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Area Classes

Used to control the visibility of objects, independent of levels.

Accessed from:
  • Ribbon: Steel > Home > Classification > Area Classes
  • Ribbon: Concrete > Home > Classification > Area Classes

SettingDescription
Area classes list
  • blank column – lists the serial number of classes.
  • Class Name column – lists the available area classes. A desired class may be selected. You can edit the content of the field Class Name by double-clicking it. In the field Status you see if the elements are currently shown (On) or hidden (Off).
  • Status column – Lists the current status of an area class. You can toggle the status by double-clicking on it. It is also possible to highlight several lines (by holding the <Shift> or <Ctrl> key) and to carry out the modification for all highlighted lines.
Tip: By clicking on column headings, the data listed in the dialog will be sorted in descending order. Clicking the same column header a second time will sort the content in ascending order.
Toolbar Lists a set of tools used to manipulate area classes.
  • (Hide Selected) – Hides selected parts without creating an assignment to a class. See the Hide tool.
  • (Show All) – Shows all individually hidden parts again. See the Regenerate tool.
  • (Hide Area Class) – Hides the elements of the selected area class.
  • (Show Area Class) – Shows the elements of the selected area class.
  • (Hide Except Area Class) – Hides the elements of all other area classes except for the selected ones.
  • (Show All Except Area Class) – Shows the elements of all other area classes except for the selected ones.
  • (Assign to Area Class) – Assigns elements to a area class. The desired class must be selected in the list first. After clicking the button, select the elements to be assigned to the area class in the model.
  • (Remove from Area Class) – Removes elements from a area class. The desired class must be selected in the list first. After clicking the button, select the elements to be removed from the area class in the model.
Complete groups When checked, performs function on all part of a group, irrespective of current selection.
Number of area classes Sets the number of available area classes. If you increase the value here, this increases the number of available classes in the drawing.
OK Closes the dialog and save your changes.
Help Opens online help.
Template Saves and retrieve (Using Templates) settings to be used on other projects.
Favorites
  • Current Settings - Select when you haven't created any template and you want to use the current settings of the dialog instead.
  • Bentley/Default - Select when you want to use the application default settings template and you don't want to use the current settings of the dialog instead.
Note: The Favorites provides additional variance: Bentley/Clear.
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