Defining your own layout attributes

Defining and managing layout attributes / Layout Attributes dialog box

You can add up to 20 custom layout attributes to the predefined ones.

To define your own layout attributes

• The Layout Attributes dialog box (How) is open
  

  Activate the Layout Attributes dialog box in one of the following ways

  • The Layout module is open.

  • Menu bar: Create Layout Layout and Project Attributes

  • Toolbar: Basic Tools Layout flyout Layout and Project Attributes
  • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s): Layout Layout and Project Attributes
  • Button: ---
  • Shortcut menu: ---

  Or:

  • The Layout module is open.
  • Allplan Exchange dialog box (How) is open.
    

    Activate the Allplan Exchange dialog box in one of the following ways

    • The Layout module is open.

    • Menu bar: Create Layout Allplan Exchange Layout Distribution

    • Toolbar: Basic Tools Layout flyout Allplan Exchange Layout Distribution
    • Palette: Tools Basic family Create area Allplan Exchange Layout Distribution

  • Menu bar: ---

  • Toolbar: ---
  • Palette: ---
  • Button: Layout and project attributes (at bottom left)
  • Shortcut menu: ---

1. Using the right moue button, click in the table head of the Layout attributes table and select More... on the shortcut menu.

   The Edit Attributes dialog box opens.

2. Select the check box of the relevant Layout user attribute 1 ... 20.
3. Enter the attribute property.

   You can enter up to 63 characters. Several properties need to be separated by semicolons ";".

4. Click OK.

   The attributes you have defined are added to the other attributes and can then be used in the Layout attributes table.