Shows the selections for an ANSI Size-A Landsacape Drawing.įigure 5: ANSI Size-A Landscape Drawing Sheet Format Zone Size selections Sets the zone size to 50mm and centers the zones to the Margin or Sheet.ĭistributes the Zone Size evenly based on the number Rows and Columns selected. The Distribution is based on the Region selection. The Zone Size options are broken up into two sections Distribution and Region. Typically, Zone Sizes will be dictated by the drafting standard used in the drawing (ex: ANSI, ISO, DIN, JIS, etc.) These values are well documented in engineering handbooks and online. The distribution of the rows and columns can be adjusted in the Zone Size options. Go to the next page of the Automatic Border Property Manager.
After deleting unnecessary items from the drawing select to Show before and after deleting the Proprietary and Confidential information from the default Title Block. The entities you select to be deleted will be populated in the Delete List. The first page of the Automatic Border Property Manager is to select entities from the drawing sheet to delete.
This will launch the Automatic Border Property Manager.įigure 2: Automatic Border option in the right-click drop down menuĭelete Existing Items from the Default Sheet Format This will take you to the Edit mode and show the Automatic Border option.įigure 1: Edit Sheet Format option in the right-click drop down menu Right-click (RMB) in the center of the drawing and left-click (LMB) There are six main categories of a drawing you can customize using the tool:ĭelete exisiting items from the default Sheet Formatįollow the steps below and you will be able to modify the drawing border of a default template: Using the Automatic Border Tool, you can completely customize the border to allow manufacturers and customers to easily read and interpret your engineering drawing. The property exposed enables you to override the rules and define ones of your own (see Example 2).In the release of SOLIDWORKS 2016, there was an addition to Drawings that allows the designer to modify the border of a default template called the Automatic Border Tool. This file is configured via the ContentAreaCssFile property and it decorates some of the elements in the content area in order to improve the user experience.
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You can find out how to decorate the DIV content area here- Decorating Div Content Area. Using a content area rendered as a DIV element does not offer native capabilities to add external CSS files.
This approach is available only when ContentAreaMode is iframe. This file is not part of the CssFiles collection and its purpose is different. Basic Usageīy default, the editor's content area is always decorated by an external CSS file. You can also compare the conceptual differences of ContentAreaCssFile and CssFiles collection usage in the- ContentAreaCssFile vs. Classes from the ContentAreaCssFile stylesheet will not be present in the Apply CSS Class dropdown.Only a single external CSS file can be used for stylization.All styles form the ContentAreaCssFile.css file can be toggled via the Show/Hide Border tool ( ).All styles from the ContentAreaCssFile.css file will not decorate the content in Preview mode.Most important: Using the ContentAreaCssFile property will not prevent styles from the main page to decorate the content area of RadEditor.Here is a list of the main goals of the ContentAreaCssFile features: Here is a list with the sections in this article:Īt a first glance the approach below will give you the same results as if the CssFiles collection is used but its concept is to provide user-friendly styling for creating the content, which is not part of the styling of the place where the content will be used.
This article examines the main purpose of the ContentAreaCssFile property, its usage and the concepts about it.
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