For those of you who already have DISCUS installed and then subsequently upgrade to the new 4.1, you will need to do one step to enable your GD&T column and functionality.  In the bottom left portion of DISCUS, in the Bill of Characteristics panel, you will see a row of vertical icons.  Click on the Configure Columns icon.  It looks like this .  In the dialog box that pops up, you should notice a column named GD&T on the Available Columns side (left side).  Click on the GD&T column and then move it to the Selected Columns side (right side) and then click OK.  At that point, you should see the column appear in your Bill of Characteristics panel.  To use GD&T, simply click on the GD&T cell under the column after you have added at least one characteristic.  You will have to option to use GD&T in Guided Mode (Feature Control Frame) or in Free Form Mode.

Let us know how you like it.  Good Luck & Enjoy!!

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