Manage Styles – ARCHLine.XP

Create a style from an item

#set #create #ID ElementID [#dialog|#name ...... #enter]

The command asks a new style name with popup dialog calling(#dialog) or from command parameter. In case of ask from parameters it needs to close the command with #enter keyword.

Examples:

create a style with dialog calling

#set #create #ID ElementID #dialog

create a style called "NewSet" into the project locally

#set #create #ID ElementID #name "NewSet" #enter

create a style called "NewSet" into the global styles called MY

#set #create #ID ElementID #name "NewSet" #global #enter

create a style called "Folder\NewSet" into the project

#set #create #ID ElementID #name "NewSet" #folder "Folder" #enter

create a style called "Folder\Other\NewSet" into the project locally

#set #create #ID ElementID #name "NewSet" #folder "Folder" #subfolder "Other" #enter

create a style called "Folder\NewSet" into the global sets called MY

#set #create #ID ElementID #name "NewSet" #folder "Folder" #global #enter

create a style called "Folder\Other\NewSet" into the global styles called MY

#set #create #ID ElementID #name "NewSet" #folder "Folder" #subfolder "Other" #global #enter

Example:

create a style called "NewSet" into the project locally

#set #create #ID 1292 #name "NewSet" #enter

Creating a style by cloning another style

The command duplicates an existing style with the specified new name. The properties of the new style can be customized with additional commands.

#set #create #name "TypeOfElement" "ExistingSetnameOrGUID" #name "NewSet" #enter

Example:

1. Create a new wall style called "NewSet" based on "1 layered 30 wide wall"

#set #create #name "wall" "1 layered 30 wide wall" #name "NewSet" #enter

2. Create a new wall style called "NewSet" based on "1 layered 30 wide wall" - using the GUID of source set that is "0B_SdlNVvFP9EaFBfuRTRQ"

#set #create #name "wall" "0B_SdlNVvFP9EaFBfuRTRQ" #name "NewSet" #enter

Note:

If the style with the new name exists, the command overwrites the existing style.

Commands to modify the new style properties before it is created

You can add some additional property definition commands like #parameter and #layer, etc.

The #parameter command is the same as described in Manage BIM parameters for a drawing element

The #layer command has the following properties:

#name: the name of the layer

#material: the material name or id of the layer

#thickness: the thickness of the layer

#bottom: the bottom of the layer

#height: the height of the layer

#import: the priority of the layer

#visible: the layer is visible in 3D

Examples:

1. Add a new layer to an existing wall set

#set #modify #name "wall" "NewSet" #modify #layer #add #name "Insulation" #bottom "-40.0" #height "2700" #thickness "120" #material "Thermal Insulation 01" #enter

2. Add a new BIM parameter to an existing set

"PropertyName" [#extratext "description"] "Type of parameter" "Value of parameter" #enter

#set #modify #name "wall" "NewSet" #modify #parameter #add "Thermal parameters" "Conductivity" "IfcText" "0.7" #enter

Modify a style

#set #modify #name "TypeOfElement" "SourceSetnameOrID" #modify ....... #enter

After the second #modify keyword, the command structure is the same as described in previous section.

Example:

#set #modify #name "wall" "1 layered 38 wide wall" #modify #layer #add #name "next_layer" #thickness "100"

#set #modify #name "wall" "1 layered 38 wide wall" #modify #layer #add #name "Tamas layer" #thickness "100" #material "Glass26" #next #parameter #add "Tamas" "Status" "IfcText" "Not finished yet" #enter

List of styles by type

#set #list #name "TypeOfElement" #enter

The result:

Update items by style

#set #update #name "item type" "SetName"
//- refresh all walls with name "SetName" to actial set parameters

#set #update #name "wall" "OldSetName" #replace "NewSetName"
//- replace all walls with name "OldSetName" to "NewSetName"

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