Bolt Sym Combo ( Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

  • Draws a bolt symbol in combination with optional leader lines and pointers.
  • A Return mouse binding (right-click) lets you to add a leader line without a bolt symbol.
  • Also, the Pointer mouse binding (left-click) generates an arrowhead only the first time that you click.
  • A New Head mouse binding ( Shift and left-click) lets you add an additional arrowhead for a forked leader.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

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Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse, that the User and Site Options > General > " Point location target " is set to ' Fancy ' ( ), and that you use mouse bindings similar to those shown in these illustrations. Right-click ( Return ) when you are done.

Before using this tool:

  • Optional: On the layer selection tool , select the drawing layer to which you want to add the pointer-line-bolt-symbol combo. This step is optional since you can select a different layer on the Bolt Symbol Input window, which opens in step 4.
  • Optional: To set the to-be-added bolt symbol to have the same settings as an existing bolt symbol, double-click the existing bolt symbol then press " OK " on its edit window.
  • If applicable : Unshorten a member detail before adding a bolt symbol, pointer or line 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.
1 . Invoke Bolt Sym Combo .
2 . Position the mouse pointer ( ) so the target ( ) is where you want the pointer's head, then left-click ( Pointer ).
3 . Middle-click ( Bolt Sym ) instructs Bolt Symbol Combo to put the bolt symbol where the target ( ) is at, and it also opens the Bolt Symbol Input window.
4 . On the Bolt Symbol Input window, enter the settings that you want applied to the bolt symbol, then press " OK ." Note that the " Symbol location " selected in this example is ' Right '.
5 . The bolt symbol and pointer are added to the drawing. Repeat these steps to add another bolt combo, or right-click ( Return ) to end the operation.

Note 1: To invoke Bolt Sym Combo :

Method 1 : Click the Bolt Sym Combo 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 > Bolt Symbol Combo .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Bolt Sym Combo 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 .

Note 2: An arrowhead is placed at the point location target ( ) the first time that you left-click ( Pointer ). Each additional left-click adds a new line segment to the leader line.

The mouse bindings that you get in step 2.

This bolt symbol with a segmented leader line was created using left-click ( Pointer ) twice, middle-click ( Bolt Sym ) once.

Note 3: In step 3, doing a right-click ( Return ) instead of a middle-click ( Bolt Sym ) would end the Bolt Sym Combo operation but retain any leader lines that you already laid out, thus giving you leader lines without a bolt symbol .

The mouse bindings that you get in step 3.

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This leader line with no bolt symbol was created using left-click ( Pointer ) four times, right-click ( Return ) once.

Note 4: Two different methods can be used to create a bolt symbol with forked leader lines.

Here is a bolt symbol with forked leader lines.

Hold down the Shift key to get a New Head mouse binding.

Method 1 : If all you want is two pointer heads, then after closing the Bolt Symbol Input window ( step 4 ), you can add a second pointer and leader line to the bolt symbol, then right-click ( Return ).

Method 2 : You can add a second leader line before opening the Bolt Symbol Input window by holding down the Shift key to get a New Head mouse binding. Left-click ( New Head ) designates that the point of the arrowhead be placed at the location of the target ( ).

Tip 1: When you are done, you can remove each of the bolt symbol combos you have added (one at a time) using Undo .

Tip 2: As shown here , you can drag a hole symbol, bolt symbol or weld symbol to move the symbol and stretch the pointer that is attached to it. To detach the pointer from the symbol, hold down the Shift key and drag the symbol.

Tip 3: Hold down the Shift key and drag the middle of a pointer to change its curvature .

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