Modifying a Sheet

Modifying a sheet lets you change the standard, sheet style and orientation of a sheet, or update the standard of a sheet.

This task shows you how to:

Change the Standard, Sheet Style, and Orientation of a Sheet
Update the Standard

Before you begin:

Open a 3D shape representation containing a layout.
From the Compass, click 2D Layout for 3D Design.

Change the Standard, Sheet Style, and Orientation of a Sheet

You can change the standard, sheet style, and orientation of a sheet.

Note: This overrides the options you selected in the New Layout dialog box when Creating a Layout.

From the View Layout section of the action bar, click Page Layout .

In the Page Layout dialog box, select JIS from the Standard list.

A message informs you that this action cannot be undone.

The parameters of the chosen standard are copied into the drawing and replace the previous parameters. This may have an immediate impact on the appearance of the elements inside the drawing.

Important:

Styles are not affected by this change, that is styles in this standard file that are different from the previous standard file will not be re-applied to existing elements. Indeed, styles are applied when creating elements (as they define the default values to be used for creation). If needed, style parameters can be re-applied to an element using the Style toolbar: simply select the element whose style you want to update and select the updated style in the Style toolbar.
Sheet styles are re-applied to existing sheets when you are switching to another standard.

Select the required sheet style.
The sheet style defines the sheet format, size, scale and default orientation.

Tip: You can also change the sheet style (sheet format) by right-clicking the sheet, and selecting Properties.
Optional: Change the default orientation from Landscape to Portrait.
In the Dress-up list, select Drawing Titleblock Sample 1.
The Dress-up list contains the default frame and title block templates.
Under Frame and Title Block, click Create to create the frame and title block.
Optional: If the layout contains several sheets, specify whether the selected options apply to the current sheet or to all the sheets.
Click OK.
The sheet is modified accordingly.

Important:

Only one standard can be associated to a given 3D shape, which guarantees standard homogeneity within the 3D shape. In the case of a 3D shape containing a mix of layout elements and 3D annotations (3D Tolerancing & Annotation elements), changing the standard of a layout also changes the standard used for 3D annotations. For more information, see About Layout Representation Management.
You cannot replace a standard by a older one (for example, you cannot replace a standard created in R209 by a standard created in R208).

Update the Standard

When a standard file is modified by the administrator, there is no automatic update of the sheets which use this standard. Each sheet contains a copy of the standard it uses, and retains this version until you explicitly update this copy (or change the standard as explained previously).

Before you begin: The standard file should be modified by the administrator.

From the View Layout section of the action bar, click Page Layout .

Click Update next to the Standard list.

A message informs you that this action cannot be undone.

The most recent version of the standard file is embedded in the sheet, thus reflecting the latest changes performed by the administrator.

Important:

The most recent version of the updated standard is copied into the layout sheet and the previous standard parameter values are replaced by the latest ones, reflecting the latest changes an administrator or user may have performed in the standard file. This may have an immediate impact on the appearance of the elements in the sheet.
Note that styles are not affected by this update, that is styles modified in the updated standard file will not be re-applied to existing elements. Indeed, styles are applied when creating elements (as they define the default values to be used for creation). If needed, new style parameters can be re-applied to an element using the Style toolbar: simply select the element whose style you want to update and select the updated style in the Style toolbar.

Click OK.
The sheet is modified accordingly.