Mounting grids are assigned to individual areas of a 3D part placement, and during the placement of other components are displayed on these areas. Thus, placement is only possible on the intersections of the grid lines. Using the mounting grid, it is possible to represent a manufacturer and type-specific hole pattern, for example, on enclosure profiles, within which screw connections are set during the mounting. The properties of the placed mounting grid can be modified subsequently.
Preconditions:
- You have opened a project.
- The layout space navigator is open and a layout space is open.
- The layout space contains imported 3D bodies which are to be saved as an enclosure or accessory part.
- Select the Edit > Device logic > Mounting grid menu items.
- In the Mounting grid dialog enter suitable values for the grid points and grid rows in the X and Y direction.
- Click [OK].
- Move the cursor over the surfaces of the 3D geometry.
The surface beneath the cursor is automatically highlighted in color. The point of origin of the surface to which the grid points defined in the Mounting grid dialog refer is displayed in a coordinate system.
- Click the selected surface to place the mounting grid. The mounting grid is saved at the part placement and is displayed in the layout space on the selected surface. The function remains active, and you can put mounting grids on additional surfaces.
- In the Mounting grid dialog, change the values which also had to be entered during the definition of the mounting grid.
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