ATH Drawing > Standard Part ATHENA Drawing > Standard Part
Command input:
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With this command you can create standard and manufactured parts in the drawing. Standard parts are divided into profiles and joining elements.
You can insert a profiles into the drawing as cross sections, bar projections (2D projection) or as bars (3D solid)
You can insert joining elements into the drawing in various views (e.g. side elevation or plan) or as a 3D solid.
Dialog box Standard Parts
In the dialog box you will find on the left side the Display section with the dynamic preview. On the right side you can see the Operating section with several tabs for the various functional areas. The tabs Properties, Find standard and Standards regions are object-specific. The Administration tab is similar for most dialog boxes. You will find a detailed description of the functions of the manager in the Chapter Management of objects.
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Display section
At the top left there are two buttons for favorites. You will find further information on this in the section Saving and using favorites.
The preview shows the chosen standard part or an example part in the selected parts group. The preview is primarily used for a visual check, but offers other functions too:
• The Overview of the selected group is opened using left click on the preview.
• Additional functions are activated by clicking in the preview with the mouse wheel. You will find further information on this in the section Object preview.
Below the preview additional information is displayed on the chosen standard, if available.
With many manufactured parts the information text is also a hyperlink to the product page of the displayed part. Click the link to display further information (for example a detailed product description or approval) in your browser.
Display Defines which standard (DIN, ISO or EN) is to be displayed. If a standard other than DIN is selected and a part is not available in this standard, DIN parts are still displayed, but are identified by pointed brackets, e.g.: <DIN 6914>.
Outdated (withdrawn) standards are displayed in square brackets and lowercase letters, e.g.: [din 933].
To the left of the preview there are buttons with which you can adjust both the preview and also the insertion into the drawing. You will find further information on this in the section Object views.
• If you insert a profile as 2D plan view, 2D bottom view, 2D front elevation or 2D rear elevation, the profile length is interrogated on insertion. For further information siehe "Input request for profiles".
• Profile solids are "known" bar assemblies, the names of which consist of the TMP and an incremented number. You will find further information on bar assemblies in the sections Bar assembly manager and Apply bar assembly.
Dialog box section Form
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Center lines Switches center lines on or off.
Hole center lines Switches hole center lines on or off. The option Hole center lines is only available for steel section and is otherwise deactivated.
Hidden lines Switches the hidden lines on or off. Hidden lines are for example the hole in a washer or the hexagonal socket of a screw.
Thread lines Switches the thread lines on or off. This options is not available for profiles.
Contour edge Switches the contour edges for profiles on or off. This option is only available for rounded-off profiles. For example, if you insert the plan view of a steel U-section.
Hatch... Opens the Dialog box Assign hatch pattern. You will find further information on this in the Chapter Hatch pattern assignment. The Hatch button is available if you have ticked the tick box. The tick box also has the effect that the standard part is created with a hatched infill. When you have selected a material, the material-dependent hatching is used. This option is not available for joining elements.
Label... Opens the Dialog box Label. You will find further information on this in the Chapter Labeling.
Operating section
Tab Properties
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Dialog box section Properties
List Shows the available standard parts in a tree structure. With the standards regions, you can control which standards regions are visible here.
If the display of the outdated standards has been activated, they are shown in square brackets and lower-case characters for better differentiation.
The first branches of the tree structure are profiles and joining elements.
These two groups are fundamentally different. There are situations where only profiles or only joining elements are displayed.
Also the selection of Favorites is influenced by these two branches.
The navigation to the desired standard or to the manufacturer can take place with the mouse or keyboard. Closed branches (standards groups) in the tree structure are identified with +. Open branches are identified with -. When you are navigating with the keyboard, you can use the following keys:
• Upwards arrow changes to the previous standard/group
• Right arrow or + opens the selected branch
• Left arrow or - closes the selected branch
• Downwards arrow changes to the next standard/group
Variant Shows the variants of a standard, if available.
Material Opens the Dialog box Materials, where you can assign a material to a standard part. This results in the part being inserted onto a material layer. With Parts labeling the specified material can be automatically quoted on the label.
Item Opens the Dialog box Item, where you can select an item number. You will find a detailed explanation on items in the Chapter Item.
Dialog box section Dimensions
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Nominal size Displays the nominal sizes available for the current part. Here, select the required nominal size.
Standard lengths Switches the standard lengths on or off. When the standard lengths are switched in, you can select the required length.
Some standards contain lengths which are shown in brackets. According to the standard, they are "non-"preferred parts. They may have poor availability and longer delivery times.
Length Defines the length of the standard part, if the tick box Standard lengths is deselected.
