‘Show/Hide’ dialog box

Tool(s): Show/Hide

Color stands for pen

Use this to activate the Color stands for pen option. For more information, see Rules defining how elements look on screen.

Color stands for pen means that the color used to display an element on the screen is associated with (and thus dependent on) its pen thickness. Elements drawn with a certain pen (or pen thickness) always appear on the screen in the same color, regardless of the colors assigned to the individual elements. You can specify which color represents which pen in the Options on the Desktop environment - Pen colors page. You can turn the Color stands for pen option on and off in Show/Hide (How).

Activate Show/Hide in one of the following ways

• Menu bar: View

• Title bar: Quick Access Toolbar View

Thick line

When you select this option, lines are drawn with their actual extents on screen. Otherwise, lines are drawn with the same, thin line.
Note: You can configure whether the thick line is to have a constant or real thickness in the Options, Desktop environment, Display page, Display area.

Use color 1 for all elements

When you select this option, all elements appear in color 1 on the screen. For more information, see Rules defining how elements look on screen.

Colored reinforcement in plan view

When you select this option, the settings for engineering elements defined in the Options also apply to bar reinforcement and mesh reinforcement displayed in Plan using the Wireframe view type. In addition, layouts also use these settings. Generally, Allplan uses the settings on the Reinforcement - Representation page - Bar reinforcement area for plan display.

Note: If Color stands for pen or Use color 1 for all elements is selected, this option has no effect on the representation.

2D elements in 3D views

When you select this option, 2D elements and 3D elements are visible in 3D views. They cannot, however, be edited in this view.

Boundaries of surface elements, bitmaps

When you select this option, the boundaries of surface elements (hatching, patterns, fills) and bitmap images are displayed (as construction lines). When you disable this option, the boundaries of these areas are not displayed.

Surface elements in background

When you select this option, surface elements are always displayed behind other elements, regardless of their priority rating set for the display.

Scanned images on top

Select this option if you want scanned images to appear in the foreground, in front of the other design elements.

A scanned image is a bitmap file (e.g., a scanned drawing) in RLC format which can be inserted in the background of one or several drawing files. The scanned image is not thereby stored in the drawing file; it exists simply as a reference to the scanned image. Bitmap files in BMP or TIF format can be converted into RLC format. Scanned images are always monochrome with a defined RGB color (256 colors).

Construction line

When you select this option, elements drawn as construction lines are displayed on screen.

Elements in construction-line format are drawing aids. They are not included in printouts you create in Layout Editor. When printing straight from print preview, you can specify whether construction lines are to appear in printouts. The line type and color of construction lines can be changed in the Options. You can use Construction lines on/off in the Properties palette to specify whether elements are drawn as construction lines. Use Show/Hide to globally show or hide elements drawn as construction lines.

Center of circle

When you select this option, centers of circles and ellipses are displayed on the screen.

B-spline control point

When you select this option, control points of B-splines are displayed on the screen.

Element control symbol, Element direction symbol

When you select this option, element control symbols and element direction symbols are displayed on the screen. You can also switch on element markers in the Options - Desktop environment - Display, where you can also define the size of the symbols.

Text, dimension line, hatching, pattern, fill/filled line, bitmap area, style area, pattern line, scanned image, smart symbol foil A/ B/ C

When you deactivate these options, the elements in question are not displayed on the screen. This can speed up refresh operations. Invisible elements cannot be modified.

XRef

When you select this option, the contents of XRefs are displayed. When you disable this option, you can only see the frame of an XRef.

XRef stands for eXternal Reference. An XRef is a file (this can be a drawing file, an NDW file or a DXF/DWG/DGN file) that is placed as a reference in a drawing file. The inserted file is still associated with the original file. In other words, the display in the drawing file will update to reflect any changes you make to the original file. An XRef is particularly appropriate for elements you use multiple times (e.g. hotel rooms).

XRef border

When you select this option, you can only see the borders of XRefs.

Component number

When you select this option, the component number is displayed.

Content of layout element

This option is only available in the Layout Editor task.
When you select this option, the contents of layout elements are visible in layouts. When you disable this option, you can only see the borders of layout elements. This makes your computer much faster.

Layout element/window border

This option is only available in the Layout Editor task.
When you select this option, the boundaries of layout elements and layout windows are visible in layouts.

Border of printable area

This option is only available in the Layout Editor task.
When you select this option, the maximum printable area of the current output device (including the device margins) is displayed as a black line. These boundaries are defined by the output device and cannot be changed.