Persisting of part level modifications in Linear Dimensions

Description

In Marine Drafting 12.1, it is now possible for the user to get certain "part level" modifications in linear dimension persisted in Dabacon. Modification on "part level" means, for example, changing the size, position, value, color on individual measure texts in a linear dimension.

The Modify/Dimension sub-functionality has changed slightly.

Move Dimension Line

No change of functionality. Modification is persisted.as before.

To be more specific, the caption text has been changed slightly.

Slant Witness Line

No change of functionality. Modification is persisted as before.

Presentation

No change of functionality. Modification is persisted as before.

Text Properties

Functionality has been improved: Here the user can toggle between updating on component level (whole dimensioning) and part level (individual texts in it). To toggle, just press the Option button when the system asks the user to indicate the dimensioning (text) to modify. Modifications both on component and part level will be persisted.

The following properties can be modified:

• Font

• Size

• Aspect

• Slant

• Color

Text Value

Functionality has been improved: Here the user can toggle between updating on component level (whole dimensioning) and part level (individual texts in it). To toggle, just press the Option button when the system asks the user to indicate the dimensioning (text) to modify. Modifications both on component and part level will be persisted.

Move Dimension Text

Functionality has been improved and renamed (from Transform Text): Here the user can move individual texts within an arbitrary linear dimensioning. The changed position of the measure text will be persisted.

Flip arrow

No change of functionality. Modification is not persisted as before.

In case the Drafting default keyword DENY_UPDATE_OF_NON_PERSISTED_GEOM is set to "Yes", the same part-level functionality that is offered within the Modify/Dimension function can also be invoked by clicking the right mouse button (RMB) on a text in a linear dimensioning and selecting one of the submenus:

RMB/Edit (or Edit/Text)

same functionality as Modify/Dimension/Text Value

RMB/Move (or Modify/Move/Text)

Same functionality as Modify/Dimension/Move Dimension Text

Note:
The whole dimension line will not be moved (as in 12.0), but only the indicated text within the dimensioning

RMB/Properties

Same functionality as Modify/Dimension/Text Properties

Benefits

Improved productivity in dimensioning modifying functions.

Compatibility Constraints

None.

For More Information

Only noted here.

Affected Programs

Hull Design, Marine Drafting