Exploding a 2D Component

This task shows you how to individually explode an 2D component that was instantiated from a detail sheet. You will then modify as desired this component.

 

aprereq.gif (1223 bytes) Open the Explode_Component.CATDrawing document.

 

ascenari.gif (1364 bytes) 1. Right-click the component that was previously instantiated from the detail sheet and select the Explode 2D Component option from the contextual menu.

The component is now exploded. You can therefore modify the geometry and/or graphical properties on one or more elements of this component.

 

2. Click the text and re-position it.

3. Select one line on the top of the hexagon and use the Graphical Properties toolbar to change the color into red.

The component now appears as desired:

 

 

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