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Autodesk 24108-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2008 User Manual

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  • Page 1 AutoCAD Architecture 2008 User's Guide 2007...
  • Page 2 EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE, IF ANY, OF THE MATERIALS DESCRIBED HEREIN. Autodesk, Inc., reserves the right to revise and improve its products as it sees fit. This publication describes the state of the product at the time of publication, and may not reflect the product at all times in the future.
  • Page 3 © Portions of this computer program are copyright 1995-1999 LizardTech, Inc. All rights reserved. MrSID is protected by U.S. Patent No. 5,710,835. Foreign Patents Pending. © Portions of this computer program are Copyright ; 2000 Earth Resource Mapping, Inc. © OSTN97 Crown Copyright 1997.
  • Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    ........18 Autodesk Training Programs and Products .
  • Page 6 Working with Tool Palettes from a Central Location ......42 Tools ............44 Creating an Object with a Tool .
  • Page 7 Publishing Tool Catalogs ......... . . 89 Adding a Website to Your Catalog Library .
  • Page 8 ........135 Publishing Drawing Files to Autodesk MapGuide .
  • Page 9 Changing the Properties of a Level ........207 Deleting a Level .
  • Page 10 Deleting Model Space Views ......... 258 Synchronizing View Drawing Layers with Sheet View Layers .
  • Page 11 Understanding Constructs Included in the Commercial Template Project ....325 Understanding the Element File Included in the Commercial Template Project ....327 Understanding Views Included in the Template Project .
  • Page 12 Chapter 8 Drawing Compare ........385 Working with Drawings for Review .
  • Page 13 Creating and Editing Layer Standards ........434 Component Fields in Layer Standards .
  • Page 14 Adding Standard Display Settings from a Project Drawing to a Project Standards Drawing ..483 Editing the Version History of a Standard Display Setting ......484 Purging the Version History from a Project Standards Drawing .
  • Page 15 Creating a Material Definition ........522 Defining the Layer, Color and Linetype of a Material Definition .
  • Page 16 Napkin Sketch ........... 640 Creating a Napkin Sketch .
  • Page 17 Removing Windows, Openings, Doors, or Door/Window Assemblies from a Wall ... . . 699 Anchoring an Object to a Wall ........699 Detaching Objects from a Wall .
  • Page 18 Assigning Definitions to Curtain Wall Mullions ....... 795 Specifying the Materials of a Curtain Wall Style .
  • Page 19 Using Overrides in Curtain Wall Units ........880 Overriding Curtain Wall Unit Infills .
  • Page 20 Changing the Ambient Light Intensity ........1000 Modifying the Global Rendering Material .
  • Page 21 Using Anchors to Change the Vertical Position of a Window ..... . . 1075 Using Anchors to Change the Position of a Window Within a Wall .
  • Page 22 Creating a Multi-Landing Stair with User-Specified Settings ......1138 Creating an L-Shaped Stair with 45-Degree Tread .
  • Page 23 Stair Tower Generator ..........1248 Creating a Stair Tower .
  • Page 24 Creating a Slope Roof with User-Specified Settings ....... 1293 Creating a Gable Roof with User-Specified Settings .
  • Page 25 Locating a Shape in the Structural Member Catalog from a Structural Member in a Drawing ..1376 Opening a Catalog File in the Structural Member Catalog ......1376 Creating a Structural Member Style with the Structural Member Style Wizard .
  • Page 26 Part 4 Design Utilities ........1451 Chapter 30 Anchors .
  • Page 27 Changing the Display Properties of Layout Grids ......1488 Creating and Removing Boundaries for Layout Grids .
  • Page 28 Generating a Hatch Boundary ........1529 Redefining a Hatch Boundary .
  • Page 29 Changing the Scale Factor of a Multi-View Block ......1566 Changing the Offset of a Multi-View Block Using Grips .
  • Page 30 Editing Space Boundaries ......... . 1636 Changing the Height of Extruded 3D Spaces .
  • Page 31 Attaching Notes or Files to a Zone Style ........1716 Converting Area Group Styles to Zone Styles .
  • Page 32 Editing a Material Boundary ........1787 Editing and Merging Linework in a 2D Section .
  • Page 33 About 2D and 3D Elevation Display Components and Materials ..... 1834 Use Subdivision Properties and Materials in 2D Elevation Styles .
  • Page 34 Changing Style Properties with the AEC Dimension Style Wizard ....1883 Attaching Notes and Files to an AEC Dimension Style ......1885 Q and A for Working with AEC Dimensions .
  • Page 35 Countable Linear Array Components ........1921 Surface Components .
  • Page 36 Opening a Model Space View ......... . 2012 Deleting a Model Space View .
  • Page 37 Browsing Property Data ......... . . 2068 Property Set Definitions .
  • Page 38 Troubleshooting Classification Definitions ........2112 Empty Classification Tab in Style Properties .
  • Page 39 Collecting Similar Blocks ......... . 2170 Block Properties .
  • Page 40 xl | Contents...

  • Page 41: Workflow And User Interface

    Workflow and User Interface...
  • Page 42 2 | Chapter 1 Workflow and User Interface...

  • Page 43: Introduction

    Introduction ® Welcome to AutoCAD Architecture 2008! Built on the new AutoCAD 2008 platform, this release is targeted at making the transition from AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture easier by simplifying your interactions with the software. It offers many new features that help you achieve your design and documentation goals:...

  • Page 44: New Features

    New Features Improved Help System for the Transitioning AutoCAD Users The help system has been enhanced to simplify the transition from AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture. These help components have been added so that new users with previous AutoCAD experience can easily segue into working with AutoCAD Architecture: Essential task movies Learning resources overview for different expertise levels...
  • Page 45 Architecture workspace. This now provides a single in-process rendering environment for creating highly photo-realistic renderings, based on real-world photometric indoor & outdoor lighting, procedural materials, more robust material editing, and inherent interoperability with AutoCAD and the AutoCAD family of products. For full information about lighting, materials, and rendering, see Create Realistic Images and Graphics”...
  • Page 46 Overriding layer properties for a viewport Easier Editing of Object Display The editing of the display properties of an object has been simplified and better integrated with AutoCAD methods and workflows. You can now use the Display tab of the Properties palette to change the display property settings for a selected object display component in the current display representation.
  • Page 47 Exporting a DWG file to IFC Importing an IFC file to AutoCAD Architecture For more information, see Importing and Exporting IFC Files” on page 126. Improved Drawing Management The Drawing Management feature has been improved to make working with projects easier and more effective: You can set up your project so that the sheet view layer settings are updated from the layer settings in the model space of the view drawing.
  • Page 48 Sheet view with layer settings from view For more information, see Synchronizing View Drawing Layers with Sheet View Layers” on page 259. You can open AutoCAD Architecture with a specific project as the current project by double-clicking the APJ file ®...
  • Page 49 For more information, see Updating Associative Spaces” on page 1598 Openings on 3D freeform space surfaces: You can add and edit openings on the surfaces of 3D freeform spaces using grips. Freeform openings can be viewed and organized in the Space/Zone Manager and can be exported to AutoCAD MEP.

  • Page 50: A Quick Start For Transitioning From Autocad To Autocad Architecture

    Boundary offsets calculated by area calculation standard For more information, see Working with Space Boundary Offsets” on page 1626. Generating associative spaces: The generation of associative spaces has been moved to the Properties palette, making it more interactive and intuitive. For more information, see Generating Associative Spaces”...
  • Page 51 On the Welcome to AutoCAD Architecture 2008 page that displays when you open the software, select a movie from the right pane under Essential Task Movies. NOTE The software locations for tools, palettes, and catalogs listed below are the default locations for a standard US install. Customized installations, as well as localized versions may vary in the tools they supply and the structure of the tool palettes.
  • Page 52 How do I with AutoCAD with Palette or UI Location More Information tools AutoCAD Architecture tools Draw Walls? Linework or Walls Design Group - Walls Palette Online Help: Walls” on page 645 Multilines Learning Movie: Laying Out Floor Plans Draw Doors? Blocks or Doors Design Group - Doors Palette...
  • Page 53 How do I with AutoCAD with Palette or UI Location More Information tools AutoCAD Architecture tools Place Furniture, Blocks or Multi-View Design Group - FF & E Palette Online Help: Multi-View Blocks” on Fixtures, and Dynamic Blocks Blocks page 1558 Equipment? Create Annotation and...
  • Page 54 How do I with AutoCAD with Palette or UI Location More Information tools AutoCAD Architecture tools Dimension Dimensions Document Group - Dimension Online Help: Dimensions” on Drawings? Dimensions Palette page 1844 Add Schedule Blocks Tag Tools Document Group - Tags Palette Online Help: Adding Tags Using Tags?
  • Page 55 How do I with AutoCAD with Palette or UI Location More Information tools AutoCAD Architecture tools Mark up drawing REVCLOUD Revision Document Group - Annotation Online Help: AEC Content in the revisions? command Clouds Palette Content Browser” on page 2116 NOTE More Revision Cloud tools can be accessed from Content Browser.

  • Page 56: Default Content Paths For Microsoft Windows Vista

    Double-click the AutoCAD Architecture icon on your desktop. The icon is displayed on your desktop if you chose to create it when you installed the software. On the Start menu, click Programs Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2008 AutoCAD Architecture 2008. NOTE AutoCAD Architecture 2008 can be run under Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista.

  • Page 57: Finding Help

    AutoCAD Architecture will help you reap productivity benefits by minimizing tedious drafting and rework. Autodesk provides many resources to ensure that you quickly become productive with AutoCAD Architecture and the many new features available in this release. Online and print documentation, real-world tutorials, and technical support channels are all available to answer your questions as you begin working with the software.

  • Page 58: Autocad Architecture Design Phases Overview

    Red marker indicates topic covering new feature To access AutoCAD Architecture 2008 New Features Workshop 1 On the Help menu, click New Features Workshop. 2 On the Main Menu page, click the category for the feature you want to learn about. To access AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Tutorials 1 On the Help menu, click Tutorials.

  • Page 59: Autodesk Training Programs And Products

    Autodesk products. Enhance your productivity with proven training from over 1,400 ATC sites in more than 75 countries. For more information about Autodesk Authorized Training Centers, contact atc.program@autodesk.com or visit the online ATC locator at http://www.autodesk.com/atc.

  • Page 60: Contacting Autodesk

    Website: http://www.autodesk.com Sales Information To purchase additional Autodesk software, contact your local reseller. For the name of the authorized reseller nearest you, call 1-800-964-6432 or access the Resellers and Training Centers website, http://www.autodesk.com/resellers/. Technical Support If you have technical questions about the products, you should contact your local reseller or check the frequently asked questions (Technical Solutions &...

  • Page 61: The Workspace

    The Workspace The AutoCAD Architecture workspace is a highly customizable graphical user interface designed to accommodate the various workflows and workstyles of architectural professionals. The topics in this section provide an overview of the available workspace components and describe how to access and configure them to meet your needs.

  • Page 62: The Workspace Concept

    The Workspace Concept In AutoCAD Architecture, a workspace is a task-based customization of the basic user interface that includes only those menus, toolbars, and palettes you need for a particular architectural process. When you first start AutoCAD Architecture, you are prompted to set the initial drawing environment and the default drawing template file by selecting one of the following workspaces: Workspace Description...

  • Page 63: The Menu Bar

    The AutoCAD Architecture workspace Because the door is selected, its editing grips are visible, and because it is the only object currently selected, the Properties palette displays information specific to this door. The Properties palette and the other labeled components are also common to each of the other predefined workspaces.
  • Page 64 Menu Contents View Commands that change the working view Access to Keynote Display and Cameras Insert General insertion commands for external files and file types Access to DesignCenter and Detail Component Manager Format Formatting commands for color, linetype, lineweight, and other graphic characteristics.

  • Page 65: Toolbars

    Toolbars Toolbars in AutoCAD Architecture workspaces contain buttons that you click to initiate commands, change settings, or access other features that you might often need during a drawing session. The icon on a toolbar button indicates its function. To display a tooltip with the button name, you move the cursor over the button. This also displays a description of the button’s function at the lower-left corner of the workspace on the application status bar.

  • Page 66: Context Menus

    Toolbar Contents Navigation Commands for opening the Content Browser, the Project Navigator Palette, the Tool Palettes Set, the Properties Palette, and Design- Center; also contains flyout toolbars for Zoom, Views, UCS, and Shading Layer Properties, Layers II Commands to start the Layer Manager and change the status of a layer Shapes Commands for adding 2D AutoCAD objects like lines, arcs, polylines...

  • Page 67: Tool Palettes

    Wall context menu If more than one type of object is selected, the context menu includes only those commands that can be applied to all the selected objects. If no objects are selected, the general context menu is displayed as shown below. This menu contains non-object-specific commands, including the same commands available from the Modify toolbar.

  • Page 68: Properties Palette

    Design tool palette with tools for standard design objects For more information, see Working with Tool Palettes” on page 35. Properties Palette The Properties palette provides a central location to view and modify both the physical and graphical properties of an object you are about to draw, or of objects that are selected in the drawing area.

  • Page 69: Drawing Window Status Bar

    The dashboard contains mainly AutoCAD-specific commands for 3D modelling, like settings for lighting, visual styles, and rendering. Drawing Window Status Bar Located at the bottom of the drawing area, the drawing window status bar displays status information about the current drawing and provides access to various commands that can be applied to the drawing as described below.

  • Page 70: Command Line

    Isolate Objects ( ): Click the light bulb icon to hide or display objects you have selected in the drawing. For more information, see Isolating Objects” on page 72. AEC Project Standards: When a project is loaded, click here to synchronize or configure standards for the current project.

  • Page 71: Communication Center

    This in-product notification system keeps you up to date on service pack availability and provides information for Autodesk Subscription Program members, such as extension availability, product tips and tricks, and product support information. You can set the Communication Center to notify you of any updates or other important information at specified intervals.

  • Page 72: Working With Objects In The Workspace

    dashboard, a special palette with task-specific control panels. You can create your own workspaces and modify the default workspaces. For more information, see and Create Task-Based Workspaces” in the AutoCAD help. Workspaces work with and complement the control over your drawing environment provided by profiles. Workspaces control the display of menus, toolbars, and palettes in the drawing area.

  • Page 73: Modifying Objects

    Adding a wall to the drawing Tools are arranged on tool palettes for easy access. To open the tool palettes, click Tool Palettes on the Window menu. Modifying Objects You can modify an object using any of the following methods: Properties palette: The Properties palette is the central location for entering and changing information about an object.

  • Page 74: Selecting Similar Objects

    Wall context menu Direct editing with grips: Commands for modifying objects are accessible from the object’s grips. Click an object in two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) view to display its grips. For detailed information about object grips, see Direct Editing with Grips and Dynamic Dimensions”...

  • Page 75: Working With Tool Palettes

    1 Select the first object in the selection set. 2 Right-click, and click Select Similar. NOTE Alternatively, you can click Edit Select Similar, and then select the first object. As a shortcut, you can select the first object, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+A Working with Tool Palettes Tool palettes provide instant access to a complete inventory of AutoCAD Architecture tools—such as walls, doors, and...

  • Page 76: Opening The Tool Palettes Set

    TIP The quickest way to locate and view an AutoCAD topic referenced in AutoCAD Architecture Help is to click the Search tab in the Help window, select the Search titles only option, and then copy and paste or type in the AutoCAD topic name, and click List Topics.

  • Page 77: Controlling The Appearance Of The Tool Palettes Set

    Controlling the Appearance of the Tool Palettes Set Typically, the tool palettes set remains open during the AutoCAD Architecture session. It is the central location from which you add objects to the drawing and start object-related commands. A number of user-definable display options let you optimally integrate the tool palettes with your workspace.

  • Page 78: Specifying Different Tool Palettes For The Tool Palettes Set

    Use this procedure to create a new tool palettes set. 1 Create a folder in which you will create the new tool palettes set. The default tool palettes set is in \Documents and Settings\<Username>\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Support\WorkspaceCatalog (Imperial/Metric). 2 On the Format menu, click Options.

  • Page 79: Creating A New Tool Palettes Group

    New tool palettes set 9 To rename the tool palettes set, click , and then click Rename Palette Set. 10 Add tool palettes and tools to the new set: If you want to Then add a new empty tool palette Creating a New Tool Palette”...

  • Page 80: Creating A New Tool Palette

    5 Select a tool palette from the left pane for the new tool palettes group, and drag it into the new group folder. 6 Click Close. TIP The Customize dialog can be very useful for adding palettes to project palette groups. For more information, Displaying the Project Tool Palette Group”...
  • Page 81 Icon-only display on the tool palette You can also display tools in a single column on the tool palette. When you are using a single-column list, tool texts is always displayed. Tool palette in list view 1 Open the tool palette that you want to change. 2 Right-click the palette, and click View Options.

  • Page 82: Adding Text And Separator Lines To Tool Palettes

    Adding Text and Separator Lines to Tool Palettes Use this procedure to add separator lines and text to a tool palette. Separator lines can be useful if you want to create subdivisions on a tool palette containing many tools. To annotate a separator line, you can insert a text element.
  • Page 83 Adding a Tool Palette from a Tool Catalog in the Content Browser Use this procedure to link a tool palette from a tool catalog in the Content Browser to the tool palettes set in AutoCAD Architecture. For information on creating tool palettes in the Content Browser, see Adding Content to a Tool Catalog”...

  • Page 84: Tools

    Updating a Tool Palette from a Tool Catalog in the Content Browser Use this procedure to update a linked tool palette in the tool palettes set from its source tool catalog in the Content Browser. 1 Link a tool palette from a catalog in the Content Browser to the tool palettes set, as described in Adding a Tool Palette from a Tool Catalog in the Content Browser”...

  • Page 85: Creating An Object With A Tool

    Tool description (also used as the tooltip and as the tool description when the tool is copied to a tool catalog in the Content Browser) Description of objects inserted with this tool Layer key of objects inserted with this tool Layer overrides of objects inserted with this tool Object style Location of object style...

  • Page 86: Changing The Tool Properties

    1 On the Window menu, click Tool Palettes. 2 Click the tool palette that contains the tool for the object you want to insert. For example, if you want to insert a bifold double door, click the Doors palette, and navigate to the Bifold Double Door tool.

  • Page 87: Changing A Tool Icon

    1 On the Window menu, click Tool Palettes. 2 Click a tool palette. 3 Select the tool, right-click, and click Properties. 4 Enter a name for the tool. 5 Click the setting for Description, enter a description of the tool, and click OK. 6 Expand Basic, and expand General.

  • Page 88: Refreshing A Tool Icon

    You can use the following image formats for tool icons: TIFF NOTE PNG is the recommended image format for tool icons. Icons in the tool palettes can have a maximum size of 64 x 64 pixels. Larger images are scaled when inserted. In the tool itself, you can only define the tool icon.

  • Page 89: Creating A Tool From An Object In The Drawing

    5 Right-click the existing icon, and click Refresh Image. 6 Click OK. Creating a Tool from an Object in the Drawing Use this procedure to create a tool from an object in the drawing. You can create only object tools with this method. For information on creating command tools, see Creating a Command Tool”...

  • Page 90: Creating A Tool From Aec Content In Designcenter

    Creating a tool from the Style Manager 1 Open the tool palette where you want to create the new tool. 2 On the Format menu, click Style Manager, and navigate to the style you want to use. For example, if you want to create a wall tool with the Demolition style, expand Wall Styles, and select the Demolition style.

  • Page 91: Creating A Command Tool

    Creating a tool from AEC Content in DesignCenter 1 Open the tool palette where you want to create the new tool. 2 On the Insert menu, click DesignCenter, and navigate to the AEC Content item from which you want to create a tool.

  • Page 92: Working With Tools From A Central Location

    Command tool properties 1 Place a copy of a command tool on another tool palette: If you want to Then copy an existing command tool from a tool palette navigate to the tool palette, right-click the command tool, and click Copy. Then navigate to the tool palette on which to insert the new command tool, right-click, and click Paste.
  • Page 93 Linking a tool from a catalog in the Content Browser 1 Open the tool palette on which you want to place a tool from the Content Browser. 2 On the Window menu, click Content Browser, and navigate to the tool palette or category in the tool catalog that contains the tool you want to copy.
  • Page 94 Updating a tool from the Properties worksheet NOTE When you select Refresh from, all tool properties on the worksheet are set to read-only. Properties for this tool must be changed in the Content Browser. 6 Click OK. Updating a Tool in AutoCAD Architecture from the Content Browser Use this procedure to update a tool in a tool palette that has a link to the Content Browser.

  • Page 95: Applying The Properties Of A Tool To An Existing Object

    5 Click OK. 6 Select the tool in the tool palette, and copy it to its original location in the Content Browser catalog. NOTE You can copy a tool to a catalog in the Content Browser using the Copy and Paste commands from the context menu, or by dragging the tool onto the Content Browser icon in the Windows task bar.

  • Page 96: Deleting A Tool

    When the style in the external Styles drawing is changed, you need to update the tool to reflect these changes. NOTE When you update the style of a tool, all existing objects inserted with this tool are also updated. 1 Open the tool palette that contains the tool for which you want to update the style. 2 Select the tool, right-click, and click Import <Style Name>...

  • Page 97: Opening The Properties Palette

    Opening the Properties Palette Use any of the following methods to open the Properties palette: Click Window menu Properties Palette. On the Navigation toolbar, click Press CTRL Select an object in the drawing, right-click, and click Properties. Double-click an object in the drawing. Select a tool from a tool palette.

  • Page 98: The Design Tab

    2 To adjust the transparency of the Properties palette, drag the slider towards Less or More. 3 To turn off transparency, select Turn off window transparency. 4 Click OK. The Design Tab Most properties of an object are entered on the Design tab of the Properties palette. Design tab of a wall Based on the object, some general object properties you can enter may include: Description of the object...

  • Page 99: The Extended Data Tab

    as boundaries and hatches. The changes you make on this tab are immediately visible in the display representation currently in effect, such as Plan or Model, and you have the option of applying your changes to other display representations as well. Also, while Design tab settings apply only to the currently selected object(s), you can specify whether a change you make to a Display tab property will apply to the selected component for all objects of that type, all objects of that style, or only the selected object.

  • Page 100: Worksheets

    Property set data on the Extended Data tab Worksheets The properties of an object are entered and changed on the Properties palette. Most properties are directly entered and immediately updated on screen. Some objects have complex properties that are entered in worksheets within the Properties palette.

  • Page 101: Grip Tips

    For some grips, the CTRL key gives you additional manipulation options. These are indicated in the grip tips. For example, the Width” grip of a wall can maintain either the wall baseline or the opposite face of the wall when dragging. To switch between these two options, you use the CTRL key.

  • Page 102: Grip Color

    Viewing the door Flip grip Grip Color The color of a grip specifies whether the grip modifies a selected object or other objects in a drawing. Typically, a grip is used to change a property of a selected object. However, some grips might change the properties of all other objects in a drawing with the same style as the selected object.

  • Page 103: Trigger Grips

    4 Press to toggle to the next editing mode. CTRL NOTE You need to press the key only once, and then release it. This toggles the grip to the next editing CTRL mode. After releasing the key, you can start editing the grip. Do not keep pressing while editing the CTRL CTRL...
  • Page 104 Using dynamic dimensions to change window width These dynamic dimensions give you instant feedback about your changes. You can also use the dynamic dimensions to enter new dimension values directly on screen. 64 | Chapter 2 The Workspace...

  • Page 105: Grip Constraints

    Three types of dynamic dimensions display on grips: Focal dimensions, which display highlighted in a white rectangular box. If you type a value while a dynamic dimension is focused, the edit box is displayed at the dimension text location. Editable dimensions, which display based on the drafting settings you specify. If you press while a dynamic dimension is focused, the dimension focus shifts forward to the next editable dimension.

  • Page 106: Temporary Grip Coordinate Systems

    A square-shaped grip typically indicates that the cursor movement is constrained to a plane. An isosceles triangle-shaped grip indicates that the cursor movement is constrained to a line or curve. Temporary Grip Coordinate Systems When you drag a grip, the current cursor position is typically projected to the XY plane of the current User Coordinate System (UCS).

  • Page 107: In-Place Editing Of Polyline-Based Components

    In-Place Editing of Polyline-Based Components The following objects in AutoCAD Architecture can have custom components based on polylines attached to them: Wall endcaps Wall/curtain wall roof and floor lines Wall plan modifiers Once you assign a polyline-based component to an object—for example, a wall endcap to a wall—you can edit it on screen with in-place editing.
  • Page 108 The following objects are profile based or can have profile-based components to edit with in-place editing: Mass elements (extrusions) Mask blocks Wall sweeps Fascia and soffits of roof slabs and slabs Frames and mullions of curtain walls, curtain wall units, and window assemblies Custom (profile-based) shapes of doors, openings, windows, and window assemblies Custom (profile-based) shapes of rails and posts in railings In-place edit profile on extruded mass elements...

  • Page 109: In-Place Editing Of 3D Body Modifiers

    Context menu of railing component in-place edit profile The following commands are available to edit a profile-based object component: Command Description Add Vertex adds a vertex to the selected profile Remove Vertex removes a vertex from the selected profile Add Ring adds a closed polyline, circle, ellipse, or spline to the selected profile;...

  • Page 110: In-Place Editing Of Material Hatches

    Context menu of 3D body modifier in in-place edit mode The following commands are available to edit a 3D body modifier: Command Description joins the body modifier with a selected 3D object Boolean Union subtracts a selected 3D object from the 3D body modifier Boolean Subtract creates an intersection object of the 3D body modifier and a selected...

  • Page 111: Aligning The Ucs To An Object Face

    Change the vertical and horizontal offsets of the hatch pattern You can apply these overrides to all corresponding object faces with the same material or to only the selected object face. In-place editing a surface hatch For more information, see Working with Surface Hatches”...

  • Page 112: Isolating Objects

    Aligning the UCS to a pyramid face 1 On the View menu, click New UCS Face. Alternatively, you can click on the UCS toolbar. 2 Select an object face to align to the UCS. You can select the face of an AEC object or an AutoCAD solid here. When you hover your pointing device over a face, it is highlighted with a temporary hatch.

  • Page 113: Isolating Objects To Edit In A Section View

    Displaying only the isolated objects from previous illustration You can select specific objects and work on them in a temporary section, elevation or plan view regardless of the view you are working in currently. When you use Edit in View, the objects you select are isolated and switched to the temporary view.

  • Page 114: Isolating Objects To Edit In A Plan View

    Isolating Objects to Edit in a Plan View Use this procedure to modify your drawing in a temporary plan view. When you isolate objects to look at them in a plan view, other objects in the drawing are hidden from view as you work. You must save your drawing after you exit Edit In Plan.

  • Page 115: Isolating Objects To Hide

    When you end the object isolation, as described in Ending the Object Isolation in a Drawing” on page 75, all objects are redisplayed. Isolating Objects to Hide Use this procedure to isolate objects that you want to hide in a drawing. This method of work is preferable when you want to display a large number of objects and hide only a few of them.

  • Page 116: Saving Isolated Objects

    Support files are in the following locations: Files Location Plotter Configurations C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Plotters Plot Styles C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Plot Styles DesignCenter Content C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\AEC Content 76 | Chapter 2 The Workspace...

  • Page 117: Integration Of Autocad Architecture And Autocad

    \\Program Files\AutoCAD Architecture 2008\Sample\Sample Palette Catalog (Imperial/Metric) Sample Render Material Catalog \\Program Files\AutoCAD Architecture 2008\Sample\Autodesk Render Material Catalog Integration of AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD AutoCAD Architecture is integrated with the AutoCAD design platform. The commands and features of both applications are blended within the tool palettes, menus, and toolbars.
  • Page 118 Revision clouds: The Revision cloud feature in AutoCAD is not identical to the Revision cloud feature in AutoCAD Architecture. Revision clouds in AutoCAD Architecture have additional scaling and layer key functionality, as well as the option of adding a Delta symbol. Units: Running the UNITS command from the command line opens the AutoCAD Architecture Drawing Setup dialog.

  • Page 119: Chapter 3 Content Browser

    Content Browser The Content Browser lets you store, share, and exchange AutoCAD Architecture content, tools, and tool palettes. The Content Browser runs independently of the software, allowing you to exchange tools and tool palettes with other Autodesk applications.

  • Page 120: Understanding The Content Browser

    Understanding the Content Browser The Content Browser is a library of tool catalogs containing tools, tool palettes, and tool packages. You can publish catalogs so that multiple users have access to standard tools for projects. Tool Catalogs and Websites AutoCAD Architecture 2008 tools and content are shared in the Content Browser using tool catalogs and websites. A tool catalog can contain one or more of the following items: Tools: For example, you might select a tool to create a customized wall used throughout a building project.

  • Page 121: Exploring The Content Browser

    You cannot add or remove items from the Autodesk-supplied tool catalogs, but you can create your own tool catalogs. You can also copy other tool catalogs and website links into your catalog library using the Publish catalog feature. Exploring the Content Browser To open the Content Browser, click on the Navigation toolbar.
  • Page 122 The contents of a tool catalog can be organized into categories. When a tool catalog is open in the right pane, any categories are listed in the left pane. For example, the Stock Tool catalog is organized into the categories shown in the previous illustration.

  • Page 123: Using The Items In A Tool Catalog

    Using the Items in a Tool Catalog To use a tool catalog item in AutoCAD Architecture 2008, drag the item into the software’s workspace. Dragging a tool palette into the workspace adds the tool palette to the default tool palette set. AutoCAD Architecture 2008 tool palette set, with added tool palette Once added to the tool palette set, the palette remains a part of the set and is available each time you start AutoCAD Architecture.

  • Page 124: Creating A Tool Catalog From Content Drawings

    2 Click to create a catalog. 3 In the Add Catalog dialog box, select Create a new catalog. 4 Enter a name for your tool catalog. Tool catalog names can include spaces and can contain any characters except the following:\ / : * ? " < > NOTE The full path name of the catalog file cannot exceed 255 characters, so be careful about using long catalog names.
  • Page 125 2 Under Catalog, select Create New Catalog. 3 Enter a name for the new catalog. 4 Click Browse to define the location of the catalog. By default, a new catalog is saved in C:\My Documents. 5 Under Content Source, specify whether you want the new catalog to be created from multiple drawings in a folder or from a single drawing.

  • Page 126: Adding Tools From Content Drawings To A Tool Catalog

    By default, all available style types are selected. Use the Select All and Clear All buttons as necessary. 8 Click OK. A progress bar in the application status bar informs you of the progress of the catalog generation. This can take a few moments for a large catalog.

  • Page 127: Adding An Existing Tool Catalog To Your Catalog Library

    6 Under Content Source, select a project standards drawing or standards folder to use as source for the new tools. If you want to Then add tools from multiple drawings in a folder select Create from drawings in folder, and then enter the path and folder name under Type the source location.

  • Page 128: Creating A Catalog Install File

    1 Click to display the catalog library. 2 Click to create a catalog. 3 In the Add Catalog dialog box, select Add an existing catalog or website. 4 Enter the location of the tool catalog you want to add, or click Browse and select a catalog. Tool catalog files typically have the extension .atc.

  • Page 129: Publishing Tool Catalogs

    8 Click Yes when asked whether you want to add the information into the local registry. The catalog is entered into the users’ registry and catalog library. Publishing Tool Catalogs The Publish Catalog feature helps you make tool catalogs available for use by multiple users on a network. You can move and copy catalogs or make them available from their current location.

