Following on from the recent release of AutoChart version 3.0.18215 and the previous post on Importing data from a File Geodatabase Feature Class, this next post will cover another new addition to AutoChart, the Style Features and Batch Style Features commands.
These commands allow entities that match an expression query of Object Data/Esri MSD field values to have their symbology changed to match a style expression - this may be changing the Colour/Layer/Linetype/Lineweight of the selected entities, changing hatch patterns for hatch entities or changing point entities to specified Block Symbols.
Style Features uses an expression based on Object data values to select which entities will be changed. The command will display a list of all Object Data Tables and their associated fields within the current drawing. Highlighting a field within the Table/Field list will allow Get Field Values to be used to show all of the unique values within that field. Alternatively, for numerical field values the Maximum/Minimum values can be displayed. An expression based on the required field values can then be created. The expression used for the selection can be saved to an external file using the Save Button and the Load button will set the expression from a previously saved definition.
Style Properties can then be applied to entities matching the specified selection expression.
The user can select which of the AutoCAD properties (Colour/Layer/Linetype/Lineweight) to adjust and set the required corresponding values.
For Hatch entities a Hatch Style can be applied and for Point entities it is possible to convert each point object to a specified Block Symbol.
When the Block option is selected, the resultant dialog allows the user to select the required Block dwg or block definition within the current drawing to use instead of the matching point entities.
If the selected Block contains Attribute definitions, the user can then set the required field value expression to use for each attribute by clicking on the Edit option in the Attribute list:
A Batch version of the command can be used to apply multiple symbology changes over different selection criteria. The Batch Style Features command presents a list of Style Features definitions that can be run individually or all at once.
Style Features definitions can be created, edited or removed from the batch dialog with Add/Edit displaying the Style Features Dialog as above. Each Style Features definition can then be added to the Batch list and the order of individual operations set as required.
Both Style Features and Batch Style Features definitions can be saved to an external file for later re-use and existing definitions can be loaded to populate the batch list.
The link below will open a video showing the Batch Style Features process in action:
If you have any questions about this new functionality please get in touch with us at Support@Wishsoftware.com
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