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Graphic rules for embedded symbols are specified as part of the marine mode rule set view style definition using the Tools > Define View Style command in the Drawings and Reports task. The number and type of rules available depends on the view style selected on the Define View Style dialog box, and the source selected in the view style properties. For more information, see Graphic Style Dialog Box.

Embedded symbols are symbols defined as a custom action within the rule set view style definition. Embedded symbols are delivered to the [Reference Data Folder]\SharedContent\Drawings\Catalog\Labels\Templates\EmbeddedSymbols folder. Embedded symbols become part of the object in the drawing view. They are placed on the drawing in object space, so they scale along with the object to which they are attached. The SYM file is exactly the same as the one used for standard symbols. However, the XML file for an embedded symbol is similar to a rule because it allows you to control which .sym to place depending on different geometry conditions in the model.

For example, end cuts are always resymbolized on a drawing by rule. The 3D geometry is mapped to a 2D geometry. The end cut symbol will not have parameters as inputs. The XML specifies a 2D symbol for Steel Order drawings. Different XML examples are delivered for embedded end cut symbols:

  • ProfilePartEndCut_byCrossSection.xml - Refers only to end cuts, not to any specific cross-section type.

  • ProfilePartEndCut_byEndCutType.xml - Uses specific EndCutTypes, but any WebCutType.

  • DefaultProfileEndCut.xml - Applies a default symbol to each end of the profile.

  • ProfilePartEndCut.xml - Default example; refers to SectionType, EndCutType, and WebCutType.

The ProfilePartEndCut XML, the default example, allows you to choose how the end cuts are resymbolized on drawings by rule:

In the End Cut XML files, different 2D symbols are placed at the start and end of the profile. The drawing code calculates where the start and end positions are. In the XML, you specify the symbol to use for the Start and End positions.

The ProfilePartEndCut XML, you can show welded UA profiles on the drawing:

If the condition can be made generic for the drawing, fewer sections are required in the XML code. Any can be used to handle generic cases. For example, if all welded UA profiles receive the same symbol on the drawing, set WebCutType to Any.

You can use annotation parameters to further control end cut symbol placement. You do not have to modify annotation parameters, but they can be customized if needed. The annotation parameters include: SCALE_FACTOR, ANCHOR, TARGET, LOCATION, ORIENTATION, DIRECTION, DIRECTION, CURVE_RATIO, X_OFFSET, and Y_OFFSET.

See Also

Symbol Definition for Drawings by Rule