  • Page 130: Adding A Website To Your Catalog Library

    Adding a Website to Your Catalog Library Use this procedure to add a website link to your catalog library. Links are useful for websites containing AutoCAD ® Architecture 2008 tools and content that you can download using i-drop technology. You can also add a website link by dragging the URL from the Address bar of Internet Explorer into the Content Browser window.

  • Page 131: Creating Catalog Types

    2 Edit the properties: If you want to Then change the graphic image that represents the tool catalog in click the image in the Properties dialog box, and then select the catalog library a graphic file to use. You can use a BMP, JPEG, PNG, or TIFF file for your graphic.

  • Page 132: Sorting Catalogs In The Library View

    NOTE The Type catalog property is cleared for any catalogs associated with this type. Sorting Catalogs in the Library View Use this procedure to sort the display of catalogs by last-used date, publisher, title, or type. 1 Click to display the catalog library. 2 With the catalog library open in the right pane of the Content Browser, position the pointer over Sort in the left pane.

  • Page 133: Renaming A Catalog Library

    2 Right-click the catalog library name, and click Open New Library. 3 In the Open dialog box, select the catalog library that you want to open. Renaming a Catalog Library Use this procedure to rename the currently open catalog library. The name change affects the title of the catalog library displayed in the Content Browser, but no files are renamed.

  • Page 134: Adding Content To A Tool Catalog

    1 Filter the library to display the catalogs you want to search: If you want to Then search for tools across multiple catalogs display the catalog library and then filter the display to include the catalogs you want to search. search for tools only within a specific catalog open the tool catalog you want to search.
  • Page 135 through page after page to find a particular tool. To make it easier to find tools, the Stock Tool catalog is organized into categories and subcategories, as shown in the following diagram: Category Name Contents Architectural Object Tools Wall, Curtain Wall, and Curtain Wall Unit Opening, Door, Window, and Door/Window Assembly Roof, Roof Slab and Slab Ceiling Grid...

  • Page 136: Defining Categories In A Tool Catalog

    Category Name Contents Parametric Layout and Anchoring Tools Layout Curve Layout Grid (2D and 3D) Object Anchor, Node Anchor, Cell Anchor, Volume Anchor Scheduling and Reporting Tools Space Evaluation Display Theme Tag Tool Schedule Table Property Data Browse and Renumber Tools About Tool Palettes A tool palette is a collection of tools used to support a task.

  • Page 137: Adding A Tool Palette To A Tool Catalog

    5 To define additional categories and subcategories, continue from step 2. Adding a Tool Palette to a Tool Catalog Use this procedure to add a tool palette to a tool catalog. You must have write access to the tool catalog in order to add a palette.

  • Page 138: Copying And Moving Tool Palettes And Tool Packages

    You can also drag a tool from a tool palette in the AutoCAD Architecture 2008 workspace to a tool catalog in the Content Browser. 1 In the Content Browser, open the tool catalog in which to add a tool. If you are adding the tool to a specific category in the catalog or to a palette or package in a specific category, open that category.

  • Page 139: Copying And Moving Tools

    Copying and Moving Tools Use this procedure to copy or move tools between tool palettes, tool packages, or tool catalogs. You can also open multiple Content Browser windows and drag items from one window to another. For information about using multiple windows to copy and move items, see Working with Multiple Content Browser Windows”...

  • Page 140: Deleting Tool Catalog Items

    TIP To keep the Content Browser window in view while other applications are active, right-click the title bar of the Autodesk Content Browser, and select Always on Top.

  • Page 141: Using A Tool In The Autocad Architecture Workspace

    Refresh from property of a linked palette If you select Enable Auto-Refresh, each time you start the software, any linked tool palettes will be updated to reflect any changes made to the tool palette and its contents in the tool catalog. Using a Tool in the AutoCAD Architecture Workspace Use this procedure to use a tool from a tool catalog in the AutoCAD Architecture 2008 workspace.

  • Page 142: Copying A Tool Package To The Autocad Architecture Workspace

    as a new tool palette, with no relationship to the original. For more information about linked and unlinked tool palettes, Using the Items in a Tool Catalog” on page 83. 1 Open the tool catalog containing the tool palette to copy to the tool palette set. If the palette is located in a specific category of the catalog, open that category.

  • Page 143: Refreshing Linked Tools

    3 Drag the eyedropper according to the desired action: If you want to Then store linked copies of the package’s tools in the tool palette click the eyedropper and drag it to a tool palette in the tool palette set. NOTE Linked tools will only be created when the tool catalog has been set to linked.

  • Page 144: Working With Multiple Content Browser Windows

    Working with Multiple Content Browser Windows You can open more than one copy of the Content Browser and you can move or copy items by dragging them between the windows. You can copy tool palettes, tool packages, and tools; you cannot copy tool catalogs between Content Browser windows.

  • Page 145: Starting The Content Browser From A Windows Command Prompt

    4 In the first Content Browser window, move the pointer over the i-drop icon associated with the item to be moved, so that the pointer image changes to an eyedropper ( If you want to Then move an item to another location in the same catalog right-click and drag the item to its destination catalog or category in the second Content Browser window, and click...
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  • Page 147: Creating And Saving Drawings

    Creating and Saving Drawings Drawings have common properties that you can specify when you create a new drawing. You can specify: the template on which to base the drawing, or create a drawing that is not based on any template. units, scale, layer standard, layer key style, and default display properties.

  • Page 148: About Templates

    You can use these templates to create new drawings without going through any additional setup. Templates are installed in the folder Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Template. NOTE The Template folder is marked as hidden in Windows by default. To display hidden folders, enable that option on the View tab of the Folder Options command in Windows Explorer.

  • Page 149: Creating A Drawing Without A Template

    Creating a Drawing Without a Template Use this procedure to create a drawing that is not based on a template. Drawings that are not based on templates contain no customized or predefined settings, such as display configurations or architectural units. Drawings without a template use the settings specified in the Drawing Setup dialog box.

  • Page 150: Specifying The Drawing Units

    If you are unfamiliar with the display system or layer management, you may want to read more in Display System” on page 443 and Managing Drawing Layers” on page 404 before specifying the layering and display options. Specifying the Drawing Units Use this procedure to specify the drawing units in a new or existing drawing.

  • Page 151: Specifying The Drawing Scale

    If you do not want to use the default suffix that is displayed for the drawing units that you specify, enter a new suffix. 11 Save the units settings: If you want to Then save the units settings as default settings for new drawings select Save as Default.
  • Page 152 4 Under Scale, select the drawing scale that you want to use. NOTE The scale values in the Drawing Scale list reflect the current drawing units. To change the drawing units, Specifying the Drawing Units” on page 110. If the scale you want to use does not exist in the list, you can click Other, and enter a scale value under Custom Scales.

  • Page 153: Specifying A Layer Standard And A Layer Key Style

    There are a number of layer standards and layer key styles in AecLayerStd.dwg, located in Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Layers. By default, AecLayerStd.dwg (located in the Layers folder mentioned above) is loaded automatically. This file contains layer standards and layer key styles.

  • Page 154: Specifying The Default Display Representations

    NOTE Freezing the primary object’s layer (A-Wall in this case) makes the entire wall, including its internal boundaries, invisible regardless of the value of this setting. This setting applies only to the Off layer state. If you want to Then turn off secondary object components on different layers clear Immediate and independent layer on/off control of display when the main component layer is turned off...

  • Page 155: Specifying Aec Options

    6 To use the display configurations in the current drawing when the drawing is referenced as an overlay xref in a host drawing, select When used as an Xref Overlay use Display Configurations from this drawing only. Clear this option if you want objects in the current drawing to use the display configurations of the host drawing when the current drawing is an overlay xref.
  • Page 156 3 Under Diagnostic Messages, select options for displaying diagnostic messages on the command line: If you want to Then display data about the relationship between objects in the select Object Relationship Graph. drawing display Display System errors select Display Management System. display object geometry-specific data select Geometry.

  • Page 157: Changing The Aec Content Settings

    When you explode an AEC object, you create several primitive objects grouped in a block definition. If this option is selected, any objects whose component layer, color, and linetype properties are set to ByBlock take the layer, color, and linetype of the parent object. If this option is cleared, when you explode an object, properties that are ByBlock remain ByBlock.

  • Page 158: Specifying The Display Resolution Of Objects With Facets

    Specifying the Display Resolution of Objects with Facets Use this procedure to specify the facet deviation and the maximum number of facets that can be used to display a curved object, such as a Cylinder mass element or a curved wall. The values you specify apply to the current drawing. The number you specify for facet deviation defines the maximum distance from the chord to the arc, the chord being an edge that is created from faceting the curve to the true mathematical arc.

  • Page 159: Sharing Drawings With Autocad Users

    Sharing Drawings with AutoCAD Users There are 2 methods for making drawings available to users who are working with AutoCAD: Working with Proxy Graphics Exporting drawings to AutoCAD DWG or DXF The method you choose depends on the software the others are using, on how exactly the drawing must match the original drawing, and on the particular views the other users require.

  • Page 160: Generating Proxy Graphics

    Use Case Proxy Graphics Object Enabler Export to AutoCAD (DWG or DXF) Multiple representations of objects in different Separate exploded copies are viewports generated AEC objects still exist when reopened in the software Drawings used in a previous version Generating Proxy Graphics Use this procedure to create proxy graphics in a drawing to be made available to users who do not have the software.
  • Page 161 To create a drawing that includes the exact graphics used in all layout tab viewports, activate any layout tab. These drawings can be sent to a printing service, for example, to make plots without the need for AutoCAD Architecture or the Object Enabler. 2 Press F2 to display the command window.

  • Page 162: Exporting A Drawing To A Dxf File

    8 To select a prefix or suffix for the drawing name, enter P (Prefix) or S (Suffix), press , and type in the ENTER desired prefix or suffix. 9 To enter a name for the exported AutoCAD drawing and start the export, press , and type in a file ENTER name.
  • Page 163 The template” used to generate the block and layer names is stored in the Windows Registry under the key (note that the language code, shown as 409, will vary depending on your locale): HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R17.0\ACAD-5004:409\Profiles\AutoCAD Architecture - Imperial\Dialogs\AecObjExplode50-Options You can change this template to another character string, but it must contain the %1!s!” and similar format specifiers that are present.
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  • Page 165: Interoperability With Other Applications

    Interoperability with Other Applications AutoCAD Architecture 2008 is compatible with other Autodesk software ® ® ™ applications (such as Autodesk Land Desktop and Autodesk Viewer) as well as applications that are IFC certified. Interoperability features expand the usability of AutoCAD Architecture. For example, you can import LandXML data...

  • Page 166: Importing And Exporting Ifc Files

    Importing and Exporting IFC Files Based on established, international standards for common objects in the building industry, the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) file format provides an interoperability solution between different software applications for reducing the loss of information when files are transmitted. AutoCAD Architecture is IFC-certified for importing and exporting version 2x3 IFC files.

  • Page 167: How Drawing Files Are Exported To Ifc

    How Drawing Files Are Exported to IFC When you export a drawing to IFC, a file is created with information you specify for project name, project number, location of the file, and any external references (xrefs). The IFC file structure at export is hierarchical with 4 defined levels as shown. Even though the IFC file structure is not visible in AutoCAD Architecture, it governs the files created when an IFC file is imported.
  • Page 168 1 Open the drawing that you want to export as an IFC file. 2 Click File menu Export To IFC. 3 In the Export to IFC dialog, for Project Name, enter a project name for the drawing. 4 For Project Number, enter a project number for the drawing. 5 If you want to change the default value for Export IFC File to, enter a new name;...

  • Page 169: How Ifc Files Are Imported

    The example shown above exports to the IFC file structure shown below. Exporting a Drawing Without External References Use this procedure to export a drawing as an IFC file when the drawing does not contain xrefs. The drawing for export must be active on your drawing screen.

  • Page 170: Importing Landxml

    Importing an IFC File Use this procedure to import an IFC file. When you select an IFC file to import, you also enter a drawing name for the top level drawing. 1 Click File menu Import From IFC. 2 Click Browse for Select IFC File, navigate to the desired IFC file, and select it. 3 If you want to change the default value for Output Drawing Name (same as the name of the selected IFC file), enter a new name;...

  • Page 171: Schema Version

    (segments) and curves (arcs) that make up the parcel boundary are used for the conversion. ® Parcels in a street layout from Autodesk Land Desktop You can convert parcels to spaces or polylines. When you convert parcels to spaces, you can define a space style that is applied to the spaces generated from the parcels, and the parcel name is used as the space name.
  • Page 172 COGO points on a map NOTE Autodesk Land Desktop uses two coordinate systems for locating points: X,Y and northing/easting. When you start a new project, these values all default to 0 so that the Y coordinate is the same as the northing, and the X coordinate is the same as the easting.

  • Page 173: File Validation

    ® Surface model in Autodesk Land Desktop A surface model is usually a complex structure with many defining points and faces. When you convert a surface model to a Free Form mass element, the points and faces are merged into one composite mass element body.

  • Page 174: Importing Landxml Data

    Importing LandXML Data Use this procedure to import LandXML data. When you import a LandXML file, you can select different object types to import. For a complete list, see Supported Data Types” on page 131. Depending on the object type, you can define additional conversion parameters. For example, if you want to import LandXML parcels, you can choose to convert them to space objects or standard polylines.

  • Page 175: Selecting Layer Keys For Landxml Data

    Parcels converted to spaces (left) and polylines (right) 5 If you want to clip the surface model using the boolean union of all parcels as the model boundary, select Clip Surface Model at Combined Parcel Boundary. If this check box is selected, you can also enter an offset from the boundary. 6 Enter a value for Model Base.

  • Page 176: Publishing Drawing Files To Autodesk Mapguide

    Data” on page 134. Publishing Drawing Files to Autodesk MapGuide ® You can publish objects and property set data to the Autodesk MapGuide product suite. The MapGuide product suite provides the tools to create, publish, and display maps, drawings, designs, schematics, facilities management plans, and associated attribute data over the Internet, an intranet, or an extranet with the services of a web server and a web browser.

  • Page 177: Generating A Mwx File

    External references: objects and property set data from external references are exported as if they actually resided in the host drawing. NOTE The external reference name prefix of the layer name is removed when exporting data to MapGuide. This means that objects of the same type that are on the same layer in separate externally referenced files are placed in the same SDF files.

  • Page 178: An Overview Of The Database Structure

    Exported database file MWX: the MWX folder contains the MapGuide project file combining the exported spatial and non-spatial data. To view and edit the exported data in MapGuide, you open the MWX file. SDF: The SDF folder contains the exported SDF (Spatial Data File) and SIF (Spatial Index File) files from the graphic objects.

  • Page 179: Publishing Data To Autodesk Mapguide

    The name of the project source folder and project files is created from the name of the drawing. 2 Under Objects, click 3 Select the objects you want to publish, and press ENTER 4 Under Folder, select the location for the project files. Publishing Data to Autodesk MapGuide | 139...

  • Page 180: Exporting Property Set Data To An Mdb

    Viewer, from where you can also plot the file. You can send a published DWF ® ® file as an e-mail attachment, share it using a project collaboration site such as Autodesk Buzzsaw , or you can post it to a company website.

  • Page 181: Publishing Property Data To Dwf

    Property Set Definitions” on page 2069. TIP To view published 3D DWF files, you need to install Autodesk DWF Viewer version 5.0 or higher. You can download the latest version of Autodesk DWF Viewer from http://www.autodesk.com. 3D DWF file published to Autodesk DWF Viewer You can publish a 2D DWF file or a 3D DWF file.
  • Page 182 DWG file with property set data DWF file with property set data Property set data works across external references, and you can publish data from an external reference to a DWF file. To make sure that data from the external reference is published correctly, make sure that the following conditions are met: The data structure of property sets coming from an external reference must be identical to the structure of any corresponding property sets in the host drawing.

  • Page 183: Process Overview: Publishing A Dwg File With Property Set Data To Dwf

    Process Overview: Publishing a DWG File with Property Set Data to DWF ™ To publish a DWG file with property set data to DWF , the following basic steps are required: Step 1: Create and apply property set definitions to the objects in the drawing. For more information, see Property Set Definitions”...

  • Page 184: Creating A New Published Property List (Ppl)

    NOTE By default, you are directed to the standard PPL file AEC DWF List.ppl provided with the software, located in Documents and Settings\<User name>\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Support. 3 Click Add to add more properties to the list of property sets to include in the published DWF file.

  • Page 185: Publishing A Dwf File

    3 Browse for the folder in which you want to save the new PPL file, and enter a name for the new PPL file. 4 Click Save. The new PPL file is now selected in the AEC DWF Publishing Options dialog. 5 You can add property set definitions to the file, as described in Setting the Publishing Options”...
  • Page 186 NOTE When you publish 3D objects to DWF, only the display set used for 3D views of the drawing is published. For 3D views, this is usually a Model display set, for example Model Medium Detail, Model High Detail, or Model Low Detail. You can view the objects in Top view in the DWF viewer;...
  • Page 187 Create a new block template file as described in Publish Options Dialog Box” in the AutoCAD Command Reference. 13 To edit an existing block template file, select Edit in the drop-down list under Block template file. In the Publish Block Template dialog, edit the block template as described in Publish Options Dialog Box” in the AutoCAD Command Reference.
  • Page 188 Grouping objects by their type and style Grouping objects by their layer 18 Click OK. 19 Click Publish. If you have chosen to be prompted for a DWF name, enter a name, and click Select. The publishing process is initiated and notifies you when it is finished. TIP As a shortcut to publishing a single-sheet 3D DWF file, enter 3DDwf on the command line.

  • Page 189: Chapter 6 Drawing Management

    Drawing Management The Drawing Management feature formalizes and automates the processes relating to building model design and documentation. The feature provides automated tools that aid you in the management, viewing, and construction of your building. When your project files are managed with this feature, you have consistency throughout all aspects of the project.

  • Page 190: Concepts Of Drawing Management

    Concepts of Drawing Management The Drawing Management feature of AutoCAD Architecture lets you create large building projects distributed among many drawing files, levels, and divisions (wings). The key concepts of the feature are described here. 3D view of building project Project At the highest level, building models are organized into projects.
  • Page 191 different locations on your computer or on a network. You can assign schedule tables, annotation tags, and dimensions to external references easily. Different people can work simultaneously on the same project. You have the choice of working with full external reference paths, or with relative external reference paths. For more information on external references, see Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)”...
  • Page 192 3D view of cubicle element An element is a generic building block for multiple use. The element knows nothing about which level or division it is placed on; that is determined by the construct it is referenced into. If you create a bathroom layout as an element, you can use it on the second floor of the west wing just as well as on the first floor of the east wing.
  • Page 193 Detail view in callout Section/Elevation view drawing: A section/elevation view drawing contains one or more model space views that show a defined portion of the section/elevation view drawing. A model space view containing a section or elevation can be associated with a callout. Section/Elevation view drawings are based on the section/elevation view template defined in the project settings.
  • Page 194 Displaying a model space view For more information on the view system in AutoCAD Architecture, see Views” on page 242. Plotting Sheets Sheets are used to plot plans of your building project. The plotting sheet system in AutoCAD Architecture consists of these components: Sheet drawing: A sheet drawing is a DWG file containing one or more sheets.
  • Page 195 Sheet view created from model space view Sheet drawings, sheets, sheet views, and model space views are listed on the Sheets and Views tabs of the Project Navigator, from where they can be dragged and dropped into the appropriate locations, either in the Project Navigator or in the drawing area.
  • Page 196 Levels and Divisions The building model provides a framework of levels and divisions (also called wings). By default, a new project consists of one level and one division. You can add levels and divisions throughout the lifetime of a project. The matrix of levels and divisions act as labels to help uniquely identify the building components.

  • Page 197: Before You Begin: External References Within A Project

    3D view of curtain showing global and manual cut planes at each level For more information, see Working with Cut Planes in a Project” on page 308. Before You Begin: External References Within a Project The Drawing Management feature uses external references as a means to create a project and maintain it. Elements are referenced into constructs, constructs are referenced into views, and views are referenced into sheets.

  • Page 198: Before You Begin:working In A Network Environment

    NOTE Changing full xref paths to relative xref paths or relative paths to full paths in an existing project will change existing paths accordingly, provided the previous path was included in the AEC project location search paths in the AEC project options.

  • Page 199: Project Support Files

    A project can be associated with multiple support files. Normally these files are used to provide standards that ensure consistency across the project, or across multiple projects. Some support files are mandatory, while others are optional. NOTE You can find all project-related templates under \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Template.

  • Page 200: Working With Design Teams Located Remotely

    Aec Model (Metric - stb).dwt NOTE Sheet templates are defined in the project sheet set template. The Project Sheet Set Template Each project has a unique sheet set that collects and organizes the sheets in a the project. The sheet set is created from a template in which the user defines the sheet set structure, the default sheet template, and page setup overrides.

  • Page 201: Setting The Default Project Options

    2 Click 3 In the Project Files dialog box, browse to the drive on which your project is located, and click Open. 4 Click Close on the Project Browser. Setting the Default Project Options Use this procedure to set the default options for your AutoCAD Architecture projects. Setting defaults saves time and helps keep data consistent across projects.

  • Page 202: Creating A Sheet Set Template

    If you want to Then add a search path click Add. In the Browse for Folder dialog box, select the additional search path, and click OK. 4 Expand Default Project Template Files. 5 Select the default templates for the individual project drawing types within a project: If you want to Then change the default construct template for new...

  • Page 203: Creating A Template From An Existing Sheet Set

    IMPORTANT A number of settings apply only to sheet sets created in the AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager. For a sheet set that will be used in an AutoCAD Architecture project, most settings come from the project, and not from the sheet set template. The following settings are ignored when you use a sheet set template in an AutoCAD Architecture project: The project sheet set: The sheet set file (DST) is always stored in the root folder of the project.
  • Page 204 4 Under Create a sheet set using, select An example sheet set, and click Next. 5 To select a sample sheet set from the list, click Select a sample sheet set to use as an example, and then select a sheet set from the list. 6 To select a sheet set not listed here, click Browse to another sheet set to use as an example, and click 7 In the Browse for Sheet Set dialog box, select a sheet set (DST) file, click Open, and click Next.
  • Page 205 NOTE The location of a sheet set template does not define the location of project sheet sets created from that template. A project sheet set is always stored in the root folder of the associated project. If you are creating a sheet set template for an AutoCAD sheet set, you can select Create and link folders based on subsets.
  • Page 206 In this category, you define settings for the sheets you create within the sheet set. 16 To define a default layout for new sheets, click the setting for Sheet creation template. 17 Click to browse for a drawing (DWG) or template (DWT) file, and click Open. 18 Select the default layout to use to create new sheets, and click OK.

  • Page 207: Creating A Template From Existing Drawings

    NOTE You can edit a project sheet set in the Sheet Set View tab of the Project Navigator, as described in Setting the Properties of the Project Sheet Set” on page 265. You can edit a project sheet set template in the Sheet Set Manager of AutoCAD, as described in “Create and Manage a Sheet Set”...
  • Page 208 5 Enter a name for the new sheet set. 6 Enter a description for the new sheet set. 7 Select the folder location where the new sheet set template should be saved. NOTE The location of a sheet set template does not define the location of project sheet sets created from that template.
  • Page 209 NOTE If you enter a project name and project number under Project Control that differs from the project name and number you enter in Creating a New Project” on page 174, you will get an error message when editing the project, and be prompted to consolidate the information. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to leave the Project Control fields in the sheet set template empty.

  • Page 210: The Project Browser

    In the Choose Layouts tab, you can select layouts from existing drawings and add them to the sheet set template as sheets. You could do this for example to convert legacy sheets to project sheets. 19 To select one or more drawings from which to copy layouts to the sheet set template, click Browse. 20 In the Browse for Folder dialog box, select the folder containing the drawings, and click OK.
  • Page 211 Project Browser On the left side of the Project Browser, you select the current project, create new projects, browse existing projects, edit project settings, close a project, and refresh the project after making changes. All information you enter here pertains to the project as a whole.
  • Page 212 Project selector You have two main options for displaying projects: Displaying Projects by Folder Structure You can display the projects on your computer or network based on the Windows Explorer folder structure. When you navigate to a folder, all projects and subfolders contained in that folder are displayed. 1 Click File menu Project Browser.

  • Page 213: The Project Structure

    Project files are displayed with the project icon . The current project is displayed in bold letters. 4 If you want to remove a project from the history, select the project, right-click, and click Remove from History List. Click Yes in the subsequent message box. NOTE You cannot remove the current project from the history list.

  • Page 214: Setting A Project Current

    When you create a new project, a unique sheet set is created for this project. The project sheet set is displayed on the Sheets tab of the Project Navigator. The project sheet set is either created from the default project sheet set template set in the project options, as described Setting the Default Project Options”...
  • Page 215 This is the quickest and easiest way to create a project with predefined settings and support files. When you use this method, the following files and structures are copied to the new project: All project DWG files and XML files Project standards files AutoCAD standards files Project standards synchronization settings...
  • Page 216 6 Select Create from template project. 7 Enter the path and name of an existing APJ file, or click to navigate to an APJ file. 8 Click OK. NOTE You cannot specify all support files and paths directly when creating a new project; you can only define name, number, description, and project template.

  • Page 217: Defining The Project Properties

    8 Click OK. Creating a New Project Without Using a Template Use this procedure to create a new project that is not based on a template but uses the drawing templates, sheet set template, and project bulletin board specified in the AEC Project Defaults, as described in program default options Note that you still need to define project details and project standards.
  • Page 218 Project tool content root path Project library Drawing templates for elements, constructs and views Project details Project detail component databases and keynote databases Project standards drawings When you have created a project based on a template project, these settings are initially taken from this project. You can change them, if necessary.
  • Page 219 Property Description Name The project name is defined when you create the project. If you change the name here, only the name displayed in Project Browser and Project Navigator is changed; the APJ file and the project folder in Windows Explorer retain the original name.
  • Page 220 Property Description Match Sheet View Layers to View If you select Yes here, the view drawing layer settings are used in any sheet views generated from the view drawing or one of its model space views, and are updated in the sheet view when they change in the view drawing. For more information, see Synchronizing View Drawing Layers with Sheet View...
  • Page 221 Tool Content Root Path Setting a tool content root path can help you keep your tools consistent with standards if the project or the standards drawings are moved during the project lifecycle. When tools on the project tool palettes point to the tool content root path specified in the project settings, the content root path is created as a variable (%AECPROJECT_DIR%) in the XML definition of the tool.
  • Page 222 If you do not explicitly set a location, the following default behavior is selected depending on how you created your project: Project Type Tool Palette File Location Project Tool Palette Group Legacy project from pointing to new empty ATC file under Created, but not displayed.
  • Page 223 6 Under Tool Catalog Library, select the default Content Browser Library (CBL) to be displayed when opening Content Browser from the Project Navigator. 7 Click OK. Setting the Detail Component and Keynote Databases for a Project Use this procedure to set the detail component databases and keynote databases for the project. Details are components in a drawing that are used to sketch detailed, large-scale views.
  • Page 224 AEC standards for a project include all items from Style Manager and Display Manager. AEC standard objects are included in the synchronization and can be updated from a project drawing. They include these items: object styles (for example, wall styles, door styles, and so on) property set definitions property data formats schedule table styles...
  • Page 225 Adding Project Details Use this procedure to add detail information to a project. Project details are user-defined information items that can be attached to a project. Details might include contact information about contractors, legal representatives, or others. You can also use project details to track changes and improvements to the project.

  • Page 226: Moving A Project

    3 Select Project properties, and click OK. The project name and number in the sheet set are overwritten with the project name and number from the project properties. If the project sheet set DST file is read-only, an error message is displayed. To consolidate the inconsistency, contact the project owner or CAD Manager.

  • Page 227: Closing A Project

    NOTE Do not rename the project file in Windows Explorer. This might result in inconsistent project data. 1 Click File menu Project Browser. 2 In the project selector, select the project you want to rename, right-click, and click Rename Project. 3 Enter the new name, and click OK.
  • Page 228 3 Select the components to include in the electronic package. The Create Transmittal dialog box has three tabs: Contents Sheets The Sheets tab displays the sheet set tree. Files Tree The Files Tree tab displays Sheet Drawings AutoCAD Sheet Sets XML Documents Project Information Bitmap Image...
  • Page 229 5 Under Transmittal package type, select the package type in which to export your project: If you want to Then export the project as a regular file set select Folder (set of files). export the project in a WinZip file select Zip (*.zip).
  • Page 230 8 Under Transmittal file name, specify the method for naming the transmittal package: If you want to Then display a standard file selection dialog box where you can enter the select Prompt for a file name. name of the transmittal package use a logical default file name and, if the file name already exists, select Increment file name if necessary.

  • Page 231: Deleting A Project

    NOTE Because TrueType fonts are proprietary, they are not included with the transmittal package. If any required TrueType fonts are not present on the computer to which the transmittal package is copied, the font specified by the FONTALT system variable is substituted. 11 To include textures of materials with the transmittal package, select Include textures from materials.

  • Page 232: Removing The Project Context

    Removing the Project Context Use this procedure to remove all project-related information from the drawing files of a project. This may be desirable if you want to hand over the files to a contractor who does not work with the latest version of AutoCAD Architecture, or if the project no longer exists but you do not want to delete the drawing files.

  • Page 233: The Project Navigator

    In the Details section, the currently used default application to open APJ files is listed. If the APJ extension already points to AutoCAD Architecture, click OK. If the APJ file extension points to another application, click Restore. To open AutoCAD Architecture from an APJ file, use the following steps: 1 In Windows Explorer, navigate to the project APJ file you want to open with AutoCAD Architecture.
  • Page 234 In the Project tab, you can perform the following actions: Adding, modifying, and deleting levels. For more information, see Levels” on page 204. Adding, modifying, and deleting divisions. For more information, see Divisions” on page 208. Changing project information. Launching the Project Browser. Launch the Content Browser with the project library.
  • Page 235 The Views Tab In the Views tab, you create individual views of your building data. Views are created from constructs within the project. Once you have created a general view drawing, you can use it to create model space views, detail views, and section and elevation views.
  • Page 236 In the Sheet Set View, you can perform the following actions: Creating sheet subsets that define the logical structure of the sheet set. Adding, modifying, and deleting sheets (layouts) in the project. For more information, see Creating a New Sheet” on page 269.

  • Page 237: Using The Project Navigator

    In the Explorer View tab, you can perform the following actions: Opening and deleting sheet drawings. For more information, see Deleting a Sheet Drawing” on page 273. Opening and deleting sheets. For more information, see Deleting a Sheet” on page 273. Creating categories for sheet drawings.
  • Page 238 NOTE When working in the Views tab or the Sheets tab, the model space views, sheets, and sheet views associated with view drawings and sheet drawings are also listed in the Drawing Explorer. The Preview and Detail Panes Below the Drawing Explorer is the Preview or Detail pane. You can switch between a preview of the drawing file selected in the Drawing Explorer and a description of the drawing file.
  • Page 239 Command Description Save Current DWG as Converts legacy drawings (created outside the project environment) into project file drawings. Element Construct NOTE The legacy file must be open to run this command. View Section Elevation Detail Xref Attach Attaches the selected drawing as an external reference to the currently active drawing in AutoCAD Architecture.
  • Page 240 Command Description Re-path File Updates all path and file information for project files. You should do this every time you have renamed or moved a project file. When you use a mapped drive for your project, re-pathing is not required. For more information, see Working with Design Teams Located Remotely”...
  • Page 241 Button Description Creates a new element. This button is available only from the Constructs tab. NOTE Alternatively, you can create a new element from the context menu. Creates a new construct. This button is available only from the Constructs tab. NOTE Alternatively, you can create a new construct from the context menu.

