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3D Drawings

In order to better support Global Product Development, and further speed time to market, there is a
shift in industry away from conventional, full 2D production drawings. The alternative is a model-
centric approach. To support this concept and the ASME Y14.41 standard, Annotation Features were
introduced in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 and have been significantly enhanced with each release.
Downstream products like Pro/NC and ProductView are also being enhanced to understand
and leverage this rich information.

Enhancements covered in this Tutorial:

Annotation Elements (AE) from Driving Dimensions

Ac tive (sticky) Annotation Orientation
Modification of 3D dimension attributes
View Manager
Combined State support for layer status
Rule-based layer organization
Additional Capabilities
Annotations in fixed position - relative to sc reen or geometry
Ordinate driven dimensions

* For all exercises, Set Working Directory to 3D-DRAWINGS

Return to this topic home page and use these links to quickly jump to specific enhancements.

PTC recognizes that 2D Drawings are still a very important deliverable, ingrained in the design
process and supply c hain.

Highlights of some other Detailing enhancements:

Improved conversion of model snapshot draft entities

Convert Broken View to Full View
BOM balloons for Flexible Components
Cosmetic threads for NPT / conical surfac es
Modify model edge linestyle
Apply c ross-hatching to flat surfaces, with support for HLR
Hole note c allout attac hment, offset from model axis or point
Additional text areas for GTOLS
3D -- 2D associative annotation placement
Use surfac e referenc es for driven dimensions

Annotation Element from Driving Dims

1. Set Working Directory... to 3D-DRAWINGS
2. Open em_frame.asm using:
a. Folder Browser (tab in Navigator panel)
b. Select Working Directory from list of Common Folders
c. Use embedded browser, and Preview to locate correct ASSY:

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Click to view larger picture

3. Once assembly finishes loading, select indicated part in graphic s area, or Model Tree
(33901025-001-RH)
- note the marking with part name/number

4. RMB > Activate

- Transparent shading is now applied to all inactive members
- Annotations on visible layers for activated part will appear

View > Display Style > Transparency is a new view state for easily seeing inside your design,
without having to modify C olor & Appearances! Simplified Representation settings are also now
available on the RMB pop-up for objects selected, to streamline working in context.

5. Window > Close to leave the assembly in session

6. Open 33901025-001-RH part in main window

- enter *rh in "File name:" field to filter listing

A great productivity enhancement is the "Active Annotation Orientation"

set on-the-fly during initial Annotation Feature creation in a session/model

reference is "sticky" and re-used automatically
not limited to being a datum plane

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7. View > Annotation Orientation
a. selec t Named orientation option
b. selec t FRONT from drop-down list

Note the enhanced and more powerful options available for placement, and easy control of text

orientation.

The active orientation is denoted by the green grid

YELLOW arrow = viewing direction
RED arrow = reading direc tion of the text

8. Selec t OK
9. Zoom In on cutout, or use Saved View CUTOUT-3D
10. CTRL+Click to select the features CUTOUT and RND-CUTOUT

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11. RMB > Create Driving Dimension AE

Placement reflects the position of the driving dimensions in the feature.

Sinc e entire features were selected, ALL driving dimensions visible in set orientation
were converted to Annotation Elements.

Note that individual dimensions can be displayed using Edit, then selected for conversion. These
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Note that individual dimensions can be displayed using Edit, then selected for conversion. These
annotations can still be double-clicked to make modifications.

Annotation Elements are added as nodes under the feature they drive, not as separate Annotation
Features.

12. Verify Model Tree Settings > Tree Filters...

13. Expand features as shown in the Model Tree:

Additional capabilities are available using Insert > Annotations.

You have completed this Exercise, continue to Next Page.

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Modification of Annotation Attributes

There are now more options for controlling the position and appearanc e of Annotations.

1. Selec t Annotation from the dashboard filter.

Annotation Elements can also be selected in the Model Tree for RMB commands.

2. From the main toolbar, use View Manager > All to select Combined State Ex-Cutout-3D.

If the View Manager icon is greyed out, and the dialog is not visible, use Windows ALT+ESC to pop
forward. You can also use C TRL+A to re-activate Pro/ENGINEER window, but this will cancel the
current operation.

3. Selec t the dimension for slot width (100) from the screen.
4. Depress RMB, and note the various c ommands available.

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Undo (CTRL+Z) / Redo (CTRL+Y) are available for these operations.

5. Selec t Move, pick new loc ation for result as shown.

- optional View > Cutout-2D shown for clarity
- note this does not use dynamic dragging

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6. Repeat for round dimension (R6).

7. Retrieve saved view using View > Jog-2D.

8. Selec t vertical dimension for hole pattern (65).

9. RMB > Insert Breaks.
a. pic k the (2) approx. points on the witness line shown below
b. MMB or Click OK
c. leave the dimension selec ted to modify more attributes

10. RMB > Insert Jogs.

a. pic k the (2) approx. points as shown
b. MMB or Click OK

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11. Notice drag handles to manipulate breaks, jogs, and extension lines.

12. RMB > Properties.

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13. Review various settings available, then click OK.

You have completed this Exercise, continue to Next Page.

Controlling Display and View Manager

Global Visibility of 3D Annotations

1. Toggle visibility with new icon on standard datum toolbar. Set display to visible before
continuing.

By Item Visibility
New ability to save layer status with a Combined State provides powerful display c ontrol.

This replaces the approach of using part Simplified Reps or Family Tables to suppress/resume
Annotation Features.

1. Open the View Manager , select the All tab.

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2. Investigate eac h layer shown in the green box in sequenc e.

3. Selec t Mfg-Step2, RMB > Redefine

- review to see how a Combined State works...

- note enhanc ement to save layer status, and preview button

4. Selec t Cancel .

Layer status can be changed while this dialog box is open, and status will be captured upon Accept
. Use the config.pro option "floating_layer_tree yes" to detach the layer tree from the Model Tree.

5. Open the layer tree with Show > Layer Tree button in the Model Tree panel, or on the

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main toolbar.

Different icons are a visual cue about how the items are maintained on the layer. indicates a
rule-based layer.

6. Selec t ANNOT_MFG-STEP2, RMB > Layer Properties..., Rules tab.

- this layer is c urrently empty, notice there is no expand node
- review existing rule

7. Selec t OK.

8. Selec t the Annotation Elements as shown in the Model Tree.

a. RMB > Edit Parameters.

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9. Selec t Add Parameter , create MFG_STEP, with a value of 2.

10. Regenerate (CTRL+G) to update layer.

11. Expand the layer ANNOT_MFG-STEP2 to see that the 3D Drawing items were automatically
added to the appropriate layer!

You have completed this Exercise, continue to Next Page.

Additional Capabilities
Flat to Screen

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Annotations Orientation can be specified as flat to screen, but the position can now be fixed relative
to the screen of model geometry.

1. View Manager > All tab, selec t combined state New_Annotations.

2. Rotate, Pan, and Zoom the model, and notice that the title bloc k remains fixed.

3. In the Model Tree, expand the Footer, and ANNOT_SCREEN.

4. RMB > Properties to review the definition of this element.

- this is a standard drawing symbol, with variable text associated with model parameters!

Hyperlinks

1. Unhide the layer containing the material specific ation note

a. Layers > RMB > ANNOT_MFG-GENERAL > Unhide
b. Toggle layer dialog to reactivate Model Tree
2. In the Model Tree Footer, expand the ANNOT_SCREEN node
3. Selec t AE_NOTE3 (material note), RMB > Properties
4. Click the Hyperlink button on the Note dialog to view the URL
5. Selec t OK to close Edit Hyperlink

6. Selec t OK to close Note dialog

7. Open the referenced doc ument using the hyperlink

To navigate to the URL, use CTRL+Click - watch for the cursor to change indicating a hyperlink.

Ordinate Dimensions

1. View , select saved view 3D-DETAIL

A layer may be set to Active. Annotations created will automatically be added to that layer until
deactivated.

2. Insert > Annotations > Ordinate Driven Dimension

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3. Selec t DTM B in the Model Tree or with Search Tool .

a. MMB to c reate baseline (0) - also determines location of text.

4. Pick ATTACH TYPE to Center (side menu manager).

5. Selec t the (3) hole edges shown below.

6. MMB to c reate ordinate dimensions.

Select any ordinate dimension to move, and the entire set will be repositioned.

You have completed the 3D Drawings Tutorial.

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