Several classes are created automatically by features in VectorWorks Architect and Landmark, regardless of whether standards have been established with the Setup commands. See Setting Class Properties
Several plug-in objects have an option to select one of 15 Style classes. If the selected Style class does not already exist in the file, Architect creates the class using the default settings. Edit the class settings in the Edit Class(es) dialog box.
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NonPlot (Architect): This class is created as part of doors and windows. The loci that define the window and door edges are created in this class, which is normally set to Invisible so that the loci are hidden.
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Redlines (Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Machine Design): This class is created by the Redline tool. All redline objects are placed in this class, which allows all redlines in the file to be shown or hidden. This class is toggled to visible and invisible by the Show or Hide Redlines command.
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Guides (Architect and Landmark): This class is created and used by selecting Modify > Guides > Make Guide.
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The Wall Framer command (Architect) creates the following classes: Framer-Block, Framer-Sole Plate, Framer-Header, Framer-Stud, Framer-Sill, and Framer-Top Plate.
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Site-DTM-Modifier (Landmark): This class is created by the Pad, Texture Bed, Grader, and Control Fence objects. The Landscape Walls and Roadway objects include pad and control fence objects if the Use Site Modifiers checkbox is selected on the Object Info palette. This class is toggled to visible and invisible by the Show or Hide Site Modifiers command.
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Irrigation-SprayPat (Landmark): This class is created by using the Irrigation Head and Drip Emitter objects. This class is toggled to visible and invisible by the Show or Hide Spray Pattern command.
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Auto-classing is the automatic assignment of certain objects to a default class. Many plug-in objects in the libraries provided have been pre-assigned to the proper class according to the Architect/Landmark drawing standard (VWArch) (for a list of auto-classing objects, see Auto-classing Objects).
If the Use Auto-classing checkbox is selected in Standard Naming (see Standard Naming), then these plug-in objects will be automatically placed in the designated class as they are added to the drawing. The object’s class is created automatically if it does not yet exist.
If a file has not been structured with the Setup commands, or the Use Auto-classing checkbox is not selected, the objects are placed in the active class. The objects, upon regeneration, are assigned to the proper class if the file is later set up. Any symbol, when created, can be set to default to a class from the Symbol Insertion Options dialog box.
The default class of the object libraries must be reset when using a naming standard other than the Architect/Landmark standard (VWArch).
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Select File > Open.
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Select Tools > Utilities > Set Default Symbol Class.
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A warning dialog box opens. Click Yes to acknowledge converting all symbol definitions in the file to the new default class name.
Ensure that the name is spelled correctly to match the desired custom class standard. This command can be undone if necessary. If the name matches an existing name in the file other than a class, an alert dialog box opens.
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Select File > Save to save the changes.
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The command does not distinguish between one symbol definition and another. All symbol definitions in the file will take on the new class name. For that reason, to use on custom libraries, run the command on a copy of the file.