Walls and slabs merged (right)
1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager.
The Style Manager is displayed with the current drawing expanded in the tree view.
2 Expand Multi-Purpose Objects, and expand Material Definitions.
3 Select the material definition you want to change.
4 Click the Display Properties tab.
5 Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and select Style Override.
The display representation in bold is the current display representation.
6 If necessary, click
7 Click the Other tab.
8 Under 2D Section/Elevation Rules, select Merge Common Materials.
9 Click OK.
Attaching Notes and Files to a Material Definition
Use this procedure to enter notes and attach reference files to a material definition. You can also edit notes and edit
or detach reference files from a material definition.
1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager.
The Style Manager is displayed with the current drawing expanded in the tree view.
2 Expand Multi-Purpose Objects, and expand Material Definitions.
3 Select the material definition you want to change.
4 Click the General tab.
5 To add a description to the material definition, enter it for Description.
6 Click Notes.
7 To add a note, click the Text Notes tab, and enter the note.
8 Click the Reference Docs tab, and attach, edit, or detach a reference file:
If you want to
attach a reference file
edit the description of a reference file
edit a reference file
detach a reference file
9 Click OK.
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Then
click Add, select a file, and click OK.
select the file, and click Edit. Enter the description, and click
OK.
double-click the reference file name to start its application.
select the file name, and click Delete.
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