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AutoCAD Architecture 2013
by: Melinda Heavrin
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he display system in AutoCAD® Architecture is specifically designed so you only have to draw an architectural object once. The appearance of that object will then change automatically to meet the display requirements of different types of drawings, view directions, or levels of detail. The view-dependent display of objects in AutoCAD Architecture is made possible by a hierarchical system of display settings that specify display properties (visibility, layer, color, linetype, etc.) for individual display components of all the different types of architectural objects under all the different viewing scenarios.
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If you are a CAD manager, you will want to fully understand the display system structure and the display manager so you can modify and organize default settings as necessary to implement your own display standards. But any user can quickly change the appearance of an object in a particular view by modifying values on the Display tab of the Properties palette. To change the display using this tab, click Select Components, select an object display component, and then select or enter a new value for the display property you want to change (such as color or July 2013