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8.InteractiveDrafting
The basic tasks you will perform in the Interactive Drafting workbench mainly deal with creating and modifying 2D elements and their related attributes on a
predefinedsheet.
8.1ToolsToolbar
TheToolstoolbardisplaysbothcommandoptionsandgivenfields/valuesthatappearinaccordancewiththecommandyouselect.TheToolstoolbarprovides
thefollowingoptions:

Grid,

SnaptoPoint,
AnalysisDisplayMode:Thisoptionallowsvisualizingthecolorsassignedtothedifferenttypesofdimensions.Thesedisplayedcolorscorrespondtothecolors
customizedintheOptionsdialogbox.Tomodifythesecolors,gotoTools>Options>MechanicalDesign>Drafting(Dimensiontab).ThencheckActivate
analysisdisplaymodeand,ifneeded,clicktheTypesandcolorsswitchbuttontoassignthedesiredcolor(s)tothedesireddimensiontypes.
CreateConstraints,

CreateDetectedConstraints,
FilterGeneratedElementsDependingontheselectedcommand,theToolstoolbarmayalsoprovidethefollowingoptions:
ProjectedDimension,

ForceDimensiononElement,

ForceHorizontalDimensioninView,

ForceVerticalDimensioninView,

TrueLength

Dimension
8.2CreatingViews
InteractiveDraftingelementsnecessarilyneedtobepositionedinaview.Inotherwords,youwillfirstcreateaviewonasheetandthenadd2Dgeometry,
dimensions,annotationsand/ordressupelementsinthisview.ClicktheNewViewicon
.ClicktheDrawingwindow.Ablueaxisdisplaysinaredframe.The
frontviewcreated&displayedinthespecificationtree.Youcannow
create2Dgeometryinthisview.ClicktheNewViewicon

againandselectaprojectiondirectiontocreatemoreviews.Theviewscreatedareprojection

viewsastheyarelinkedtothefrontview.Fromanactivefrontview,youcancreate:atopview,abottomview,aleftviewandarightview.
8.3DefiningtheViewPlane
Thistaskwillshowyouhowtodefinetheplaneofaview(afrontview,anisometricvieworanauxiliaryview).Anycreatedviewliesona3Dplane.Inother
words,aviewliesonsomekindofa3DplanewhosedefinitioncanbeaccessedusingthePlaneDefinitiondialogbox.Theviewplanecanbedefinedandif
needed,modifiedinthisdialogbox.Theviewplanewillbedefinedinaccordancewithtwovectorsandanoriginpoint.Definethefrontviewplane:Activatethe
viewinwhichyouwanttochangetheplanedefinition,bydoubleclickingonthisview.ClicktheViewPlaneDefinitioniconfromtheMultiViewtoolbar.Selectthe
desiredoptionsfromtheViewPlaneDefinitiondialogbox.PressOK.
Definetheisometricviewplane:ClicktheNewViewicon
inordertocreateanemptyview.Inthiscase,positionthecursorsoastocreateanisometricview.Makesuretheviewinwhichyouwanttochangethe
planedefinitionisactive.Forthis,doubleclickonthisisometricview.ClicktheViewPlaneDefinitioniconfromtheMultiViewtoolbar.ThePlaneDefinitiondialog
boxappears.Enterthedesiredoptionsfromthedialogbox(Isometric).PressOK.
8.4CreatingViewsUsingFoldingLines
Thistaskwillshowyouhowtoaddgeometryinviewsusingfoldinglinesasanassistant.Thisistrueforanykindofview,aslongastheplanestheycorrespond
toarenotparallel.Forexample,youcannothavefoldinglinesbetweenafrontviewandarearview.Makesuretheviewinwhichyouaregoingtocreate
geometryusingfoldinglinesisactive.Rightclicktheviewusedas
reference.Selecttheobject>ShowfoldingLinesoption.ClicktheProfileicon

andcreategeometryinthetopviewusingautodetectiononfoldinglines.At

anytime,youcanrightclicktheviewandsuppressthesefoldinglineusingtheoptionincontextualmenu.
8.5CreatingaMultipleViewProjection
Thistaskwillshowyouhowtogenerategeometryinaviewbyprojectinggeometryfrompreviouslydefinedviews.Selectedobjectsareprojectedontoaplane
orruledsurfacedefinedbytheuser,andthentransformedintothereceivingview.Projectedgeometryretainsthesameattributesithadintheoriginalmulti
view.Youwillfirstaddelementstoanexistingview,usingtheActionObjectmode.Youwillthencreateanisometricviewfromscratch,usingtheObjectAction
mode.
Addelementstoanexistingview,usingtheActionObjectmode.ClicktheMultipleView

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fromtheMultiViewtoolbarSelecttheTools>MultiView>MultipleViewProjectioncommandfromthemenubar.Selecttheobjectdefiningthetargetplane

orsurfacetobeused.Thiselementcanbeanymonoparameteredelements(line,circle,ellipse,parabola,hyperbola,curve).Inthiscase,selectanarcofa
circleinthefrontview.Select,inanotherview,theobjecttobeprojected.Inthiscase,selectacircleinthetopview.Selectmoreelementstobeprojected,if
needed,orclickintheopenspaceorstillanothercommandifyouwanttoterminatethiscommand.

