Autodesk 00128-051462-9310 User Guide - Page 1959

■ Select a component in a drawing, right-click, and click Replace Selected. This erases the selected component and reruns the tool with the same property settings used to insert the erased component; however, you can modify the tool to insert a different component by changing the Component properties (Category, Type, Description, or View) on the Properties palette. Once the tool is activated, the procedure for inserting the detail component varies according to the type of material or product the component represents and the viewing direction. Some components are available only in one viewing direction. For example, a backfill component, such as gravel, is always oriented for a section view. On the other hand, a steel beam component is available in elevation view, section view, and plan view. The different drawing routines involve different prompts for user input. When depicting a variable-length material with a repeating pattern, such as corrugated sheet metal, you need to specify the start point and endpoint. In the case of bricks, you have the option of specifying a number of courses. For other products, such as screws or bolts, you may want to flip or rotate the component to change its orientation. The procedures described in the following sections offer examples of the basic insertion routines and options for detail components. Stamp Components Use this procedure to insert detail components that may need to be depicted multiple times at a particular orientation, such as nails or screws. In this example, the tool for inserting a steel beam has the View property set to Section. 1 Activate the detail component insertion tool for the component using any of the methods described under "Inserting Detail Components" on page 1918. 2 Click an insertion point in the drawing area to insert the component at the default orientation, or select one of the following options: If you want to... Then... specify a different base point enter b (for Base point), select the new base point, and press ENTER to insert the component using the new base point. change the default orientation angle of the component enter r (for Rotate), and then either enter the number of degrees to rotate the component in a counterclockwise direction, or manually rotate the component to the desired angle and click to set the new orientation. Click again to insert the component at the specified angle. flip the component along its X axis enter x (for Xflip), and click to insert the component. flip the component along its Y axis enter y (for Yflip), and click to insert the component. 3 Click elsewhere in the drawing area to "stamp" additional copies of the component, either at the default orientation or as specified in Step 2. Steel beam component inserted at default orientation Linear Array Components Use this procedure to insert detail components that consist of a pattern repeated as a linear array, such as shingles or corrugated sheet metal. In this example, the tool for inserting corrugated sheet metal has the View property set to End, but the same user prompts are displayed if the View setting is Side. 1 Activate the detail component insertion tool for the component using any of the methods described under "Inserting Detail Components" on page 1918. Stamp Components | 1919