Pick < Temporarily terminates the dialog box Standard parts and you can specify a length by selecting two points. ATHENA selects the next available standard length if Standard lengths is activated, otherwise the displayed length is used.
Optional input fields:
Clamp size Only available for rivets and defines the length of the clamping region. The clamping size available for the selected rivet is displayed. The functioning principle is the same as for the length. With most parts this section is masked out.
Radius Only available for rectangular hollow section and square hollow section and defines the outer radius of the tube. The radii of the rectangular and square tubes are not standardized and may differ from manufacturer to manufacturer. The definition refers just to one section (from ... to) which can be defined. The default is always the largest radius.
The functioning principle is otherwise the same as for the length. With most parts this section is masked out.
Tab Find standard
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Find Defines the search term for the standards search.
You can use placeholders in the search term: An asterisk stands for a character string and a question mark [?] for a character. Several search terms can be stated, separated by commas [,], e.g.: *14399-3*,*14399-4*
Start Starts the search for standard parts according to the specified search pattern. Alternatively, the [Enter] key can also be pressed to start the standard parts search.
List Displays the standards groups found. Here, select the standard and click the button Goto.
Go to Changes to the Tab Properties and displays the selected standard.
Tab Standards regions
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Item only Only shows the standard parts to which an item number has been assigned.
Region Lists all available regions. Here, using tick boxes, you can control which standards regions are to be displayed.
Tab Manager
You will find a detailed description of the functions of the manager in the Chapter Management of objects.
End of program
Cancel Terminates the dialog box without inserting a standard part.
OK Terminates the dialog box, the selected standard part is attached to the cross-hairs and the following input request appears for insertion:
Input requestfor joining elements and profile sections
Specify insertion point:
Use the mouse or enter coordinates to specify the insertion point of the part.
When you insert the cross section of a profile, you can change between various insertion points by repeated pressing of the keys Shift+Ctrl.
The grips of the relevant profile cross section can be used as insertion points. The insertion point activated by Shift+Ctrl only applies for the duration of the insertion.
Specify rotated angle<0>:
Use the mouse or enter an angle to specify the rotation angle. Press the Enter key to accept the default angle.
Input requestfor profiles
[Object Mode]
Select axis or [Points/?]:
Choose a system axis with the mouse.
Select Option Points to specify the start and end points of the axis.
With the option ? you call the help.
Option Points
[Point Mode]
Specify the axis start point or [Object/?]:
Use the mouse or enter co-ordinates to specify the axis start point.
Choose the option Objects when you want to select an axis.
Specify the axis end point or [Undo/Object/?]:
Use the mouse or enter co-ordinates to specify the axis end point.
You select the option Undo to start the point entry anew.
Bar orientation [Mirror/?]:
The option Mirror mirrors the bar about its own axis.
Input requestfor profiles as 3D solids
[Object Mode]
Select axis or [Points/?]:
Choose a system axis with the mouse.
Select Option Points to specify the start and end points of the axis.
With the option ? you call the help.
Option Points
[Point Mode]
Specify the axis start point or [Object/?]:
Use the mouse or enter co-ordinates to specify the axis start point.
Choose the option Objects when you want to select an axis.
Specify the axis end point or [Undo/Object/?]:
Use the mouse or enter co-ordinates to specify the axis end point.
You select the option Undo to start the point entry anew.
Choose the option Objects when you want to select an axis.
Bar orientation [Mirror/ Rotate/ surfaceAxis/ surfaceMiddle/ rotationAngle/ Point/?]:
The options for changing the bar orientation are described in the section Apply bar assembly.
Note
• The generated standard or manufactured parts can be retrospectively labeled with the ATHENA command Parts labeling.
• You can change the properties of the part with the command Modify object or by a double click.
• Ready-to-use fixings (e.g. anchor with nut) are inserted as a screwed joint group. You will find further information in the Chapter Screwed joint.
• Halfen channels include an invisible point which can be used when positioning the associated Halfen screw as snap point. For this, the object snapping point must be switched on.
• With the command Object to solid body you can convert the standard parts to solids.
• With the command Projection objects you can generate 2D projections of standard parts.
• Similar to 3D bars, 2D projections of profiles can also be trimmed with the command Cutting.
• Similar to 3D bars, 2D projections of profiles can also be sliced with the command Slice profile.
Note: Standard parts and standards are subject to continual modification by the standardization organizations. CAD-PLAN GmbH can in no way be held liable for missing or defective parts and for any errors and losses arising from them. Manufactured parts are subject to continual modification by the manufacturers. CAD-PLAN GmbH can in no way be held liable for defective parts and for any errors and losses arising from them.
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