Manages surface style rules. You can create and modify rules, as well as move rules from the style rule library to your workspace.
Surface style rules are based on filters. When you create or modify rules, you specify a filter on which to base the rule. For more information on filters, see Select by Filter.
If you want objects to appear consistently in certain colors, textures, and other formats in your workspace, you can define their appearance by applying surface style rules. These rules apply to all existing objects in your workspace that meet the rule filter. The rules also apply to any new objects you place in the workspace that meet the filter.
The software evaluates the style rules when you do any of the following:
-
Place a new object in the workspace.
-
Edit an existing object.
-
Click File > Refresh Workspace.
-
Open a new workspace.
-
Select a rule in the Workspace list, and then click Apply on the Surface Style Rules dialog box.
A named surface style rule consists of a name, a filter, and a surface style to apply to the objects returned by the filter. You can create or modify these surface styles by clicking Format > Style. By default, surface style rules apply to all selected aspects of objects.
The software stores the definition of surface style rules in the Model database. When you create a surface style rule, the rule is placed in the active permission group. The set of surface style rules you want to apply to a workspace is stored in the workspace.
Because the software manages surface style rule definitions on a site basis in the database, you may not have permission to modify some rules. You can create and apply a style rule to the workspace immediately, or you can create the style rule and apply it later. Each workspace contains a list of the surface style rules that apply to objects in that workspace. A default style rule exists in the workspace. It defines the style for all objects whose style was not set by another rule.
You can tailor the set of style rules selected for application in the workspace to suit your specific task requirements by using a session template. For example, one template can contain a style rule set that defines the physical appearance of certain objects. Another template can use a style rule set that assigns symbology by system. For example, you could assign a smooth copper texture to all hot water pipes.
The software applies surface style rules to parts only, not to features or runs. This concept is important to remember when working in routing tasks.
What do you want to do?