Graphic Replacement for Slots

You can generate the graphic replacement for a slots using a Generative View Style (GVS).

Related Topics
Creating a Logical View
Drawing Production

The sample XML file provided with this application is Structure_GVS.xml.

This file is located at ../OS/resources/standard/generativeparameters.

Generative view styles are defined by an administrator and specify the appearance and behavior of a generated view. Generative view styles are defined in an XML file. For more information on GVS, refer to Generative Drafting User’s Guide: Generative View Style: About Generative View Styles.

The reference planes that will be used for a given project are defined in an XML file pointed by a Project Resource Management resource, Reference Plane System. For more information, please refer to Reference Plane System.

For more information about how to create views using generative view styles, how to set generative view style parameters or more generally on administering generative view styles, please refer to the Generative Drafting User's Guide: Generative View Style.

You can customize generative view style parameters for the reference plane system. These parameters are shared by all structure applications.

Sample XML File

In the sample XML file, generative view style parameters for slot are located at the AnyView section of plate and SideView section of stiffener.

SlotSymbol

Draw
Draws slot symbols. Yes or No.
ReferenceScale
Scale factor to apply to the symbol as drawn. Default is 100.
ChapterName
The name of the chapter containing slot symbols within the Drawing Symbol Structure Catalog.
GraphicReplacementBySlotType
RECT
The symbol used for a RECT slot.
BULB
The symbol used for a BULB slot.
BOOT
The symbol used for a BOOT slot.
FLAR
The symbol used for a FLAR slot.