Specifying The Materials Of A Structural Member Style - Autodesk 24108-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2008 User Manual

If you want to
create a style from an existing style
4 Enter a name for the new structural member style, and press
5 Edit the new structural member style:
If you want to
enter a description of the style
specify whether a member with this style will automatically
trim to existing members when added to a drawing and
whether its trim planes will be adjusted automatically if it is
grip edited directly, or if its endpoints move in response to
grip-editing of a logically connected member
change the design rules of the style to create a custom
structural member
specify materials for the components of the style
specify hatching, cut plane properties, and other display
properties of the style
add classifications to a structural member style
add notes and files to the style
6 Click OK.
7 If you want to assign the style to a structural member tool, drag the style from the Style Manager to a tool
palette.
You can later rename the tool and specify other properties for it as described in
Tools" on page 1377.
8 Click OK.

Specifying the Materials of a Structural Member Style

A structural member consists of a number of components whose display properties can be determined by the materials
assigned to each component. When you assign materials to a structural member style, you assign one material to each
physical component of the structural member. You assign materials to components in each display representation
where you want the materials to be used.
If you want to use the display properties of the structural member style, instead of using material display properties,
you can turn off the material assignments in the display properties of the structural member style.
Material definitions consist of display components that correspond to component types of objects. For example, the
Linework component of a material is used for all linework in plan view. The Surface Hatch component of a material is
used to hatch all object surfaces in three dimensional (3D) model views and in elevations.
Structural Member Materials and Display Components
The following table identifies the material component that corresponds to each structural member component:
Structural Member Component
Elevation, Elevation High Detail
Visible Comp 1-10
Model, Model High Detail, Model Low Detail
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Then
right-click the structural member style you want to copy, and
click Copy. Right-click, and click Paste.
.
ENTER
Then
click the General tab, and enter a description.
click the Design Rules tab, and select or clear Trim Members
Automatically. This option is selected by default for new styles.
The setting can be overridden in the tool or object properties.
see Creating Custom Structural
see Specifying the Materials of a Structural Member
on page 1428.
see Specifying the Display Properties of a Structural
Member Style" on page 1429.
see Specifying Classifications for a Structural Member
Style" on page 1435.
see Attaching Notes and Files to a Structural Member
Style" on page 1435.
Material Component
Plan Linework
Members" on page 1436.
Style"
Creating Structural Member