Joint drawings
Joint drawings are generated from the data entered during the modelling stage, enabling detailed documentation of each joint.
To access the joint drawings, you can use a number of tools:
- One option is to go to the "Model" tab in the program’s main interface and, from there, select the "Joint" or "Fitting" option from the "Enter" section of the top toolbar, which allows you to create a new joint or fitting, or click the "Edit" option in the "Edit" section to edit an existing joint or fitting. This takes you to the joint editor, which, via various tabs, allows you to define the "Model" for each joint, carry out the "Analysis" and regulatory checks where applicable, and, finally, compile the "Sheets" associated with the joint.
- Alternatively, you can go to the "Documents" tab in the program's main interface and click on the "Joints" button in the "Sheets" section. Then, select the joint in the model by left-clicking on it.
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When you click on this option and select the joint, the "Edit sheets" window opens, creating the joint sheets if they did not already exist or allowing you to edit the sheets that have already been created.
This sheet editing interface is shared across several CYPE programs and offers similar options:
- On the left-hand side, in the "Sheets" section, you can see that the program has generated a drawing with the part’s name, linked to the "Sheets of the parts" group if this has been specified in the "Generation options" in the "Documents" tab. If required, you can create and edit further sheets here to document the selected part.
- Next, in the "Layers" section, you can view the layer created to contain the "Template" – which may include the text box – as well as the active editing layer. If necessary, you can create and edit further layers, as well as manage their "View on screen".
- Further down, in the "Categories" section, you can specify whether each of the categories of elements displayed on the sheets is "Snappable" or not.
To add information to the selected slide, use the tools on the top toolbar. Here you’ll find options for managing "Templates" and "Styles", adding "Drawing elements" to each sheet – such as "Lines" and "Text" – as well as "Organisation" and "Editing" tools.
Among the most useful are the following.
- In the "Drawing elements" group, from the "3D scene" menu, you can "Insert" views manually or select "Insert predefined views" to have the program automatically generate a set of views of the selected part.
- If you choose this last option, the window that appears allows you to control the "Appearance", the "Title of the views" and their "Dimensions", select the "Views to be generated" and manage the "Sheets" into which they are inserted.
- The "Tag" option, on the other hand, allows you to generate information automatically by selecting elements in the inserted views.
- The "Design" options include tools that allow you to select points on the elements in the view to measure their distance, area or the angle they form.
- In the "Edit" section, the options available include "Edit" to modify any of the graphic elements on the page, as well as "Move" to reposition them or "Delete".
Finally, in the "Sheets" section, the program offers an option to "Print" the desired sheets. In the window that appears when you click on this option, when you select the "Printer", you can choose to save a "PDF", "DXF" or "DWG" file, or print directly.
Once you have finished editing the sheets for the part, you can "Save" and close the window.
