This section allows you to select the document template to use (drwdot) as well as the number and positioning of the views created for the first page and subsequent pages. It is essential to define views on both pages, since all pages except the first are copies of the second page.

By clicking on the A customized template can be used. This path can point to a network drive and is saved when this search icon is clicked again. The gray rectangle corresponds to the area defined (rectangle) in the template background.

Next, you need to define thumbnail groups in which the views will be created.

  • Page 1:

We will define two groups: the first group consists of a single cell, and the second consists of 9 cells (3 columns × 3 rows).

Click on the then move the mouse cursor to select the number of squares, release the mouse on the desired number. A tooltip indicates the combination and the boxes are colored.


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The group can be moved simply with the mouse to position it in the frame.

To delete a group, select it (change color) then click on the .

To delete one or more boxes, simply press the "Ctrl on the keyboard before clicking on the boxes, then click on the . You can use this feature if you want to optimize format filling by excluding an area occupied by the presence of a title block. Example of an A3 format with a title block.

 


  


Numbers appear:

    • The numbers in blue indicate the group's position relative to the edge of the page; this value can be negative if the group is positioned outside the frame.
    • The numbers in red indicate the thumbnail's dimensions. You can resize the thumbnail by dragging the handles (corners) of the blue rectangle.
    • The number inside indicates the view number to be created. This number corresponds to the first line of the BOM IF the option is NOT checked.

Click on the to define a new thumbnail group on page 1.


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The selected group is highlighted in dark blue. You can resize all the thumbnails in this group by dragging the corner of one of the thumbnails.

Horizontal gap : playing on the "+" or the "-" you can increase or decrease the horizontal distance between views.

Vertical Gap : playing on the "+" or the "-" you can increase or decrease the vertical distance between views. Increase this gap if a large number of annotations are to be displayed below the thumbnails, so that they do not overlap the contents of the views.

Offset Annotation : playing on the ''+'' or the "-" you can increase or decrease the minimum space between the bottom of the view and the annotation position (see example below).


 


  • Next page:

It is essential to set up views. For the following pages, we will define a single group of 12 cells (3 columns x 4 rows).

Follow the same procedure as for the next page ">1".

Click on the to define a group of thumbnails for all subsequent pages.


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Moving and positioning the group so that it is centered in relation to the frame defined in the model (drwdot) used.

To delete a group, select it (change color) then click on the .

To delete one or more boxes, simply press the "Ctrl on the keyboard before clicking on the boxes, then click on the . You can use this feature if you want to optimize format filling by excluding an area occupied by the presence of a cartridge.


 


Adjust the "Horizontal Offset, " "Vertical Offset," and "Annotation Offset. "

Annotations use the font specified in the options for the template (drwdot) being used.

Here is the effect of changing the "Offset Annotation" value; a value of 0 aligns the top of the annotation text with the bottom of the lowest viewport:

    • With a 5 mm offset, annotations are positioned within the frame of the lowest view of each line. .

  


In this generated line, the bottom view frame is that of the "Tube Support" part, so all annotations are positioned relative to that view. Here, with an offset value of 5 mm, the text is 5 mm above the bottom of the frame.

    • With a negative offset of -5 mm, annotations are positioned outside the frame of the lowest view of each line. .

 


This time, the annotations are all positioned 5 mm below the bottom of the view frame for the "Tube Support" part.

But with a negative value, annotations may overlap the views on the next line.

As a general rule, this offset is set once and for all. The value is saved and retained each time the AssemblyBoard tool is launched.

These layouts can be saved for reuse in other layouts .