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Compatible with AutoCAD Versions: 13, 14, 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

BRICK

Component of the Detailer command that draws standard brick (3 courses per 8") and 4" brick in plan and section.

User configurable options: 

• Color and lineweight for brick
• Scale factor above which no hatch or fills will be drawn
• Hatch pattern, scale, and rotation
• Whether hatch pattern scale should adjust w/ drawing scale
• Color and lineweight for hatch pattern

See Brick in the Section/Detail Cmds section of the APS Configuration Utility. 

Layers:

• If you are using "No Layer Control" the brick will be drawn on whatever layer is current. See the Layer Control section of the APS Configuration Utility.

• The default layer type for the outline of the brick is "Masonry" and the default layer type for the hatching is "Masonry fills". 
  • If you are using "Direct Layer Assignment" the layer names are assigned to these layer types in the Layer assignments portion of the Layer Control section of the APS-CONFIG command.
  • If you are using "Layer Schemes" the layer names are assigned to these layer types in the Assigning Layer Names to Layer Types portion of the SCHEMEDIT command.

  The layer types for this command can be changed in the Assigning Layer Types to Commands portion of the Layer Control section of the APS-CONFIG command.  

Known limitations:

• This command only draws two sizes of brick.

• Submit a limitation not listed.

Alternate uses:

• None reported. If you have an alternate use for this command submit it here.

SAMPLE BRICK COMMAND SYNTAX:

Command:
Command: BRICK

The following dialog will appear:

The button will take you to the main selection screen of the detailer command.

The button brings you to this web page for help during the command (without canceling)

First select the size of brick you would like on the left and then the view you would like to insert from the buttons on the right.

 

[Plan view]

Select corner point of the brick or <Enter> to center:

Select the corner point or press <Enter> or <Space> to center the brick.

[corner point option] Selected the corner point (from above prompt). The endpoint and intersection snaps are added to your running object snaps if not already being used.   Enter direction along long side of brick or [A]ng[L]e/[D]irection dialog: Ortho is turned on for this point. (Turn it off with <F8> or to draw other angles.) Select a point, enter an angle, or press "A", "L", or "D" and use the AngLe/Direction dialog. Note: When drawing a line, the length of the line does not affect the length of the brick.   Side for brick thickness: Select the side that the brick should reside. The white dashed line that appears is to show the direction that the brick is going to be drawn. This is especially helpful in selecting a side when you specify an angle without other objects around for reference.   -the brick is drawn- [End - corner point option]

[center option] The following dialog appears: Select the orientation that you would like. (Don't worry, your brick won't look like the pictures shown. This is a generic dialog.)   Enter center point for brick: Select the center point for the brick. The midpoint snap is added to your running object snaps if it is not already being used.   Enter second point along centerline of brick or [A]ng[L]e/[D]irection dialog: Ortho is turned on for this point. (Turn it off with <F8> or to draw other angles.) Select a point, enter an angle, or press "A", "L", or "D" and use the AngLe/Direction dialog. Note: When drawing a line, the length of the line does not affect the length of the brick.   --the brick is drawn-- [End - center option]

[End - Plan view]

 

[Section view]

Enter back bottom corner point of the brick:

Select this point. The endpoint and intersection snaps are added to your running object snaps if not already being used.

Enter direction to exterior side of brick or [A]ng[L]e/[D]irection dialog:

Ortho is turned on for this point. (Turn it off with <F8> or to draw other angles.) Select a point, enter an angle, or press "A", "L", or "D" and use the AngLe/Direction dialog. 

Note: When drawing a line to show direction like above, the length of the line does not affect the width of the brick.

-the brick is drawn-

Tip: Since you usually need several copies of this view, now would be a great time to use the Copy Continuous command.

[End section view]

Solutions to common questions and problems with this command

Related Commands

DETAILER  A dialog for selecting one of the many materials that can be drawn.

COPYCONT  Command to make a copy of selected objects a specified angle and distance once for every time the <Space> or <Enter> key is pressed.

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