Surface linetype jigs are similar to surface jigs in that they are used to insert components that have a specified depth and a rectangular boundary with user-specified start points and endpoints. Instead of a hatch-filled boundary, however, the surface linetype jig fills the boundary with a wide polyline of a specified linetype. Refer to the following table if you are adding a new detail component (or editing one that was created using the New Component option) and you want to define a recipe that uses a surface linetype jig to insert the component in the specified view.
| Parameter Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Layer key | Specifies the layer key for the layer to which the component boundary will be assigned in the specified view. To specify a layer key or change the existing one, click the worksheet icon ( ) to access the Select Layer Key dialog box. |
| Linetype/Layer key | Specifies the layer key for the layer to which the component infill will be assigned in the specified view. To specify a layer key or change the existing one, click the worksheet icon () to access the Select Layer Key dialog box. |
| Linetype type | A drop-down list lets you specify either Fixed value or Database. If you select Fixed value, the value you enter for the corresponding Linetype parameter will apply to every row in this component’s size table. If you select Database, a column (with the name specified for the corresponding Linetype field parameter) will be added to the component table, allowing values to be entered for individual sizes. |
| Linetype | Displayed only if Linetype type is Fixed value, this parameter specifies the linetype alias for all sizes of the component. |
| Linetype field | Displayed only if Linetype type is Database, this parameter specifies the name of the component table column in which the linetype is specified for each size. |
| Start prompt | Specifies the string to display for the start point prompt. |
| End prompt | Specifies the string to display for the endpoint prompt. |
| Allow X flip | Specifies whether the command-line option for flipping the block on its X axis is displayed for this component. |
| Allow Y flip | Specifies whether the command-line option for flipping the block on its Y axis is displayed for this component. |