Creating GDI type style association filters

1. On the Tools menu, click Preferences, and then click the Import Associations tab.

The Import Associations tab appears.

2. To create a filter, click Add.

The Filter Type dialog box appears, in which you choose the type of filter you will create.

3. Click the GDI option, and then click OK.

The Style Association Filter dialog box appears. In it, you create GDI association filters.

Filter Name Sets a name for the filter. This name will be then featured in the Import Associations tab (see Step 1).

Rules A list of the style association rules set for the filter

Color Sets a condition for color for the respective rule. All objects in the imported structure which have the specified color and meet the thickness and stipple criteria will be associated with and, respectively, converted to the style set in respective row in the Style name column.

Thickness Sets a condition for object-line thickness for the respective rule. All objects in the imported structure that meet the specified line-width range and meet the color and stipple criteria will be associated with and, respectively, converted to the style set in respective row in the Style name column.

Stipple Sets a condition for object-line stipple pattern for the respective rule. All objects in the imported structure that correspond to the specified intermittent or nonintermittent line property and meet the color and thickness criteria will be associated with and, respectively, converted to the style set in respective row in the Style name column.

Layer In an external file, the name of the layer that contains the objects in a particular style.

Style name Sets the style which all objects that meet the color, thickness and stipple criteria specified for the respective rule will be associated with and converted to.

Add Opens a dialog box, in which you add a new rule for the style association filter you are creating or editing.

Edit Opens a dialog box, in which you modify the rule selected in the Rules table for the style association filter you are creating or editing.

Delete Deletes a selected rule.

Move Up Moves a selected rule up in the table. In the table, rules take precedence over the ones below them. Rules are applied according to their descending order in the table.

Move Down Moves a selected rule down in the table. In the table, rules take precedence over the ones below them. Rules are applied according to their descending order in the table.

4. In Filter name, type a name for the filter. This name will then be featured in the filter list to identify the filter.
5. To create a style association rule, click Add.

The Style Association Rule dialog box appears. In it, you enter the properties that EngView will look for in the imported file. When the program detects a property, it will associate the objects that carry the property to the style set in Style. Depending on the properties selected in the dialog box, different association combinations may arise.

Layer name Type the name of a specific layer in the imported drawing. When EngView detects this layer, it will associate all objects in it to the style set in Style provided they meet any other properties selected here.

Color Set the color that EngView will look for in the external file. When EngView detects objects in this color, it will associate these objects to the style set in Style provided they meet any other properties selected here.

NOTE: In +/- type a tolerance for the color's RGB values. For example, if you have selected a color whose RGB values are Red – 13; Green – 200; Blue – 112, you can add a value tolerance to allow for any other colors that fall within the tolerance. In this case, EngView will associate all colors whose RGB values fall within the set tolerance with the style selected in Style. USAGE NOTE: This comes in handy when external files feature objects in varying colors but despite these color differences they need to be associated with only one EngView style (Cuting, Creasing, Cut-Creasing, among others).

Width Select a width range. When in the imported file EngView detects objects whose width falls within the set range (in points), it will associate these objects to the style set in Style provided they meet any other properties selected here.

Stipple Select to set a stipple pattern. When in the imported file EngView detects objects whose stipple pattern is identical to the one set here, it will associate these objects to the style set in Style provided they meet any other properties selected here. NOTE: After selecting the check box, select Straight or Dashed as your case requires.

Style In the drop-down list, select the style with which the objects in the imported file that meet the set criteria will be associated in EngView.

6. In the dialog box, enter the values that you need for the filter, and then click OK.
7. (Optional) To create more rules, in the Style Association Filter dialog box, repeat Steps 4–6.
8. (Optional) Use Move Up or Move Down to arrange the rules according to priority — see examples for how association rules are applied in top-to-bottom order.

   Correct order

   

   First, black-colored objects that fall into the width range 3.5pt – 6.50pt will be converted into Cutting 3pt style objects. Any black objects outside this range will be converted afterward.

