Feature Control Frame Settings Dialog Box (AutoCAD Mechanical Toolset)

Use the Feature Control Frame Settings dialog box to configure the default settings of Feature Control Frames for the current standard.

Revision

Displays most recent revision of the standard this symbol complies with.

Merge Styles

Provides options to merge cells by removing duplication of tolerance types, tolerance zones, and datum references.

 

Merge symbol

Merges symbol cells, if the cells contain the same symbol.

 

Merge tolerance

Merges vertically adjacent tolerance cells, if the tolerance values are identical.

 

Merge datums

Merges vertically adjacent datum cells, if the tolerances are identical.

 

Adjust cells to vertically align

Pads cell contents with spaces so that cells of similar zones are of the same width.

Symbol filter

Provides options to select which geometric dimensioning and tolerancing symbols will be available for insertion in Feature Control Frames.

 

Category

Selects a symbols category to display in the list of symbols.

 

Symbols list

Displays a list of for the selected category. Select the check box in front of a symbol to make it available for insertion via the AMFCFRAME command.

 

Symbol text style

Sets a text style for the geometric symbols used in feature control frames. This option is available only for custom standards.

Leader

 

Arrowhead

Specifies the default leader arrowhead type for primary and secondary leaders of feature control frame symbols.

Note: If you select the arrowhead type labelled "By NameOfStandard", the arrowhead type is linked to the leader arrowhead setting of the master settings of the drafting standard. If the master setting change, the arrowhead type setting for feature control frame symbols change accordingly.
 

Size

Specifies the default leader arrowhead size for feature control frame symbols.

Note: If you select the size labelled "By NameOfStandard", the arrow size is linked to the arrow setting of the master settings of the drafting standard. If the master setting change, the arrow size value for feature control frame symbols change accordingly.
 

Surface arrowhead

Specifies the arrowhead to use for surface indication leaders.

Note: This option is visible only for the standards that permit surface indication leaders.
 

Color

Specifies the default leader color for feature control frame symbols.

Note: If you select the color labelled "By NameOfStandard", the arrowhead color is linked to the leader color setting of the master settings of the drafting standard. If the master setting change, the color setting for feature control frame symbols change accordingly.

Text

 

Height

Specifies the default text height for the symbol text of feature control frame symbols. If the current standard is a "custom standard", you can specify a non-standard text height. If not, AutoCAD Mechanical toolset restricts you to selecting a value from the list.

Note: If you select the text height labelled "By NameOfStandard", the text height is linked to the base height setting in the master settings of the drafting standard. If the master setting change, the text height setting for feature control frame symbols change accordingly.
 

Color

Specifies the default color for the symbol text of feature control frame symbols. If the text height changes, the color automatically changes to the default color corresponding to that text height. Text object colors are set from the Object Property Settings dialog box.

Note: If you select the color labelled "By NameOfStandard", the text color is linked to the base text color setting in the master settings of the drafting standard. If the master setting change, the text color setting for feature control frame symbols change accordingly.

Restore Defaults

Returns all values to the default values for the drafting standard.