topic Re: Symbols on stair railing in Modeling

Symbols on stair railing

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2023 16:01:14 GMT

There is some weird symbols on the railing posts. I can't tell what their use is in 3d. They are showing up on my sheet and in the printed pdf. What are they for and most importantly how do I get them out of the printed output?

Re: Symbols on stair railing

RandyC — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:38:18 GMT

I think these are line types -- mine sometimes show as concrete block
check th 2d settings.

Re: Symbols on stair railing

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:53:23 GMT

Overriding the line type does get rid of the symbol. It begs the question though, where did the symbol come from and how would you change it if for some stupid reason you wanted it?

Re: Symbols on stair railing

Barry Kelly — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 01:07:39 GMT

It is not a symbol as such, it is just a symbol line type.
And because the post is round, the line will curve as well giving that strange look.
So instead of using a straight or dashed line, you are using a symbolic line.

If it is happening all of the time then the default line type that has been set for your post is using the wrong line type.

Or possibly you have changed the line type that is used by the post.
Lines are referenced by index number - although we see the names.
So say the post was set to use line type = short dash which has an index number of '5', and you have managed to changed line type 5 to be a symbolic line like a zig-zag (either in the line type settings or via the Attribute manager), then the post will now use the zig-zag line.

Barry.