Display tab with one object selected
NOTE As explained in subsequent steps, you can select an object display component directly, without selecting
an object first. But if you want to change the override level (as indicated by the value for Display controlled by),
you can save a step by selecting the object first, because the Display controlled by value is read-only when a
component is selected. In that case, you would need to change the component selection to *NONE*, select the
new override level, and then reselect the component before making your changes.
4
Under the General category, specify the applicability of the changes you want to make by selecting a value
for Display controlled by, as described in the following table (Note that this property is only editable if the
value of Display component is *NONE*):
Then your changes will apply to …
If the value of Display controlled by is …
all objects of the same type for which no overrides are in effect (for example,
all doors in the drawing).
Drawing default setting
all objects with the specified style for which no object overrides are in effect.
This is called a style override; it takes precedence over the drawing default
setting.
<object type>Style:<style name> (for example:
Door Style: Hinged - Single)
the selected object only. This is called an object override; it takes precedence
over either the drawing default setting or the style.
This object
5
Do one of the following:
Then …
If you want to …
proceed to step 6.
change one or more display property settings
for a particular object display component
under the Object Display Properties category, click the worksheet button (
) next to Additional properties. This opens the Display Properties dialog
for the current level with the Other tab selected by default. The additional
tabs shown below may also be available in this dialog depending on the
type of object selected. For detailed information about modifying display
properties for a specific object type, see the relevant Help topic, such as Walls
or Doors. Each of these object topics contains subtopics for each category
of display property. For example, for instructions on changing settings on
the Other tab for a wall object, see
“
Specifying the Display of Other
Characteristics of a Wall
” on page 685
.
view or modify properties for all the display
components of the object at the level currently
specified by the value of Display controlled by
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Summary of Contents for 00128-051462-9310 - AUTOCAD 2008 COMM UPG FRM 2005 DVD
Page 1: ...AutoCAD Architecture 2008 User s Guide 2007 ...
Page 4: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...
Page 40: ...xl Contents ...
Page 41: ...Workflow and User Interface 1 1 ...
Page 42: ...2 Chapter 1 Workflow and User Interface ...
Page 146: ...106 Chapter 3 Content Browser ...
Page 164: ...124 Chapter 4 Creating and Saving Drawings ...
Page 370: ...330 Chapter 6 Drawing Management ...
Page 440: ...400 Chapter 8 Drawing Compare ...
Page 528: ...488 Chapter 10 Display System ...
Page 540: ...500 Chapter 11 Style Manager ...
Page 612: ...572 Chapter 13 Content Creation Guidelines ...
Page 613: ...Conceptual Design 2 573 ...
Page 614: ...574 Chapter 14 Conceptual Design ...
Page 678: ...638 Chapter 16 ObjectViewer ...
Page 683: ...Designing with Architectural Objects 3 643 ...
Page 684: ...644 Chapter 18 Designing with Architectural Objects ...
Page 788: ...748 Chapter 18 Walls ...
Page 942: ...902 Chapter 19 Curtain Walls ...
Page 1042: ...1002 Chapter 21 AEC Polygons ...
Page 1052: ...Changing a door width 1012 Chapter 22 Doors ...
Page 1106: ...Changing a window width 1066 Chapter 23 Windows ...
Page 1172: ...1132 Chapter 24 Openings ...
Page 1226: ...Using grips to change the flight width of a spiral stair run 1186 Chapter 25 Stairs ...
Page 1368: ...Using the Angle grip to edit slab slope 1328 Chapter 28 Slabs and Roof Slabs ...
Page 1491: ...Design Utilities 4 1451 ...
Page 1492: ...1452 Chapter 30 Design Utilities ...
Page 1536: ...1496 Chapter 31 Layout Curves and Grids ...
Page 1564: ...1524 Chapter 32 Grids ...
Page 1611: ...Documentation 5 1571 ...
Page 1612: ...1572 Chapter 36 Documentation ...
Page 1706: ...Stretching a surface opening Moving a surface opening 1666 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1710: ...Offsetting the edge of a window opening on a freeform space surface 1670 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1956: ...1916 Chapter 42 Fields ...
Page 2035: ...Properties of a detail callout The Properties of a Callout Tool 1995 ...
Page 2060: ...2020 Chapter 45 Callouts ...
Page 2170: ...2130 Chapter 47 AEC Content and DesignCenter ...
Page 2171: ...Other Utilities 6 2131 ...
Page 2172: ...2132 Chapter 48 Other Utilities ...
Page 2182: ...2142 Chapter 51 Reference AEC Objects ...
Page 2212: ...2172 Chapter 52 Customizing and Adding New Content for Detail Components ...
Page 2217: ...AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Menus 54 2177 ...
Page 2226: ...2186 Chapter 54 AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Menus ...
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