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

SOUND BOARD

Component of the Detailer command that draws sound board of any length in section. 

User configurable options: 

• Color and lineweight for sound board outline
• Scale factor above which no hatch or fills will be drawn
• Hatch pattern and scale to use for fill
• Whether hatch pattern scale should adjust w/ drawing scale
• Color and lineweight for hatch pattern

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

Layers:

• If you are using "No Layer Control" the sound board outline and hatching 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 sound board is "Insulation" and the default layer type for the hatching is "Insulation 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:

• None reported. If there is something this command will not do that you think it should please let us know.

Alternate uses:

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

SAMPLE SOUNDBD COMMAND SYNTAX:

Command:
Command: SOUNDBD

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)

If the thickness shown in the box is what you want press <Enter>, <Space> or the button, if not, press one of the preset thickness buttons or enter a thickness in the box and press .

 

Select start point for sound board:

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

Select end point or [D]ist/[L]ength/direction dialog:

Select the end point for the sound board or type "D" or "L" to enter the point relative to the first point with the Distance/Length & direction dialog. This time the endpoint, intersection and perpendicular object snaps are added to your running snaps if they are not being used already.

Select side for thickness:

Select the side.

 

--the sound board is drawn--

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.

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