2D Layout for 3D Design

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2D Layout for 3D Design Access to Content

User Interface

Action Bar

View Layout Section

Annotation Section

Primary Area

Secondary Area

Sketch Section

Primary Area

Secondary Area

User Interface: View Section

Tools Section

Standard Area

Context Toolbars

Object Properties Panel

Feature Properties

2D Component Instance Properties

BOM Format Properties

Border Properties

Callout Properties

Chamfer Properties

Dimension Line Properties

Dimension Texts Properties

Display Properties

Extension Line Properties

Font Properties

Generation Properties

GVS Properties

Graphic Properties

Label Properties

Numerical Properties

Pattern Properties

Picture Properties

Reported Properties

Sheet Properties

System Properties

Text Properties

Tolerance Properties

Value Properties

View Properties

Visualization Properties

Basic Concepts

About Copy, Cut, Paste and Delete

About Using Layout Tools

About Inserting an Object

Predefined Queries

Customizing Preferences

Offline Mode

Workflow

Inserting an Object

Managing Layout Representation

Layout Representation Concepts

About Tab and Widget Management

About Layout Representation Management

About Importing from Files

About Export of a Layout Representation

Creating a Layout

Opening a Layout

Navigating Between Tabs

Updating and Synchronizing External Links

Inserting From Files

Exporting a Layout Representation

Managing Layout Sheets

About Using Standard-Defined Styles

About Defining a Sheet: Sheet Browser

About the Sheet Browser

Editing a Sheet and Its Background

Modifying a Sheet

Setting a Sheet as Current

Managing a Sheet

Reordering a Sheet or a View

Using Standard-Defined Styles

Working with Frame and Title Block

Frame and Title Block Concepts

About Frames and Title Blocks

About Creating a Customized Frame and Title Block

Creating a Frame and Title Block Template

Creating a Default Frame and Title Block

Creating a Customized Frame and Title Block

Performing Actions on the Frame and Title Block

Creating and Managing Views

About Views

About View Creation

About the Projection Methods

About View Update Status

About View Callouts

About View Support

About a Layout from 3D Tolerancing & Annotation

About Displaying 3D Grid in a View

Design Views

About Design Views

2D Layout for 3D Design Views

About Principal Views

Sections/Auxiliary Views

Sections From Two Planes

Creating Principal Views

Defining the Principal Views Orientation

Creating an Empty Projection View in an Existing Layout

Creating a Section From Two Planes

Views from a Profile

Offset or Aligned Multi-Plane Section Views Concepts

About Section Views

About Creating a Multi-Plane Section View Associative to a Profile

About Modifying a View from a Profile

Creating a View from a Profile

Modifying a View from a Profile

Views from a Reference Element

About Views Created from 3D Tolerancing & Annotation Views or Capture

Creating a View From an Existing Layout View

Creating a View From a 3D Plane, Face, or Sketch

Creating an Axonometric View From a 3D Viewpoint

Creating a View From a 3D Tolerancing & Annotation View

Creating a Filtered View From a 3D Tolerancing & Annotation Capture

Creating Multi-Plane Section Views from a 3D Tolerancing & Annotation View or Capture