Createanisometricviewfromscratch,usingtheObjectActionmode.Maketheisometricviewactive(doubleclick).Multiselecttheelementstobe
projectedintotheisometricempty
view.Inthiscase,selectthewholefrontview.ClicktheMultipleViewprojectioniconfromtheMultiViewtoolbar.Selecttheobjectdefiningtheviewtobe
created.Alltheelementsareautomaticallyprojectedontotheactiveview.Repeatthestepsabove(ObjectAction)withthevariouselementstobeprojectedthat
willallowgeneratingtheisometricview.

8.6ReframingaView
Inthistask,youwilllearnhowtoreframeaviewsoastodisplayonlypartofit.Selecttheviewandrightclicktheviewframe.Inthecontextualmenu,choose
Properties.ClicktheViewtab.IntheVisualizationandBehaviorarea,selecttheVisualClippingcheckbox.ClickOK.Thenewframeappearsasarectanglein
theview.Youcannowdefinethepositionandsizeofyourframeontheview.Clickontheframetoselectit.Dragthemanipulatorstoresizetheframe,asyou
want.Theframecanonlyberectangular.Youcanreframeanytypeofview:frontviews,isometricviews,detailsviews,clippingviews,etc.
8.7Constraints
A constraint is a geometric or dimension relation between two elements. A constraint is defined by: a type: for example, a distance constraint, a mode:
measured or constraining mode, a configuration. If you want constraints to be created, before inserting constraints make sure the constraint creation option
command is active in the Tools toolbar. A constraint is a kind of relationship that allows specifying the geometry. In other words, if you modify the geometry
afterwardsviathegeometryitself,theserelationswillbetakenintoaccount.Twokindsofconstraintcanbeappliedgeometricalconstraints&dimensional
constraints.
8.8CreatingGeometricalConstraints
Thistaskshowsyouhowtosetarelationshipthatforcesalimitationbetweenoneormore
geometricalelements.MakesuretheShowConstraintscommand

optionisactive(Toolstoolbar).Selectthegeometricalelementstobeconstrainedtoeach

others.ClicktheConstraint
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fromtheGeometryModificationtoolbar.TheConstraintDefinitiondialogboxappears.ModifytheConstraintDefinitiondialogbox.Itisimpossibletocreate

constraintsbetween2DandgeneratedelementsviatheConstraintDefinitiondialogbox.IntheConstraintDefinitiondialogbox,youcanonlycreateconstraints
betweensimilarelements.Inotherwords,youcancreateconstraintseitherbetween2Delements,orbetweengeneratedelements,butnotbetweenamixof
these.
8.9CreatingConstraintsBetween2DandGeneratedElements
Thistaskshowsyouhowtocreateassociativeconstraintsbetween2Delementsandgeneratedelements.Clickthegeometricalconstraintscommandiconand
selecttheline.Themostlogicalconstraintisautomaticallyoffered.Selectanedgefromthedrawingyouhaveopened.Thesoftwareproposesyouparallelism
by default. If you choose this constraint, click in the drawing, otherwise rightclick and select Perpendicularity in the contextual menu.A constraint is created
betweenageneratedelementandasketchedelement.Youcandeletethisconstraint:rightclickonthecreatedconstraintandselectdeleteinthecontextual
menu.
8.10CreatingDimensions
In this task, you will learn how to create dimensions. When creating dimensions on elements, you can preview the dimensions to be created. On the
Dimensioningtoolbar,clicktheDimensions
icon.

Clickafirstelementintheview.Ifneeded,clickasecondelementintheview.The

dimensiontypeisautomaticallydefinedaccordingtotheselectedelements(

or

intheToolstoolbar).Ifyourightclickthedimensionbeforecreation,a

contextualmenuletsyoumodifythedimensiontypeandvalueorientationaswellasaddfunnels.Usingthiscontextualmenuoncethedimensioniscreated,you
canalsoaccessthePropertiesoptions.
8.11ReroutingDimensions
Thistaskwillshowyouhowtoreroutedimensions,i.e.torecalculatedimensionstakingintoaccountnewgeometryelementswhicharecompatiblewiththere
routeddimensiontype.Select
theRerouteDimensionicon

fromtheDimensioningtoolbar(ExtensionLineInterruptionssubtoolbar).Selectthedimension.Youcannoticethatthecursor

