Bolt Sym Add

Bolt Sym Add ( Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

Draws a diamond-shaped or hexagonal bolt symbol.

Diamond

Hexagonal

Bolt Sym Add can add diamond-shaped or hexagonal bolt symbols. A " Symbol location " option lets you place the symbol to the ' Right ' or ' Left ' or ' Top ' or ' Bottom ' of the single exact point that you locate.

See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

Bolt symbols
Bolt Symbol Input (edit window)
Symbols font ( Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentation > " Fonts " tab > )
Symbols font style ( Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentation > " Fonts " tab > )
Labels character height ( Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentation > " Sizes " tab > )
Labels width/height ratio ( Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentation > " Sizes " tab > )
Bolt Sym Combo (to add a bolt symbol with a pointer)

Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse.

1 . Before using this tool:

1a (optional) : On the layer selection tool , select the default layer that you want to add the bolt symbol to. This step is optional because you can change the drawing layer in step 4.

1b (optional) : To set the defaults for the to-be-added bolt symbol(s) to be those of an existing bolt symbol, double-click the existing bolt symbol then press " OK " on its edit window. This also sets the preview of the bolt symbol that is shown in step 3.

1c (if applicable) : Unshorten a member detail that has been shortened before adding a bolt symbol if you want Detail Members to later be able to correctly preserve ' User-created ' annotations. For best accuracy in any type of Drawing Editor drawing, you can count on measurement tools such as Dimension Add or Ruler or Construction Line Add using BSCL to reliably produce precise and consistent results in an unshortened drawing.

2 . Invoke Bolt Sym Add using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Bolt Sym Add icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Objects -- Bolt Symbols ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Objects > Bolt Symbols > Add .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Bolt Sym Add can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the ' Lightning ' layout style, configuration of the interface is done using Customize Interface .

3 . Locate - Repeat - Return mouse bindings become active along with various Locate options. A preview shows a copy of the bolt symbol that was last added or last edited in your current Drawing Editor session.

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Alternative 1 : Select the Locate icon that you want (if it's not pressed already). Place the mouse pointer ( ) so the point location target ( ) snaps to the location where you want the " Symbol location " of the bolt symbol to be, then left-click ( Locate ). Go to step 4.

Alternative 2 : Middle-click ( Repeat ) to add a bolt symbol that is exactly like the preview of a bolt symbol that is shown. Skip step 4 and go directly to step 5.

Alternative 3 : Right-click ( Return ) if you do not want to add any more bolt symbols. Do not continue.

4 . The Bolt Symbol Input window opens.

Alternative 1 : Enter the bolt symbol settings that you want and press the " OK " button at the bottom of the window to cause the bolt symbol to appear on screen. Go to step 5.

Alternative 2 : Press the " Cancel " button to end the Bolt Sym Add operation without adding this bolt symbol. Do not continue.

5 . Locate - Repeat - Return mouse bindings again become active along with various Locate options. Do one of the following:

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Alternative 1 : Follow these instructions beginning with step 3 to place additional bolt symbols with different settings than the one you just added.

Alternative 2 : Middle-click ( Repeat ) to cause a duplicate of the bolt symbol you just added to be placed where the point location target ( ) is at. Do this as many times as you like, then right-click ( Return ) and go to step 6.

Alternative 3 : Right-click ( Return ) if you are done adding bolt symbols. Go to step 6.

6 . The mouse bindings that were active when you invoked Bolt Sym Add become active again.

Note: Any bolt symbols added using this procedure can be instantly removed (one at a time, in reverse-order of their addition) by using Undo .