Assembly and part drawings are created automatically in ProtaSteel.
These drawings are prepared with the settings specified by the software. These
settings can be customized by user.
Changing the
Drawing Properties
Open the “Drawing Settings” from the “Drawing and Reports”
top menu and choose "Drawing Layout Settings" to change the drawing layout properties.
In the “Layout” tab, new names can be created in the “Layout
Group Names”. Press “Create” button
to add a new layout size. Layout names
include the paper size which will use in “Assembly/Part Drawing Macro”.
“Available Tables” tab has 4 parameters to add drawings.
Which parameter want to use in drawing, it can move to “Chosen Table”.
Location of the “Chosen Tables” parameters can be customized.
Current table can be located using a reference in the drawing. So, chosen
tables are located in the drawing according to this rule.
Select a parameter in the “Chosen Tables”
Set the location of the parameter using reference and table in the “Current Table”
Click to “Update” button.
Click to “Save” and “Close” button.
When A0 paper size is selected for assembly
drawings, it will be prepared according to this settings.
The other paper sizes can be similarly customized. ProtaSteel considers the
default settings for the other drawings.
Changing of The Assembly Drawing Properties
Click on the menu item “Drawings and Report” >
“Drawings Settings" > “Assembly Drawing Settings”
In the “Assembly Drawing Macro”, settings for different profile
groups can be stored. There are different settings for each structural members in the “Multiple
Settings” tab. For example, settings group of the column drawings and
settings group of the roof beam drawings can be saved separately. This distinction
can be understandable with prefix. Settings on the right table directed
according to assembly prefix names. The settings on the right table is
redirected to a setting group according to prefix of the assembly drawing. The
table on the left is contains the drawing settings. For example, assembly names
which started with CL, will be drawing with selected the “Details of
Columns”.
Order of the Application:
·Select an object group from the
“Setting Name”. For example “Details
of Columns”.
·Drawing title, Drawing name prefix, page size,
scale of the drawing etc. can be changed in the “General” tab. Additionally,
can also select the include single parts, draw single assembly in each draw,
freeze drawings.
·Assembly views, single part views and viewport
distances can be set on the “Views” tab.
Automatically dimensions can be changed on the
“Dimensions” tab.
Object settings of the project model can be
changed on the “Annotation and
Display Settings” tab. For example, frame properties or dimension
properties.
The texts of the title block can be defined on
the “layout” tab.
“Layout” tab includes the page layout and
title block information. “Assembly Layout” willused in this
drawing.You can find assembly
layout settings in the “Drawings Layout Manager”.
When you click to “Save as Default” button, this
settings will be use as company standard in the all projects.
These settings must be done separately for the
other structural members in the “Multiple Settings” tab.
WARNING : This settings are
saved in “Project Preferences” file. Please save as this file before
start to changing. If you want to back ProtaSteel default settings or if you experience the corrupted problem in the future, you can replace the settings.
How can I open
the Project Preferences File?
Click the ”Project Preferences” button in the "File" top menu.
Please see the video for more information about "Customization of Part And Assembly Drawings".
Customize Layout/Sheet/Titleblock in Assembly and Part Drawings
If you wish to only import company standard Titleblock (In DXF) to ProtaSteel to Assembly/Part drawing. Please follows steps below.
Go to Drawings & Reports> Drawings Settings > Drawings Layout Settings
In the Layout Manager
Go to DXF Templates tab,
Click "New" to create new title block.
Rename the "Template Name" with the "Title Block" Ticked. (In this example, will be using template name as "Test".
Search for the DXF directory
Save the name.
Switch to Layout tab
Select either Assembly Layout or Part Layout. In this example, I will show you Assembly Layout.
Select the Layout Name A0 (for A0 size)
Under the available tables, make sure the titleBlock moved into "Chosen Tables" by replacing the current "A0 Title Block" or “A4 Title Block".
Click "Update" the Table (Repeat this to "Part Layout" if you wish to apply the same titleblock to Part Layout as well)
Save the Layout Manager and close.
Lastly, highlight the Part elements or assembly elements that wish to be generated into the drawing and right click to "Create Drawings" for either Part Drawing or Assembly Drawing.
Please see the video for more information about "Customization of Layout/Sheet/Titleblock for Assembly and Part Drawings"..
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