Inserting print parts by placing a part

1. To begin creating a new print drawing, do any of the following:

• On the Print toolbar, click New Print Drawing .
• On the Tools menu, point to Print, and then click New Print Drawing.
• Press CTRL+I+N.

2. In the Print Frame Placement dialog box that appears, click Cancel to create a blank print drawing.
3. Do any of the following:

• On the Print toolbar, click Place Part .
• On the Tools menu, point to Print, and then click Insert Part.
• Press CTRL+I+P+P.

A dynamic preview of the part that follows the pointer appears. A contextual edit bar appears above the print drawing for editing the basic part attributes:

4. In the Part list, select the part that you want to insert.
5. (Optional) To use a mirror transformation to the part, click Mirror part .
6. (Optional) To set a rotation angle, in Angle enter a value. For help about how to use the Select Quadrant button, see Automatic computation of angles.
7. (Optional) To scale the part in Scale X enter a value. To decrease the size of the print part, enter a value between 0.01 and 1.00; to increase it, enter a value greater than 1.00.
8. (Optional) Snap the control point of the part to another object or point.

NOTE: During the insertion of print parts, you can use only point-focused snapping.

9. In the graphical area, click where you want the part to be.
10. (Optional) To insert more parts, repeat Steps 4–9.
11. To cancel the insertion of parts, press ESC.