Graphics Programs Reference
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- Continuous - Black to 02 - Continuous - Black. Using this method, your
families will have a consistent look. One limitation to using such a generic
methodofnamingtheobjectstylesisthatwhenyouarecontrollingvisibility
graphics in your project, you will be controlling them for all annotation
symbols assigned to 01 - Continuous - Black.
You may wish to name your subcategories to aid in the visibility control of
nested annotations within your component families. For example, you may
choose to create a subcategory for disconnect symbol lines that you draw in
anannotationfamilythatistobenestedintoadisconnectswitchcomponent
family. By naming the subcategory clearly, you can easily determine the
subcategory for which you need to adjust the visibility.
To create a subcategory, access the Object Styles settings in the family file
from the Object Styles button on the Manage tab. Click the New button
in the Object Styles dialog box, and give the subcategory a name. You can
set the line weight, line color, and line pattern for the subcategory. These
settings will carry through when the annotation family is loaded into a
project or component family file. You can choose to use the default settings
forthesubcategoryandoverridethemintheprojectorfamilyfileintowhich
the annotation is loaded. When you draw linework or a filled region in the
annotation family, set the line style to the newly created subcategory in the
drop-down list on the Subcategory panel.
Figure 18.5
shows a subcategory
created in an annotation family (top) and how the subcategory appears
when the annotation family is loaded into a project (bottom).
