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■ Modify existing display configurations and display sets before creating new ones. ■ Don't create new display representations for objects unless you absolutely have to. Many times you can find an existing display representation that you aren't using that you can modify to suite your needs. Remember that every display representation that you create is one that you have to manage. NOTE Remember that display control is drawing-specific. Changes that you make that you intend to be part of your office standard should be made in your drawing template. You can use the Display Manager to copy display configurations, display sets and display representations between drawings. IMPORTANT If you create a new display configuration that uses an existing display representation that has been modified, you must remember to copy both the display configuration and the modified display representation to your template. When you copy the display configuration to the template the associated display representations and display sets will only be copied with it if they do not already exist in the template. When you manually copy a display set or a display representation into a template that already contains display sets and representations with the same name, you will be prompted to overwrite the existing definitions. Level of Detail Level of detail should always be a consideration when creating new content objects and new display representations. By default there are three display configurations that address level of detail provided in the AutoCAD Architecture template drawings: Display Configuration High Detail Medium Detail Low Detail Design Scale [Metric Units in Brackets] 1/4"=1'-0" [1:50]or greater 1/8"=1'-0" [1:100] 1/16"=1'-0" [1:200] or smaller NOTE You may decide that the default display configurations are not appropriate for your preferred graphic standards. You can create additional display configurations and modify the existing ones to accommodate your own standards. Architectural objects frequently include hatch patterns parameters as part of their display control. You should make sure that the hatch pattern scale and type is appropriate for the level of detail a given display representation is meant to address. Also remember to address hatch pattern scale and type in your material definitions, as it is a best practice to assign material definitions to style-based components. Hatch patterns that represent annotation standards (diagonal lines that represent brick in plan, for example), should be scaled appropriately for your level of detail. Hatch patterns that represent geometry (bricks in elevation, for example), should be given a scale of 1 unit. Style-Based Content Style-based content in AutoCAD Architecture is classified under one of three general groups: ■ Architectural Objects: Traditional architectural object geometry. ■ Documentation Objects: Any style-based object that is specifically and uniquely used for annotation and documentation purposes. ■ Multi-Purpose Objects: Any style-based object that could be used to help define either a documentation object style or an architectural object style. Many styles can be used to create style-based tools on a palette. Others are used as nested styles or "substyles". All styles and definitions can be edited from the Style Manager and stored in a central style library drawing. TIP You can assign a pre-defined keynote from your keynote database to any style that you create in the "General" tab of the style definition. 540 | Chapter 13 Content Creation Guidelines