CabMasterPro User Guide
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    Line and Fill Page Properties
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    Line and Fill options are common for a number of tools.

    In version 12 display settings for these have been simplified. The options have been separated over two pages with drop list and slider selection (as shown on the right). For RGB colour picker codes go to RGB Color Codes Chart 🎨 (rapidtables.com) 

    Format Line and Fill

    Type, Description and Code

    Refer Common Controls.

    Line

    The style options of the line is either controlled on the Standard > Line and Fill page or (in Version 12) the Line Display Settings page. The principles are the same.

    Standard options

    The Line controls consist of a pen style list, a pair of icon buttons and a colour select button. The two buttons labelled "Outlined/Not"  control whether a line is drawn around the object at all. Click the button with the outlined blue box to turn the line on, or the box with no outline to turn it off.

    When you have an Outline turned ON, the Pen Style List box becomes active. From here you can select the thickness of a solid outline, or one of four dashed pen styles. Click the preview of the line to select it.

    The final option in this group is the Line Colour preview box where you can view or change the colour of the outline. Clicking it opens a standard Color Select dialog where you can select a preset colour or create your own.

    Line Display Settings page [v12]

    The Line Style drop list allows you to select the pen style. If Solid is selected, then a Line Thickness drop list is provided to allow you to set the thickness from 1-20.

    Solid and Example on Plan

    This shows the Line Style for a Wall as Solid. The Line Thickness drop list allows you to select a thickness from 1 to 20.

    The Show Lines on Plan is used to turn on/off the Outline. The Line Style is only displayed (or active) if turned ON.

    Infill Colour relates to the colour of the Outline. Use the slider or enter the RGB colour directly into the edit boxes.

    For RGB colour picker codes go to RGB Color Codes Chart 🎨 (rapidtables.com) 

    Fill

    Standard options

    Controlling the Fill options is very similar to setting the Line style. First, select whether you actually want the object to have a fill pattern by clicking either the button with the filled box or the one with the empty box under "Filled or Empty". If you select filled then the brush style list becomes active and you can select a solid or crosshatch style by clicking the list, like you select a pen style. Finally, click the fill colour option to set the colour of the floodfill (fill an enclosed area) or hatch lines.

    Infill Display Settings page [v12]

    Fill options are located on the Infill Display Settings page which is very similar to the Line Display Settings page, discussed above.

    Use the Fill Style drop list to select an available fill pattern.

    The Show Infill on Plan is used to turn on/off the fill pattern. The Fill Style is only displayed (or active) if turned ON.

    Infill Colour relates to the colour of the Fill Pattern. Use the slider or enter the RGB colour directly into the edit boxes.

    Fill Style and Colour Example

    In this example, the Fill Style of the wall has been changed to Diagonal Crosses and the Infill Colour is blue.

     

     

    Trans/Opaq

    The transparency controls are only available when the selected Line Style has gaps in it e.g. a crosshatch fill pattern or a dashed line .

    When one of these patterns is used you can set the transparency option to either transparent or opaqueFormat Trans Opaq respectively. When transparent is selected, anything behind the object shows through the gaps. Otherwise, with opaque, everything behind the object is obscured and the object's background colour is drawn in the gaps instead.

    Bk Color

    You can only set the background colour of an object when the Trans/Opaq controls are enabled and set to Opaque. Clicking the coloured preview box opens the Color Select dialog where you can pick a preset colour or define your own. The background colour is then used to fill in the gaps of the line or fill pattern, instead of drawing whatever is behind the object.