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Chapter 4 Working with Cross Sections
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Redrawing the Subassembly Display
This command redraws the display of the datum line on the subassembly. You
can use this option to restore the datum line display after doing an AutoCAD
ZOOM or PAN in the middle of the command. Use the Display option to
highlight any features of the subassembly, such as the datum line or connection
points.
1 From the Cross Sections menu, choose Templates ä Edit Subassembly to display
the Subassembly Librarian.
2 Pick the subassembly you want to edit, and then click OK.
You are prompted to pick an insertion point in the drawing.
3 Pick an insertion point for the subassembly in the drawing.
The subassembly is imported into the drawing at the location you picked using
the connection-point-in on the subassembly as the point of reference. The
command draws the subassembly as a 2D polyline and highlights the datum
line on the subassembly in a different color. The command places an X at the
first vertex on the polyline. It uses the X to indicate the vertex that can be
edited or moved.
After the subassembly is imported into the drawing, the following prompt is
displayed:
Delete/Insert/Next/SAve/Previous/SRfcon/Move/Redraw/eXit <Next>:
4 Type R for Redraw to redraw the display.
Defining the Subassembly Datum Line
The Datum option is used to redefine the datum line or create a new one if one
does not exist. Although templates may have multiple datum lines, only one
datum line can be defined per subassembly.
To define the subassembly datum line
1 From the Cross Sections menu, choose Templates ä Edit Subassembly to display
the Subassembly Librarian.
2 Pick the subassembly you want to edit, and then click OK.
You are prompted to pick an insertion point in the drawing.
3 Pick an insertion point for the subassembly in the drawing.
The subassembly is imported into the drawing at the location you picked using
the connection-point-in on the subassembly as the point of reference. The
command draws the subassembly as a 2D polyline and highlights the datum
line on the subassembly in a different color. The command places an X at the
first vertex on the polyline. It uses the X to indicate the vertex that can be
edited or moved.
After the subassembly is imported into the drawing, the following prompt is
displayed:
Delete/Insert/Next/SAve/Previous/SRfcon/Move/Redraw/eXit <Next>:
4 Type SR for Surface Control to display the following command options:
Edit (Datum/Connect/Topsurf/eXit/DIsplay/Redraw) <eXit>: