Solid Edge Drafting. Paul Abbott. SOLID EDGE UNIVERSITY UK 2015 Design Without Boundaries #SEU15UK

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1 Paul Abbott Solid Edge Drafting Solid Edge University UK 2015 July 8 th, Silverstone UTC SOLID EDGE UNIVERSITY UK 2015 Design Without Boundaries

2 Introduction Page 2

3 Agenda Quick Look Topics Dimension and Annotation Usability - Dimension Dimension and Annotation Usability - Annotation Format Code UI Improvements Parts List From Selected Assembly Property/Reference Text Support in Text Box Thread Dimension Retrieval Enhancements Drawing Sheet Compare Page 3

4 Agenda Best of the Rest Custom Material Properties Support in Draft Reference Text in Additional Annotations Technical Requirements Text C-Diameter Alignment Hole Callout Improvements Reference Part Display Control Optional Not Display Drawing View Out-of-date Table Text Margin Control Free 2D Drafting license Scaled Nailboards Solid Edge Hints and Tips Some commonly asked questions - answered Page 4

5 Quick Look Topics Solid Edge University UK 2015 July 8 th, Silverstone UTC SOLID EDGE UNIVERSITY UK 2015 Design Without Boundaries

6 Dimension and Annotation Usability - Dimensions Dimension Usability has been improved in ST8 with the handle points on screen to make the following Dimensions more consistence and easier to modified without going into properties of each Dimension. Connect Handles Modify Handles Dimension Text Handles Break Line Handles Shared Connect Point Text Position Snap to Center Jog Snap Position Selected Dimension Display with Hidden or Modified Components Extension Line along Projection Line Terminator Handle Page 6

7 Dimension and Annotation Usability - Dimensions Handle colors have been added (Solid Edge Options) to help understand the different types of handles such as connect handles or modify handles. Connect Handle This is the handle at which the annotation is connected to another object. Modify Handles These are the handles that can be dragged to manipulate the annotation display. Terminator Handle This is the handle to bring up the terminator dialog box. Page 7

8 Dimension and Annotation Usability Dimensions Break line dimensions display a modify handle at the text end of the break line. This handle is used to change the length of the break line. Page 11

9 Dimension and Annotation Usability Dimensions Chain and Stacked Dimensions Shared connect point handles will only display one modify handle for both dimensions. If the modify handle is moved it will move both extension lines at the same time. ( Shift+Drag will move only the highlighted modify connection point.) Page 12

10 Dimension and Annotation Usability Dimensions Text Position Snap A new indicator has been added to display the midpoint on a dimension line. Page 14

11 Dimension and Annotation Usability Dimensions Jog Snap Position A snap line indicator is displayed to show where the jog line will snap to remove the jog. This does not change the jog behavior. It is just displaying feedback to where the jog is removed. Page 15

12 Dimension and Annotation Usability Dimensions* Selected Dimension Display with Hidden or Modified Components. Projection lines and Dimension lines can now be hidden with a left mouse click on the Terminator Handle. Page 16

13 Dimension and Annotation Usability Dimensions Extension Line along Projection Line When an Projection line is shorten, a dashed line is visible to display where the connection point for that dimension is located. Page 18

14 Dimension and Annotation Usability Dimensions Terminator Handle To change the appearance of the Terminator, user can left mouse click the Terminator handle to bring up a shortcut menu and then select the Terminator type. Page 19

15 Dimension and Annotation Usability Dimensions* Radial, Diameter, Angular, Coordinate, Angular Coordinate, Symmetric Diameter and Chamfer dimensions all have the same type of handles and functionality as the above slides. DEMO-1 Page 20

16 Dimension and Annotation Usability Annotations* Annotation Usability has been improved in ST8 with the handle points on screen to make the following annotations more consistence and easier to modify without going into properties of each annotation. Balloons Callouts Datum Frame Weld Symbol Datum Target Surface Texture Symbol Feature Control Frame Leader Centerline Cutting Plane Line Auxiliary View Plane Line Detail View Page 21

17 Dimension and Annotation Usability - Annotations Connect Handle Dragging the connect handle will move the connection point of the annotation. Alt+Drag breaks the connection point Page 24

18 Dimension and Annotation Usability - Annotations New to ST8 is the display of a Leader Snap tool. Past releases Solid Edge would only snap to 0,90,180,270 degrees. ST8 now snaps to 45 degree increments 45,135,225,315 degrees in addition to the above. Leader snap tool Page 27

19 Dimension and Annotation Usability - Annotations If the leader has a break line plus a jog inserted. Start dragging the jog will display multiple leader snap tools. Page 28

