Autodesk 00128-051462-9310 User Guide - Page 1961

Bookends Components Use this procedure to insert detail components, such as louvers and vents, that consist of a pattern repeated as a linear array but bounded by unique items at each end. In this example, the tool for inserting louvers has the View property set to Section, which is the only view available for this type of component. 1 Activate the detail component insertion tool for a particular component. 2 Click a start point in the drawing area to insert the component at the default orientation, or select one of the following options: If you want to... flip the component along its X axis Then... enter x (for Xflip), and then click to specify the starting point for the component. flip the component along its Y axis enter y (for Yflip), and then click to specify the starting point for the component. 3 Specify the desired endpoint to insert the component. Bookends component inserted in section view Countable Linear Array Components Use this procedure to insert detail components that need to be depicted multiple times in a linear array, such as bricks. In this example, the tool for inserting bricks has the View property set to Section. The same prompts are displayed if the View setting is Plan. If the setting is Elevation, the prompts described under "Stamp Components" on page 1919 are used. If the setting is Elevation (Pattern), the prompts described under "Backfill Components" on page 1920 are used. 1 Activate the detail component insertion tool for the component using any of the methods described under "Inserting Detail Components" on page 1918. 2 Click an insertion point in the drawing area. 3 Orient the component image, and then click to insert it, or select one of the following options: If you want to... flip the component along its X axis Then... enter x (for Xflip), and then click to specify the insertion point for the component. Bookends Components | 1921