Line type (Read-only) Displays the linetype for an association. During import, all objects with line types in the range are associated with the EngView style in the respective row.
Aux line type (Read-only) Displays the auxiliary linetype for the respective association. During import, all objects with auxiliary line types in the range are associated with the EngView style in the respective row.
Width Displays the width for the respective association. During import, all objects whose widths are in the range are associated with the EngView style.
Style (Read-only) Displays the EngView style associated with the linetypes in the respective row.
Add Opens a dialog box in which you create a new association.
Edit Opens a dialog box in which you edit a selected association. NOTE: You cannot select multiple associations.
Delete Deletes an association.
Line Type properties of the line type in the incoming CFF file
Line type Sets the line type range for a new association. During import, all objects whose line types are in the range are associated with the EngView style specified in Style.
Aux line type Sets the auxiliary line type range for a new association. During import, all objects whose auxiliary line types are in the range are associated with the EngView style specified in Style.
Widths Sets the width range for the selected association. During import, all objects whose widths are in the range are associated with the EngView style specified in Style.
Associate With How the program will associate the incoming line type — using an existing style, child style or by creating a new project-level child style. There are four combinations associating the incoming line type with available styles and child styles. Consult the table below for details.
(Style) Sets the style with which the current CFF line type will be associated.
Existing child style with same width Associates the line type with an existing child style of the selected style if their widths are identical. If no match is found, the program either associates the line type with the selected style or creates a new project-level child style and associates the line type with it. See the table below for the combinations.
New project-level child style Creates a new project-level child style and associates the incoming line type with it.
Consider how you can combine the two check boxes to achieve the result that you need:
SELECTED |
ASSOCIATION |
both |
The program associates the CFF line type with an existing child style with the same width — if one is found. If no such child style is found, the program creates project-level child styles for each CFF line type it detects in the incoming CFF file. Example: If the CFF line types have widths from 3 to 5 points, but there is only one child style with a width of 3 points, the 3-point-wide objects will be associated to the existing 3-point child style; for the rest, new child styles will be created with the respective widths. |
neither |
The program associates the any CFF line types detected in the incoming CFF file with the style selected in the drop-down list. |
Existing child style same width |
Looking in the global styles set, the program associates the incoming CFF line type with an existing child style with the same width — if one is found. If no such child style is found, the incoming line type is associated with the style selected in the drop-down list. |
new project-level child style |
The program creates a project-level child style for each CFF line type that it detects in the incoming CFF file. This means that the project will end up with as many child styles to the style selected in the drop-down list as there are line types in the incoming CFF file. NOTE: Since the created child styles are local, they will not appear in the global set of styles and you will not be able to use them in other projects. |