Surface Finish PropertyManager

You can create and edit properties of surface finish symbols.

To open this PropertyManager:

Do one of the following:

  • Insert a new surface finish symbol. Click Surface Finish on the Annotation toolbar, or click Insert > Annotations > Surface Finish Symbol.
  • Select an existing surface finish symbol.

Style

Define style. For details, see Style.

Symbol

Basic (21920-1)
Machining Required (21920-1)
Machining Prohibited (21920-1)
Local (21920-1)
All Around (21920-1)
Basic
Machining Required
Machining Prohibited
Local
All Around
JIS Basic
JIS Machining Required
JIS Machining Prohibited

If you select JIS Basic or JIS Machining Required, several surface textures are available:

JIS Surface Texture 1
JIS Surface Texture 2
JIS Surface Texture 3
JIS Surface Texture 4
Example of JIS Machining Required symbol and JIS Surface Texture 3:

Symbol Layout

For ISO 21920-1, ANSI symbols, and symbols using ISO and related standards prior to 2002, specify text for the predefined locations around the symbol:

Maximum Roughness
Minimum Roughness  
Material Removal Allowance  
Production Method/Treatment
Sampling Length  
Other Roughness Values  
Roughness Spacing  
Lay Direction (21920-1)
Circular Crossed Multi-Directional Parallel
 
Perpendicular Radial Particulate  
Lay Direction
Circular Crossed Multi-Directional  
 
Perpendicular Radial Particulate  
Profile Direction (21920-1)
Perpendicular Parallel Circular Defined Angle
For symbols using ISO 21920-1, specify:
  • Manufacturing Method
  • Texture Requirement 1
  • Texture Requirement 2
  • Texture Requirement 3
  • Profile Direction
For symbols using ISO and related standards per 2002, specify:
  • Manufacturing Method
  • Texture Requirement 1
  • Texture Requirement 2
  • Texture Requirement 3
  • Surface Lay And Orientation
  • Machining Allowance
For JIS symbols, specify:
  • Roughness Ra
  • Roughness Rz/Rmax
For GOST symbols, you can also select:
  • Use for notation. Displays the surface finish symbol 0.5 times larger than the default size.
  • Add default symbol. Displays the default surface finish symbol in parentheses.

Format

Use document font. To specify a different font for the symbol and text, clear and click Font.

Angle

Angle . Sets the angle of rotation for the symbol. A positive angle rotates the note counterclockwise.

You can also set the following rotations:

Upright
Rotated 90deg
Perpendicular
Perpendicular (Reverse)

Leader

Select a leader style:

Leader  
Multi-jog Leader  
No Leader  
Auto Leader Automatically inserts a leader if you select an entity such as a model or sketch edge.
Straight Leader  
Bent Leader  

Select an Arrow Style.

Layer

In drawings with named layers, select a Layer .