Drawing templates

You can also accomplish the same thing using Drawing Templates. This
procedure varies slightly from the File New operation in that here you first
open the master model part, then select a Drawing Template from your
resource bar. When you import the Drawing Template, a new master model
drawing is created. The template is then added to it and the master model
part you previously opened becomes a component of the work part.
Drawing Templates are based on XML functionality which allow you to
access standard templates containing drawing formats, title block text, and
predetermined drawing views.
The template files are established by you or your company according to your
standards. They can include:

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• Specified view scales.

• Standard notes and symbols.

• Parts Lists (Bill of Materials).

• Multiple drawing sheets.

Accessing drawing templates

Drawing Templates are accessed from the resource bar. The resource bar
points to a Drawing Template Resource file (.pax).
This file (.pax) points to the individual drawing format files.
NX supplies you with a set of drawing templates along with a .pax
file located in your UGII_ROOT_DIR under the html_files folder. For
more information on Drawing Template Resource Files, refer to the
Help Documentation.
General procedure
General Procedure for setting up and using Drawing Templates:
• Create a Palette for the resource bar (PreferencesPalettes..., select
resource bar tab).

• Specify directory path for the Drawing Template Resource file.

• Select the drawing template from the palette in the resource bar.

• Verify creation of the drawing.

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 Activity: Create a master model drawing using drawing templates

In this activity, you will create a palette for the Drawing Templates and have
the button added to the resource bar. You will then create the drawing.
Step 1: Open drf_fork_caster.

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Step 2: Inspect the structure of this part from the Assembly Navigator.
Open the Assembly Navigator from the resource bar.

The Assembly Navigator indicates this is a master model part.

Step 3: Add the Drawing Templates palette to your resource bar
Choose Preferences→Palettes.

Click Open Palette File.

The Open Palette dialog box is displayed. 14

Click Browse to navigate to the drf parts folder.

Select the part file english_drawing_templates.pax and click

OK (or just double-click the name).

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 Click OK on the Open Palette dialog box.
Drawing Templates (Inch) appears at the bottom of the list in
the Palettes dialog box.

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The following options are available when the Drawing

Templates palette is highlighted.
1. Move Up Moves the template up in the resource bar
Moves the template down in the Resource
2. Move Down Bar (only available when the tab IS NOT at
the bottom of the Resource Bar)
Deletes the Drawing Templates tab from the
3. Close
Resource Bar
4. Refresh

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 Click Close.
Note the addition of the Drawing Templates tab to the resource
bar.

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Step 4: Import the drawing template.

Open the Drawing Templates (Inch) palette from the resource
bar.

Double-click the B size, 2sheets template.

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 The new master model drawing part is created and the drawing
formats for SH1 and SH2 are added to it.

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Three drawing views are automatically added to SH1. Notice the

name that has been assigned to this part, drf_fork_caster_dwg 2.
The _dwg2 extension indicates that there are two drawing sheets
in this part. Also, the system used some predetermined format
settings. Objects have come in on their original layers, and the
BODY reference set was used.

Step 5: Check the assembly structure in the Assembly Navigator.

This new part file with the drawing of the fork is a master model
assembly drawing.

drf_fork_caster_dwg2
drf_fork_caster

Step 6: Use Preferences→Drafting to turn off the display of borders

around the views.

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