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Multiple Saved Defaults

before you begin drawing. See “Default Sidewalks, Streams, Terrain Walls and
Settings” on page 86. Terrain Curbs. See “Terrain Wall and Curb
Tools” on page 1214.
The Set as Default edit tool is not
available for Terrain Paths, including

Multiple Saved Defaults

While most objects in Chief Architect • You can also use a combination of these
have one defaults dialog that controls two strategies.
how all objects of that type are created in a A selection of Multiple Saved Defaults are
given plan, Manual Dimensions, Rich Text, included in the template plans installed with
Text, Callouts, Markers, and Arrows can Chief Architect to serve as examples of these
each have Multiple Saved Defaults rather two approaches. You can use these sets as
than just one. This lets you set these tools up they are, customize them, or create new ones.
for more than one requirement or task in
advance, and then simply specify which Saved Defaults are all view-specific. This
default you want to use as the Active Default means that if a Saved Default is active in a
at any given time. See “Annotation Sets” on particular saved view, and you then Save
page 93. your work and close the view, that Saved

Structural Member Reporting and Ray Trace Default will be active the next time you open
Options also have Multiple Saved Defaults. the view - regardless of what is in use in
Rather than affect drawing tools, though, other views. See “Saved Views” on page
these affect the information in Materials 154.
Lists and the properties of ray trace views. The settings associated with Saved Defaults
are static, which means that objects created
Using Multiple Saved Defaults while one Saved Default is active are not
There are a couple of different approaches to affected when you switch to another Active
using Multiple Saved Defaults: Default. See “Dynamic Defaults” on page
88.
• They can be created for specific tasks. For
example, dimension defaults for a site Manually-drawn dimension lines are not
plan can use a large font size and a format affected when you switch Active Defaults;
using feet, yards, or meters, while the however, they do use dynamic defaults
defaults for cabinet elevations can use a inherited from a Saved Dimension Defaults
smaller font and inches or millimeters. and will be affected if that Saved Dimension
Defaults is edited. See “Dimension Defaults
• They can be set up for use at particular
scales, such as 1/4” = 1’ and 1/2” = 1’, or Dialog” on page 447.
1 mm = 50 mm and 1 mm = 100 mm.

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