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Control the drawing automation settings in the Drawing workspace in Autodesk Fusion.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:03
You can adjust the drawing automation settings easily in Fusion.
00:07
Begin in the Drawing workspace with a drawing template or a new drawing open.
00:14
In the Browser, place your pointer over the Document Settings node, then click Change Document Settings.
00:22
The Document Settings dialog opens.
00:25
Before you make changes here, note that changes to the drawing automation will not be applied to the current drawing.
00:33
Rather, they will be applied to the next drawing created that uses the selected template settings.
00:40
In the Document Settings dialog, click the Automation Settings tab, and then choose the desired options.
00:48
Scroll the list to review the many options you have control over for the main assembly, subassembly, components, and more.
00:56
For instance, you can even control which component names to omit from sheet creation.
01:02
In the Omit Components with Components Name Keywords text box, type any components for which you do not want a sheet to be created.
01:12
Please note that fasteners from the Fasteners library are omitted automatically.
01:18
In this example, some small parts and “Ref” are listed.
01:23
Some organizations will include “Ref” in part names that are used only as reference parts in the design,
01:31
so listing Ref here will prevent those parts from being included in the drawings.
01:37
As you are entering these, also keep in mind that the Omit List applies to related component names as well.
01:44
For this example, if a component is called “Walnut Base”, it would be omitted, because “Nut” is listed in the Omit List.
01:53
In the Document Settings dialog, click the View Defaults tab to change the drawing view defaults.
02:01
Here, you can adjust the Type, Style, Edge Visibility, and the look of center marks and center lines.
02:08
When you are finished making changes, click OK to save the settings,
02:13
or click Push To Template to save the settings to any existing template.
Video transcript
00:03
You can adjust the drawing automation settings easily in Fusion.
00:07
Begin in the Drawing workspace with a drawing template or a new drawing open.
00:14
In the Browser, place your pointer over the Document Settings node, then click Change Document Settings.
00:22
The Document Settings dialog opens.
00:25
Before you make changes here, note that changes to the drawing automation will not be applied to the current drawing.
00:33
Rather, they will be applied to the next drawing created that uses the selected template settings.
00:40
In the Document Settings dialog, click the Automation Settings tab, and then choose the desired options.
00:48
Scroll the list to review the many options you have control over for the main assembly, subassembly, components, and more.
00:56
For instance, you can even control which component names to omit from sheet creation.
01:02
In the Omit Components with Components Name Keywords text box, type any components for which you do not want a sheet to be created.
01:12
Please note that fasteners from the Fasteners library are omitted automatically.
01:18
In this example, some small parts and “Ref” are listed.
01:23
Some organizations will include “Ref” in part names that are used only as reference parts in the design,
01:31
so listing Ref here will prevent those parts from being included in the drawings.
01:37
As you are entering these, also keep in mind that the Omit List applies to related component names as well.
01:44
For this example, if a component is called “Walnut Base”, it would be omitted, because “Nut” is listed in the Omit List.
01:53
In the Document Settings dialog, click the View Defaults tab to change the drawing view defaults.
02:01
Here, you can adjust the Type, Style, Edge Visibility, and the look of center marks and center lines.
02:08
When you are finished making changes, click OK to save the settings,
02:13
or click Push To Template to save the settings to any existing template.
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