604 - Drafting in Solid Edge: A Hands-on Experience

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1 4 th Generation VLC courtesy of Edison Drafting in Solid Edge: A Hands-on Experience Steve Webb, Solid Edge Field Support, #SEU13

2 Agenda: Drafting in Solid Edge: A Hands-on Experience Who am I? What you will learn Hands on 4 th Generation VLC courtesy of Edison2 Page 2

3 About: Steve Webb Steve Webb Solid Edge Field Support Steve is an Applications Engineer in the Solid Edge Field Support group. He has over 25 years of experience in Mechanical Design Engineering and Mechanical CAD. He has held roles as an Application Engineer and Educator at Siemens PLM Software, PTC, Saratech Inc and Moderntech SI. Before moving into the CAD Industry, Steve applied his CAD knowledge in industries including hydraulic gear pumps, high speed packaging equipment, and textile equipment. He holds a two year drafting certification from the Williamston Career and Technology Center. Page 3

4 What you will learn We will take a look at some of the new tools offered in ST6 draft environment. These tools include In-Place table edits, embedded documents, dimension and annotation alignments tools, and drawing view alignment. These new enhancements make the drawings more user friendly and comply with company standards. Page 4

5 Draft Hands-On Page 5

6 Setup Go into the Draft Quick Look folder and open the Reports folder and copy the DraftList.txt file. To the Solid Edge install Template, Reports and overwrite the DraftList.txt file. Page 6

7 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Open T-00001_A.dft Page 7

8 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Alignment Shapes Alignment Shapes are objects used to align different types of annotations. Two types of alignment shapes Automatic only from creating auto-ballooning. Manual open or closed shapes Alignment Shape from auto-balloons Page 8

9 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Activate the Balloons_Table Edit drawing sheet Go into the Parts List command Select the drawing view Turn on Balloons and Parts List Page 9

10 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Go into Properties and select the Balloon tab. Turn on Create alignment shape For Pattern select the icon and show the options will use the default Convex Hull. OK Page 10

11 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Place Parts List Page 11

12 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On The following annotation support Annotation Alignment: Balloons (on by default) Weld symbols Datum Targets Edge Conditions Callouts Surface Texture symbols Feature Control Frames These options have to be checked in order for them to lock to the alignment shape. Page 12

13 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Two new tools added to the Annotation group. Alignment Shape create manual alignment shapes. Show/hide Annotation Alignment Shape toggles the alignment shape display. Alignment Shape Page 13

14 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Turn off and on the Alignment shape Grab highlighted balloon and drag to the right to push the other balloons. Page 14

15 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Zoom to Fit Select the Alignment shape to turn on the connection points. Hold down left mouse button on the mid-point connection and drag to offset the alignment shape. Hold down the Shift key and drag the same mid-point to move this line segment. Page 15

16 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Zoom Area to this location. Hold down the Alt key and drag each balloon to this location. This will detach the balloons from the alignment shape. Page 16

17 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Manual Alignment Shapes Manual Alignment Shapes can be created two different ways. Open Closed Manual Alignment Shapes can be created from the Annotation Alignment Shape icon. Page 17

18 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Go into the Alignment shape command to create a manual alignment shape. Make sure this button is not pressed. Start drawing a line and cross each balloon to attach the balloons to the alignment shape. Page 18

19 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Drag the alignment shape around to show that the balloons are attached. Hold down the Alt key to detach the balloon that is crossing the other balloons. Page 19

20 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Drag that balloon back to the alignment shape to reattach. Zoom to Fit That finishes the Annotation Alignment. Page 20

21 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Manual Alignment Shapes. Properties Closed/Open Shape Uniformed - sets the spacing between the items to be uniform or non-uniform Drawing View sets the drawing view to lock to the alignment shape. Page 21

22 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On These two tools are only available when selecting an alignment shape that has been created. Order balloon s order on a alignment shape. Annotations order Clockwise or Counter Clockwise Page 22

23 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On Cont. Start Balloon Start balloon lets user determine which balloon will start with first instance number. In order to use the start balloon command, Clockwise or Counter Clockwise has to be set. Page 23

