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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Get Familiar with the Work Area
- 3 Drawing Commands in AutoCAD Mechanical
- 4 Modify Drawings with Power Commands
- 5 Generate Standard Parts
- 6 Organize Objects with Layers
- 7 Create Hidden Lines
- 8 Reusable Detailing Tools
- 9 Power Dimensions
- 10 Add Part Lists and Balloons
- 11 International Drafting Standards
- Index
Create Hidden Lines
In assembly or conceptual drawings, it is common to hide background objects to show objects
obscured behind connected front objects. AutoCAD
®
Mechanical represents background
objects with hidden lines.
This chapter shows you how to create associative hidden lines by specifying which objects
lie in front of others. Any changes to the front or back objects automatically update the
associated hidden lines.
Associative Hidden Lines
In AutoCAD
®
, converting geometrical lines to hidden lines on mechanical
drawings can be a time-consuming task. The process includes breaking each
line into multiple segments, changing the linetype to Hidden, and changing
the line color properties to the required color. In AutoCAD Mechanical, the
process is simpler. You can create hidden lines without breaking the lines into
segments, and hidden lines automatically reflect predefined layers and properties.
When working on multiple projects with the same objects and subassemblies,
designers frequently have to convert lines between hidden lines and geometrical
lines. In AutoCAD Mechanical, the AMSHIDEEDIT command manages that
process.
Create Associative Hidden Lines
Use the AMSHIDE command to create associative hidden lines. After you select
foreground objects, overlapped areas of objects that lie behind those objects are
drawn as associative hidden lines.
1 Open the gs_hidden_lines drawing from the Getting_Started folder.
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