About Surface Texture

About the Surface Texture Dialog Box

Available Options and Definition of Symbols

Options of...	Symbols	Definition
Surface texture/All surfaces around		Surface texture
		Surface texture and all surfaces around
		Surface texture without specification line
		All surfaces around without specification line
Direction of lay		Lay approximately parallel to the line representing the surface
		Lay approximately perpendicular to the line representing the surface
		Lay angular in both directions
		Lay multidirectional
		Lay approximately circular
		Lay approximately radial
		Lay particulate, nondirectional, or protuberant
Graphic Symbol		Basic surface texture
		Material removal by machining is required
		Material removal by machining is prohibited

Availability of Boxes in the Dialog Box

The availability of the boxes is based on the selected standard (ISO/JIS/ANSI/ASME).

Boxes in ISO/JIS Standard	Boxes in ANSI/ASME Standard
: Specifies the first surface texture	: Specifies the principal parameter - Roughness Average (Ra)
: Specifies the second surface texture	: Specifies the production method, treatment, cooling, other text, or note callout
: Specifies the manufacturing method, treatment, coatings, or other requirements	: Specifies the cutoff or first requirement of surface texture
: Specifies the symbol of surface lay and the orientation	: Specifies the symbol of surface lay and the orientation
: Specifies the machining allowance	: Specifies the minimum material removal requirement of a surface texture
: Graphical symbol - specifies basic or expanded graphical symbol	: Specifies roughness parameters other than Ra
: All around symbol - specifies if the surface texture is available for all the surfaces or not	: Graphical symbol - specifies basic or expanded graphical symbol
	: All around symbol - specifies if the surface texture is available for all the surfaces or not

The parameter list is available only for specific boxes as follows:

• For ISO: and .
• For ANSI/ASME: /.

General

• By default, there is a 1 millimeter space between the geometry and the extension line. There is also a 1 millimeter space between the end of the extension line and the surface texture. These values cannot be configured.
• The default parameters of the surface texture are 1 for thickness and solid for line type. These values cannot be configured.
• You can modify the surface texture symbol at any time. To do so, double-click the surface texture and enter the required modifications in the Surface Texture dialog box.
  Note: If a drawing created on this level is opened on earlier levels, the surface texture information is lost. The surface texture parameters use DS ISO 1 font and these parameter definitions are not available in the fonts on earlier levels.

About the Use style values to create new objects option

• If you have selected the Use style values to create new objects check box in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > 2D Layout for 3D Design > Administration, the Surface Texture dialog box is prefilled with custom style values (as defined in the Standard Editor). In this case, properties in the Object Properties panel and the Tools Palette are not available during the creation of the surface texture.

  However, if you have not selected this option, the Surface Texture dialog box is prefilled with the last entered values (if any). In this case, properties in the Object Properties panel and the Tools Palette are active during the creation of the surface texture.

• If you have selected the Use style values to create new objects check box, you can reset the current style values in the Surface Texture dialog box at any time by clicking Reset.

Position and Orientation

• By default, the surface texture's orientation is determined according to the orientation of its associated line. To modify the orientation, right-click the symbol and select Properties. In the Text tab, under Orientation, select the Invert check box.
• When this is not already the case, you can link the surface texture position and the orientation to another element, see Making an Existing Annotation Associative.