   Order to avoid

   

   Here all black objects in the imported structure will be converted into Cutting style objects, regardless of their width and despite the fact that the later rule defines a Cutting 3pt style for objects falling into a certain width range. Because of the top-to-bottom application of the association, when the second rule kicks in, there will no longer be any black-colored objects left for processing.

9. In Fine-Tune Rules, enter special-case settings for the rules in the list. These include variations of the listed rules in terms of layer name, color, width or stipple, or their combinations. See the options.

   Layer Name

   Leave as is The objects are imported in the style set in Style name. The name of the layer in the external file is ignored.

   Search for a child style The program searches the global styles for a child style of the style set in Style name and whose name is its variant. If such a child style is found, the objects are imported in that style; if not, the objects are imported in the style set in Style name.

   Create a child styleEngView creates a project (local) style that is a child style of the style set in Style name and whose name is its variant, and then imports the objects in that style.

   Search for and create a child style EngView searches the global styles for a child style of the one set in Style name and whose name is its variant. If such a child style is not found, a project (local) child style is created and the objects are imported in it; if a style is found, it is made a child style of the style set in Style name, and the objects are imported in it.

   Color

   Leave as is The objects are imported in the style set in Style name. The colors of the objects in the external file are ignored.

   Override per object The objects are imported in the style set in Style name in the colors they had in the external file.

   Create a child style EngView creates a project (local) style that is a child style of the style set in Style name but with a variant color, and then imports the objects in that style.

   Search for a child style EngView searches the global styles for a child style of the style set in Style name but with a variant color. If such a child style is found, the objects are imported in that style; the remaining objects are imported in the parent style.

   Search for and create a child style EngView searches the global styles for a child style of the style set in Style name but with a variant color. If no such is found, a project (local) child style is created and the objects are imported in it; the remaining objects are imported in the parent style.

   Search for a child style and create override (Search, create and override) EngView searches the global styles for a child style of the style set in Style name but with a variant color, and then imports the objects in that style. The objects in other colors are imported in the parent style, in the colors in which they appear in the external file.

   Width

   Leave as is The objects are imported in the style set in Style name. The widths they had in the external file are ignored.

   Search for a child style EngView searches the global styles for a child style of the one set in Style name but with a variant width. If such a child style is found, the objects are imported in that style; the remaining objects are imported in the parent style.

   Create a child style EngView creates a project (local) style that is a child style of the style set in Style name but with a variant width, and then imports the objects in it. For example, if three lines with different widths are being imported, they are imported in three different styles.

   IMPORTANT: If an object matches the properties of a parent style, it is imported in that style; the remaining objects, which have variant widths, are imported in the newly created project (local) child styles.

   Search for and create a child style EngView searches the global styles for a child style of the style set in Style name but with a variant width. If no such is found, a project (local) child style is created and the objects are imported in it; the remaining objects that correspond to the properties of the parent style are imported in it.

   Stipple

   Leave as is The objects are imported with the stipple pattern of the style set in Style name. The stipple patterns they had in the external file are ignored.

   Override per object EngView imports the objects in the style set in Style name with the stipple pattern they had in the external file.

   Create a child style EngView creates a project style that is a child style of the style set in Style name but with a variant stipple pattern, and then imports the objects in that style.

   Search for a child style EngView searches the global styles for a child style of the style set in Style name but with a variant stipple pattern. If such a child style is found, the objects are imported in that style; the remaining objects are imported in the parent style.

   Search for and create a child style EngView searches the global styles for a child style of the style set in Style name but with a variant stipple pattern. If no such child style is found, a project (local) child style is created and the objects are imported in it.

   Search for a child style and create override EngView searches the global styles for a child style of the style set in Style name but with a variant stipple pattern, and then imports the objects from the external file in it. The objects in other colors are imported in the parent style, with the stipple patterns that they had in the external file.

10. In Import Unmatched Objects, define rules for importing objects that fall outside the listed rules. These include variations of the already-set rules in terms of layer name, color, width or stipple, or their combinations. See the options.

