Use this procedure to insert detail components that consist of a pattern repeated as a linear array, such as shingles or corrugated sheet metal. In this example, the tool for inserting corrugated sheet metal has the View property set to End, but the same user prompts are displayed if the View setting is Side.
- Activate the detail component insertion tool for the component.
- Click a start point in the drawing area to insert the component at the default orientation, or select one of the following options:
If you want to… Then… flip the component along its X axis enter x (for Xflip), and then click to specify the starting point for the component. flip the component along its Y axis enter y (for Yflip), and then click to specify the starting point for the component. position the component to the left of the baseline when drawn vertically enter l (for Left), and then click to specify the starting point for the component. position the component to the right of the baseline when drawn vertically enter r (for Right), and then click to specify the starting point for the component. center the component on the baseline when drawn in any direction enter c (for Center), and then click to specify the starting point for the component. - Click the desired endpoint to insert the component.
Corrugated sheet metal in end view