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3D Drawings

In order to better support Global Product Development, and further speed time to market,
  there is a shift in industry away from conventional, full 2D production drawings.  The
alternative is a model-centric approach.  To support this concept and the ASME Y14.41
standard, Annotation Features were introduced in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 and have been
significantly enhanced with each release.  Downstream products like Pro/NC and ProductView
are also being enhanced to understand and leverage this rich information.

Enhancements covered in this Tutorial:

 Annotation Elements (AE) from Driving Dimensions

o Active (sticky) Annotation Orientation
o Modification of 3D dimension attributes
 View Manager
o Combined State support for layer status 
o Rule-based layer organization
 Additional Capabilities
o Annotations in fixed position - relative to screen or geometry
o Ordinate driven dimensions

* For all exercises, Set Working Directory to 3D-DRAWINGS

  Return to this topic home page and use these links to quickly jump to specific enhancements.

PTC recognizes that 2D Drawings are still a very important deliverable, ingrained in the design
process and supply chain.

Highlights of some other Detailing enhancements:

 Improved conversion of model snapshot draft entities

 Convert Broken View to Full View
 BOM balloons for Flexible Components
 Cosmetic threads for NPT / conical surfaces
 Modify model edge linestyle 
 Apply cross-hatching to flat surfaces, with support for HLR
 Hole note callout attachment, offset from model axis or point
 Additional text areas for GTOLS
 3D -- 2D associative annotation placement
 Use surface references for driven dimensions

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Annotation Element from Driving Dims

1. Set Working Directory... to 3D-DRAWINGS

2. Open em_frame.asm using:

a. Folder Browser  (tab in Navigator panel)
b. Select Working Directory from list of Common Folders
c. Use embedded browser, and Preview to locate correct ASSY:

3. Once assembly finishes loading, select indicated part in graphics area, or Model Tree

(33901025-001-RH)

- note the marking with part name/number

4. RMB > Activate

- Transparent shading is now applied to all inactive members

- Annotations on visible layers for activated part will appear

View > Display Style > Transparency is a new view state for easily seeing inside your
  design, without having to modify Color & Appearances! Simplified Representation settings
are also now available on the RMB pop-up for objects selected, to streamline working in
context.

5. Window > Close  to leave the assembly in session

6. Open   33901025-001-RH part in main window

- enter *rh in "File name:" field to filter listing

A great productivity enhancement is the "Active Annotation Orientation"

 

 set on-the-fly during initial Annotation Feature creation in a session/model

 reference is "sticky" and re-used automatically
 not limited to being a datum plane

7. View > Annotation Orientation

a. select Named orientation option
b. select FRONT from drop-down list

Note the enhanced and more powerful options available for placement, and easy control of

text orientation.
 o The active orientation is denoted by the green grid
o YELLOW arrow = viewing direction
o RED arrow = reading direction of the text

8. Select OK

9. Zoom In  on cutout, or use Saved View   CUTOUT-3D

10. CTRL+Click to select the features CUTOUT and RND-CUTOUT

 11. RMB > Create Driving Dimension AE

o Placement reflects the position of the driving dimensions in the feature.

o Since entire features were selected, ALL driving dimensions visible in set
orientation were converted to Annotation Elements.

Note that individual dimensions can be displayed using Edit, then selected for conversion. 
  These annotations can still be double-clicked to make modifications.

Annotation Elements are added as nodes under the feature they drive, not as separate Annotation
Features.
 12. Verify Model Tree Settings > Tree Filters...

13. Expand features as shown in the Model Tree:

  Additional capabilities are available using Insert > Annotations.

You have completed this Exercise, continue to Next Page.

 
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Modification of Annotation Attributes

There are now more options for controlling the position and appearance of Annotations.

1. Select Annotation from the dashboard filter.

  Annotation Elements can also be selected in the Model Tree for RMB commands.

2. From the main toolbar, use View Manager > All  to select Combined State Ex-

Cutout-3D.
 If the View Manager icon is greyed out, and the dialog is not visible, use Windows ALT+ESC
  to pop forward.  You can also use CTRL+A to re-activate Pro/ENGINEER window, but this will
cancel the current operation.

