This command allows to position and fix the orientation of a symbol.

 

Creation stages / Use:

 

  1. Click the icon or select the 2D sketch > Other curves > Symbol... command from the drop-down menu of a Part document or select the Sketch > Other curves > Symbol... command from the drop-down menu of a 2D Model or a Draft document.

  2. Select an existing symbol. To create your own symbols, follow this link.

  3. Select a key point.

  4. Check Fix orientation to avoid the symbol to be oriented after its positioning.

  5. Check the Profiles option to be able to use this symbol as a sketch.(Extrude, pocket, boss, ...). This option is only available in a sketch of a part.

  6. Position and validate the symbol.

 

 

Specific options for drafts.

  • The Profiles option is not proposed.

  • If the symbol is created by editing the detailing, the scale of the symbol can be depending of the model (the view) or the paper size (the draft).

  • If the detailing is not edited, the symbol is created in a sketch. A sketch does not depend of the draft scale (paper size option). There is no referenced view for a sketch so there is no reason to have a view scale (model size option). These 2 options are not proposed.

 

 

  • By dragging the symbol in a Draft or in a sketch, you can turn it by using keyboard direction keys.

  • The value of the rotation angle controlled by the arrows of the keyboard can be changed into the document options ( Sketch folder).

 

 

Arrows (straight and circular) symbols, origin and frames are available in the TopSolid mechanical library.

Symbols available in the TopSolid Mechanical library.

 

 

 

Modifications / Additional information:

 

The symbol angle can be changed by editing the detailing (in the draft) or the sketch in the part document.