Frames

General

For each sheet in the drawing, an Customized frame can be created both in Cimatron E and Cimatron it. This frame contains a title block with engineering information. Note that Cimatron IT frames can only be edited in Cimatron IT.

Adding an Existing Frame

1. Select Sheet / Frame Settings from the main menu, or double-click on the Frame icon in the Drafting tree under the Sheet branch The Frame Settings dialog is displayed:

2. Select either Cimatron E or Cimatron it frames. To select a frame not in the default Frames Directory (Cimatron\CimatronE\Data\frames), click the Change Directory button and browse to the required directory.

3. Click the Frame box and select the specific frame from the scroll-down menu. The frame is previewed in the graphic area. The dimensions of the frames are listed in the Width and Height boxes and cannot be modified.

4. Click Apply\Close to apply the Frame to the drawing.

Adding a New Frame

1. Select Sheet / Frame from the main menu, or double-click on the Frame icon in the Drafting tree under the Sheet branch The Frame Settings dialog is displayed.

2. Click the Frame box and select New Frame from the scroll-down menu.

3. Click Edit Frame in the Frame Settings dialog and enter the Sketcher environment.

4. Draw a frame, exit the sketcher and click Apply in the Frame Settings dialog.

5. Click Apply\Close to apply the new Frame to the drawing.

Editing Cimatron E Frames

1. Right-click on the Frames item in the Drawing Tree and select Edit frame, or double-click the Frames item and click Edit Frame in the Frame Settings dialog.

2. Double-click on an area of the frame to enter edit mode. In this mode you can create a sketch, hatch or edit text. Modify the frame as you would an ordinary sketch.

3. Exit the sketcher and click Apply to save the change.

Moving Cimatron E Frames

1. Right-click on the Frames item in the Drawing Tree and select Move Frame or double-click the Frames item and select Move Frame from the Frame Settings dialog.

2. Drag the frame to any area on the screen.

3. Click Apply to save the changes.

Inserting Entities into the Frame

1. Right-click on the Frames item in the Drawing Tree and select Edit Frame or double-click the Frames item and select Edit Frame from the Frame Settings dialog.

2. Click Insert entities from sheet and pick the sheet items (text, sketch, hatch, embedded pictures) to be incorporated in the frame.

3. Click Apply to add the entity and Apply\Close to exit the Frame function.

Converting Cimatron it Frames to Cimatron E Frames

1. Import the Cimatron it (.pfm) file. (Click the Advanced button, and under Filter check the Drafting option).

2. Expand the Sheet 1 feature and double-click the Frame icon ; the frame is displayed in the graphic area together with the Frame Settings dialog.

3. Scroll to New Frame in the pull-down menu.

4. Click Edit then Insert entities from sheet to insert all the displayed entities into the frame.

5. Click Apply then Save the frame under a new name.

The frame is now a standard Cimatron E frame and is added to the pull-down list. It can be opened and edited in any drawing.