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Changing To Metric or English UOM
Under TDP and TDP Properties, select Metric or English for that TDP.
Export TDP to Net-Inspect
Click File and Export to Net-Inspect and enter your credentials for this website. Check for any errors, such as not having a Part Name and Number and correct that in DISCUS in the Part Accountability [...]
Change colors globally
Change Colors Globally under Settings and Colors, click the color palette for Balloons Complete and select another color (green is the default).
Show Places value as sub-balloons
Under Drawing, click to set Auto Sub balloon places so you can have the places noted on your drawing as sub balloons such as 10.1 and 10.2 for 2X or 2 Places
For optimal ballooning
For optimal ballooning, try these settings: Under Drawing and Snap Requirement Image Options deselect all options, especially to Hide the Balloons while ballooning.
Quicker default tolerances entry
Click in the cell and enter the new tolerance and press tab to quickly navigate to the next cell.
Skip drawing zones, like I or O
Open the zone grid properties and enter the value to skip, just as I, O and those will be skipped. You can also skip numbers, such as 7 and 11 in the same way.
Replacing a drawing
If you have a newer drawing and want to keep the data without starting over, just click TDP and Replace Drawing and then navigate to the new drawing.
Export images only to Excel
If you need to have an image only of a characteristic and not the structured content, allow that characteristic to have an image via the Characteristics Properties. Then in the BoC, right click on that [...]
Virtual white out tip
If you use virtual white out (CTRL and W) to find a characteristic, don’t forget to restore the white out (CTRL and W) to show the entire print before exporting to a PDF.
Resizing your snap rectangle
Resize the snap rectangle if you ballooned too much or too little. Rather than deleting or undoing that action, select the corner of the snap rectangle and reduce the rectangle if you ballooned too much [...]
Modifying balloon properties
Change individual balloon colors, shape and/or size by selecting the characteristics and then right-click any selected characteristic on the drawing panel and right click to change Balloon Properties and those selected balloons will be modified [...]
Updating tolerances for revision changes
If a new revision changes the tolerance, simply enter the new tolerance in Settings and Default Tolerance. Then select all and right-click any CN in the Bill of Characteristics and select apply new tolerance.
Add or remove columns in the Bill of Characteristics panel
Use the Configure columns function to remove or add items in the Bill of Characteristics, such as Production Equipment etc., that you may not use or need. You can do this on any tab including [...]
Drop balloons faster
Would you like to see the balloon drop immediately on your drawing as you balloon? Under Drawing, click Drawing Snap Requirement Image Options and then deselect to hide balloons when ballooning.
Include certain images in your export to Excel
Want to keep an image in your output, like a weld call out, but not other images? Click BoC and Exclude Images. Then select that weld characteristic and open the Characteristic Properties, uncheck the exclude [...]
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Set up Default Balloon Properties
Under Settings click to set up Default Balloon Properties and select shape and the size of the balloons. Click OK and this is the default for this and future drawings.