Hi Everyone!
I've attached an idw file which I plan on being my template. it has the styles within that I have been tweaking for 2 weeks now. If anyone has a .styxml file that has been finalised and to UK CAD standards then I would really appreciate that!
We've pretty much decided we're not going to do any first/third angle projection, we're just going to use views/sections for everything to make it easier to read.
I removed the adaptable Border (well renamed to "-" because I can't delete it for some reason) as it was too thick and I didn't like the style of it. Is it possible to just change the lineweights so it looks nicer? Also, would it be possible to have a Title Block that scales when you change the sheet size? Ideally I'd love to have a template with:
We're on Inventor 2012 at the moment but looking at moving to Inventor 2014 when the media arrives.
- Just to note a few points on the styles:
Many thanks in advance!
I'm not going to create your standards for you, but you can find the line weights for different object types here:
My message mustn't have been typed how I intended, I don't want anyone to do my standards for me, but if there are people who have already done them and could point a few things that may need changing then I'd appreciate that. I'm also not asking anyone to run through and scrutinise every aspect.
The intention of this post is to provide those who need a neat, tidy and professional drawing border and title block. I don't want to provide them with personalised styles though, so some thoughts/pointers are appreciated from anyone who wants to add what they've found over the years.
Cheers for the screen dump, I know all that already though.
Cheers again!
Jazz
@JazzJPH13 wrote:Cheers for the screen dump, I know all that already though.
@JazzJPH13 wrote:
I removed the adaptable Border (well renamed to "-" because I can't delete it for some reason) as it was too thick and I didn't like the style of it. Is it possible to just change the lineweights so it looks nicer?
If you go to that screen I showed you and change the line weight for the "Border" layer it will do what you asked.
By the way, you likely couldn't delete the original border definition because it was in use. If you delete from all sheets in the drawing, you should be able to delete it from the drawing resources folder. Although, I don't see why it's necessary in the first place as any border you create will still use the line weight specified for the border layer...
That's fair enough. I altered that earlier and found it didn't change it. I'll play with it a little more and see what it does
As for the other comment about the border not being deleted - I have tried that and really can't delete the border, even when it's been removed from the active sheets. Take a look if you like?
At the moment I can't really use a zone border as the margin is a set size (for example 10mm) which would only work in A3 as the standard margins differ per sheet size. So I've had to use two separate "Solid" borders.
Cheers for the tips so far though, much appreciated.
Jazz
Adjustable title block is a no go there. The best you could do is make various sizes for different sheets. The default adjustable border can't be deleted but it can be modified i believe. See the pic below and play with the settings a bit to see if you can get what you want.
Thanks for that Corey - it's a good tool but the margins will only be a set dimension, and unfortunately the standard margins for A3/A4 (10mm x 15mm) differs from A1 (20mm x 30mm). The tool you've mentioned there allows for only a set dimension.
Cheers anyway mate!