Creating a Layout from Functional Tolerancing and Annotation

This task shows you how to create a complete layout with sheets, views, and filters directly from a product with Functional Tolerancing & Annotation annotation sets, captures, and views using the View Layout from FTA command.
  • Create a product with at least one annotation set that contains at least one capture or view.
  • Select options for View Layout in Tools > Options > Mechanical > 2D Layout for 3D Design > View Creation tab.

  1. Create the view layout use any of the following methods:
    • To select multiple views, captures, and annotation sets: In 3D window, select the views, captures, and annotation sets in the specification tree. Right-click and select Selected objects > View Layout.
    • If there is no existing layout: In 3D window, click View Layout, from the Views toolbar. Select the annotation set, captures, or views to be added to the layout.
    • If there is an existing layout: In 2D window, click View Layout From FTA from the Views sub-toolbar of the  Layout toolbar. Select the annotation set, captures, or views to be added to the layout.
    The view layout is created:
    • If there is no existing layout, a layout and a sheet are created in 2D Layout for 3D Design window, containing a separate view for each capture or view.
    • The views and sheets are in preview mode.
    • The orientation, scaling, and layout options appear at the right side of the work area.
    • If all the views cannot fit in one sheet, multiple sheets are created. The sheet number appears at the lower right of the sheet.
    Notes:
     
    • The layout views, created by any of the above methods, are placed in the order of the Functional  Tolerancing & Annotation captures and views. The captures are followed by the views.
    • When you create a layout from an annotation set, a layout view is created only if no capture is associated with the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation View.

  2. At the right side of the work area, select any of the following options:
    Option Description
    Portrait Orients the sheet in portrait mode.
    Landscape Orients the sheet in landscape mode.
    Change Sheet Size or Orients the sheet size according to the indentations.
    Auto Places the views according the sheet and orientation. For portrait mode, the views are first placed horizontally, and the sheet is filled vertically. For landscape mode, the views are first placed vertically, and the sheet is filled horizontally.
    Horizontal Places the views horizontally. The sheet is filled vertically irrespective of the sheet orientation.
    Vertical Places the views vertically. The sheet is filled horizontally irrespective of the sheet orientation.

  3.  Drag the handle of the slider to change the multiplier of views in the sheet.
    The views are scaled interactively according to the selected orientation and placement.
    Tips:
     
    •  To change the multiplier of specific views only, select the views and then drag the handle of the slider.
    • Click to reset the multiplier for all the layout views.
    Note: Changing the multiplier of the views may result in formation of multiple sheets.

  4. Double-click the current value on the multiplier and in the Multiplier Definition dialog box enter a multiplier value for a precise multiplier.

  5. Click .
    The views and sheets are created.

About a Layout from Functional Tolerancing & Annotation

This section addresses the various aspects of view creation in 2D Layout for 3D Design from an existing product with Functional Tolerancing & Annotation captures and views using the View Layout command.

Multiplier and Scale

The slider that appears on the right side of the sheet in the layout, indicates a multiplier. The final scale of the views is equal to the inverse of the view ratio in Functional Tolerancing & Annotation multiplied by the multiplier.

View Type

The view type ensures the same section in Functional Tolerancing & Annotation and 2D Layout for 3D Design. The view type of the layout view is:

  • The same as the view type of the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation view, when generated from the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation view.
  • The same as the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation view associated with the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation capture when generated from the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation capture with a view associated to it. This is possible when the capture does not have a viewpoint or a viewpoint parallel to the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation view plane.
  • Axonometric in all other cases.

View Plane

The view plane ensures the same orientation in Functional Tolerancing & Annotation and 2D Layout for 3D Design. The view plane of the layout view is:

  • The same as the view plane of the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation view plane, when generated from the 3D Tolerancing & Annotation view.
  • The same as the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation view plane associated with the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation capture when generated from the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation capture with a view associated to it. This is possible when the capture does not have a viewpoint or a viewpoint parallel to the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation view plane.
  • A viewpoint plane in all other cases.

View Filter

The view filter ensures the same visualization in Functional Tolerancing & Annotation and 2D Layout for 3D Design.

  • When the 2D Layout for 3D Design view is generated from a Functional Tolerancing & Annotation, an equivalent filter is created on the layout view from the capture.
  • When the 2D Layout for 3D Design view is generated from the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation view, the default filter is applied.

Clipping

When a layout view is generated from a Functional Tolerancing & Annotation view or capture with an associated Functional Tolerancing & Annotation view and a defined display area, then a clipping frame is added. This clipping frame corresponds to the intersection of the display area and the layout view bounding box.

When a layout view is created from an offset or aligned section, a clipping frame is defined only when the offset or aligned section has a single subview.

Multi Plane Section Views

The options for the boundaries of the views created from offset and aligned section views depends on the Display all boundaries but extreme ones option in Tools > Options > Mechanical > 2D Layout for 3D Design > View Creation > Multi-planes Section View Boundaries.

 

3D Grid

You can display a 3D grid in the view associated with a Work on Support feature of a part in Functional Tolerancing & Annotation.

View Text

According to the standards set for the layout, a text containing the view name and the scaling factor is created.

View Creation: Miscellaneous Information

  • The bounding box of the layout view contains the 3D model; except the infinite elements (lines, planes, etc.), the 2D and 3D markers. When a view is created from a capture or a view, the Functional Tolerancing & Annotation elements are taken into account.
  • The sections which are not parallel to the sheet are not visualized in 2D Layout for 3D Design.
  • The section properties such as colors, shadings, and hatchings are not visualized in 2D Layout for 3D Design.
  • None of 2D Layout for 3D Design filters show or hide status of object seen when displaying a view created using this feature.
  • As you cannot define the clipping frame on an aligned or offset section view with more than one subview in a layout, you cannot display area of an aligned or offset section views created using this feature, by a clipping frame.