description column next to the name, and enter a description.

  5. Click the Display Properties tab.
  6. Select the display representation in which to display the changes, and select Style Override.
  7. If necessary, click .
  8. Click the Layer/Color/Linetype tab.
  9. Specify the display properties of the new component.
  10. Click OK twice.