Open Next Drawing ( Drawing Editor > right arrow )

Tool summary :

  • Opens, in alphabetical order, the next drawing that is the same type of drawing that you are currently viewing.
  • To Open Next Drawing , you can pess the right arrow key ( keyboard shortcut ) or use some alternative method such as clicking the icon shown above.

    • Possibility 1 : Open Next Drawing opens the next drawing on the alphabetical list of drawings of that type.
    • Possibility 2 : Open Next Drawing informs you that you are " At last drawing " and keeps you in the same drawing. Use Open Previous Drawing if you want to go back to the previous drawing.
    • Possibility 3 : Open Next Drawing detects that the detail complete date is set and gives you a no-yes-cancel dialog with the question, " Do you want to clear the date? " either press the " No " button to open the next drawing and keep the " Detail complete " date set as it is currently set. or press the " Yes " button to open the next drawing and clear its " Detail complete " date (so that it reads ' ***NOT SET*** ') or press the " Cancel " button to remain in the same drawing.
  • If you have to change drawing types, use the Drawing List Panel. Select the first item on the selection list if you want to use Open Next Drawing to go forward through the entire list.
  • If you set Hide Items options or check the box for " Show All " before you open the first drawing, you reconfigure the alphabetical list that is used for Open Next Drawing . This lets you, for example, quickly review a set of beam details.
  • Also see: Open Previous Drawing .

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