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3.
Click Select.
All blocks that sh are the specified name are
selected.
To select blocks by layer:
1.
Choose Ed it menu > Selec t By > Layer.
2. Select a block in the scene.
All the blocks sharing that layer are selected.
To is olate selected obj ects:
1.
Using one of the previous selection methods,
select some blocks.
2. Choose Tools menu > Isolate Selected.
All objects are hidden except for the selec ted
blocks. A dia log is displayed, indicating that
isolation mode is active.
Styles
Styles are sets of p ar ameters that you can assign
to objects in AutoCAD Architecture (formerly
Architectural Desktop or A DT ) to determine
their appearance. This means an AutoCAD
Architecture object references a style in order
to determine certain aspects of its appearance.
For example, a door st y le determines the type of
door represented in the drawing, such as single or
double hung, bifold or hinged, solid core or g lass
pane. You can assign one style to more than one
object, and you c an mo dify the parameters of that
style to change all the objects that have the same
sty le assigned to them.
For more information about how to work with
styles in AutoCAD Architecture, refer to the
AutoCAD Architecture Reference.
A style is made up of components. Each
component defines dimensions and display
propertiesperview. Forexample,thehatch
patterndefinedforcomponent1inPlanviewcan
be different from the ha tch pattern for the same
component in Model view. Styles are grouped in
categories that mirror the categories of AutoCAD
Architecture objects. You per form model
management, such as creating and deleting styles
and style-components in AutoCAD Architecture,
andreloadthemodifiedsceneinto3dsMaxusing
the File Link Manager utility (page 3–422).
When a mo del is linked to 3ds Max from AutoCAD
Architecture, styles play an important role in
assigning render materials and texture coordinates
to Architectural Desktop object components
described by style components. Components
of an AutoCAD Architecture object often have
predefined materials in their st yle definitions. This
means that if you have m a ny instances of an object
in your drawing, you can quickly replace materials
on all the objects without having to selec t each
instance of the object.
’Style-based objects’ is a more common term
for AutoCAD Architecture objects that reference
styles.
Limitati ons of Sty les
Styles-based AutoCAD Architecture objects do
have some limitations when a model is linked to
3ds Max.
• Changes to sty les and their components
performed in 3ds Max will not propagate back
into Architectural Desktop.
• The st ructure of a style-based object in
3ds Max cannot b e changed. You c annot add
components to or delete them from a link ed
object.
• Objects on frozen layers in Architectur al
Desktop will not be displayed when the model
is linked to 3ds Max.
Note: This is not the case when Skip All Frozen
Layers is turned off in your File Link settings.