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Revision Clouds

• Specify the Angle of the box. Fill Style Panel
3 Define the Size of the box by For information about the FILL STYLE panel,
specifying its Height and Width. see “Fill Style Panel” on page 315.
Line Style Panel

For information about the LINE STYLE panel,
see “Line Panel” on page 300.

Revision Clouds

The Revision Cloud tool allows you • Convert a closed CAD polyline into a
to draw a closed polyline with a series Revision Cloud. See “Convert Polyline
of arcs or bulges displaying along each edge. Dialog” on page 267.
Select CAD> Revision Cloud, then click Revision Clouds are drawn based on the
and drag to draw a rectangular shape with settings in the Revision Cloud Defaults
edges that display a series of arcs.
dialog and are initially placed on the layer
There are several additional ways to create a specified there. Unlike other CAD objects,
Revision Cloud: they are not placed on the Current CAD
Layer. See “Displaying CAD Objects” on
• Click and drag using the Alternate page 323.
edit mode to draw the first edge, then
click to define the end points of subse- Once created, Revision Clouds can be
quent edges. Click on the start point of selected and edited much like other closed-
the first edge to finish drawing the cloud. polyline based objects. See “Editing Closed-
Polyline Based Objects” on page 231.
The Revision Cloud tool is still
active until you select a different tool. Unlike other closed polylines, however, the
See “Alternate” on page 209. edges of a Revision Cloud can only be seen
when it is selected. When it is not selected,
• Create Revision Clouds around one or
more selected objects in floor plan view only the arcs along its perimeter are visible.
by clicking the Revision Cloud(s)
Around Objects edit button. A sepa-
rate revision cloud will be drawn around
each selected object. This edit tool is also
available for CAD objects, text, and
dimensions in cross section/elevation
views, but not for architectural objects.

Not Selected Selected
Only arcs are visible Edges are also visible

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