  • Page 242: The Project Status Bar

    The following drag-and-drop operations are supported: Dragging elements, constructs, views, and sheets from one category in the Drawing Explorer to another. Dragging elements, constructs, views, and sheets from the Drawing Explorer into the AutoCAD Architecture drawing area. Dragging and dropping objects from an open drawing in the drawing area onto an element or construct in the Project Navigator.

  • Page 243: Displaying The Project Library

    Selecting the project tool palette group If the tool palette group of the current project is empty, it is not displayed. 3 To display the project tool palette group in that case, click , and click Customize Palettes. On the left, all available palettes are listed. On the right, all palette groups are listed. The empty project tool palette group is listed there.

  • Page 244: Levels

    3 In the Project Navigator toolbar, click The Content Browser is opened with the project library displayed. Levels Buildings are segmented into levels in the vertical plane. When you create a project, you determine the number of levels, their floor-to-floor height, and their floor elevation. When you add or remove levels, the project is updated with the new level information.

  • Page 245: Creating A New Level

    Creating a New Level Use this procedure to add levels to a building. 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Project tab. 3 Under Levels, click 4 If you want each new level to take its floor elevation from the height of the level below, click Auto-Adjust Elevation.

  • Page 246: Copying A Level With Assigned Constructs

    If you want to Then add a description to the level enter a description for the level. 7 When you are finished adding levels to the project, click OK. 8 Click Yes in the subsequent dialog box to update the changed level information throughout the project. Copying a Level with Assigned Constructs Use this procedure to copy an existing level and all its assigned constructs within the building.

  • Page 247: Changing The Properties Of A Level

    14 To update the Drawing Explorer in the Project Navigator, click Changing the Properties of a Level Use this procedure to change the properties of a level. 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Project tab. 3 Under Levels, click 4 Change the level information as needed: If you want to Then...

  • Page 248: Changing Levels: Interactions With The Project

    Changing Levels: Interactions with the Project Changes made to one part of a project frequently influence other parts of the project. The following information describes the changes you can make to a level and the effects of the changes on other parts of the building project: Adding new levels: When you add a new level to a project, you must fill it with constructs.

  • Page 249: Creating A New Division

    NOTE A division contains no geometric information. The width and length of a division are determined by the constructs assigned to it. The division itself does not “know” anything about its dimensions. In smaller projects, like residential homes, you often work with only one horizontal division. Creating a New Division Use this procedure to add divisions to a project.

  • Page 250: Deleting A Division

    5 Click OK. Deleting a Division Use this procedure to delete a division from the building project. 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Project tab. 3 Under Divisions, click 4 Click the name of the division to delete. 5 Delete the division in one of these ways: Right-click, and click Delete Division.
  • Page 251 The Basic Project Categories For every building project in AutoCAD Architecture, the following basic category structure is displayed in the Project Navigator: <ProjectName>: This is the top node in the project, represented by a folder with the project name. Constructs: This is the default folder for constructs in the project. When you create a construct, it is saved into the Constructs category or one of its subcategories.

  • Page 252: Creating A Category In The Project Navigator

    Your Constructs tab might look like this: The Benefits of Categories There are many benefits of using user-defined categories in your project: Categories reflect your workflow. By creating categories for different phases and stages of the project, your practical day-to-day work is accurately reflected in the project, making it easier to work intuitively and efficiently. Categories offer optimal organization and transparency.

  • Page 253: Creating A Category From Windows Explorer

    3 To create a category under an existing category, click the existing category in the tree, and create a new subcategory in one of these ways: Right-click, and click New Category. Click in the Project Navigator toolbar at the bottom of the tab. 4 Enter a name for the category, and press ENTER You can now add project files to the new category.

  • Page 254: Specifying The Location Of Top-Level Categories

    NOTE If the folder you are dragging into the Project Navigator contains drawing (DWG) files, you are prompted to convert them to project files. For example, if you drag a folder into the Elements category in the Project Navigator, you are prompted to convert all DWG files within that folder into elements. For detailed information on converting existing drawing files into project files, see the appropriate sections for the individual file types.

  • Page 255: Changing The Subcategory Of A Project File

    Top-level category located outside the project folder Redirecting Top-Level Categories Use this procedure when you want to change the location of the top-level categories in your building after you have created new category folders in Windows Explorer. You can redirect the path of Constructs, Elements, Views, and Sheets.

  • Page 256: Deleting A Category

    5 Specify the properties of the new file. For more information on specifying new project files, see the appropriate sections for the individual file types. Changing the Category of an Existing File Use this procedure to change the category of an existing file. 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette.

  • Page 257: Constructs

    Constructs Constructs are the main building blocks of the building model. A construct describes one unique portion of a building. A construct can be, for example, an elevator shaft, a flight of stairs, an apartment, or an entire floor. The construct needs to be assigned to a level and a division within the project.

  • Page 258: When To Start With Constructs

    For detailed information, see Converting a Legacy Drawing to a Construct” on page 221. Construct Files A construct is a drawing (DWG) file. As opposed to other non-project related drawing files, an additional XML file with the same name is created. The accompanying XML file contains information to connect the construct to the project. NOTE The XML file is created and updated automatically.

  • Page 259: The Content Of Constructs

    The Content of Constructs There are three different types of content you can place in a construct: Drawing objects: You can draw an apartment layout, a frame drawing, or a ceiling grid as a construct. Also, spanning objects like curtain walls or elevator shafts are usually created directly as constructs. Element references: You can display repeating components within the construct, such as desk/chair combinations, bathroom layouts, or stairs.
  • Page 260 3 In the Drawing Explorer, locate the Constructs category or any subcategory of the Constructs category. 4 Add a new construct to the project in one of the following ways: Right-click the category in which to place the new construct, and click New Construct.

  • Page 261: Copying Constructs To Levels

    Reference elements into the construct. For information on adding content to constructs, see The Content of Constructs” on page 219. 9 To update the tree in the Project Navigator, click Copying Constructs to Levels Use this procedure to copy a construct to multiple levels. Copying constructs to levels offers you an easy way to fill multi-story buildings with content.
  • Page 262 There are two ways to convert a legacy drawing file into a construct: you can open the drawing file in AutoCAD Architecture and save it as a construct, or you can drag a drawing file from Windows Explorer to the Project Navigator. Converting Drawing Files by Opening and Saving Use this procedure to convert a legacy drawing file to a construct by opening the file in AutoCAD Architecture and then saving it as a construct.
  • Page 263 5 Place the legacy drawing in the Constructs category or one of its subcategories: If you want to Then move the legacy drawing into the selected category, and drag the drawing into the desired location in the Project convert it to a construct Navigator.

  • Page 264: Opening And Closing A Construct

    Opening and Closing a Construct Use this procedure to open and close a construct. When you open a construct, the status line in the AutoCAD Architecture drawing area displays the name of the associated project. 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Constructs tab.

  • Page 265: Referencing Elements Into Constructs

    6 Move or copy the objects into the construct. If you want to Then move the objects from the open drawing to the construct drag them from the drawing onto the desired construct in the Project Navigator. copy the objects from the open drawing to the construct CTRL-drag them from the drawing onto the desired construct in the Project Navigator.
  • Page 266 NOTE If you cannot see the element, it may be inserted at a very small scale. Use the AutoCAD Zoom Extents command to display it. Overlaying an Element as an External Reference to a Construct Use this procedure to overlay an element as an external reference to a construct. For detailed information on overlaying external references to drawings, see Reference Other Drawing Files (Xrefs)”...

  • Page 267: Displaying External References Of A Construct

    3 Locate the element to reference into multiple constructs. 4 Select the element, right-click, and click Attach Elements to Constructs. 5 Check the boxes of the constructs into which to reference the element. NOTE As a shortcut, you can select an entire category for referencing. 6 Define the referencing method: If you want to Then...

  • Page 268: Electronically Transmitting A Construct

    3 In the Drawing Explorer, locate the Constructs category or the subcategory that contains the construct you want to change. 4 Select the construct, right-click, and click Properties. 5 Change the construct properties: If you want to Then change the name of the drawing file enter a name.

  • Page 269: Deleting A Construct

    5 In either the Files tree tab or the File Table tab, select the components to be included into the electronic package. The Files Tree tab displays the included files sorted by type. The Files Table tab displays all files in a list view.

  • Page 270: Converting A Construct To An Element

    Converting a Construct to an Element Use this procedure to convert a construct to an element. You may create a construct, and then realize that this is actually a repeating element. For example, you might create a column grid and then decide to use it on another floor. You can easily convert the construct to an element and reference it into multiple constructs.

  • Page 271: Elements

    WARNING When you re-path a project that was saved in a version of Architectural Desktop prior to 2007, the drawings are saved in the Architectural Desktop 2007 file format. You will no longer be able to open these drawings in a version of Architectural Desktop prior to 2007.

  • Page 272: When To Start With Elements

    Element Files An element is a drawing (DWG) file. As opposed to other non-project related drawing files, an additional XML file with the same name is created. The accompanying XML file contains information to connect the drawing file to the project. NOTE The XML file is created and updated automatically.

  • Page 273: Processing Elements In The Building Project

    when you have not yet decided on the larger structures of your building Elements can be small units like a desk/chair combination or large units like an entire apartment layout or a generic furniture layout. You might use an element as a placeholder until you have more specific information, like placing a generic furniture layout on a office floor or placing a building core with bathrooms, elevator shafts, and heating rooms.

  • Page 274: Converting A Legacy Drawing To An Element

    3 In the Drawing Explorer, locate the Elements category or any subcategory of the Elements category. 4 Add the new element to the project in one of the following ways: Right-click the category in which to place the new element, and click New Element.
  • Page 275 If necessary, a different name is given to the file and a description is added to it. An accompanying XML file with the necessary project information is automatically generated. There are two ways to convert a legacy drawing file into an element: you can open the drawing file in AutoCAD Architecture and save it as an element, or you can drag a drawing file from Windows Explorer to the Project Navigator.
  • Page 276 If you want to Then move a copy of the legacy drawing into the selected category, CTRL-drag the drawing into the desired location in the Project and convert it to an element Navigator. create a link to the legacy drawing in its original location, ALT-drag the drawing into the desired location in the Project and convert it to an element Navigator.

  • Page 277: Opening And Closing An Element

    Opening and Closing an Element Use this procedure to open and close an element. When you open an element, the status line in the AutoCAD Architecture drawing area displays the name of the associated project. 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Constructs tab.

  • Page 278: Changing The Properties Of An Element

    5 In the open drawing file, select the objects you want to drag and drop into the element. 6 Move or copy the objects into the element: If you want to Then move the objects from the open drawing to the element drag the objects from the drawing onto the desired element in the Project Navigator.

  • Page 279: Deleting An Element

    1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Constructs tab. 3 In the Drawing Explorer, locate the Elements category or subcategory that contains the element to transmit. 4 Select the element, right-click, and click eTransmit. 5 In either the Files tree tab or the File Table tab, select the components to be included into the electronic package.

  • Page 280: Displaying External References Of An Element

    3D view of cubicle element referenced four times into cubicle group 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Constructs tab. 3 In the Drawing Explorer, locate and open the element into which you want to reference another element. 4 In the Project Navigator, locate the element to reference into the open element.

  • Page 281: Converting An Element To A Construct

    Click A worksheet with the external references contained in the element is displayed. You can expand or collapse the list by clicking individual items. 6 Click OK to close the worksheet. NOTE You can also display external references by opening the element in the AutoCAD Architecture drawing area and using the AutoCAD Xref Manager.

  • Page 282: Views

    WARNING When you re-path a project that was saved in a version of Architectural Desktop prior to 2007, the drawings are saved in the Architectural Desktop 2007 file format. You will no longer be able to open these drawings in a version of Architectural Desktop prior to 2007.
  • Page 283 Detail view drawing: A detail view drawing contains one or more model space views that show a defined portion of the detail drawing in the level of detail you specify. A model space view containing a detail can be associated with a callout.
  • Page 284 Model space view of Plan area Sheet view placed on sheet Views and Constructs You create a view drawing by selecting constructs from your project and referencing them into the view drawing. When creating multi-level views, each construct is referenced at its level height. 3D view of copied building core constructs at each building level 244 | Chapter 6 Drawing Management...

  • Page 285: When To Start With Views

    Views and Annotation You can generate annotation, dimensions, and schedule tables in a view drawing or a plotting sheet, depending on your specific workflow and needs. The AutoCAD Architecture scheduling feature makes it easy to generate annotation in both view drawings and sheets. For more information on annotating a project, see Annotating a Building Project”...

  • Page 286: Process Overview: Creating A General View Drawing

    3D view of first floor plan and framing plan Working in a view, you can add tags, dimension the building objects, and create a schedule table. Tags and schedule tables contain a number of project properties, such as level and division assignments. For detailed information on annotating a project, see Annotating a Building Project”...
  • Page 287 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Views tab. 3 In the Drawing Explorer, locate the category in which to place the new view drawing. If you have not defined any categories, the new view is placed in the basic Views category. 4 Add a new view drawing to the project in one of these ways: Right-click the category in which to place the new view drawing, and click New View Dwg General.
  • Page 288 If you want to Then select a different template file click , and browse for a new template. The default template for view drawings set in the project is suggested. 7 Click Next, and proceed to Creating a View Drawing: Assigning Levels and Divisions”...

  • Page 289: Displaying External References Of A View Drawing

    Work with categories: When you select a category, all constructs within that category are selected. When you add constructs to the category later, they are included in the view drawing. 1 Define the context of the view drawing, as described in Creating a View Drawing: Assigning Levels and Divisions”...

  • Page 290: Opening And Closing A View Drawing

    1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Views tab. 3 In the Drawing Explorer, locate the view drawing for which to display external references. 4 Select the view drawing. 5 Display the external references in one of these ways: Right-click, and click Show External References.

  • Page 291: Creating A Specialized View Drawing

    5 To close the view drawing, click File menu Close. Save the changes, if necessary. 6 To update the preview of the view drawing in the Project Navigator, click Creating a Specialized View Drawing Use this procedure to create a specialized view drawing. You can create specialized view drawings for details, sections and elevations.

  • Page 292: Changing The Properties Of A View Drawing

    If you want to Then select a different template file click , and browse for a new template. The template for the appropriate view type set in the project is suggested. 6 Click Next. 7 Select the levels and divisions to include in the view. For example, to create a detail drawing for a stair detail in the entrance hall, select Level 1 and the entrance hall division.

  • Page 293: Regenerating A View Drawing

    If you want to Then To overlay a previously attached construct to a view, click Set to Overlay. NOTE If one of these commands is unavailable, its mode is already selected. 7 Click OK. 8 To update your project with the new file information, select the file in the Project Navigator tree, right-click, and click Re-Path File.

  • Page 294: Electronically Transmitting A View Drawing

    4 Open the sheet in one of these ways: Select the sheet, right-click, and click Open. Double-click the sheet. The drawing containing the sheet is opened in the drawing area. The sheet you selected is the active layout. 5 In the Project Navigator, click the Views tab. 6 Select the view drawing you want to place on the sheet, and drag it from the Project Navigator to the drawing area of the sheet.

  • Page 295: Deleting A View Drawing

    Deleting a View Drawing Use this procedure to delete a view drawing. For information on the consequences of deleting view drawings, see Changing Views: Interactions with the Project” on page 262. The view drawing must be closed in order to delete it. NOTE Do not delete a view drawing from Windows Explorer.
  • Page 296 Displaying a model space view 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 On the Views tab, select the view drawing in which you want to create a model space view, right-click, and click Open. 3 Select the view drawing in Project Navigator again, right-click, and click New Model Space View. 4 In the Add Model Space View dialog, enter a name for the new model space view.

  • Page 297: Placing A Model Space View Onto A Sheet

    Placing a Model Space View onto a Sheet Use this procedure to place a model space view onto a sheet, creating a sheet view. A sheet can contain any number of sheet views. When a model space view is placed on a sheet, it retains its own drawing scale and layer settings but uses the display configuration of the view drawing.

  • Page 298: Changing The Properties Of A Model Space View

    Select the model space view, and drag it from the Project Navigator to the drawing area of the sheet. TIP While inserting the model space view on a sheet, you can change the scale of the resulting sheet view by right-clicking and selecting a different scale before defining the insertion point.

  • Page 299: Synchronizing View Drawing Layers With Sheet View Layers

    1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Views tab. 3 Select the view drawing that contains the model space view you want to delete, and expand it. 4 Select the model space view to delete, right-click, and click Delete. NOTE You can also delete model space views by the following method: Click View menu Named Views.
  • Page 300 When a project is set to synchronize view drawing layers with sheet view layers, the following behaviors will differ from standard AutoCAD behavior: If a layer is off or frozen in the model space of the view drawing, it will be frozen in synchronized sheet views. Plotting or publishing output will include synchronized sheet views except when you are foreground plotting the active sheet;...
  • Page 301 Step 2: Create view drawings to define layer settings, including xref dependent layers. See Creating a New General View Drawing” on page 246 and Creating a Specialized View Drawing” on page 251. Step 3: Verify that the VISRETAIN variable in the view drawing is set to 1 before saving and closing the view drawing.

  • Page 302: Changing Views: Interactions With The Project

    Changing Views: Interactions with the Project Changes made to one part of a project frequently influence other parts of the project. The following information describes the changes you can make to a view and the effects of the changes on other parts of the building project. Adding a new view drawing: When you create a new view drawing, all or most of the referenced constructs should be present.
  • Page 303 Model space view of plan detail Sheet view placed on sheet Sheet drawings, sheets, and sheet views are listed on the Sheets tabs of the Project Navigator, from where they can be dragged and dropped into the appropriate locations in the Project Navigator. Plotting sheet with building plan view Sheets and Sheet Drawings The National CAD Standard (NCS) mandates that sheets should be stored in individual drawings, each with one sheet...
  • Page 304 into one sheet drawing, if necessary. For more information, see Registering the Current Sheet in the Sheet Set” on page 271. Plotting Sheets and Annotation You can generate annotation, dimensions, and schedule tables in a view or a plotting sheet, depending on your specific workflow and needs.

  • Page 305: When To Start With Plotting Sheets

    Sheet list on cover sheet When to Start with Plotting Sheets Plotting sheets are the final output of a building plan. You create plotting sheets after you have created elements and constructs for all parts of the building model, along with the necessary model views, detail views, and section/elevation views.
  • Page 306 Model view: In an AutoCAD sheet set, this field displays the paths and names of folders that contain drawings used by the sheet set. Model view drawing locations are not tracked in AutoCAD Architecture sheet sets. They are automatically taken from the project views. Label block for views: Label blocks for project views are stored in the view templates.

  • Page 307: Setting The Properties Of A Sheet Subset

    9 Click to browse for a drawing (DWG) or template (DWT) file, and click Open. 10 Select the default layout you want to use to create new sheets. Then, click OK. 11 Specify if you want to be prompted for the sheet template each time you create a new sheet: If you want to Then be prompted for a sheet template each time...

  • Page 308: Creating A Sheet Subset

    4 Change the properties of the sheet subset: If you want to Then change the name of the sheet subset enter a new name. set a different default directory for new sheets under Store new sheet DWG files in, click .

  • Page 309: Creating A New Sheet

    When you delete a sheet subset, only the logical categorization represented by the subset is deleted. No sheets or sheet drawings are deleted. You can re-import sheets from the deleted category into other sheet subsets later. For information about importing sheets, see Importing Sheets into the Sheet Set”...

  • Page 310: Importing Sheets Into The Sheet Set

    NOTE If the settings for the storage folder and the sheet set template are read-only, these settings are defined in the sheet subset. To change them, you must change the properties of the sheet subset. 6 Click OK. You can access the new sheet from two locations: In the Sheet Set View tab, the new sheet is displayed under the sheet subset in which you created it.

  • Page 311: Registering The Current Sheet In The Sheet Set

    4 Click Browse for Drawings. 5 Browse for the drawing file containing the sheet you want to import, and click Open. 6 Select the sheet layout to import. NOTE You can select multiple layouts here. 7 If you want the sheet name to be prefixed with the sheet drawing’s file name, select Prefix sheet titles with file name.

  • Page 312: Changing The Properties Of A Sheet

    When you open a sheet, the sheet drawing containing the sheet is opened on the correct sheet layout. 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Sheets tab, and click NOTE You can also open a sheet from the Explorer View of the Sheets tab. 3 Locate the sheet you want to open.

  • Page 313: Deleting A Sheet From The Project

    Removing a sheet from the sheet set has the following consequences: The sheet cannot be selected for a sheet selection. The sheet will not be included in new sheet lists. The sheet will not be included in electronic packages of the sheet set. The sheet will not be included in archive packages of the sheet set.

  • Page 314: Opening A Sheet View

    view drawing layers with the sheet view, see Synchronizing View Drawing Layers with Sheet View Layers” on page 259. 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Sheets tab, and click 3 In the Sheet Set View tab, locate the sheet on which you want to place a new sheet view. 4 Open the sheet in one of these ways: Select the sheet, right-click, and click Open.

  • Page 315: Displaying External References Of A Sheet Drawing

    2 Click the Sheets tab, and click 3 Select the sheet containing the sheet view you want to delete, and expand it. 4 Select the sheet view, right-click, and click Open. The sheet view is opened in the drawing area. 5 Select the sheet view, and press Selecting a sheet view to delete Displaying External References of a Sheet Drawing...
  • Page 316 Sheet list on cover sheet The sheet list is inserted as a table. You can assign AutoCAD table styles to it. For information on creating table styles, see Work with Table Styles” in AutoCAD Help. 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Sheets tab, and click 3 Open the sheet on which you want to place the sheet list.

  • Page 317: Changing A Sheet List

    If you want to Then rearrange a column in the sheet list select the column in the list, and click Move Up or Move Down. The top entry in the list will be placed as the far left column in the sheet list. The next-lower entry will be placed next to the left column, and so on.

  • Page 318: Creating A Sheet Selection

    The associated sheet drawing has been deleted. 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Sheets tab, and click 3 Select the sheet set root node, right-click, and click Refresh Sheet Set. Refreshing the sheet set can take a moment or two. A progress bar shows how long the refresh will take. When the Refresh is complete, you are notified by a message.

  • Page 319: Electronically Transmitting Sheets And Sheet Sets

    2 Click the Sheets tab, and click 3 Select the project sheet set root node, right-click, and click Sheet Selections Manage. 4 Select the sheet selection you want to delete, and click Delete. 5 Click OK. Electronically Transmitting Sheets and Sheet Sets Use this procedure to electronically transmit a sheet, a sheet subset or the project sheet set.
  • Page 320 5 Select the components to include in the electronic package. The Create Transmittal dialog box tabs offer three different views: Contents Sheets The Sheets tab displays the sheets and the sheet subsets in the project. Files Tree The Files Tree tab displays Project drawings: AutoCAD font maps AutoCAD Plotter configuration files...
  • Page 321 7 Under Transmittal package type, select the package type in which to export your sheet set: If you want to Then export the project as a regular file set select Folder (set of files). export the project in a WinZip file select Zip (*.zip).

  • Page 322: Archiving A Sheet Set

    If you want to Then A SheetSets folder is created to hold all sheet set support files, if necessary. The sheet set data (DST) file, however, is placed in the root folder. NOTE This option is not available if you are saving a transmittal package to an Internet location.
  • Page 323 1 Click Window menu Project Navigator Palette. 2 Click the Sheets tab, and click 3 Select the project sheet set, right-click, and click Archive Sheet Set. 4 Select the components to include in the archiving package. The Archive a Sheet Set dialog box tabs offer three different views: Contents Sheets The Sheets tab displays the sheets and the sheet subsets in the project.
  • Page 324 6 Under Archive package type, select the package type in which to export your sheet set: If you want to Then export the project as a regular file set select Folder (set of files). export the project in a WinZip file select Zip (*.zip).
  • Page 325 10 Select the archiving options: If you want to Then duplicate the folder structure for the files being select Use organized folder structure. This has the following archived and make the root folder the top-level folder consequences: within the hierarchical folder tree Relative paths remain unchanged.

  • Page 326: Publishing Sheet Sets

    18 Click OK twice to start archiving. Publishing Sheet Sets In the Sheet Set View tab, you can publish sheets to a plotter or to a DWF file. You can assign plot stamps to the sheet set, publish sheets to an alternate page setup, and specify DWF publishing settings. You can create publication sets from the following components: An individual sheet.
  • Page 327 Item Description Paper size Places the paper size for the currently configured plotting device in the plot stamp. Plot scale Places the plot scale in the plot stamp. 5 If necessary, select user-defined fields to include in the plot stamp. 6 If necessary, select a new plot stamp parameter file.
  • Page 328 The default log file is plot.log, and it is located under: \Documents and Settings\<Username>\Application Data\Autodesk\ACA 2008\enu\Support. You can specify a different file name and path. After the initial plot.log file is created, the plot stamp information in each succeeding plotted drawing is added to this file.
  • Page 329 4 Define the page setup for the publication set: If you want to Then select a page setup for plotting select the page setup from the list, and click Set Current. create a new page setup click New. modify an existing page setup select the page setup from the list, and click Modify.
  • Page 330 4 Under Page Setup / 3D DWF, select the page setup for each sheet. 5 Add or remove sheets from the publication set, if necessary: If you want to Then add a sheet to the publication set click remove a sheet from the publication set click 6 Change the order of the sheets, if necessary: If you want to...
  • Page 331 15 If you selected to specify a name, under Name, you can click the Browse button to access the Select DWF File dialog box. Enter a file name, and click Select to provide the name and destination for the DWF file. NOTE You can also enter an URL so that the DWF file is uploaded to an FTP or HTTP site.

  • Page 332: Changing Plotting Sheets: Interactions With The Project

    TIP The page setup override template is defined in the sheet set properties, as described in Setting the Properties of the Project Sheet Set” on page 265. If you have background publishing enabled, the animated plotter icon on the right side of the status bar indicates that the publish job is in progress.
  • Page 333 Consider using Archive or eTransmit from the Project Browser before you start working in your project. For more information, see Electronically Transmitting a Project” on page 187 and Frequently Asked Questions about Drawing Management” on page 318. An update is necessary, when you have made one of the following changes in the project: When you move the project to a different location When you move a project file to a different category When you rename a project file...

  • Page 334: Refreshing The Project View

    WARNING When you re-path a project that was saved in a version of Architectural Desktop prior to 2007, the drawings are saved in the Architectural Desktop 2007 file format. You will no longer be able to open these drawings in a version of Architectural Desktop prior to 2007. Synchronizing a project with the project standards will also save the project drawings in the Architectural Desktop 2007 file format.

  • Page 335: Using The External Display Configuration

    AutoCAD Architecture offers the possibility to use the display configurations of the referenced drawing within the drawing that holds the external reference. You could, for example, define in a construct a display configuration called Existing Walls” and assign a light gray color to it.

  • Page 336: Example: Displaying Part Of The Model As Background

    8 Open AutoCAD with the Object Enabler. 9 Overlay the source drawing into the current drawing. The display configuration you have assigned to the referenced drawing is used. Example: Displaying Part of the Model as Background You might want to include in a view one or more constructs for informational purposes that may be outside the selected categories.

  • Page 337: Annotating A Building Project

    6 Select the external reference that you want to display as background, right-click, and click Edit Object Display. 7 Click the Xref Display tab. All display configurations from the construct drawing are listed. 8 Select Override the Display Configuration set in the Host Drawing. 9 Select a display configuration, for example Background”...

  • Page 338: Property Set Data And Schedule Tables In Projects

    5 Locate the tag to insert in the drawing. 6 Drag it into the drawing. 7 Select the object to which to attach the tag. NOTE You can select an object within an external reference. 8 Specify the location of the tag in the drawing. 9 If necessary, edit the information in the property set of the tag, and click OK.
  • Page 339 NOTE To attach a property set definition to an external reference, import it into the object drawing. This is done automatically when you drag a tag from DesignCenter into the drawing. NOTE The drawing that contains your property set definitions does not need to be a part of your project. You can import and use property set definitions from any drawing file accessible to you.
  • Page 340 These project properties are available: Property Description Name Name of the project Description Description of the project Number Number of the project Location File location of the project on the hard disk or network drive Number of Levels Total number of levels in your project Level ID ID of the level the object is on Level Elevation...
  • Page 341 3 Right-click, and click New. 4 Enter a name for the new property set definition press ENTER 5 Click the Applies to tab, and define if the property set definition should be applied to objects or to object styles. 6 Select the entities or styles to which the property set definition should apply. Typically, you would attach project information to objects such as spaces, walls, doors, windows, and curtain walls.
  • Page 342 5 Attach property set data to objects: If you want to Then attach a property set from the host drawing to an object in If no property set definition with the same name has been an external reference attached to the object, the row of boxes immediately next to it is empty.
  • Page 343 2 Open the tool palette that you want to use, and select a Schedule Table tool. If necessary, scroll to display the tool that you want to use. 3 On the Properties palette, expand Basic, and expand General. 4 Select a style. 5 Instead of selecting objects in the drawing, press ENTER 6 Specify the insertion point of the schedule table.
  • Page 344 Property Instruction SpaceNumber Click , enter SpaceNumber for Name, and click OK. Then, select Auto Increment - Integer for Type. RoomNumber Click , enter RoomNumber for Name, and enter the formula [LevelNumber][SpaceNumber]. The easiest way to create the formula is by clicking the properties in the list. 4 Create a property set definition for doors.

  • Page 345: Creating A Title Block For A Project

    Creating a Title Block for a Project You can create title blocks that display information specific to the sheet set or the project. When the information changes, it is updated in the title block. A title block is a multi-view block that includes project information from fields and other attributes.
  • Page 346 Viewing title block attributes and data Creating a Project Block Use this procedure to create a block that contains the project attributes you want to display in a project title block. For information about adding attributes, see Adding Project Attributes” on page 305. 1 Click Format menu Blocks Block Definition.

  • Page 347: Dimensioning A Project

    Creating a Tool for the Title Block Use this procedure to create a tool for inserting the title block in a drawing. 1 Click Format menu Style Manager. 2 Expand Multi-Purpose Objects, and expand Multi-View Block Definitions. 3 Locate the multi-view block definition you created in the previous procedure, and drag it to the tool palette. 4 Click OK to close the Style Manager.

  • Page 348: Working With Cut Planes In A Project

    If necessary, scroll to display the tool that you want to use. 3 On the Properties palette, expand Basic, and expand General. 4 Select a style. 5 In the drawing area, select the objects to dimension. NOTE You can select objects from the drawing, objects from external references, or a combination of both. 6 Press ENTER 7 Specify the position of the new dimension:...
  • Page 349 Cut Plane Display Range A cut plane is set to a specific height, for example, 1.4 meters. Objects above or below that level are by default not displayed in a Plan view. You can, however, define a display range above and below the cut plane. Object components inside that range are displayed too.