3. Select the dimension for slot width (100) from the screen.

4. Depress RMB, and note the various commands available.

  Undo (CTRL+Z) / Redo (CTRL+Y) are available for these operations.

5. Select Move, pick new location for result as shown.

- optional View   > Cutout-2D shown for clarity

- note this does not use dynamic dragging

6. Repeat for round dimension (R6).

7. Retrieve saved view using View    > Jog-2D.

8. Select vertical dimension for hole pattern (65).

9. RMB > Insert Breaks.

a. pick the (2) approx. points on the witness line shown below
b. MMB or Click OK
c. leave the dimension selected to modify more attributes 

10. RMB > Insert Jogs.

a. pick the (2) approx. points as shown
b. MMB or Click OK
11. Notice drag handles to manipulate breaks, jogs, and extension lines.
 12. RMB > Properties.

13. Review various settings available, then click OK.

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Controlling Display and View Manager

Global Visibility of 3D Annotations

1. Toggle visibility with new icon on standard datum toolbar.  Set display to visible before

continuing.

By Item Visibility

New ability to save layer status with a Combined State provides powerful display control.

This replaces the approach of using part Simplified Reps or Family Tables to suppress/resume
Annotation Features.
1. Open the View Manager , select the All tab.

2. Investigate each layer shown in the green box in sequence.

3. Select Mfg-Step2, RMB > Redefine

- review to see how a Combined State works...

- note enhancement to save layer status, and preview button

4. Select Cancel .
 Layer status can be changed while this dialog box is open, and status will be captured upon
Accept .  Use the config.pro option "floating_layer_tree yes" to detach the layer tree from
the Model Tree.

5. Open the layer tree with Show > Layer Tree button in the Model Tree panel, or on the

main toolbar.

  Different icons are a visual cue about how the items are maintained on the layer.   
indicates a rule-based layer.

6. Select ANNOT_MFG-STEP2, RMB > Layer Properties..., Rules tab.

- this layer is currently empty, notice there is no expand node

- review existing rule 

7. Select OK.

8. Select the Annotation Elements as shown in the Model Tree.

a. RMB > Edit Parameters.
 9. Select Add Parameter , create MFG_STEP, with a value of 2.

10. Regenerate (CTRL+G) to update layer.

11. Expand the layer ANNOT_MFG-STEP2 to see that the 3D Drawing items were automatically

added to the appropriate layer!

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Additional Capabilities

Flat to Screen
Annotations Orientation can be specified as flat to screen, but the position can now be fixed
  relative to the screen of model geometry.

1. View Manager    > All tab, select combined state New_Annotations.

2. Rotate, Pan, and Zoom the model, and notice that the title block remains fixed.

3. In the Model Tree, expand the Footer, and ANNOT_SCREEN.

4. RMB > Properties to review the definition of this element.

- this is a standard drawing symbol, with variable text associated with model parameters!

Hyperlinks

1. Unhide the layer containing the material specification note

a. Layers  > RMB > ANNOT_MFG-GENERAL > Unhide
b. Toggle layer dialog to reactivate Model Tree

2. In the Model Tree Footer, expand the ANNOT_SCREEN node

3. Select AE_NOTE3 (material note), RMB > Properties

4. Click the Hyperlink button on the Note dialog to view the URL

5. Select OK to close Edit Hyperlink

6. Select OK to close Note dialog

7. Open the referenced document using the hyperlink

  To navigate to the URL, use CTRL+Click - watch for the cursor to change indicating a
  hyperlink.

Ordinate Dimensions

1. View  , select saved view 3D-DETAIL

A layer may be set to Active. Annotations created will automatically be added to that layer
  until deactivated.

2. Insert > Annotations > Ordinate Driven Dimension

3. Select DTM B in the Model Tree or with Search Tool .

a. MMB to create baseline (0) - also determines location of text.

4. Pick ATTACH TYPE to Center (side menu manager).

5. Select the (3) hole edges shown below.

 6. MMB to create ordinate dimensions.

  Select any ordinate dimension to move, and the entire set will be repositioned. 

You have completed the 3D Drawings Tutorial.

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