Toggle Display

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Introduction

Often it is desired to quickly turn surface display on/off for major elements such as the mesh and contours, as well as to change the contour intervals.  This form provides a quick method for managing the basics of surface display - this is particularly useful when there are multiple surfaces in the project.

It also provides similar controls over Models and Section lines.

Changes made are written to the Outputs control for each surface.

This is not a modeless form, it must be closed before work can continue in the drawing.

Details

Upon selecting the command the following form is displayed:

Surfaces Tab	Lists the objects and the main toggle control options, as shown above.
Surface Name	Lists each Surface in the drawing.  Click on the toggles or in the cells to make changes.
Mesh	Tick to turn On/Off the display of the mesh or triangles.
Contours	Tick to turn On/Off the display on the contours.  This control effects all types of contours.
Major Interval	Type in the value of the Major Contour interval required.
Minor Interval	Type in the value of the Minor Contour interval required.
OK	Apply and exit.
Cancel	Exit the form without making changes or use the Windows Red-X.
Model & Linework Tab	Lists the objects and the main toggle control options.  Tab shown below. Models and Linework equate to breaklines of features, for example, kerb lines (top, back, lip), footpaths and centrelines, etc.
	Model Name Lists each (CSD Road Design) Model in the drawing.  Click on the toggles to make changes.   Fast Draw Display the code linework as 'fast draw' objects (when selected, they display as Mline CAD objects).  When selected, design information will display at each sample point along the linework, for the TotalModel linework.   CAD Entities Display the code linework as polylines.   Dynamic Tick on to dynamically update the linework as the design changes
Section Sample Lines Tab	Lists the String objects and the main toggle control options. Tab shown below. Sample Lines are the lines that represent the overall width of sampling taken perpendicular to the corresponding alignment string object, typically for cross section plotting purposes.
	All ON Turn Display ON for all objects or only those selected (highlighted). All OFF Turn Display OFF for all objects or only those selected (highlighted). Deselect All Deselects all objects/rows. Invert Selection Invert the Display toggle for all items. Items that have display On, will be turned Off, and vice versa. Draw Sample Lines as AutoCAD Lines Tick on to display the sample lines using CAD Line objects. String Object Lists each String object in the drawing.  Click on the toggles to make changes.  Select a row by clicking on the name, Ctrl-left click to select additional individual rows or Shift-left click to select a range. String Type Indicates the Type of String or Alignment, for example a Road, Kerb, CulDeSac etc. Displayed Tick to turn On/Off the display on the Sample Lines for that String.
Extra Tab	Provides additional controls
	Thread Enable a Thread to be run whenever a Model is updated      Thread List Select the Thread to run     Edit Opens the Thread Editor form     Dynamically Update Thread When ticked on, the thread will be run whenever a Model updates in the drawing Performance Settings Opens the Rebuild Settings form.