Styled objects save you time because you can pre-set and save their parameters. With slab styles, you can pre-set your common slab assemblies with all the associated graphics and data.
This course will examine the key settings of the Edit Slab Style dialog for a basic slab style. While this dialog shares the same parameters as the Slab Preferences dialog, one critical distinction must be made.
SLAB PREFERENCES
Editing the Slab Preferences dialog will have no impact on existing slabs. The Slab Preferences dialog affects future slabs drawn with the Slab tool, but it does not save those settings—that is, not unless the Save Preferences as Slab Style button at the upper right of the dialog is clicked, which will prompt you to assign a name to your new slab style.
EDIT SLAB STYLE
When creating a slab with the Slab tool, you can select a slab style from the dropdown at the mode bar (located at the upper left of the drawing window). However, you edit slab styles through the Edit Slab Style dialog. Remember: Editing a style affects all slabs assigned to that style, whether already in the file or yet to be created. Using slab styles is highly recommended for efficient workflows.
Note: This feature's more advanced settings are covered elsewhere or within the relevant certification course. For more extensive information on this feature, remember you can also access
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