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This task shows you
how to enable the "polyline" feature for bendable parts that is being made
available with Release 15.
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Only heavy bendable
parts have this feature. You should note that after you enable this
feature, your existing heavy bendables will convert to using a polyline to
define the rib next next time you modify the part, and all new heavy
bendables you create will have it. To see if a heavy part has converted to
the polyline feature, expand it in the specifications tree. The ribs of
older bendables consist of points, lines, arcs. Those with the polyline
feature consist of the polyline and points. |
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Enabling this feature provides
several benefits not available with the older version of bendables. These
changes are particularly useful when you use a 3-D document to create a
corresponding 2-D version.
- If you add dimensions to a drawing, and then modify the 3-D document,
the dimensions will update in the drawing. Previously they did not retain
association with the rib of the bendable.
- You can add mechanical features to the rib, such as endstyles and
intersections, and they will be retained.
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To enable this feature change the
value of the Location field for the resource BendablePolyLine in
the Project Resource Management file. A value of 1 means it is enabled, 0
means it is disabled. By default this feature is disabled. You must make
this change in the PRM file at application level, for each application in
which you want it. |
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Note: Users should not modify the
polyline of a bendable by adding or deleting points, nor should they import
other points. |