Use this dialog box to view and change view frame group-specific settings.
This topic documents settings in all view frame group-related Edit Settings dialog boxes (drawing-level, feature-level, and command-level).
- Drawing-level ambient settings are identified by the
drawing icon.
- View frame group feature settings are listed near the top of this dialog box, after the General property group, and are identified by the
view frame group icon.
- View frame group command settings are identified by the
command icon.
For information about drawing-level ambient settings, see Ambient Settings Tab (Drawing Settings Dialog Box).
Default Styles
Use these settings to specify the default styles assigned to view frame group components.
- Match Line Style
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Specifies the default style for match lines. Click in the Value column, and click
to select a style in the
Match Line Style dialog box.
- View Frame Style
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Specifies the default style for view frames. Click in the Value column, and click
to select a style in the
View Frame Style dialog box.
- Match Line Left Label Location
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Specifies the default location for labels that are displayed on the left side of a match line. Click in the value field to select a location from the list.
- Match Line Right Label Location
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Specifies the default location for labels that are displayed on the right side of a match line. Click in the value field to select a location from the list.
- View Frame Label Location
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Specifies the default location on the view frame for view frame labels. Click in the value field to select a location from the list.
- View Frame Label Style
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Specifies the default style for view frame labels. Click in the Value column, and click
to select a style in the
View Frame Label Style dialog box.
- Match Line Label Style Left
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Specifies the default style for labels that are displayed on the left side of a match line. Click in the Value column, and click
to select a style in the
Match Line Label Style Left dialog box.
- Match Line Label Style Right
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Specifies the default style for labels that are displayed on the right side of a match line. Click in the Value column, and click
to select a style in the
Match Line Label Style Right dialog box.
- Profile View Style
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Specifies the default profile view style. Click in the Value column, and click
to select a style in the
Profile View Style dialog box.
- Profile View Band Set
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Specifies the default style for profile view band sets. Click in the Value column, and click
to select a style in the
Profile View Band Set dialog box.
Default Name Format
Use these settings to specify the default name formats for view frame group components (view frame groups, view frames, match lines, layouts, and sheet files). Click in the
Value column, and click
to select a style in the
Name Template dialog box.
Sheet Creation
Use these settings to specify the default styles assigned to sheet creation.
- Sheet Creation Method
-
Specifies the default method for creating new sheets:
- A specified number per new drawing
- All in a new drawing
- All in the current drawing
- Number of Layouts per Drawing
-
Specifies the number of layouts per new drawing.
- Align North Arrow
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Specifies whether the selected North arrow block is aligned to North.
- North Arrow Block Name
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Specifies the name of the selected North arrow, as entered in the cell.
- Sheet Set Use
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Specifies whether you create a New sheet set for any new sheets, or whether you Add To Existing sheet sets.
- Existing Sheet Set
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Specifies the sheet set file to which you add a new sheet, if you select Add To Existing for Sheet Set Use.
- Add to Vault
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Specifies whether newly created sheet set files are added to Vault.
- Align Profile and Plan View
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Specifies whether profile and plan views are aligned:
- At Start Station
- At Center
- At End Station
View Frame Creation
Use these settings to specify the default styles assigned to view frame creation.
- Alignment Station Range
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Specifies whether creation of view frames is Automatic for the entire alignment, or for a User Specified range.
- Sheet Type
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Specifies type of sheet to be created:
- Plan And Profile
- Plan Only
- Profile Only
- View Frame Orientation
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Specifies whether view frames orient Along Alignment or Rotate To North orientation.
- Enable First View Frame Offset
-
Specifies whether the first view frame is offset.
- First View Frame Offset Distance
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Specifies the distance by which the first view frame is offset. Enter a distance in the Value column or click
and select a distance in the drawing area.
- Insert Match Line
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Specifies whether match lines can be inserted.
- Match Line Snap Station
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Specifies whether match lines snap down to a rounded station value.
- Match Line Snap Station Value
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Specifies a whole number, multiples of which are the station values.
- Match Line Repositioning
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Specifies whether match lines can be repositioned after placement.
- Match Line Repositioning Value
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Specifies the distance by which match lines can be repositioned after placement. Enter a distance in the Value column or click
and select a distance in the drawing area.