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3.2.8. Create Dimensioning views

Dimensioning views are integrated in the project, in the form of pra files in PARTproject and then later displayed in the PARTdataManager, in the docking window Technical details or in tooltips of preview images.

Tooltip preview image / Technical details

Tooltip preview image / Technical details

[Note] Note

For the training example the *.pra files "Draufsicht" (top view) and "Seitenansicht" (side view) have been stored under $CADENAS_DATA/23d-libs/training/partdesigner/finished.

Detailed information on the creation of *.pra files can be found under Section 4.12.2, “External creation and import/conversion of Dimensioning views ”.

  1. Copy the pra files from .../partdesigner/finished to .../partdesigner/part.

  2. Click the name of the project file capnut.prj (hutmutter.prj).

  3. In the dialog area Edit project, open the tabbed page 3D project.

  4. For the Dimensioning views first click in the View field and select the desired view and then click into the field File with dimensioning in order to set up the associated 2D file (*.pra).

  5. Repeat this for all needed files. To create a new line, click the button New .

    --> The view files have now become part of the project.

    Once clicking on a view (here the side view), the respective Picture file is displayed as Preview.

  6. In PARTproject, in the context menu of the desired project, click on Open with PARTdataManager.

    In PARTdataManager, in the docking window Technical details, you can find the added dimensioned 2D views of the cap nut.

Alternatively or additionally dimensioning views can be provided as 3db or tif files: