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00:02
Create dimensions and annotations on a detailed drawing.
00:06
After completing this video,
00:07
you'll be able to
00:09
apply dimensions to a drawing view,
00:11
add drawing symbols and annotations,
00:13
explore GDNT datums and symbols,
00:16
add a drawing note,
00:17
and use tidy up.
00:20
To get started in Fusion,
00:21
we want to carry on with the detailed drawings from our previous video.
00:25
Make sure that we've got our detailed drawing creation,
00:27
manual drawing open,
00:28
as well as our detailed drawing creation
00:30
drawing that was built with automated drawings.
00:33
First,
00:33
let's go back to our manual drawing.
00:36
We want to go back and explore a couple of the sheets that we created.
00:39
Specifically,
00:40
we're gonna take a look at our second sheet,
00:42
which was a detailed drawing of a single part.
00:44
I'm gonna double click on this and modify my tangent edge display,
00:48
and then we're gonna close.
00:50
This should update all of our drawing properties,
00:53
but if it doesn't,
00:53
we want to make sure that we double check our drawing settings
00:56
for each view.
00:58
We want to make sure that we are using the visible edge option.
01:02
And if needed,
01:03
we can also increase our scale,
01:05
setting it to 1 to 1.
01:08
Once we have our drawing views updated,
01:10
we may want to go into our dimension dropdown and use tidy up.
01:14
Tidy up is a way that it'll try to preserve the space in your detailed drawing
01:19
and reorganize the drawing views.
01:21
In some cases,
01:22
this will work to your advantage,
01:23
while in other cases,
01:24
you might find that it's better for you to do it manually.
01:27
So let's go ahead and go back and set this to 1 to 1.
01:31
And then make sure that all of our drawing views are on the sheet.
01:37
From here,
01:37
we want to make sure that we understand the process of adding dimensions,
01:41
symbols,
01:41
geometry,
01:42
and annotations to our detailed drawing.
01:45
The first thing that we would want to do with a part like
01:47
this is make sure that we add center marks to our holes.
01:51
When we add center marks to holes,
01:53
we can use the center mark pattern option or we can place them manually
01:57
based on any holes where our center marks are required.
02:01
Once we have center marks located,
02:03
we may also want to use other geometry such as a center line,
02:07
depending on the detailed views that you have.
02:10
Once we've got our center marks,
02:11
we're gonna move on to dimensions.
02:13
There are many different types of dimensions we can add,
02:16
but we're mainly gonna focus our attention on the dimension tool.
02:19
This can automatically create linear,
02:21
aligned,
02:22
angular,
02:22
radial,
02:23
and diameter dimensions.
02:25
Let's go ahead and select this,
02:27
and we're going to zoom in and first start by adding a diameter dimension.
02:31
We then want to dimension the position between these holes.
02:36
We're gonna add some dimensions between these holes as well.
02:39
As well as the hole in the center of our part.
02:42
Note that we're not going to spend the time to create a fully detailed drawing,
02:46
but we do want to focus on the application of several of the tools.
02:51
If the holes in your part were created using the whole tool,
02:54
you'd be able to use the automatic node or the hole and thread note.
02:58
The hole and thread note or the automatic note will
03:00
automatically bring in properties that come from those whole features.
03:04
If the whole feature wasn't used,
03:06
then we'll need to manually enter information about the whole.
03:11
Let's start by using the diameter symbol and using 0.2,
03:15
and then if we need to add any other information,
03:17
such as if it's a counter bore,
03:19
or if it's going counter sync or a specific depth,
03:23
we can use these options directly inside of the note.
03:26
In this case,
03:27
let's say that it's gonna go down 0.25.
03:30
Then we can select close and we've manually added the note for that hole.
03:35
Once again,
03:35
keep in mind back in the design,
03:37
using the whole tool will automatically bring metadata with it.
03:41
So it's always important to use the whole tool anytime
03:44
we're dealing with holes that are meant for manufacture.
03:47
Speaking of manufacturing,
03:48
we should also identify that we've got symbols that can be used for GD and T,
03:52
geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
03:55
First,
03:55
we have datum identifiers,
03:57
and datum identifiers are used in conjunction with feature control frames
04:01
to identify the location of critical areas of a design.
04:05
In this case,
04:06
we're gonna place a datum A on the bottom.
04:09
Then
04:09
we can add a feature control frame
04:11
to the top.
04:14
And we can make sure that the top has parallelism with the a datum.
04:18
In this case,
04:19
we can add our first tolerance of 0.005.
04:23
Our first datum,
04:24
which is going to be A.
04:26
And then we can say,
04:26
OK.
04:28
So this helps us identify the critical features of a design during manufacturing.
04:34
There are many other symbols that we can use such as surface texture,
04:37
welding,
04:38
and taper and slope.
04:39
But for right now,
04:40
let's just make sure that we can identify the symbol section
04:43
and understand that symbols are often used for specific features for manufacture.
