Tab ATHENA Model > Group Orientation > Display modes
Menu:
Modeling > Manage > Display modes
Toolbar:
ATH Manager > Display modes
Command input:
ath_st3d_view
With this command you use a dialog box to define the type of display and the object snap settings for 3D bars and 3D infills as well as the display of frame elements.
Axis Displays the bars as axes. Centrally on the axis a red cone symbolizes the bar direction.
The display of the marking for the bar direction can be controlled in the Presettings.
Simple Displays bars in simplified form. The simplified form shows outlines with up to 16 sides. If the outline has more than 16 sides, the enclosing rectangle of the outline is shown. Internal outlines are generally masked out.
Construction Shows bars in the construction mode. The construction mode largely corresponds to the full display, but is many times faster. However, processes and appended assemblies cannot be shown or only symbolically.
Complete Displays bars in the full form. With this form you can also fully display processes and appended assemblies.
The display form affects performance: The more simply the bars are displayed, the better (faster) is the performance during 3D operations.
Dialog box section Processes/assemblies
Suppress Does not show processes and assemblies on the bar.
Symbolic Shows processes and assemblies on the bar symbolically.
Complete Shows processes and assemblies on the bar in the full form.
Dialog box section Object Snap
Axes Causes the object snap to only respond at points on the center line of the bar.
If you keep the Ctrl key pressed while you snap points, this object snap setting is temporarily inverted. The OSnap then operates on all points on the solid of the bar.
Solid Causes the object snap to respond to all points on the bar solid.
If you keep the Ctrl key pressed while you snap points, this object snap setting is temporarily inverted. The object snap then only responds at points on the center line of the bar.
Dialog box section Layer
Continuous Shows the bar with the material layer for continuous lines.
Solids Shows the bar with the material layer for solid bodies.
With the layer setting Solid and Full display mode, bars with surface are shown in the color which is assigned to the surface.
From bar Shows the bar with the current layer.
Tab Infill
db_ath_st3d_view_fuellung
Dialog box section Display
Symbol Activates or deactivates the display of the infill as a symbol.
Solid Activates or deactivates the display of the infill as a solid.
When the tick boxes Symbol and Solid are deactivated, only the border of the infill is displayed.
Dialog box section Details
Suppress Shows each layer of the infill as an enclosing rectangle and masks out the cavity.
Complete Shows each layer of the infill in full form.
Dialog box section Object Snap
Axes Causes the object snap to occur on the center lines (border) of the infill.
Solid Causes the object snap to occur on the infill solid.
Dialog box section Layer
Continuous Shows the infill with the material layer for continuous lines.
Solids Shows the infill with the material layer for solids.
From infill Shows the infill with the current layer.
Tab Frame element
Controls the display of frame elements (window, door and facade elements).
db_ath_st3d_view_elem
Dialog box section Display
Elevation Displays frame elements in a 2D projection.
Solids Displays frame elements in a 3D solid.
End of program
Save settings Saves the current settings as default.
Reset Restores previously saved settings.
Apply Uses the settings on objects which you must choose. For this, the dialog box is closed and the following input request appears:
Input request
Select objects:
Use the mouse to choose the objects whose type of display you wish to change. This input request is repeated until the command is terminated by pressing the Enter key.
X object(s) changed
Apply all Uses the settings on all objects of the current drawing.
Note
• Changing the type of display affects the working speed and the file size. The simpler the display mode, the quicker it is to work with the objects (e.g. with Fit) and the smaller the file size.
• No information relating to ATHENA 3D objects is lost. Only the way the objects are displayed is changed.
• Saving of the settings occurs in the file ath_obj_prop.dex.
