Some objects in the Parameter "2D Representation" did list fills as missing. Oddly, others didn't.

The thread was helpful, and with Woodster's suggestion I'm sure I could iron out everything. But when I click on a door and hit Open Object, there's no script, 3D or otherwise (see attached). Where should I be looking if I access this differently since AC8.1?

And anticipating my next step: Assuming there is no way to change the number of a fill, can a fill be edited? So, if all my wood window and doors have "#65 04 stone pavers" fill for all frame and casing fills, can I change #65 to wood?

Geof wrote:
The thread was helpful, and with Woodster's suggestion I'm sure I could iron out everything. But when I click on a door and hit Open Object, there's no script, 3D or otherwise (see attached). Where should I be looking if I access this differently since AC8.1?

Have a look in the Master Script.
You will see a CALL to another macro (object).
You can open that but shouldn't need to.
There should be a parameter in the main object that you can reset to fills to ones that you want.
But everytime a new library comes out you will need to do the same thing again.

Geof wrote:
And anticipating my next step: Assuming there is no way to change the number of a fill, can a fill be edited? So, if all my wood window and doors have "#65 04 stone pavers" fill for all frame and casing fills, can I change #65 to wood?

In the Attribute Manager find the fills you want to change and then Append or Overwrite them to the right hand side of the attribute manager.
Append will adjust the index number back to "1" if you have nothing there already or to the next consecutive number if you have other fills there already.
Overwrite will keep the same index number.

Now you can duplicate the fills on the right hand side until you get them to the index number you want.
You can only increase the index number so if you want to go backwards you need to make sure there is nothing in the right hand side when you Append the fill over.
(TIP - overwrite a fill will a lower index number first so when you append it does not go back to "1" - tplay a bit and you will see what I mean).

Once you get the fill on the right hand side to the correct number you may need to delete the other ones there so you can rename it to the correct name (as you duplicate it will get (2) or (3) etc. added after the name which you will need to delete).

When you have the correct name and index number you can OVERWRITE from the right hand side back to the left.
APPLY the changes and you should be good.


If you are going to replace sone with wood I would make sure you duplicate stone first so you don't lose it for good when you overwrite it with the wood fill.

This may sound pretty complicated but when you have a try you will see it is really pretty simple (I hope).

Barry.

Forgot to say that once you have done this in one file you can use the Attribute Manager to simply OVERWRITE the fills from this file to any other file you have.
No need to go through the whole juggling act agian.

Barry.

Geof wrote:
Some objects in the Parameter "2D Representation" did list fills as missing. Oddly, others didn't.

Fills are also used in Section, so fills are found under Door Frame, Door Panel, etc.

David

This one is so old ... I don't know if I help anyone anymore but here we go.

I take one window/ door (the most complex one usually) and activate all those properties on it (sill, board, shaders, ... all of them), then you go to >BASIC WINDOW/ DOOR SETTINGS > FLOOR PLAN AND SECTION and set all fills and pens. GOT IT?
Good, now all you need to do is to place that window/ door in a wall and use property picker tool on it > ALT+L CLICK, and to the window/ door settings window and use the same tool on the left side of the window to give those settings to any other window/ door from the library > CTRL+ALT+L CLICK.

That's it! If there are library updates it does not affect your already placed objects, but if you need to place new ones you need to repeat the last process and give them the right properties again.