  • Page 350: Global Cut Planes

    Specifying three cut plane levels Global Cut Planes The global cut plane cuts all objects in a drawing at the same height. It is defined separately for each of the display configurations that can be applied to a drawing, so you can have, for example, one cut plane height for a regular Plan view and another cut plane height for a Reflected view.
  • Page 351 Clipped 3D view of second level For more information, see Using the Global Cut Plane: Creating a Clipped Model View” on page 313. Display Properties for the Cut Plane Display Range Many objects have display components that you can set for display above and below the cut plane. For example, an object below the cut plane can be inserted with dashed lines and a different line color.
  • Page 352 2 Define the cut plane and the visible ranges above and below the cut plane: If you want to Then define the global cut plane height for the display config- enter the appropriate value for Cut Height. uration define the visible range above the cut plane enter the appropriate value for Display Above Range.
  • Page 353 4 Click Calculate. This button is only available when the drawing is part of a project. It uses the level information you entered Creating a New Level” on page 205. 5 In the Cut Plane Worksheet, select the level whose Plan view you want to display in the current drawing. For example, if you have created a view of the first floor but want to display the Plan view of the second floor, select 2.
  • Page 354 3D view of spanning element in and out of display range How those parts are displayed is set in the Sectioned Body component of the object’s materials. For information on setting the display of the Sectioned Body component, see Sectioned Body and Sectioned Boundary”...

  • Page 355: Object-Specific Cut Planes

    11 Define the display of the clipped model view: If you want to Then display the objects in the display range defined in step 7 with select Section AEC Objects by Display Range defined in their regular display settings, and the objects outside of the Display Configuration.
  • Page 356 5 Click the Edit button. 6 Click the Cut Plane tab. 7 Select Override Display Configuration Cut Plane. 8 For Cut Plane Height, enter the desired cut plane. 9 Click OK three times. Cut Planes from the Anchoring Object Objects like windows or doors usually are anchored into walls, curtain walls, and window assemblies. Normally, you want those anchored objects to have the same cut plane height as the object into which they are anchored.

  • Page 357: Running Drawing Management From The Command Line

    3D view of curtain wall showing global and manual cut planes at each level Running Drawing Management from the Command Line You can run certain Drawing Management commands from the command line. These commands are also available as toolbar buttons or context menu commands. In some cases, for example when creating LISP routines, you might want to initiate them via the command line.

  • Page 358: Command Line: Regenerating Views

    Command Line: Regenerating Views Use this procedure to regenerate all views in the current project from the command line. When you regenerate a view, you reload all of the external references used to generate the view. On the command line, enter AecRegenerateProjectViews. All views in the current project are regenerated.
  • Page 359 What should I do if my APJ file has been accidentally deleted or corrupted? Deleting or corrupting the project’s APJ files has no influence on the DWG files and XML files contained in the project. In the Project Browser, the project will not display anymore. To recreate the project with a new APJ file, go to the Project Browser, and create a new project of the same name in the same folder location as the previous APJ file.

  • Page 360: Appendix 1:Template Projects

    Can I override the basepoints of project files when referencing them in other project files? No. This is standard AutoCAD behavior. Can I lock elements and constructs in their position to avoid accidentally moving them? Yes. If you want to lock an element or construct within the building model, lock the layer the element or construct has been inserted on.

  • Page 361: Understanding Project Navigator

    3 Enter the project name and number, and then click Create from template project. 4 Navigate to the following project: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Template\Commercial Template Project (Imperial)\Commercial Template Project (Imperial).apj. Alternatively, you can select the metric version.

  • Page 362: Levels And Divisions

    Working in Project Navigator makes project management very easy. All files associated with the project are listed in Project Navigator in one of the four folders (Constructs, Elements, Views and Sheets), or a sub-folder within these. Open files by simply double clicking their name on the Project Navigator palette. To reference (xref) one file to another using Project Navigator, double click the host file to open it and then simply drag files from the Project Navigator into the drawing window in AutoCAD Architecture.

  • Page 363: Project File Naming

    6 In Project Navigator, click the Constructs tab and rename each of the duplicated files to match your desired naming scheme. For example, if you duplicated Level 1 to create Level 3, rename 01 Shell (2) to 03 Shell. 7 Click the Views and Sheets tabs to create additional Views and Sheets (and edit existing ones) as required for your new level.
  • Page 364 NCS Recommends the following codes for Model files. Use these designations for View file names: FP = Floor Plan SP = Site Plan DP = Demolition Plan QP = eQuipment Plan XP = eXisting Plan EL = ELevation SC = SeCtion DT = DeTail SH = ScHedules 3D = isometrics/3D...

  • Page 365: Understanding Constructs Included In The Commercial Template Project

    5 = Details 6 = Schedules and Diagrams 7 = User Defined 8 = User Defined 9 = 3D Representations (Isometrics, Perspectives and Photographs) Examples: A-101 - (Architectural First Floor Plan) A-102 - (Architectural Second Floor Plan) A-103 - (Architectural First Floor Reflected Ceiling Plan) A-201 - (Architectural Building Elevations) A-301 - (Architectural Building Sections) Here again, the codes are very broad, so it is certainly possible on a big project to run out of numbers.
  • Page 366 might be desirable to have a multi-story wall on the exterior, this is not recommended since wall cleanup can only occur at the level in which the walls are inserted. Therefore, upper levels would not cleanup. The various shell constructs are referenced in the Floor Plans, Composite Model, Section and Elevation View files. Core Construct This construct is intended for objects that are part of the building core (like walls, doors, etc.), excluding the stairs and possibly the toilet rooms.

  • Page 367: Understanding The Element File Included In The Commercial Template Project

    Sheets folders of your project to quickly add these categories. You can also add new category folders from Project Navigator. For more information, see Creating a Category in the Project Navigator” on page 212. The various column grid constructs are referenced in the Floor Plans, Composite Model and Section View files. Understanding the Element File Included in the Commercial Template Project Elements are meant for typical conditions in the project and also are useful for miscellaneous project resources whose external referencing (xref) behavior you wish to control manually (not appearing automatically in views or sheets).

  • Page 368: Understanding Sheets Included In The Template Project

    Floor Plan Views Floor plan views are included here. Basic titlemarks and elevation and section markers are included in these files. You can use these objects, modify them or erase and re-add them as required. A Live Area Guide” has been provided that matches the size of the Sheet area.
  • Page 369 In the project’s Standards\Content folder, a file named Project Styles.dwg is included. Some sample styles have been included in this file. Tools in the Project’s Tool Palette reference the styles in this file. The project is set to synchronize all types of styles to this drawing except layer key styles. The default AECLayerStd.dwg file has been set as a second Standards drawing to synchronize layer key styles.
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  • Page 371: Project Standards

    Project Standards The Project Standards feature lets you establish, maintain and synchronize standards across all drawings in an AutoCAD Architecture project. Project standards include standard styles, display settings, and AutoCAD standards that are used across all project drawings. Standard styles and display settings are specified in one or more standards drawings associated with the project.

  • Page 372: Project Standards Terminology

    Project Standards Terminology project drawing A drawing file belonging to an AutoCAD Architecture project. A drawing must be part of a project to access and be synchronized with project standards. standards drawing A file (DWG, DWT, DWS) that contains standard styles and display settings associated with the project.

  • Page 373: Project Standards Overview

    project tools Project tools are tools in the project tool palettes set for the project. In order to ensure that the current style definition is always used, project-specific tools should point directly to the styles within a standards drawing. standards drawing location When standards drawings, catalogs, and libraries are located within the project folder, they are treated as project-specific.

  • Page 374: Autocad Standards

    display configurations Standard Scheduling Information Project standards enable you to define and distribute a set of property set definitions, property data formats, schedule table styles, and object tags across a project. Property set definitions, property data formats, and schedule table styles are created and accessed through Style Manager.

  • Page 375: Synchronizing The Project

    Standard Content Browser Library An icon now appears on the Project Navigator Palette to launch the Content Browser. You can set a custom Content Browser library that is opened by default when Content Browser is started from the Project Navigator. With the possibility of creating tool catalogs from existing drawings, as described in Creating a Project Standards Tool Catalog”...

  • Page 376: Prerequisites For Working With Project Standards

    The CAD manager sets up a default Content Browser library for the project. When a user starts Content Browser from the current project in Project Navigator, the project library is displayed. The user can then drag standard tools into a project drawing. To create a standard tool catalog based on an existing project, the CAD manager opens the AEC Tool Catalog Generator, browses to the project, and creates a tool catalog from the project drawings.

  • Page 377: Configuring Project Standards

    NOTE Project standards files, tool palettes, and the project Content Browser library are copied to the new project only if they are located within the original project folder. Standard components located outside the project folder will be referenced by the new project, but not copied to it. For information about creating a project with predefined standards, see Creating a New Project Based on a Template (Copying a...
  • Page 378 Order of standards drawings 1 Click File menu Project Browser. NOTE To access the standards configuration of the current project only, you can click AEC Project Standards Configure on the CAD Manager menu. If the CAD Manager menu does not appear on your menu bar, click Window Pulldowns CAD Manager Pulldown.
  • Page 379 7 To define that a specific style type should be controlled by a specific standards drawing, click the style type’s check box in the appropriate drawing column. TIP If you want to select one drawing for all style types, right-click in the header, and click Select Column. If a style type has not been associated with a standards drawing, these styles are not controlled by the standards.
  • Page 380 12 Click OK. NOTE If some of the standards drawings have been set to read-only, they cannot be automatically versioned. In this case, they need to be versioned manually by a user with read-write access. Synchronization Options When a project uses standards, it needs to be synchronized with the standards in regular intervals to make sure the standards are observed.
  • Page 381 Manual Synchronization If you select manual synchronization, the following behavior is defined for the synchronization: Project drawings are not compared and synchronized with the project standards when opening the project drawing. To perform a synchronization, the user needs to manually initiate it. For more information, see Synchronizing a Project with the Standards”...
  • Page 382 5 Select the synchronization method for your project. For information about the available methods, see Synchronization Options” on page 340. 6 To create a log file of the synchronization, select Create log file. When the log file is created, you can choose between a report in XML or HTML format. The log file contains information about the drawings synchronized, the standards drawings used, and the changes made to standard styles and display settings in the course of synchronization.
  • Page 383 5 To add a new DWS file, click By default, the new DWS file is appended to the end of the list. That means that will be processed last, and settings from higher listed DWS files will take precedence. 6 To change the order of the DWS files in the list, use the Up and Down buttons.
  • Page 384 1 Click File menu Project Browser. 2 Select the project into which you want to copy standards, right-click, and click Project Properties. 3 In the Modify Project dialog box, click Configure next to Project Standards. 4 Click the Standard Styles tab. 5 Click 6 In the Select Project dialog box, select the project file (APJ) from which you want to copy project standards, and then click Open.

  • Page 385: Setting Up Standard Tools In A Project

    NOTE Enabling the standards in a project does not mean that standard styles and display settings are copied to project drawings. To add standard styles and display settings to project drawings, see Adding Standards to a Project Drawing” on page 355. Generating a Project Standards Setup Report Use this procedure to create an HTML or XML report that lists the project’s standard drawings, and standard styles and display settings, along with their version history.
  • Page 386 NOTE If you make changes to the shared tool palettes, they are not copied to disk until you close the project to close AutoCAD Architecture. Similarly, other users will not see your updates until the next time the project is set current or AutoCAD Architecture is closed and re-opened with the project still current.

  • Page 387: Creating A Tool Catalog For A Project

    Workflow 2: Using a Shared Workspace Catalog 1 Create standard styles in standards drawings and associate them with the project. For more information, see Creating a New Project Standards Drawing” on page 371 and Setting up Standard Styles and Display Settings”...
  • Page 388 NOTE When you specify a folder as the catalog source, any nested folders are included in the new tool catalog. 6 Specify how you want the tools organized in the new catalog: To organize the new tools by their source drawing, select Group tools by source drawing. This option is well suited for a tool catalog that is generated from a number of styles drawings.
  • Page 389 2 Under Catalog, select Add to an existing catalog. 3 Enter the name and the path of the catalog. 4 Click Append to Catalog and select Ignore Duplicate Styles if you want to prevent existing styles from being overwritten by styles with the same name and file path from the appended drawing. If you clear Ignore Duplicate Styles, existing styles are overwritten with styles from the appended drawing if they have the same name and file path.

  • Page 390: Adding A Project Catalog To A Content Browser Library

    NOTE If both options are enabled, then the tools are first grouped by the drawings and then by the object type, generating categories from the drawings, and palettes from the object types. This is implemented because palettes cannot be nested. In this case the radio buttons below are disabled and the Create tools in palettes option is selected for the tools.

  • Page 391: Adding A Project Library And Tool Palette Group

    Adding a Project Library and Tool Palette Group If you have created a project library in Content Browser, you can associate it to a project. When you open the Content Browser from Project Navigator, the project library is automatically displayed. The project library can be used to drag tools in project drawings, or to fill the project tool palettes with standard tools.
  • Page 392 Tool Palette File Location Project Tool Palette Group Legacy project from pointing to new empty ATC file under Created, but not displayed. To display the tool Autodesk Architectural \<ProjectName>\Standards\ palette group in the tool palettes set and add Desktop 2005 WorkspaceToolPalettes\ <ProjectName>.atc...

  • Page 393: Displaying The Project Tool Palette Group

    Tool palette groups that are not automatically displayed can appear in the following cases: A new project that is not based on a template, and does not point to an existing tool palette group A legacy project from Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2005 that is not manually re-pointed to an existing tool palette group...

  • Page 394: Building The Tool Palette Group

    5 Enter a name for the new palette. 6 Select the palette, and drag it on the project palette group on the right. 7 Click Close, and click again. The project tool palette group is listed under the available palette groups and can be selected. Building the Tool Palette Group When a new project is created, its associated tool palette group is empty, unless the new project is explicitly pointing to an existing tool palette group.

  • Page 395: Copying The Project Tool Palettes To The Tool Palette File Location

    Building the Tool Palette Group” on page 354. 2 Close AutoCAD Architecture. 3 In Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Autodesk\ACA 2008\enu\Support\Profiles\ProjectCatalogs\. 4 Select the project catalog folder. If you have just closed AutoCAD Architecture, the current project folder is the one with the latest date. In addition, the folder is named with the project GUID, which you can also find in the project APJ file.

  • Page 396: Project Tool Palette Group

    WARNING Project standard styles and display settings can be used only in project drawings. You can copy standard styles and display settings into standalone drawings as well; however, they will not be synchronized or versioned and maintain no link to the project standards. There are different methods of copying standard styles and display settings to a drawing: Project tool palettes can be defined, as described in Building the Tool Palette...

  • Page 397: Adding Standard Styles From Style Manager

    1 Set the project current, as described in Setting a Project Current” on page 174, and close the Project Browser. 2 Click Window menu Project Navigator. 3 In the Project Navigator toolbar, click The Content Browser is opened with the project library displayed. 4 Select a standard tool by its eyedropper tool, and drag it either to the drawing area of AutoCAD Architecture, or to one of the tool palettes.

  • Page 398: Adding Standard Display Settings From Display Manager

    5 Click OK. You can also drag styles from a project standards drawing into a drawing that is not part of the current project. If the drawing is not part of any project, no synchronization will happen to that style in the future. If the drawing is part of a different project, the style will display as not standardized in future synchronizations of that project, unless that project references the same standards drawing from which the style was dragged.
  • Page 399 to update, while ignoring others. If you select to update a style with the associated standard, the selected style is copied from the project standards drawing into the project drawing, overwriting the existing style definition. NOTE Automatic synchronization of standard styles and display settings does not happen during background plot/publish. WARNING You should always synchronize the display settings in your project.

  • Page 400: Synchronization Status

    If the synchronization process finds a style or display setting in a project drawing that has the same type, name, and version GUID as the corresponding style or display setting in the project standards, it concludes that the style or display setting is up-to-date with the project standards.

  • Page 401: Synchronizing A Project With Aec Standards

    Synchronization dialog Status Description Action Current standard version The style or display setting in the project No action required. The object is in synch with the drawing is identical to the version in the standard. project standards drawing. Older version of standard style or The style or display setting in a project You can choose from these actions: display setting...
  • Page 402 NOTE Synchronizing a project will not synchronize the project standards drawings with each other, even if they are located within the project folder. To synchronize project standards drawings with each other, see Synchronizing Project Standards with Each Other” on page 382. 1 Verify that the project you want to synchronize is the current project.

  • Page 403: Synchronization Exceptions

    7 To ignore a not standardized style or display setting, select Ignore from the Action drop-down list. In this case, the not standardized object will not be listed again in future synchronizations, except if you select Show objects set to ignore during project standards synchronization, or remove the Ignore flag from the style or display setting in Style Manager or Display Manager, as described in Excluding Styles and Display Settings from...

  • Page 404: Synchronizing Selected Styles And Display Settings With Aec Standards

    Synchronizing a project drawing with AEC standards Two lists are displayed. The top list shows styles and display settings that have corresponding styles or display settings in the project standards, but are either an older version of a standard style or display setting, or a nonstandard (newer) version.
  • Page 405 Standard styles in Style Manager This process only synchronizes styles and display settings in a project drawing with the standards. It does not synchronize styles and display settings in different standards drawings with each other. For information on synchronizing standards drawings among themselves, see Synchronizing Project Standards with Each Other”...
  • Page 406 Icon Description Standard style or display setting that has been changed, but not versioned When this icon appears on a style or display setting in a project standards drawing, the object has been modified, but not versioned yet. In order for the changes to be included in the synchronization, the object must be versioned, as described in Updating Standard Objects in a Project Standards Drawing”...
  • Page 407 Display configurations: You can synchronize either an individual display configuration or all display configurations in the drawing. NOTE A change to the cut plane is not a versionable change. If you change the cut plane, and synchronize the display configuration with the project standards, the changed cut plane will not be overwritten with the project standard. Display Sets: You can either synchronize an individual display set or all display sets in the drawing, NOTE Changes to the Live Section settings are not a versionable change.

  • Page 408: Generating A Synchronization Report

    Excluding Styles and Display Settings from Synchronization Use this procedure to specify individual styles and display settings that you want to be ignored during synchronization. Specified styles and display settings will not be overwritten with standards during automatic synchronization and will not be displayed as version mismatches during semi-automatic or manual synchronization, unless you select the Show objects set to ignore during project standards synchronization check box in the Synchronization dialog box.

  • Page 409: Synchronizing A Project Drawing With Autocad Standards

    CAD Manager Pulldown. A progress bar indicates the progress of the CHX update. 3 Click Start (Windows) menu All Programs (or Programs) Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Batch Standards Checker. 4 Click File menu Open Check File. 5 In the File Open dialog box, select the project CHX file.

  • Page 410: Auditing A Project Or A Drawing

    4 To synchronize the component with the project standards, select one of the styles listed under Replace with, and click Fix. 5 To retain the not standardized component in the drawing, click Mark this Problem as ignored. 6 Click Next to display the next not standardized component. When all problem components have been processed, a message displays with a summary of the problems.

  • Page 411: Showing Display Overrides In Project Drawings

    The report offers you various ways to display audit results; for example, you can view the audit results by drawing, by standard objects, or by problems encountered. Showing Display Overrides in Project Drawings To keep project drawings synchronized, it is important to control the properties and display properties of building objects by style, to be able to update the objects when the project standards change.
  • Page 412 Project standard files can be of the file format DWG, DWT, or DWS. If you select the DWS format for your standards drawings, you can simultaneously use them as your AutoCAD standards drawings. A project standards drawing is a regular drawing file. The definition of the drawing as a project standards drawing is created when the drawing is added as a project standards drawing to the standards configuration of a project, as described Setting up Standard Styles and Display Settings”...

  • Page 413: Updating Project Standards Drawings

    For more information, see Style Manager” on page 489, Display System” on page 443, and the relevant object chapters. 3 Save the drawing as DWG, DWT, or DWS format. If you want to Then make the standards drawing specific to a project save it within the project folder.
  • Page 414 Version Comparison When a project is audited or synchronized with its standards, the comparison of the versions determines whether styles and display settings in the project are identical, older, or newer than the project standard. Styles or display settings are considered identical to the project standards if the following are identical: Object type (such as Wall style or display set) Name Version GUID...

  • Page 415: Change Types In Project Standards Drawings

    Change Types in Project Standards Drawings Different types of changes you can make to project standards require different actions to be applied throughout the project. Change Type Actions required Modifying a standard style or display setting Version style or display setting Save project standards drawing Synchronize project drawings Synchronize other project standards drawings (optional)

  • Page 416: Updating Standard Objects In A Project Standards Drawing

    Updating Standard Objects in a Project Standards Drawing You can change a standard style or display setting in a project standards drawing. When a change has been made, you must version it and then synchronize the project with the change. When you change a standard style or display setting directly in the standards drawing, you do not need to version every single change.
  • Page 417 5 Click Version. 6 If necessary, enter a comment for the new version. 7 Click OK. The new version is appended to the Version History tab. 8 To version multiple styles or display settings in a project standards drawing, select a group of objects and version them: 9 Select the styles or display settings that should be versioned.

  • Page 418: Updating Standard Objects In A Project Standards Drawing From A Project Drawing

    Updating Standard Objects in a Project Standards Drawing from a Project Drawing You can change a standard style or display setting in a project standards drawing by overwriting it with the corresponding style or display setting from a project drawing. When you have updated the project standard from a project drawing, the project needs to be synchronized to use the updated styles and display settings.

  • Page 419: Adding Standard Objects From A Project Drawing To A Project Standards Drawing

    In this case, the style or display setting will not be displayed in future updates, except when you select Show objects set to ignore during project standards synchronization or remove the Ignore flag from the style or display setting in Style Manager or Display Manager, as described in Excluding Styles and Display Settings from Synchronization”...

  • Page 420: Editing The Version History Of A Standard Object

    7 To ignore the style or display setting, select Ignore from the Action drop-down list. In this case, the not standardized object will not be listed again in future updates, except if you select Show objects set to ignore during project standards synchronization or remove the Ignore flag from the style or display setting in Style Manager or Display Manager, as described in Excluding Styles and Display Settings from...

  • Page 421: Purging The Version History From A Project Standards Drawing

    NOTE If the CAD Manager menu does not appear on your menu bar, click Window Pulldowns CAD Manager Pulldown. 3 Select the styles or display settings that should be versioned. 4 If desired, enter a comment. The comment will be applied to all objects selected for versioning. 5 Click OK.

  • Page 422: Synchronizing Project Standards With Each Other

    NOTE Project standards drawings do not appear on the Project Navigator. You need to open them with the standard File Open command. 3 On the command line, enter AecPurgeVersion. The version information is removed from all standard styles and display settings in the drawing. NOTE To re-add a version to all styles or display settings in the drawing, open Style Manager or Display Manager, select the drawing in the tree, right-click, and click Version Drawing.

  • Page 423: Scripting Project Standards Commands

    Step 2: Open the project standards drawing, and open Style Manager or Display Manager. Step 3: Edit the styles or display settings as necessary. NOTE If the style or display setting you are editing already has a version history within the project, the version history is displayed in Style Manager or Display Manager.
  • Page 424 Command Description AecPurgeVersion Purges the version information from all styles and display settings in the current drawing. For more information, see Purging the Version Information from a Project Standards Drawing” on page 381. NOTE This command works only with project standards drawings. AecClearVersionHistory Purges the version history from all styles and display settings in the current drawing, except for the current version.

  • Page 425: Chapter 8 Drawing Compare

    Drawing Compare An efficient review of drawings and revisions is key as you move through the design, development, and construction phases of a project. You can visually compare versions of drawings and review proposed changes with the Drawing Compare feature. Drawing Compare also allows you to compare drawings from ®...

  • Page 426: Working With Drawings For Review

    NOTE Drawing Compare is a subscription-only feature, available to participants in the Autodesk Subscription Program. Log onto the Subscription Center and download the “Drawing Compare Module.”...
  • Page 427 the same top-level folder to provide the correct context for comparison. If you are not working with a structured project in the software, your drawings might be loosely organized as plans, elevations, and sections and look like this: If your drawings are not organized in a common project folder, Drawing Compare will not be able to compare all of the drawings at once.

  • Page 428: Process Overview:working With Drawing Compare

    Reference Document added to object The software displays a limited number of object properties from Revit Architecture and Revit Structure drawings after the RVT file is exported to a DWG file. Process Overview:Working with Drawing Compare The process of performing a drawing comparison has the following major steps: Step 1: Select the folder that contains review drawings, then select the folder that contains project drawings.

  • Page 429: Identifying The Status Of Drawings

    Identifying the Status of Drawings After you specify the review and project folders on the Setup tab and choose to automatically match drawings, icons next to the drawing names change, based on the status of the drawing as shown. Icon Description The initial state of all review drawings is unmatched.
  • Page 430 After completing the drawing matching and relationship analysis process, you can toggle the filter button to show only the project drawings that are related to a specific review drawing. A project drawing is related to the selected review drawing if the project drawing is affected by modifications to the review drawing. This correlation is determined as the Analyzing Drawing Relationships progress window is displayed.

  • Page 431: Matching Drawings Manually

    The Analyzing Drawing Relationships progress window displays immediately after the drawings are matched. Once the Analyzing Drawing Relationships process is complete, you are ready to start a Drawing Comparison session. For more information, see Running a Drawing Compare Session” on page 392. Matching Drawings Manually Use this procedure to match one review drawing to a project drawing.

  • Page 432: Filtering Project Drawings

    3 Right-click the review folder, and click Automatically Match. After you match the review drawing to the project drawing, the icon associated with the drawing indicates the new drawing condition. For more information, see Identifying the Status of Drawings” on page 389. At this point you can start a Drawing Comparison session.
  • Page 433 The software compares data and geometric information about all of the objects in the drawings when you are working in Drawing Compare. This includes objects such as walls and doors as well as lines and circles. You can determine which drawings and objects display by using the visual filter. For more information, see Creating a Visual Filter”...
  • Page 434 Visual Filter Legend: This legend displays colors used in the Drawing Compare mode, and it specifies which review groups display in the drawing area. You can make changes to both settings. For more information, see Creating a Visual Filter” on page 396. The color of the icons on the Visual Filter Legend identifies the color of the object groups in the review, such as grey for unchanged objects and yellow for modified objects.
  • Page 435 You can minimize the Drawing Compare palette and use the Drawing Compare Mode toolbar to navigate when viewing objects. Expand the palette when necessary to review information about objects and properties. The option to zoom in on an object is toggled on and off when you click the Activate/Deactivate Zoom to button ( ) on the title bar of the Object Report List or on the Drawing Compare Mode toolbar.

  • Page 436: Creating A Visual Filter

    Icon Description Toggle the display of the Drawing Compare palette on or off. Creating a Visual Filter Use this procedure when you want to create a filter that controls which objects display and how they display during a review session. The changes you make on the worksheet are applied to the drawing and the Visual Filter Legend after you click OK.

  • Page 437: Ending Drawing Compare

    Architecture objects or AutoCAD objects are output. For more information, see Publishing Drawings to DWF” on page 140. For information about publishing to 3D DWF, see Plot and Publish Drawings” in AutoCAD Help. 1 On the Drawing Compare Mode toolbar, click 2 Follow procedures for plotting as outlined in Overview of Plotting”...
  • Page 438 Question: My Drawing Comparison results identify xrefs that are new and missing, but I expect these xrefs to be identified as unchanged or modified. Why is this? Answer: Drawing Compare uses object handles to match objects in review drawings to objects in the project drawings. If the xref has been detached, then reattached, the xref will be assigned a different object handle and is identified as a new version of the xref.
  • Page 439 Answer: The current version of Drawing Compare covers AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD object properties in detail and exposes a limited number of key properties for AutoCAD MEP objects. Question: When comparing drawings exported from Revit Architecture or Revit Structure, I notice that a simple modification that I made to an object in these drawings results in numerous differences in associated objects.
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  • Page 441: Chapter 9 Layer Management

    Layer Management Enhanced layer management helps you to create, view, and modify the numerous and diverse elements of architectural plans. Use the Layer Manager in AutoCAD Architecture to effectively organize and manage conceptual groupings in a drawing.

  • Page 442: Layer Management

    Layer Management Layer Manager The Layer Manager helps you organize, sort, and group layers, and allows you to work with layer standards, layer key styles, layer filters, layer overrides, and saved layer states. In the Layer Manager you can perform all activities related to layers: Create, rename, and delete layers Set and change layer properties Make a layer current...
  • Page 443 Layer States You can save the current layer settings in a drawing as a layer state and restore this layer configuration later. Saving layer states is convenient if you need to return to particular settings for all layers during different stages in completing a drawing or for plotting.

  • Page 444: Managing Drawing Layers

    Layer Standards Layer standards establish naming conventions for layers in your drawings. A layer standard contains a set of rules that determines the structure of the layer names in a drawing. When you install the software, you can select from a number of layer standards that you can use.

  • Page 445: Opening The Layer Manager

    Get notified of new layers and reconcile them in the drawing Filter and group layers NOTE Additional AutoCAD layer functionalities are available from the Format Layer Tools menu. For more information about AutoCAD layer functionalities, see “Work with Layers” in the AutoCAD help. Opening the Layer Manager Use this procedure to open the Layer Manager.

  • Page 446: Creating A Nonstandard Layer

    For information on selecting a layer standard and layer key style for a drawing, see Specifying a Layer Standard and a Layer Key Style” on page 113. For information about creating your own layer standard, see Creating a Layer Standard” on page 438.

  • Page 447: Renaming A Layer

    3 Select Non Standard for Layer Standard. 4 Enter a name for the new layer. 5 Select Make Current if you want to make the layer the current layer. 6 Enter a description for the new layer. 7 Select a color for the layer from the list. If the desired color is not available on the list, select Select Color, and select a color from the Color Picker.

  • Page 448: Defining The Properties Of A Layer

    The layer you selected is now assigned to the specified layer standard. NOTE If a layer standard is unavailable on the shortcut menu, the layer that you selected is not valid for that standard. 4 Click OK. Defining the Properties of a Layer A layer has a number of states and properties that define its display and behavior in the drawing.

  • Page 449: Overriding Layer Properties In Layout Viewports

    Lineweight: Changes the lineweight of objects on the layer. Clicking the lineweight name displays the Lineweight dialog box. Plot style: If you are working with color-dependent plot styles (PSTYLEPOLICY = 1), you cannot change the plot style associated with a layer. Clicking the plot style displays the Select Plot Style dialog box. Description: You can add a description to the layer.

  • Page 450: Identifying Viewport Layer Overrides

    NOTE Property overrides that are on xref layers are not retained when VISRETAIN system variable is set to 0. Layer Property Overrides in Previous Releases When a drawing containing layer overrides is opened in a previous release of the software, overrides are not visible and the layer displays its global properties.

  • Page 451: Removing Viewport Layer Overrides

    In the drawing workspace: A Viewport Overrides icon is displayed on the status bar ( ) when the current viewport in paperspace has layer property overrides. If the drawing status bar is not displayed, the icon is displayed on the application status bar instead.

  • Page 452: Working With Layer Groups

    To remove all overrides from a selected layer 5 Make the layout viewport active in which you want to remove all viewport overrides from a layer. 6 Click Format menu Layer Management Layer Manager. 7 In the list of layers, right-click the layer from which you want to remove all overrides, and click Remove Viewport Overrides for Selected Layers.

  • Page 453: Types Of Layer Filters

    Multiple listings of the same layer must always have identical property settings. For example, a layer that is a member of two groups cannot be a different color in each group. You cannot list a layer twice in a group. You can delete layer groups without affecting the layers in the group.

  • Page 454: Creating A Property Filter

    Creating a Property Filter A property filter contains layers that meet filter criteria that you specify for the group. Filter criteria can include layers according to layer states (on/off, frozen/thawed, locked/unlocked), properties, or names. For example, you can create a property filter that includes all of the red layers in the current drawing. Creating Property Filters Use this procedure to create property filters.
  • Page 455 On/off Frozen/thawed Locked/unlocked A layer must meet all the specified filter criteria to be included. For example, if you select Off and Frozen for the filter, a layer that is turned off but is not frozen will not be included. 1 Click Format menu Layer Management Layer Manager.