indicates the type of dimension you are selecting. Select the first element you want to take into account for the dimension rerouting, and then the second
element.Apreviewofthereroutedangledimensionisdisplayed.Clicktovalidatethedimensioncreation.
8.12DressUpElements
TheInteractiveDraftingworkbenchprovidesasimplemethodtocreatethefollowingviewdressupelementsonexisting2Delements.
a)CreatingCenterLines(NoReference)
Thistaskwillshowyouhowtoapplyapairofcenterlinestoacircleoranellipse.ClicktheCenter
Lineicon

fromtheDressuptoolbar.Selectacircle.CenterlinesareautomaticallyappliedtothecircleClickinthedrawingtoconfirmthecreationandselect

thecenterlines.
b)CreatingCenterLines(Reference)
Thistaskwillshowyouhowtoapplyapairofcenterlinestoacircleoranellipsewithrespecttoa
reference (linear or circular). Click the Center Line with Reference icon

from the Dress up toolbar. You can multiselect circles before you enter the

commandtocreatecenterlinesforallselectedcircles.Selectthecircletobeappliedapairofcenterlines.Selectthereferenceline.Thecenterlinecreatedis
associativewiththereferenceline.Tomodifyapairofcenterlinesatoneormoreend(s)ofthis/thesecenterlines,clickthecenterline.Redendpointsappear.
Selectanyendpointanddragtomoveallthecenterlineextremitiestoanewposition.
c)CreatingThreads(NoReference)
Thistaskwillshowyouhowtocreateathreadwithoutareference.Inthisparticularcase,youwill
applyathreadtoahole.ClicktheDrawingwindow,andclicktheThreadicon
uptoolbar.YoucanalsomultiselectholesbeforeclickingtheThreadicon
commanddisplaystwooptionsintheToolstoolbar.TheTaptypeoption
activatedbydefault.SelecttheThreadtypeoption

fromtheDress
.Activatingthis

(Toolstoolbar)is

(Toolstoolbar).Selectthehole(orcircle)towhichyouwanttoapplyathread.Thethreadiscreated.

Selectanaxislinemanipulatoranddragitalongadirection.Threadaxislinesaremodifiedsymmetrically.
d)CreatingThreads(Reference)
Thistaskshowsyouhowtocreateathreadwithareference,eithercircular(circleorpoint)or
linear(line).ClicktheDrawingwindow,andclicktheThreadwithReferenceicon
Dressuptoolbar.SelecttheReferenceThreadtypeoption

fromthe

(Toolstoolbar).Selectareferenceline.Thethreadiscreatedaccordingtothisreference.

e)CreatingAxisLines
Thistaskwillshowyouhowtocreateanaxisline.ClicktheDrawingwindow,andclicktheAxis
Lineicon

fromtheDressuptoolbar.Selecttwolines.Theaxislineiscreated.

f)CreatingAxisLinesandCenterLines
Thistaskwillshowyouhowtocreatesimultaneouslyaxisandcenterlinesonseveralcircles.Click
theDrawingwindow,andclicktheAxisLineandCenterLineicon

fromtheDressuptoolbar.Selecttwocircles.Theaxesandcenterlinesarecreated.

g)CreatinganAreaFill
Anareafillisaclosedareaonwhichyouthenapplygraphicaldressupelementcalledpatterns(thesecanbehatching,dottingorcoloring).Youcancreate
area fills on the following elements: sketched elements, generated elements, partsketched, partgenerated elements. Define boundaries for your area fill by
creatinglines.Theboundariesforyourareafillmayconsistofbothsketchedandgeneratedelements.IntheGraphicPropertiestoolbar,clickthedownarrow
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thePattern

ClicktheAreaFillicon

icon.InthePatterndialogbox,selectapatternforyourareafillandclickOK.

fromtheDressUptoolbar.TheAreaDetectiondialogboxappears.ClicktheAutomaticoptionandthenclickinsidetheareafor
whichyoujustdefined

boundaries,undertheline,whichrepresentsthefilletedge.Thesoftwareautomaticallydetectstheareatofillbasedonwhereyouclickedandfillsthisareawith
theselectedpattern.TheAreastoFilldialogboxdisappears.
f)CreatingArrows
Thistaskwillshowyouhowtocreateanarrow.Forthepurposeofthisexercise,youwilluseanarrowtoillustratethekindofholeyouwanttoapplytoacircle.
ClicktheDrawingwindow,andselectInsert>Dressup>Arrowfromthemenubar.Clickapointorselectanobjecttodefinethearrowstartingpoint(thetail).
Clickanotherpointorselectanotherobjecttodefinethearrowextremity(thehead).Thearrowiscreated.Thearrowandtheselectedobjectareassociative.To
modifythepositionofthearrow,clickthearrowandusetheyellowmanipulatorstodragittoitsnewlocation.Toaddabreakpointtothearrow,selectitand
rightclick on a yellow manipulator. A contextual menu appears. Select Add a Breakpoint. A breakpoint is added to the arrow you can drag it to change the
arrowpath.

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