Generating Drawings of the Steel Outfitting Design Objects

You can generate drawings of the Steel Outfitting Design objects.

For more information, see Drafting User's Guide.

Before you begin:
  • Select Me > Preferences > Mechanical > Drafting > Administration tab and clear the Disable generative view style usage check box.
  • Set No for the GraphicReplacement option of the Structure Design objects. For more information, see Working with Drawing Production.
  1. Open a root product.
  2. From the Compass, click Drafting.
  3. From the View Layout section of the action bar, click Front View .
    The Generative view style dialog box appears.
  4. Select the required generative view style from the list in the Generative view style dialog box.
  5. In the tree, select a space concept root and the space reference system.
  6. Select a horizontal plane in the work area.
  7. Click anywhere on the sheet to generate the logical view.
    The 2D view of the spaces along with the space reference system is generated based on the parameters set in the generative view style.

  8. To display the wireframe on the drawing:
    1. Right-click the section view (FRONT) in the tree and select Properties.
      The Properties dialog box appears.
    2. In the Generation tab, select 3D Wireframe.
  9. To modify the properties of 3D components:
    1. Right-click the section view (FRONT) in the tree and select FRONT object > Overload Properties.
    2. In the Characteristics dialog box, select the required elements and click Edit.
    3. In the Editor dialog box, modify the required parameters and click OK.
    4. Click OK and then Apply in the Characteristics dialog box.
    Note: For more information, see Drafting User's Guide: Customizing View Content: Overloading Element Properties.
  10. Draw the additional geometries, annotations, and dimensions using the commands available in the 2D Layout for 3D Design app.
    For more information, see 2D Layout for 3D Design User's Guide.