Detailing

Set the detailing options.

This section contains the following topics:

Application Options

New window font You can select any font that is installed on your system to set it as the default font for all new windows. This font will be applied to new windows, whether they are created for old or new documents, as well as to new Discovery sessions.
Default drawing graphics style The default graphics style used for new drawings.
Autoscale drawing sheets Check this option to have the scale automatically determined based on model size. Uncheck the option to set a default custom scale.
Custom scale If Autoscale drawing sheets is unchecked, you can set a default custom scale.
Create total cross sections Check this option to have new sections created as Total sections. Uncheck the option to have new sections created as Area sections.
Default section fill style Choose either Hatch or None.

Engineering Notebook Options - All New Documents

Predefined Defaults To reset all options to predefined defaults, click one of the Defaults buttons to set all document options to default.
  • Reset to ASME Default
  • Reset to ISO Default
  • Reset to JIS Default
  • Reset to GB Default.

View Options

View projection
For view project, you can select: First Angle or Third Angle.
  • For First Angle, you label the view based on the direction you are looking. For instance, if you are looking at the front of an object, you see its back, so you would label that view as the "Front view."
  • For Third Angle, you label the view based on the object itself. So, if you are looking at the front of an object, that would be the "Front view."
Front view position
Choose the default front view position:
  • Top left to place the front view at the top left corner of the drawing sheet. This is the ISO standard.
  • Top right to place the front view at the top right corner of the drawing sheet.
  • Bottom left to place the front view at the bottom left corner of the drawing sheet. This is the ASME and JIS standard.
  • Bottom right to place the front view at the bottom right corner of the drawing sheet. If you use third angle projection, ISO standards also allow this position.
Section line arrow size Specify the length of the arrow on section lines.
Section line length Specify the length of section lines.
Detail view name text height ratio Set the ratio of a character's height to width. For example, a value of 1.4 sets the character height to 140% of its width.
View note layout Select One Line to display the detail name and scale on one line. Select Two Lines to display the scale below the detail name.
Detail name note prefix Select how you want the detail label to appear on the drawing sheet.
View scale note prefix Select how you want the scale label to appear on the drawing sheet.
Section name note prefix Select how you want the section label to appear on the drawing sheet.
Detail view boundary note placement Select how you want the detail name and scale information to be positioned relative to the detail boundary.
Section cut line extension distance Specify the length.
Section line arrow direction Choose either Away from cut line or Toward cut line.
Projected view arrow style Select the style you want to use for the projected view arrowheads from the dropdown list.
Show projected view name Check whether to show the projected view name.
Show projected view arrow Check whether to show the projected view arrow.
Projected view name prefix Specify a new prefix or choose the default value.
Show auxiliary view name Check whether or not to show the auxiliary view name.
Show auxiliary view arrow Check whether or not to show the auxiliary view arrow.
Auxiliary view name prefix Specify a new prefix or choose the default value.
Projected/auxiliary view arrow length Specify the length of the arrow on projected and auxiliary views.

Annotation Options

Text height Specify the height of the annotation text.
Leader circle size Specify the size of the circle that connects note leaders to faces.
Leader arrow length Specify the length of the arrow on note leaders.
Leader arrow width Specify the size of the arrowhead on note leaders.
Leader shoulder length Specify the length of the line from the note text to the note leader arrow.
Leader textbox gap Specify the size of the margin between the note text and the beginning of the note leader.
Center line extend Specify the length that a center line will extend past the edge of the object.
Extension line gap Specify the size of the margin between geometry and the end of dimension lines.
Extension line extent Specify the length that the dimension lines cross each other.
Dimension line extent Specify the length of the arrow that appears outside the dimension lines.
Dimension text offset Specify the distance between the dimension text and its leader line.
Foreshortened radial dimension center size Specify the size of the cross shown to represent the center.
Chamfer dimension style Choose either Linear or Normal to chamfer.
Chamfer dimension text format Choose between:
  • X 45
  • C
Arrow fill style Select the style you want to use for the arrowheads on note leaders from the dropdown list.
Dimension arrow shape Select the shape you want to use for the arrowheads on dimensions and leaders from the dropdown list.
Dimension text location Select how you want to align the note leader text with the note leader line from the dropdown list
Note space Select the default space for adding notes. The options available are View space (default) and Model space. Notes in the Model space are their true size and are not scaled based on the detail scale setting.
Virtual sharps rendering style Select the symbol you want to use to indicate the virtual sharp.
Enforce dimension line Check the box to use the European standard of keeping the dimension line when the extension lines are shown.
Show zero value for base ordinate dimension Display the baseline dimension as a 0.
Tight gap between dimension line and text Check the box to shrink the gap between the dimension text and witness lines.
Show common dimension line for ordinate dimensions Display all dimensions along the same line.
Horizontal dimension text Check the box to keep all annotation text oriented horizontally.
Rotate text Check Rotate text if you want the dimensions to be displayed along the line instead of perpendicular to the line.
Override layer color for annotations Check the box to set all annotation text to the color selected shown in the Annotation color control. If you choose to override the layer color, select the color used for the override from the Annotation color control.
Hide annotations behind model Allow solid geometry to hide annotations that are behind the geometry.
Annotation color Choose annotation color.

Linestyle Options

Thick lineweight Specify the default width for thick lines.
Medium lineweight Specify the default width for medium lines.
Thin lineweight Specify the default width for thin lines.
Trim Back The values in the Trim Back section control the line weight for side offset handles.
Type of Object Select an object type from the list, then select the Line style and Thickness for that object.
  • Options for Detail view clipping edges apply to all clipping edges of partial views. You can also set a Color for the clipping edges.
  • You can also choose a Color for Broken view clipping edges.
  • Only a Thickness option is available for Cross hatching, Area cross hatching border lines, Cross section arrow tips, Hidden edges, Visible edges, Broken-out section clipping edges and Projected view arrow tips.