  • Page 456: Creating A Layer Standards Filter

    Specifying a Filter for Layer Linetype or Lineweight Use this procedure to specify a filter that includes layers based on linetype or lineweight. 1 Click Format menu Layer Management Layer Manager. 2 In the left pane of the Layer Manager, select a layer group that you want to create the new group under, right-click, and click New Property Filter.

  • Page 457: Adding Layers To Layer Groups

    5 The categories in the Available Category(s) column will differ depending on the standard being used. Select a category to include in the filter, and click the Add >> button to move it to the Selected Category(s) column. You can include multiple categories in one standards filter. All layers associated with the Selected Category(s) will be included in the filter.

  • Page 458: Renaming And Deleting Layer Groups

    Renaming and Deleting Layer Groups Use this procedure to rename or delete layer groups. The layer group is deleted from the Layer Manager, but the layers listed in the group are not deleted. 1 Click Format menu Layer Management Layer Manager. 2 Rename or delete a layer group: If you want to Then...

  • Page 459: Identifying New Layers In The Drawing

    To be notified of new layers in xref drawings and in the current drawing, click Evaluate all new layers. 5 Click Notify when new layers are present to define the actions that should trigger an evaluation for new layers. Each time one of the specified actions is performed in the drawing, a comparison is made between the last time a specified action was performed (the layer baseline) and the present time.

  • Page 460: Working With Layer States

    3 To reconcile a new layer, select the layer, right-click, and click Reconcile Layer. This will add the layer to the layer baseline and not display it as new anymore in the drawing. 4 Click OK. Working with Layer States NOTE In AutoCAD Architecture 2008 the Layer Snapshot functionality is discontinued in favor of the Layer State functionality.
  • Page 461 IMPORTANT When a layer state is saved from the model space, the global layer properties for color, linetype, lineweight, and plot style are saved in the layer state. When the layer state is restored to the model space, the global layer properties will be restored as the global layer properties of the drawing.

  • Page 462: Editing A Saved Layer State

    5 Click New, and enter a name and description for the layer state. Then, click OK. The current settings in Layer Manager are saved in the layer state. When a layer state has been created, the following information about the layer state is displayed in the Layer States Manager: Name: name of the layer state.

  • Page 463: Restoring A Layer State

    modifying layer settings 1 Click Format menu Layer Management Layer Manager. 2 Click to open the Layer States Manager. 3 Select the layer state that you want to edit, and click Edit. 4 Edit the selected layer state: If you want to Then add layers from the drawing to the layer state click...

  • Page 464: Deleting A Layer State

    state is later restored to a layout viewport, you can choose if the settings from the saved layer state are restored either as the global layer properties for the drawing, or as viewport overrides for that specific viewport. 1 Verify that the viewport in which you want to restore a saved layer state is active. 2 Click Format menu Layer Management Layer Manager.

  • Page 465: Exporting A Layer State From The Current Drawing

    If the layer state is imported from a drawing and it contains a layer property, such as a linetype or plot style that is not loaded or available in the current drawing, that property is automatically imported from the source drawing. If the layer state is imported from a LAS file, and it contains linetype or plot style properties that do not exist in the current drawing, that property cannot be restored.

  • Page 466: Default Layer Keys

    Layer Keys and Layer Keying When you create an object, the layer key that is associated with the object automatically places that object on the layer to which it is mapped. Using layer keys to automatically place objects on predefined layers is called layer keying. Usually, you key objects to layers that conform to a layer standard.
  • Page 467 Default layer keys for creating AEC objects ANNREV Revisions ANNSXKEY Section marks ANNSXOBJ Section lines ANNSYMOBJ Annotation marks APPL Appliances CAMERA Cameras CASE Casework CASENO Casework tags CEILGRID Ceiling grids CEILOBJ Ceiling objects CHASE Chases COGO Control points COLUMN Columns COMMUN Communication CONTROL...
  • Page 468 Default layer keys for creating AEC objects HIDDEN Hidden lines LAYGRID Layout grids LIGHTCLG Ceiling lighting LIGHTW Wall lighting MASSELEM Massing elements MASSGRPS Massing groups MASSSLCE Massing slices Details - medium lines OPENING Wall openings PEOPLE People PFIXT Plumbing fixtures PLANTS Plants - outdoor PLANTSI...

  • Page 469: Default Layer Key Values

    Default layer keys for creating AEC objects TINN Triangulated irregular network TITSCALE Graphical Scales TITTEXT Border and title block TITTEXT-DWG Drawing title text TOILACC Architectural specialties TOILNO Toilet tags TOPO Topography UTIL Site utilities VEHICLES Vehicles VIEWPORT Sheet View viewports WALL Walls WALLFIRE...

  • Page 470: Creating A Layer Key Style From An Ly File

    2 Create a new layer key style: If you want to Then create a style with default properties right-click Layer Key Styles, and click New. create a style from an existing style right-click the layer key style you want to copy, and click Copy.
  • Page 471 The Style Manager is displayed with the current drawing expanded in the tree view. 2 Select the layer key style that you want to change. 3 Click the Keys tab. 4 Specify the layer standard: If you want to Then specify a different layer standard on which to base the layer select a new layer standard for Standard.

  • Page 472: Attaching Notes And Files To A Layer Key Style

    Attaching Notes and Files to a Layer Key Style Use this procedure to enter notes and attach reference files to a layer key style. You can also edit notes and edit or detach reference files from a layer key style. 1 Click Format menu Layer Management Layer Key Styles.
  • Page 473 If you do not have all overrides enabled in the Layer Key Overrides dialog box, objects that you draw after you exit the dialog box are placed on the layer defined by the layer standard. You can use the Overrides On/Off command to turn on the layer overrides later.

  • Page 474: Creating And Editing Layer Standards

    2 Select the object or objects that you want to change, and press ENTER 3 Enter o (byObject). This applies the layer assigned to the default layer key of each object in the selection set, respecting any current layer key overrides. 4 Press ENTER Creating and Editing Layer Standards...

  • Page 475: Component Fields In Layer Standards

    Component Fields in Layer Standards Each layer standard defines the number of component fields that make up a layer name and specifies the rules for the content allowed in each field. If you create or edit a layer standard, you access the layer standard properties to edit the component fields.
  • Page 476 AIA Long Format Layer Standard The AIA Long Format Standard contains the following fields: Field Name Description Discipline Designator Shows divisions of manageable sections. For example, A for architectural, M for mechanical. This field is required. Major Designates assemblies or construction systems such as walls and doors.
  • Page 477 Field Description Phase/Time Indicates phasing or alternatives by using a single character. User Specifies the user. It is not a fixed width field but is separated from the rest of the layer name with an underscore. For example, A210G701_WALL_L1. This field is optional. The following table lists the rules for the BS1192 - AUG Version 2 Layer Standard: BS1192 - Version 2...

  • Page 478: Creating A Layer Standard

    The following table lists the rules for the BS1192 - Descriptive Layer Standard: BS1192 - Descriptive Field Optional Width Fixed Wildcard Match Delimiter Default Discipline [0A-Z] None Element Wall Graphics [0ACDGHTZ] Level [0-9A-Z][0-9A-Z] None Status [0NXR] None Scale [0ASPD] None Phase [0-9A-Z] None...

  • Page 479: Editing Descriptive Fields

    5 Modify the component fields: If you want to Then delete a component field select the field, and click add a component field above an existing field select the field, click , and enter a name for the new component field. add a component field below an existing field select the field, click , and enter a name for the new...

  • Page 480: Editing Description Specifications

    3 Select the layer standard that you want to edit, and click Edit. 4 Click the Edit Descriptions tab. 5 Modify the descriptions: If you want to Then delete a description select the field description, and click edit a description select the field description, click .

  • Page 481: Importing Layer Standards

    Importing Layer Standards Use this procedure to import layer standards from other drawings or from the AecLayerStd.dwg drawing in \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Layers folder. 1 Click Format menu Layer Management Layer Manager.

  • Page 482: Appendix: Lisp Changes For Layer Snapshots And Layer States

    Appendix: LISP Changes for Layer Snapshots and Layer States NOTE In AutoCAD Architecture 2008 the Layer Snapshot functionality is discontinued in favor of the Layer State functionality. Existing layer snapshots (LAY) files are automatically converted to layer states (LAS) when the Layer States Manager is invoked in a legacy drawing with layer snapshots.

  • Page 483: Chapter 10 Display System

    Display System The display system in AutoCAD Architecture controls how AEC objects are presented in a designated viewport. By specifying the display configuration in a viewport and the direction from which to view the objects, you can produce different architectural representations. The display system lets you produce floor plans, reflected plans, elevations, 3D models, or schematic displays without redrawing objects.

  • Page 484: Introduction To The Display System

    Introduction to the Display System The display system in AutoCAD Architecture is designed so that you only have to draw an architectural object once. The appearance of that object then changes automatically to meet the display requirements of different types of drawings, view directions, or levels of detail.

  • Page 485: Using The Properties Palette To Change Display Properties

    display representations that use the same component. You can also apply style or object overrides by changing the value of Display controlled by. For detailed instructions, see Using the Properties Palette to Change Display Properties” on page 445. Using the Properties Palette to Change Display Properties Beginning with AutoCAD Architecture 2008, you can use the Display tab of the Properties palette to change the display property settings for a selected object display component in the current display representation.
  • Page 486 Display tab with one object selected NOTE As explained in subsequent steps, you can select an object display component directly, without selecting an object first. But if you want to change the override level (as indicated by the value for Display controlled by), you can save a step by selecting the object first, because the Display controlled by value is read-only when a component is selected.
  • Page 487 Display Properties dialog with Other tab selected 6 To change one or more display property settings for a particular object display component, use one of the following methods to select it: If an object is already selected, under the General category on the Display tab, select a component from the Display component drop-down list.
  • Page 488 Display tab with object display component selected NOTE The property settings shown on the Display tab for a selected component are specific to the display system. In most cases these settings will not be the same as the settings (either default or override) for associated layers in the Layer Manager.
  • Page 489 NOTE If the value of By Material is yes, then your changes will apply to all objects with display components controlled by the material definition identified by the Name property, regardless of the value of Display controlled by. This is called a material definition override. When By material is yes, the Display tab also includes an Advanced category under which the Additional Properties worksheet button ( ) accesses a dialog where you can view and modify display properties associated with the material definition, such as surface hatch placement and surface...

  • Page 490: Display System Structure

    Display System Structure You use the display system to manage display properties and view assignments for objects in your project. You can also create new groupings for display purposes. Elements of the Display System The display system has 3 major elements: A display representation, which controls how an individual object, such as a door or a wall, is displayed A display set, which is a group of display representations of objects A display configuration, which is a collection of display sets assigned to particular view directions...

  • Page 491: Display Representations

    Sample styles in AutoCAD Architecture catalogs contain predefined materials assigned to their components. Use these materials in your drawings, customize them, or create your own materials. For more information, see Creating and Editing Material Definitions” on page 522. Display Settings in External References You cannot change a display setting in an external reference while refediting it from its host drawing.
  • Page 492 Objects displayed from different view directions that use different display representations Why Most Objects Have Multiple Display Representations All objects have predefined display representations. Most objects have Plan, Model, and Reflected display representations, because these are the most common design situations. Some objects, such as cameras and reference AEC objects, have only a General representation, because the display of these objects does not change in different views.
  • Page 493 detail is needed in plan view. For example, display configurations intended for plotting at small scales, where details of objects might be obscured, often use the Nominal display representation. Default Display Representations The display representations available for an object and the names of those representations are based on the ways that you might need to view the object.

  • Page 494: Display Sets

    Changes to the display properties of a style affect all objects of that style To apply the changes only to the selected object, you override the drawing default settings or style display properties with the display properties of the object. Display properties of an object apply only to that object Objects use the default display properties unless the properties are overridden by the display properties of an object style or an individual object.

  • Page 495: Display Configurations

    A display set can contain more than one display representation for an object. For example, a display set for plotting a floor plan might include the Plan and Threshold Plan display representations for doors. The Plan display representation contains components for the door panel, frame, stop, and swing. The Threshold Plan display representation contains components for the inner and outer thresholds of the door.
  • Page 496 Display Sets Assigned to View Directions You can identify the display set assigned to each view direction using the Display Manager. The Display Manager is a utility for managing elements of the display system. The following illustration shows a drawing with two display configurations, Medium Detail and Standard.

  • Page 497: The Display Manager

    Objects from Top view using a display set for plan views If the Front view direction is selected in this viewport, the same objects are displayed with an Elevation display representation. Objects from Front view using a display set for elevation views If the SW Isometric view direction is selected, the same objects are displayed with a three-dimensional (3D) representation.
  • Page 498 Left Pane of the Display Manager The left pane of the Display Manager organizes the display information for your drawings in a hierarchical tree view. You can add, purge, rename, copy, and send display system components in the tree view. As you select items in the left pane, the right pane is updated appropriately.

  • Page 499: Opening The Display Manager

    Using icons to identify view directions to which display sets are applied Opening the Display Manager Use this procedure to open the Display Manager. 1 On the Format menu, click Display Manager. 2 Move and resize the Display Manager or resize the left and right panes as needed to view display information. Viewing Display Configurations Use this procedure to view the display configurations available in the current drawing.

  • Page 500: Viewing Display Sets

    3 Click the Configuration tab. The left pane lists the display sets included in the configuration. The right pane lists the display sets assigned to each view direction. If a display set is not listed next to a view direction, the display set for the Default view direction is used when that view direction is selected.

  • Page 501: Viewing Display Representations

    Icon Description The display set is a standard display set and is currently used in a display config- uration in the drawing. The display set is neither a standard display set nor is it used in a display config- uration in the drawing. 4 Click the Display Options tab.

  • Page 502: Viewing An Object In A Display Representation

    Curtain wall display representations used in display sets The icon next to the display representation name indicates whether it is a predefined display representation ) or custom display representation ( 3 Click OK. Viewing an Object in a Display Representation Use this procedure to see how an object appears in different display representations and view directions.

  • Page 503: Viewing The Display Representation Of An Object In A Display Set

    6 Use the controls in the Floating Viewer to view the object from different view directions and with hidden lines removed or with shading. 7 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to view objects in various display representations. 8 Click to close the viewer. 9 Click OK.

  • Page 504: Creating And Editing Display Configurations

    Creating and Editing Display Configurations A display configuration is a collection of display sets that controls the representation of objects viewed from different directions in a drawing. You apply a display configuration to the viewport in which you want the objects to appear. You can also select a display configuration to use as the default for model space and new viewports.

  • Page 505: Creating A Display Configuration

    When you modify a display representation, the changes affect every display set and display configuration that use that representation. To apply changes more selectively, create a new display representation for the object and assign it to the display sets in which the changes are to appear. Similarly, when you modify a display set, the changes appear in every display configuration that uses the display set.

  • Page 506: Creating A Display Representation For An Object

    5 Specify the display representations to use in this display set: If you want to Then create display representations to use in this Creating a Display Representation for an Object” on page 466. display set assign display representations to this display Assigning a Display Representation to a Display Set”...

  • Page 507: Assigning A Display Representation To A Display Set

    and linetype of the door frame component are ByBlock, the door frame has the color and linetype of the door object. Object components cannot exist outside their parent object as can typical AutoCAD block objects. Changes made to a display representation apply to every display set and display configuration that use the display representation.

  • Page 508: Comparing Display Representations Between Display Sets

    Editing a display set 5 In the right pane, add or remove display representations: If you want to Then add a display representation for an object to scroll through the list to find the object. Select a display representation to the display set use.

  • Page 509: Assigning A Display Set To A View Direction

    Comparing display sets to view different display representation assignments You can use the Compare Sets dialog box to assign one or more display representations to either display set. 1 On the Format menu, click Display Manager. 2 Click Sets. 3 In the right pane, hold down the CTRL key and select the two display sets you want to compare. 4 Right-click one of the selected display set names, and click Compare Sets.

  • Page 510: Assigning A Display Configuration To A Viewport

    Assigning a Display Configuration to a Viewport Use this procedure to assign a display configuration to a viewport. You can specify a display configuration for a viewport, model space, or tiled viewport at any time during the design process. NOTE You can also assign a display configuration to the current viewport in the Display Manager. Right-click the display configuration, and click Set To Current Viewport.

  • Page 511: Specifying The Display Configurations Used In Xref Overlays

    2 Click Drawing Setup. 3 Click the Display tab. 4 Under Drawing Default Display Configuration, select the display configuration to apply to new viewports, or when the TILEMODE system variable is set to 1. 5 Click OK. 6 If necessary, enter rea (Regenerate All) to update the display in model space to show the new display configuration.

  • Page 512: Displaying Objects By Classification

    NOTE If you specified that the drawing should always use its own display configurations when inserted as an xref overlay, you cannot change the display configuration used to display the xref objects in the host drawing. For more information, see Specifying the Display Configurations Used in Xref Overlays”...

  • Page 513: Specifying Settings For Live Sections And Materials

    Hiding objects based on their classification To redisplay objects in a classification that were hidden, select the classification. 6 Click OK. Specifying Settings for Live Sections and Materials Use this procedure to specify how live sections and materials are displayed when the selected display set is active in a viewport and a live section view of the building model is enabled.

  • Page 514: Managing Display Configurations

    Managing Display Configurations The Display Manager is a utility for managing display configurations, display sets, and display representations: renaming them or deleting them, copying them between drawings, emailing them to other users, and purging unused elements from drawings. Renaming a Display Configuration or a Display Set Use this procedure to rename a display configuration or a display set.

  • Page 515: Deleting A Display Representation

    2 Select a display configuration or a display set: If you want to Then delete a display configuration expand Configurations, right-click the display configuration, and click Delete. delete a display set expand Sets, right-click the display set, and click Delete. 3 Click OK.

  • Page 516: Using Display Settings In Multiple Drawings

    8 Click OK twice. Using Display Settings in Multiple Drawings You can use your display configurations, display sets, and display representations in multiple drawings. You can copy display configurations, display sets, and display representations between drawings. When you copy a display configuration, the display system also copies any display sets and display representations included in the selected configuration that do not exist in the destination drawing.

  • Page 517: Purging A Display Configuration

    The display configurations, display sets, or display representations are pasted into the selected drawing. If the drawing already contains a setting with the same name, the duplicate name is displayed in the Import/Export - Duplicate Names Found dialog box. 6 Resolve duplicate names, if prompted: If you want to Then prevent the Display Manager from overwriting the existing...

  • Page 518: Purging A Display Representation

    All display sets that you can purge are selected in the Purge Display Sets dialog box. 3 Clear any display sets that you do not want to purge, and click OK twice. Purging a Display Representation Use this procedure to purge unused display representations from a drawing. You cannot purge a display representation assigned to a display set, or predefined display representations such as Model or General.

  • Page 519: Synchronizing Individual Display Settings With Aec Standards

    Standard Icons Standard display settings are displayed in Display Manager. Depending on their status with regards to the project standards, there are a number of different icons to differentiate them. Icon Description Standard display setting When a light blue icon appears on a display setting in a project drawing or project standards drawing, the display setting is a standard setting and is in synch with the standard.

  • Page 520: Excluding Display Settings From Synchronization

    4 Select the item in the tree, right-click, and select Synchronize with Project Standards. 5 In the Synchronize Drawing with Project Standards dialog box, select the items to synchronize, as described Synchronizing a Project Drawing with AEC Standards” on page 363. 6 Click OK to start the synchronization process.
  • Page 521 Project standards in Display Manager Updating a standard display setting 1 Open the standards display drawing of the current project. 2 On the Format menu, click Display Manager. TIP The standard display drawing in Display Manager are listed under the project node ( ).

  • Page 522: Updating Standard Display Settings In The Project Standards Drawing From A Project Drawing

    9 Select the display settings that should be versioned. 10 If desired, enter a comment. The comment will be applied to all objects selected for versioning. 11 Click OK. Updating Standard Display Settings in the Project Standards Drawing from a Project Drawing You can change a standard display setting in the project standards display drawing by overwriting it with the corresponding display setting from a project drawing.

  • Page 523: Adding Standard Display Settings From A Project Drawing To A Project Standards Drawing

    The selected display setting is listed in the top panel. 5 To update the project standards from the project drawing, select Update Project Standards from the Action drop-down list of the display settings. 6 To not update the project standards from the display setting in the project drawing, select Do not Update Project Standards from the Action drop-down list of the display settings.

  • Page 524: Editing The Version History Of A Standard Display Setting

    7 To ignore the display setting, select Ignore from the Action drop-down list. In this case, the not standardized display setting will not be listed again in future updates, except if you select Show objects set to ignore during project standards synchronization or remove the Ignore flag from the display setting in Display Manager, as described in Excluding Display Settings from Synchronization”...

  • Page 525: Purging The Version Information From A Project Standards Drawing

    The version history is removed from all standard styles and display settings in the drawing. Purging the Version Information from a Project Standards Drawing You can remove the version information from all standard styles and display settings in a project standards drawing. When you remove the version information, the version history and the current version information is deleted.

  • Page 526: Object Not Displayed In A Viewport

    Object Not Displayed in a Viewport Why isn t my object displayed? When AEC objects in your model do not display correctly in a viewport, the following actions might help to solve the problem. In the drawing status area, verify the name of the selected display configuration. Select a different display configuration, and see if the problem is resolved.

  • Page 527: Object Linetype Displayed Incorrectly

    Displaying the names of objects, including those that are not shown 4 To turn off object names, enter displaydxfname. 5 Enter n (No). Object Linetype Displayed Incorrectly Why doesn t the linetype for my object display the way I expect? The linetype scale for components of AEC objects works with the AutoCAD linetype scale specified in the LTSCALE variable to control the linetype of AEC objects.
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  • Page 529: Chapter 11 Style Manager

    Style Manager The Style Manager is a utility that provides a central location in AutoCAD Architecture where you can view and work with styles in drawings or from intranet sites.

  • Page 530: Style Manager

    \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Styles\Imperial or Metric folder. For more information about specifying the location of files at installation, see Install AutoCAD Architecture 2008” in the AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Installation Guide.

  • Page 531: Getting Started With The Style Manager

    Upgrading from a Previous Release If you are upgrading from Release 1 or Release 2 of Autodesk Architectural Desktop, the Style Manager replaces the Style dialog box used for creating, copying, editing, purging, importing, and exporting styles. Styles in External References You cannot change an object style in an external reference while refediting it from its host drawing.

  • Page 532: Sorting Styles In The Style Manager

    Opening the Style Manager Use this procedure to open the Style Manager. You also access the Style Manager when you right-click object tools on the tool palettes. When you open the Style Manager, all drawings and templates that are open in the current session are displayed in the tree view.

  • Page 533: Viewing Styles In The Style Manager

    Sorting styles by style type The status bar at the bottom of the Style Manager indicates whether the styles are sorted by drawing or by style type. 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. By default, styles are sorted by drawing. 2 On the View menu, click Explore By Style.

  • Page 534: Viewing Styles Across Multiple Drawings

    Viewing Styles Across Multiple Drawings Use this procedure to display a chart view of the styles of a single style type distributed across the drawings open in the Style Manager. In the chart, you can see the styles used in more than one drawing and the styles used only in a single drawing.
  • Page 535 Style Manager only. It is not open in the AutoCAD Architecture session. You can open the drawing in the software after you exit the Style Manager. If you open an Autodesk Architectural Desktop Release 1 or 2 drawing in the Style Manager, the drawing is opened as a read-only drawing.

  • Page 536: Creating A Style

    Creating a Style Use this procedure to create a style. You can create a style using default style properties or by copying a style. After you create the style, you can edit its properties to customize the characteristics of the style. A style is not stored in the drawing until you exit the Style Manager.

  • Page 537: Renaming A Style

    2 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 3 Locate the style you want to copy, and drag it to the tool palette. The default tool name is the name of the referenced style. The image that identifies the new tool uses the view direction last used in the Properties palette for the selected object type.

  • Page 538: Sending Styles To Other Users

    If you want to Then replace the existing style with the new style select Overwrite Existing, and click OK. keep the existing style and add the new style with a different select Rename to Unique, and click OK. The Style Manager name appends a number to the name of the new style.
  • Page 539 If you want to Then purge all unused styles or definitions of a selected type right-click the style or definition type, and click Purge. When prompted, verify that the styles you want to purge are selected, and click OK. If a style or definition you selected to purge remains in the list after purging, the style or definition is currently applied to an object or is used in another style.

  • Page 540: Style Manager

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  • Page 541: Chapter 12 Materials

    Materials In AutoCAD Architecture, a material” corresponds to a specific finish material in a building model, such as brick, concrete, or glass. Materials are useful for illustrating plans, sections, elevations, and renderings in the design process. Materials also provide a way to manage the display properties of object styles.

  • Page 542: Materials

    Materials In AutoCAD Architecture, a material” corresponds to a specific finish material in a building model, such as brick, concrete, or glass. Materials are useful for illustrating plans, sections, elevations, and renderings in the design process. Materials also provide a way to manage the display properties of object styles. Viewing a building model corner showing materials Simplifying the Design Process Using materials makes displaying objects more realistic.

  • Page 543: Objects That Support Materials

    Rendered live section view with transparent outside material Material Tool You create a material tool from a material definition. You can then use this tool in the same way that you would use any other tool in your project. For more information about working with tools, see Tools” on page 44. This is the most efficient method of applying a material definition to an object or the component of an object.
  • Page 544 Assigning Materials to Objects and Object Styles The most efficient way to use materials is to apply them to a style. Any object of that style inherits those definitions or the relevant properties. As you add new objects of a style to your project, each will have the same materials assigned to them.

  • Page 545: Working With The Material Tool

    Working with the Material Tool Materials can be added to objects in two different ways: Assign a material definition to an object via its display properties or its style. For more information, see Process Overview: Creating and Assigning Materials” on page 522. Apply a material tool to an object in the drawing.

  • Page 546: Creating A Material Tool From A Material Definition In Style Manager

    7 Under Apply to, select whether the material should be applied only to the selected object or to all objects of the selected style. If you want to apply the new material to the selected object only, select Object Override. If you want to apply the new material to all objects of that style, select Style.

  • Page 547: Creating A Material Tool From A Render Material In The Content Browser

    11 To update the material tool icon with the new material, select the icon under Image in the top left corner, right-click, and click Refresh Image. 12 Click OK. Creating a Material Tool from a Render Material in the Content Browser You can create a material tool by dragging a render material from Content Browser to AutoCAD Architecture.
  • Page 548 Enter a name for the new material definition. Click OK. The option to automatically create a material tool from the new material definition is grayed out. To create a material tool, see Creating a Material Tool from a Material Definition in Style Manager”...

  • Page 549: Applying Material Tool Properties

    10 Select the icon preview under Image, right-click, and click Refresh Image. Then, click OK. The material tool is now represented on the palette by the AutoCAD Architecture cube icon with correct material display. Applying Material Tool Properties Use this procedure to apply the style properties of a material tool to an existing object or component. You can apply the material at the object or style level.

  • Page 550: Material Components And Display Properties

    Material Components and Display Properties Each material definition has the following display components that determine the appearance of object components to which a material has been assigned: Linework Plan Hatch 3D Body Surface Hatch Section Hatch Sectioned Body and Boundary After you have specified display components of an object to be By Material, then you can no longer change the display component properties of that object.

  • Page 551: Surface Hatch Material Component

    Viewing 3D body material components Surface Hatch Material Component The Surface Hatch component is used for hatching display components in 3D model views, sections, and elevations. Section hatching is used on the cut face of a sectioned object or component. Viewing surface hatching material on a wall elevation You can specify the faces of an object that display the surface hatch within the material definition.

  • Page 552: 2D Section/Elevation Linework

    2D Section/Elevation Linework The 2D Section/Elevation Linework component is used specifically for 2D building sections or building elevations. All linework in a 2D section/elevation can be controlled by this component. For more information about using material definitions in elevations, see Surface Hatch Linework in Elevations”...

  • Page 553: Displaying Materials In A Drawing

    Live section view with sectioned body (gray) and sectioned boundary (red) Displaying Materials in a Drawing Use this procedure to turn on material definitions in a display representation if they are assigned to objects but are not displayed in the drawing. For more information, see Display System Structure”...

  • Page 554: Surface Hatches On Curved Surfaces

    direction in which each face lies can be more complex for different, irregularly shaped objects, such as curved objects, extrusion objects, or Free Form objects resulting from Boolean operations. For information about changing the surface hatch assignments of a material definition, see Specifying the Surface Hatch Pattern of a Material Definition”...

  • Page 555: Surface Hatches On Multiple Faces

    Sphere mass element with material assigned to front face Surface Hatches on Multiple Faces Irregular and complex objects can have multiple faces in one view direction. If necessary, you can override the surface hatch on all faces with the same view direction, or on individual faces. For information about overriding individual faces, see Overriding the Surface Hatch on Individual Objects”...
  • Page 556 Face assignments from edges extruded in the Y direction Face assignments from edges extruded in the Z direction Specifying Faces on Extrusions Use this procedure to specify the faces on object components created from extruding a profile. These objects and components include extruded mass elements, wall body modifiers, custom railing components, and other components extruded from a profile.

  • Page 557: Surface Hatches On Free Form Mass Elements

    5 Select an extrusion direction. 6 For each edge, select a position that corresponds to the view direction you want to assign to the face created from that edge. The edge positions that are available depend on the extrusion direction you selected. 7 Click OK.

  • Page 558: Hiding A Surface Hatch

    Hiding a Surface Hatch Use this procedure to hide the surface hatch on an object face. To add an override to a surface hatch, an object needs to have a surface hatch material assigned to it. A surface hatch on an object can come from an assigned material or from the display properties of the object or object style. If a surface hatch comes from the display properties of the object instead of from the material assignment, you cannot override it on individual faces.

  • Page 559: Specifying The Rotation Of A Surface Hatch

    An object must have a surface hatch material assigned to it in order to add an override to a surface hatch. A surface hatch on an object can come from an assigned material or from the display properties of the object or object style. If a surface hatch comes from the display properties of the object instead of from the material assignment, you cannot override it on individual faces.

  • Page 560: Specifying The Horizontal And Vertical Offset Of A Surface Hatch

    5 Click OK. Specifying the Horizontal and Vertical Offset of a Surface Hatch Use this procedure to specify the horizontal and vertical offset of a surface hatch. An object must have a surface hatch material assigned to it in order to add an override to a surface hatch. A surface hatch on an object can come from an assigned material or from the display properties of the object or object style.

  • Page 561: Displaying A List Of Materials

    3 Right-click, and click Edit Hatch Override. 4 Edit the surface hatch override: If you want to Then hide a surface hatch select Hide Surface Hatching. re-display a hidden surface hatch clear Hide Surface Hatching. change the rotation of the surface hatch enter a value for Rotation, or click and specify the rotation on screen.

  • Page 562: Process Overview: Creating And Assigning Materials

    AutoCAD Architecture where you can work with styles from multiple drawings and templates. Material definitions contain settings for the hatching, scale, and color of materials, plus rendering materials. You can find predefined material definitions in \Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Styles\Imperial or Metric.For more information about using the Style Manager, see Style Manager”...

  • Page 563: Defining The Layer, Color And Linetype Of A Material Definition

    3 Create a material definition: If you want to Then create a new definition with default properties right-click Material Definitions, and click New. create a new definition from an existing definition right-click the material definition you want to copy, and click Copy.

