The Strip Area object is used to place the actual body of the section on new Quick Section templates. Various properties are available to configure the Strip Area’s Horizontal/Vertical Axes and Grid Lines.
The Strip Area can be placed anywhere within the grid.
The Strip Area can be edited by selecting the Strip Area object within the grid and clicking the Design>Strip Area button. The various properties are described below.
A Strip Profile can be selected, which determines the Strip template that will be used for each Location. Note – a different Strip Profile can be selected when the Quick Section is generated.
Borders/margins can be set within the Strip Area, such as to reserve space for Axis Labels.
These properties can be used to control the Grid lines within the Strip Area.
The Major Horizontal properties control the properties for the lines that run horizontally across the Strip Area.
The Major Vertical properties control the properties for the lines that run vertically.
The pattern, colour, and thickness of the grid line.
If a Dashed or Dotted Pattern is used, the Pattern Offset can be used to control the spacing.
The Interval property accepts an expression for the spacing of the Grid lines. The expression can be a static value, such as 10
, or a more complex expression.
For example, in the screen shot above, the Major Horizontal lines use an expression based on the Height of the section.
if([Section.Height]<=20,1,5)
The Major Vertical lines use an expression based on the Length of the section. Depending on the Length of the section, the Interval will be 1, 5, or a multiple of 10 units:
if(
Round([Section.Length],0)<=20,
1,
if(
Round([Section.Length],0)<=75,
5,
Round([Section.Length]/150,0) * 10
)
)
Please also see this article with additional suggestions and examples for Interval expressions when working with Imperial units.
These properties can be used to control the styling, tick marks, and labels for the Horizontal Axis.
Can be used to turn on or off each axis line.
The pattern, thickness, and colour of the axis line.
If a Dashed or Dotted Pattern is used, the Pattern Offset can be used to control the spacing.
The Tick Interval property accepts an expression for the spacing of the Tick marks shown along the axis. The expression can be a static value, such as 10
, or a more complex expression.
The expressions will often be the same or similar to those used for the Grid Intervals (see above).
The length of the tick mark.
The thickness of the tick mark.
The alignment of the tick mark relative to the axis.
The colour of the tick mark.
Can be used to turn on or off a label at each tick mark.
The horizontal offset of the label from the tick mark.
The vertical offset of the label from the horizontal axis.
Options to format the font for the tick label.
These properties can be used to control the styling, tick marks, and labels for the Vertical Axis.
The Vertical Axis properties function essentially the same as the Horizontal Axis properties (see above).