Mirrored Assemblies
What is it?
You can now mirror an assembly with respect to a plane. Use the options on the Mirror Assemblies wizard to specify the details of the mirrored assembly.
Components must be children of the work assembly to be selectable for the mirrored assembly.
You can reposition components so that they appear in a different location in the mirrored assembly.
You do not have to mirror all the components; you can specify components to be excluded.
Why should I use it?
Often assemblies are really one side of a fairly symmetric larger assembly, such as the right or left side of an automobile. After you have created one side, you can use the mirrored assemblies functions to quickly create the opposite side.
Where do I find it?
Assemblies-> Components-> Mirror Assemblies
Parts List Relocation
What is it?
The Parts List functions have been removed from the Assemblies pulldown menu. You can now create a parts list from inside the Drafting application by choosing the Parts List folder on the Tables palette.
Where do I find it?
see Parts List in the Drafting section for more information
Save Work Part Only
What is it?
When your work part is an assembly, and you want to save the work part -- but not any of its components -- you can use the new Save Work Part Only option.
Why should I use it?
Use this option when you want to save your assembly work part, but not any modifications to its components. For example, you might use this option to save time in a large assembly if you do not yet need to save the changes at the component level.
Scripts
What is it?
The scripts functions have been relocated to Assemblies-> Advanced-> Scripts. The old-style component filters options (which are obsolete since filtering functions were moved to the Assembly Navigator) have been removed from the dialog, and the dialog has been renamed Scripts.
If you need access to any existing old-style component filters, you can locate and edit them in the Assembly Navigator while it is in filtering mode.
Where do I find it?
Assemblies-> Advanced-> Scripts
Annotation Origin/Leader Definition
What is it?
A new Annotation Placement toolbar provides a quick, dynamic way to choose origin and leader placement when creating annotation. The new interface:
Infers the leader type to create.
Infers the alignment method based on the object preselected.
Previews aligning the annotation and the associate method with helper lines.
Why should I use it?
Use this feature to efficiently and quickly create leaders and establish origin placement.
Where do I find it?
The new dialog displays with any function that uses leader creation or origin placement.
Annotation Spacing
What is it?
The following new dimension preferences are available:
Dimension/Dimension Line Space Factor - Controls the spacing between the bottom-most piece of dimension text and the dimension line when the text orientation is Text Over Dimension Line. This factor is applied to the dimension text character size to determine the spacing. This factor was previously always set to .5.
Dimension/Appended Text Space Factor - Controls the spacing between the before appended text and the next piece of dimension text to its right; and the spacing between the after appended text and the next piece of text to its left. This factor is applied to the appended text character size to determine the spacing. This factor was previously always set to 1.0.
Dimension/Tolerance Text Space Factor - Controls the spacing between the dimension text and the after tolerance text. This factor is applied to the tolerance text character size to determine the spacing. This factor was previously always set to 1.0.
Why should I use it?
Use these preferences when you want to change the spacing between these pieces of text in a dimension to something other than the default.
Where do I find it?
Choose Drafting-> Preferences-> Annotation-> Lettering.
Chamfer Dimension
What is it?
A new chamfer dimension type displays the chamfer size. To use this option pick linear geometry in Drafting or Modeling. This option only supports 45 degree angle chamfers.
Why should I use it?
Use this option to show a chamfer dimension in Drafting or Modeling.
Where do I find it?
Choose Insert-> Dimension-> Chamfer.
Dimension to Faces
What is it?
Lets you dimension to planar and cylindrical faces. To use this option, select the face for dimensioning and place the dimension.
Why should I use it?
Dimensions associated to faces require fewer changes when the model updates.
Drawing Navigator
What is it?
The new Drawing Navigator Tree lets you access, edit, query, and delete drawing sheets, member views, and parts lists in the current part.
Why should I use it?
Use this functionality to quickly access the drawing objects mentioned above.
Where do I find it?
You can locate the Drawing Tree in the new Part Navigator.
发表于 2003-3-9 11:30:01
