Auto-Fit Width
- Kathryn Black
The AutoFit Width feature is used when there are smaller gaps in a design zone. The feature prompts an existing component to fit perfectly into the available space.
To do this, right click on the component that needs to be fitted and select Auto-Fit Width.
If the component is fitted to an opening that is too large (resulting in a comp over 36” wide), a red warning ‘X’ will appear with a Max Width warning. If this happens, sure to adjust the component back to a smaller width.
If the space available is under the predetermined standard width of a new component (typically defaulted to 24” when pulling over an empty component), the new component will automatically fill the space available when pulled over. You should not have to use this feature.
When auto-fitting a component using this method, a blue Auto will appear at the top of the component. This means that the component is now the design zone’s dedicated “auto-width” component, which gives it an extra level of adjustability. There can only be one auto component per design zone. Typically, this would be a component with limited parts such as a long hang section.
When there is an auto-width component, users will see an Auto option when hovering over the dimension lines on the other components, where Next and/or Move have been previously seen.
If double clicking to change the width when Auto is showing, it will change the width of the selected component by taking the size adjustment from the auto-width component. In this example, the double hang on the far right is the Auto unit.
The component on the far left changed from 30” to 36”. Instead of pushing or changing the component directly next to it, the auto-width component on the far right changed from ~32” to ~26” as a result.
This is an easy way to control one component that might be ok to be custom sized, but ensure the user has control over the width of more important components.
The user can manually turn the Auto-Width feature on and off in the Component Properties menu, under Misc. The check in the box to the right means it is “on”.
If Seeing An Asterisk* By a Width Dimension..If an Asterisk (*) is displayed in the dimension line, it means the width is a rounded value. Due to the board thicknesses being measured down to 1/10 of a millimeter, widths (especially when spanning units or filling a gap between units) may not work out to a nice fraction of an inch. CAD will display the nearest fractional inch value and shows the * to indicate that the actual measurement differs slightly. This is seen most often on an “AutoFit” width component. Double click on the dimension to see the true width, or check it in Component Properties. This can also be manually trigger by typing in a measurement that is just slightly off from a standard fraction (e.g. 24.124 will display as 24.125* because that is the nearest standard fraction (24 1/8”).
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AUTOFIT COMPONENTS WITH “HOT EDGES”
Using “Hot Edges” is another method to auto-fit a component. When placing an empty component (or a pre-designed component template) in the available space, notice the two bright green “bars” that appear on either side of the gap. Before left clicking to place the component, move the cursor over one of bars to prompt the component to fill the space.
If the curser isn’t directly over one of the bars, the component will come in at the defaulted width (ei. 24”). This provides an option to keep the gap instead of filling the space. Left click to place.
The new comp will automatically share partitions with existing comps if “Auto Partitions” is enabled.
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