Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 16.19
Choosing repeating
Detail Component
Figure 16.20
a brick repeating detail
Beware the Limitations of repeating Detail Components
Before you decide to utilize the repeating Detail Component tool in any of your details, you should
be aware of its limitations. although repeating detail components can be scheduled, they cannot
be tagged or assigned a keynote as you would for a simple detail component. if your annotation
methodology relies on tags and/or keynotes, we recommend you avoid the use of repeating detail
components. instead of the repeating detail component, you can use a single detail component and
then use the array command.
Before you create a repeating detail component, we'll cover the properties behind one so
you can get a better idea of how they work. Start the Repeating Detail Component command
and draw a sample line using the Brick type. Exit the command by pressing Esc or clicking the
Modify button, and then select the Brick repeating detail. In the Properties palette, click Edit
Type to open the Type Properties dialog box.
Let's review what each of these settings does:
Detail
This setting allows you to select the detail component to be repeated.
Layout
This option offers four different modes:
Fixed Distance
This is the absolute spacing between components, for example, a strictly
defined center-to-center measurement.
Fixed Number
This mode sets the number of times a component repeats itself in the
space between the start and endpoint (the length of the sketched path).
