Solid Edge ST4

DRAFT Solid Edge ST4 Update Training Draft
Presented by: Steve Webb
2011. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved
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Parts List Table Titles Column Headers Headers Merging Header Rotate Cell Aspect Ratio Cell Formatting Overriding Disabled Cells Inserting User Defined Rows Convert Deleted Parts/Assemblies to User Defined Rows Display Control through Configuration Merge Vertical Cells with Same Value
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Drawing Views Captions Delete Display while dragging Fixed Position Break Lines Section Views Ribs Sheet Scale Dimensions Drawing View Style Annotations Symbols Auto balloon Fastener Systems Callout Aspect Ratio Feature Control Frame 2011. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved Text Box
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Reattach Centerline Reattach Center marks
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Parts List Table Titles

With ST4, users have the ability to control Fonts, Alignment and Autoadjust aspect ratio to fit title width for Parts List Title Alignment Left Center Right Indent Adjust text to title width - when the length of the title exceeds the cell width, the aspect ratio (ratio of the width of the image to its height) of the title text automatically adjusts to fit the cell width
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Parts List Table Titles

Options Font adjusts the font of the title text Font style adjusts the font style of the title text Font size adjusts the size of the text Underline underline title text
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Parts List Column Headers

Column Header implemented for all tables (Table, Parts List, FOP Table and Bend Table) Show headers When checked, all header cells will display Position All header cells move together Header Footer Both Neither Fixed header row height the column header cells are a fixed height and are not derived from the text height
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Parts List Column Headers

Multiple Column Header Rows Show two rows the header of the specified column will have two independent cells for the header Row number - which row in the column header the properties are being applied Format Table Cells - displays the Format Table Cells dialog allowing the user to control the alignment and orientation
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Parts List Headers Merging

Fixed data row height - column header cells are fixed height and not derived from the text height Merge with next header - merges vertical cells with same value. Column header cell is to be merged with the header cell adjacent to the right
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Parts List Header Rotate

Header Orientation Horizontal default horizontal display of the text Rotated rotates the header text 90 degrees counterclockwise Vertical displays each character in the header vertically one after another on separate text lines When the column header is rotated, the rotation is 90 degrees counterclockwise Justification still applies to the text in the cell
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Parts List Table Styles

Controlling Table styles The line style between the two cells is controlled by the Header Separator in the table style Header-Data Separator Header Separator
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Parts List Cell Aspect Ratio

Cells in tables have been enhanced so that the text within each cell adjusts the aspect ratio of the text to fit within the column width Change the Header Select column, Format Cells, Adjust text to column width Change Data Select column, Format Cells, Adjust text to column text
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Parts List Data

User can now control Font for any cell Bold fonts Italic fonts Underline font Justification
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Parts List Overriding Disabled Cells

Disabled cells may be enabled for user override of the derived cell text Allow Cell Overrides Enables the selected cells of defined columns so that the values may be changed Any changes to the original properties are not be reflected in the cells Clear Cell Overrides Sets the value of the cells back to the property text derived values
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Parts List Inserting User Defined Rows

Inserting blank rows into derived tables (Parts List, Bend Table, and FOP table) Rows may be inserted anywhere in a derived table Sorting applies to the data displayed in the blank row If inserted row is blank and sorting is enabled, the row may move because of the blank data in a sorted column
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Parts List Convert Deleted Parts/Assemblies to User Defined Rows

When a part or assembly is deleted, the parts list is updated to make that row user defined, instead of removing rows when parts and/or subassemblies are removed from the assembly The item number for the converted row remains If disabled the rows are deleted when the parts list is updated
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Parts List Display Control through Configuration

Parts list display is based on a configuration, model view, or zone Configuration is used to define what is displayed in the parts list The Configuration combo box is disabled and ignored when Exploded list is selected
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Parts List Merge Vertical Cells with Same Value

Merge adjacent vertical cells in a column into a single cell All tables (Parts List, FOP Table, and Bend Table) Formatting options Horizontal alignment Left, Center, Right, Indent Vertical alignment Top, Center, Bottom
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Drawing View Captions

Text and Color tab renamed to Caption
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Drawing View style Caption Type Primary caption Secondary caption Show caption type displayed or not Caption text - allows the user to enter the caption text for the selected caption type Properties Suffix, Annotation Sheet Number, View Scale, Angle of Rotation
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Font sets the font to be applied to the selected caption text Font style sets the style of the font to be applied to the selected caption text Color sets the color to be applied to the selected caption text Separator specifies whether there is a separator line between the primary and the secondary text Alignment specifies the alignment of the selected caption text Aspect Ratio sets the aspect ratio for the text in the selected caption
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View Annotation Name specifies the name for the view annotation Annotation Sheet Number specifies the sheet number annotation View Scale defines the text to be used for the view scale Angle of Rotation defines the angle of rotation for the view
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Drawing View Captions Quick Bar

