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==Draw cutouts==
 
==Draw cutouts==
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You can group objects and add them as a single cutout.
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You can create the cutout for the connector directly in the Cutout Library, or you can create it in the Face Editor and then add it to the library. This tutorial shows you how to create the cutout in the library.  
  
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'''''Grouping objects and adding them to the Cutout Library'''
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#On the 3D View toolbar, choose '''Cutout Library Manager''' > '''Open Cutout Manager'''. The Library Manager dialog opens.
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#On the 3D View toolbar, click '''Edit Face''' [[File:button-editface.png|20px|bottom]], then click a face to edit.
 
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#In the '''Face Editor''' window that opens, create the cutouts required to mount the connector (such as port and mounting screw cutouts). Use the '''Grid''', '''Alignment''', and/or '''Measure''' tools to accurately place each cutout.
 
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#;[[File:window-faceeditor-ushape-customcutout.png|500px]]
 
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#Click the '''Edit''' tool and select all the objects to be included in the custom cutout.
 
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#On the '''Properties''' panel, click '''Group'''. A bounding box is drawn around the group, and the Properties panel displays controls for the group. '''Note'''  The origin for the new group is based on the origin of the first object created in the group.
 
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#;[[File:window-faceeditor-ushape-customcutout-group.png|500px]]
 
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#On the '''Properties''' panel, click '''Add to Library'''. The Edit Properties dialog opens.
 
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#;[[File:edit-properties-dialog.png|350px]]<br>
 
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#Enter a name for the group.
 
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#Leave the '''x offset''' and '''y offset''' values as they are. These offsets define the position of the bounding box corner relative to the group origin. The '''Width''' and '''Height''' define the size of the bounding box.
 
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#(Optional) Enter the '''Manufacturer''', '''Part Number''' and/or '''Description'''.
 
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#Click '''OK'''. The custom cutout is now included in the Cutout Library and the '''Cutout Library and Fasteners''' menu.<br><br>
 
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'''''To create objects in the Cutout Editor'''''
 
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#On the 3D View toolbar, click '''Edit Face''' [[File:button-editface.png|20px|bottom]], then click a face to edit. The Face Editor window opens.
 
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#On the '''Cutout Library and Fasteners''' menu, click '''Cutout Library'''. The '''Library Manager''' dialog opens.
 
 
#;[[File:window-cutoutlibrary.png|500px]]
 
#;[[File:window-cutoutlibrary.png|500px]]
 
#Click '''New Item'''. The New Item dialog opens.  
 
#Click '''New Item'''. The New Item dialog opens.  
 
#;[[File:edit-properties-dialog.png|350px]]
 
#;[[File:edit-properties-dialog.png|350px]]
 
#Enter a name for the cutout.
 
#Enter a name for the cutout.
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#Enter the x and y offset values to position the bottom left corner of the bounding box relative to the origin. (Entering an x value half of the '''Width''' and a y value half of the '''Height''' will place the origin in the centre of the bounding box.)
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#If you want to change the default origin (shown as a red dot), in '''Origin Placement''' click the dot that you want to be the origin. (It will turn red.)
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#Enter the '''Width''' and '''Height''' of the bounding box for your cutout. All your cutouts should fit within this bounding box area.
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#Enter the '''Width''' and '''Height''' of the bounding box for your cutout. (If it is a group of cutouts, all cutouts must fit within this box.)
 
#(Optional) Enter the '''Manufacturer''', '''Part Number''' and/or '''Description'''.
 
#(Optional) Enter the '''Manufacturer''', '''Part Number''' and/or '''Description'''.
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#Create your cutouts using the drawing tools, which include printed or silkscreened text and images.
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#Create your cutout using the drawing tools, which include printed or silkscreened text and images.
 
#;[[File:window-cutouteditor-connector.png|500px]]
 
#;[[File:window-cutouteditor-connector.png|500px]]
 
#Click '''Accept & Close'''. [[File:button-acceptclose.png|20px|bottom]]
 
#Click '''Accept & Close'''. [[File:button-acceptclose.png|20px|bottom]]
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#:The custom cutout is added to the bottom of the Cutout Library > Personal Items list.
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#:The custom cutout is added to the bottom of the '''Cutout Library''' > '''personal library''' list.
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'''See Also''':
 
'''See Also''':
 
*[[Creating_custom_vents|Creating custom slots]]
 
*[[Creating_custom_vents|Creating custom slots]]

Revision as of 18:27, 23 February 2016

Determine mounting specifications

  1. Determine the mounting specifications (mounting hole and cutout dimensions) for the connector.
    Sketch-customconnector.png

Draw cutouts

You can create the cutout for the connector directly in the Cutout Library, or you can create it in the Face Editor and then add it to the library. This tutorial shows you how to create the cutout in the library.

  1. On the 3D View toolbar, choose Cutout Library Manager > Open Cutout Manager. The Library Manager dialog opens.
    Window-cutoutlibrary.png
  2. Click New Item. The New Item dialog opens.
    Edit-properties-dialog.png
  3. Enter a name for the cutout.
  4. If you want to change the default origin (shown as a red dot), in Origin Placement click the dot that you want to be the origin. (It will turn red.)
  5. Enter the Width and Height of the bounding box for your cutout. (If it is a group of cutouts, all cutouts must fit within this box.)
  6. (Optional) Enter the Manufacturer, Part Number and/or Description.
  7. Create your cutout using the drawing tools, which include printed or silkscreened text and images.
    Window-cutouteditor-connector.png
  8. Click Accept & Close. Button-acceptclose.png
    The custom cutout is added to the bottom of the Cutout Library > personal library list.


See Also:

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