PDS:Grading Table

Use the Grading Table command to hide or display the Grading Table. The Grading Table contains grading information such as growth values for delta X and delta Y on a selected grading point. Most grading operations are completed with the grading table displayed.

Icon & Location

• (Keyboard shortcut: 2)
• Menu: View
• Toolbar:Views

Dialog Explanation

Grading Table Tools

Click on the image links for tools' description:

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Table

Sizes

List of the sizes in the file with hide or display check boxes. Use F4 shortcut key to show/hide all sizes, or check the box next to the size you wish to view on the working area.

Only Base size is shown on working area

Base size and size 34 are shown on working area

dx & dy

Grading Values are displayed in the Grading Table whenever a point is selected. The grading values are also used to grade internals, like buttons and lines.

XY Axis

Delta X: Point moves left on smaller sizes (- value) and right on bigger sizes (+ value)

Tip!

For equal grading:

1. Select all rows of column dx or dy (by holding the LeftMouseButton and dragging all the way down)
2. Set the value of the smallest size
3. Click Enter

• Value is set for all sizes and flips for bigger sizes (for example, negative value for smallest size flips to positive value for biggest size)

Select all rows for column dy

Set -1 for smallest size

After clicking Enter the value is set for all sizes

dd

Diagonal Distance between base size point and graded points.

Absolute

The Absolute button will set a mode in which the dx, dy and dd increments will be displayed as absolute distances from the base size. The grading itself will not change.

Default - Abslute is OFF	Absolute ON
Abslute is OFF	Absolute ON

Table Right Click Menu

Right Click on selected column to have the menu opened

Equal All

Equal all rows in both columns (dx & dy)according to the values off the first size

Zero

Zero all rows of selected column

Equal

Equal all rows on selected column according to the first size value

Flip

Flip negative to positive and vice versa.

Copy

Copy whole column

Paste

Paste whole column

Reset Grid Size

Return to the default size of the grid

Table With Variation Grading

New! In Version 11 whenever size variations tables are defined, you can easily switch between the tables tabs.

Variation sizes tabs in Grading Table

Grade By Angle

Sometimes there's a need to use alternate axis lines in order to maintain a certain angle of diagonal line or curve.
In some cases you'll find the command Parallel Grading helpful and in other cases the option of grading on Angle would be more appropriate.

Alternative XY axes for grading points

Operation

1. Select a grading point
2. Click on the Angle button
3. A small XY axis will appear on the point.
4. Set the correct Angle (0 by default):
   1. Type in the angle
   2. Select direction from the Angle menu.
5. Set the grading values
6. When finished with grading by angle click on the Angle icon again to exit this mode.

Angle icon is checked, Angle field and Menu are available

Angle Menu

Previous Point

Alternative X axis elongates the line between previous point and selected point.

Next Point

Alternative X axis elongates the line between selected point and next point.

Tangent

Alternative X axis is on the tangent line of the selected point (mostly used on curves).

Rotate Right

Alternative XY rotates 90° to the right.

Rotate Left

Alternative XY rotates 90° to the left.

Previous Point

Next Point

Tangent