20 Dimension and Annotation Usability - Annotations Surface Texture This handle changes the length of the line. Page 30

21 Dimension and Annotation Usability - Annotations Weld Symbol This handle flips the symbol direction. Page 31

22 Dimension and Annotation Usability Annotations* Datum Frame Left click Terminator handle will bring up Anchor options. Page 33

23 Dimension and Annotation Usability Annotations* Centerline Page 34

24 Dimension and Annotation Usability Annotations* Cutting Plane Line Right mouse click this handle will give the user the option to flip the annotation. Page 35

25 Dimension and Annotation Usability - Annotations Auxiliary View Page 36

26 Dimension and Annotation Usability - Annotations Detail View DEMO-2 Page 38

27 Format Code UI Improvements Remember having to type the Format Codes for your reference/property text and user must know the proper syntax? A new user interface makes it easier to modify the Format code values of reference text and property text. You can use the new Format Values dialog box to insert format codes directly into the property text and reference text strings. Available in Draft, Ordered Sketch, PMI Page 39

28 Format Code UI Improvements* Format Code dialog can be found in the Properties or the Modify Styles for the following: Text box Dimension Callouts Balloons Drawing View captions View Annotation caption Part list and Table titles Part list and Table data columns Block labels For annotations that are not listed above (such as feature control frames, datum frames, datum targets, weld symbols, and surface texture symbols) you can apply formatting to the property text values by typing the format codes using the proper syntax. Page 40

29 Format Code UI Improvements Input value this is the selected property Tolerance Add a upper/lower tolerance to the dimension Units Turn of the display units on the dimension Units Display Dual units for that dimension Page 41

30 Format Code UI Improvements Text Round-off number of decimal places to display. Date-time only if associated to the property then it can be displayed and format chosen. Text case Upper/Lower case text. Page 42

31 Format Code UI Improvements Output value Displays the syntax of the final output. Page 43

32 Format Code UI Improvements Callout text has to be selected before the Format button is available. Selected text displays red Page 44

33 Format Code UI Improvements Dual Units on primary dimension Rounding No Units Date/Time Date Time Tolerance DEMO-3 Page 45

34 Parts List From Selected Assembly Now you can create a parts list based on a selected subassembly in context of a top level assembly. Part numbers and item balloons are based solely on the subassembly. Page 48

35 Parts List From Selected Assembly A new option has been added to the Parts List command bar, From Selected Subassembly. Once selected the Select Subassembly dialog box is displayed. Page 49

36 Parts List From Selected Assembly In order to use the From Selected Subassembly the user must first deselect the Link to Active command. Selected Deselected Then select the subassembly view and the From Selected Subassembly is available. Page 50

37 Parts List From Selected Assembly If there is not Parts List present and a subassembly is selected the From Selected Subassembly command becomes active. Before selecting the subassembly After selecting the subassembly DEMO-4 Page 51

38 Property/Reference Text Support in Text Box Text Box command now supports property text and reference text. When creating a Text Box a new command called Insert Property Text has been added to the Text Box quick access ribbon bar. Page 52

39 Property/Reference Text Support in Text Box Text Box has to be drawn on the sheet before the option is available. 2 options Property Text Reference Text Page 53

40 Property/Reference Text Support in Text Box Property Text option will link text in the Text Box to any selected property from the selection. Page 54

41 Property/Reference Text Support in Text Box Reference Text option will link text in the Text Box to any selected reference source locate on any sheet of the drawing. Page 55

42 Property/Reference Text Support in Text Box Using the command Start the Text Box command. Click in the drawing and place the text box. Insert Property Text option. Select either the Property Text or Reference text. This will link that Property or Reference select inside the Note. Page 56

43 Property/Reference Text Support in Text Box* Property code text can be displayed by Right Mouse clicking the Text Box. Page 57

44 Thread Dimension Retrieval Enhancements In previous releases of Solid Edge the hole callout dimensions for threaded holes would always dimension to the drill hole size and ignore the major diameter. ST8 now has the ability to dimension to the major diameter per dimension standards. Previous releases ST8 Page 58

45 Thread Dimension Retrieval Enhancements* Section cutout support dimensioning to the major diameter for both Callouts and Linear dimensions. Legacy drawings do not update to move a dimension from the tap drill geometry to the major diameter. DEMO-5 Page 59

46 Drawing Sheet Compare Solid Edge ST8 has a new Drawing Sheet Compare command. Compare Drawing command only compares pixel changes in each drawing. Compare Drawing command is located under the applications button. Support for Solid Edge.dft file types only. Draft files open inactive/read-only and open in Solid Edge in the background. Page 60

47 Drawing Sheet Compare* Open Existing Comparison Saved.bmp bitmap files of compared drawings. Solid Edge.dft files to compare. Must select 2 files. Sheet selection of each drawing Page 61

