The " Save As " button
| Please note: You cannot create new submaterial details or erection view drawings or sheets using the " Save As " button. Submaterials and erection view drawings must be created by auto detailing in a full-featured SDS2 program. Sheets can be created using the " Save As " button. |
On this page :
- Pressing the "Save As" button (step-by-step instructions)
- "Save As" for different file types (step-by-step continued)
Also see :
- The "New..." button (another way to create a new drawing)
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Pressing the " Save As " button :
" Save As " creates a copy of the selected member detail or job/global standard detail or sheet outline or reference drawing or symbol or global symbol. and gives it the new name that you type.
1 . The " Save As " button can be found on the drawing selection window for Drawing Editor . Use any one (1) of the following methods to open the drawing selection window:
Method 1 : Launch the Drawing Editor from Home .
Method 2 : If you are already in the Drawing Editor , choose File > Open .
2 . The drawing selection window opens.
2a : Select one of the following drawing types:
Details or
2b : Select the item you that want to create a copy of. Press the " Save As " button and follow the instructions for the drawing type you selected (" Details " or " Job standard details " or " Global standard details " or " Reference drawings " or " Sheet outlines " or " Symbols " or " Global symbols ").
Note: You cannot create new submaterial details or erection view drawings or sheets using the " Save As " button.
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" Save As " for different file types :
Member details . After you select a drawing and press the " Save As " button with ' Details ' selected, the Name Required widow opens.
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1 . Type in the " Detail name " ( up to 61 characters ) that you want to give the member detail. Then press " OK ."
2 . So long as " User created details " is not checked (
) on the Hide Items window, the new drawing that you just created will be listed on the selection dialog. If " User created details " is checked (
), you can use check the box for "
Also see: " User created details " (option on the Hide Items window).
Job standard details or Global standard details or Reference drawings . After you press the " Save As " button with ' Job standard details ' or ' Global standard details ' or ' Reference drawings ' selected, the Save As widow opens.
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1 . In the Save As window, optionally type in a " File description " (up to 61 characters). Leave " Change reference point " not checked (
Name Required
Name:
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2 . The Name Required window opens. Enter the " Name " (" Job standard detail name " or " Global standard detail name " or " Reference drawing name ").
3 . The new drawing that you just created is listed on the selection dialog.
Also see: File > Verify Reference Point is usually a better way to change a drawing's reference point than checking the box for " Change reference point ." The " File description " that you may have entered above is reported as the " File description " on the Drawing Data window.
Sheet outlines . After you press the " Save As " button with ' Sheet outlines ' selected, the Name Required widow opens.
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1 . Type in the sheet outline name (up to 61 characters), then press " OK ."
2 . The new drawing that you just created is listed on the selection dialog.
Symbols or Global symbols . After you press the " Save As " button with ' Symbols ' selected, the Name required widow opens.
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1 . Type in the " Name " (" Symbol name " or " Global symbol name ") that you want to give the symbol. Press " OK ."
2 . The new symbol or global symbol that you just created is listed on the selection dialog.
A symbol is stored in your current Job . It is a job symbol.
A global symbol is stored in the data directory for your current version of this program. You cannot add a global symbol to a drawing. You need to first use the Global Symbols: Copy to Job utility to copy that global symbol, then you can you can add the job symbol.