Show Caption available in all view type Quick Bar
Shading option changes from a horizontal bar to vertical bar in all view type Quick Bar
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Drawing View Captions Viewing Plane

Text and Color tab has been renamed to Caption all View Properties boxes Same properties as Drawing View caption Left arrow, Right arrow Both arrows display caption to the arrow
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Drawing View Captions Auto-Naming Annotations

Drawing views and drawing view annotations being placed have a specific order to the naming conventions. Auto-Naming of View Annotations allows the user to define the derived order to use Specify Annotation Letters specifies the letters to be used in the annotation and opens a new window for selections of annotation formatting
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Two additional options: Follow object creation sequence Follow defined object sequence If selecting Follow defined object sequence, the user is allowed to define the sequence
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User can specify four different lists containing annotation letters and numbers Lists can be alphanumeric No repetitive characters allowed Special characters (Tab, new-line, carriage-return, space, and escape) are not allowed If the objects exceed the letters specified in the list, user has an option to continue the list appended with either the same letters or with 1, 2, 3.by selecting the subscript option
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Drawing View Delete Undo

Undo button is available if deleting the following: Drawing Views Parts Lists Bend Tables
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Drawing View Display (w/drag)

Drawing view dragging displays the geometry of the drawing view while it is being dragged Only the drawing view being dragged displays the geometry Any other drawing view that is aligned to the drawing view being dragged still displays the drawing view range box
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Drawing View Display (w/drag)

Show drag rectangle when full display time exceeds xx (milliseconds) Specifies that drawing view geometry is displayed while moving (dragging) a drawing view, unless it takes longer than the specified time to move it. The default time limit is 200 milliseconds When the time limit is exceeded, an empty rectangle that represents the drawing view boundary displays instead of the drawing view geometry
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Drawing View Fixed Position

Lock drawing view position Quick bar Select view Lock Lock from view properties
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Break Lines
Support for both horizontal and vertical breaks in the same view
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Break Lines Cylindrical and Short Break

Short break-Curved controls for Height and Pitch Short break-Linear controls for Height and Pitch
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Break Lines Cropped Edges

Drawing View Properties dialog box General tab to show/hide the break lines. Thus when the break lines are hidden, we can show the cropped edges
Unchecked
Checked
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Broken Out Section Edges

A Broken Out Section cutout is not a real cut on the parts. It is a drawing representation to accurately display internal structure of the parts The edges produced by the outline of the Broken Out Section are displayed only as a boundary for the hatch/fill area Cut edge is displayed with thin lines Line style options available in view properties
Option Off Option On
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Hatch Rib in Section View

Solid Edge option - Enable/Disable the creation of hatch in ribs cut in section views Option can be set to Hatch or No Hatch Hatch Ribs are considered part of the primary body and will be cut along with the primary body No Hatch Ribs are considered to be a separate body The ribs are pulled off of the primary body and cut separately
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Hatch Ribs - Section Views option

New property added to the Drawing View Advanced tab to allow the Hatch ribs setting to be specified on drawing views separately When checked, ribs are hatched When unchecked, the special rib non-hatched rib processing is done on the section view
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Hatch Ribs - Criteria for Rib Processing

The following rules apply to hatching and not hatching ribs Not hatching ribs applies to section, revolved section, and broken out section drawing views A rib is added to the list of ribs for possible inclusion in the non-hatch processing when the following criteria are met A segment of a cutting plane must intersect the rib The normal cutting of the rib would produce a hatched face in the section view
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Hatch Ribs Broken out Section

Broken Out Section views have special considerations as follows The Broken Out Section profile must be on the same view as the cut is applied Multiple cutouts can be made on a single drawing view. The hatch/non-hatch display of a rib is the same and is controlled collectively across multiple cutouts
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Sheet Scale
Set Sheet Scale - two options to set the sheet scale Manual scale - The sheet scale can be set manually using the Scale and Scale value and is not associated with any Drawing View scale Drawing view scale - The sheet scale is derived from a drawing view and is associative with that view By default, sheet has Manual scale until a drawing view is placed using Drawing View wizard
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Sheet Scale
User can change the derived sheet scale from other views using the Set sheet scale command Command also located on the shortcut menu of Sheet tab
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Dimensions
Support for GB and ESKD templates GB and ESKD styles added to Styles command
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Dimensions Override Pulled out Text

