To Work with Drawing Support Features
Add a format to all plate drawing templates
Beside the BOM the drawing is still one of the most important sources of information for mold manufacturing. EMX offers drawing templates for almost all template models. They are located in the installation directory of EMX.
Beside the assembly drawing that is created when creating/modifying an EMX project, additional drawings might be required for individual components such as plates, ejector pins, etc. EMX provides drawing-templates for most EMX components. They are located in the <install_emx>/components/mm/<comptype> folder.
In the Plate dialog box, the check button to copy the drawing is activated by default. All drawings that have the plate-template name included are listed in the drawing pull-down.
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The available plate types (with ES for moving half and IS for fix half) are:
plate_1 Clamping plate
plate_2 Corepin Retainer Plate
plate_3 Support Plate
plate_4 / plate_4_left Rail (one or two models)
plate_5 Cavity Plate
plate_6 Ejector Retainer Plate
plate_7 Ejector Base Plate
plate_8 Stripper Plate
  1. Add your drawing formats to this templates BEFORE starting your design. Use the function Administrator Tools ▶ Add Drawing Formats to support this task.
    If you want to use EMX drawings it is recommended to set the EMX Option SAVE_DRAWINGS to YES. It is not possible to create a plate drawing later, if you forgot it during the initial plate definition.
    For other EMX components, you can decide wether the check button Copy Drawing in the Component dialog box is set or not in the EMX Option EMX_CHECK_DWG_TYPES. Simply list the component types for which the checkbutton should be active, the default is ejector|slider|lifter|latchlock.
  2. Use the option SET_EMX_DTL to decide wether the dtl-settings from file <install_emx>/configuration/symbols_dtl/<unit>/emx.dtl should be applied to a drawing or not. 

            

               
Quick Access to drawings when working in assembly mode

               

                  
    
                     
  1. Select EMX Assembly ▶  Documentation ▶  Open Drawing of selected model Image to open the drawing from the current working directory or from session directly. 
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  2. Select a component with LMB. If a drawing with the same name exists, it will be opened.
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Balloon placement with EMX

               

                  
    
                     
  1. Open the assembly TUTORIAL.ASM.
    Use EMX Assembly ▶  Documentation ▶  Open Drawing of current model Image to open the drawing from session directly. 
                        
    
                        
    
                           
    
                              
    
                                 
                                    
                                 
                                 
                                    
    
                                       
                                          
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    In case no drawing exists use EMX Assembly ▶  Project ▶  Modify Image. The Project Dialog box appears. Select the check button Copy Drawings and close the dialog with OK. EMX will create a drawing.
                                          
    
                                           		
                                    
    
                                     
                              
    
                           
    
                        
    
                     
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  2. Select Bill of Materials Image to open the EMX Bill of Materials dialog box. 
    A symbol in the table indicates wether the balloon for a component exists Image or not Image.
                           
    
                              
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  3. Click RMB on this symbol in the line of TUTOR_INT_PLATE_MH001 and Select Add BOM Number.
    The model is highlighted in all views of the current sheet and the Bill of Materials is hidden.
                        
     
                        
    
                           
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  4. Click with LMB the position of the arrow end (LMB 1)and click again for the balloon position (LMB 2). 
    
                           
    
                              
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  5. Click RMB again on the symbol again in the BOM table and remove the balloon again with Remove BOM Number . 
    
                           
    
                              
    
                                 
                                    
                                 
                                 
                                    
    
                                       
                                          
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    By default the Parameter &pos_id is displayed in the balloon. If the EMX Option USE_PARTID_IN_BALLOON is set to YES, the parameter with rule &part_no is displayed in the balloon. 
                                          
    
                                          
    If SORT_BOM_WITH_PARTID is set to YES, EMX will sort the BOM always by the content of the parameter with rule &part_no.
                                          
    
                                          
    Additional relevant EMX Options are BALLOON_ARROW_END_TYPE and BALLOON_SIZE. PLACE_BALLOON_ON_FACE is by default set to YES. 
                                          
    
                                           		
                                    
    
                                     
                              
    
                           
    
                        
    
                     
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Balloon placement with Creo

               
Creo offers a flexible way to place balloons. Based on the BOM-Table with repeat region on sheet 3 of the EMX assembly drawing
                  the balloons can be placed with Table ▶  Ballons ▶  Balloon Note.
               

               
It is possible to define the content in the balloon rather flexible. The easiest way is to use the Component Parameter BUW_ORD_POS
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Background Information

               
The symbols and their diameter-table are located in <install_emx>/configuration/symbols_dtl/<unit> . In ejpin_symbols.cfg the nominal diameter for ejector pins and their related symbol is listed. With option SUPPRESS_EJP_NOTE set to YES the display of the extra note can be avoided.