Geometric Elements

Geometric Elements and Geometric Properties

This table show how V5 Drafting geometric elements and geometric properties are interpreted in CADAM. The CADAM Drafting product and the Interactive Drafting product support the same basic set of geometry. All basic geometric elements are transferred with mathematically accuracy between the two systems. The geometric properties (e.g., line styles) are not identically defined between the two products with the current releases. Therefore, minor differences in visual appearance may occur between the two systems.

The following table outlines the specific mappings for geometric elements and geometric properties:

Interactive Drafting Element/Property	CADAM Drafting Element/Property	Comments
Basic geometry:
Circle	Circle
Ellipse	Ellipse
Hyperbola	Not transferred
Line	Line
Parabola	Not transferred
Point	Point
Polyline	Lines
Spline	Spline
Geometric reference elements:
Dittos	Dittos
Standard geometric properties:
Color	Color (matching RGB values)
Line styles	Closest available line style	The line styles currently supported by the Interactive Drafting product do not exactly match the line styles supported by the CADAM Drafting product. Therefore, the line styles are transferred to the closest available line style.
Line widths	Line widths
Element properties:
Association to 3D Part	Not transferred
Pickability	Not transferred