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STARTING NEW PROJECT

▪ To Create New Project:

1. File tab >> Select New >> Select Project
2. Click on the Browse button (Template >> US Metric/ US Imperial)

3. Select the required template:

• Mechanical-Default_Metric
• Electrical-Default_Metric
• Plumbing-Default_Metric
• Systems-Default_Metric

4. Click on open
5. Click on ok

▪ To Create A Custom Template

✓ File tab >> Click on New >> Template > Select the reference template from the default list or click
on browse > Select the reference template.

▪ Unit Setup:(UN)
✓ Manage tab >> Settings Panel >> Project Units >> Specify Units as needed.

▪ Keyboard Shortcuts : (KS)

✓ View Tab >> Windows Panel >> User Interface >> Keyboard Shortcuts.
✓ Here we can add shortcuts, replace shortcuts, add multiple shortcuts.
✓ To save the shortcuts click on Export > Save it in .xml format. To load it the next time click on Import
> Select the shortcuts file.

▪ Snaps: -
✓ Go to Manage tab >> Settings Panel >> Snaps

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▪ Properties
✓ Properties are divided into two View property and Element property, Element property is further
divided into Instance property and Type property.

▪ Instance Property: Instance property is applied only to the selected element.

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▪ Type property:
✓ Type property is applied to all the elements of the same type. (Type should be same)

▪ View Properties:
1. View Scale: Changes the scale of the view as it appears on the drawing sheet. Select a scale value
from the list.
2. Detail Level: Applies a detail level setting to the view - Coarse, Medium, or Fine.
3. Visual Style: Changes the visual style of the view.
✓ Wire Frame (WF)
✓ Hidden Line (HL)
✓ Shaded (SD)
✓ Consistent Color
✓ Realistic

▪ Crop View / Do Not Crop View: - This is a toggle for cropping or not cropping the view.

▪ Show / Hide Crop Region: - This is a toggle to hide or unhide crop region.

▪ Temporary Hide / Isolate: - This option will temporarily hide / isolate selected element or hide /
isolate the entire category. This creates temporary window. To unhide the elements, click on Reset
temporary hide / isolate.

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▪ To Hide The Elements:

✓ Select the element >> Right click >> Hide in view >> Element / Category

▪ To Unhide The Element:

✓ Click on Reveal hidden elements in the view control bar >> Select the element to unhide and click on
unhide element / category in the ribbon >> Click on Close Reveal hidden elements.

▪ Visibility / Graphics Overrides: (VG or VV)

✓ Controls the graphic display and visibility of Model, Annotation, and Imported Category in the current
view
✓ View tab >> Graphics panel >> Select Visibility / Graphics Overrides

▪ View Templates
✓ To Create View Template
1. Go to View properties >> Click on View Template: None

2. Specify the Discipline >>Specify View Filter

3. Select the Default Template >>Click on Duplicate > Name it >> Ok
4. Change the properties to be added in the template
✓ E.g.: Scale: 1:50
✓ Detail Level: Fine
✓ V/G Overrides Model
✓ V/G Overrides Annotation
✓ Model Display
5. Check on include ☑ for the properties to be controlled in view template, if we check off include,
for any property it can be independently controlled in the view control bar.
✓ To Apply Template To All The Views
✓ Select all the views in project browser and select the template created in view properties.
✓ To Temporarily Override The Template Properties
✓ Go to View Control Bar >>Click on Temporary view properties

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6. Enable Temporary View Properties

7. To reset it click on Restore View Properties

▪ Managing View Templates: - This is used to add or remove or to make changes in the view template
✓ Go to View Tab >> Graphics Panel >> View Templates >> Manage View Templates

▪ Levels
✓ Creating a level using Line Tool:
1. Open any elevation view
2. Architecture tab >> Datum panel >> Select Level(LL)
3. Select Line Tool from draw panel

4. Type the dimension press enter key

5. Draw level lines by moving the cursor horizontally
6. Click

▪ Creating a level using Pick Line Tool:

1. Open any elevation view
2. Architecture tab >> Datum panel >> Select Level(LL)

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3. Select Pick Line Tool from draw panel >>Go to option bar : Specify Offset amount
4. Select the existing level

▪ Modifying the Levels

✓ To rename a level: Right click on Level name in the project browser >> Select Rename.
✓ To change the elevation of the level: Click on level elevation in the workspace or change elevation in
Instance properties.

▪ To Change The Graphic Properties Of Level

1. Select Level >> Go to Properties >> Click on Edit type
2. Duplicate if required
3. Specify the color, line type and symbols etc. >> ok

▪ To change the orientation of the level

✓ Click on elbow and adjust the grips as needed.

▪ To copy the orientation on the parallel elevation view

✓ Select the level >> Click on propagate extents in the ribbon >> select the parallel elevation view.

▪ Grids
✓ Creating Grids:(GR)
1. Architecture tab >> Datum Panel >> Grid
2. Select the draw tools to create the Grid >> Click on Pick line >> Specify offset >> Select the existing
Grid

✓ To Rename The Grids

1. Click on Grid name in the workspace and rename or go to instance parameter, and rename the grid

✓ To Change The Graphic Properties Of Grid :Same as Level

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