| Step | Action | Result | |
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| 1 | Open drawing sheet | Open the drawing sheet that you would like to stamp. | The drawing sheet is displayed in the drawing window. |
| 2 | Activate stamp tool | Click on the Stamp tool button ( ) in the Toolbar. | If you now move the mouse pointer into the drawing window, it will be displayed as a stamp ( ). At the bottom left of the drawing window, the “Stamp with” dialog box appears: |
| 3 | Check/set start value for the numbering | 1) Set the start value in the Stamp-with dialog or in the Characteristic overview window. You can use the three-dot button in the Stamp number field to set the start value or the next free number via a context menu. | 1) The starting value is fixed. |
| 2) Define further properties in the Stamp with dialog: • Prefix and suffix as a supplement for the stamp text • Category • Tag • Tolerance table and class for generally tolerated dimensions | 2) The properties are fully selected. | ||
| 4 | Stamp | There are three alternative sub-functions available for the actual stamping: 4a) Stamp a characteristic individually. 4b) Automatically recognize and stamp all characteristics in one area. |
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| 4a | Stamp individual characteristic | Move the mouse pointer () onto the characteristic and click with the left mouse button (single click). | In the expample the size “□86” is stamped. After stamping, it received a stamp with the number “1” and appears as an entry in the characteristic overview: |
| 4b | Stamp area | Move the mouse pointer () onto the drawing surface and select the desired area (see also User interface > Operation – Special features when selecting and choosing): | After stamping, all relevant characteristics of the area received a VDA stamp with numbers from “1” to “7” and appear as an entry in the characteristics overview: |