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Setting up component drawing templates

Note: This is specialized functionality for component drawings used in Toolmaker.

You can make the following changes to component drawing templates:

  • If the template has a view called Bitmap Viewthen the component drawing is placed at the position of Bitmap View, indicated by in the image below.

    You can create multiple views by adding a suffix to the name of the view. For example Bitmap View_1, Bitmap View_2. The template above provides for a single view, so in this case, Bitmap View is placed on the drawing. Bitmap View_1 and Bitmap View_2 are placed on a new drawing.

  • If a text exists that starts Parameter table position then the parameter table is placed at that position. In the template shown below, this is indicated by . The maximum height of the table can be given by having End as the final part of that text item.
  • For components with a trimmed length parameter, a table is produced of the trimmed lengths if a text exists that starts Trimmed table position. In the template above, this is indicated by in the image shown below.
  • If a template drawing exists that has the same name as the component, that drawing is used. For example, if a drawing called Ejector plate exists in the template model then all ejector plates use that drawing. There can be several related drawings (for example, Ejector plate_1, Ejector plate_2), in which case the drawing that gives the best view, in terms of scaling, is displayed.

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