Handle Subpictures as SDB Files - *12​.1​.SP3*

Description

There are two new functions to handle subpictures. A subpicture can now be saved directly to a file of SDB format and can also be retrieved directly from such a file.

The function "Tools\Subpicture\Save to SDB" will let you define a subpicture and store in in an SDB file in the file system.

The function "Insert\Subpicture from SDB" will let you retrieve a subpicture directly from an SDB file and place it in the drawing.

Benefits

Storing the subpictures as SDB files makes it is easier to share them between projects.

Compatibility Constraints

These two new functions have the same limitations as when you export/import the whole drawing via the SDB format. You will see the same geometry in the target drawing, but the underlying PADD structure may not look exactly as it did in the source drawing. The PADD structure is recreated in the target drawing based on the Marine Drawing object stored in the SDB file. For example you will lose the associativity for labels and dimensions, i.e. if the label/dimension refers to a p-point in the source drawing this will be a geometric point in the target drawing. Thus the label/dimension will not adjust to model changes when you do "update annotation" in the target drawing.

For More Information

Refer to User Guide Marine Drafting/Drafting/Operator’s Instructions/Tools/Subpicture/Save to SBD and Marine Drafting/Drafting/Operator’s Instructions/Insert/Subpicture from SDB.

Affected Programs

Marine Drafting, Hull Design