Automatic Drawing Operations
In addition to the autodimensioning and autotransitioning in sketching, automated operations in drawings increase productivity.
3D annotations
. Annotation toolbar. Insert annotations into a part or assembly document. The 3D annotations are organized into annotation views that correspond to the model's orthographic views, such as front, bottom, etc. You can then use the annotation views in a drawing. The annotation views are converted into 2D drawing views; the annotations you inserted in the model are retained in the drawing.
Model Items
. Annotation toolbar. Insert dimensions, annotations, and reference geometry from a part or assembly document into a drawing in one operation. You can specify all dimensions or only those marked for drawings.
Auto Balloon
. Annotation toolbar. Add balloons to all components in a drawing view in one operation, choosing a layout and balloon style, size, and text.
Smart Dimension, Autodimension. Dimensions/Relations toolbar. Insert horizontal and vertical reference dimensions into drawing views as baseline, chain, or ordinate dimensions.
Center Marks
. Annotation toolbar. Add center marks to all appropriate entities in a drawing view in one operation, choosing single, linear, or circular style, mark size, extended lines, font, angle, and named layer.
Centerlines. Annotation toolbar. Add centerlines to all appropriate entities in a drawing view in one operation.
You can specify in Tools, Options, Document Properties, Detailing that the following items be inserted automatically into new drawing views: