Create and Apply Local Rules

DRAW User Guide

Create and Modify Views : Format 2D View : Create and Apply Local Rules

Local view and hatching rules can be created and applied to items in the view's drawlist, overriding the selected discipline specific rules for those items.

To create, modify and apply a local view rule, select a view, on the Format 2D tab, in the Local Rules group, click Representation to display the Local Rules window.


CE	Click to identify the currently selected view as the working element.
Views	Select a view for the sheet from the drop-down list.
Rules	Select a rule from the list.
Create	Allows the user to create a rule. Click to display the Create RRUL window. Input a name for the new rule in the Name field. Click OK to add the rule to the Rules list or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Create RRUL window. The user is returned to the Local Rules window.
Delete	Click to delete the currently selected rule from the Rules list.
For	Allows the user to specify the items that the rule is applied to. Select the All radio button and select the elements the rule is applied to from the drop-down list. Select the Names radio button and click Modify to display the Names window. Refer to Names for further information.
With	To apply qualifying restrictions to the elements specified in the For section, input an expression in the With field. For example, if the For section specifies Branches, the following can be input: (HBOR GT 100) AND (TBOR GT 80) meaning 'Branches with HBOR greater than 100mm and TBOR greater than 80mm'.
Symbology	Select the check box to represent design items symbolically.
Style	Select the check box to associate the local rule with a representation style.
Styles	Select a representation style library from the upper drop-down list. Select a style from the lower list.
Display	Select from the drop-down list to define the display of representation styles in the Styles list.

Click Apply to apply the local rules or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Local Rules window.

Names

To specify items by name that a rule is to be applied to, on the Local Rules window, click Modify to display the Names window.

The Names window allows the user to select individual elements from the Members list and copy them to the Names list.

The Navigation drop-down menu allows the user to select elements to display in the Members List.


Owner	Select to navigate to the owning element of the currently selected element. The element is selected in the Members List.
First	Select Element to navigate to the first element in the currently selected hierarchy. The element is selected in the Members List. Select Member to navigate to the first member of the currently selected element. The element is selected in the Members List.
Last	Select Element to navigate to the last element in the currently selected hierarchy. The element is selected in the Members List. Select Member to navigate to the last member of the currently selected element. The element is selected in the Members List.
Same	Select to navigate to the previously selected element. The element is selected in the Members List.
	Click to navigate to the previous element in the currently selected hierarchy. The element is selected in the Members List.
	Click to navigate to the next element in the currently selected hierarchy. The element is selected in the Members List.
Design Members / Drawlists	The Members list can display either design member elements or existing drawlists. Select Design Members from the drop-down list to pick design elements explicitly. Select Drawlists from the drop-down list to identify design elements by their presence in other drawlists.
Add	Click to add the currently selected element in the Members List to the Names list.
Delete Entry	Click to delete the selected entry from the Names list.
Delete All	Click to delete all entries from the Names list.

Local Hatching Rules

To create, modify and apply a local hatching rule, select a view, on the Format 2D tab, in the Local Rules group, click Hatching to display the Local Hatching Rules window.


CE	Click to identify the currently selected view as the working element.
Views	Select the view for the sheet from the drop-down list.
Rules	Select a hatching rule from the list.
Create	Allows the user to create a hatching rule. Click to display the Create HRUL window. Input a name for the new rule in the Name field. Click OK to add the rule to the Rules list or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Create HRUL window. The user is returned to the Local Hatching Rules window.
Delete	Click to delete the currently selected hatching rule from the Rules list.
For	Allows the user to specify the items that the rule is applied to. Select the Menus radio button and select the elements the rule is applied to from the drop-down list. Select the Names radio button and click Modify to display the Names window. Refer to Names for further information.
With	To apply qualifying restrictions to the elements specified in the For section, input an expression in the With field. For example, if the For section specifies Branches, the following can be input: (HBOR GT 100) AND (TBOR GT 80) meaning 'Branches with HBOR greater than 100mm and TBOR greater than 80mm'.
Style	Select the check box to associate the hatching rule with a representation style.
Styles	Select a representation style library from the upper drop-down list. Select a style from the lower list.
Display	Displays a graphical representation of the selected style from the lower Styles list.
Attributes	Allows the user to define the hatching rule attributes. Refer to Hatching Rule Attributes for further information.

Click Apply to apply the hatching rules or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Local Hatching Rules window.

Hatching Rule Attributes

To specify attributes for a hatching rule, on the Local Hatching Rules window, click Attributes to display the Hatching Rule Attributes window.


Consider	Select only sectioned surfaces from the drop-down list to specify that only surfaces cut by a section plane are considered. Select all primitive surfaces from the drop-down list to specify that the element need not be cut by a section plane to be considered.
Plot	Allows the user to view the Hatching Rule Attributes Plot window which illustrates the hatching rule attributes. Refer to Hatching Rule Attributes Plot for further information.
Hatching	Allows the user to refine a hatching rule. Select the All surfaces in all directions radio button to specify that all surfaces meeting the criteria in the Consider list are hatched. Select the Only surfaces perpendicular to view direction radio button to specify that only those surfaces perpendicular to the view are hatched. For example, if the view direction is north, the south face of the element is hatched, assuming it meets the criteria in the Consider list. Select the Only surfaces facing in the specified direction radio button to specify a direction normal to the surface to be hatched, instead of using the view direction. For example if a box displays in an isometric view with the top surface crosshatched and six surfaces of a box are required to have different hatching styles, this option would be used on six Hatching Rules.
Direction	The functionality is only available when the Only surfaces facing in the specified direction radio button is selected. Input a direction in the field or select the direction from the drop-down list.
Derived	The functionality is only available when the Only surfaces facing in the specified direction radio button is selected. Click to select a design element. The Direction (Y) window displays. Refer to Direction for further information.

Click Apply to apply the hatching rules or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Local Hatching Rules Attributes window. The user is returned to the Local Hatching Rules window.

Hatching Rule Attributes Plot

On the Hatching Rules Attributes window, click Plot to display the Hatching Rule Attributes Plot window.

The user can view the hatching rule attributes.