CAD-Line | DXF tab
Use the CAD-Line dialog-box | DXF tab to:
| • | Show a DXF drawing that is linked to a DXF-Element see note |
Options:
| • | Re-align the DXF Drawing with the CAD-Line |
| • | Show or Hide different DXF Layers, and to change the colours of the DXF Layers |
| • | Convert DXF Entities into MechDesigner sketch-elements |
| • | Clear (remove) the DXF Drawing from the CAD-Line |
Note: Before you can use the CAD-Line | DXF tab, to show a DXF drawing, you must open the DXF Drawing to add the DXF element to the Assembly-Tree.
DXF tab
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Separators:
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Select DXF-Element
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To select which DXF-Element and DXF Drawing you want to link to the CAD-Line and show in the graphic-area:
Select DXF-Element box
| 1. | Click the down-arrow to select a DXF-Element |
Note
Each name in the list box has two parts, separated by a ':'
| • | First Part: DXF-Element : the same as in the Assembly-Tree |
| • | Second Part: DXF drawing name: the same as the original DXF Drawing |
The DXF drawing shows in the graphic-area immediately.
If you cannot see the DXF Drawing, then...:
| • | : remove the DXF Drawing from the CAD-Line. |
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Alignment of DXF
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To change the alignment of the DXF Drawing with the CAD-Line, there are two boxes.
DXF Point to CAD-Line's Origin
| 1. | Click the box to make the box Orange -See Note 1 |
| 2. | Click the Point in the DXF Drawing that you want to put at the Origin of the CAD-Line |
When you click a Point in the DXF Drawing, the DXF drawing moves so that the:
| • | DXF Drawing moves so that the DXF-Point moves to the Origin of the CAD-Line |
| • | DXF Point shows in the box, and the box turns Green |
| • | 'DXF Point along X–axis / CAD-Line' box turns Orange, and that box should become active. |
DXF Point along X-Axis / CAD-Line
| 1. | Click the box to make the box Orange (if necessary) -See Note 1 |
| 2. | Click a Point in the DXF Drawing that you want to be somewhere along the CAD-Line. |
When you click a DXF Point the DXF drawing moves so that:
| • | the DXF-Point moves to the X-axis of the CAD-Line |
| • | the DXF-Point shows in the box and the box turns Green, |
NOTES:
Note 1: If you want to put a different DXF-Point at the Origin or along the X-axis:
| 1. | Click inside the a box so the box turns Orange |
| 2. | Click a different Point in the DXF Drawing |
Note 2: If you cannot see the DXF Drawing but not DXF-Points, then:
| 1. | Click the to hide or show the dXF Points. |
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Convert DXF Entities to MD Lines and Arcs
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The DXF Line, Arc and Point entities that belong to the DXF Drawing are 'dumb'.
Use this separator to convert the dumb DXF-Entities to MechDesigner sketch-elements.
Owner Part
This box specifies the Part to which you will add the sketch-element
Usually, you will add the sketch-elements to the same Part as the CAD-Line.
| 1. | Click in side the box to make it Orange |
| 2. | Click a Part in the graphic-area or the Assembly-Tree. |
The Part should now be in the Owner Part box
DXF Entity
This box specifies which DXF-Entity you will convert to a MechDesigner sketch-element.
Before you click a DXF-Entity, you may want to
| • | Make active the Select Loop check box so that you will convert a number of DXF-Entities |
| • | Select the Lock Points check box to fix the Points in the sketch-elements to the Part, after they are converted to MD sketch-elements |
| • | Optionally, edit the Merge Radius value to help make a sketch-loop with those DXF entities inside the Merge-Radius' value. |
| 1. | When the 'DXF Entity' box is Orange Select a DXF Entity (a DXF Line or DXF Arc) in the graphic-area |
Repeat 1 to 3 again and again to convert more DXF Entities to MD sketch-elements.
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Note: You must click the DXF entity Parameter box in the dialog to make it Orange before you click a DXF Entity in the graphic-area.
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Once you apply the 'Convert to MD Entities' button, the new sketch-elements are not linked with the CAD-Line; they are linked with the Part.
Therefore, you can use Clear DXF Link to remove the DXF File, but the sketch-elements stay with the Part.
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