  • Page 564: Specifying The Plan And Section Hatch Patterns Of A Material Definition

    Specifying the Plan and Section Hatch Patterns of a Material Definition Use this procedure to change the patterns for the Plan, Hatch, and Section Hatch components of a material definition. For detailed descriptions of individual hatch components, see Material Components and Display Properties”...

  • Page 565: Specifying The Surface Hatch Pattern Of A Material Definition

    Specifying surface hatching orientation 14 Click OK. Specifying the Surface Hatch Pattern of a Material Definition Use this procedure to specify the pattern used for the surface hatch. Specifying material assignment by object face NOTE After you assign a material definition to an object, you can edit the surface hatches for the individual faces of the object. For more information about editing surface hatches, see Overriding the Surface Hatch on Individual Objects”...

  • Page 566: Assigning Render Materials

    7 Click the Hatching tab. 8 Select Surface Hatch, and click the setting for Pattern. 9 Select the hatching for the component: If you want to Then select a hatching pattern that is available in the software select Predefined for Type, and then select a pattern. select a custom pattern select Custom for Type, and then enter the name of the custom pattern.
  • Page 567 In shaded view and rendered views, objects may display rendering materials instead of the hatch patterns that are displayed in 2D wireframe and hidden line views. The following types of rendering materials are available: Render Material Type Description Surface Rendering Material Any object face that has surface hatching applied displays the hatching in the AutoCAD renderer Live Section Rendering Material...

  • Page 568: Excluding A Material Definition From 2D Section Shrinkwrap

    8 Select rendering materials for the individual material components: If you want to Then assign a rendering material to object surfaces select a material for Render Material. Then select a mapping type for Mapping: If you select Same as Surface Hatch, only those surfaces selected under Surface Hatch Placement are rendered.

  • Page 569: Controlling The Display Of Hidden Lines By Material

    8 Select Exclude from 2D Section Shrinkwrap. 9 Click OK. Controlling the Display of Hidden Lines by Material Use this procedure to control whether hidden lines of a material should be displayed in a section or elevation. You could do this, for example, if you want to display concrete walls and footings that are hidden by the ground and by other walls.

  • Page 570: Attaching Notes And Files To A Material Definition

    Walls and slabs merged (right) 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. The Style Manager is displayed with the current drawing expanded in the tree view. 2 Expand Multi-Purpose Objects, and expand Material Definitions. 3 Select the material definition you want to change. 4 Click the Display Properties tab.

  • Page 571: Chapter 13 Content Creation Guidelines

    Content Creation Guidelines In this guide the term content refers generically to various types of elements that you can create to customize your installation of AutoCAD Architecture. These elements can be style-based or symbol-based and include items such as plot style tables, layers, layer key styles, layer standards, and drawing template files.

  • Page 572: General Content Standards And Conventions

    General Content Standards and Conventions It is important to understand the various types of content, where they are stored and how they are made accessible to users. Additionally, AutoCAD Architecture includes support for the National CAD Standard version 3.1. Understanding how this is applied will assist you in creating your own customized content that works with the existing standards and conventions.
  • Page 573 tables and annotation tools. While it is not required that custom content be compliant, when creating new content for use in the United States you should take this support into account. The Imperial templates provided with AutoCAD Architecture are pre-configured to load the AIA Version 3” Layer Key Style by default.
  • Page 574 In addition to the default plot style tables assigned to the imperial and metric templates, there are several additional optional tables provided. Many of these are for use with older legacy templates and drawing files: Plot Style Table Description AEC Standard.stb Default plot style for templates using named plot styles.

  • Page 575: Content Resources

    NOTE For more information on NIBS or to purchase a copy of the National CAD Standard documentation you can visit their web site at http://www.nibs.org/ Content Resources To create and distribute content effectively, it is important to have an understanding of where different types of content are best stored, and the possibilities each one of them provide towards a cohesive, well-managed system of templates, styles, symbols and tools.

  • Page 576: Style Library Drawings

    Items that should not be included in the template file: Most styles: These should be kept in a style library drawing, with an associated palette-based tool that allows users to import the styles into the current quickly and easily on demand. Storing the styles in a style library and providing tool access to them keeps your drawings from becoming unnecessarily bloated due to unused styles in the drawing database.

  • Page 577: Template Projects

    If you are storing your style library on a mapped drive make sure that the drive is mapped identically on every user’s computer. AutoCAD Architecture supports UNC (Universal Naming Convention) pathing. If you are confident that your server names will not be changing you may want to consider using this method of pathing to your style libraries to avoid drive mapping problems.
  • Page 578 Items that can be modified in the sheet set file as part of the template project: Default sheet template file: This is the one template that is not specified in the project properties, as it is part of the sheet set properties instead. This should be a sheet that has layouts defined in it that represent all of your standard plot configurations.

  • Page 579: Tool Catalogs

    Project Structure If you work with a building type that is fairly consistent from one project to another, or a protypical building type, you may find it advantageous to pre-define some aspects of the project structure itself. None of this is absolutely necessary and the level to which you choose to pre-define these items is completely optional.

  • Page 580: Style-Based Content

    Modify existing display configurations and display sets before creating new ones. Don’t create new display representations for objects unless you absolutely have to. Many times you can find an existing display representation that you aren’t using that you can modify to suite your needs. Remember that every display representation that you create is one that you have to manage.

  • Page 581: Architectural Objects

    Architectural Objects When referring to styles, the term Architectural Objects” refers to any object style that will result in the creation of a specific type of architectural geometry, such as a wall, door, stair, roof slab, etc. It also refers to sub-styles” that are related to those object types, such as wall endcaps and slab edge styles.
  • Page 582 NOTE Prior to the introduction of material definitions in Architectural Desktop 2004 it was common and recommended practice to assign wall style components to nested layers and set their color, line type, line weight and plot style settings to “BYLAYER”. While this is still technically valid in AutoCAD Architecture 2008, it is not recommended except for a very few exceptions (such as the “Plan Screened”...
  • Page 583 Wall Endcap Style Description Example Name For wall style Stud-3.5 Brick-3.625 Sheathing-0.5 Air-1 GWB-0.625 to Stud-3.5 Brick-3.625 Sheathing-0.5 Air-1 GWB-0.625 (End2) define a possible second end condition. or wall style Stud-3.5 Brick-3.625 Sheathing-0.5 Air-1 GWB-0.625 to Stud-3.5 Brick-3.625 Sheathing-0.5 Air-1 GWB-0.625 (Jamb1) define a jamb condition.
  • Page 584 with it automatically. Additionally there are some tool properties that you may want to consider setting as defaults before saving the tool to a catalog: Justification: In the case of exterior walls, the baseline is usually defined at a critical dimensional location within the wall structure.
  • Page 585 Example Door Style Names: Door Style Description Example Name A single hinge, flush rectangular door. Hinged - Single A single hinge, flush rectangular door, explicitly for exterior use. Hinged - Single - Exterior A double hinge, paneled arched door. Hinged - Double -Arched - Paneled A single overhead door, paneled, for exterior use.
  • Page 586 In the Elevation” display representations components should be assigned colors with the display rules of your 2D Section/Elevation styles in mind. Using colors that are coordinated with those styles can be used to automate linework properties in section and elevation objects. Door/Window Assembly Styles Naming Conventions: The naming convention for door/window assemblies should reflect as much as possible the infill elements that they...
  • Page 587 Curtain Wall Styles Naming Conventions: As with other style types, the naming for curtainwalls should be as descriptive as possible, but because curtainwalls can be even more varied and complex in their structure than door/window assemblies, you should not expect to fully describe the details of the style in the name: <Major Element (Descriptive) + <Major Element (Descriptive)>...
  • Page 588 Naming of curtain wall unit components: In order to minimize confusion when editing curtain wall styles, you should be descriptive and consistent when naming the components of the style. In general, each name should end with the type of curtain wall element it refers to. For example, an infill name might be Stone Panel Infill”. In particular, care should be taken to name grids and the divisions they are based on.
  • Page 589 Exercise discretion when turning on Auto-Adjust to Edge Height”. While this will cause the fascia to adjust to a variable width component in a roof slab as it changes thickness, the adjustment is proporional. The fascia will adjust both vertically and horizontally. The same consideration should be taken into account when turning on the option to adjust the soffit to the overhang depth.
  • Page 590 Exercise discretion when turning on Auto-Adjust to Edge Height”. While this will cause the fascia to adjust to a variable width component in a slab as it changes thickness, the adjustment is proportional. The fascia will adjust both vertically and horizontally. The same consideration should be taken into account when turning on the option to adjust the soffit to the overhang depth.
  • Page 591 Slab tool properties, with a slab edge style set as the default. Stairs and Railings Stairs can be created using a parametric object or from a 2D sketch. In both cases, the resulting object will be based on a stair style definition. Stair Styles There are no naming conventions for stair styles.
  • Page 592 When a style is assigned to a custom stair created from linework, the stringer offsets specified in the style definition will be calculated from the lines that you select for the stringer locations. Landing extensions that are defined in the stair style will be ignored when creating a custom stair from linework. Stair Winder Styles Winder styles can be applied to stairs with the Turn type”...
  • Page 593 The stair tool properties Railing Styles Railing style names should be as descriptive as possible, listing the major components of the railing. Railing Styles Naming Conventions: <Rail type> - <Rail Shape> + <Additional component> + <Additional component>... Example Railing Style Names: Railing Style Description Example Name Guardrail, circular with a handrail and rod balusters.
  • Page 594 Space Styles Space style names should be indicative of the type of room or area that the space style is meant to address. Space Style Naming Conventions: <Room/Area use> - <Optional relative size> - <Optional building type> Example Space Style Names: Space Style Description Example Name Large commercial kitchen.

  • Page 595: Documentation Objects

    NOTE Naming conventions for structural member styles are not fixed. In the case of structural member styles defined as a result of the Structural Member Catalog, it is acceptable and more efficient in many cases to use the default name that is provided by the catalog.
  • Page 596 For a section/elevation style intended to be used as a detail background, you should place all display components on a no-plot layer. Section/elevation styles cannot, by themselves, be made into a palette-based tool. Instead you refer to them in a callout tool’s properties.

  • Page 597: Property Set Definitions

    Example AEC Dimension Style Names: AEC Dimension Style Description Example Name Dimension style with maximum 3 chains, for use in normal 3 Chain construction documents dimensioning. Dimension style with maximum 2 chains, to display metric units in 2 Chain - Alternate Metric a drawing configured for imperial units.
  • Page 598 Take advantage of AutoCAD Architecture’s new ability to hide properties. This is useful if you have a property that is not actually directly edited by a user. By disabling its visibility you can minimize confusion when viewing and editing properties in the Extended Data” tab of the object properties palette. If you have classified your object styles, consider strongly using classifications to further filter the object and style types that your property sets apply to.

  • Page 599: Multi-Purpose Objects

    Zones Zones allow you to group your spaces together for use in area calculation schemas, as and presentations (showing spaces color-coded by department, for example). Additionally, engineers who are using AutoCAD MEP can use zones to perform complex analysis calculations and reporting. Zone Styles Beyond being as descriptive as possible there are no naming conventions for Zone Styles.
  • Page 600 AEC Polygons AEC Polygons are useful in defining infills for curtain walls and curtain wall units, defining 2-dimensional areas and other annotation tasks. For example, they are also used on the Cut Line” tool found on the Annotation” tool palette. AEC Polygon Naming Conventions: AEC Polygon naming format will depend upon what their purpose is.
  • Page 601 Layer Key Styles Layer Key Styles are the heart of an automated layer standard. There are several pre-defined Layer Key Styles provided with AutoCAD Architecture that are based on existing widely accepted industry standards. You can also define your own Layer Key Style. Layer Key Style Naming Conventions: <Optional company name or other unique identifier>...
  • Page 602 Best Practices for Mask Block Definitions: When creating geometry to serve as additional graphics for the mask block definition, create it on the layer 0” with color, line weight, line type and plot style set to BYBLOCK”, unless you have a specific reason to override any of these values with an explicit value.
  • Page 603 Tool properties for a mass element style tool. Note that the name of the tool has been changed to be more descriptive.Additionally, since the mass element that this tool creates is meant to define a decorative column classified as an exterior wall, the tool s creator has decided to put the mass element on the layer defined by the “WALL”...
  • Page 604 Avoid using the Edit Material” or New Material” buttons on the Materials” tab of your style editor. While these may seem like efficient ways of editing and creating new materials on the fly”, they can be dangerous, as they make it easy to accidentally edit a material that has been applied to a multitude of different object styles, having an unintended and potentially drastic effect on the graphic quality of your drawing, as well as creating a material that deviates from your standard material definitions.
  • Page 605 Multi-View Block Naming Conventions Geometry-defining Multi-View Blocks. <Optional system of measure>_<General object category>_<Specific object type>_<Optional descriptive field>_<Optional descriptive field> Annotation-defining Multi-View Blocks. <Optional system of measure>_<Annotation purpose/type>_<Optional descriptive field> Example Multi-View Block Definition Names: Multi-View Block Definition Description Example Name Multi-View Block Definition for a queen size bed for use in an imperial I_Furn_Bed_Queen project.

  • Page 606: Symbol & Tool-Based Content

    Use the Create AEC Content Wizard to store your multi-view block definitions, rather than store them in the template. The only exception to this is a custom column grid bubble multi-view block definition. Profiles Profiles are general purpose 2D definitions that assist in defining geometry that is included in other styles. For example, a 2D shape can be converted to a profile to define a handrail shape.
  • Page 607 If you have existing 2D and 3D AutoCAD blocks, you can convert them directly to AEC Content using the AEC Content Wizard and choosing Block” as the content type. When creating AEC Content, remember that the resulting file is a new drawing that takes it’s content and other settings from the drawing in which you are running the AEC Content Wizard.
  • Page 608 IMPORTANT Make sure you have set your drawing setup parameters to automatically load your layer key style into any new drawing. This is critical in order to assign your content to a layer key. 2 Make sure your drawing window background color is set to white. The resulting content file will have an associated icon with it.

  • Page 609: Palette-Based And Miscellaneous Annotation Tool Content

    Palette-Based and Miscellaneous Annotation Tool Content Palette-based tools, combined with tool catalogs, offer an effective means of distributing and standardizing content, as well as automating insertion and creation parameters. General Best Practices for Palette-Based Tools: All annotation content should be created to take advantage of the Annotation Plot Size. Tools should normally be saved in a catalog.
  • Page 610 The tool properties for leaders allow you to control almost every aspect of the leader in advance. If you create tools for standard AutoCAD dimensions, use the AEC Content Wizard to do so. That way you can use the Custom Command” option and use layer keys to make sure that the dimensions go to the correct layer. 570 | Chapter 13 Content Creation Guidelines...
  • Page 611 Break line tools should have supporting elements stored in the same drawing as the break line symbol. As with other multi-component tools, such as schedule tags, it makes them easier to modify in the future. All of the properties for break marks are set in the tool properties, including whether or not the break mark masks or trims objects.
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  • Page 613: Conceptual Design

    Conceptual Design...
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  • Page 615: Chapter 14 Creating Conceptual Models

    Creating Conceptual Models A conceptual model, which represents the idea for a building design, comprises a variety of building blocks. In AutoCAD Architecture, the building blocks include mass elements, mass groups, spaces, and slices. Combined, they produce a three-dimensional (3D) model.

  • Page 616: Mass Elements And Mass Groups

    Mass Elements and Mass Groups Mass elements are primitive parametric objects that have specific shapes, such as arch, box, cylinder, and gable. They function as the building blocks of conceptual design (also schematic design) in AutoCAD Architecture. You can create preliminary studies, or mass models, by grouping mass elements together in mass groups.

  • Page 617: Using Massing Tools To Create Mass Elements

    Mass elements with assigned materials in rendered view AutoCAD Architecture provides predefined materials for all common design purposes. These materials contain settings for roof slabs. You can use these predefined materials, or modify them to your special designs. You can also create your own materials from scratch.
  • Page 618 Creating a Mass Element Use this procedure to add a new mass element that has the properties specified in a selected massing tool. To specify settings when you add a mass element, see Creating a Mass Element with User-Specified Settings” on page 578. Shapes of Mass Elements To create mass elements, you start with basic shapes and manipulate them for the desired result.
  • Page 619 NOTE For more information on associative spaces, see Generating Associative Spaces” on page 1587. 5 Select a shape. 6 Specify the mass group to which to attach the mass element. 7 Expand Dimensions. The options that display under Dimensions depend on the shape you selected for the mass element. 8 Specify the dimensions of the mass element: If you want to Then...
  • Page 620 2 Specify the first corner of the Barrel Vault. 3 Drag the cursor and specify the second corner of the Barrel Vault. 4 Enter a rotation angle, or press to accept the default angle of 0. ENTER 5 Continue adding Barrel Vault mass elements, and press ENTER Creating a Box Mass Element Use this procedure to create a Box mass element.
  • Page 621 Isosceles Triangle mass element in 3D and plan views 1 On the Massing tool palette, select the Isosceles Triangle tool. 2 Specify the first corner of the Isosceles Triangle. 3 Drag the cursor and specify the second corner of the Isosceles Triangle. 4 Drag the cursor and specify the height of the Isosceles Triangle.
  • Page 622 Creating a Cylinder Mass Element Use this procedure to create a Cylinder mass element. The insertion point of the Cylinder mass element is at the centroid of its bottom face. Cylinder mass element in 3D and plan views 1 On the Massing tool palette, select the Cylinder tool. 2 Specify the insertion point of the Cylinder.
  • Page 623 NOTE AutoCAD Architecture uses the Autodesk Civil 3D technology to define the terrain surface; however, the extrapolation of the terrain is used in AutoCAD Architecture only.
  • Page 624 4 Specify which mesh type you want to generate. If you want Then a surface with user-defined mesh density and mass enter y (Yes) for Generate Regular Mesh [Yes/No]. element size (non-triangulated surface) a surface defined from the input contours and points enter n (No) for Generate Regular Mesh [Yes/No].
  • Page 625 5 Drag the cursor; or specify the height and press ENTER 6 Enter a rotation angle and press ; or press to accept the default angle of 0. ENTER ENTER 7 Continue adding Doric Column mass elements, and press ENTER Creating Profiles for Extrusion and Revolution Mass Elements Use this procedure to define a profile from a polyline to create either of the following mass elements: Extrusion, in which the shape of the two-dimensional (2D) profile is projected to create a 3D mass element...
  • Page 626 Creating a Mass Element by Revolving a Profile Use this procedure to create a mass element by defining a profile as the basis of its shape, and then revolving the profile about an axis. The axis of revolution is along the X axis of the profile as it is drawn. The insertion point is at the centroid of the bottom face of the Revolution mass element.
  • Page 627 2 Right-click a mass element tool, and click Apply Tool Properties to 3D Solid. 3 Select the 3D solids to convert. 4 When prompted to erase the original geometry, press to keep the 3D solid, or enter y (Yes) to erase ENTER 5 Enter n (Name) to give a description to the mass element, and press ENTER...

  • Page 628: Editing Mass Elements

    NOTE For more information on associative spaces, see Generating Associative Spaces” on page 1587. 12 Select a shape. 13 Expand Dimensions. The options that display under Dimensions depend on the mass element tool you copied to create the new tool. 14 Specify the dimensions of the mass element: If you want to Then...
  • Page 629 Viewing mass element grips and dimensions 3 Move the grip until the dimension value you want is displayed, and click once; or enter a value. Changing the Location or Position of a Mass Element 1 Select the mass element. 2 Select the Location grip. In model view, the Location grip has three edit modes: Edit Along Object’s XY Plane, Edit Along Object’s YZ Plane, and Edit Along Object’s XZ Plane.
  • Page 630 Editing a Box mass element with its corner grip Using Corner grips to change area 1 Select the rectangular mass element to display its grips. 2 Click a corner (Width and Depth) grip, and move it to the new location, or enter a value and press ENTER The location of the opposite corner remains fixed while you move the mass element corner.
  • Page 631 3 Specify the new edge location: If you want to Then offset the edge move the edge to the desired location and click; or enter a value and press ENTER. add a vertex and create an edge press CTRL to switch to the Add Vertex edit mode. Move the edge to the desired location and click;...
  • Page 632 Editing an Arch mass element with its Arch Radius grip 1 Select the Arch mass element to display its grips. 2 Click the Arch Radius grip, and move it to the new location. The radius of the arch changes as you move the grip. Changing the Roof Height of a Gable Mass Element Use this procedure to change the roof height of a Gable mass element using grips.
  • Page 633 3 Click the Height grip at the midpoint of the roof ridgeline. 4 Move the grip to change the height of the roof. The height of the roof ridgeline and the walls change as you move the grip, leaving the roof slope and gable configuration unchanged.
  • Page 634 Editing a Dome mass element with its Radius grip 1 Select the circular mass element to display its grips. 2 Click the Radius grip on the mass element. You can select any one of the radius grips on the same circle to change the size. 3 Move the grip in or out.
  • Page 635 4 Enter y (Yes) to erase the original geometry, or enter n (No) to keep the original geometry in the drawing. NOTE A boolean operation creates a free form mass element. Due to the topological structure of the free form mass element, its facet deviation cannot be changed.
  • Page 636 Trimming a mass element NOTE Trimming a mass element creates a free form mass element. Due to the topological structure of the free form mass element, its facet deviation cannot be changed. The FACETDEV command will have no effect on an existing free form mass element.
  • Page 637 4 Specify a point to end the baseline. The Wall Styles worksheet displays the wall styles that exist in your current drawing. 5 Select a wall style and click OK. Converting a Mass Element to a Slab or Roof Slab Use this procedure to convert mass elements to slabs or roof slabs.
  • Page 638 1 Select the mass element whose face you want to divide, right-click, and click Split Face. 2 Select the first point on the face. 3 Select the second point on the same face, and press ENTER The original mass element is converted to a Free Form mass element, and the selected face is divided along the line you specified.
  • Page 639 If you want to Then Tooltip Displayed pull the face orthogonally while adding click and hold the Face grip, press CTRL three Pull face orthogonally, add adjacent faces adjacent faces times, and specify the new Face location. pull the face freely while adding adjacent click and hold the Face grip, press CTRL four Pull face freely, add adjacent faces faces...
  • Page 640 Moving a Mass Element Face Freely While Stretching Adjacent Faces 1 Select the mass element you want to edit. 2 On the Properties palette, expand Basic, and expand General. 3 Select Free Form for Shape. The mass element is in in-place edit mode. Each face of the Free Form mass element is available to edit in this mode.
  • Page 641 Depending on the original shape of the mass element, Edge and Vertex grips are displayed. 5 Click and hold the Face grip, press twice, and specify the new location. CTRL 6 Press , or right-click and click Deselect All to exit the editing session. NOTE You cannot pull the mass element face at such an angle, either horizontally or vertically, that the adjacent faces become non-planar.
  • Page 642 Pulling a mass element face orthogonally while adding adjacent faces The face of the Free Form mass element is moved orthogonally and its geometry remains unchanged, while adjacent faces between the original geometry and the moved face are added. Pulling a Mass Element Face Freely While Adding Adjacent Faces 1 Select the mass element you want to edit.
  • Page 643 Pulling a mass element face freely while adding adjacent faces The face of the Free Form mass element is moved freely and its geometry remains unchanged, while adjacent faces between the original geometry and the moved face are added. NOTE The location of the current UCS is temporarily moved to coincide with the original position of the Face grip that you select when you are working with this option.
  • Page 644 Pulling a mass element face orthogonally while adding adjacent faces The face of the Free Form mass element is pulled orthogonally and its geometry remains unchanged, while adding adjacent faces between the original geometry and the moved face. Pushing a mass element face orthogonally to create a hole The face of the Free Form mass element is pushed orthogonally and its geometry remains unchanged, while creating a hole in the mass element.
  • Page 645 The Material Definition column displays the currently assigned materials. If no previous material assignments were made, the default material is Standard. 5 Select the component you want to change, and select a different material definition. You can select any material definition in the current drawing, or click to create a new material definition and assign it to a component.
  • Page 646 The display representation in bold is the current one. 4 If necessary, click 5 Click the Hatching tab. 6 Select a display component, and click the setting for Pattern. 7 Select the hatching for the display component: If you want to select Then a hatching pattern that is available in the software select Predefined for Type, and then select a pattern.

  • Page 647: Mass Element Styles

    If you want to Then locate the mass element on the XZ plane make the normal of the mass element parallel to the Y axis: under Normal, enter 1 for Y, and enter 0 for X and Z. change the rotation of the mass element enter a new value for Rotation Angle.
  • Page 648 Managing Mass Element Styles When you create, import, export, or edit styles, you access the Style Manager. The Style Manager provides a central location in AutoCAD Architecture where you can work with styles from multiple drawings and templates. For more information about using the Style Manager, see Getting Started with the Style Manager”...
  • Page 649 Mass Element Component Material Component Below Cut Plane Plan Linework Hatch Plan Hatch Cut Plane No Material Model Entity 3D Body Bounding Box No Material Reflected, Reflected Screened Entity 3D Body Bounding Box No Material Hatch Plan Hatch Assigning Materials to a Mass Element Style Use this procedure to assign materials to the individual components of a mass element style.
  • Page 650 Specifying the Display Properties of a Mass Element Style Use this procedure to change the following display properties of the display components of a mass element style: Visibility (component is on or off) By Material (material assigned to the component determines its display properties) Layer Color Linetype...
  • Page 651 If you want to Then select double hatching select User-defined for Type, and select Double Hatch. select solid fill select Solid Fill for Type. 9 Click OK. 10 Click Scale/Spacing, and enter a value that determines how the selected pattern is repeated. 11 Click Angle, and enter the angle for the selected pattern.

  • Page 652: Using Massing Tools To Create Mass Groups

    If you want to Then edit a reference file double-click the reference file name to start its application. detach a reference file select the file name, and click Delete. 9 Click OK twice. Using Massing Tools to Create Mass Groups Tools provided with AutoCAD Architecture let you quickly place mass groups by selecting a tool from the Massing tool palette.
  • Page 653 Using Boolean Operations to Create a Mass Group You can combine the shapes of mass elements in the mass group—adding, subtracting, and intersecting them in a specific order. An additive operation combines the total volume of two or more solids or two or more regions into a composite object.
  • Page 654 3 Click the Layer/Color/Linetype tab, verify that By Material is selected for the component, and click OK. 4 Click the Materials tab. The Component column displays all components of the mass group that can be assigned a material. Components that are only symbolical graphics, like the bounding box, are not listed because they cannot have a material assignment.
  • Page 655 3 Select one or more mass elements to attach to the mass group, and press ENTER Detaching a Mass Element from a Group Using Grips Use this procedure to detach a mass element from a mass group. After you have defined a mass group and added mass elements to it, you may decide that one or more elements do not fit your model.
  • Page 656 3 Select the mass element you want to make additive, right-click, and click Mass Group Operation Additive. 4 Select Save All Changes on the In-Place Edit toolbar. This saves the changes to the mass element and ends the in-place edit session. Making a Mass Element Subtractive Use this procedure to change the operation of a mass element.
  • Page 657 3 Select the mass element you want to make intersecting. 4 On the Properties palette, expand Basic, and expand General. 5 Select Intersect for Operation. 6 Select Save All Changes on the In-Place Edit toolbar. This saves the changes to the mass element and ends the edit-in-place session. Creating a Nested Mass Group Use this procedure to attach a mass group to another mass group.
  • Page 658 2 Select the Location grip. 3 Move the mass group to the desired location, and click once; or enter a value and press ENTER If you want to enter a specific value for the second direction in any edit mode (for example, in the Y direction when editing along the XY plane), press to cycle to the second direction.
  • Page 659 Anchoring objects to a mass group 1 Select the mass group or the mass group marker that has no objects anchored to it. The mass group must have mass elements attached to it in order to anchor them to the group. 2 Right-click, and click Anchor Attached Objects.
  • Page 660 4 Enter a rotation angle, and press ; or move the cursor, and click to specify the rotation. ENTER If the mass group has an entity reference connected to it, repositioning the insertion point of the mass group affects the rotation of the entity reference. Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, or Files to a Mass Group Use this procedure to attach hyperlinks, notes, or files to a mass group.

  • Page 661: Using Materials For Mass Elements And Mass Groups

    3 Right-click the new tool, and click Properties. 4 Enter a name for the tool. 5 Click the setting for Description, enter a description of the tool, and click OK. 6 To add keywords to the tool, click More Info. 7 Enter the keywords, and click OK twice.
  • Page 662 a new display representation Plan 1:25” to create a plan view optimized for display in a view scaled to 1:25. This new display representation has the same display components as the one from which it was copied. The copied components will be influenced by the same material components as the original components.

  • Page 663: Using The Model Explorer To Create Mass Models

    name it accordingly. For example, if the materials have specific names, such as Mass Element - Concrete Column” or Mass Group - Cable Shaft,” you can simplify the organization of your material definitions. Step 1: Create a new material definition or edit an existing material definition. For more information, see Creating and Editing Material Definitions”...

  • Page 664: Displaying The Model Explorer

    Viewing a mass group in the Model Explorer Left Pane of the Model Explorer The tree view lists all open drawings as Projects. Any mass groups are displayed under their associated drawing in the tree view. If you expand a mass group, the mass elements attached to it are displayed. One of the following icons is displayed next to each mass element in the mass group, indicating which Boolean operation is used to combine mass elements: Icon...

  • Page 665: Using Display Commands In The Model Explorer

    Viewing a mass group in the Model Explorer 1 Select a mass group, right-click, and click Show Model Explorer. 2 You can move, resize, or close the Model Explorer: If you want to Then move the Model Explorer drag the Model Explorer title bar to the desired location. resize the Model Explorer click the edge of the Model Explorer and drag to the desired size.

  • Page 666: Viewing Objects On A Nonvisible Layer

    You can also use these keyboard shortcuts to change the view in the graphics area: Hold down and click to pan the graphics area of the Model Explorer. SHIFT Hold down and click to zoom the graphics area of the Model Explorer. CTRL Viewing Objects on a Nonvisible Layer Use this procedure to change the settings in the Model Explorer to view all objects, regardless of the visibility of the...
  • Page 667 1 Open the Model Explorer. 2 In the left pane, select the level at which to create the mass element. If you select the drawing name, the new mass element is created at the next hierarchical level. If you select a mass group name with a drawing, the new mass element is attached to the selected mass group.
  • Page 668 Adding a mass element to a mass group 1 Open the Model Explorer. 2 In the left pane, select a mass element, right-click, and click Operation Additive. 3 In the left pane, click Project to update the display. The display changes to indicate the new operation property of the mass element. Changing a Mass Element Operation to Subtractive Use this procedure to change a mass element operation to subtractive.
  • Page 669 2 In the left pane, select a mass element, right-click, and select Operation Subtractive. 3 In the left pane, click Project to update the display. The display changes to indicate the new subtractive operation of the mass element. Changing a Mass Element Operation to Intersection Use this procedure to change a mass element operation to intersection.

  • Page 670: Creating Slice Floorplates From A Conceptual Model

    Creating Slice Floorplates from a Conceptual Model A slice can be thought of as a representation of a theoretical floor level. Slice floorplates provide a way to translate the 3D geometry of a mass group into something that can be used to generate the individual floors of a building. Slices can be converted to space boundaries or polylines, and then to walls.

  • Page 671: Attaching Objects To A Slice

    If multiple slices were created together, only the elevation of the selected slice changes. The distance between slices remains constant. Attaching Objects to a Slice Use this procedure to attach mass elements or mass groups to a slice to create the building floorplate. You can freeze the layer(s) containing the mass elements and mass groups to display only the slices.

