Clear parts in assembly drawings
Clear parts in assembly drawings
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I would like some forum feedback on how people deal with clear parts in their assembly drawings. For example, if you have a plexiglass guard that you want show the edges of, but also show the items behind it. My best solution so far is to make a configurations in the assembly with the guard hidden / not hidden. Then I insert my drawing view using the hidden configuration, and show the guard using the Alternate Position View. The only drawback is the part comes in in phantom line font.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?






RE: Clear parts in assembly drawings
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RE: Clear parts in assembly drawings
HTH
Ray
RE: Clear parts in assembly drawings
Also check your Line font in tools\options\document properties\line font There you can change your Line font's according to what your needing.
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RE: Clear parts in assembly drawings
With "component line font", you can also color the line by specifying a layer.
RE: Clear parts in assembly drawings
Drafting rules do not make distinctions between transparent parts and non-transparent parts. If something is behind a part you know to be transparent, you should use hidden lines.
If you are really determined to do this, you can attach phantom lines to the ouline of the transparent part, then hide the transparent part.
JHG
RE: Clear parts in assembly drawings
The main area where this becomes an issue is for technical manuals, where the drawing you create does not typically follow strict drafting standards. Also, your views are often isometric which really looks messy in hidden line mode.
If you can reuse your assembly drawing for an illustration in a manual, you have saved time & increased your productivity. The issue is generally that a drawing is not necessarily the same thing as an illustration.
I have used the method of converting edges of a part, then hiding it in the past. The main drawback there is if you want to attach associative balloons.
Changing the component line font works well. Why didn't I think of that? Oh well, I have to keep learning, if only to keep ahead of the forgetting.
RE: Clear parts in assembly drawings
Ray Reynolds
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