Alibre Design

Chapter 12 - Drawings5. Click to place the view.Note: In the Detailing tab of the Drawing Properties dialog, you can pre-define the display style forthe section line, the font for the section line label, and the default hatch pattern style.Note: For advanced users who want to customize the available hatch patterns in Alibre Design:You can modify the predefined hatch patterns that ship with Alibre Design by editing the text file,alibre_unicode.pat. You can use Notepad to edit this file. A definition of the file format is embeddedwithin the file. This file is located in the folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ApplicationData\Alibre Design\System Files.‣ To modify a section view:• To edit the letter label on the section line or the note on the section view, double-click theitem, or right-click and select Edit from the pop-up menu. The Note dialog box appearscontaining the original text. Enter the new text and click OK.• To change the cut direction, right-click the section view and select Reverse Section Viewfrom the pop-up menu.• The section view crosshatch pattern is set in the Detailing tab on the Design Propertiesdialog box (File > Properties). You can modify the crosshatch pattern for an individualsection view. Right-click the section view and select Change Cross Hatch from the popupmenu. The Hatch Properties dialog box appears. Select a new crosshatch patternfrom the list or modify the Scale or Angle. Click OK to apply the changes.357