Single Panel Plan - Display
Display left / right / top / bottom: A primary view is created for each plate. Up to four edge views can be displayed around this primary view. The label of the checkbox determines the position of the edge display. Which specific view is shown can be determined by the projection method. Thus, the 'Display left' may be a view from the left or a view from the right, but it will be placed on the left side of the primary view.
Show longitudinal direction symbol: This toggle enables a symbol that marks the longitudinal axis (X-axis) of the plate on the drawing. The plate's longitudinal axis corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the plate's top layer.
Label view side: When this option is enabled, the view side of the plate (the one shown in the primary view) is marked with a triangle in the edge displays.
Orientation of the primary view: The primary view of the plate can be oriented on the paper in different ways:
Top layer horizontal: The plate's top layer (= plate X-axis) is aligned parallel to the drawing's X-axis (= bottom edge of the drawing).
Top layer vertical: The plate's top layer (= plate X-axis) is aligned parallel to the drawing's Y-axis (= left edge of the drawing).
Longest edge horizontal: The plate's longest edge is aligned parallel to the drawing's X-axis. This makes the best use of paper, which is typically in landscape orientation.
Visible primary view of the plate: The plate's primary view can optionally show either the front side or the back side of the plate. This also affects the depiction of the plate edges, which always relate to the current primary view.
Projection method: According to DIN 6 T1 there are two different projection methods by which components should be represented on a technical drawing. These projection methods can be selected here. For illustration, the following drawings are based on bars, but the same applies analogously to plates:
Distance of side views: This value allows the distance between the different views of the plates to be changed.
Show floor plan overview: To identify which plate is shown on the drawing, a floor plan overview can be enabled. The plate depicted on the drawing is highlighted there by color.
Size of floor plan overview: Here you can set the size of this floor plan overview. The size is specified in absolute units. Example: 1 m corresponds to a floor plan that is 1 m long or wide in reality. It is then displayed on the drawing at the same scale as the plate.
Color of modifications and dimension chain: This setting allows the color of the dimension chains for modifications to be defined:
from modifications: The dimension chains receive a specific color that is determined by the modifications and cannot be changed.
by plate side: Depending on the penetration side of the modification into the plate, the dimension chains receive specific colors. Modifications that have the reference side 'F' are created in green, and modifications with the reference side 'D' are created in red. All other modifications and drillings that penetrate the plate entirely are displayed in black.
Dimensioning factor: With the dimensioning factor you can influence the distances of the dimension chains. The entered value is only a factor by which the standard distances are multiplied. As a rule, even with a factor of 1 (no effect) dimension chains do not overlap. For aesthetic reasons, some users prefer larger distances. In this case increase the factor slightly (e.g. to 1.5).
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