Entering the 2D Layout for 3D Design Workbench

This first task shows you how to enter the 2D Layout for 3D Design workbench and start a new layout.

  1. Select Start > Mechanical Design from the menu bar.

  2. Select the 2D Layout for 3D Design workbench.

    The New Layout dialog box is displayed, allowing you to choose a standard, a sheet style and an orientation for your new layout. Among other things, the sheet style defines the sheet format, paper size, scale and default orientation.
     

  3. Make sure the ISO_3D standard is selected. Leave the other options with their default values.

  4. Click OK.

    The New Part dialog box is displayed.

  5. Enter a name for the part that will be associated to your layout (Disk, for example), and click OK.

    An empty sheet is created in a specific 2D window, and the associated part document is created and opened in a 3D window.


The commands for creating and editing features are available in the 2D Layout for 3D Design workbench toolbars. Now, to fully discover the 2D Layout for 3D Design workbench, let's perform the next tasks. You will begin by starting the preliminary design of a part.