AutoCAD Architecture

ADT 2006 Preview: Display Themes & External Data Linking

Robin Capper

Robin Capper

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Display Themes: Allow the display of any AEC Object in a Viewport to be controlled by specific object/property data based on a specified theme. A simple example would be space shaded on the basis of its area but you could choose any other object property or property set data to control the display.

The underlying object retains its "style based display" as all changes are applied only to the selected Viewport. The DWF shows spaces in the raw + being controlled by themes based on different object and property values. The dialog below shows the configuration of one Viewport with GeoObjects | Zone Property with colours set based on text values.

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Property Set Theme

External Field Data: Data from an external database can be incorporated anywhere an AutoCAD field can be used and in a new database property set

Combine Thematic Display and External Field Data in property set fields and you have huge potential to change the look of plans to reflect linked data. Handy for a Retail Company

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