Creating a Layout from 3D Tolerancing & Annotation

Managing Views

View Management Concepts

About Locked Views

About Clipping Views

About the Clipping Frame

About Managing the Layout View Background

About Managing 3D Visualization

Browsing, Organizing, and Editing Views: View Browser

Working with Callouts

Changing the View Support

Displaying Views

Locating Reference/Resulting Views

Locking a View

Managing the Layout View Background

Propagating the View Characteristics to Another View

Moving Views

Positioning a View

Positioning a View Independently of its Reference View

Positioning Link Management after View Creation

Adding and Modifying 3D Clippings

About 3D Clippings

Adding a 3D Clipping

Adding a Volume Clipping

Working with Breakouts

About Breakouts

Creating a Breakout

Using the Clipping Frame

Using the Clipping View

Using the Cutting Plane

Visualizing the 2D Elements

Applying a Rendering Style on a View

Managing View Texts

Updating a Layout

Working with View Filters

About View Filters

About Editing View Filters

Creating and Editing View Filters

Applying a Filter to a View

Cleaning Up Unused View Filters

Displaying 3D Grid in a View

Creating 2D Geometry

2D Geometry Concepts

About Geometry Creation in 2D Layout for 3D Design

About Creating Profiles

About Creating Circles

About Arcs

About Splines

About Connecting Curves with a Spline

About Creating Conic Curves

About Points

About Creating Equidistant Points

Creating Profiles

Creating Rectangles

Creating Oriented Rectangles

Creating Parallelograms

Creating Elongated Holes

Creating Cylindrical Elongated Holes

Creating Keyhole Profiles

Creating Polygons

Creating Centered Rectangles

Creating Centered Parallelograms

Creating Circles

Creating Three Point Circles

Creating Circles Using Coordinates

Creating Tri-Tangent Circles

Creating Arcs

Creating Three Point Arcs

Creating Three Point Arcs Starting with Limits

Creating a Tangent Arc

Creating Splines

Connecting Curves

Creating Ellipses

Creating Parabolas by Focus

Creating Hyperbolas by Focus

Creating Conic Curves

Creating Lines

Creating Infinite Lines

Creating Bi-Tangent Lines

Creating Bisecting Lines

Creating Lines Normal to a Curve

Creating a Point

Creating Points Using Coordinates

Creating Equidistant Points

Creating Points Using Intersection

Creating Points Using Projection

Creating Text

Modifying and Analyzing 2D Geometry

Modifying 2D Geometry Concepts

About Concatenating Curves

About Creating Corners

About Chamfers

About Breaking Elements

About Duplicating 2D Elements Using Offset

About Aligning Points

Modifying Element Coordinates

Converting Standard into Construction Elements

Editing a Spline

Creating Corners

Creating Chamfers

Trimming Elements

Breaking Elements

Breaking and Trimming Elements

Closing Elements

Complementing an Arc (Circle or Ellipse)

Creating Mirrored Elements

Moving Elements by Symmetry

Translating Elements

Rotating Elements

Scaling Elements

Transforming using Robot

Duplicating 2D Elements Using Offset

Duplicating Multiple 2D Elements Using Offset

Offsetting 2D Elements

Aligning Points

Measuring

Analyzing View Geometries

Analyzing a Curve by Porcupine Analysis

Upgrading Views

Performing Auto-Search on Profiles

Using SmartPick

What is SmartPick ?