04:48
Let's go ahead and navigate back to our automated drawing.
04:52
Remember the automated drawing was automatically created
04:55
based on settings in auto dimension.
04:58
If we decide that we need to change this to another option,
05:01
we simply need to go back into the auto dimension tool,
05:04
select a different dimensioning scheme.
05:07
And then we can go ahead and move the
05:09
density around until we're happy with the results.
05:13
We're gonna say OK,
05:14
and any changes now can be made manually.
05:17
For example,
05:18
any overlapping dimensions,
05:19
we may decide to use the dimension tool,
05:21
dimension break.
05:23
In this case,
05:23
we may want to break a dimension.
05:26
Say,
05:26
OK,
05:27
so that way there's not overlapping dimension lights.
05:30
You may also need to manually go in and
05:32
move some dimensions around so they're more visible.
05:35
Once again,
05:36
keep in mind that automated drawings is not currently
05:38
meant to completely create a full detailed drawing.
05:42
You'll need to go back in and validate the
05:44
position and location of all the dimensions added,
05:47
and of course add more dimensions that are required.
05:50
But at this point,
05:51
the use of automated drawing can greatly speed up
05:54
the starting process of creating a detailed drawing.
05:58
There are many critical aspects of creating
05:60
a detailed drawing that we're not covering,
06:01
and we're simply focusing on the application of the tools.
06:05
It is important for you to go through and make
06:07
sure that you identify and understand some of the options.
06:10
One of the last things that you want to make sure
06:11
that you understand is that once we set our drawings up,
06:15
for example,
06:16
selecting our standard and our units,
06:18
that information is going to be fixed.
06:20
We're not able to change that in the detailed drawing.
06:23
However,
06:23
other aspects of our detailed drawing,
06:25
such as whether or not we're using a certain font and the font size,
06:29
can all be configured based on your document settings.
06:32
Let's go ahead and hit cancel and also take a
06:34
look at the fact that we've got sheet settings.
06:37
Expanding the sheet settings will show us our sheet
06:39
size as well as information about our title block.
06:42
Both of these aspects can be changed and configured after the fact,
06:46
unlike some information such as the units and the standard.
06:50
So make sure that you do explore your detailed drawings,
06:53
understand how to create your detailed drawing views,
06:55
and how to place dimensions,
06:56
annotations,
06:57
and geometry.
06:59
When you're done,
07:00
let's go ahead and make sure that we save these
07:02
detailed drawings before moving on to the next step.
Video transcript
00:02
Create dimensions and annotations on a detailed drawing.
00:06
After completing this video,
00:07
you'll be able to
00:09
apply dimensions to a drawing view,
00:11
add drawing symbols and annotations,
00:13
explore GDNT datums and symbols,
00:16
add a drawing note,
00:17
and use tidy up.
00:20
To get started in Fusion,
00:21
we want to carry on with the detailed drawings from our previous video.
00:25
Make sure that we've got our detailed drawing creation,
00:27
manual drawing open,
00:28
as well as our detailed drawing creation
00:30
drawing that was built with automated drawings.
00:33
First,
00:33
let's go back to our manual drawing.
00:36
We want to go back and explore a couple of the sheets that we created.
00:39
Specifically,
00:40
we're gonna take a look at our second sheet,
00:42
which was a detailed drawing of a single part.
00:44
I'm gonna double click on this and modify my tangent edge display,
00:48
and then we're gonna close.
00:50
This should update all of our drawing properties,
00:53
but if it doesn't,
00:53
we want to make sure that we double check our drawing settings
00:56
for each view.
00:58
We want to make sure that we are using the visible edge option.
01:02
And if needed,
01:03
we can also increase our scale,
01:05
setting it to 1 to 1.
01:08
Once we have our drawing views updated,
01:10
we may want to go into our dimension dropdown and use tidy up.
01:14
Tidy up is a way that it'll try to preserve the space in your detailed drawing
01:19
and reorganize the drawing views.
01:21
In some cases,
01:22
this will work to your advantage,
01:23
while in other cases,
01:24
you might find that it's better for you to do it manually.
01:27
So let's go ahead and go back and set this to 1 to 1.
01:31
And then make sure that all of our drawing views are on the sheet.
01:37
From here,
01:37
we want to make sure that we understand the process of adding dimensions,
01:41
symbols,
01:41
geometry,
01:42
and annotations to our detailed drawing.
01:45
The first thing that we would want to do with a part like
01:47
this is make sure that we add center marks to our holes.
01:51
When we add center marks to holes,
01:53
we can use the center mark pattern option or we can place them manually
01:57
based on any holes where our center marks are required.
02:01
Once we have center marks located,
02:03
we may also want to use other geometry such as a center line,
02:07
depending on the detailed views that you have.
02:10
Once we've got our center marks,
02:11
we're gonna move on to dimensions.
02:13
There are many different types of dimensions we can add,
02:16
but we're mainly gonna focus our attention on the dimension tool.
