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Dimensioning views are integrated in the project, in the form of pra files in PARTproject and then later displayed in the PARTdataManager, in the docking window Technical details or in tooltips of preview images.
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For the
training example, the pra files "cap_nut_top" and "cap_nut_side" have
been stored under Detailed information on the creation of *.pra files can be found under Section 5.11.2, “External creation and import/conversion of Dimensioning views ” in eCATALOGsolutions Manual. | |
Copy the pra files from
.../beginner/solutions/cap_nutto.../xy(directory chosen by you for the project creation).On the tabbed page Settings, open tabbed page Views.
For the Dimensioning views first click in the View field and select the desired view and then click into the field File with dimensioning in order to set up the associated 2D file (*.pra).
Repeat this for all needed files. To create a new line, click the button New
.-> Now the Dimensioning views are part of the project.
Once clicking on a view (here the side view), the respective Picture file is displayed as Preview.
In PARTproject, in the context menu of the desired project, click on Open with PARTdataManager.
In PARTdataManager, in the docking window Technical details, you will find the added dimensioned 2D views of the cap nut.
Alternatively or additionally dimensioning views can be provided as 3db or tif files:
With PARTdesigner, you can create Dimensioning views from Standard views, create the dimensioning text against different sets of requirements and make additional versions available for PARTdataManager.
Details on this can be found under Section 5.11.1, “Create Dimensioning views with PARTdesigner ” in eCATALOGsolutions Manual.
*.tif files can be created from paper catalogs by scanning, for example.