24 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On When using manual Alignment shapes on a drawing that has balloons placed on the view, the user has two different approaches for attaching the balloons and or other annotations to the Alignment Shape. On creation of alignment shape, you can drag the shape across the annotation to attach. Drag the annotation to the shape. Once the annotation is attached to the shape, hold down the Alt key and drag the annotation away from the shape to detach the annotation from the shape. Page 24

25 Annotation Alignment - Hands-On ST6 allows the editing of curtain tables information directly on the drawing sheet without having to make the edits inside the properties dialog box. Page 25

26 Edit Tables In-Place - Hands-On Still need to be on the Balloons_Table Edit drawing sheet. Zoom to the top of the parts list. Double click the parts list. This will put the parts list in edit mode. Page 26

27 Edit Tables In-Place - Hands-On Then single click a cell will allow In Place editing the following items: Fonts Font height Bold Italic Underline Horizontal Alignment Vertical Alignment Text Orientation Adjust Text to Column Width Merge Cells Page 27

28 Edit Tables In-Place - Hands-On Start dragging the columns to increase the column width so your table looks like this. Page 28

29 Edit Tables In-Place - Hands-On Select Project and Quantity cells and merge Page 29

30 Edit Tables In-Place - Hands-On Select cell Coil spring axis and right mouse click. Select Override cell Then double click the cell to replace Coil spring axis with Solid Edge. Page 30

31 Edit Tables In-Place - Hands-On Pick the Solid Edge cell, right click, and select Clear Cell Overrides. Page 31

32 Edit Tables In-Place - Hands-On Select the top cell above the File Name column to select the entire File Name column. Choose Arial Black and Italicize the text. Click in the background to see the change. Page 32

33 Drawing View Alignment - Hands-On In ST6 there has been some enhancements to drawing view alignments. Associative Keypoint Alignment 2D model view and 3D derived drawing view when views are aligned with keypoints and view scale, the drawing views will stay aligned. Page 33

34 Drawing View Alignment - Hands-On Switch to the Dimension Alignment tab. Drag the top view around to show there is no alignment. Select the bottom left view, then right click and select Create Alignment. Page 34

35 Drawing View Alignment - Hands-On From the drop-down select Keypoint and choose vertical align. Keypoint snap the top left corner of the bottom view and the bottom left corner of the top view. Page 35

36 Drawing View Alignment - Hands-On Should look like this Page 36

37 Drawing View Alignment - Hands-On Select the right view and right click to select Create Alignment. Key point from the drop-down and Horizontal align. This time we will pick the center of the right view and the midpoint of the left view. Page 37

38 Drawing View Alignment - Hands-On Should look like this. Drag any view around the sheet to show the alignment. Page 38

39 Dimension Automatic Arrangement - Hands-On Arrange Dimension will clean up and arrange dimension on a selected drawing view. The following dimension types are supported using Arrange dimensions: Linear Angular with the same center point. Arc Length, Arc Angle with the same center point. Symmetric diameter Not supported: Coordinate Angular coordinate Radial and Diameter Chamfer Page 39

40 Dimension Automatic Arrangement - Hands-On After Before Page 40

41 Dimension Automatic Arrangement - Hands-On Stay on the Dimension Alignment sheet. In the Dimension group toolbar, select Arrange Dimensions. Pick the bottom left view and right click to see the clean-up. Before After Page 41

42 Dimension Automatic Arrangement - Hands-On Repeat the same steps for the top view. Before Page 42 After

43 Dimension Automatic Arrangement - Hands-On Esc key to exit command. Zoom around the right view. Drag a fence from right to left to show window selecting. Drag a fence from left to right to show window crossing selection. Page 43 Left to Right Right to Left

44 Dimension Automatic Arrangement - Hands-On Esc key to deselect. Drag a window crossing to select all dimension on the right side of the view. Go into the Arrange Dimension command. Right click to show the clean-up. Page 44 Before After

45 Dimension Automatic Arrangement - Hands-On Stack Pitch multiplier of the stack pitch which is defined in the dimension styles. See next slide for more detail on the stack pitch. Create Alignment Set alignment set turned on will group dimensions together so if you move a dimension after arranging all other dimensions in that group will move. If turned off then only that dimension selected will move. Page 45