    Layer Name

    Create Unrecognized The objects are imported in a style whose name is >Unrecognized<. For example, if the external file has three layers named A, B and C, their objects are imported in layers named Unrecognized1, Unrecognized2 and Unrecognized3.

    Search for a style EngView searches the global styles for a style whose name is identical with that of the layer in the external file. If such a style is found, the objects are imported in it; if not, all the objects are imported in a service style named Unrecognized1.

    Create a style The program directly creates a project (local) style whose name is identical with that of the layer in the external file, and then imports the objects in it. As many project (local) styles are created as there are layers in the external file.

    Search for and create a style EngView searches the global styles for a style whose name matches that of the layer in the external file. If such a style is found, the objects are imported in it; if not, a project (local) style is created whose name is identical with that of the layer in the external file, and the objects are imported in it.

    Color

    Leave as is All objects are imported in the same color.

    Override per object Leaves the imported objects in the colors they had in the external file.

    Create a style EngView directly creates a project (local) style in which all the objects that share the same color are imported.

    Search for a style EngView searches the global styles for a style that has the same color. If such a style is found, the objects are imported in it; if not, they are imported in the parent style.

    Search for and create a style EngView searches the global styles for a style that has the same color. If such a style is found, the objects are imported in it; if not, they are imported in a newly created project (local) style. For example, if there are four colors in the external file and one of them is matched to a global style, the objects in this color are imported in that style; the objects in the remaining three colors are imported in three newly created project (local) styles.

    Search for a style and create override EngView searches the global styles for a style that has the same color, and imports the objects in that style. For example, if there are four colors in the external file and one of them is matched to a global style, the objects in this color are imported in that style; the objects in the remaining three colors are imported in one newly created project (local) style, in the colors they had in the external file.

    Width

    Leave as is The objects are imported with the same width.

    Search for a style EngView searches the global styles for a style that has the same width. If such a style is found, the objects are imported in it; the rest are imported in the style Unrecognized1

    Create a style The program directly creates a project (local) style, and then imports the objects in the that style. Each style that has a different width is imported in a newly created style. For example, if there are six objects — three with width X, two with width Y, and one with width Z — three new styles are created — X, Y and Z — in which the objects are imported with their respective widths.

    Search for and create a style EngView searches the global styles for a style that has the same width, and imports the objects in it. If such a style is not found, a project (local) style is created and the objects are imported in it. For example, if there are six objects — three with width X, two with width Y, and one with width Z — three new styles are created — X, Y and Z — in which the objects are imported with their respective widths.

    Stipple

    Leave as is The objects are imported with the same stipple pattern.

    Override per object EngView imports the objects with the stipple pattern they had in the external file.

    Create a style EngView directly creates a project (local) style in which all the objects that share the same stipple pattern are imported.

    Search for a style EngView searches the global styles for a style with the same stipple pattern. If such a style is found, the objects are imported in it; if not, they are imported in the parent style.

    Search for and create a style EngView searches the global styles for a style with the same stipple pattern. If such a style is found, the objects are imported in it; if not, they are imported in a newly created project (local) style. For example, if there are four stipple patterns in the external file and one of them is matched to a global style, the objects with this stipple pattern are imported in that style; the objects with the remaining three stipple patterns are imported in three newly created project (local) styles.

    Search for a style and create override EngView searches the global styles for a style with the same stipple pattern, and imports the objects in that style. For example, if there are four stipple patterns in the external file and one of them is matched to a global style, the objects with this stipple pattern are imported in that style; the objects with the remaining three stipple patterns are imported in one newly created project (local) style, in the stipple patterns they had in the external file.

Notes

• When no default style association filter is assigned for a particular file format — for example, <None> — the objects in the imported structure are associated with the styles which are closest in their attribute values to the actual object properties of the imported file.
• When the default style association filter assigned for a particular file format contains no rule for a certain type of object in the imported file, an auxiliary style called Unrecognized N is created, where N is the successive number of the 'unrecognized'type of style respective to the order creation of such styles.