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A theme varies the style based
on data associated with the ob-
ject.
Use the Style Editor (page 1168).Create a theme.
You can define multiple styles
and assign each one to a differ-
ent scale range.
Use scale ranges. (page 643)Change the style as you zoom in
or out.
For each feature, the property
you assign for the style appears
at the scale ranges you specify.
Include labels as part of a style and
assign a property for the labels.
(page 1093)
Label individual features.
Layers are drawn from the bot-
tom up. Objects in the layer at
Use Display Manager to change
the Draw Order (page 302).
Change the display order of lay-
ers.
the top of the Display Manager
are drawn last and appear on
top of other objects.
If a layer is hidden, objects from
that layer are hidden. When a
Check the boxes in the Display
Manager for the layers or styles to
show (page ?).
Hide layers or styles.
style is hidden, drawing objects
are displayed without styles.
The legend lists the styles used
in the map.
Use the Display Manager to in-
clude and style the legend. (page
1118)
Add a legend.
Defining Scale Ranges
The first step in creating styles for geospatial features is to define your scale
ranges.
NOTE This functionality is for geospatial features only. If you are defining ranges
for a drawing layer, see
Creating and Modifying a Display Manager Scale Threshold
(page 667).
A scale range specifies the zoom level at which a particular style is applied to
the display of your features. When the zoom level of the map is within the
specified scale range, AutoCAD Map 3D redraws the features using the style
associated with the scale range.
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