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To Create a Tree Definition Structure
This procedure walks you through creating a generic symbol
with a multi level structure.
Click Format > Symbol
Gallery. The SYM Gallery menu appears on the menu
manager.
Click Define.
Type the symbol name, [FILLET]. A second
Pro/E window opens with the Menu Manager open to the Symbol Edit menu. Use this
window to create the symbol.
Use the drafting tools to create new geometry.
Click SYMBOL EDIT > Groups > Create.
Type the group name as ARROW_SIDE. Select
all of the entities that belong to the arrow side except the reference line. The
system does not include the reference line in any group because it must appear
in all symbol instances. After you select all entities, click OK.
To create another top-level group, choose SYM GROUPS > Create, type the name of
the group [OTHER_SIDE], and select entities located on the other
side of the reference line. After you select all entities, click OK.
For this example,
top-level groups are exclusive. Click SYM GROUPS >
Group Attr > Exclusive.
To create subgroups of the top-level groups, choose
SYM GROUPS > Change Level.
The TOP LEVEL menu displays the list of groups at
the current level and the This Level command. Click ARROW_SIDE; all entities pertaining to this group appear in the
symbol edit window.
Click ARROW_SIDE > This Level.
To specify subgroups at the current level, choose
Create, type the group name, and select the corresponding
geometry or text line. When creating subgroups, use the following table:
Note: The system does not
include the fillet in any subgroups because it must always be in any arrow-side
instance.
By default, the system sets the group attribute to Independent; therefore, you do not have to use the GROUP
ATTR menu. Groups are independent because you can include all groups in a
single instance.
To specify the subgroups of the group CONTOUR,
choose Change Level > CONTOUR. The symbol edit window displays entities from the
current group.
Click SYM GROUPS > Create. Create these three groups:
Click SYM GROUPS > Group
Attr > Exclusive (you can choose only one of the
preceding subgroups under the group CONTOUR at one time).
Click Change Level > UP > FINISH. To select the proper
character on the screen, use Query Sel. Create groups as
follows:
Click SYM GROUPS > Group Attr > Exclusive. You have
completely described the symbol along the arrow-side branch.
To specify subgroups along the other-side branch, choose Change Level > UP to
return to the TOP LEVEL menu.
Click OTHER_SIDE and proceed
to create groups, following a procedure similar to the one described in Steps 8 through 19.
When you finish the symbol definition, choose
SYM GROUPS > Done.
Click SYMBOL EDIT > Attributes.
From the Symbol Definition Attributes dialog box,
select items characterizing the attachment point, leader type, and symbol size.
For this example, click Left Leader and Variable.
Select the leader origin on the left side of the
symbol; then click OK.
Click the Variable Text tab
to type values for notes created between slashes as variable text entries.
The system informs you that it has defined the
symbol. To save the generic symbol on a disk, choose SYMBOL EDIT
> Write. Type the directory path or accept the
default.
See Also
About
Defining Generic Symbols
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