Solid Edge ST4 Update Training Draft

2011. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc.
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Siemens PLM Software
DRAFT
Solid Edge ST4 Update Training
Draft
Presented by: Steve Webb
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2011. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved
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Topics
Parts List
Table Titles
Column Headers
Headers Merging
Header Rotate
Cell Aspect Ratio
Cell Formatting
Overriding Disabled Cells
Inserting User Defined Rows
Convert Deleted Parts/Assemblies to User Defined Rows
Display Control through Configuration
Merge Vertical Cells with Same Value
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Drawing Views
Captions
Delete
Display while dragging
Fixed Position
Break Lines
Section Views
Ribs
Sheet Scale
Dimensions
Drawing View Style
Annotations
Symbols
Auto balloon Fastener Systems
Callout Aspect Ratio
Feature Control Frame
Text Box
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Topics
Reattach Centerline
Reattach Center marks
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Parts List Table Titles
With ST4, users have the ability to control Fonts, Alignment and Auto-
adjust aspect ratio to fit title width for Parts List Title
Alignment
Left
Center
Right
Indent
Adjust text to title width - when the
length of the title exceeds the
cell width, the aspect ratio (ratio of the
width of the image to its height)
of the title text automatically
adjusts to fit the cell width
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Parts List Table Titles
Options
Font adjusts the font of the title text
Font style adjusts the font style of the title text
Font size adjusts the size of the text
Underline underline title text
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Parts List Column Headers
Column Header implemented for all tables (Table, Parts List, FOP Table
and Bend Table)
Show headers When checked, all header cells will display
Position All header cells move together
Header
Footer
Both
Neither
Fixed header row height the column header
cells are a fixed height and are not derived from
the text height
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Parts List Column Headers
Multiple Column Header Rows
Show two rows the header of the specified
column will have two independent cells for the
header
Row number - which row in the column header
the properties are being applied
Format Table Cells - displays the Format Table
Cells dialog allowing the user to control the
alignment and orientation
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Parts List Headers Merging
Fixed data row height - column header cells
are fixed height and not derived from the text
height
Merge with next header - merges vertical cells
with same value. Column header cell is to be
merged with the header cell adjacent to the right
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Parts List Header Rotate
Header Orientation
Horizontal default horizontal display of the text
Rotated rotates the header text 90 degrees counterclockwise
Vertical displays each character in the header vertically one after
another on separate text lines
When the column header is rotated, the
rotation is 90 degrees counterclockwise
J ustification still applies to the text in
the cell
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Parts List Table Styles
Controlling Table styles
The line style between the two cells is controlled by the Header
Separator in the table style
Header-Data Separator
Header Separator
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Parts List Cell Aspect Ratio
Cells in tables have been enhanced so that the text within each cell
adjusts the aspect ratio of the text to fit within the column width
Change the Header
Select column, Format Cells, Adjust text
to column width
Change Data
Select column, Format
Cells, Adjust text to
column text
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Parts List Data
User can now control Font for any cell
Bold fonts
Italic fonts
Underline font
J ustification
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Parts List Overriding Disabled Cells
Disabled cells may be enabled for user override of the derived
cell text
Allow Cell Overrides
Enables the selected cells of defined
columns so that the values may be
changed
Any changes to the original
properties are not be reflected in the
cells
Clear Cell Overrides
Sets the value of the cells back to
the property text derived values
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Parts List Inserting User
Defined Rows
Inserting blank rows into derived tables (Parts List, Bend Table, and
FOP table)
Rows may be inserted anywhere in a derived table
Sorting applies to the data displayed in the blank row
If inserted row is blank and sorting is enabled, the row may move
because of the blank
data in a sorted column
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Parts List Convert Deleted
Parts/Assemblies to User Defined Rows
When a part or assembly is deleted, the parts list is updated to make
