Default pen and color for display of pattern on/off

Pattern defaults

You can use the Default Pen and Color for Display of Pattern on/off tool to define whether the pattern is created with the pen and color set here in the pattern defaults or with the current settings in the Properties palette. For more information, see Rules defining how elements look on screen.

Tip: When you include fills in pattern definitions, you should enable this option.

• When you select Default Pen and Color for Display of Pattern on/off, the pattern is drawn using the line widths and colors with which it was created, regardless of the settings in the Properties palette. This means you can use a variety of line thicknesses in a single pattern.
  Note: This option is enabled for all Allplan default patterns.
• When you switch off Default Pen and Color for Display of Pattern on/off, the pattern is drawn using the line widths and colors set in the Properties palette, regardless of the settings made in the pattern defaults and the Color stands for pen option.
  

  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