The " New... " button ( Drawing Editor )

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Pressing the " New... " button :

1 . Use any one (1) of the following methods to open the drawing selection window:

Method 1 : Launch the Drawing Editor at Home .

Method 2 : If you are already in the Drawing Editor , Open ( Ctrl + o ).

2 . The drawing selection window opens.

2a : Select one of the following drawing types:  Details or Job standard details or Global standards or Reference drawing or Detail sheets or Gather sheets or Erection sheets or Sheet outlines or Symbols or Global symbols .

2b : Press the " New... " button and follow the instructions for the drawing type you selected (" Details " or " Job standard details " or " Global standard details " or " Reference drawings " or " Detail sheets " or " Gather sheets " or " Erection sheets " or " Sheet outlines " or " Symbols " or " Global symbols ").

Note: You cannot create new submaterial details or erection view drawings or detail views using the " New... " button. When you select " Submaterial " or " Erection Views " as the drawing type, the " New... " button is disabled .

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" New... " for different drawing file types :

Member details . After you press the " New... " button with ' Details ' selected, the New Drawing widow opens.

1 . Type in the " Drawing name " (up to 61 characters) that you want to give the member detail. Then press " OK ."

2 . The Drawing Data window opens. At this point, you may wish to set the " Detail rotation ," which affects extension dimensioning. Also note that you can optionally set the " Drawing scale " and the " Shorten limit line " or " Mark for FabTrol export " using this window. Press the " OK " button when you are done with this window.

3 . A blank drawing opens. The drawing is the newly created member detail. Until you Save it, this drawing exists in RAM only (not on disk).

Note: When you create a new member detail in this manner, you must manually input bill of material information if you want this information to appear on the bill of material when this detail is placed on a sheet. The best way to create details is to model the member in Modeling , then Detail Members .

Also see: " User created details " (option on the Hide Items window). " Mark for FabTrol export " (option on the Drawing Data window for user-created details).

Job standard details . After you press the " New... " button with ' Job standard details ' selected, the New Drawing widow opens.

1 . Type in the " Drawing name " (up to 61 characters) that you want to give the job standard detail. Then press " OK ."

2 . The Drawing Data window opens. On it you can, for example, set the " Drawing description " or " File description " or the " Drawing scale ." Press the " OK " button when you are done with this window.

3 . A blank drawing opens. The drawing is the newly created job standard detail. Until you Save it, this drawing exists in RAM only (not on disk).

Global standard details . After you press the " New... " button with ' Global standards ' selected, the New Drawing widow opens.

1 . Type in the " Drawing name " (up to 61 characters) that you want to give the global standard detail. Then press " OK ."

2 . The Drawing Data window opens. On it you can, for example, set the " Drawing description " or " File description " or the " Drawing scale ." Press the " OK " button when you are done with this window.

3 . A blank drawing opens. The drawing is the newly created global standard detail. Until you Save it, this drawing exists in RAM only (not on disk).

Reference drawings . After you have pressed the " New... " button with ' Reference drawings ' selected, the New Drawing widow opens.

1 . Type in the " Drawing name " (up to 61 characters) that you want to give the reference drawing. Press " OK ."

2 . The Drawing Data window opens. On it you can, for example, type in a " Drawing scale ." Be aware that the " Drawing scale " is irrelevant to adding a reference drawing in Modeling -- it only affects printing of the drawing. Press the " OK " button when you are done with this window.

3 . A blank drawing opens. The drawing is the newly created reference drawing. You need to Save the drawing to make it permanent.

Detail sheets . After you press the " New... " button with ' Detail sheets ' selected, the New Drawing widow opens.

1 . Type in the " Drawing name " (up to 61 characters) that you want to give the detail sheet. See naming a detail sheet . Press " OK ."

2 . A selection dialog opens. On it is a list of sheet outlines . Double-click the sheet outline that you want. Tip: Be sure to choose a sheet outline has a bill of material of the appropriate length on it.

3 . The newly created detail sheet opens. Except for those graphics from the sheet outline, the new sheet is totally blank. Until you Save it, this detail sheet exists in RAM only (not on disk).

Gather sheets . After you press the " New... " button with ' Gather sheets ' selected, the New Drawing widow opens.

1 . Type in the " Drawing name " (up to 61 characters) that you want to give the gather sheet. Then press " OK ."

2 . A selection dialog opens. On it is a list of sheet outlines . Double-click the sheet outline that you want.

3 . The newly created gather sheet opens. Except for those graphics from the sheet outline, the new sheet is totally blank. Until you Save it, this gather sheet exists in RAM only (not on disk).

Erection sheets . After you press the " New... " button with ' Erection sheets ' selected, the New Drawing widow opens.

1 . Type in the " Drawing name " (up to 61 characters) that you want to give the erection sheet. Then press " OK ."

2 . A selection dialog opens. On it is a list of sheet outlines . Double-click the sheet outline that you want.

3 . The newly created erection sheet opens. Except for those graphics from the sheet outline, the new sheet is totally blank. Until you Save it, this erection sheet exists in RAM only (not on disk).

Sheet outlines . After you press the " New... " button with ' Sheet outlines ' selected, the New Drawing widow opens.

1 . Type in the sheet outline name (up to 61 characters), then press " OK ."

2 . Another dialog opens. Enter a " Sheet width " and " Sheet length " or select a " Standard Paper Size " from the cascading menu, then press " OK ." Paper sizes are available in the following standards: ANSI (American National Standards Institute), ISO (International Standards Organization) and ARCH (architectural). User-defined , which is listed at the top of the list box ( ) , can be used to define a non-standard-sized sheet. For any standard size that you select, you need to specify the orientation you want: landscape (width > length) or portrait (length > width).

3 . A blank drawing opens. This blank drawing is the new sheet outline you just created. You can place a bill of material on the sheet outline (if it is to be used for a detail sheet) or place other items on the sheet outline. Until you Save it, this sheet outline exists in RAM only (not on disk).

Symbols . After you press the " New... " button with ' Symbols ' selected, the New Drawing widow opens.

1 . Type in the " Drawing name " (up to 61 characters) that you want to give the symbol. Press " OK ."

2 . The Drawing Data window opens. On it you can, for example, enter a " Drawing scale " to match the type of drawing you are likely to add the symbol to. Press the " OK " button when you are done with this window.

3 . A blank drawing opens. The drawing is the newly created symbol. You may wish to add graphics and a ${Value} label. To confirm that the drawing's reference point is where you want it, you can use File > Verify Reference Point . You need to Save the drawing to make it permanent.

Note: A symbol is stored in your current Job .

Global symbols . After you press the " New... " button with ' Global symbols ' selected, the New Drawing widow opens.

1 . Type in the " Drawing name " (up to 61 characters) that you want to give the symbol. Press " OK ."

2 . The Drawing Data window opens. On it you can, for example, type in a " Drawing description " or enter a " Drawing scale ." Press the " OK " button when you are done with this window.

3 . A blank drawing opens. The drawing is the newly created symbol. You may wish to add graphics and a ${Value} label. To confirm that the drawing's reference point is where you want it, you can use File > Verify Reference Point . You need to Save the drawing to make it permanent.

Note: A global symbol is stored in the data directory for your current version of this program

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