Document Parameters > Page > Paper > Zones

The Zones tab is used for defining parameters of dividing a drawing page into zones. Different standard formats have different default parameters of dividing. Zones designations can be displayed in 2D windows, but they're non-printable. The system can automatically detect a zone, where a view designation (cutting line, arrow, label) is placed and add a number of zone with or without number of sheet (page) to linked view designation. Also, it is possible to fill the Zone tab of the BoM automatically, depending on the zone of the corresponding position balloon.

Zones

Detect Zones for Bills of Materials
This parameter allows automatic filling of the Zone column of the standard GOST BoM after placing positions on an assembly drawing. Moreover, the value of this parameter affect the zones numbering order. Following options are available in the drop-down list:

•No
The Zone column of the BoM is not filled, the zones numbering on the current page starts anew.

•Numbering within One Page
The Zone column of the BoM is filled automatically, the zones numbering on the current page starts anew.

•Consecutive Horizontal Numbering
The Zone column of the BoM is filled automatically, the horizontal zones numbering on the current page continues numbering of previous pages, if previous pages have the same option applied.

The method of numbering is shown in pictures below on example of two A0 format pages, where rest of the Zones tab parameters are set to defaults.

Visibility
The visibility of zones in the drawing window. Following options are available in the drop-down list:

•No
Zones are not displayed.

•Yes
Zones are displayed regardless of the value of the Detect Zones for Bills of Materials parameter, but numbering order depends on it.

•Visible when zones for bill of materials are turned on
Zones are displayed, if value of the Detect Zones for Bills of Materials parameter is not set No. Numbering order also depends on it.

Show first symbol
Specifies, which of the zone-defining symbols, (the one of the X or Y axis), will come first in its marking.

Draw last
If this checkbox is enabled, then zones designations overlap the drawing elements; otherwise zones designations get overlapped by drawing elements.

Color
The color of the zone border lines. The color selection is performed as described in the Color section.

Number

The number of zone columns (X) and rows (Y).

Direction

The zones numbering direction Horizontally (From Left to Right or From Right to Left) and Vertically (From Bottom to Top or From Top to Bottom).

First char

The starting character for numbering columns (X) and rows (Y).

To keep in mind: the Document Parameters command settings affect only one page. Therefore, for drawings spanning over multiple pages, the division into zones should be defined separately for each page, taking into account the consecutive horizontal numbering (by X axis).

Offset

The X and Y offsets of the area being divided into zones in relations to the Base Point, as well as position of such point (Bottom Left or Bottom Right)

Step

Defines the X and Y dimensions of a single zone.