Key areas of
aligning and constraining elements of a parametric family in the editor. This
is an area is unique to family editor. Some of them are common properties
that we see in project environment. |
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New dimension in
family create method as in document environment. |
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The AreSegmentEqual
is a standard property in project and family editor. |
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Dimension label
property is a new one that allows us to associate a parameter with a
dimension and then start deriving it through family types. |
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New alignments to
align and lock objects to each other just like labeling is real key to how
things get built and fit together as one moves the other one moves along. |
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NewReferencePlane is
generally recommended and approved way of working with family editor, it is
like creating a skeleton and key reference points for the family using ref
planes and then to create geometry (lines\arcs) through the ref planes,
locking the elements to the ref planes but having dim and dim labeling go
between the reference planes. So instead of labeling the top and bottom of an
extrusion, common practice would be to draw two ref planes and dimension the
distance between the ref planes, then create a extrusion which is aligned to
the ref plane in the top and the bottom. Generally, this helps visualize and
helps work with constraints and alignments better. |