SmartPicking

About Geometry Using SmartPick

About Dragging Using SmartPick

Working with 2D Components

2D Components Concepts

About 2D Components

About the Catalog Structure

About Exploding a 2D Component Instance

About Exposing a 2D Component

Creating a 2D Component Reference

Creating a Catalog

Instantiating a 2D Component

Multiple Instantiation From a List of Points

Editing a 2D Component Instance

Instantiating a 2D Component from a Catalog

Exploding a 2D Component from a Detail Sheet

Exposing a 2D Component from a Catalog

Working with Fix Together Items

About Grouping Elements Together

About the Catalog Structure

Creating a Group Reference

Creating a Catalog

Grouping Sketch Elements Together

Inserting Groups in an Existing Catalog

Instantiating Group Items

Applying Constraints

About Constraints

About Constraints Creation

About Contact Constraints

About SmartPick

Creating Constraints

Applying Same Constraints to a Set of Elements

Creating Contact Constraints

Creating Constraints via SmartPick

Working with Annotations

Annotations Concepts

About Annotations in 2D Layout for 3D Design

About Annotations

About Leaders

About Creating Annotations in Assembly Context

About Annotation Positioning

Element Type Attributes

About Querying Annotation Links

About Adding Attribute Links and Text Templates

Creating Annotations in Assembly Context

Working with Texts

About Making an Existing Annotation Associative

Copying Graphic Properties

Creating Texts

Creating an Associated Text

Making an Existing Annotation Associative

Working with Texts with Leaders

About Creating a Text With a Leader

Creating a Text With a Leader

Adding a Leader to an Existing Annotation

Handling Annotation Leaders

Moving and Positioning Leader Breakpoints

Working with Frames or Sub-frames

About Frames or Sub-frames

Frames Anchors Table

Adding Frames or Sub-frames

Changing Frame Sizes for Fixed Frames

Finding and Replacing Text

Working with Labels

About Labels

Creating a Label

Instantiating a Label

Managing Labels

Working with Tables and Balloons

About Creating a Table

About Modifying a Table

Creating a Table

Modifying a Table

Sorting a Table

Splitting a Table

Copying Table Content

Inserting a Knowledge Report in a Layout Representation

Creating Balloons

Modifying a Balloon

Managing Bill of Materials

About Bill of Materials

Working with a Bill of Materials

Modifying a Bill of Materials

Working with Multiple Bills of Materials

Working with Legends

Creating a Legend Table

Creating a Coordinates Table for Points

Dimensioning

About Dimensioning in 2D Layout for 3D Design

About Dimensioning Tools

Working with Dimensions

Dimension Concepts

About Dimensions

About Creating Dimensions

About Creating Half Dimensions

About Positioning a Foreshortened Extremity Manually

About Chamfer Dimensions

About Thread Dimensions

About Creating Curvilinear Length Dimensions

About Creating Partial Curvilinear Length Dimensions

About Creating Dimensions along a Reference Direction

About Creating Dimensions between Intersection Points

About Minimum Distance Dimensions

About Re-routing Dimensions

About Interrupting Extension Lines

About Dimension Overrun/Blanking

Creating Dimensions

Creating Half Dimensions

Creating Explicit Dimensions

Positioning a Foreshortened Extremity Manually

Creating/Modifying Angle Dimensions

Creating Arc Dimensions

Creating Fillet Radius Dimensions

Creating Chamfer Dimensions

Creating Thread Dimensions

Creating/Modifying Coordinate Dimensions

Creating/Modifying Curvature Radius Dimensions

Creating Overall Curve Dimensions

Creating Curvilinear Length Dimensions

Creating Partial Curvilinear Length Dimensions

Creating Dimensions along a Reference Direction

Creating Dimensions between Intersection Points

Creating Dimensions between an Element and a View Axis

Creating a Minimum Distance Dimension

Creating Driving Dimensions

Modifying the Dimension Type

Re-routing Dimensions

Interrupting Extension Lines

Modifying the Dimension Line Location

Modifying the Dimension Value Text Position

Specifying the Dimension Value Position

Adding Text Before/After the Dimension Value

Modifying the Dimension Overrun/Blanking

Lining up Dimensions (Free Space)

Lining up Dimensions (Reference)

