Creo Elements/Direct Drafting User's Guide: Classic User ...

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4 , 121 SeaportBlvd,Boston,MA Elements/Direct DraftingUser's guide : ClassicUser ' .. (Oblique) ,Diameter,Tangential, ,Postfixes,Superfixes,Subfixes, Elements/Direct DraftingUser's guide : ClassicUser ..337 ChangingText .. (DXF/DWGandIGES2 DTranslation).. , (FilenameMethod)..478 StoringaDrawing(FilenameMethod)..481 Elements/Direct DraftingUser's guide : ClassicUser ,Deleting, , Elements/Direct DraftingUser's guide : ClassicUser InterfacePrefaceCreo Elements/DirectDraftingis a versatile2D designand draftingsystemforoptimizingeach stageof the Elements/DirectDraftingyou can quicklyand easilycreateand modify2D Elements/DirectDraftingprovidesa full set of commandsfor constructing,modifying,annotating,viewin g,measuring,and plottinga 2D mouseyou can: Performreal time zoom-inand zoom-out.

5 Pan in real time,acrossthe entiredrawingor a ShouldUse This ManualReadthis manualif you are a: Designengineer IndustrialdesignerThe Creo Elements/DirectDraftingdocumentationset is designedto help youlearnto use Creo Elements/DirectDraftingquicklyand easily. It consistsof: Creo Elements/DirectDraftingUser'sGuide Installingand ConfiguringCreo Elements/DirectDrafting WritingMacroswith Creo Elements/DirectDrafting Creo Elements/DirectDraftingInterfacingThis manualis writtenfor userswho have limitedexperiencewith this ManualThis manualgivesinformationon: Settingup Creo Elements/DirectDraftingfor your particularenvironment. The Creo Elements/DirectDraftinguser interface. Usingthe Creo Elements/DirectDraftingcommandsand functions. Usingthe dynamicgraphicfacilities.

6 Workingwith parts and assemblies. How to to Use This ManualUse this manualfor both day-to-dayuse and : A descriptionof the commandor function. The procedureused to performthe giventask. A tutorialexample(whenrequired). Any This Manualis OrganizedThis manualis organizedin the sameorderas the way you are likelyto use CreoElements/DirectDrafting:Chapter1 GettingStartedWith Creo Elements/DirectDrafting:a briefoverviewof the Creo Elements/DirectDraftinguser interfaceandprovideshints to help in Preparingthe DrawingEnvironment:how to set up theenvironmentand store it as a CommonlyUsedCommands:how to escapefrom a Changingthe Environmentand MakingMeasurements:how tochangethe environmentin whichthe drawingis producedand howto measuredistanceson your UsingCreo Elements/DirectDrafting'sCopilotFunction ality:howto createa designdrawingwith the minimumof DrawingMethods:how to createa drawingwith or withoutthe aidof Modifyinga Drawing.

7 How to modifyyour Dimensioninga Drawing:how to Hatchinga Drawing:how to AddingText To a Drawing:how to add text to a AddingSymbolsto a Drawing:how to add geometrictolerancesymbolsand otherspecialannotationto your HandlingPartsand Assemblies:how to use parts and GeneratingHiddenLines:how to generatehiddenlines UsingLayersand Infos:how to use layersand how to add textualinformation(infos)to elementsin your Storing,Loading,and Filing:how to load and save your RevisionChecking:how to Creo Elements/DirectAnnotation:how to visualize,annotate,andedit MI files createdby meansof Creo PlottingDrawingsand DumpingScreens:how to plot yourfinisheddrawingand how to Collaboration:how to run collaborationmeetingsfrom manualuses the followingtypographicalconventions:Table 1.

8 ConventionsUsed in This ManualConventionsRepresentsBoldMenupaths ,dialogbox options,buttons,and otherselectableelementsfrom the user input,systemmessages,directories,and file manualcoversthe Creo Elements/DirectDraftingClassicuser CreoElements/ .. chapterprovidesa generaloverviewof the Creo Elements/DirectDraftinguser Elements/Direct DraftingUser's guide : ClassicUser InterfaceThe Creo Elements/DirectDraftingUserInterfaceThe Creo Elements/DirectDraftinguser interfaceis designedto ensurea shortlearningcurveand to providemaximumefficiencyin 2D of themenus,commands,functions,settingsand tools specifiedin this manualareacccessiblevia the Creo Elements/DirectDraftinguser can use Creo Elements/DirectDraftingeitherin screen-only. In screen-onlymode,you will accessthe entireCreo Elements/DirectDraftingfunctionalitybyme ansof a mouseand your followingfigureindicatesthe screenlayoutof the Creo Screen-OnlyDisplayLayout1 Drawingarea.

9 This is the area whereyou will createand commandsand optionsavailablethroughthe of thesemenucommandsto displaythe to accessfurthermodulesintegratedwith ,viewports,and for interruptfunctions,viewports,and Toolbox8 Systemstatusbar, systempromptline, user inputline. Theseprovidegeneraluser guidanceand , you can run multipleCreo Elements/DirectDraftinginstances(insepar ateCreo Elements/DirectDraftingwindows)at the New Creo Elements/DirectDraftingInstanceon page 484 for Creo Elements/DirectDrafting19 GeneralUser Guidanceand FeedbackThe SystemStatusBar, the SystemPromptLine,and the User InputLine at thebottomof the Creo Elements/DirectDraftingdisplayprovidegen eralguidanceand feedback. SystemStatus:Bar providesinformationon the currentstate of CreoElements/DirectDrafting.

10 SystemPromptLine:displaysmessagesto guideyou throughthe commands. User InputLine:displaysthe data you entervia the SystemStatusBar on page 20 showsan exampleof a SystemStatusBarNoteFor the SHOWand SPLITTING status,uppercasecharactersare displayedforON and lowercasefor OFF. If an S is displayedin the parts level positionitmeansthat you are workingon a lettersDHTCin the abovefigurestandfor: Dimension,ConstructionGeometry, Hatchand Text. Referto VisibilityIndicator(DHTC)on page 79for StatusBar ColorsOptionally, you can changethe statusbar colorsby enteringthe followingin theuser inputline: CMD_BG_COLOR followedby a colornameto changethe backgroundcolorofthe user inputline. CMD_TXT_COLOR followedby a colornameto changethe colorof the texton user Elements/Direct DraftingUser's guide : ClassicUser InterfaceUsingthe DynamicMouseTo use the dynamicmouse,pressand hold the[Ctrl]key and pressone of thefollowingmousebuttons:Left ButtonPanninghorizontallyand : Towardsthe screen:zoomsin Away from the screen:zoomsoutMiddleButtonNot assigned The full functionalityis availableon a a two-buttonmouseis used,pressthe left and right buttonsimultaneouslyto emulatethemiddlebutton.