Default pen and color for display of pattern on/off

Pattern definition

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 on the Format toolbar. For more information, see Settings defining how elements are displayed on screen.

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

• When you enable 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 on the Format toolbar. This means you can use a variety of pen widths in a single pattern.
  Note: This option is enabled for all Allplan default patterns.
• When you disable Default Pen and Color for Display of Pattern on/off, the pattern is drawn using the line widths and colors set on the Format toolbar, 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 screen is associated with (and thus dependent on) the pen thickness of the element in question. Elements drawn with a certain pen (or pen thickness) are always presented on-screen with the same color, regardless of the colors assigned to the individual elements. You can specify which color represents which pen in the Options (Standard toolbar) on the Desktop environment - Pen colors page. You can switch the Color stands for pen option on and off in Show/Hide on the Standard toolbar.