Detail specific small areas of the model directly from existing general arrangement drawings.
A functionality to enhance the way symbols are configured is also available - these are symbols used by the callout view to display relevant data about the view number, scale or drawing number.
Using the callout functionality you can create fast and precise callout views, directly from the general arrangement drawings. The command provides the same level of customization as for manual cut views, offering you the option to change the drawing style, control the scale and manually choose the points and the depth of the view.
Using the callout feature you can:
Command line: _ASTORDETCREATECALLOUT
Option | Description |
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Scale | This combo box contains all the scales available in Advance Steel and one default scale. The default scale is an intelligent setting that uses the scale of the view selected for the callout view. Using the default scale allows you to create callout views (that use the scale of the main view) faster, without the need to manually match them afterwards. The Scale field is set to Default. Once you change the scale from this dialog, the change is saved and can be reused for other callouts created afterwards, until the dialog is accessed and the scale is changed again. Advance Steel memorizes the last used scale until you close the software, defaulting back to the Default value when you reopen Advance Steel. |
View | This combo box contains a list of all the view requests available in Advance Steel - that are used when generating callout views. |
Once you change a view request from the list, it is saved in the local memory and reused for the callout view command until you exit Advance Steel, similarly to the scale setting.
You can set the preferred view requests that will display in the Settings / View settings dialog. Using this type of configuration will make available a short list of view requests when creating the callout views (and also manual cut views).
To add a specific detail view request to the preferred for Cut / Callout view list:
When a callout view is created, a callout symbol is also inserted on the main view. This symbol is composed of a frame ( ) that defines the border of the selected callout view size and a label symbol (
) that can display information about the view:
In the Frame tab you can change the color and line type of the boundary rectangle.
In the Representation type tab you can change how the frame is drawn:
Option | Description |
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Rectangle | The default setting, which represents a 1:1 match to the callout view size. |
Circle | A circle that fits the rectangle inside. The callout view will remain a rectangle in shape, while this option only creates a virtual circle for a better representation. |
Off | The frame will be turned off, but the callout view will remain unchanged. It can be turned back on by right-clicking on the callout symbol (which remains visible) and selecting Advance Properties from the contextual menu to access the Callout frame dialog. |
The callout frame symbol also offers 4 grip points, which you can use to change the size of the callout view once the callout is created.
You can configure the default settings for all the options available in the Callout frame symbol dialog, using the Management Tools application Defaults category, using the following properties:
- Moves the callout symbol label.
- Changes the position of the leader line arrow.
The position of the symbol is kept during update, and the automatic positioning on the top-right corner during the initial creation of the callout view will no longer be taken into consideration.