This dialog box is displayed after selecting the Polygon button in the Code Table Editor dialog box accessed via the Tables/Code Table commands.
The dialog box is used to view or edit the polygon attributes stored against the currently selected feature code in the currently selected code table.
Polygon attribute settings stored in a code table may be easily accessed via the feature code to quickly predetermine the attributes that are to be applied to new polygons being created or existing polygons being edited.
Refer to the Concepts/Tables topic for a more detailed description of the benefits and uses of code tables.
| Item | Used to |
| Code Table | Display the name of the code table currently selected for editing. |
| Code | Display the feature code currently selected for editing in that code table. |
| Group: | Key in or select the group attribute. If a new group is entered, that group will be created when the OK button is selected. |
| Desc: | Edit the polygon description attribute. The description may be up to 26 characters. |
| Colour: | Select the colour number attribute for polygons. |
| Area: | Select whether the polygon is to have an area attribute. |
| Rounding: | Select the rounding for the polygon area. Three types of area rounding (1, 2, and 3) are definable using the Utilities/Configure/Areas command. A setting of zero means that rounding will not be applied. |
| Angles | Select whether the polygon is to have internal angles. |
| Rounding: | Select the rounding for the angle attributes. Three types of angle rounding (1, 2, and 3) are definable using the Utilities/Configure/Angles command. A setting of zero means that rounding will not be applied. |
| View Convention | Set the view convention attribute. If this attribute is active, then internal angles of the polygon will have directions which make them readable from the bottom or right of the screen. If it is not active, then the angles may appear upside down on the screen. |
| Hatch type | |
| None | Select the "no hatching" option for the polygon. |
| Line | Select line hatching for the polygon. |
| Cross | Select cross hatching for the polygon. |
| Symbol | Select the symbol hatching for the polygon. |
| Edge | Select edge hatching for the polygon. |
| Solid Fill | Select Solid Fill for the polygon. |
| Colour | Select the colour of the polygon attributes. |
| Line Style > > | Select the line style to be used for line hatching or cross hatching. Refer to the Line Style Library dialog box in Appendix 2. |
| Line | |
| Direction | Key in the direction of the lines or lines of symbols used in the hatching. The direction is in decimal degrees and mathematical convention (anti clockwise from east). |
| Spacing | Key in the spacing between the lines or lines of symbols used in the hatching. The spacing is in millimetres or inches as required on the final plan. This value must be between 0 and 102.3mm (4.02 in) inclusive. |
| Symbol > > | Select the symbol to be used for symbol hatching. Refer to the Symbol Library dialog box. |
| Symbol | |
| Spacing | Key in the spacing between symbols if symbol hatching was selected. The spacing is in millimetres or inches as required on the final plan. |
| Height | Key in the height (Y dimension) of the symbol selected for symbol hatching. The height is in millimetres or inches as required on the final plan. |
| Width | Key in the width (X dimension) of the symbol selected for symbol hatching. The width is in millimetres or inches as required on the final plan. |
| Direction | Key in the direction of the symbol selected for symbol hatching. The direction is in decimal degrees and mathematical convention (anti clockwise from east). |
| Shift Alternate Lines | Select whether the symbol hatching is to be staggered. If this check box is active, the symbols on each alternate line are shifted along the line by half the symbol spacing. |
| Edge Length | Key in the length of the edge ticks used if edge hatching is selected. The edge length is in millimetres or inches as required on the final plan. |
| View Hatch Pattern | Update the hatch pattern viewing area to reflect the current settings in the dialog box. |
| OK | Close the dialog box and temporarily save any changes to the dialog box settings. Control is returned to the Code Table Editor dialog box and any changes made can then be saved to the code table by using the Update button. |
| Cancel | Close the dialog box without saving any changes to the settings. |