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Each detail component tool provided on the sample tool palettes represents
a different configuration of the basic tool. You can activate the detail
component insertion tool in five different ways:
â– Select a component in the Detail Component Manager, and click Insert
Component (or double-click the component).
â– Click a detail component tool icon on a tool palette.
â– Drag and drop a detail component tool from a Content Browser tool catalog
directly into a drawing.
â– Select a component in a drawing, right-click, and click Add Selected. This
reruns the tool with the same property settings used to insert the existing
component, so that you can quickly insert additional copies of the same
component.
â– Select a component in a drawing, right-click, and click Replace Selected.
This erases the selected component and reruns the tool with the same
property settings used to insert the erased component; however, you can
modify the tool to insert a different component by changing the
Component properties (Category, Type, Description, or View) on the
Properties palette.
Once the tool is activated, the procedure for inserting the detail component
varies according to the type of material or product the component represents
and the viewing direction. Some components are available only in one viewing
direction. For example, a backfill component, such as gravel, is always oriented
for a section view. On the other hand, a steel beam component is available
in elevation view, section view, and plan view. The different drawing routines
involve different prompts for user input. When depicting a variable-length
material with a repeating pattern, such as corrugated sheet metal, you need
to specify the start point and endpoint. In the case of bricks, you have the
option of specifying a number of courses. For other products, such as screws
or bolts, you may want to flip or rotate the component to change its
orientation. The procedures described in the following sections offer examples
of the basic insertion routines and options for detail components.
Stamp Components
Use this procedure to insert detail components that may need to be depicted
multiple times at a particular orientation, such as nails or screws. In this
example, the tool for inserting a steel beam has the View property set to
Section.
Stamp Components | 3491
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