PDMS Draft: Introduction Course
PDMS Draft: Introduction Course
PDMS Draft: Introduction Course
INTRODUCTION COURSE
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PDMS Draft, Scope
Overview
Starting up PDMS Draft
The Draft hierarchy
Using the mouse
Creating a simple drawing
Dimensioning
Labelling
2D Drafting
Step by step creating a complete View
Syntax, tips and tricks
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PDMS Draft, Overview
What is Draft?
PDMS module for generating drawings from the Design module
• Fully annotated engineering drawings
• Intelligent drawings as data is taken from the Design module
• Drawings can be updated to reflect design changes
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PDMS Draft, Overview
3D graphics
The design model can be viewed from any angle at any scale
The appearance of the model is controlled from representation rules, pre-
defined in the project ( company )
• Different line styles for different Design items
• Selected during view creation, re-selecting can be done anytime
Various levels of wireline and hidden-line removal can be used
Sectional views can be created by using flat or stepped section planes
The scale can be selected from a set of Metric, Architectural and Engineering
values
• Auto scale can be used for the largest scale that fits
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PDMS Draft, Hierarchy
World ADMIN
REPO DRWG
TEXT LIBY
REVI SHEE
TEXT
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PDMS Draft, Starting up
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PDMS Draft, Starting up
Main Menu Bar
Main Toolbar
2D View Toolbar
Main Display
Status area
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PDMS Draft, Starting up
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PDMS Draft, Starting up
Mouse buttons:
Left button:
•Selecting from menus & drop-downs
•Picking a PDMS element in the Main
display
•Picking and moving annotation
Middle button:
•Zoom in by holding button as you make
a window
•Zoom out by clicking once at the point
you want to be in the centre of the view
Right button:
•Displays the pop-up View menu
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PDMS Draft, Creating a drawing
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PDMS Draft, Creating a drawing
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PDMS Draft, Creating a drawing
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PDMS Draft, Creating a drawing
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PDMS Draft, Creating a drawing
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PDMS Draft, Creating a drawing
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PDMS Draft, Creating a drawing
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PDMS Draft, Creating a drawing
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PDMS Draft, Creating a drawing
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PDMS Draft, Creating a drawing
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PDMS Draft, Dimensioning
Hierarchy
Dimensioning is done with the Dimensioning Application
• Draft > Dimensioning or the -button on the Main tool bar
Dimensioning elements are created under Layers owned by Views
The layers are created automatically as you create your View
New layers can also be created, note that the right Application has to be
running as you create your layer in order to get all settings correct
VIEW
LAYE
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PDMS Draft, Dimensioning
Dimension text
Terminator
Overshoot 5000
Projection line
Clearance
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PDMS Draft, Dimensioning
Dimensioning Toolbar
Dimensioning Application > Create > Dimension Toolbar
This toolbar can be used to create all kinds of dimensions
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PDMS Draft, Dimensioning
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PDMS Draft, Dimensioning
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PDMS Draft, Dimensioning
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PDMS Draft, Labelling
Hierarchy
Labelling is done with the Labelling Application
• Draft > Labelling or the -button on the Main tool bar
Labelling elements are created under Layers owned by Views
The layers are created automatically as you create your View
New layers can also be created, note that the right Application has to be
running as you create your layer in order to get all setting correct
VIEW
LAYE
GLAB SLAB
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PDMS Draft, Labelling
Leader connection
BTEXT
Frame
Leader line
Terminator
*
Leader attachment
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PDMS Draft, Labelling
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PDMS Draft, Labelling
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PDMS Draft, Labelling
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PDMS Draft, Labelling
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PDMS Draft, Labelling
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PDMS Draft, Modify Mode
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PDMS Draft, Modify Mode
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PDMS Draft, Modify Mode
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PDMS Draft, 2D Drafting
Hierarchy
2D Drafting is done with the 2D Drafting Application
• Draft > 2D Drafting or the -button on the Main tool bar
2D Drafting primitives can ony exist as members of Sheet Notes (NOTE) or
Layer Notes under a View (VNOT)
• The base elements are by default created automatically as you create your Sheet and
View
• New layers can also be created, note that the right Application has to be running as
you create your layer in order to get all settings correct
SHEE
TEXP TEXP
NOTE VIEW
SYMB SYMB
LAYE PRIMITIVES
PRIMITIVES
VNOT
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PDMS Draft, 2D Drafting
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PDMS Draft, 2D Drafting
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PDMS Draft, 2D Drafting
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PDMS Draft, 2D Drafting
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PDMS Draft, 2D Drafting
Modifying 2D primitives:
The easiest way is to use the Modify
Mode when you want to move the
Primitives and change the size etc.
To modify colours, linetypes and texts
you have to use the Edit > Primitive
command on the Main Toolbar
•Changes can also be made through the
Command Input form if you are familiar
with the attributes and syntax
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PDMS Draft, Step by step
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PDMS Draft, Tips & Tricks
Intelligent text
Can be used in both the Labelling and the Dimensioning Applications
Defined by using the # - sign before the text you want to read from the other databases
(Design, Catalogue, Specification)
Ability to read strings, for example the SPREF for a beam could be
/DIN_SPEC/RHS/50x50x5. The text is divided into Paragraphs and Characters as
follows: C2
To get the string 50x50x5 in a General Label using Intelligent text we have two
possibilities:
• Set the Dynamic Text (BTEX) to: #SPREF(P3:)(C2:)
• Set the Dynamic Text (BTEX) to: #SPREF(C15:)
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PDMS Draft, Tips & Tricks
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PDMS Draft, Tips & Tricks
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PDMS Draft, Menus
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PDMS Draft, Menus
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