Text which is pulled off or out of a linear or angular dimension line is displayed according to the override Orientation and Position settings Orientation - You can set the orientation to horizontal, vertical, perpendicular, or parallel with respect to the dimension line Position - Sets the position of dimension text when it is pulled away from the dimension line
ST3
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ST4
Dimensions - Degree Symbol on Angular Tolerance

Display the degree symbol to the angular tolerance value when angular tolerances are displayed
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Dimensions - ISO/DIN Thread Dimension

Dimensions to a threaded diameter now display Hole Callout data Quick Bar has a Hole Callout option Supported by Draft, Sketch and PMI dimensions
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Dimensions - Jogs to Dimension

Jogs can be added to Smart Dimension (linear, between two lines, diameter, etc.) and Distance Between dimensions that have two parallel linear projection lines Adding jogs to projection lines is limited to the following dimension types: Linear Dimensions. Symmetrical Diameter Dimensions Circular Diameter Dimensions (2 Projection Lines) 3D Dimensions in isometric views do not allow jogs Supported in Draft, Sketch and PMI dimensions
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Dimensions - Jogs to Dimension

Alt + click on one of the projection lines adds the jog Jogs can be added to either or both projection lines Multiple jogs may be added to each projection line Alt + click on one of the key points associated with an inserted jog removes the jog
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Dimensions - Zero Inch for Feet and Inch

When dimension units are set to feet-inch with fractional round off, a leading zero for the inch units will be displayed Example, if the distance is 12.25 inches. The units set to feet-inch with fractional round off the readout would be "1-0 1/4" instead of the current "1-1/4"
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Dimensions Copy Attributes

Prefix Copier as been rename to Copy Attributes Dimension Styles can be copied from one dimension to another
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Drawing View Style

A Drawing View Style Options Tabs Name Caption Caption Format Lines
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Drawing View Style

Name Tab Gives the style a name and description based on a standard
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Drawing View Style

Caption Tab Defines caption content Drawing View View Annotations Properties
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Drawing View Style

Caption Format Tab Specifies the appearance of a drawing view caption and of a view annotation caption Formatting Location
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Drawing View Style

Lines Tab Defines the appearance of view annotations that use the drawing view style
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Solid Edge Options - Drawing

View Style
Drawing View Style new option only exists in Draft Use Drawing View Style Mapping - this is similar to the control on the Use dimension style mapping on the Dimension Style tab
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Solid Edge Options - Annotation

New Caption options Show sheet number if parent annotation (e.g. cutting plane) and derived view (e.g. section view) do not reside on the same sheet Displays a cross-reference between the sheet and the view annotation Show drawing view scale if different from sheet scale When a drawing view is created that has a different scale than the sheet scale, automatically displays the drawing view scale in the caption Show rotation angle if drawing view is rotated If a drawing view is rotated after placement, the rotation angle is displayed in the drawing view caption 2011. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved
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Annotation Symbols
New ANSI ASME symbols and ISO equivalent symbols have been added to bring the standards up to date. Symbols Translation Independency Continuous Feature All Over Volvo Oval Volvo Rectangular Taper Angle(4 directions) Centerline Parting Line Symmetric Taper Angle(2 directions) GB Rotated View Counterclockwise GB Rotated View Clockwise 2011. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved
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Annotation Symbols
New JIS Weld Symbols Symbols JIS Spot JIS Seam Keyhole Scarf Stud Continuation fillet weld
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Annotation Symbols
Select Symbols and Values Dialog Areas to display Symbols and Values Dialog Modify Dimension Style Dimension Properties Dimension Prefix Hole Table Bend Table Properties Feature Control Frame Properties Callout Properties GOST Weld Symbol Properties Property Text Dialog Drawing View Properties Text Box
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Annotation - Auto balloon Fastener Systems

Stack fastener system balloons automatically You can do this when placing a ballooned parts list or when adding balloons manually with the Balloon command
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Annotation - Auto balloon Fastener Systems

You can arrange fastener system balloons automatically in horizontal or vertical stacks
Text alignment can only be used with the underline balloon type
DEMO 7
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Annotation Callout aspect ratio

