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Format dialog (via Drawing Partlist, Layout)

In the display list you can see any kind of information, such as which columns are output in which order and with which settings in the parts list. In addition, you can make general settings concerning the list format.

SettingDescription
Style Name The name of the current style; all modifications are related to this style.
Display List Here, you see an overview of all displayed columns of the parts list. They are displayed in this order from the left to the right in the drawing parts list / containment list.
Edit Style Opens Column Settings dialog, used to modify the line selected in the display list (parts list /containment list column).
Append Style Adds a new line (parts list column) to the end of the list. Then, another dialog opens.
Add Style Opens Column Settings dialog, used to adds new line (parts list column) in front of the checked line.
Delete Style Deletes the selected line (parts list column) from the list.
Opens Footer dialog, used to modify the footnote formatting of the summated text of the parts list.
Move Up/Down Click on this button to add a new line (parts list column) in front of the checked line. Then, another dialog opens.
Text Size Determines the text size in drawing units at a scale 1:1
Height Scaling Increases the height of the lines in question by a factor. Depending on the text style, the readability of the parts list is increased.
Left Margin Distance of the signs to the left margin at left-justified insertion.
Right Margin Distance of the signs to the right margin at right-justified insertion.
Offset Distance of the group list entries of group parts to the main part.
Rotation Rotation of the whole list by the indicated degrees
Cell Size Indicates after how many lines a horizontal line has to be inserted. This only serves for a clearer overview.
Header Sets the headline on the top of the list. This header is taken over to output.
Color The display colors can be globally selected for all elements of the parts list. In addition, individual colors can be assigned to the different columns as well.
  • Header – Color of column headers
  • Label – Color of column texts
  • Frame – Color of list frame
  • Hor. Lines – Color of the horizontal separation lines of the list
  • Ver. Lines – Color of the vertical separation lines of the list
Enter the color directly by indicating the color number or click on the desired input field and then on the (Color selection) button and select the color in the dialog as usual, to apply to the active Colors element.
Line Weight Line weight values (in pixels) for Frame (outside border), Hor Line (horizontal separators), and Ver Line (vertical separators).
Move Up If this field is checked, the list is running from the bottom to the top, i. e. the column headers are below.
Divide Groups At group lists, the groups are divided by horizontal lines. The settings under 'Block Size' don’t have any influence in this case.
Align Numbers at right All numerical values are aligned to the right margin.
Fill remaining with zero All numerical values are filled up with noughts according to the indicated format length and digits after the decimal point.
Header When checked, sets the list header. A column description is displayed for the columns of the list.
Text Style Select the desired font.
Sort by Depending on the field selected here, the output is sorted in rising order from the column header onward.
Reverse When checked, causes a sorting in descending order from the column header onward.
Use Prefix to sort At sorting, the entries are separated in prefix and number and then sorted separately.