48 Drawing Sheet Compare Compares the 2 drawings selected Once drawings are compared, the compared drawings can be saved as a bitmap file. Page 62

49 Drawing Sheet Compare* Information to display in the viewport windows. 5 different options View colors for each file. Sheet background color Page 63

50 Drawing Sheet Compare* Zoom Area Fit Pan Zoom Page 64

51 Drawing Sheet Compare Differences in the 2 drawings File information File 1 File 2 Page 65

52 Drawing Sheet Compare* When comparing drawings the user can choose which sheet of a multi-sheet drawing to compare. If the sheets are different sizes from file 1 to file 2 the Compare drawing command will give the following error. Page 66

53 Drawing Sheet Compare* Saving the compared results When saving the compared the only save as option is.bmp. 3 files are save with the save as [Name Input from User]_Differences [Name Input from User]_Original [Name Input from User]_New This only saves the 2 sheets currently being compared; no other sheets are saved if it s a multi-sheet drawing. Page 67

54 Drawing Sheet Compare Open Comparison bitmap file The only option for opening the comparison file is [Name Input from User]_Differences. DEMO-6 Page 68

55 Drawing Sheet Compare Managed* Solid Edge for Sharepoint and Insight support the new Compare Drawing tool. SESP Click Manage under the Applications button and choose SESP before you can open the Drawing Compare tool. Insight User will be able to navigate to the network location as if it were a location on their local machine. When saving a comparison file, the file needs to be saved locally, saving to managed locations will be unavailable. Opening a comparison file will also be limited to only local files. Opening drawing files from Team Center is not supported. Page 69

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57 Custom Material Properties Support in Draft ST7 Custom Material Properties had been added to part modeling. In the draft file Solid Edge could not extract any custom property in callouts. ST8 now has the ability to use any type of Custom Material Property in callouts when using property text. Page 71

58 Custom Material Properties Support in Draft In the draft file when placing a callout using a Custom Material Property the user has to use the property text command and From graphic connection to link the property. Page 72

59 Custom Material Properties Support in Draft The Custom Material Properties can also be extracted in the Parts List. DEMO-7 Page 73

60 Reference Text in Additional Annotations Reference text functionality began in ST7. With ST8 the Reference text has been expanded into the following areas: Cutting Plane Auxiliary View Plane Detail Envelope GOST Weld Symbol Page 74

61 Reference Text in Additional Annotations Cutting Plane Cutting Plane annotations can now be selected from within the Callout command once the user goes into the Reference text command. Page 75

62 Reference Text in Additional Annotations Auxiliary View Plane Auxiliary View Plane annotations can now be selected from within the Callout command once the user goes into the Reference text command. Page 76

63 Reference Text in Additional Annotations Detail Envelope Detail Envelope annotations can now be selected from within the Callout command once the user goes into the Reference text command. Page 77

64 Technical Requirements Text New command in ST8 is Technical Requirements. Technical Requirement command creates a text box to capture mechanical information about the drawing with a numbered list. Page 80

65 Technical Requirements Text Once in the command, the command ribbon bar is displayed. Text scale, Properties and Text Control can be changed from the ribbon. ONLY one Technical Requirement Text box instance allowed on each draft working sheet. If there is already a technical requirement text box instance, then clicking the text box will bring up the ribbon bar. Page 81

66 Technical Requirements Text Shortcut command are provided for technical requirements. Cut/Copy command is disabled simply because there is no support for multiple technical requirement on the same draft sheet. Page 82

67 Technical Requirements Text How it works. Enter the note here Press the Insert button Note with number callout is displayed Page 83

68 Technical Requirements Text How it works. Save settings works the same as any other Save settings location. Reference - works the same as Reference in other locations Style Select the style for the number callout and what type of format to display. Page 84

69 Technical Requirements Text How it works. Change the order of the notes Page 85

70 Technical Requirements Text Location Tab Anchor corner options for locating the text box. Position use an X Y origin location to place text box. Page 86

71 Technical Requirements Text Text Format Tab Font control options Text Control options to control the fit of the text inside the text box. Page 87

72 Technical Requirements Text Title Tab Title text Adds a title to the text box. Reference controls that can be used in the title. Font and Font Styles Justification Page 88

73 Technical Requirements Text Indents and Spacing Tab Indentation indents the text from the left side of the text box. Special options for Indentation. Spacing controls the spacing between each line of text. DEMO-8 Page 89

74 C-Diameter Alignment In previous releases of Solid Edge, Smart Dimensions would place C- Diameter dimensions (Concentric Diameter). This command had no way to automatically stack, align, group and space dimensions. New to ST8 is an option in the command ribbon bar called Concentric Diameter when using the Smart Dimension command. Page 90

