Generating a Drawing

You can perform this scenario only if a Drafting license is available.
This task explains how to generate a drawing from the flattened harness.
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  1. Open a new product document using the File > New... command.
    Choose the Drawing type and click OK to validate the default New Drawing parameters.
    CATIA switches to the Drafting workbench.

  2. Click Front View .
    You are prompted to select a reference plane on the 3D geometry.

  3. Click a plane in the flattened harness document: for example the face of a connector.
    The drawing document updates according to this choice:
If you want to create a Drawing using View From 3D command; then make sure that Flattening Parameters and the 3D
Annotation Plane are in the same context, or use GVS for specifying the Drawing Options.