  • Page 672: Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, Or Files To A Slice

    If you want to Then locate the slice on the XY plane make the normal of the slice parallel to the Z axis: under Normal, enter 1 for Z, and enter 0 for X and Y. locate the slice on the YZ plane make the normal of the slice parallel to the X axis: under Normal, enter 1 for X, and enter 0 for Y and Z.

  • Page 673: Chapter 15 Quick Slice

    Quick Slice The Quick Slice tool lets you slice” through one or more objects in a drawing and extract a polyline outline that you can use to create profile shapes.

  • Page 674: Quick Slice

    Quick Slice The Quick Slice tool lets you slice” through one or more three-dimensional (3D) objects in a drawing (including mass ® groups, AutoCAD blocks, and external references) and extract a polyline outline that can be used to produce a profile shape, such as a roof truss.

  • Page 675: Chapter 16 Object Viewer

    Object Viewer The Object Viewer displays objects you select in your drawing, based on the current display configuration in the drawing.

  • Page 676: Object Viewer

    Object Viewer The Object Viewer displays selected objects based on the current display configuration in the drawing. Using the Object Viewer The Object Viewer displays objects you select in your drawing, based on the current display configuration in your drawing. You can manipulate the viewing angle and set the drawing view to be the same as the view in the Object Viewer.
  • Page 677 Named views are also available from this list. Icon Description Save Image: Saves the current view as a separate file. The supported file formats are PNG, JPG, BMP, TIF. Parallel: Sets the view to a parallel plane. Perspective: Sets a perspective view. Set View: Sets the view in the drawing eqto be the same as the view in the Object Viewer.
  • Page 678 638 | Chapter 16 Object Viewer...

  • Page 679: Chapter 17 Napkin Sketch

    Napkin Sketch Use Napkin Sketch to create freehand sketch geometry from objects in a drawing. You can create a napkin sketch to reflect ambiguity in a work-in-progress design or to present a more artistically pleasing version of a drawing. You can also generate a napkin sketch of a portion of a drawing and designate it as still in the design stage.

  • Page 680: Napkin Sketch

    Napkin Sketch Use Napkin Sketch to create freehand sketch geometry from objects in a drawing. You can create a napkin sketch to reflect ambiguity in a work-in-progress design or to present a more artistically pleasing version of a drawing. You can also generate a napkin sketch of a portion of a drawing and designate it as still in the design stage.

  • Page 681: Creating A Napkin Sketch

    When you are working with three-dimensional (3D) drawings or complex models, first create a hidden line projection, two-dimensional (2D) section, or 2D elevation object. Unless your drawing is very simple, generating the napkin sketch from these 2D objects saves linework and time. When you are working with external references, double-click on the napkin sketch and edit it like any other block.

  • Page 682: Editing A Napkin Sketch

    8 Click OK. The napkin sketch geometry is generated and placed as a block reference over the drawing objects that you selected. Use the Move command to relocate the sketch block reference in the drawing, or cut and paste it into a new drawing. Editing a Napkin Sketch Use this procedure to edit the block reference generated when you create a napkin sketch.

  • Page 683: Part 3 Designing With Architectural Objects

    Designing with Architectural Objects...
  • Page 684 644 | Chapter 18 Designing with Architectural Objects...

  • Page 685: Chapter 18 Walls

    Walls A wall is an AEC object that represents the real-world features of an interior or exterior wall. The wall object contains all the geometry needed to represent a wall in 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) views.

  • Page 686: Overview Of Walls

    Overview of Walls A wall is an AEC object that represents the real-world features of an interior or exterior wall. The wall object contains all the geometry needed to represent a wall in 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) views. Understanding Wall Components and Wall Styles A wall has one or more components, which are the materials used to construct the wall.

  • Page 687: Workflow Overview:adding Walls To A Drawing

    Cleaning up Wall Intersections You can specify that walls intersect and clean up only with certain other walls by assigning the walls to a cleanup group. Walls that belong to the same group clean up where they intersect. Walls that belong to different cleanup groups do not clean up where they intersect.
  • Page 688 Wall Styles Many characteristics of a wall are determined by the wall style used. You can create simple wall styles that have a more symbolic display, or you can create detailed walls styles with a representational display, containing many elements the real wall will have.

  • Page 689: Specifying Drawing Defaults For Walls

    Wall with red brick hatch material To use a material in a wall style, it needs to be defined first in Style Manager. For information about assigning a material to a wall style, see Specifying the Materials of a Wall Style”...

  • Page 690: Using Wall Tools To Create Walls

    5 To force the endpoint of a wall that you grip edit within the Autosnap Radius of the baseline of an existing wall to snap to that baseline, select Autosnap Grip Edited Wall Baselines. 6 Enter a value for Autosnap Radius. 7 Select Do Not Display Opening Endcap Styles if you want to suppress the display of endcaps applied to openings in walls.

  • Page 691: Creating A Wall With User-Specified Settings

    For more information about Ortho Close and Close, see Using Ortho Close and Close with Walls” on page 745. Creating a Wall with User-Specified Settings Use this procedure to create a wall with straight segments, curved segments, or both with settings that you specify. Straight segments have a start point and an endpoint.
  • Page 692 NOTE For more information on associative spaces, see Generating Associative Spaces” on page 1587. 5 Select Yes for Cleanup Automatically if you want the wall to clean up with other walls, and select a cleanup group. 6 Expand Dimensions. 7 Specify wall dimensions: If you want to Then specify the thickness of the wall...

  • Page 693: Creating A Wall From Linework

    12 Specify the endpoint of the wall: If you want to Then close the wall by drawing 2 wall segments that meet the start enter or (Ortho Close), and then specify a point in the point at a right angle direction you want the wall to close.

  • Page 694: Creating A Wall Tool

    Converting a 3D object to a wall 1 Select the object you want to convert to a wall, right-click, and click Convert To Wall. 2 Enter y (Yes) to erase the original object, or enter n (No) to retain the object. 3 Specify the baseline of the wall: If you want to Then...
  • Page 695 Drag a wall tool from a tool catalog in the Content Browser, and then customize the properties of the tool. 1 Open the tool palette on which you want to create a tool. 2 Create the tool: If you want to Then create a tool from a wall in the drawing select the wall, and drag it to the tool palette.

  • Page 696: Editing Walls

    16 Specify wall dimensions: If you want to Then specify the thickness of the wall enter a value for Width. If Width is not available, the wall style you selected determines the width of the wall. specify the height of the wall from the floor to the ceiling enter a value for Base height.

  • Page 697: Using Grips To Edit Walls

    You can apply the properties of a wall tool to an existing wall or the properties of a curtain wall tool, slab tool, or roof slab tool to an existing wall. You can change settings on the Properties palette. You can use editing commands from the object’s context menu. Using Grips to Edit Walls Various types of editing grips are displayed for a selected wall object.
  • Page 698 Wall direction grips for a straight wall Wall direction grips for a curved wall Grips for the start and end of a roof line and floor line for a straight wall 658 | Chapter 18 Walls...

  • Page 699: Changing The Location Of A Wall

    Grips for the start and end of a roof line for a curved wall Changing the Location of a Wall Use this procedure to relocate a wall by using the location grip. The Location grip has 2 edit modes: Stretch and Move. The default mode is Stretch, and the direction of the stretch depends on the orientation of walls connected to the selected wall.

  • Page 700: Changing The Shape Of A Wall

    Changing the Shape of a Wall Use this procedure to change a straight wall to a curved wall, or to change a curved wall to a straight wall. When you change a straight wall to a curved wall, the software adds a Curve 2nd Point grip at the midpoint of the of the wall segment.

  • Page 701: Changing The Wall Width While Maintaining The Opposite Face Of The Wall

    Changing wall width while maintaining wall baseline Changing the Wall Width while Maintaining the Opposite Face of the Wall Use this procedure to change the thickness of a wall while maintaining the position of the opposite face of the wall. You can also change the wall width on the Properties palette.

  • Page 702: Changing The Wall Base Height

    Changing wall width while maintaining wall opposite face Changing the Wall Base Height Use this procedure to change the base height of one or more walls. The base height is the height of the wall from floor to ceiling. You can also change the base height on the Properties palette. For more information about wall grips, see Using Grips to Edit Walls”...

  • Page 703: Changing The Wall Length

    Using grips to change the base height of a wall segment Changing the Wall Length Use this procedure to change the length of one or more walls. You can also change the length on the Properties palette. For more information about wall grips, see Using Grips to Edit Walls”...

  • Page 704: Changing The Wall Justification

    Using grips the change the length of a wall segment Changing the Wall Justification Use this procedure to change the justification of a wall. You can also change the justification on the Properties palette. Justification determines the location of the wall in relation to the direction in which the wall was drawn and the points used to draw the wall.

  • Page 705: Offsetting New Walls From Existing Walls

    Offsetting New Walls from Existing Walls Use this procedure to add copies of an existing wall that are offset from a component of the wall at a distance that you specify. This offset command enables you to copy walls by offsetting them a clear distance from the face or center of a specific wall component, such as the stud or the wall finish.

  • Page 706: Applying Tool Properties To An Existing Wall

    2 Specify the location of the offset point: If you want to Then offset the wall from the face of a wall component move the cursor over the wall until the face of the component you want is highlighted with a red line, and click once. offset the wall from the center of a wall component press CTRL, and move the cursor over the wall until the center of the component you want is highlighted.

  • Page 707: Changing The Location Of A Wall

    Changing the style of a wall segment 1 Select the walls to change, and double-click one of them. 2 Expand Basic, and expand General. 3 Select a different style. Changing the Location of a Wall Use this procedure to relocate a wall by changing the coordinate values of its insertion point. The wall also has an orientation with respect to the WCS or the current UCS.

  • Page 708: Merging Walls

    Merging Walls Use this procedure to merge the profile of selected walls. This does not provide automatic wall cleanup, but merging walls is useful in tight situations that involve short wall segments. Merging wall segments 1 Select a wall to merge, right-click, and click Cleanups Add Wall Merge Condition.

  • Page 709: Removing All Merged Walls

    One of 2 merge conditions removed from a wall Removing All Merged Walls Use this procedure to remove all merged wall conditions from a group of merged walls. TIP To identify merged walls, turn on the Graph display representation. Select a wall, right-click, and click Cleanups Toggle Wall Graph Display.

  • Page 710: Filleting Walls

    1 Select the first wall, right-click, and click Join. 2 Select the second wall. Filleting Walls Use this procedure to fillet 2 walls. Filleting walls creates a curved wall segment with a specified radius that is tangent to the baselines of the selected walls. If you specify zero for the fillet radius, the walls are trimmed or extended until they intersect, but no curved wall segment is created.

  • Page 711: Chamfering Walls

    If you want to Then keep the endpoints of the wall segments in their original enter t (Trim), and then enter n (No trim). locations and fit the curved wall segment between them specify a new fillet radius enter r (Radius), and then enter a value for the radius. Enter 0 for the radius if you want the wall segments to meet each other without creating a curved wall segment.

  • Page 712: Trimming Walls At L And T Intersections

    Before chamfering walls, ensure that the walls have the same style and baseline justification. Defect symbols can appear when you chamfer the walls if these settings are not the same for each wall. 1 Open a tool palette that contains the Chamfer tool. The Chamfer tool is located with the Basic Drafting Tools in the Stock Tool Catalog.

  • Page 713: Reversing The Direction Of A Wall

    T -shaped cleanup, before and after 1 Select the cleanup method you want to use: If you want to Then create an L-shaped intersection between 2 walls select the walls, right-click, and click Cleanups Apply L Cleanup. create a T-shaped intersection between 2 walls select the walls to be extended or trimmed to a boundary wall, right-click, and click Cleanups Apply T Cleanup.

  • Page 714: Changing The Roof Line And The Floor Line Of A Wall

    Changing the Roof Line and the Floor Line of a Wall You can modify the roof and floor lines of a wall to create a non-rectangular wall. You edit vertex locations on the roof line to create steps, gables, and other roof conditions. Modifying the roof line of a wall You edit vertex locations on the floor lines to create steps and other floor conditions.
  • Page 715 2 Change the roof line of the wall: If you want to Then offset the roof line from the current height of the wall enter o (Offset), and enter an offset distance. Enter a negative value to project the roof line below the current wall height. project the roof line to a polyline enter p (Project), and select the polyline.
  • Page 716 NOTE This option is available only if the roof line has not been edited. After the roof line changes, you cannot add a gable using this option. To add a gable to a roof line that has been edited, see Changing Vertices in the Roof Line or Floor Line of a Wall”...
  • Page 717 Modifying a wall floor line by adding a step A third vertex is added to the line halfway between the 2 ends of the line and 4'-0'' from the line. A step is created from the selected vertex to the second vertex. 4 Continue editing the roof line or the floor line, if needed.
  • Page 718 Viewing Edit In Place Wall Elevation Grips NOTE If you want to project the roof line or the floor line to a polyline, draw the polyline before you start this procedure. 1 Select the wall that has the roof line or floor line you want to change, right-click, and click Roof/Floor Line Edit in Place.
  • Page 719 Wall Elevation Edit In Place Grips 2 NOTE After you perform an editing task from the shortcut menu, you may need to select the profile again to perform another editing task. If you do not see the editing commands that you expect on the menu, select the profile, and right-click to display the shortcut menu.
  • Page 720 NOTE To add a gable or a step to a roof line or a floor line that has been edited, first use the Remove option on the shortcut menu to remove an existing roof line or floor line condition. 3 Save or discard the changes: If you want to Then restore the roof line and the floor line to their shape before...
  • Page 721 If you want to Then save the changes click . The wall uses the edited profile to define its geometry. Changing Vertices in the Roof Line or Floor Line of a Wall Use this procedure to perform the following tasks on the Roof/Floor Line worksheet on the Properties palette: Add, move, or remove vertices in the roof line or the floor line of a wall.

  • Page 722: Specifying The Materials Of Individual Walls

    Modifying a floor line of a wall by adding a vertex 6 To move a vertex, select the vertex from the table or the illustration, and click Edit Vertex. Specify the horizontal offset and vertical offset for the new vertex and each offset distance, and click OK. For more information about specifying the location of a vertex, see Specifying Offsets for Roof Line and Floor Line...
  • Page 723 each wall style. However, in certain instances, you may need to override a display property for an individual wall to achieve a specific result. All the display properties that you can specify in wall styles are available for individual walls: Whether the display properties of wall components are determined by material assignments The layer, color, and linetype of the display components of the wall The hatching used with each component...
  • Page 724 To change the hatching for all walls of the same wall style, see Specifying the Hatching for Components of a Wall Style” on page 734. NOTE If a material assignment determines the hatching properties of a wall component, you can change the hatching of the component by clearing By Material or by overriding the material assignment with a different material.
  • Page 725 To change the cut plane display properties for all walls of the same wall style, see Specifying the Hatching for Components of a Wall Style” on page 734. 1 Select the wall you want to change, right-click, and click Edit Object Display. NOTE You can also use the Display tab of the Properties palette to change the display property settings for a selected object display component in the current display representation.

  • Page 726: Attaching Notes And Files To A Wall

    6 Select the display properties for the wall: If you want to Then display the component lines within the wall above the cut select Display Inner Lines Above. Clear this option if you do plane (for example, through a window or door in the wall) not want to display these lines.

  • Page 727: Specifying The Cleanup Of Walls

    Specifying the Cleanup of Walls You can control how walls join and clean up with other walls by using cleanup groups. Walls must be in the same cleanup group to clean up properly. By default, walls belong to the Standard cleanup group. You can create new wall cleanup groups for specific sets of walls.
  • Page 728 Wall Cleanup Conditions Walls in the same cleanup group cleanup when one of the following conditions applies: The cleanup circle of one wall overlaps the center point of the cleanup circle of another wall. The cleanup circle of one wall overlaps the wall graphline of another wall. The wall graphline of one wall intersects the wall graphline of another wall.

  • Page 729: Wall Cleanups And Priorities

    Wall Cleanups and Priorities Walls with multiple components clean up based on the priority assigned to each component and the location of each component within the wall. Matching component edges with the same priority are extended or trimmed to their intersection points.

  • Page 730: Assigning A Different Wall Cleanup Group Definition To Existing Walls

    Draw walls with center justification on and use an offset to simulate right or left justification. Using this method, you can draw very short segments and tight wall jogs, provided the appropriate cleanup radius is used. Be precise with baselines. Use the following procedure to verify that the wall segments are inserted at a common Z elevation: 1 Freeze all layers except for the designated wall layer.

  • Page 731: Changing The Position Of The Wall Graphline

    7 Specify the cleanup radius for the walls: If you want to Then specify the same cleanup radius for the start and endpoints enter a value for Cleanup radius, and verify that No is selected of the walls for Override start cleanup radius and Override end cleanup radius.

  • Page 732: Overriding Component Priorities

    Changing the cleanup radius at one end of a wall Overriding Component Priorities Use this procedure to change the priority of a wall component so that when it intersects with another wall, it has higher or lower priority than its counterpart on the other wall. The lower the priority number you enter, the higher the priority of the component when the wall intersects with another wall.
  • Page 733 Varying wall circle cleanup radii Defect Marker and Close Walls Why do some walls that are close together display the defect marker? The cleanup radius is too large. Reduce the cleanup radius of all walls at the wall graph joint, or adjust the baselines so that the ends of all graphlines fall within the wall graph joint radii.
  • Page 734 Cleanup” on page 689. Clean Ups in Previous Version Files When I work with drawings that were created Release 1 or Release 2 of Autodesk Architectural Desktop, some walls no longer clean up correctly.Why? This situation can occur because walls in earlier releases of the software always used the center line as the wall graphline while in the current release, you can use the center line or the wall justification for the wall graphline.

  • Page 735: Cleanup Group Definitions

    When adding new walls during a Refedit session, add the existing walls to the current working set. Select the Xref cleanup group of the existing walls for the walls you are adding. Otherwise, the new walls do not clean up with the existing walls until you save changes to the drawings.
  • Page 736 Managing Cleanup Group Definitions To create, edit, copy, or purge cleanup group definitions, you access the Style Manager. The Style Manager provides a central location in AutoCAD Architecture where you can work with definitions and styles from multiple drawings and templates.

  • Page 737: Adding Objects To Walls

    4 Click the General tab. 5 To add a description to the cleanup group definition, enter it for Description. 6 Click Notes. 7 To add a note, click the Notes tab, and enter the note. 8 Click the Reference Docs tab, and attach, edit, or detach a reference file: If you want to Then attach a reference file...

  • Page 738: Adding A Door To A Wall

    Inserting an opening in a wall 1 Select a wall, right-click, and click Insert Opening. 2 Specify the settings for the opening. For more information about adding openings, see Creating an Opening with User-Specified Settings” on page 1112. 3 Specify an insertion point along the wall. 4 Continue to place openings in the wall, and press ENTER Adding a Door to a Wall...

  • Page 739: Removing Windows, Openings, Doors, Or Door/Window Assemblies From A Wall

    3 Specify an insertion point along the wall. 4 Continue to place door/window assemblies in the wall, and press ENTER Removing Windows, Openings, Doors, or Door/Window Assemblies from a Wall Select the objects you want remove from the wall, and press .

  • Page 740: Working With Wall Sweeps

    Polyline and resulting wall modifier Body Modifiers Created from 3D Objects Body modifiers use the 3-dimensional (3D) geometry of an object, such as a mass element or a mass group, to add to, subtract from, or completely replace one component in a wall. If the wall has only one component, the body modifier applies to the entire wall.
  • Page 741 Creating a Profile for a Wall Sweep Use this procedure to create a profile from a closed polyline. You can then sweep the profile along the length of a wall or a wall component to create a wall with a custom shape. The height and the width of the polyline you use to create the profile define the height and the width of the wall component.
  • Page 742 Specifying settings for a wall sweep 4 Specify how the sweep is applied to the wall: If you want to Then apply existing roof line or floor line conditions to the sweep select Apply Roof/Floor Lines to Sweeps. use the geometry of the sweep to define the roof line and clear Apply Roof/Floor Lines to Sweeps.
  • Page 743 Viewing Wall Sweep Edit In Place Grips Offsetting an edit in-place wall sweep profile edge Use this procedure to offset an edit in-place wall sweep profile edge 1 Select the wall that has the sweep you want to change, right-click, and click Sweeps Edit Profile in Place.
  • Page 744 Adding a vertex to an edit in-place wall sweep profile edge Use this procedure to add a vertex to an edit in-place wall sweep profile edge 1 Select the wall that has the sweep you want to change, right-click, and click Sweeps Edit Profile in Place.
  • Page 745 A temporary profile is created for you to edit the geometry of the sweep. 3 Select the Edge grip, press twice, and specify a new grip location. CTRL The wall sweep profile edge is now an arc. 1 NOTE After you perform an editing task from the shortcut menu, you may need to select the profile again to perform another editing task.
  • Page 746 If you want to Then change the shape of the perimeter of the profile or its rings select the profile, and use grips to adjust the shape. The Edge grip has 3 edit modes: Offset, Add Vertex, and Convert to Arc. The default mode is Offset, which offsets the selected edge in a direction that is perpendicular to the midpoint of the edge.

  • Page 747: Working With Wall Modifiers

    1 Select a wall with a sweep that you want to miter, right-click, and click Sweeps Miter. 2 Select the second wall. To adjust the angles of the mitered walls, see Managing Wall Sweeps” on page 707. Managing Wall Sweeps Use this procedure to edit or remove a wall sweep from an individual wall.
  • Page 748 Applying wall modifiers to a wall Editing a Wall Modifier After placing a wall modifier, you can adjust its placement, or assign the modifier to a different wall component. You can also edit the geometry of the wall modifier, and save the changes to the current wall modifier style or to a new style.
  • Page 749 Converting a polyline to a wall modifier 1 Draw the polyline in the shape of the wall modifier. 2 Select a wall to which you want to apply a wall modifier, right-click, and click Plan Modifiers Convert Polyline to Wall Modifier. 3 Select the polyline.
  • Page 750 Placing a wall modifier offset from the wall start point, the wall bottom, and the wall top 9 Click OK. Adding an Existing Wall Modifier to a Wall Use this procedure to add a wall modifier of an existing wall modifier style to a wall. You can apply the modifier to one or both sides of the wall or the component.
  • Page 751 Offsetting a wall modifier from the opposite face of a wall component 9 Specify the vertical position of the modifier on the wall component: If you want to Then specify the beginning height of the wall modifier enter a value for Start Elevation Offset, and specify whether the offset occurs from the wall top, the wall base height, the wall baseline, or the wall bottom.
  • Page 752 If you want to Then display an edge that you hid select the profile, right-click, and click Show Edges. Select the edges you want to show, and press ENTER. add vertices to the profile select the profile, right-click, and click Add Vertex. Select a point for each new vertex, and press ENTER.
  • Page 753 3 Change the placement of the wall modifier: If you want to Then move the wall modifier horizontally along the wall select the Move grip, and move the grip to reposition the wall modifier. After you select the grip, you can also enter a value to move the wall modifier a specified distance.
  • Page 754 Placing a wall modifier offset from the wall start point, the wall bottom, and the wall top 1 Double-click the wall that has the modifier you want to change. 2 On the Properties palette, expand Advanced, and expand Worksheets. 3 Select the setting for Plan Modifiers. 4 Under Style, select the wall modifier you want to change.
  • Page 755 10 Click OK. Removing Wall Modifiers Use this procedure to remove a wall modifier from an individual wall or a wall component. NOTE If you offset the modifier to the opposite face of the wall or the wall component when you applied the modifier, you must remove the wall modifier from each face.

  • Page 756: Working With Body Modifiers

    9 Click OK twice. Working with Body Modifiers Body modifiers use the 3-dimensional (3D) geometry of an object, such as a mass element or a mass group, to add to, subtract from, or completely replace one component in a wall. If the wall has only one component, the body modifier applies to the entire wall.
  • Page 757 Subtracting a body modifier from a wall component 1 Place the object in the location where you want to subtract the body modifier from the wall. 2 Select the wall to which you want to add the body modifier, right-click, and click Body Modifiers Add.
  • Page 758 2 Select the wall to which you want to replace with the body modifier, right-click, and click Body Modifiers Add. 3 Select the object to replace the wall or wall component. 4 Select the wall component you want the object to replace. 5 Select Replace for Operation.
  • Page 759 If you want to Then divide the face of a body modifier into 2 faces select the body modifier, right-click, and click Split Face. Specify the points that define the edge created by splitting the faces. join 2 faces that are on the same plane into a single face select the body modifier, right-click, and click Join Faces.

  • Page 760: Working With Interference Conditions

    as a body modifier. You can also restore the body modifier to a mass element while leaving the body modifier still applied to the wall. This is useful if you want to create other walls with the same shape. If the object used to create the body modifier was a conventional mass element, it is restored to that mass element. For example, a Gable mass element is restored as a Gable mass element.
  • Page 761 Editing Interference Conditions When you edit the object that acts as the interference condition, the wall changes to accommodate the changes to the geometry of the object. For example, you can move the interfering object to change its location on the wall. Moving the object off the wall does not remove the interference condition for the object.

  • Page 762: Wall Styles

    5 In the Shrinkwrap Effect column, specify the way shrinkwrap is applied to the interference object: If you want to Then add the interference condition to the shrinkwrapping select Add. take the object shape out of the shrinkwrapping select Subtract. ignore the object when shrinkwrapping is applied select Ignore.

  • Page 763: Adding Property Set Data To A Wall Style

    3 Create a wall style: If you want to Then create a style with default properties right-click Wall Styles, and click New. create a style from an existing style right-click the wall style you want to copy, and click Copy. Right-click, and click Paste.

  • Page 764: Specifying The Components Of A Wall Style

    9 Click OK. Specifying the Components of a Wall Style Wall components are the physical structures of the components of a wall, such as concrete, CMU, studs, GWB, insulation, and air gaps. Wall Components and Their Properties Each component in a wall style corresponds to a structural component of a wall or a wall material, including air gaps in cavity walls.
  • Page 765 Specifying the properties of wall components Use the features of the Components tab for the following tasks: Add, remove, and edit the properties of wall components for wall style. View the components as you specify them. Change the order of components relative to other components in the wall style. Access the Wall Style Components Browser, which lets you view and copy components from other wall styles in the current drawing and in other drawings.
  • Page 766 Use this feature right pane of the browser view the component properties of a selected style, and preview the style in the viewer area of the pane. Default Cleanup Priorities of Wall Components The component priority determines how each wall component cleans up with the components of an intersecting wall. The lower the component index number, the higher the priority of the component when it intersects other walls.
  • Page 767 Component Index Siding Stucco 1100 Stud Toilet Partition 3000 Creating or Editing a Component in a Wall Style Use this procedure to create a wall component, or to edit existing wall components in a wall style. You can also add components to a wall style by copying them from other wall styles. For more information, see Adding a Component from Another Wall Style”...
  • Page 768 9 Specify the edge offset, which is the offset of the exterior edge of the component from the baseline: If you want to Then graphically specify the offset select the component, select to offset the component by an increment that you specify. The viewer shows the position of the wall component as you click the icons.
  • Page 769 5 Click The Wall Style Components Browser lists the wall styles and their components in the current drawing. 6 Locate the wall components you want to copy: If you want to Then view the wall components for wall styles in the current in the left pane, select a wall style.
  • Page 770 Structural Function: You can define a wall component as structural or non-structural. When you set up the AEC dimension style you can define that only structural wall components, or all wall components should be dimensioned. Alternatively, you can select to dimension a multi-component wall not to each individual component, but to the overall wall width or the overall wall center.
  • Page 771 Defining the dimensioning of components 1 Open a tool palette that has a wall tool. 2 Right-click a wall tool, and click Wall Styles. 3 Select the wall style that you want to change. 4 Click the Components tab. 5 Define if the positive and negative sides of the wall should be an interior or exterior wall side by selecting Interior or Exterior for (+) and (-).

  • Page 772: Specifying The Materials Of A Wall Style

    1 Open a tool palette that has a wall tool. 2 Right-click a wall tool, and click Wall Styles. 3 Select the wall style that you want to change. 4 Click the Components tab. 5 Select the wall component you want to remove, and click 6 Click OK.

  • Page 773: Specifying The Display Properties Of A Wall Style

    Wall Component Material Component Baseline No Material Marker No Material Center Line No Material Graph Radius No Material Edge No Material Assigning Materials to a Wall Style Use this procedure to assign materials to the individual components of a wall style. When you assign a material to a wall component, the component uses the display properties of the material instead of the style display properties.
  • Page 774 The hatching used with each component The cut plane height and the display of components relative to the cut plane Other specific wall display information, such as whether complex endcaps are displayed and whether the wall is cut around door and window frames Specifying the Layer, Color, and Linetype of a Wall Style Use this procedure to change the following display properties of the components of a wall style: Visibility (component is on or off)
  • Page 775 9 Select the hatching for the component: If you want to Then select a hatching pattern that is available in the software select Predefined for Type, and then select a pattern. select a custom pattern select Custom for Type, and then enter the name of the custom pattern.
  • Page 776 11 To specifically define a cut plane, select Manual Above and Below Cut Plane Heights, click Add, and enter the height of the new cut plane. If you add a cut plane Then at a height that is lower than the value for Cut Plane Height objects are displayed using the properties specified for the Below Cut Plane component on the Layer/Color/Linetype tab.

  • Page 777: Adding Classifications To A Wall Style

    If you want to Then perform a slice of the actual 3-dimensional (3D) model at select Do True Cut. Clear this option if the wall does not have each cut plane to obtain more accurate views of walls with sweeps or body modifiers, or if they do not change along the sweeps or body modifiers height of the wall.

  • Page 778: Wall Endcap Styles And Opening Endcap Styles

    8 Click the Reference Docs tab, and attach, edit, or detach a reference file: If you want to Then attach a reference file click Add, select a file, and click OK. edit the description of a reference file select the file, and click Edit. Enter the description, and click edit a reference file double-click the reference file name to start its application.

  • Page 779: Creating And Applying A Wall Endcap Style Directly In The Drawing

    Draw the polylines in plan view. You may want to draw the polylines on top of a wall of the wall style you are creating the endcaps for. This helps you visualize how the endcap should appear for each component of the wall. Draw each polyline counterclockwise.

  • Page 780: Creating And Applying Wall Endcap Styles From The Style Manager

    NOTE If the current wall endcap style is the Standard style, you cannot modify it but have to create a new wall endcap style, as described in the following steps. 5 If you chose to create a new style, specify how to apply the new endcap style to the selected wall: If you want to Then apply the new wall endcap style as an override to the currently...
  • Page 781 7 Select a polyline, and enter the index number for the wall component to which the polyline applies. When you select polylines to use in wall endcap styles, each polyline corresponds to the shape of the endcap for one wall component. Each polyline is scaled to fit its assigned component. Wall components are numbered from exterior to interior.

  • Page 782: Modifying The Geometry Of A Wall Endcap Style

    Modifying the Geometry of a Wall Endcap Style You can modify the geometry of an existing wall endcap style using either of the following methods: Enter an in-place edit session to change the endcap profile and save the change back to the style. This is best suited to making small, detailed changes.

  • Page 783: Changing The Return Offset Of A Wall Endcap Style

    If you want to Then add vertices to the profile right-click, and click Add Vertex. Select a point for each new vertex, and press ENTER. remove vertices from the profile right-click, and click Remove Vertex. Select each vertex to remove, and press ENTER. replace the geometry of an endcap component with new right-click, and click Replace Endcap.

