AUGIWorld Magazine - May/June 2008 - (Page 20)

Getting to Know the Display Manager I have received several questions recently regarding the Display Manager in AutoCAD® Architecture. What is the Display Manager, you ask? Basically the Display Manager is a centralized location for the display system information for your drawing in AutoCAD Architecture. The Display Manager is used to create and modify display configurations, display sets, and display representations. The Display Manager window can be resized as needed to view display information. Let’s take a look at this helpful tool. On the Format menu, select Display Manager. On the left pane of the Display Manager is a hierarchical tree view that organizes the display information for your drawings. You can add, rename, purge, send, and copy display system components in this area. As you select items in the left pane, you will notice that the right pane is updated (see Figure 1). The right pane of the Display Manager contains information Figure 1 about your selection in the left pane. In this area, you can view display sets and mapped view directions that are associated with each display configuration. You can also view the display representations of objects and preview how an object is displayed. AutoCAD Architecture Display sets Let’s take a more in-depth look at display sets. Display sets are collections of object display representations. A display set determines which objects are visible and how these objects are displayed in different views. A display set contains display representations that are appropriate for specific tasks and/or drawing types. For example, the Reflected display set contains display representations for objects that are usually included in a reflected ceiling plan (see Figure 2). It is possible for a display set to contain more than one display representation for an object. For example, a display set designated for plotting a floor plan might include the Plan and Threshold Plan display representations for doors. In this example, Plan Figure 2 display representation contains components for the door panel, frame, stop, and swing; whereas, the Threshold Plan display representation contains components for the inner and outer thresholds of the door. If a display set does not contain display representations for a particular object, the object is not displayed when that display set is used. For example, a reflected ceiling plan’s display set does not need representations for railings, which usually are not shown in these drawings. On the Format menu, select Display manager and expand Sets. If you want to create a display set with default properties, right-click Sets and click New (see Figure 3). If you want to create a display set from an already existing display set, right-click the display set you want to copy and click New. Enter the name for the new display set and hit Enter. Specify the display representations to use in this display set and click OK. Creating a display set Figure 3 20 w w w. A U G I . c o m http://www.augi.com

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AUGIWorld Magazine - May/June 2008 Table of Contents The CAD Manager From Drawing to Display: The Value of Autodesk Impression Designing for Auto-Dimensioning The Proof Is in the Footing Managing Customization and Profiles Getting to Know the Display Manager What's Cooking at Autodesk Labs? On the Back Page

AUGIWorld Magazine - May/June 2008

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