Workflow

This workflow describes how to create a layout representation of a product, a sub-assembly, or a part using 2D Layout for 3D Design.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:

Specify the Product for Conceptual and Preliminary Design

  1. From the Compass, click 2D Layout for 3D Design.
  2. In the layout sheet, create a frame and title block.

    You can create the frame and title block in the main or background view.

    You can also edit a sheet, modify a sheet, reorder a sheet, and so on. See Managing Layout Sheets.

  3. Create the required 2D geometries. See Creating 2D Geometry.

    You can also modify them. See Modifying and Analyzing 2D Geometry.

  4. Create the required 3D output: 3D plane, 3D profile, or 3D axis. See Working with 3D Outputs.

    You can also work with 3D edges. See Working with Use-Edges.

  5. Define the favorite context.

    When a 3D shape contains a layout or an annotation set, it is possible to define a favorite context that can be opened along with the 3D shape. Using this favorite context, you can then open the layout or annotation set with the required product structure. See Working with Favorite Context.

  6. Create a detail sheet.

    You can create, manage, and instantiate the following elements:

Define the Product with 3D Master Approach

  1. From the Compass, click 2D Layout for 3D Design.
  2. Generate the required principal views.

    You can also generate a view from a reference or a view from a profile. See Creating and Managing Views.

    You can also generate a view layout according to the FTA structure. See Creating a Layout from 3D Tolerancing & Annotation.

  3. Manage the views.

    You can add callouts, align views using elements, position a view, clip views, and so on. See Managing Views.

  4. Apply view filters to the required elements.

    You can apply either Display or Mask filter to the elements. See Working with View Filters.

  5. Add the required annotations such as texts, tables, labels, balloons, bill of materials, dimensions, tolerances, symbols and welds. See Working with Annotations.
  6. Export the layout representation. See Managing Layout Representation.
  7. Print the layout sheet. See Printing Layouts.

    Using Drawing Batch Utility, you can save as drawing, export, or print a layout. See Using the Batch Utility from the Top Bar.