Straight Leader Pins

Straight Leader Pins
Last update 05/05/2007

The Dialog Window shown below is used to create Straight Leader Pins. SoftMold allows you to create Straight Leader Pins in any construction plane. The insertion position of the leader pin is on the center line at the top of the pin head. The Leader Pins is drawn in the Z negative direction relative to the current construction plane.

Straight Leader Pin Dialog Window

To Create Straight Leader Pins follow the Steps listed below.
Click the Suppler List Control and select one of the suppliers listed there.
When you select a supplier the other controls are loaded with the appropriate values.

Selecting a Pin - You may select a pin by one of two methods.

Method One
If you happen to know the catalog number you can select it using the the Catalog Number Control. When you select an item all of the other controls and data display are set to the appropriate values.

Method Two
Select the nominal diameter of the pin. When you make a selection the pin length control if filled with the available pin lengths for the selected size. Select the length of the pin from the Pin Length control. When you select an item all of the other controls and data display are set to the appropriate values.

Selecting the Drawing Style
Use the drawing style list control and select one of the available drawing styles. For details about the available drawing styles for Straight Lead Pins, see Straight Lead Pins Drawing Styles.

Pressing the 'OK' Button
At this point you have completed selecting a pin and the drawing style to use when creating the pin. When you press the 'OK" button the dialog window will close and Keycreator's position menu ( shown below ) will appear. Use the 'Position Menu' to select where to create the leader pin. Each time you select a position a leader pin will be created at that position. Pressing the ESC Key will end the creation routine and return you to KeyCreator.

KeyCreator's Position Menu

Straight Leader Pins - Drawing Styles
Below is a listing of the different drawing styles that are available.
Each of the different styles is explained below.

Simple Style
The Leader Pin shown to the left is drawn in the simple style. There are no cosmetic fillets and the pin is drawn at the nominal size.

Detailed Style
The Leader Pin shown to the left is drawn in the Detailed style. There are cosmetic fillets on the end and head of the pin. The pin is created at the nominal size.

Complex Style
The Leader Pin shown to the left appears the same as the leader pin drawn in the Detailed Style however this pin is created using the actual pin sizes.
( i.e. a 1 inch Pin is created at .999 )