Edit Drawing dialog

Use this dialog to edit drawings:

Name — Enter the name of the drawing. Change the name of the drawing to something more meaningful. To use a drawing as a template, the name of its model must contain the word template.

Sheet Number — Use this option to differentiate between two drawings with the same Name. Drawings have a unique drawing name in the format Name (Sheet Number); for example, Fred (1)........ Fred (n). If the drawing sheet numbers are not consecutive after you change a sheet number, renumber the sheets automatically by selecting Yes when asked if you wish to renumber.

Description — Enter a description of the drawing and its contents.

Update Views — Click this button to update the contents of all the hidden and section views in the drawing.

Flatten Geometry — Click this button to flatten 3D wireframe objects onto the drawing (the Z coordinate of the objects becomes zero).

Template — You can use a drawing from another model as a template.

Note: This button is available only when you are editing a drawing in a template model. The model must have the word template in its name, to use a drawing as a template.

1. Click the Template Settings button to display the Template Settings dialog.

   

2. Use this dialog to specify where balloons are positioned. Balloons can be positioned in the following places:
   • On view border (default). The view border is indicated by the green arrow on the drawings included below.

     

   • Outside view border

     

   The option you choose affects the position of the balloons in all drawings that you create using the drawing template.

Tip: When you are creating model drawings, you select the template to be used from the Model list in the Edit Drawing dialog.

Size — The default dimensions of the drawing. To edit the size of the drawing, select the Size option, You can edit the Width and Height of the drawing or select a standard paper size from the list.

Origin — Edit the origin of the global workspace of the drawing. By default, the origin is in the bottom-left corner of the drawing and is marked by a circle with a cross:

To specify the coordinates:

• Enter X, Y, Z coordinates.
• Position — Click this button to display the Position dialog and use position-entry tools.

OK — Make the changes to the drawing and close the dialog.

Cancel — Discard any changes and close dialog.