that row user defined, instead of removing rows when parts and/or sub-
assemblies are removed from the assembly
The item number for the converted
row remains
If disabled the rows are deleted when
the parts list is updated
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Parts List Display Control
through Configuration
Parts list display is based on a configuration, model view, or zone
Configuration is used to define what is displayed in the parts list
The Configuration combo box is
disabled and ignored when
Exploded listis selected
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Parts List Merge Vertical Cells
with Same Value
Merge adjacent vertical cells in a column into a single cell
All tables (Parts List, FOP Table, and Bend Table)
Formatting options
Horizontal alignment Left, Center, Right, Indent
Vertical alignment Top, Center, Bottom
DEMO 1
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Drawing View Captions
Text and Color tab renamed to Caption
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Drawing View style
Caption Type
Primary caption
Secondary caption
Show caption type
displayed or not
Caption text - allows the user
to enter the caption text for
the selected caption type
Properties Suffix, Annotation Sheet Number, View Scale, Angle of
Rotation
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Font sets the font to be applied to the selected caption text
Font style sets the style of the font to be applied to the selected
caption text
Color sets the color
to be applied to the
selected caption text
Separator specifies whether there is a separator line between the
primary and the secondary text
Alignment specifies the alignment of the selected caption text
Aspect Ratio sets the aspect ratio for the text in the selected caption
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View Annotation Name specifies the name for the view annotation
Annotation Sheet Number specifies the sheet number annotation
View Scale defines the text to be used for the view scale
Angle of Rotation defines the angle of rotation for the view
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Quick Bar
Show Caption available in all view type Quick Bar
Shading option changes from a horizontal bar to vertical bar in all
view type Quick Bar
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Viewing Plane
Text and Color tab has been renamed to Caption all View Properties
boxes
Same properties as Drawing View caption
Left arrow, Right arrow
Both arrows display
caption to the arrow
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Auto-Naming Annotations
Drawing views and drawing view
annotations being placed have a
specific order to the naming conventions.
Auto-Naming of View Annotations allows
the user to define the derived order to use
Specify Annotation Letters specifies the
letters to be used in the annotation and
opens a new window for selections of
annotation formatting
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Two additional options:
Follow object creation sequence
Follow defined object sequence
If selecting Follow defined object sequence, the user is allowed to
define the sequence
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User can specify four different lists containing annotation letters and
numbers
Lists can be alphanumeric
No repetitive characters allowed
Special characters (Tab, new-line,
carriage-return, space, and
escape) are not allowed
If the objects exceed the letters specified in the list, user has an option
to continue the list appended with either the same letters or with 1, 2,
3.by selecting the subscript option
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Drawing View Delete Undo
Undo button is available if deleting the following:
Drawing Views
Parts Lists
Bend Tables
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Drawing View Display (w/drag)
Drawing view dragging displays the geometry of the drawing view while
it is being dragged
Only the drawing view
being dragged
displays the
geometry
Any other drawing
view that is aligned
to the drawing view
being dragged
still displays the
drawing view range
box
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Drawing View Display (w/drag)
Show drag rectangle when full display time exceeds xx (milliseconds)
Specifies that drawing view geometry is displayed while moving
(dragging) a drawing view, unless it takes longer than the specified
time to move it. The default time limit is 200 milliseconds
When the time limit is exceeded, an empty rectangle that represents
the drawing view boundary displays instead of the drawing view
geometry
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Drawing View Fixed Position
Lock drawing view position
Quick bar
Select view Lock
Lock from view properties
DEMO 2
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Break Lines
Support for both horizontal and vertical breaks in the same view
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Break Lines Cylindrical and
Short Break
Short break-Curved controls for Height and Pitch
Short break-Linear controls for Height and Pitch
