General arrangement drawing properties

8.1 General arrangement drawing properties
Click Drawings & Reports --> Drawing Settings --> General Arrangement Drawing . You
can modify the properties after creating the drawing by double-clicking the drawing
background.
The options in the general arrangement drawing properties dialog box are described below.
Option
Description
Name
The name of the drawing. This name is shown in the
Drawing List, and can be included in drawing and report
templates.
Title 1, Title 2, Title 3
Titles are shown in the Drawing List and in drawing and
report templates.
Use detailed object level
settings
Set to Yes to use the detailed object level settings created in
the Object level settings for general arrangement
drawings dialog box.
Layout
Select the drawing layout and define drawing sizes. You can
also select whether you want to list hidden objects in
templates.
View
Define view properties: scale, neighbor part view extension,
reflected view, opening and recess symbol, datum point
elevation, part shortening, view label, and anchor bolt plan
settings.
Detail view
Define detail view properties: view label, detail boundary
and detail mark settings.
Dimension
Define dimension properties: dimension type, units,
precision, format, placing, and appearance.
Dimensioning
Define dimensioning properties: grid dimension and part
dimension settings.
Part mark properties
Define part mark properties: included elements and element
settings, and mark visibility, mark frame, mark leader line
and placing settings.
Bolt mark
Neighbor part mark
Surface treatment mark
Weld mark
Reinforcement marks
Connection mark
Part
Define part properties: part representation, hidden line,
center line and reference line visibility, additional mark
visibility, part appearance, and fill settings.
Bolt
Define bolt properties: bolt representation, bolt symbol
content, bolt visibility, and bolt appearance settings.
Drawing settings
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General arrangement drawing properties
Option
Description
Neighbor part
Define neighbor part properties: visibility, part
representation, hidden line, center line and reference line
visibility, additional mark visibility, and part appearance
settings. You can also define bolt representation and bolt
symbol content settings for neighbor parts.
Surface treatment
Define surface treatment properties: surface treatment
visibility, pattern visibility, hidden lines visibility and surface
treatment representation settings.
Weld
Define welding properties: weld visibility, weld size limit and
weld appearance settings.
Reinforcement
Define reinforcement and mesh properties: bar and mesh
representation and visibility, bar and mesh symbol, and bar
and mesh appearance settings.
Reference objects
Define reference object visibility and appearance settings.
Grid
Define grid visibility and appearance settings.
Protection
Define protected areas to prevent text, marks or dimensions
from being placed there.
Filter and Neighbor part
filter
Create and modify part filters/neighbor part filters on
drawing level.
User-defined attributes
Add information to a drawing. They are displayed in the
Drawing List, and you can use them in report and drawing
templates, marks, and as switches when customizing print
file names.
See also Giving titles to drawings on page 115
View properties in drawings on page 529
Modifying detail properties on page 140
Dimension and dimensioning properties on page 533
Grid and overall dimensioning properties (GA drawings) on page 548
Part dimensioning properties (GA drawings) on page 549
Mark properties on page 550
Part and neighbor part properties in drawings on page 568
Surface treatment visibility and content properties in drawings on page 572
Welding properties on page 586
Reinforcement/Neighbor reinforcement and mesh properties in drawings on page 577
Reference models in drawings on page 230
Drawing grid properties on page 589
Protected areas on page 344
Drawing settings
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General arrangement drawing properties