The Construction Ellipse Edit window ( Drawing Editor )
When both construction circles and construction ellipses are being edited, this window -- Construction Ellipse Edit -- is the window that opens. If only construction circles are being edited, the Construction Circle Edit window opens.
To open this window ( Drawing Editor ) :
- Construction Ellipse Add Center ***
- Construction Ellipse Add Axis End ***
- Construction Circle Edit or double-click a construction ellipse
- Construction Circle Edit ( multiple ) when at least one construction circle is an ellipse
- Construction Circle Edit All when at least one construction circle is an ellipse
- For operations marked *** , User and Site Options > Drawings > "
Always show Circle Edit window " must be checked for this window to open.
Also see :
- Exact point (the center of a construction ellipse)
- Plotting (construction ellipses on drawings are not plotted)
- Grayed out fields (indicate mixed entries or that the field is disabled)
- Construction Circle Edit (related window)
- Multi Items Edit (related window)
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" Copy " " Paste " " Save " " Load " buttons
These buttons appear on this window only if the construction ellipse (or construction circles) you are editing are on a comment layer .
You'll find buttons like these at the top of this window. They apply to all user-editable settings that are on this window. Click here for more information.
You can " Copy " (
) the settings on this window, then change the " Construction circle__of " number you are editing using the VCR buttons, then " Paste " (
) those settings to the newly selected construction circle.
The " Save " (
) button saves a file to the
form/cons-circle folder that is used by your current version of this program. Give the file a name that will help users in other Jobs on your network identify its purpose. " Load " (
) changes all settings on this window to those settings that are stored in the file that you select.
" Paste " and " Load " replace mixed entries to a single field with a single entry. " Copy " and " Save " ignore fields with mixed entries, treating them as if they have no entry or do not exist.
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Major axis radius: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the center of the ellipse to either one of the two points where its major axis terminates at the perimeter of the construction ellipse.
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The major axis of an ellipse is the axis that terminates at the two points that are farthest from one another on the perimeter of the ellipse. In other words, it is the ellipse's largest diameter. The " Major axis radius " is the length of half of the major axis.
When construction circles and construction ellipses are multi-edited, a change made to the " Major axis radius " changes the radius of circles.
Minor axis radius: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the center of the ellipse to either one of the two points where its minor axis terminates at the perimeter of the construction ellipse.
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The minor axis of an ellipse is perpendicular to the ellipse's major axis and runs through the center of the ellipse.
Rotation of major axis: A positive or negative number ( 90 to -89.9999 ) of degrees. This controls the rotation of the construction ellipse around its Z axis, which runs through the center of the ellipse, perpendicular to the plane of your current drawing.
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' 0 ' degrees makes the major axis of the construction ellipse horizontal.
A positive number rotates the ellipse counterclockwise.
A negative number rotates the ellipse clockwise.
Pen color: White or red or Yellow or Green or Cyan or Blue or Magenta . Press the button for the display color that you want to apply to the construction circle(s). No button is pressed if you are editing multiple construction circles that have different colors.
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| Since construction ellipses are not plotted, the choice you make here does not affect the appearance of drawings when they are plotted. |
Attached to view: A number designating the view that this construction circle is attached to. This applies mainly to member details , since member details are likely to show more views than submaterial details , the only other type of drawing on which you might find multiple views. For instance, a column detail may have a view of face A, face B and face C. It may also have various section views (Section A-A, Section B-B, Section C-C). All graphical objects that are in a particular view are assigned the same number.
Assigning the correct number to an object (line, weld symbol, label, etc.) provides maximum compatibility when the comment layer you add that object to is viewed or printed in a full-featured SDS2 program .
To show a view's number, you can add the X-Y-Z Display to your toolbar.
In the Drawing Editor , the X-Y-Z Display shows the view number that the point location target (
) is over.
Select the drawing layer (any layer given a " Name ") that you want the construction ellipse you are adding or editing to be drawn on after you press " OK " to close this window. If that layer happens to be hidden (not marked " Show "), the construction ellipse will disappear after the first Redraw .
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For switching to a different construction circle or ellipse :
Construction circle _ of __ ( Drawing Editor only -- not applicable to Add or multiple edit) : The number of the one construction circle you are editing and the total count of all construction circles in your current drawing. You can use the VCR buttons to select a different construction circle that is on a comment layer and edit that construction circle while still on this window. When a construction circle on a shown layer is selected, it is displayed in green (cyan if its actual color is green). The selected construction circle must be on a shown layer for it to be shown.
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| VCR buttons (first-previous-next-last) for selecting a construction circle to edit. |
Note: If you change one construction circle, then select a different construction circle, the first construction circle remains changed even if you press " Cancel " on this window.
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To close this window :
Possibility #1 :
Press the " OK " button if this window is for review only
(if you are editing a construction ellipse or circle that is not on a comment layer ).
Possibility #2 :
If you are on a comment layer ,
the bottom of this window will show the following buttons:
"OK" (or the Esc key or the 
button) closes this window and completes the add or edit operation that was used to open it.
Defaults: When you press " OK ," the settings on this window -- except mixed entries -- become the default settings for the next construction circle you add during this session of the Drawing Editor .
"Cancel" (or the Esc key) closes this window without saving any of the changes you have made. " Cancel " only cancels the changes made to the construction circle whose number is currently selected as the " Construction circle _ of __ ."
Defaults: The settings on this window do not become the defaults for new construction circles if you press " Cancel " to close this window (unless you used " Construction circle _ of __ ").
Tip 1: Although " Cancel " does not cancel changes made to construction circles previously edited on this window, Undo does undo all those changes.
Tip 2: If you double-click a construction ellipse just to review it and don't want to set the defaults for to-be-added construction circles, the best way to close this window is to press " Cancel. "