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Break Lines Cropped Edges
Drawing View Properties dialog box General tab to show/hide the break
lines. Thus when the break lines are hidden, we can show the cropped
edges
Unchecked Checked
DEMO 3
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Broken Out Section Edges
A Broken Out Section cutout is not a real cut on the parts. It is a
drawing representation to accurately display internal structure of the
parts
The edges produced by the outline of the Broken Out Section are
displayed only as a boundary for the
hatch/fill area
Cut edge is displayed with thin lines
Line style options
available in view
properties
DEMO 4
Option Off
Option On
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Hatch Rib in Section View
Solid Edge option - Enable/Disable the creation of hatch in ribs cut in
section views
Option can be set to Hatch or No Hatch
Hatch Ribs are considered part of the primary body and will be cut
along with the primary body
No Hatch Ribs are considered
to be a separate body
The ribs are pulled off of the
primary body and cut separately
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Hatch Ribs - Section Views
option
New property added to the Drawing View Advanced tab to allow the
Hatch ribs setting to be specified on drawing views separately
When checked, ribs are hatched
When unchecked, the special rib
non-hatched rib processing is done
on the section view
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Hatch Ribs - Criteria for Rib
Processing
The following rules apply to hatching and not hatching ribs
Not hatching ribs applies to section, revolved section, and broken out
section drawing views
A rib is added to the list of ribs for possible inclusion in the non-hatch
processing when the following criteria are met
A segment of a cutting plane must intersect the rib
The normal cutting of the rib would produce
a hatched face in the section view
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Hatch Ribs Broken out
Section
Broken Out Section views have special considerations as follows
The Broken Out Section profile must be on the same view as the cut
is applied
Multiple cutouts can be made on a single drawing view. The
hatch/non-hatch display of a rib is the same and is controlled
collectively across multiple cutouts
DEMO 5
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Sheet Scale
Set Sheet Scale - two options to set the sheet scale
Manual scale - The sheet scale can be set manually using the Scale
and Scale valueand is not associated with any Drawing View scale
Drawing view scale - The sheet scale is derived from a drawing view
and is associative with that view
By default, sheet has Manual scaleuntil a drawing view is placed
using Drawing View wizard
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Sheet Scale
User can change the derived sheet scale from other views using the
Set sheet scalecommand
Command also located on the shortcut menu of Sheet tab
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Dimensions
Support for GB and ESKD templates
GB and ESKD styles added to Styles command
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Dimensions Override Pulled
out Text
Text which is pulled off or out of a linear or angular dimension line is
displayed according to the override Orientation and Position settings
Orientation - You can set the orientation to horizontal, vertical,
perpendicular, or parallel with respect to the dimension line
Position - Sets the position of dimension text when it is pulled away
from the dimension line
ST3
ST4
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Dimensions - Degree Symbol
on Angular Tolerance
Display the degree symbol to the angular tolerance value when angular
tolerances are displayed
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Dimensions - ISO/DIN Thread
Dimension
Dimensions to a threaded diameter now display Hole Callout data
Quick Bar has a Hole Callout option
Supported by Draft, Sketch and PMI dimensions
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Dimensions - Jogs to
Dimension
J ogs can be added to Smart Dimension (linear, between two lines,
diameter, etc.) and Distance Between dimensions that have two
parallel linear projection lines
Adding jogs to projection lines is limited to the following dimension
types:
Linear Dimensions.
Symmetrical Diameter Dimensions
Circular Diameter Dimensions (2 Projection Lines)
3D Dimensions in isometric views do not allow jogs
Supported in Draft, Sketch and PMI dimensions
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Dimensions - Jogs to
Dimension
Alt + click on one of the projection lines adds the jog
J ogs can be added to
either or both projection
lines
Multiple jogs may be
added to each projection
line
Alt + click on one of the
key points associated
with an inserted jog
removes the jog
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Dimensions - Zero Inch for Feet
and Inch
When dimension units are set to feet-inch with fractional round off, a
leading zero for the inch units will be displayed
Example, if the distance is 12.25 inches.
