Creating Center Lines (Reference)
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This task will show you how to apply a pair of center lines to a circle or an ellipse with respect to a reference (linear or circular). | |
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Open the Brackets_views02.CATDrawing document. | |
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1. Click the Center Line with Reference icon  from the Dressup
toolbar (Axis and Threads subtoolbar). |
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You can multi-select circles before you enter the command to create center lines for all selected circles. |  |
| 2. Select the circle to be applied a pair of center lines.
3. Select the reference line. The center line created is associative with the reference line. |
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| You can create a pair of center lines according to a circular reference (a point or a circle): |
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| 4. Click the Center Line with Reference icon from the Dressup
toolbar (Axis and Threads subtoolbar). You can multi-select circles before you enter the command and thereby apply center lines to the selected circles. |
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| 5. Select the circle to be applied a pair of
center lines. 6. Select the reference circle. The pair of center lines created is associative with the reference circle type element. |
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You can not apply this scenario to an ellipse. | |
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