46 Dimension Automatic Arrangement - Hands-On Stack Pitch Sets the distance between stacked dimensions. The value is a ratio of the dimension text size. Page 46

47 Dimension Automatic Arrangement - Hands-On 3 different ways to arrange dimensions Select a dimension Page 47

48 Dimension Automatic Arrangement - Hands-On 3 different ways to arrange dimensions cont. Select a drawing view will select all dimensions for that view. Page 48

49 Dimension Automatic Arrangement - Hands-On 3 different ways to arrange dimensions cont. Fence select Must fence select before entering the command. Page 49

50 Block Tables - Hands-On ST6 has support for creating tables from blocks with properties. New icon added to the Tables Group Block Table Table Style Selection Method Auto Balloon Add/Remove Properties Page 50 Blocks in view only enabled when selection is set to By Drawing View

51 Block Tables - Hands-On By Active Sheet - select all the blocks on the active sheet. By Drawing View - user selects a Drawing view. By User Selection - user may manually select any blocks on the active sheet. Page 51

52 Block Tables - Hands-On Switch to the Blocks sheet tab. In the Tables group, go into the Block Table command. Notice all the blocks are highlighted. Right click and place the table. Page 52

53 Block Tables - Hands-On Right click the table and go into Properties. Select the Columns tab to show the properties from the blocks that can be used in the table. Page 53

54 Block Tables - Hands-On Switch to the Options tab. Select these options. Click OK. Page 54

55 Block Tables - Hands-On Table should look like this. Page 55

56 Block Tables - Hands-On Table Properties - Options Block Only List block table listing the blocks in a flat list. Block View List - expands on the Block Only List to display blocks by the Block Views. List block on separate row specifies if the block name is embedded on the same row as the block. If unchecked - displays the block name and view name on the same row. If checked - display the block name on a separate row followed by the block view. Use same item number for all block views - specifies how the item numbers for the block views are derived. If unchecked Each block view is counted as a separate item. If checked The block is used for the item number. Page 56

57 Block Tables - Hands-On Block only list Page 57

58 Block Tables - Hands-On Block view list Page 58

59 Block Tables - Hands-On Block view list List block on separate row Page 59

60 Block Tables - Hands-On Block view list Use same item number for all block views Page 60

61 Block Tables - Hands-On List by block occurrence Page 61

62 Block Tables - Hands-On List by block occurrence List block or block view on separate row Page 62

63 Block Tables - Hands-On Page 63

64 Block Tables - Hands-On List Nested Blocks the same as a nested parts list where the blocks take on the appearance of an assembly. Unchecked Any nested block is ignored. Checked the nested blocks are listed in the table. List all blocks separately specifies the list is a flat list. List with nested structure specifies the list is a nested list. Use level based numbers specifies how nested blocks affect item numbers. Unchecked nested numbers are not used. Checked nested numbers are used. Page 64

65 Block Tables - Hands-On List Nested Blocks turned off List Nested Blocks turned on Page 65

66 Block Tables - Hands-On List Nested Blocks List with nested structure List Nested Blocks Use level based numbers Page 66

67 Block Tables - Hands-On Prior to ST6, Solid Edge had no support for IPA (In-Place Activate) of inserted objects. Double clicking an inserted object would have open the file in its own application. ST6 supports IPA of an inserted object when double clicking that object. Thus meaning when double clicking an inserted object, user will edit the object inside of Solid Edge draft file not the hosting application. Page 67

68 Support IPA for Foreign File Types in Draft - Hands-On Switch to the Embedded sheet tab. Double click the Word document on the left side to edit. Select Conference Name and type in Solid Edge. Click the date field and add a date. Click outside the doc to close. Page 68

69 Support IPA for Foreign File Types in Draft - Hands-On Double click the Excel document on the right side to edit. Click the cash cell and add - On Hand. Place cursor over the red triangle to show the excel note. Click outside the doc to close. Page 69

70 4 th Generation VLC courtesy of Edison2 Thank You Steve Webb, Solid Edge Field Support, #SEU13