You must duplicate some geometry and dimensions on the ProfileSketch layer so that they appear on the profile sketch drawings created in the Drawings and Reports task.
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Click Tools > Layers to display the Layer toolbar.
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Click Change Layer .
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On the dialog box, select ProfileSketch layer, and click OK.
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Sketch geometry needed for a profile sketch.
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Create driven dimensions by dimensioning between the ProfileSketch geometry and Input geometry. The dimensions are usually similar to the driving dimensions between the Output and Input geometry.
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Each ProfileSketch geometry element must be connected to its equivalent original output geometry. ProfileSketch geometry elements cannot be connected to each other.
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Create geometry elements by connecting the ends of the copy elements to the original elements.
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For arcs, connect the ends and place tangency constraints when tangency is needed.
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Include only the edges of the output geometry that represent the actual cut, not the entire closed contour. For example, on a slot, do not include the base plane curve or offset curve.
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Dimensions must be driven dimensions so that they adjust as the symbol file is manipulated.
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For flange and web cuts, the group must also include connect and length points. See End Cut ProfileSketch Points.
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For flange cuts, do not include the web notch in the output geometry. Draw a line across the notch.
The elements do not have edge names.
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Group all items in the ProfileSketch layer.
It is easier to select the geometry to group by having only the ProfileSketch layer displayed. Click Layer Status , and select Active layer only. This technique is very important for end cuts, where profile sketch points are coincident with points on other layers.