Full text formatting capabilities are available for all callouts in the Draft environment and for model PMI Enhancements to Callout Properties Specify Aspect Ratio to characters in a Callout
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Show border outline - Displays a border around the callout text Gap between border and text Horizontal - Specifies the space between the callout text and the horizontal edges of the border on the callout Vertical - Specifies the space between the callout text and the vertical edges of the border on the callout Fit width to contents - Automatically sizes the width of the callout box to its contents. Use this option to ensure that resolved property text always fits into an allotted space, such as in a title block cell in a drawing border
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Fixed width - Maintains the width of the callout to be exactly the value specified in the adjacent box Automatically adjust aspect ratio Changes the width of the characters in the callout text, without changing their height. The new aspect ratio is applied to all of the characters in the callout text box, not just the characters that exceed the specified callout width
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Calculated aspect ratio - Displays the current aspect ratio of the characters in the callout Wrap text - Automatically word-wraps the text that extends beyond the specified line width. A new line is started each time one or more characters in a word exceed the width of the callout box All options are available for PMI Callouts (included in the drawing view from model view) Draft Callouts in Draft environment PMI Callouts in Part environment
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Callout Quick Bar
Resizing Callout The user can resize only the width of the Callout The height automatically changes once the user selects the wrap text option and reduces the width
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Leader attachment and Leader handles Handle for resizing the break line is located at the attachment point of break-line and border. This handle also flips the leader attachment to front (right) or back (left) of the Callout. The handle is not available when there is no break
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Feature Control Frames - Handles

Feature Control Frame (FCF) handles consistent with other annotation handles Resizing the break line, flipping the leader attachment and moving the break line along the FCF border Alt+drag break line handle for snapping to FCF key-points Select the FCF and move freely anywhere on the screen FCF has nine snap-points. Located at corners, midpoints of each side and one at center of the divider
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Feature Control Frames Orientation
Horizontal
Vertical
Perpendicular
Parallel
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Feature Control Frames - Flipping

Flip the FCF at 90 and 270 degrees when attached to an entity without leader
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Feature Control Frames Composite

Increase the number of input fields to four lines Each line has the option merge the composite with the upper line
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Text Box - Stack

Stack button added to the Text Box Quick Bar to support insertion of fraction Text content to be stacked Upper Lower Style - Specifies the arrangement of stacked text or numbers Stacked, Tolerance, Skewed, and Linear Align normal text with - specifies how the surrounding, normal text is aligned with the stack
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Text Box - Stack

Size of text relative to font size - specifies the font size of the stack as a percent Auto Stack - applies stack formatting automatically to numbers and symbols as you type
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Text Box Bullets and Numbering

Support for Bullets and Numbers Choose the type list Bullets (and select type of bullet) Numbered No list Numbered list Restart at 1 Continue Numbering Bullet and Numbered list Decrease Indent Increase Indent
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By default the Bullets and Numbered list has a left indent of half-tab stop value and a hanging indent of half-tab stop value At the end of the bulleted paragraph, when you hit ENTER to create a new paragraph, the bulleted list continues When finished with your bulleted list, press ENTER and then select the No List option to turn off bullet formatting
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Start at - Specifies the first number in the numbered list The default is 1 Specifies the numbering format. Formats available: 1 1. 1) (1)
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Increase Indent - increases the indentation of the current paragraph or the selected paragraphs Decrease Indent - decreases the indentation of the current paragraph or the selected paragraphs
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When the bullets/numbers are SELECTED, the following changes for these bullets/numbers can be made: Text Scale Font (Only for numbers. Not for bullets.) Font Size Color Bold Italic Underline Justification Indents Change to bulleted list or numbered list or no list.
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Text Box Text Style

New Indent and Spacing tab in the Text Style
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Text Box Fixed Width Text Box

Text size is managed within the text box border, option available in the Quick Bar Fit to Content automatically sizes the width of the text box border to its contents Fixed Adjust Aspect Ratio adjusts text size automatically to maintain the fixed width and height Fixed Wrap Text automatically word-wraps the text that extends beyond the specified line width
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Text Box Insert Characters
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Text Box Justification

Text Box Justification has nine options for justification Quick Bar Justification has the same nine options
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Reattach Centerline
When centerlines become detached, they change color to the detached color like a dimension Dimension Tracker lists the detached centerline annotation If centerline was created with the (by 2 lines) type and the centerline becomes detached, it maintains the (by 2 line) type
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Reattach Centerline
New handles added to reattach centerline to changes in the drawing view Drag both handle to reattach to update centerline
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Reattach Center Mark and Bolt Hole Circle

When center marks/bolt hole circle become detached, they change color to the detached color like a dimension does Dimension Tracker lists the detached center marks/bolt hole circle annotation A center marks/bolt hole circle become detached when a feature has been deleted
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Drag handles to reattach center marks/bolt hole circle to changes in the drawing view Drag dimension handles to reattach to update detached dimensions
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Centerline handles can be reattached to any geometry ATL+drag detachs and drops on new location
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