Inserting rules length statistics

About rules statistics tables

You can insert statistics about the length of the used rules. The statistics are listed in a table which is automatically updated each time the type and/or the length of the rules in the project change. You can insert a rules statistics table both in a design frame and a print drawing.

How it is done

You define a rectangle into which EngView inserts the table. The table lists the used styles appears automatically, followed by the respective length of the rules.

To insert a rules statistics table

On the Print toolbar, click Place Print Legend .

A contextual edit bar appears.

In 1up, select the print part for which you want to insert rules statistics.
Do any of the following:

In the graphical area, click where you want the first vertex of the table to be, and then start dragging with the mouse.

Do any of the following:

Point to where you want the second vertex of the rectangle to be, and then click.
In Dx enter the width of the table.

The table appears, displaying the styles in the drawing, with their names and lengths.

(Optional) To move the table across the sheet, click it, and then drag it to where you want it to be.
To edit the table, double-click it.

The Print Legend Properties dialog box appears.

Caption	The title of the table as it will appear in the print drawing
Order	In the dropdown list, choose how you want style names listed in the legend table: As catalog: As they appear in the tabular area of the 1up drawing. By name (flat): In alphabetical order. By name (keep tree): (1) The names of parent styles are listed in alphabetical order. (2) The names of child styles come right after the names of their parents, also in alphabetical order. By value (ascending): The names of styles whose objects have the shortest combined length are at the top. If the combined lengths of objects in different styles are identical, the style names are listed alphabetically. By value (descending): The names of styles whose objects have the longest combined length are at the top. If the combined lengths of objects in different styles are identical, the style names are listed alphabetically.
Number of columns	Arranges the data in as many columns as specified. A column consists of the style's visual representation, its name, and the numerical value.
Draw inner grid	Shows the table's inner cell borders.
Draw outer grid	Shows the table's outer borders.
Height (H)	Sets the height of the table rows.
d3–d4	Set the values for the d3 and d4 distances in the table. (See the image in the dialog box.)

Style sample column	Displays the column that visualizes the styles' patterns. If you do not select the check box, the column will not appear.
Style pattern scaling	Settings for how you want EngViewPrinect to scale style patterns in the legend table Follow part The style pattern is scaled by a factor that is identical to the one applied to the part (1up or layout) selected from the drop-down list. Normally, when setting a scale factor, from the drop-down list select the 1up or layout to which the current legend refers. Auto The style pattern is scaled to fit the size of the available legend cell (see H and W1). The applied scale factor appears as a read-only number. Value range: 0–1. Fixed Type a scale factor by which you want the style pattern scaled.
Always draw composite styles shape	(Applies for displayed composite styles) When the check box is selected, you see the actual pattern of a composite style — that is, as the object in this style will be produced on the media. NOTE: This is defined in the Structure tab of the Global Styles dialog box). When the check box is empty, you see the style as a straight line — that is, as defined in the Visual tab of the Global Styles dialog box).
W1	The width, in percentage of the length of the first column, of the section in which the visual representation of the style pattern will appear.
d1–d2	Set the values for the d1 and d2 distances in the table. (See the image in the dialog box.)

Style name column	Displays the column that holds the styles' names. If you do not select the check box, the column will not appear.
Font	Sets the font in which the text of the style name will appear.
Text alignment	(Applies to Style name font and Values font) Sets the text's orientation. Click, and then drag downward. Then, from the positioning options that appear, select how you want the text aligned within its bounding rectangle. NOTE: You also have three horizontal alignments: left, central and right. The default icon shows the left alignment. For right alignment, the d5 and d7 distances will apply for the respective distances from the right cell border to the first symbol of the text. For centrally aligned texts, any values set for the d5 and d7 distances will be ignored.
W2	Sets the width of the section in which the name of the style will appear. in percentage of the length of the second column.
d5–d6	Set the values for the d5 and d6 distances in the table. (See the image in the dialog box.)

Values column	Displays the column that holds the styles' values. If you do not select the check box, the column will not appear.
Font	Sets the font in which digits will appear in the table.
Measure units	Sets the measurement units used for displaying the length of objects.
Units precision	Sets how many digits after the decimal point will be displayed for the numerical values.
Show measure units	Displays the measurement units. If the check box is empty, only the digits appear.
W3	The width, in percentage of the length of the third column, of the section in which the name of the style will appear.
d7–d8	Set distances for the values and symbols in the table. For the specific distance references, see the image in the dialog box.

Edit the settings to make them work for you.
(Optional) To insert length statistics for other print parts, repeat Steps 3–8.
To fix the table, press ESC.