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336 | Chapter 13 Creating Drawing Views
Creating Centerlines
In this exercise, you create a parametric centerline for the top view and a cen-
ter mark for the detail view. Centerlines and center marks are attached to the
view and move with the view as the model changes.
To create a centerline
1 Add a center mark, responding to the prompts.
Context Menu In the graphics area, right-click and choose Annotation
Centerline.
Select Edge: Specify the hole in the detail view (1)
Select mirrored edge or <ENTER>: Press
ENTER
The size and characteristics of the center mark are defined by settings in the
Centerline Properties dialog box. To change the settings, choose Drawing
Drawing Options. On the Annotation tab, choose Centerline Settings, and
choose the Center Line Properties button.
In the Center Line Properties dialog box, you can choose to use standard set-
tings, or you can enter new values for overshoot and center mark size that
will apply to this drawing only.
2 Zoom to the top view.
Browser Right-click Ortho and choose Zoom to.
3 Create another centerline, responding to the prompts.
Context Menu In the graphics area, right-click and choose Annotation
Centerline.
Select Edge: Specify the top edge of the left lug (1)
Select mirrored edge or <RETURN>: Specify the lower edge of the left lug (2)
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