Scaling a Dimension

Working with Dimension Systems

About Dimension Systems

Creating Chained Dimension Systems

Creating Cumulated Dimension Systems

Creating Stacked Dimension Systems

Modifying a Dimension System

Working with Dimension Systems

Lining Up Dimension Systems

Working with Tolerances

About Working with Datum Targets

About Creating a Geometrical Tolerance

Creating a Datum Feature

Modifying a Datum Feature

Working with Datum Targets

Modifying a Datum Target

Creating a Geometrical Tolerance

Modifying Geometrical Tolerances

Copying Geometrical Tolerances

Working with Symbols

About Surface Texture

About Welding Symbols

Creating a Surface Texture

Annotating the Edges of Undefined Shapes

Creating a Welding Symbol

Modifying Annotation Positioning

Performing an Advanced Search

Querying Annotation Links

Adding Attribute Links

Adding Global Attributes

Managing Text and Table Templates

About Text and Table Templates

Browsing and Editing Templates: Template Browser

Creating Text and Table Templates

Storing Text and Table Templates in a Catalog

Instantiating Templates

About Routing Link Templates

Instantiating Text Templates

Instantiating Table Templates

Routing Link Templates

Dressing Up Elements

About Creating Dress-up in 2D Layout for 3D Design

About Creating Arrows

Creating Center Lines With a Reference

Creating Center Lines Without a Reference

Creating Arrows

Creating Threads With a Reference

Creating Threads Without a Reference

Creating Axis Lines

Creating Axis Lines and Center Lines

Modifying Center Lines or Axis Lines

Working with Area Fill

About Area Fill Creation

Creating an Area Fill

Modifying an Area Fill

Working with Area Fill Boolean Operations

Working with 3D Outputs

About 3D Outputs

Creating a 3D Plane

Creating a 3D Profile

Creating a 3D Axis

Working with Use-Edges

About Use-Edges

Creating Associative Use-Edges

Replacing Reference Elements in Associative Use-Edges

Projecting 3D Elements

Projecting 3D Elements Concepts

About Projecting 3D Elements onto the View Plane

About Intersecting 3D Elements with the View Plane

About Projecting 3D Silhouette Edges

About Modifying Offsets

Projecting 3D Elements onto the View Plane

Projecting 3D Elements onto the Sketch Plane

Projecting 3D Silhouette Edges

Projecting 3D Canonical Silhouette Edges

Intersecting 3D Elements with the View Plane

Intersecting 3D Elements with the Sketch Plane

Offsetting 3D Elements Associatively

Modifying Offsets

Deleting Useless Elements

Working with Favorite Context

About Favorite Context

About Generating Drawings from a 2D Layout with Favorite Context

Creating a Favorite Context

Opening with Favorite Context

Working in Integration with the Drafting app

Working in Integration with Drafting Concepts

About Exporting a Drawing View to a Layout

About the Generation of Drawings or Views from 3D

About Generating Drawings from a Layout

About Views from 3D

About Generative View Styles

Exporting a Drawing View to a Layout

Migrating DRAW Data from .Model Files to a Layout

Generating Drawings from a Layout

Generating Layouts and Drawings using the Batch Monitor

Using the Batch Utility from the Top Bar

Creating a View from 3D

Creating a View Using Generative View Styles

Working with Images

About Inserting a Picture in a Table Cell

About Inserting Images

Inserting a Picture in a Table Cell

Inserting Images (Raster or Vector)

Modifying a Picture

Editing Raster Images

Printing Layouts

About Printing a Layout

Printing a Sheet

Visualizing the Print Area

Customizing

About Customizing Properties

Customizing Properties Boxes

Customizing an Action Bar by Adding Commands

Administration

Administration Concepts

About Data Setup for 2D Layout for 3D Design

About Generative View Styles

About the Location of Standard or Generative View Styles Files

About Standards

About Upgrading Standard Files from Previous Releases

Working with Standards and Generative View Styles

Upgrading Standard and Generative View Style Files from Previous Releases

Setting General Generative View Style Parameters

Generate Parameters

About View Dress-up Parameters

View Dress-up Parameters

Setting App-Specific Generative View Style Parameters

Common 3D Modeling Parameters

Fastening Generative Parameters

SheetMetal Parameters

Electrical Manufacturing Preparation Parameters

Generative Shape Design Parameters

Composites Design Parameters

Fastening Parameters

3D Tolerancing & Annotation Parameters

Piping/Tubing Design Parameters

Raceway Design Parameters

HVAC Design Parameters

Equipment And Systems Parameters

2D Layout For 3D Design Parameters

Weld Design Parameters

Accommodation Design Parameters

Multi-Discipline Drafting Parameters

Setting Standard Parameters

Standard Parameters Concepts

About Line Thicknesses Definition

About Pattern Definition

About Layout Views Customization

About Engineering Symbols

Defining Standard Parameters

General Parameters

Dress-Up Parameters

Dimension Parameters

Dimension Tolerance Formats

Dimension Value Formats

Pre-defined Formats for Tolerance and Dimension Values

Annotation Parameters

Frame Definition

Views

View Name Definition

View Text Definition

View Generation Definition

Line Thicknesses Definition

Pre-defined Styles Definition

Pattern Definition

Line Type Definition

Sheet Format Definition

Layout Views Customization

Creating an Engineering Symbol

Setting Styles

About Styles

Customizing Styles

Annotation Styles

Dimension Styles

Geometry Styles

Dress-up and Dress-up Symbols Styles

View Callout Styles

Sheet Styles

Dimension System Styles

Bill of Materials Styles

Reference Information

2D Layout Insight and 2D Layout for 3D Design File-based Design Import

2D Layout Insight and 2D Layout for 3D Design Database Design Import

Polyhedral Geometry in 2D Layout for 3D Design

Design Range Management

Quality Rules Management

Knowledge Packages

DrwMasterPackage Type: DrwObject

Drawing and Layout Types

Drawing and Layout Methods

DrwAnnotPackage Types

Standard Types