OpenBuildings™ Station Designer Help

Drawing Rule dialog - Symbology tab

Contains controls for resymbolization of top and side view graphics for Mechanical drawing views.


SettingDescription
Singleline Grpahics When on, the Singleline Symbology settings group is activated. Single line drawings are generated by resymbolizing center line elements stored in Mechanical components as 2D plan symbols. Drawing composition output contains information about all 2D plan symbols oriented parallel to the section plane. This allows for dynamic single line representations..

When off, the Doubleline Symbology settings group is activated. Double line drawings are generated by resymbolizing graphical elements stored in Mechanical components as a 2D Plan Symbol corresponding to the six standard view orientations (top, bottom, front, back, left and right). Drawing composition output contains information about all 2D plan symbols oriented parallel to the section plane. This allows dynamic double line representations.

Display Riser When on, the riser member of components in vertical level are taken for resymbolization.
Display End Caps When on, disconnected connections are resymbolized as closed or capped. When off, disconnected connections are resymbolized to appear open or uncapped. End caps appear as short lines in single line mode.
Level Sets the level for visible lines.
Color Sets the color for single lines.
Style Sets the line style for single lines.
Weight Sets the line weight for single lines.
Flexible Sets appearance of resymbolized flex duct to familiar styles.
  • Batten – Represents flex duct with a batten line style between connections
  • Singleline – Represents flex duct as extracted, but resymbolized according to symbology settings
  • Accordion – Represents flex duct using a zig zag pattern. Use the Width and Height settings activated by this selection to set accordion dimensions.
  • Arc – Represents flex duct with an arc between connections. Use the Direction and Height settings activated by this selection to set arc characteristics.
    Note: Height sets distance of the arc highest point relative to a straight line between connections.
Graphics Type A double line rule can contain multiple sets of symbology definitions, each resymbolizing a different graphics type. Turn on Apply Symbology to activate symbology settings for each graphics type. When off, symbology reverts to the basic part definition settings.
  • Edge – Activates symbology settings for visible sides and edges.
  • Centerline – Activates symbology settings for center lines.
  • Insulation – Activates symbology settings for insulation.
  • Lining – Activates symbology settings for lining.
  • Symbol – Activates symbology settings for air flow symbol. Graphic type Symbols enables additional "Display Throw Pattern" settings.
Apply Symbology When on, symbology settings for all graphics types become available for manipulation.
  • Level – Sets the level for double lines.
  • Color – Sets the color for double lines.
  • Style – Sets the line style for double lines.
  • Weight – Sets the line weight for double lines.
Display Throw Pattern When set, enables throw pattern in DV for rectangular (outlet) ceiling diffusers.
Important: This setting is mandatory to view the throw pattern symbol in DV.
Apply Scale Sets the scale factor to the cell being used as the plan symbol. When on, applies the set scale to the plan symbol.
Use Cell When on, the browse button in the Plan Symbol settings group is activated. Click it to open the Cell Picker dialog. Here, you can select cells to use as plan symbols or browse for and select cells from the Cell Library dialog.


Library Displays the name of the selected cell library.
Cell Name Displays the name of the selected cell.