Fill Settings

RE: Fill Settings

George A. Martin — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:26:26 GMT

Don't forget that if you want to change the fill of an existing closed shape, all you need is the Change Element Fill Type tool.

If you change the Fill settings here it will go across all the tools from that point until you change it somewhere.

RE: Fill Settings

David Renaud — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 10:56:44 GMT

thanks Henk, that is what I was wondering - how to access that dialog without it disappearing when I moved way from the end point.

RE: Fill Settings

Lorys — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 08:13:36 GMT

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Hi,

I turned on fill in View Settings because an opaque shaded area I placed was not showing its fill, nor was it letting me turn it on in Element Properties. Fine, that much worked. But now every time I place a closed SmartLine it creates an opaque fill. Then I have to select every one, go to properties, remove its fill.

Is there a setting that I can use so that fill is not automatically created for closed SmartLines, shapes, whatever? Or is all that extra work normal?

thanks.

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Mine is by default set to none for opauqe settings and after I created my shape I just change the fill attribute in element properties this also allows me the extra option to set one colour for the outline and a different colour for the fill.. ie black out line coloured file also have transparency if I want it...

I also use the place polygon more often than smart line for shapes.... or if need be create regions by flood for larger irregular areas like in mapping...

RE: Fill Settings

Henk Ligtvoet — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 22:09:27 GMT

Hi David,

Next to Tim's suggestion:
Instead of using a Datapoint (Left Mouse Click) to close the shape and accept whatever the current setting for the closed area is, you can also place a Tentative Snap using your mouse at that point that would close the shape.
When you have not changed your mouse buttons, you should press your Left and Right mouse button at the same time when your crosshair is close/on the point where the shape closes.
By doing so, the SmartLine Tool Settings window will expand with the additional settings for the closed area and you will be able to make the changes you need.
Once you have set the area type, fill type, etc. you can just use a Datapoint (Left Mouse Click) anywhere in your view to complete the shape.

hth

Henk

RE: Fill Settings

Tim Hickman — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:52:35 GMT

If you go to place a shape (block, circle, etc...) it should use these same options. These are file specific (yes one of those strange areas where it is file instead of user specific). Open any of these tools (block, circle, etc...) change the options to what you want and save settings. From this point on, when you close the shape with smartline, it should use these settings.

RE: Fill Settings

David Renaud — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:34:24 GMT

I did check the SmartLine settings and saw nothing, but not as I was closing the shape. I do need closed shapes so that I can use them to place "difference" hatching. I will take a look. thanks, Tim.

ok, I see that dialog opening when I hover over the last, closing point. But how do I change the settings? as soon as I move my cursor from the last point the dialog disappears. I can tab through the options and use Enter to toggle?

I did use Tab, Enter and the arrow keys to get fill set to None, and it's defaulting to None now (good), but is there a better way than using keys to change these settings? It's not intuitive to use a keyboard with a visual dialog, so I feel like I'm missing something.

RE: Fill Settings

Tim Hickman — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:19:29 GMT

When you use smartline, it should prompt you or change the tool settings to reflect a closed shape when you finish. When it does this it will list the options for this shape. This is where you have the "opaque" option selected, change this setting (my guess is fill - none) and it will not make the shape opaque.