The units set to feet-inch with fractional
round off the readout would be "1-0 1/4"
instead of the current "1-1/4"
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Dimensions Copy Attributes
Prefix Copieras been rename to Copy Attributes
Dimension Styles can be copied from one dimension to another
DEMO 6
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Drawing View Style
A Drawing View Style
Options Tabs
Name
Caption
Caption Format
Lines
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Drawing View Style
Name Tab
Gives the style a name and description based on a standard
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Drawing View Style
Caption Tab
Defines caption content
Drawing View
View Annotations
Properties
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Drawing View Style
Caption Format Tab
Specifies the appearance of
a drawing view caption and
of a view annotation caption
Formatting
Location
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Drawing View Style
Lines Tab
Defines the appearance of
view annotations that use
the drawing view style
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Solid Edge Options - Drawing
View Style
Drawing View Style new option only exists in Draft
Use Drawing View Style Mapping - this is similar to the control on the
Use dimension style mapping on the Dimension Style tab
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Solid Edge Options - Annotation
New Caption options
Show sheet number if parent annotation (e.g. cutting plane) and
derived view (e.g. section view) do not reside on the same sheet
Displays a cross-reference between the sheet and the view
annotation
Show drawing view scale if different from
sheet scale
When a drawing view is created that
has a different scale than the sheet
scale, automatically displays the
drawing view scale in the caption
Show rotation angle if drawing view is rotated
If a drawing view is rotated after placement, the rotation angle is
displayed in the drawing view caption
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Annotation Symbols
New ANSI ASME symbols and ISO equivalent symbols have been
added to bring the standards up to date.
Symbols
Translation -
Independency -
Continuous Feature -
All Over -
Volvo Oval -
Volvo Rectangular
Taper Angle(4 directions)
Centerline
Parting Line
Symmetric Taper Angle(2 directions)
GB Rotated View Counterclockwise
GB Rotated View Clockwise -
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Annotation Symbols
New J IS Weld Symbols
Symbols
J IS Spot
J IS Seam
Keyhole
Scarf
Stud
Continuation fillet weld
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Annotation Symbols
Select Symbols and Values Dialog
Areas to display Symbols and Values Dialog
Modify Dimension Style
Dimension Properties
Dimension Prefix
Hole Table
Bend Table Properties
Feature Control Frame Properties
Callout Properties
GOST Weld Symbol Properties
Property Text Dialog
Drawing View Properties
Text Box
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Annotation - Auto balloon
Fastener Systems
Stack fastener system balloons automatically
You can do this when placing a ballooned
parts list or when adding balloons
manually with the Balloon command
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Annotation - Auto balloon
Fastener Systems
You can arrange fastener system
balloons automatically in horizontal
or vertical stacks
Text alignment can only be used with
the underlineballoon type
DEMO 7
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Annotation Callout aspect ratio
Full text formatting capabilities are available for all callouts in the Draft
environment and for model PMI
Enhancements to Callout Properties
Specify Aspect Ratio to characters
in a Callout
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Show border outline - Displays a border around the callout text
Gap between border and text
Horizontal - Specifies the space
between the callout text and the
horizontal edges of the border on
the callout
Vertical - Specifies the space
between the callout text and the
vertical edges of the border on the
callout
Fit width to contents - Automatically sizes the width of the callout box to
its contents. Use this option to ensure that resolved property text
always fits into an allotted space, such as in a title block cell in a
drawing border
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Fixed width - Maintains the width of the callout
to be exactly the value specified in the
adjacent box
Automatically adjust aspect ratio Changes
the width of the characters in the callout
text, without changing their height.
