AMSURFSYM command

Creates a surface symbol.

BricsCAD Mechanical

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Method

Select the object to attach the surface symbol and specify the points for its location.

There are two use cases to activate the mechanical entities:
  1. When creating a new drawing that contains mechanical entities:
    1. Set the LOADMECHANICAL2D system variable to ON (1).
    2. Start a new drawing using a Mechanical2d template.
  2. When opening a drawing that contains mechanical entities:
    1. Set the LOADMECHANICAL2D system variable to ON (1).
    2. Open an existent ACM drawing and start special symbols creation.
Note: These dimensions are compatible with the legacy AutoCAD® Mechanical application.
Note: The dimensions will be added to the AM_5 layer.
Note: After opening a drawing that contains mechanical entities, filling other drawings with mechanical-related data will be done on-demand in contrast to previous versions. It will be possible when a user copies the mechanical-related entities to the vanilla drawing. In case of copying entities that are not related to the mechanical data, a vanilla drawing will not be filled with mechanical data.
Note: When you open a drawing that contains mechanical entities, but the LOADMECHANICAL2D system variable is OFF, a warning bubble is displayed at the status bar that describes the situation and provides a hyperlink to immediately enable and load the mechanical 2d modules.

After creating the symbol prototype with the AMSURFSYM command, you can configure the exact surface symbol's properties in the Properties panel:

Note: The surface symbol properties depend on the used standard.

Symbol

Symbol type
Choose one of the following:
  • Basic symbol
  • Material removal required
  • Material removal prohibited
Majority symbol
Indicates the common state of all surfaces using a single collective indication symbol.
OFF: shows only the collective indication.
ON: shows the state of other surface texture symbols elsewhere in the drawing in parenthesis at the right side of the collective indication.

Requirements

All Around
Toggles the visibility of the All Around surface texture in the symbol.
Machine allowance
Specifies the machining allowance for the surface.
Process note
Defines the process requirements for the surface.
First requirement
Defines the first requirement for the surface.
Second requirement
Defines the second requirement for the surface.
Third requirement
Defines the third requirement for the surface.
Direction of lay

Sets the direction of lay for the surface.

Roughness average max
Defines the maximum roughness average for the surface.
Roughness average min
Defines the minimum roughness average for the surface.
Process note2
Defines the process requirements for the surface.
Sampling length
Defines the sampling length required for the surface.
Other roughness max
Defines the maximum other roughness for the surface.
Other roughness min
Defines the minimum other roughness for the surface.

Leader

Offset from Object
Specifies the distance between the extension line’s start point and the attached object.
Extension beyond leader
Specifies the distance between the symbol’s start point and the surface extension line’s end point.