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Surface finish symbols

You can insert surface finish symbols onto your design, drawing sheet, or 3D markupA document type that enables you to annotate and compare different versions of a design. slide. Surface finish symbolsAnnotation you can add to a drawing that provides instructions for material removal during manufacturing. move along with the surface they are attached to.

To add a surface finish symbol

1. Select the type of symbol you want to use from the SurfaceTwo dimensional object that has no thickness (as opposed to a face, which is part of a three-dimensional object). A surface has area but no volume. See Face. Finish tool drop-down.

   Mouse over the faces of your design to preview the eligible annotation planes. If an annotation plane already exists, right-click and select Select New AnnotationInformation you can add to a drawing, such as notes, dimensions, geometric tolerances, center marks, and Bills of Materials. PlaneConstruction geometry consisting of a flat surface. Planes can be used for a 2D sketch, section view of a model, a neutral plane in a draft feature. to choose a different plane.

2. Click a face to place a leader on the plane.

   You can click as many faces as you'd like to add leaders to those faces.

3. Click in an empty area of the Design windowArea in the user interface that displays your model or assembly. Also known as Workspace. to place the surface finish symbol.

4. Modify the values in the Properties panelArea of the user interface that displays editable details about the selected object(s). This panel is initially displayed on the lower left side of the screen, but can be moved.. Modify:

   • Font Size to change the font size for all the text fields on the symbol.

   • Template to change the number of fields.

   • Show All Around Symbol to add that symbol to the surface finish symbol.

   • Type to change the type of surface finish symbol.

5. Enter text or symbols in the field.

   You can press Tab to switch between the fields. Right-click and select from the mini-toolbar to insert a symbol.

To display the text of an annotation and hide the plane

1. Create two layers, one for notes, and one for the annotation planes.

2. Place the note on one layer and the annotation plane on another layer.

3. Turn off the visibility of the layer that contains the annotation plane.

Example

Surface finish symbolsAnnotation you can add to a drawing that provides instructions for material removal during manufacturing. using the Standard, Standard 2, and Standard 3 templates