02:19
This can automatically create linear,
02:21
aligned,
02:22
angular,
02:22
radial,
02:23
and diameter dimensions.
02:25
Let's go ahead and select this,
02:27
and we're going to zoom in and first start by adding a diameter dimension.
02:31
We then want to dimension the position between these holes.
02:36
We're gonna add some dimensions between these holes as well.
02:39
As well as the hole in the center of our part.
02:42
Note that we're not going to spend the time to create a fully detailed drawing,
02:46
but we do want to focus on the application of several of the tools.
02:51
If the holes in your part were created using the whole tool,
02:54
you'd be able to use the automatic node or the hole and thread note.
02:58
The hole and thread note or the automatic note will
03:00
automatically bring in properties that come from those whole features.
03:04
If the whole feature wasn't used,
03:06
then we'll need to manually enter information about the whole.
03:11
Let's start by using the diameter symbol and using 0.2,
03:15
and then if we need to add any other information,
03:17
such as if it's a counter bore,
03:19
or if it's going counter sync or a specific depth,
03:23
we can use these options directly inside of the note.
03:26
In this case,
03:27
let's say that it's gonna go down 0.25.
03:30
Then we can select close and we've manually added the note for that hole.
03:35
Once again,
03:35
keep in mind back in the design,
03:37
using the whole tool will automatically bring metadata with it.
03:41
So it's always important to use the whole tool anytime
03:44
we're dealing with holes that are meant for manufacture.
03:47
Speaking of manufacturing,
03:48
we should also identify that we've got symbols that can be used for GD and T,
03:52
geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
03:55
First,
03:55
we have datum identifiers,
03:57
and datum identifiers are used in conjunction with feature control frames
04:01
to identify the location of critical areas of a design.
04:05
In this case,
04:06
we're gonna place a datum A on the bottom.
04:09
Then
04:09
we can add a feature control frame
04:11
to the top.
04:14
And we can make sure that the top has parallelism with the a datum.
04:18
In this case,
04:19
we can add our first tolerance of 0.005.
04:23
Our first datum,
04:24
which is going to be A.
04:26
And then we can say,
04:26
OK.
04:28
So this helps us identify the critical features of a design during manufacturing.
04:34
There are many other symbols that we can use such as surface texture,
04:37
welding,
04:38
and taper and slope.
04:39
But for right now,
04:40
let's just make sure that we can identify the symbol section
04:43
and understand that symbols are often used for specific features for manufacture.
04:48
Let's go ahead and navigate back to our automated drawing.
04:52
Remember the automated drawing was automatically created
04:55
based on settings in auto dimension.
04:58
If we decide that we need to change this to another option,
05:01
we simply need to go back into the auto dimension tool,
05:04
select a different dimensioning scheme.
05:07
And then we can go ahead and move the
05:09
density around until we're happy with the results.
05:13
We're gonna say OK,
05:14
and any changes now can be made manually.
05:17
For example,
05:18
any overlapping dimensions,
05:19
we may decide to use the dimension tool,
05:21
dimension break.
05:23
In this case,
05:23
we may want to break a dimension.
05:26
Say,
05:26
OK,
05:27
so that way there's not overlapping dimension lights.
05:30
You may also need to manually go in and
05:32
move some dimensions around so they're more visible.
05:35
Once again,
05:36
keep in mind that automated drawings is not currently
05:38
meant to completely create a full detailed drawing.
05:42
You'll need to go back in and validate the
05:44
position and location of all the dimensions added,
05:47
and of course add more dimensions that are required.
05:50
But at this point,
05:51
the use of automated drawing can greatly speed up
05:54
the starting process of creating a detailed drawing.
05:58
There are many critical aspects of creating
05:60
a detailed drawing that we're not covering,
06:01
and we're simply focusing on the application of the tools.
06:05
It is important for you to go through and make
06:07
sure that you identify and understand some of the options.
06:10
One of the last things that you want to make sure
06:11
that you understand is that once we set our drawings up,
06:15
for example,
06:16
selecting our standard and our units,
06:18
that information is going to be fixed.
06:20
We're not able to change that in the detailed drawing.
06:23
However,
06:23
other aspects of our detailed drawing,
06:25
such as whether or not we're using a certain font and the font size,
06:29
can all be configured based on your document settings.
06:32
Let's go ahead and hit cancel and also take a
06:34
look at the fact that we've got sheet settings.
06:37
Expanding the sheet settings will show us our sheet
06:39
size as well as information about our title block.
06:42
Both of these aspects can be changed and configured after the fact,
06:46
unlike some information such as the units and the standard.
06:50
So make sure that you do explore your detailed drawings,
06:53
understand how to create your detailed drawing views,
06:55
and how to place dimensions,
06:56
annotations,
06:57
and geometry.
06:59
When you're done,
07:00
let's go ahead and make sure that we save these
07:02
detailed drawings before moving on to the next step.
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