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display its full extents, it will have vertical • If the setting has a text field or drop-
and/or horizontal scroll bars. down list, it will say “No Change”.
Changes made to such a setting can be
undone by replacing the value in the text
Note: Some of the dialog box images in the
software documentation have been resized field with the letter N before you click
smaller than their actual minimum size. OK.
If you select multiple objects of different
Specification Dialogs
types, the Open Object edit button is
Each object in Chief Architect has a usually not available. This button may be
unique specification dialog where you available if the objects have data in common,
can enter size, style and other information but you can only edit the common data.
specific to the selected object. To access it,
select the object and click the Open Object Dialog Preview Panes
edit button. You can also double-click on an
Many specification dialogs have a preview
object with the Select Objects tool pane that shows how changes affect the
active to open its specification dialog. See selected object. This preview updates when
“Selecting Objects” on page 213. you click in a different field or press the Tab
You can also open the specification dialog key on your keyboard.
for objects associated with a schedule row. If you switch to a panel with settings that
See “Open Row Object(s)” on page 670. affect the selected object’s appearance in a
Most objects also have a defaults dialog that certain view, that view will be shown in the
lets you specify the initial values in the preview. For example, if you select the GEN-
specification dialog. ERAL panel, a 3D view will be shown; but if
you select the FILL STYLE panel, floor plan
You can open the specification dialog for view will be shown. When floor plan view is
group-selected objects if they are of the same shown, the primary and all secondary layers
type, such as base cabinets. associated with the object will display. See
• If a particular setting varies among the “Primary and Secondary Layers” on page
different objects, its check box will have 185.
a solid fill instead of a check mark. Click When you click in the preview pane, your
once to clear the box for all selected mouse pointer changes to a four-headed
objects, or click a second time to place a arrow and you can rotate around the object as
check mark for all selected objects.
well as zoom in and out using the mouse
• In some dialogs, if a particular setting scroll wheel. Some objects, notably walls,
varies among the different objects, it will doors, and windows, have Interior and
have a “No Change” radio button. Leave Exterior labels to indicate which side is
this button selected, or choose a different visible in the preview. Click the Fill
option to apply it to all objects in the Window button above the preview pane
selection set.
to zoom in or out so that the object fills the

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