Insert Sheet

Insert-> Sheet or the toolbar button button in the Drawing Layout toolbar starts the Insert Sheet dialog which allows you to create a new drawing sheet by defining a drawing name, and specifying drawing parameters such as Border, Size, Scale, Unit of Measure, and Projection Angle. After all drawing parameters have been set, choosing Apply replaces the current display with a display of the new drawing.

Note: If you choose Start-> Drafting, and no drawing has previously been created, the Insert Sheet dialog automatically presents itself as a convenience to the user. If this is not happening toggle the Drafting->Drawing->Workflow->'Automatically Start Insert Sheet Command' in the Customer Defaults.

Drawing Sheet Name

Drawings are created and managed by drawing sheet name. This option allows you to enter the name of the drawing sheet in the Selection field. Drawing sheet names may contain up to 30 characters. Spaces in the name are not allowed. All names entered are converted to upper case. The default drawing sheet name is SH1.

Note: Each time the Apply button is pressed in the New Drawing dialog, the default drawing name (the name in the selection field) is made unique. This allows you to use the Apply button to rapidly create several blank drawings.

Border Type

Allows you to choose which drawing format to place on the drawing. The special border type No Border will not add a drawing format to the drawing. A Second Language can also be chosen if you plan to use dual language blocks on the drawing.

Drawing Size

This option allows you to choose a Drawing Size by selecting from the choices in the Drawing Size menu option.

Drawing size may be specified in inches or millimeters. If you change the unit of measure from INCH to SI (Système Internationale) or vice versa, the Drawing Size menu option changes to match the selected Unit Of Measure. The new drawing, no matter what size is chosen, appears on the graphics screen within the limits of the drawing display.

Drawing Scale

Choose a drawing scale by entering values in the scale fields. The drawing scale establishes the default scale for all view types added to the drawing. The default scale is 1.

Unit of Measure

Choose the desired Unit of Measure: Inches or Millimeters. If you change the unit of measure from Inches to Millimeters or vice versa, the Drawing Size option menu changes to match the selected Unit of Measure.

Note: This unit of measure only affects the drawing size. The unit of dimensions is based on the parameter set using Preferences-> Units. The unit of entries such as character height, arrowhead length, etc. is the model unit.

Projection Angle

Choose the desired Projection Angle by selecting either the third angle or first angle projection icons.. All projected views and sections then comply with the projection angle. Imported model views however, are not affected by projection angle.

Figure 1 Projection Angle Icons

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The following two figures illustrate examples of drawings using First and Third Angle Projection.

Figure 2 Views in First Angle Projection

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Figure 3 Views in Third Angle Projection

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After all selections have been made from the Insert Sheet dialog, you can choose the Apply button to apply the changes, or the OK button to apply the changes and close the dialog box. The current display is replaced with the new drawing. After you have defined a drawing name and drawing parameters, you are ready to add views, dimensions, symbols, etc. to your drawing.