Click Annotate tabSymbols panelFeature Control Frame. Click the extension line of the dimension you want to attach to. In the Feature Control Frame dialog box, enter the data. Click OK. Related ConceptsAbout Creating Feature Control Frame Symbols (AutoCAD Mechanical Toolset) About Editing Featu...
The best way to avoid accumulation of tolerances is to use a methodology that does not rely on any form of direct dimensions.ASME Y14.5actually suggests that GD&T should be used instead of direct dimensions to locate features. I have discovered the hard way that many individuals in the engin...
When the reader resolves blocks, it outputs a feature for each of the AutoCAD entities that are part of the block def- inition. The original insert is not output, but this directive allows the insert location to still be represented. This results in each block member feature having the ...
Control alignment, justification, character and paragraph settings Optionally scale text content when scaling the parent text frame Vertically align frame text Fit text frame to contained text Live spell checking Text-on-a-Path Type text along a custom curve or shape ...
Control Rafter Spacing per Roof Plane Specify rafter spacing values for individual roof planes in a design. Skylights Automatically cut the roof with correct structural framing. Define Square or Plumb sides and frame width and height. Set up skylight defaults to standard dimensions. Edit skyligh...
Almost all keyboard shortcuts can be customized, including the two for art & frame text, although the toggle between the Node or Move tools & the last tool used cannot be disabled. If you get used to how that toggle works, it can be very useful, but users are divided on th...
Then the control points net of NURBS surface can be got. The ship-hull shape surface is represented using the NURBS surface patches. The boundary of ship's internal geometry is defined. Through computing the sections of the ship-hull shape surface with planes, frame lines and locations of ...
Double-click the linetype preview frame to select all the objects that are assigned this linetype. or Assign selected objects to the linetype. Select the geometry. Press the Shift key and double-click on the linetype preview frame to assign the linetype directly. Note: Linetypes created on...
When the reader resolves blocks, it outputs a feature for each of the AutoCAD entities that are part of the block def- inition. The original insert is not output, but this directive allows the insert location to still be represented. This results in each block member feature having the ...
In other words, one or more features unrelated to the current modeling area of interest are excluded as a way of decreasing model update time, or removing screen clutter when working in wireframe mode. Such nodes are designated “compute-suppressed” or just “suppressed”. Whether a node has...