Set factory options

You can choose to display a drawing preview when placing a DWG overlay onto the factory floor. The option to turn on or off the visibility of selected drawing layers is also provided.

1. If you are working in a Factory Layout, click Factory tab Options panel Factory Options to display the Factory Options dialog box.
2. If you are not working in a Factory Layout, click Get Started tab Factory Launch panel Factory Options to display the Factory Options dialog box.
3. On the DWG tab, enable the Show Layer Settings dialog on placement check box. By default, this check box is disabled.
4. When placing a DWG overlay onto the factory floor, (using the Add DWG Overlay command), the Layer Settings dialog box displays. The dialog box contains a list of all drawing layers defined in the DWG overlay.
5. A checked box to the left of each layer name indicates that the layer will be visible in the DWG overlay. Uncheck the layer boxes to turn off layer visibility in the overlay.
6. Also on the DWG tab, enable the Show Dwg preview in Layer Settings dialog check box to display a preview of the DWG overlay. This check box is disabled by default. The preview image in the Layer Settings dialog box updates as you turn layer visibility on or off. The black and white buttons at the upper right of the dialog box let you toggle the preview background color between black and white.

The Templates tab of the Factory Options dialog box specifies the template file to be used for creating a new factory layout. It also specifies the template files to be used when modeling a part or an assembly intended for asset authoring and publishing.

1. If you are working in a Factory Layout, click Factory tab Options panel Factory Options to display the Factory Options dialog box.
2. If you are not working in a Factory Layout, click Get Started tab Factory Launch panel Factory Options to display the Factory Options dialog box.
3. Click the Templates tab.
4. The Default Layout Template section specifies the StandardFactoryLayout.iam template file to be used for all new factory layouts. Click the Browse button to navigate to an alternative folder location if you wish to specify a different template file.
5. The Default Part Asset Template section specifies the Standard.ipt template file to be used when creating a part model for asset authoring and publishing. Click the Browse button to navigate to an alternative folder location if you wish to specify a different template file.
6. The Default Assembly Asset Template specifies the Standard.iam template file to be used when creating an assembly for asset authoring and publishing. Click the Browse button to navigate to an alternative folder location if you wish to specify a different template file.

The snap settings control how an asset is placed on the factory floor and how it connects to other assets. You can control whether snaps are enabled, and the maximum distances to preview and enable a snap.

The units for the snap distance values are set in screen pixels. The result is that the actual snap distances change as you zoom in or out of the layout. As you zoom in, the actual distance decreases; the distance increases as you zoom out.

1. If you are working in a Factory Layout, click Factory tab Options panel Factory Options to display the Factory Options dialog box.
2. If you are not working in a Factory Layout, click Get Started tab Factory Launch panel Factory Options to display the Factory Options dialog box.
3. On the Snap tab, uncheck Enable to turn snapping off.

   Note: Unchecking Enable also turns off automatic placement of assets on the factory floor. New components are placed in space, and you have to constrain them manually.

4. In the Snap to Floor/Grid area, activate the Snap to Grid check box to turn on grid snapping.

   Enter a value from 1 through 50 for the Grid Snap Tolerance. This value is the maximum distance in pixels for an asset to snap to the grid. The default value is 25 pixels.

5. In the Snap to Connector area, activate the Snap to Connector check box to allow snapping of one asset to another. Both assets must have connection points defined.

   Enter a value from 1 through 50 for the Connector Snap Tolerance. This value is the maximum distance in pixels to snap the asset you are positioning to another asset. The default value is 25 pixels. Enter a value from 1 through 100 for the Connector Snap Preview Tolerance. This value is the maximum distance in pixels to display a line between the asset you are positioning and another asset. The default value is 50 pixels.

6. In the Snap to Sketch/DWG Overlay area, activate the Snap to Sketch check box to allow the snapping of factory assets to 2D sketch entities. Activate the Snap to DWG Overlay check box to enable factory assets to be snapped to drawing objects in a drawing overlay.

   Customize the Sketch/DWG Overlay Tolerance by entering a value from 1 through 10. The default tolerance is 5 pixels.

7. By default, the snap preview color is yellow. Click the drop-down arrow to display the color palette. You can select one of the basic colors or click Select Color: to display the Color dialog box, where you can define a custom color.

Note: You can also enable or disable snaps in the Snap Types drop-down menu on the Options panel of the Factory tab. The snap settings in the Factory Options dialog box and the Snap Types drop-down menu are automatically synchronized.

Changes to the Factory Options settings for the current document can be reset to the default settings that are installed with the product.

1. If you are working in a Factory Layout, click Factory tab Options panel Factory Options to display the Factory Options dialog box.
2. If you are not working in a Factory Layout, click Get Started tab Factory Launch panel Factory Options to display the Factory Options dialog box.
3. In the Factory Options dialog box, first click the DWG, Templates, or Snap tab. Then, click the Restore Defaults button to restore the default settings for the selected tab.

Controls the drawing preview and layer visibility of a DWG overlay.

Specifies the template files to be used for new factory layouts, as well as part and assembly assets.

Controls the snap settings for component placement in the layout. Any Snap-to settings enabled or disabled in this dialog box are reflected in the Snap Types drop-down menu on the Options panel of the Factory tab.