Default Parameters
Default Parameters |
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For convenience of drawing creation, common parameters can be defined for 2D and 3D drawing elements, such as color, layer, level and priority, and, additionally for 3D operations, the material. The selected parameters are assigned to the newly created elements by default, but only for those whose types were selected from the list.
The following command is used for setting the default parameters: “PD: Set Default Parameters”:
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Edit→ Document → Defaults |
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Customize > Defaults |
The command brings up the “Default Parameters” dialog box. The pane on the right-hand side of the dialog box contains the list of all drawing element types – construction, graphic, detailing elements, etc. Checkmark the elements intended for setting new parameters. To check all elements at once, use the [+] button. Vise versa, to clear all checks, press the [-] button. The [+/-] button inverts element checkmarking. |
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To change a parameter, set the checkmark before the parameter name. Otherwise, this parameter will not be accessible for editing. Each parameter affects its specific group of elements. For example, a material can be defined only for 3D operations, while the “Color” parameter does not affect construction entities.
Should different default parameters be assigned to different elements, call the “Default Parameters” dialog box over again.
For example, suppose, we need to set the default color blue for graphic lines. Besides, let the newly created detailing elements be moved on a new special layer. To do so, call the command “Customize|Defaults…” twice. On the first time, checkmark only the graphic lines in the list, check the “Color” parameter and define the desired setting which is the blue color. Then complete the first round by pressing [OK]. On the second time, checkmark the detailing elements – “GD&T Symbols”, “Roughness Symbols”, “Leader Note”, “Dimensions”, and clear the check on the “Graphic lines” element. Then check the “Layer” parameter and set as desired. Remember to first uncheck the “Color” parameter. To complete the second round, press [OK]. Now, when creating graphic lines, call the “Graphic Line Parameters” dialog box by typing <P> key and see that the “Color” parameter is set to blue color. Similarly, watch the new default parameters of the detailing elements.
It is possible to define the complete set of default parameters for a particular type of elements. To do so, call the element creation command. Then immediately call the “Parameters …” dialog box of this element and do the desired settings. Keep in mind that the “Parameters …” dialog box shall be called before creating a new element. In this way, the element parameters will assume the new default settings upon creating new elements of the given type. Otherwise, the 
item needs to be checked in the lower-left corner of the “Parameters …” dialog box.
While creating elements, some parameters can be modified on the system toolbar. If the parameters on the system toolbar are modified while within a creation or construction command (check the automenu), then these parameter settings are set as default for the current element type. In the case when the automenu is empty (no command is active), then after modifying a parameter the “Default Parameters” dialog box appears (see above) in order to define what types of elements are to assume the modified parameters as the default.
