What is a "pen function"
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2007-07-26 10:00 PM
2007-07-26
10:00 PM
"Since each pen index number has a
Can some on tell me what a pen function is
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2007-07-27 12:02 AM
2007-07-27
12:02 AM
It's what you are using the pen for. Slabs, steel beams, chairs, tiles, bricks, text.... whatever it is you want to use a pen for.
Tom Waltz
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2007-07-27 12:10 AM
2007-07-27
12:10 AM
Mo wrote:it's the use of a specific pen for a specific purpose. for example - i use specific pens for the different service runs (drainage, sewage, stormwater, etc), different wall sheathing types, slab edges, etc, etc . . .
Can some on tell me what a pen function is
it means that different pensets can be assigned to the same basic view with greatly differing output results: i.e. all wall sheathing pens can be mapped to white and the slab edge pen-weight boosted; or all pens except stormwater turned to grey; or . . ? the variations are endless . . .
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2007-07-27 10:27 PM
2007-07-27
10:27 PM
to follow up on this since I am currently working out what my pens sets will be (new user)
I was thinking I'd go through and set up ranges of pens for various functions as suggested, but I'm wondering about all the existing library objects - is there any internal logic that's already set up for the (multiple) pens they each use?
If I set up my own pens set, it seems that I might have to change each and everyone to match what I come up with. I've heard that I should leave pen 91 alone for this reason - are there other "standard" pens that I should leave alone?
thanks!!
I was thinking I'd go through and set up ranges of pens for various functions as suggested, but I'm wondering about all the existing library objects - is there any internal logic that's already set up for the (multiple) pens they each use?
If I set up my own pens set, it seems that I might have to change each and everyone to match what I come up with. I've heard that I should leave pen 91 alone for this reason - are there other "standard" pens that I should leave alone?
thanks!!
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2007-07-27 11:39 PM
2007-07-27
11:39 PM
Chris wrote:Pens 1 and 91 seem pretty sacred.... beyond that, I don't know if anyone has come up with a logic. The libraries change with each release, so unless you plan on changing your standards each release, you may as well make one that makes sense to you.
I was thinking I'd go through and set up ranges of pens for various functions as suggested, but I'm wondering about all the existing library objects - is there any internal logic that's already set up for the (multiple) pens they each use?
Tom Waltz
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2007-07-28 04:14 AM
2007-07-28
04:14 AM
There's been a lot of discussion on this in the past. Try doing a search and you will see other people's approcches. It might save you a lot of headaches.
Here'sone such thread...
Cheers,
Link.
Here'sone such thread...
Cheers,
Link.