Drawing a Sketch with HOPEX
Creating a new sketch
To create a sketch with HOPEX:
1. From the Inventories navigation menu, select All sketches.
2. Click New.
A sketch creation dialog box opens.
3. Specify the name and click OK.
The sketch appears in the list.
Creating a sketching diagram from a sketch
To create a sketching diagram with HOPEX:
1. From the Inventories navigation menu, select All sketches.
The list of sketches appears.
2. Select the sketch that interests you and click Create Diagram.
3. Select Sketching diagram and click Create a sketching diagram.
The diagram appears and the sketch is created with the name of the application.
To insert a sketching item or a sketching link in a sketching diagram, see “Using diagrams” chapter in HOPEX Common Features guide.For more details on the use of diagrams, see Diagrams.Modifying the position of a sketching item name
In a sketch, a shape may be associated with an explanatory text rather than a name. In the case, it may be interesting to move the name of the shape in its center.
To center the name of a shape:
1. Select the shape that interests you and open its contextual menu.
2. In the Graphical Element section, select Position > Center.
The name appears in the center of the shape.
Connecting a sketching item with a repository object
If a sketching item represents an object already created in the repository, you can connect the sketching item to the architecture element.
To do this:
1. Open the Characteristics property page of the sketching item.
2. Click the arrow at the far right of the Represented Objectfield and select Connect.
3. In the connecting information window, select the type of object you want to connect, then select the adequate object from the referential.
The sketching item appears in the form of the object type selected.
4. (Optional) In the Appearance section, untick the box Use represented object representation.
The sketching item reappears in the form of the object type selected.
If need be, you can connect another shape to the sketching item.No check is made between the chosen shape and the type of the architectural element.