11.08.00 creating style sets

Styles & Style Sets video

A Style Set is a group of Styles saved together.  Style Sets make it easy to insert multiple, related Styles into a Bid with just a couple clicks.  For example, let's say you are a drywall contractor, you could save all your Interior Wall Condition Styles to a single Set and with 2 clicks, drop them all into a new Bid.

There are two ways to create Style Sets: from the Condition Window and from the Master Condition Style Library and Sets dialog box.  

Creating a Style Set from the Conditions Window

• In the Condition Window, highlight one or more Conditions
• Right-click and select "Save as New Style Set" - a prompt displays confirming the action

• Click Yes - the Style Set Detail dialog box opens

• Type a NAME for the Style Set and select an Owner

• Click OK to save

Creating a Style Set from the Master dialog

• Click Master > Style Library and Sets - the Condition Style Library and Sets dialog displays (Sets are shown in the right-side panel)

• Highlight one or more Styles in the left hand pane

• Click the New Set button (at the center-bottom of the screen), the Style Set Detail dialog displays with the selected Styles already added

• Enter a Name and Owner for this Style Set and then click OK
• To add additional Styles, click the Add button,  - a blank line appears

• Click the Lookup icon,  - the Condition Style Library and Sets dialog displays

• Select the Style(s) to add and click Select

• To select multiple Styles, press the <Ctrl> or <Shift> key on the keyboard while selecting each Style (Pressing <Ctrl> allows you to select multiple Styles that are not next to each other, pressing <Shift> selects a range of Styles).   To select all Styles at once, press <Ctrl> <A>.  This is why it's so important to assign a TYPE to each Condition/Style - it makes organizing your Styles much easier!

• Click OK to save the Style Set

Inserting a Style Set into A Project