Creating a Frame Title Block

This task shows you how to create a background sheet and insert a frame and a title block into it.

 

Before You Begin, make sure you customized the following:

Grid:
De-activate the Grid icon from the Tools toolbar (bottom right).

 

Open the GenDrafting_part.CATDrawing document.
1. Select the Edit/Background items from the menu bar.
2. Click The Frame Creation icon from the Drawing toolbar.

OR 

2. Select the Insert -> Drawing -> Frame and Title Block items from the menu bar.

The Insert Frame and Title Block dialog box is displayed:

3. Enter the desired options from the Insert Frame and Title Block dialog box.

The frame and title block result as shown below:

When the Frame Creation icon is activated you cannot edit the views. Use the Edit -> Working Views when you need to work on views.

Of course, if you add sheets, the frame title block appears in the newly created sheets on the condition you go to Tools->Options -> Mechanical Design ->Drafting (Layout tab). Check the Copy background view option and the First sheet option, and you will insert the frame and title view from the sheet you previously created on the current drawing.

 

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