Solid Edge ST4 Event: Session 212 Drafting in Solid Edge a Hands-on Experience by Steve Webb

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Solid Edge. Design better.

Steve Webb

Solid Edge Field Support Applications Engineer

Background:

10 Years Design Engineer

3 Years Autodesk Applications Engineer

7 Years SolidWorks Applications Engineer

1 Year PTC Education Applications Engineer

4 Years Solid Edge Applications Engineer

Areas of Expertise:

John D. Hollingsworth - Textile equipment

Dana Corporation - Hydraulic Gear pumps

BK Industries - Food Service equipment

Mack Truck – Truck design

Solid Edge, SolidWorks CSWP, Pro-E, Inventor, Mechanical Desktop,

Computervision CADDS and Autocad




Executive Summary

Today’s Topics:

Parts List

Fastener System Stacked Balloons

Drawing View Caption

Dimension Formatting

No Hatch Rib

Broken out Section

Text Box Formatting

Print Preview

Key Takeaways:

We recognize drawings are a key deliverable for most engineers, and our

goal since Solid Edge Version 1 has been to reduce drawing production time

and create world class drawings.




Working with Quicksheets

Create a new drawing using the demo.dft quicksheet

Use ASM_01_00701.asm for Sheet 1 and PAR_04_00095.par for Sheet 2




Drag and drop ASM_01_00701.asm onto sheet 1

Hands-On exercise 1




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




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 “underline” balloon type




Create a Detail view of the wheel

Select the Balloon command

Make sure you select the Stacked Balloon option

Hands-On exercise 2




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

of the title text automatically

adjusts to fit the cell width




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




Double click the parts list to edit

Go to the “Title” tab and create a new title – Solid Edge Parts List

Font = Arial Black

Font size = 7.00mm

Add Underline

Apply

Hands-On exercise 3




Parts List – Column Headers

Column Header implemented for all tables (Table, Parts List, FOP Table, and

Bend Table)

Show header – 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




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 to

Format Table Cells – displays the Format Table

Cells dialog allowing the user to control the

alignment and orientation




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

Justification still applies to the text in

the cell




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




Select “Columns” tab

Select “Quantity”

Select the first “Format Cells” and change Orientation to Rotated

Check Adjust text to column width

Apply

Hands-On exercise 4




Check “Merge vertical cells with same value”

Click “Format Cells”

Set both Horizontal alignment

and Vertical alignment to

Center

Apply

Hands-On exercise 4




Parts List – Data

User can now control Font for any cell

Bold fonts

Italic fonts

Underline

Justification




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 reflected in the

cells

Clear Cell Overrides

Sets the value of the cells back to

the property text derived values




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




Select the “Data” tab

Go down to Item 11 and pick the “Clip” cell

RMB and select “Allow cell override”

Change from “Clip” to “Clip – Long”

Click OK to close properties

Hands-On exercise 5




Drawing View Captions

“Text and Color” tab renamed “Caption”





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





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





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




Drawing View Captions -

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




Select the ISO view and RMC properties

Select the “Caption” tab

Add a new line of text in the caption text box – View Scale

Add a third line of text in the caption text box – Main Model

Check View Scale in the properties area

OK

Hands-On exercise 6




Select the sheet 2 tab and drag and drop PAR_04_00095.par

onto sheet 2

Add Automatic Center Lines to Front, Top and Right drawing views

Retrieve dimension for Front, Top and Right drawing views

Hands-On exercise 7




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 - sets 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




RMC dimension R12,7 and pick properties

“Text” tab

Check the option “Override pulled-out text 2”

Change the Orientation to Horizontal

Hands-On exercise 8




Zoom the right view

Drag dimensions where you want them

Select dimension R12,7

Select the Prefix command and add Remove Flashing in the subfix field

Hands-On exercise 8




Dimensions – Copy Attributes

“Prefix Copier” has been renamed “Copy Attributes”

Dimension Styles can be copied from one dimension to another




Now we are going to copy the properties of dimension R12,7 to other

dimensions

Select Copy Attributes command

Make sure Style is selected

Pick dimension R12,7 style to copy

Pick dimensions 16,67 and R37,11

Change drop down from Style to Prefix

Pick dimension R12,7 Prefix to copy

Pick dimensions 16,67 and R37,11

Hands-On exercise 9




RMC dimension 117,65 and pick properties

“Text” tab

Check the option “Override pulled-out text”

Change the Orientation to Horizontal

Hands-On exercise 9




Dimensions – Jogs to Dimension

Jogs 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




Dimensions – Jogs to Dimension

To add the jog, Alt + click on one of the projection lines

Jogs can be added to

either or both projection

lines

Multiple jogs may be

added to each projection

line

To remove the jog,

Alt + click on one of the

key points associated

with an inserted jog




Zoom the front view

Add a jog to linear dimensions

Select dimension 58,05

Hold down the ALT key and click somewhere

on both the left and right extension lines

Repeat as need for additional jogs

Hands-On exercise 10




Pick one of the connection points and drag to reposition the jog

To remove a jog:

Select the dimension with the jog

Hold down the ALT key and select any of the connection points





Drawing View Fixed Position

Lock drawing view position

Quick bar

Select view – Lock

Lock from view properties




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




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




To Lock a view:

Select the right view – pick the lock icon in the Quick Bar

When dragging a view, the view being dragged stays visible. Other views only

show a box around the view.





Hatch Rib in Section View

Solid Edge Options - 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 are cut along with

the primary body

No Hatch – Ribs are considered

to be a separate body

Ribs are pulled off of the

primary body and cut separately




Hatch Rib in Section View

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




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.




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.




Go into Solid Edge Options:

Drawing Standards

Set No Hatch option

Click OK to exit Options





Create a section view using the cutting plane in the drawing

Note - there is no hatch in the rib area of the view





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




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




Text Box – Bullets and Numbering

Support for Bullets and Numbers

Choose the list type

Bullets (and select type of bullet)

Numbered

No list

Numbered list

Restart at “1”

Continue Numbering

Bullet and Numbered list

Decrease Indent

Increase Indent





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 press 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.





Start at – specifies the first number in the numbered list

The default is 1

Specifies the numbering format

Formats available:

1

1.

1)

(1)





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





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

Justification

Indents

Change to bulleted list or numbered

list or no list




We now need to add the note blocks to the drawing

Click on my notes.dft in the PathFinder Library

Drag and Drop each of the three notes in the

drawing

Double click the Fillets and Rounds note to edit

Delete the ? and type ½ and press the spacebar, select OK to the Auto Stack

Select all the text and add numbers

Close Block





Double click the Standard notes to edit

Delete the word degree and use the Symbols command to add a degree

symbol

Select all the text and add bullets

Close Block





Double click any view to open and edit the model

Drag the small hub face (shown in blue) to show the symmetry in the model

Select hub face (shown in blue) and add a Face Relate coplanar to the

wheel face (shown in yellow)

Switch back to the drawing

Update Views





From to the Applications button

Select “Print”

Click the “Preview” button

Show preview for both sheets

Zoom the preview window





Conclusions

As with all Solid Edge releases, a strong focus is placed on increasing usability

of the 2D drafting tool. Solid Edge drawings are compliant with industry

standards, but you have complete control over drawing view, dimensions, and

annotations characteristics to accommodate specific company or customer

needs. Solid Edge Draft is a complete world-class drafting tool designed to

build drawings the way a company needs to work.

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Solid Edge ST4 Event: Session 212 Drafting in Solid Edge a Hands-on Experience by Steve Webb