75 C-Diameter Alignment Concentric Diameter automatically stacks, aligns, groups and spaces dimensions. After the first dimension is placed all of the other C-Diameter dimensions only require a single click to select the diameter. The placement is automatic. When using the C-Diameter command all dimensions are forced to be linear. Page 91

76 C-Diameter Alignment Concentric Diameter dimensions can not be stack, align, grouped or spaced with any other dimensions. Alt+drag will break the alignment group of the selected dimension. C-Diameter alignment groups work like all alignment groups in Solid Edge. Page 92

77 C-Diameter Alignment Dimension Styles has an option on the Lines and Coordinate tab to Alternate text position. DEMO-9 Page 93

78 Hole Callout Improvements This is an addition to the Format codes for Hole Callouts. The following codes have been added to the Format code list under Symbols and Values, Values, Feature References. Taper Ratio and Taper Angle V-Bottom Angle Thread Tap drill diameter Internal minor diameter Nominal diameter Page 94

79 Hole Callout Improvements Underline Text An option has been added to Underline Text in callouts. GB standard now supports Underline Text Page 98

80 Reference Part Display Control New option has been added to Solid Edge option to control the default appearance of Reference parts in a drawing. Page 99

81 Reference Part Display Control Default setting for reference parts display are set to on. Page 100

82 Reference Part Display Control With all the default setting, reference parts come into a drawing view transparent. Page 101

83 Reference Part Display Control With this option turned off all reference parts will come into the drawing view solid. Page 102

84 Reference Part Display Control User still has control over the display of reference parts by going into view properties and selecting the Display tab and the Model options tab. Page 103

85 Optional Not Display Drawing View Out-ofdate When drawing views are out-of-date and Draft file is opened, there is a dialog displayed stating this. A check box on the dialog to 'Do not show this again." Out-of-date drawing views already have the gray box, corners, etc. to indicate that they are Out-of-date. Page 104

86 Table Text Margin Control Previously table cell text margins were controlled by a single value for both horizontal/vertical margins. ST8 there s now independent control for both horizontal and vertical. Page 105

87 Free 2D Drafting license The free 2D drafting license is now a permanent license as of ST8 instead of a timed license. Page 106

88 Scaled Nailboards Previously in Nailboard drawings all views came in at a scale of 1 : 1. ST8 now has options to control view scale. Page 107

89 Solid Edge Hints and tips Solid Edge University UK 2015 July 8 th, Silverstone UTC Realize innovation. SOLID EDGE UNIVERSITY UK 2015 Design Without Boundaries

90 Solid Edge Hints and Tips Where do I find lists of the default shortcut keys for each Solid Edge environment? Page 109

91 Solid Edge Hints and Tips Open a Part Customize the Command Ribbon Select the environment Select the keyboard tab Change "Choose commands from:" to "All Keyboard Assignments" Page 110

92 Solid Edge Hints and Tips Note that you can print out the keyboard assignments for each environment Page 111

93 Solid Edge Hints and Tips With the popular use of dual monitors while in the office, have you ever had a "missing" dialog box when you working remote on your laptop just using a single screen? The dialog is most likely being displayed on the second monitor. To fix this delete the following registry key to restore normal functionality: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Unigraphics Solutions\Solid Edge\Version 108\OpenAndSaveDisplaySettings Page 112

94 Solid Edge Hints and Tips Do you know how to make cross-hatching look the same zoomed in as it looks when zoomed to fit? Make the hatch not resize dynamically while zooming in Page 113

95 Solid Edge Hints and Tips If you set Solid Edge Options > View tab > Display as printed, then it won't change as you zoom in and out Page 114

96 Solid Edge Hints and Tips Force drawing views that are showing up-to-date to recompute by holding down CTRL+SHIFT and clicking on Update Views In some special cases a change may not put drawing views out-of-date and so simply clicking Update Views would not recompute the drawing view Page 115

97 Solid Edge Hints and Tips When placing a dimension using the default Automatic option and the dimension type is Horizontal/Vertical, you have the option to use the Shift key to switch the option to by 2 points before placing the dimension. When placing a dimension using the default Automatic option and the dimension type is not an obvious Horizontal/Vertical, you have the option to use the Shift key to switch the option to Horizontal/Vertical before placing the dimension. Page 116

98 Solid Edge Hints and Tips DEMO-10 Page 117

99 Summary Siemens Realise 2D Drafting is still the currency of The Drawing Office and as such each release Page 118

100 Questions? Name Paul Abbott Siemens Technical Consultant Phone: Page 119