Use this command to create surface texture symbols and place them on your drawing sheet.  There are three types of symbols; Basic, Machining required and Machining prohibited.  The symbol can rest on an entity such as a line or be extended with a leader terminator.  There are general and attribute options for each type.

 

1. Surface pattern symbol

2. Production method

3. Sample length

4. Roughness value other than Ra (Roughness Average)

5. Maximum roughness value

6. Minimum roughness value

7. Spacing between peaks and valleys

8. Amount of stock to be removed by machining

10. All around symbol

 

 

Required Inputs

 

• Reference Point - Select a point where the symbol will be located. If the Leader Point option (see below) is not used, the symbol will touch this point. With a Leader Point defined, this is where the leader arrow will point to.

 

Optional Inputs (General Tab)

 

Each value will be placed in the symbol according to the active Drawing Standard.

 

• Symbol Type - Select from the three types of symbols available.
   

	Basic surface texture symbol
	Machining required surface texture symbol
	Machining prohibited surface texture symbol
	JIS Texture 1
	JIS Texture 2
	JIS Texture 3
	JIS Texture 4
	JIS No Machining

 

• Surface Pattern - Select a surface pattern specification from the list provided.  The symbol will be appended with the appropriate surface pattern symbol.
   

  None
  Radial
  Perpendicular
  Angular
  Multi-directional
  Circular
  Parallel
  Particulate

 

• Special Requirements - Use these fields to enter any special requirements for the surface texture.
  
  Prod. method - Production methodology/treatment
  Samp. length - Sampling length or roughness cutoff
  Roughness value - Roughness value other than roughness average

 

• Roughness - Use these fields to enter the min/max roughness and spacing specifications if applicable.

 

• Material Removal - Enter the amount of stock to be removed by machining.

 

Optional Inputs (Attributes Tab)

 

• Settings - Use these options to set additional symbol attributes.
  
  All around - Check this box to add the "All around" symbol.
  Extender line - Check this box to include an extender line.  The reference point that you selected for the symbol will become the start point of the leader line terminator.
  Extender line size - This is the length of the extender line.  It begins at the end point of the leader line defined by the Leader Point option (see below) and ends at the surface texture symbol.
  Terminator size - This is a value that represents the size of the leader line terminator.
  Terminator type - Select the terminator type from the popup menu.

 

• Orientation - This option is only used with the Leader Point option (see below).  It sets the orientation for the surface texture symbol.  Pick Align to align the symbol with the leader line.  There will be no extender line.  Pick Horizontal add the extender line.

 

• Character Settings - Enter the text height for the symbol characters.
   

• Leader Point - If you select a leader point, an extender line is added and the reference point (see Required Inputs above) becomes the start point of the leader line.  This leader point is the end point of the leader line and the start point of the extender line.  Refer to the Settings section above for more about extender lines.  

 

 

 

Use this command to create standard weld symbols supported by the American Welding Society (AWS) and ANSI Y14.36. You can edit an existing weld symbol by double-clicking the symbol on a Drawing Sheet

 

Required Inputs

 

• Reference Point - Select a point on the geometry where the symbol leader is attached.

• Lead Point - Select a point to locate the weld symbol.  These two points are selected consecutively when the command executes.  You only need to select these buttons if you want to redefine them.

 

Optional Inputs (General Tab)

 

Use all of the options on this tab to define standard weld symbols supported by the American Welding Society (AWS) and ANSI Y14.36.  The hints on each option are descriptive.

 

Optional Inputs (Attribute Tab)

 

Use these options to set the various weld symbol attributes such as terminator size, terminator type, and character height.

 

 

 

To edit a surface texture symbol, simply double left-click on it.  Its defining attributes will be displayed in the Options Form.  Make any desired changes to the form an then pick OK to update the symbol.  Refer to Create Surface Texture Symbol above for more about the options form.

 

 

 

Use this command to insert a geometry symbol from the active symbol library.  The active library will always be associated with the active file.  Select the folder icon from the Object Browser to select from the symbol library of another file.  After selecting the symbol, specify the insertion point or drag the symbol to the desired location.

 

 

 

Use this command to save a group of entities to the active symbol library.  You can select part of or the entire drawing sheet, assign it a name, an insertion point, and save it for later use.

 

When prompted to enter a name, you can select a symbol from the Object Browser to replace.

 

 

 

Use this command to manage the symbols contained in a library using the Object Browser.  If you select another VX file using the folder icon on the Object Browser the symbols contained in the library associated with that file will be listed.