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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Part I Overview
- 01 About AutoCAD Mechanical
- AutoCAD Mechanical Software Package
- Leveraging Legacy Data
- Starting AutoCAD Mechanical
- Accessing AutoCAD Mechanical Commands
- AutoCAD Mechanical Help
- Product Support and Training Resources
- Design Features in AutoCAD Mechanical
- Mechanical Structure
- Associative Design and Detailing
- External References for Mechanical Structure
- Associative 2D Hide
- Autodesk Inventor Companion Support
- 2D Design Productivity
- Engineering Calculations
- Machinery Systems Generators
- Intelligent Production Drawing and Detailing
- Detailing Productivity
- Annotations
- Standard Mechanical Content
- Standard Parts Tools
- Collaboration
- 02 Commands in AutoCAD Mechanical
- 03 New and Revised Commands
- 01 About AutoCAD Mechanical
- Part II Design and Annotation Tools
- 04 Working with Templates
- 05 Using Mechanical Structure
- 06 Working with Layers and Layer Groups
- 07 Designing Levers
- 08 Working with Model Space and Layouts
- 09 Dimensioning
- 10 Working with 2D Hide and 2D Steel Shapes
- 11 Working with Standard Parts
- Key Terms
- Working with Standard Parts
- Inserting Screw Connections
- Copying Screw Connections with Power Copy
- Creating Screw Templates
- Editing Screw Connections with Power Edit
- Working with Power View
- Deleting with Power Erase
- Inserting Holes
- Inserting Pins
- Turning Off Centerlines in Configurations
- Hiding Construction Lines
- Simplifying Representations of Standard Parts
- 12 Working with BOMs and Parts Lists
- 13 Creating Shafts with Standard Parts
- Key Terms
- Creating Shafts
- Configuring Snap Options
- Configuring Shaft Generators
- Creating Cylindrical Shaft Sections and Gears
- Inserting Spline Profiles
- Inserting Chamfers and Fillets
- Inserting Shaft Breaks
- Creating Side Views of Shafts
- Inserting Threads on Shafts
- Editing Shafts and Inserting Sections
- Replacing Shaft Sections
- Inserting Bearings
- 14 Calculating Shafts
- Part III Engineering Calculations
- Part IV Autodesk Inventor Link
- Appendix A Layer Specifications
- Appendix B Title Block Attributes
- Appendix C Accelerator and Shortcut Keys
- Index
Key Terms
DefinitionTerm
A layer made up of working layers and standard parts layers. Base layers are re-
peated in every layer group.
base layer
A group of associated or related items in a drawing. A major advantage of
working with layer groups is that you can deactivate a specific layer group and
layer group
a complete component. The drawing and its overview is enhanced with a re-
duction in regeneration time.
The layer where the standard parts are put. All standard parts layers have the
suffix AM_*N.
part layers
The layer where you are working.working layer
Working with Layers and Layer Groups
Layers and their colors can be customized and renamed according to your
needs. In the Options dialog box, AM Standards tab, choose a standard. In
the list of related settings for your standard, double-click Layer/Objects. The
Layer/Objects dialog box is displayed. See “customize layers” in Help for further
information.
■ Layer 0 is a default layer and not a mechanical layer, because this layer
has special properties (by block). If you want to have these special properties
available, rename layer AM_0 to 0 in the Layer/Objects dialog box.
■ Because AutoCAD
®
always starts with Layer 0, we recommend that you
use template files, where layer AM_0 is always the starting layer.
■ If you move elements on layer 0 to other layer groups, you are asked if you
always want to move the elements on layer group layergroupname-AM_0.
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