Creating a Geometrical Tolerance

This task shows you how to create a geometrical tolerance (annotation). You can also copy an existing geometric tolerance. You can set text properties either before or after you create the text.

Click the Geometric Tolerance icon from the Dimensioning toolbar. Select an element (geometry, dimension, text or point) or click in the free space to position the anchor point of the geometrical tolerance. If you select an element, the anchor point will be an arrow. If you select a point in the free space, the anchor point will be a small balloon. If you select a dimension or a text, no leader will be created. The geometric tolerance will be displayed just below the element you selected. Move the cursor to position the geometrical tolerance and then click at the chosen location. The Geometrical Tolerance dialog box appears. Specify the tolerance type by clicking the Tolerance Symbol button and selecting the appropriate symbol. Click OK when you're done. The geometrical tolerance is created.

7.26 Annotations

7.26.1 Setting Text Properties

This task explains how to set the properties of a text, such as font style, size, justification, etc. Text properties can be applied to text, dimension text, text with leader, balloon and datum target, as well as to text included in datum features and geometrical tolerances. You can set the properties of a text either before or after creating it. Choose View -> Toolbars, and select Text Properties.

The Text Properties toolbar is displayed. Set the properties of a text.

7.26.2 Creating a Text With a Leader

This task shows you how to create a text with a leader either in the free space or associated with an element. You can set text properties either before or after you create the text. Click the Text With Leader icon from the Annotations toolbar. Click the point on the element you want the leader to begin (arrow end). A red frame appears. Click in the free space to define a location for the text.

If needed, drag the frame and/or arrow to a new location. The Text Editor dialog box is displayed.

Enter the text in the Text Editor dialog box or directly on the drawing.

7.26.3 Creating a Balloon

This task will show you how to create a balloon. You can set text properties either before or after you create the text. Click the Balloon icon from the Annotations toolbar (Text subtoolbar).

Select an element. Click to define the balloon anchor point. The Balloon Creation dialog box appears; with the value 1 is pre-entered in the field. You can enter another string or value as needed. Click OK.

7.26.4 Creating Associative Balloons on Generated Product Views

This task will show you how to create associative balloons on views generated from a product.

Open any CATProduct document. On this CATProduct document, Product Structure sub products have already been assigned numbers (Generate Numbering icon). Go to Generative Drafting workbench by opening CATDrawing document for same assembly product. Click the Balloon icon

from the Annotations toolbar. Go over one of the part with your cursor. Create a balloon by selecting an edge. The number of the balloon corresponds to the number of the subproduct created in the product which the views were generated from. Note that if you modify the numbering in the product and then regenerate the product, the balloon modification will be applied to the generated views only after you perform a view update.

7.26.5 Creating a Roughness Symbol

This task will show you how to create a roughness symbol. You can set text properties either before or after you create the roughness symbol. Click the Roughness Symbol icon from the Annotations toolbar. Select the attachment point of the roughness symbol. The Roughness Symbol Editor dialog box is displayed. Enter values in the desired field(s). For example, Ra=1.6. Click OK. If needed, modify the roughness symbol position by dragging it to the required location. Click in the free space to validate the roughness symbol creation.

7.26.6 Creating a Welding Symbol

This task will show you how to create a welding symbol. You can set text properties either before or after you create the text. Click the Welding Symbol icon from the Annotations toolbar.

Select an element or click in the free space to position the anchor point of the welding symbol, and then click to validate. The welding leader will appear. Move the cursor to position the welding symbol and then click at the chosen location. The Welding creation dialog box is displayed. Type the desired values in the upper and/or lower field(s). Click the symbol buttons to choose the welding symbol, complementary symbols and/or finish symbols. The welding symbols available depend on your standard. Click OK. The welding symbol is created.

7.26.7 Creating a Geometry Weld

This task will show you how to create a geometry weld. Click the Weld icon from the Annotations toolbar. Select the two elements. The geometry default weld symbol automatically appears on the drawing. The Welding Editor dialog box is displayed. If needed, modify the geometry-welding symbol. If needed, modify the type of the geometry-welding symbol by selecting the Change Type option from the Welding Editor dialog box. Click OK.

7.26.8 Creating/Modifying a Table

This task shows you how to create and edit a table. In this table, you can add text, insert columns, rows, merges cells, invert lines, invert columns, switch lines and columns, and insert views. You can also split a table, import a table, and insert a view in a table. Click the icon to launch the command. Click a point in the drawing to choose the table position. The following panel allows you to set the number of columns and rows you want for the table. The line height corresponds to the height of a string. The line width corresponds to 5 times a string height. Click ok to validate the creation.