The new aspect ratio is applied to all of the
characters in the callout text box, not just
the characters that exceed the specified
callout width
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Calculated aspect ratio - Displays the current aspect ratio of the
characters in the callout
Wrap text - Automatically word-wraps the
text that extends beyond the specified
line width. A new line is started each time
one or more characters in a word exceed
the width of the callout box
All options are available for
PMI Callouts (included in the drawing
view from model view)
Draft Callouts in Draft environment
PMI Callouts in Part environment
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Callout Quick Bar
Resizing Callout
The user can resize only
the width of the Callout
The height automatically
changes once the user
selects the wrap text
option and reduces the
width
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Leader attachment and Leader handles
Handle for resizing the break line is located at the attachment point
of break-line and border. This handle also flips the leader
attachment to front (right) or back (left) of the Callout. The handle is
not available when there is no break
DEMO 8
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Feature Control Frames - Handles
Feature Control Frame (FCF) handles consistent with other
annotation handles
Resizing the break line, flipping the leader
attachment and moving the break line
along the FCF border
Alt+drag break line handle for snapping to FCF key-points
Select the FCF and move freely anywhere on the screen
FCF has nine snap-points. Located at corners, midpoints of each
side and one at center of the divider
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Feature Control Frames
Orientation
Horizontal Vertical Perpendicular Parallel
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Feature Control Frames - Flipping
Flip the FCF at 90 and 270 degrees when attached to an entity
without leader
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Feature Control Frames -
Composite
Increase the number of input fields to four lines
Each line has the option merge the composite with the upper line
DEMO 9
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Text Box - Stack
Stack button added to the Text Box Quick Bar to support insertion
of fraction
Text content to be stacked
Upper
Lower
Style - Specifies the arrangement of
stacked text or numbers
Stacked, Tolerance, Skewed, and
Linear
Align normal text with - specifies how the surrounding, normal text is
aligned with the stack
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Text Box - Stack
Size of text relative to font size - specifies the font size of the stack as a
percent
Auto Stack - applies stack formatting
automatically to numbers and
symbols as you type
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Text Box Bullets and Numbering
Support for Bullets and Numbers
Choose the type list
Bullets (and select type of bullet)
Numbered
No list
Numbered list
Restart at 1
Continue Numbering
Bullet and Numbered list
Decrease Indent
Increase Indent
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By default the Bullets and Numbered list has a left indent of half-tab
stop value and a hanging indent of half-tab stop value
At the end of the bulleted paragraph,
when you hit ENTER to create a new
paragraph, the bulleted list continues
When finished with your bulleted list,
press ENTER and then select the
No List option to turn off bullet
formatting
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Start at - Specifies the first number in the numbered list
The default is 1
Specifies the numbering format.
Formats available:
1
1.
1)
(1)
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Increase Indent - increases the indentation of the current paragraph
or the selected paragraphs
Decrease Indent - decreases the indentation of the current
paragraph or the selected paragraphs
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When the bullets/numbers are SELECTED, the following changes
for these bullets/numbers can be made:
Text Scale
Font (Only for numbers. Not for bullets.)
Font Size
Color
Bold
Italic
Underline
J ustification
Indents
Change to bulleted list or numbered
list or no list.
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Text Box Text Style
New Indent and Spacing tab in the Text Style
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Text Box Fixed Width Text Box
Text size is managed within the text box border, option available in
the Quick Bar
Fit to Content automatically sizes the width of the text box
border to its contents
Fixed Adjust Aspect Ratio adjusts text size automatically to
maintain the fixed width and height
Fixed Wrap Text automatically
word-wraps the text that extends
beyond the specified line width
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Text Box Insert Characters
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Text Box Justification
Text Box J ustification has nine options for justification
Quick Bar J ustification has the
same nine options
DEMO 10
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Reattach Centerline
When centerlines become detached, they change color to the
detached color like a dimension
Dimension Tracker lists the detached centerline annotation
If centerline was created with the (by 2 lines) type and the centerline
becomes detached, it maintains the (by 2 line) type
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Reattach Centerline
New handles added to reattach centerline to changes in the drawing
view
Drag both handle to reattach to update centerline
DEMO 11
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Reattach Center Mark and Bolt
Hole Circle
When center marks/bolt hole circle become detached, they change
color to the detached color like a dimension does
Dimension Tracker lists the detached center marks/bolt hole circle
annotation
A center marks/bolt hole circle become detached when a feature
has been deleted
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Hole Circle
Drag handles to reattach center marks/bolt hole circle to changes in
the drawing view
Drag dimension handles to reattach to update detached dimensions
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Hole Circle
Centerline handles can be reattached to any geometry
ATL+drag detachs and drops on new location
DEMO 12
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