  • Page 784: Attaching Notes And Files To A Wall Endcap Style

    1 Click Format menu Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects. 3 Expand Wall Endcap Styles, and select the endcap style for which you want to change the return offset. 4 Click the Dimensions tab. 5 Enter a new offset value, and click OK. Attaching Notes and Files to a Wall Endcap Style Use this procedure to enter notes and attach reference files to a wall endcap style.

  • Page 785: Applying A Wall Opening Endcap Style To A Wall Style

    7 Click OK. For information on how to apply the opening endcap style to a wall style or a wall opening, see Applying a Wall Opening Endcap Style to a Wall Style” on page 745 and Overriding a Wall Opening Endcap Style on a Wall”...

  • Page 786: About Wall Lengths

    Closing walls with Ortho Close Close This option closes the wall by creating a wall segment from the last point specified for the walls to the first point specified in this group of walls. You enter c (Close) at the command line to use this option when placing walls. About Wall Lengths When you draw a wall, the true”...

  • Page 787: Specifying The Width And Edge Offset Of A Wall Component

    This setting Defines the horizontal offset from From Wall Midpoint the midpoint of the wall. From Previous Point the vertex that is one position closer to the wall start point than the vertex you are adding or moving. From Next Point the vertex that is one position closer to the wall endpoint than the vertex you are adding or moving.
  • Page 788 748 | Chapter 18 Walls...

  • Page 789: Chapter 19 Curtain Walls

    Curtain Walls Curtain walls provide a grid or framework for inserting objects such as windows and doors. Curtain walls have many similarities to standard walls, such as baseline, roof line, and floor line, and they allow for interferences. You can insert doors, windows, and door/window assemblies into a curtain wall, just like standard walls, but the insertion process is different.

  • Page 790: Curtain Walls

    Curtain Walls Curtain walls provide a grid or framework for inserting objects such as windows and doors. Curtain walls have many similarities to standard walls, such as baseline, roof line, and floor line, and they allow for interferences. You can insert doors, windows, and door/window assemblies into a curtain wall, just like standard walls, but the insertion process is different.
  • Page 791 Assigned door/window assembly infill Both curtain wall units and door/window assemblies can reduce the need for nested grids, making edits to the curtain wall easier. Elements of Grids Grids are the foundation of curtain walls, curtain wall units, and door/window assemblies. Every grid has four element types: Divisions: Define the direction of the grid (horizontal or vertical) and the number of cells Cell Infills: Contain another grid, a panel infill, or an object such as a window or a door...

  • Page 792: Using Curtain Wall Tools To Create Curtain Walls

    That will make it easier to understand curtain wall behavior and create your own curtain wall designs. You can find curtain wall styles and curtain wall unit styles under \\documents and settings\all users\application data\autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\styles\imperial or \\documents and settings\all users\application data\autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\styles\metric.

  • Page 793: Creating A Straight Curtain Wall

    The following palettes contain one or more curtain wall tools: Tool Palette Curtain Wall Tools Design palette in the Design palette group a tool for the Standard curtain wall style and default settings for other curtain wall properties Design Tool Catalog in Content Browser a package of curtain wall and curtain wall unit tools.
  • Page 794 TIP To ensure that the Properties palette is displayed before you select a tool, right-click in the drawing area, and click Properties. 1 Open the tool palette that you want to use, and select a curtain wall tool. If necessary, scroll to display the tool that you want to use. 2 On the Properties palette, expand Basic, and expand General.

  • Page 795: Creating A Curved Curtain Wall

    Creating a Curved Curtain Wall Use this procedure to create a curved curtain wall in a drawing. The display of curved objects is dependent on the facet deviation set in the application. For information see Facet Deviation” on page 900. Drawing a curved curtain wall segment 1 Open the tool palette that you want to use, and select a curtain wall tool.

  • Page 796: Creating A Curtain Wall That References A Curve

    If you want to specify Then define an offset of the floor line from the curtain wall base enter the appropriate value for floor line offset from base line. line This offset can be set only during the insertion of the curtain wall.

  • Page 797: Converting A Layout Grid To A Curtain Wall

    AEC objects (excluding stairs, columns, roof slabs, grids, and multi-view blocks. These objects might give you unexpected results when trying to generate a curtain wall from their base curve.) 1 Open the tool palette that you want to use. If necessary, scroll to display the tool that you want to use. 2 Right-click a curtain wall tool, and click Apply Tool Properties to Referenced Base Curve.

  • Page 798: Creating A Curtain Wall From An Elevation Sketch

    4 When prompted to erase the original geometry, press to keep the layout grid, or enter y (Yes) to erase ENTER 5 Press to specify horizontal as the orientation for the primary division, or enter v to specify vertical. ENTER 6 Enter a name for the curtain wall style generated from the grid layout, and click OK.

  • Page 799: Converting A Wall To A Curtain Wall

    When you create a curtain wall from an elevation sketch, the properties and design rules of the curtain wall style are applied to the generated curtain wall. The grid of the generated curtain wall will however differ from the curtain wall style, and is defined as a custom grid. The custom grid is not automatically saved back to the curtain wall style, but is treated as an object override on the generated curtain wall.

  • Page 800: Converting A 3D Face To A Curtain Wall

    Specifying the alignment of the curtain wall 5 To erase the wall, enter y (Yes). To have the wall remain after the curtain wall is created, enter n (No). 6 Press ENTER Converting a 3D Face to a Curtain Wall ®...

  • Page 801: Creating A Curtain Wall Tool

    By default, the style location is set to Undefined (--) and the styles from the current drawing are displayed in the list of available styles. You can however navigate to one of the curtain wall styles drawings shipped with the product under c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\styles, or to a user-defined styles drawing.

  • Page 802: Curtain Wall Styles

    10 Select a style for the curtain wall tool. 11 Under Bound Spaces, define if this curtain wall tool can be used as a bounding object for associative spaces. You can select four options here: Yes: this curtain wall tool can be used as bounding object for associative spaces. No: this curtain wall tool cannot be used as bounding object for associative spaces.

  • Page 803: Process Overview: Creating A Curtain Wall Style

    Creating Tools from Curtain Wall Styles You can create a curtain wall tool from any curtain wall style. You can drag the style from the Style Manager onto a tool palette. You can then specify settings for any curtain wall properties for the tool. For more information, see Creating a Curtain Wall Tool”...

  • Page 804: Creating Element Definitions For A Curtain Wall Style

    Use curtain wall units and door and window assemblies to simplify the complexity of a curtain wall style. Name the styles for doors, windows, curtain wall units, AEC polygons, and curtain walls to indicate where they are used and what they are. Use cell and edge overrides to define special conditions not accounted for in the curtain wall style.

  • Page 805: Defining Divisions For Curtain Wall Grids

    4 If necessary, right-click the style again, and click Rename to enter a descriptive name for the new curtain wall style. 5 Edit the new curtain wall style: If you want to Then define the elements of a curtain wall style Defining Divisions for Curtain Wall Grids”...
  • Page 806 Each grid in a curtain wall has one division assignment that determines whether the grid is divided horizontally or vertically. The division also determines the number of cells, their size, and their placement. Within the primary grid, you can define multiple levels of grids. These grids within the primary grid are called nested grids.
  • Page 807 Division Type Description Baseline/ Base Height (horizontal grids only) Creates a horizontal grid that does not extend to gables or steps in a curtain wall. For more information, see Excluding Gables and Steps from a Curtain Wall Grid” on page 770. Polyline (vertical grids only) Creates a vertical grid from a polyline that adds a grid line for each vertex of the polyline.
  • Page 808 If you are defining a vertical division, the cell dimension is the length of the cell from mullion to mullion. If you are defining a horizontal division, the cell dimension is the height of the cell. 9 To specify an offset for the grid, enter an offset distance in Start Offset/Top Offset or End Offset/Bottom Offset.
  • Page 809 Specifying a Division with a Fixed Cell Number Use this procedure to define a specific number of cells in a grid. In this case, the size of the cells is determined by the length or height of the grid, depending on how the grid is divided. In some cases, when you create a complex curtain wall grid, you might want to start with a standard grid with a fixed number of cells, and then later fine-tune that manually.
  • Page 810 Gridline offset 10 Under From in the grid line table, select the grid location from which the grid line is offset. Offset grid line from option 11 To specify an offset for the grid, enter an offset distance for Start Offset or End Offset. For more information, see Specifying an Offset for a Curtain Wall Grid”...
  • Page 811 Divide at Base Height: Forces a division at the base height to exclude gables from the grid. 10 To offset the division from the baseline, enter a positive number for Baseline Offset. 11 To offset the division from the base height, enter a positive number for Base Height Offset. 12 Click OK.
  • Page 812 Specifying an Offset for a Curtain Wall Grid By default, grids cells are measured from the start and end points of the curtain wall baseline (for horizontal divisions) or from the floor line to the roof line (for vertical divisions). The width of the grid frame is not considered in calculating the size of the cell.

  • Page 813: Defining Infills For Curtain Wall Cells

    1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Styles. 3 Select a curtain wall style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select Divisions under Element Definitions. 6 Select a Division definition that you want to remove. 7 Click Remove Division.
  • Page 814 If you do not use materials to control the display properties of infills, you can specify their display properties in the curtain wall style. The layer, color, linetype, and other display properties of the default infill are applied to all infills unless you create a custom display component for each infill definition.
  • Page 815 3 Select a curtain wall style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select Infills under Element Definitions. 6 Click New Infill. 7 Enter a descriptive name for the infill. 8 Select Style as the infill type. The bottom right pane changes to display a tree view of the object styles available for insertion into a curtain wall.
  • Page 816 You can also edit individual style-based infills directly in the drawing. The selected infill has Flip grips in both the X and Y directions so that you can change the orientation of the infill. Specifying panel infill offsets 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Styles.

  • Page 817: Defining Curtain Wall Frames

    6 Select the unneeded infill definition, and click Remove Infill. 7 Click OK. Defining Curtain Wall Frames All curtain wall grids, including the primary grid, can have frame definitions. The frame of the primary grid defines the outer edges of the curtain wall. The overall frame size is determined by the length and height of the primary curtain wall grid or a nested curtain wall grid.
  • Page 818 Specifying frame width and depth Because curtain walls can contain multiple object styles with different frames, it is helpful to use a naming convention for grid frames that indicates the grid location or purpose within the curtain wall. For example, L3-FL1- Metal Frame can identify a metal frame for a third-level grid on Floor 1.
  • Page 819 Defining a Curtain Wall Frame Using a Profile Use this procedure to create a frame element definition from a profile. If you do not want a straight edge to your frame, you can use a profile to define edges with curves, jags, or any other shape you require. You can also use an edit in-place routine to create a frame from a profile.
  • Page 820 line. When you adjust the width of the frame, the frame expands inward. However, you can use offsets to expand or contract the frame away from these default limits or to shift the frame away from the baseline in either the X or Y direction.

  • Page 821: Defining Curtain Wall Mullions

    NOTE For information about removing a frame edge, see Removing a Frame Edge from a Curtain Wall” on page 794. 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Styles. 3 Select a curtain wall style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab.
  • Page 822 Specifying mullion width and depth TIP To remove mullions for butt glazing, create a definition with both width and depth set to zero. Then, assign that definition to the mullions that you want to remove. For more information, see Removing Mullions from a Curtain Wall Grid”...
  • Page 823 NOTE The insertion point of the profile is aligned with the centroid of the mullion. Infill alignments with default and profile-based mullions 1 Create the profile to use for the mullion. For information, see Creating a Profile for Curtain Wall Mullions”...
  • Page 824 Specifying Offsets for the Mullions of a Curtain Wall Use this procedure to define mullions that are offset from the start or end of the curtain wall to lengthen or shorten the edge or offset in the X or Y direction to shift the edge. For example, you might want to represent butt glazing by offsetting the mullions to be behind glass panel infills.

  • Page 825: Assigning Definitions To Curtain Wall Elements

    NOTE For information about removing mullions from between cells, see Removing Mullions from a Curtain Wall Grid” on page 797. 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Styles. 3 Select a curtain wall style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab.

  • Page 826: Assigning Infills To Curtain Wall Cells

    TIP To rename a grid, select it, and click Rename and enter a new name. 6 Click the Element column for that grid and select a division definition from the list. 7 Click OK. Assigning Infills to Curtain Wall Cells An infill defines the contents of a curtain wall cell.
  • Page 827 Simple Primary Grids When you nest grids, you start with one primary grid. Each cell in the primary grid can then be filled with another grid. For example, if your primary grid is horizontal and has three cells, you can nest a vertical grid in each horizontal cell to create a simple two-dimensional (2D) grid.
  • Page 828 Primary grid and cell assignments Secondary grid and cell assignments Creating a Nested Grid in a Curtain Wall Use this procedure to create a nested grid in a curtain wall. A nested grid is a grid within a grid. Each nested grid has its own division, cell assignments, frame, and mullions.
  • Page 829 NOTE To rename a grid, select it in the right pane, right-click and click Rename, and enter a new name. 9 Specify the cells to contain this nested grid. For more information, see Specifying Which Curtain Wall Cells Use a Cell Assignment”...
  • Page 830 If you selected Then Add as Cell Override and you want to insert Click OK. a door, window or door/window assembly of the existing style and not modify the edge of the frame surrounding the object Add as Cell Override and you want to insert select New Infill, enter a name for the object and click OK.
  • Page 831 Inserting an Object into a Curtain Wall Cell Use this procedure to insert objects, such as curtain wall units and AEC Polygons, into a curtain wall cell. Curtain wall cells can contain these objects when you create infill definitions that use them. For more information, see Creating a Style Infill for a Curtain Wall”...
  • Page 832 Specifying Which Curtain Wall Cells Use a Cell Assignment When you create a cell assignment you need to specify the cells in the grid to use that assignment. There are two options for selecting cells: Use Location to insert the infill into the start, middle, or end cells of a vertical grid or into the bottom, middle, or top cells of a horizontal grid.

  • Page 833: Assigning Definitions To Curtain Wall Frames

    NOTE Do not assign multiple definitions to a cell because the last definition assigned to the cell is used. 8 Click OK. Removing an Assignment from a Curtain Wall Style Use this procedure to remove cell assignments, frame assignments, and mullion assignments from a curtain wall style. You cannot remove default assignments, but you can modify them to suit your needs.
  • Page 834 6 Click New Frame Assignment. A new frame assignment is displayed in the list of frame assignments. New frame assignment 7 Select the frame assignment in the right pane, right-click and click Rename, and then enter a descriptive name. 8 Select a frame definition from the Element column. 9 Specify the sides of the frame to use this frame assignment.

  • Page 835: Assigning Definitions To Curtain Wall Mullions

    Specifying Which Curtain Wall Edges Use a Frame Assignment Use this procedure to specify edges that use a frame assignment. When you create a frame assignment, you need to specify the edges of the frame to use that assignment. Frame edges that are not assigned a frame definition are not displayed. 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager.
  • Page 836 Mullion Assignments A mullion assignment defines the definition used by each mullion. You can use one assignment to define all mullions, or you can create multiple assignments and assign different definitions to different mullions in any grid. Do not assign multiple definitions to the same mullion because only the last definition assigned to the mullion is used. Default Mullion Assignment There is a default mullion assignment used by all unassigned mullions.

  • Page 837: Specifying The Materials Of A Curtain Wall Style

    6 Create a new mullion assignment or select an existing assignment. 7 Select Location or Index for Type. 8 Select a cell assignment. If you selected Then Location click the Used In column, and click the button at the far right of the row.
  • Page 838 If you want to use the display properties of the curtain wall style, instead of using material display properties, you can turn off the material assignments in the display properties of the curtain wall style. Material definitions consist of display components that correspond to component types of objects. For example, the Linework component of a material is used for all linework in plan view.

  • Page 839: Specifying The Display Of Curtain Walls

    You can select any material definition in the current drawing, or click to create a new material definition and assign it to a component. WARNING Although you can edit a material definition from this dialog box, any changes you make to the material definition apply to all objects that are assigned the material.
  • Page 840 8 Select Infill, Frame, or Mullion for Component Type. 9 Enter a name for Component Name, or click Select Element and select an element from the list. 10 Click OK. 11 Click the Layer/Color/Linetype tab. The element definition that you added is displayed in the list of components. 12 Click the Other tab to continue adding element definitions, or click OK twice.
  • Page 841 If you want to specify Then single hatching select User-defined for Type, and clear Double Hatch. double hatching select User-defined for Type, and select Double Hatch. solid fill select Solid Fill for Type. 9 Click OK. 10 Click the setting for Scale/Spacing, and enter a value that determines how the selected pattern is repeated. 11 Click the setting for Angle, and enter the angle for the selected pattern.

  • Page 842: Defining A Curtain Wall Style As Bounding For Associative Spaces

    If you want to Then specify how the block is inserted into the grid in the X, Y, and specify an insertion point on the X, Y, and Z planes. Z directions mirror the block determine if it should mirror in the X, Y, or Z direction. offset the block from the grid specify the offset in the X, Y, or Z direction.

  • Page 843: Attaching Notes And Files To A Curtain Wall Style

    You can override the bounding settings from the curtain wall style in an individual curtain wall, if necessary. 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Styles. 3 Select a curtain wall style. 4 Click the General tab.

  • Page 844: Overriding Curtain Wall Infills

    Overrides you can set include assigning a different definition to a selected cell, frame, or mullion, and assigning a profile to a frame or mullion edge. Note that the definition or profile must already exist in the current drawing before you can use it as an override.
  • Page 845 contains a simple panel infill, not a window. If you select the two cells in the opposite order, the merged cell contains a window and no simple panel infill. Merging two cells 1 Select the curtain wall on which you want to merge two cells. 2 Right-click, and click Infill Merge.
  • Page 846 If you want to save the override Then to a new curtain wall style select Transfer Merge Operations to Style, and click New. Then, enter a name for the new curtain wall style, and click NOTE If you have created only a cell merge, only the Transfer Merge Operations to Style checkbox is active.
  • Page 847 The Edit Cells worksheet displays. 6 Edit the cell for the selected grid: If you want to Then assign an infill to selected cells select Assign Infill and select an infill definition. Clear Replace Cell and click replace the selected cells with a new infill select Assign Infill and select an infill definition.
  • Page 848 If you want to Then create and assign a new frame definition for the new grid created after the cell is click and specify values on the Design Rules worksheet. subdivided For more information, see Adding a New Frame Assignment to a Curtain Wall”...

  • Page 849: Overriding Curtain Wall Frames And Mullions

    If you want to Then remove one or more of the frames around the infill select the frame component to be removed. You could, for example, override a cell to contain a door infill instead of a panel infill; in this case, you would want to remove the bottom frame of the cell.
  • Page 850 NOTE To exchange a frame edge or mullion edge, the new edge definition must already be defined in the curtain wall style. Removing the edge does not affect the width of the cell. To remove the edge and have the adjacent cell resize, create an edge definition with a width and depth of zero.
  • Page 851 If you want to save the override Then to a new curtain wall style select Transfer Edge Overrides to Style, and click New. Then, enter a name for the new curtain wall style, and click OK. NOTE If you have created only a frame or mullion edge override, only the Transfer Edge Overrides to Style checkbox is active.
  • Page 852 5 Select a vertical frame or mullion edge. 6 Select a profile for the override. If you want to create the edge profile Then from the polyline drawn in step 1 select Start from scratch for Profile Definition, and enter a name for New Profile Name.
  • Page 853 If you want to exit the in-place editing session Then after saving your changes click on the In-Place Edit toolbar. In-Place Editing of Edge Profiles for Curtain Walls Use this procedure to edit profile edges using in-place editing. With in-place editing, you can edit the curtain wall directly and interactively in the drawing area and later save the changes to the profile definition.
  • Page 854 If you want to Then remove a ring from a profile select the profile, right-click and click Remove Ring. Then select the ring you want to remove. NOTE You cannot remove the last ring from a profile. replace a ring on a profile select the profile, right-click and click Replace Ring.

  • Page 855: Overriding Curtain Wall Divisions

    The Modify Frame/Mullion Assignment worksheet displays. 6 Select a frame definition for the selected grid: If you want to Then modify the frame of the selected grid select a frame definition and click OK. specify the location of the frame on the select Top, Bottom, Left, Right for Frame Location and click OK.
  • Page 856 NOTE To exchange a curtain wall division, the new division definition must already be defined in the curtain wall style. For information on curtain wall divisions, see Defining Divisions for Curtain Wall Grids” on page 765. 1 Select the curtain wall for which you want to create a division override. 2 Right-click, and click Division Override Assignment.
  • Page 857 In-Place Editing of Curtain Wall Divisions Use this procedure to edit divisions using in-place editing with the Edit Grid grip. With in-place editing, you can edit the curtain wall directly and interactively in the drawing area, and later save the changes to the curtain wall or curtain wall style.

  • Page 858: Removing Curtain Wall Overrides

    If you want to Then change the end offset of the grid select the End Offset grip and move it to the appropriate position. change the spacing of bays click the Auto Grid Bay Spacing grip and move it to the appropriate position.

  • Page 859: Modifying Element Definitions For Curtain Wall Styles

    Modifying Element Definitions for Curtain Wall Styles Use this procedure to modify existing elements in a curtain wall style. A curtain wall consists of division, infill, frame and mullion elements, all of which are defined in the design rules of the curtain wall style. 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager.

  • Page 860: Using Grips To Edit Curtain Walls

    You can make other changes directly to individual curtain walls. These changes affect only the curtain wall you select: Dimensions of a curtain wall Roof and floor line settings Interference conditions Cleanup settings Methods of Editing Curtain Walls AutoCAD Architecture offers several methods for editing curtain walls: You can directly edit curtain walls using grips for dimensions, base height, location, and other physical characteristics.
  • Page 861 Viewing Curtain Wall Lengthen and Base Height grips 3 Enter a value for the dimension and press , or drag the grip until the dimension value you want is ENTER displayed. Changing the Location or Position of a Curtain Wall Use this procedure to change the location or the position of a curtain wall with grips.
  • Page 862 You can also lock the movement of the curtain wall along a specific direction. If you enter a value for either of the dimension directions in the current edit mode and then press , the movement of the curtain wall is constrained to the second dimension direction.
  • Page 863 NOTE As you move the grip, the original base height value is displayed in addition to the new base height and the difference between the two values. After selecting the grip, you can also enter a new value for the base height of the curtain wall. Changing the Length of a Curtain Wall Use this procedure to change the length of a curtain wall with grips.
  • Page 864 NOTE As you move the grip, the original length value is displayed in addition to the new length and the difference between the two values. After selecting the grip, you can also enter a new value for the length of the curtain wall. Changing the Radius of a Curtain Wall Use this procedure to change the radius of a curved curtain wall with grips.

  • Page 865: Selecting A Different Curtain Wall Style

    NOTE As you move the grip, the original radius value is displayed in addition to the new radius and the difference between the two values. After selecting the grip, you can also enter a new value for the radius of the curtain wall. Reversing the Direction of a Curtain Wall Use this procedure to change the direction in which a curtain wall is drawn by reversing the start point and the end point of the curtain wall with grips.

  • Page 866: Applying The Properties Of An Existing Curtain Wall

    Applying the Properties of an Existing Curtain Wall Use this procedure to apply the properties of a curtain wall tool to one or more existing curtain walls. The properties include the curtain wall style and any other settings specified in the tool you select. 1 Open the tool palette that you want to use.

  • Page 867: Adding An Interference Condition To A Curtain Wall

    If you want to Then locate the curtain wall on the XZ plane make the normal of the curtain wall parallel to the Y axis: under Normal, enter 1 for Y, and enter0 for X and Z. change the rotation of the curtain wall enter a new value for Rotation Angle.

  • Page 868: Specifying A Miter Angle For A Curtain Wall Adjacent To Another Object

    Specifying a Miter Angle for a Curtain Wall Adjacent to Another Object Use this procedure to manually create a mitered corner between a curtain wall and another object, such as a standard wall or a mass element. For example, if your curtain wall connects with a standard wall that is at a 60-degree angle from the curtain wall, you would set the miter angle to 30.

  • Page 869: Changing The Roof Line And The Floor Line Of A Curtain Wall

    Changing the Roof Line and the Floor Line of a Curtain Wall You can modify the roof and floor lines of a curtain wall to create a non-rectangular curtain wall: You edit vertex locations on the roof line to create steps, gables, and other roof conditions. Modifying the roof line of a curtain wall You edit vertex locations on the floor lines to create steps and other floor conditions.

  • Page 870: Offsetting Or Projecting The Floor Line Of A Curtain Wall

    If you want to Then project the roof line to another object, such as a roof or stairs enter a (Auto-project), select the curtain walls to change, and select the object to project to. When projecting to stairs, make sure that the bottom riser or the stringer does not create a zero-height segment of curtain wall.
  • Page 871 Reverse the roof line or the floor line of the curtain wall without reversing the curtain wall itself. Remove all changes to the roof line or the floor line of a curtain wall. You can also edit the roof line and the floor line on the Roof/Floor Line worksheet on the Properties palette. For more information, see Changing Vertices in the Roof Line or Floor Line of a Curtain Wall”...

  • Page 872: Changing The Roof Line And The Floor Line

    If you want to Then save the changes select the profile, and click . The curtain wall uses the edited profile to define its geometry. Changing the Roof Line and the Floor Line Use this procedure to change the height or the shape of the roof line and the floor line using grips. 1 Select a curtain wall.
  • Page 873 2 Select a Roof Line End or Floor Line End grip, move the grip to the appropriate position, and click once. Changing the Roof Line and the Floor Line | 833...

  • Page 874: Adding A Gable To The Roof Line Of A Curtain Wall

    Adding a Gable to the Roof Line of a Curtain Wall Use this procedure to add a gable to the roof line of a curtain wall. You can also add a gable on the Roof/Floor Line worksheet on the Properties palette. For more information, see Specifying Gable Settings for a Roof Line”...

  • Page 875: Adding A Step To The Roof Line Or Floor Line Of A Curtain Wall

    Modifying a curtain wall roof line by adding a gable A third vertex is added to the roof line halfway between the two ends of the roof line. 4 Continue editing the roof line or the floor line, if needed. For more information, see Changing the Roof Line and the Floor Line”...

  • Page 876: Changing Vertices In The Roof Line Or Floor Line Of A Curtain Wall

    Modifying a curtain wall floor line by adding a step A third vertex is added to the line halfway between the two ends of the line and four feet from the line. A step is created from the selected vertex to the second vertex. 4 Continue editing the roof line or the floor line, if needed.

  • Page 877: Specifying Gable Settings For A Roof Line

    If you want to Then remove a vertex select the profile, right-click, and click Remove Vertex. Select the vertices you want to remove. Press Enter. restore the original roof line or floor line select the profile, right-click, and click Remove. Select the roof line or the floor line.

  • Page 878: Specifying Step Settings For A Roof Line Or Floor Line

    The table at the top of the dialog box displays information about each vertex in the curtain wall. You can also select the vertex to edit from the list. 6 Click OK. Specifying Step Settings for a Roof Line or Floor Line Use this procedure to add a step to the roof line or the floor line of a curtain wall.

  • Page 879: Specifying Vertex Settings For A Roof Line Or Floor Line

    The table at the top displays information about each vertex in the curtain wall. You can select a vertex to edit from the list. 6 Click OK. Specifying Vertex Settings for a Roof Line or Floor Line Use this procedure to perform the following tasks: Add, move, or remove vertices in the roof line or the floor line of a curtain wall.

  • Page 880: Editing Objects Anchored In Curtain Walls

    Editing Objects Anchored in Curtain Walls When you fill a curtain wall cell with an infill that contains an object, such as a door or window, you can edit that object independently from the curtain wall. For example, you can select a door from a curtain wall and edit its properties. You can edit the anchor settings for the door to change the orientation of the door and the alignment or offset of the door in relation to the curtain wall.

  • Page 881: Curtain Wall Units

    curtain wall. If you want to move or erase an object independently from the curtain wall, you can release the anchor of the object. NOTE You can also move or erase the object by changing the element definition for the cell that contains the object. For more information, see Defining Infills for Curtain Wall Cells”...

  • Page 882: Creating Curtain Wall Units

    Each element type is assigned a default definition that describes what elements of that type look like. Element type Default definitions Divisions Horizontal grid with two manual divisions offset from the top and bottom of the grid Cell Infills Cells containing simple panels Frames Outer edges of grid 3"...

  • Page 883: Converting A Layout Grid To A Curtain Wall Unit

    Drawing a curtain wall unit 1 At the command line, enter cwunit. 2 Enter a (Add). 3 Select a start point and an end point. 4 Specify a height for the curtain wall unit. 5 Select a style, and click OK. For information about curtain wall unit styles, see Curtain Wall Unit Styles”...

  • Page 884: Creating A Curtain Wall Unit With A Custom Grid

    Specifying primary division directions The horizontal and vertical lines of the 2D layout grid define the divisions for the curtain wall unit grids. The grid cells, frame, and mullions are assigned default definitions. 1 Create a layout grid. For more information, see Using Layout Grids”...

  • Page 885: Curtain Wall Unit Styles

    Converting linework to curtain walls units using the default baseline option TIP If you draw your linework in the XY plane (in Plan view) and accept the default baseline, the resulting curtain wall unit is displayed as it is projected in the Z direction. Converting linework to curtain walls using the specified baseline option 8 To erase the lines, enter y (Yes).

  • Page 886: Creating Element Definitions For A Curtain Wall Unit Style

    To create, edit, copy, or purge styles, you access the Style Manager. The Style Manager provides a central location in AutoCAD Architecture where you can work with styles from multiple drawings and templates. For more information about using the Style Manager, see Getting Started with the Style Manager”...

  • Page 887: Defining Divisions For Curtain Wall Unit Grids

    If you want to Then add curtain wall element definitions as display components Adding Curtain Wall Unit Element Definitions as Display Components” on page 875. specify layer, color and linetype settings for the display Specifying the Layer, Color, and Linetype of a Curtain components of a curtain wall Wall Unit Style”...
  • Page 888 7 Enter a name for this division definition. 8 Click either Horizontal or Vertical for Orientation. 9 Select one of the following division types and specify offsets if needed. Division Type Description Fixed Cell Dimension Creates a grid where the size of the individual cells is predetermined.
  • Page 889 7 Select Fixed Cell Dimension for Division Type. 8 Specify a size for the cells in Cell Dimension. If you are defining a vertical division, the cell dimension is the length of the cell from mullion to mullion. If you are defining a horizontal division, the cell dimension is the height of the cell. 9 To specify an offset for the grid, enter an offset distance in Start Offset or End Offset.
  • Page 890 7 Select Fixed Cell Dimension as the division type. 8 Select Auto-Adjust Cells, and specify the cell adjustment: If you want to Then add the remaining space to grid cells select Grow, and select the specific cells to which you want the space added.
  • Page 891 Manually Defining the Number and Size of Cells in a Curtain Wall Unit Grid Use this procedure to manually add gridlines and specify an offset for each one when you need to create a unique grid that does not fit into any of the other division types. You can also start with a fixed cell dimension grid or a fixed number of cells grid, and then manually adjust the grid lines to suit your needs.
  • Page 892 Specifying grid offset directions 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Unit Styles. 3 Select a curtain wall unit style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select Divisions under Element Definitions. 6 Select a Division definition or create a new one.

  • Page 893: Defining Infills For Curtain Wall Unit Cells

    Defining Infills for Curtain Wall Unit Cells An infill defines the contents of a curtain wall unit cell. A curtain wall unit cell can have the default simple panel or contain a nested grid, an AEC Polygon, door, window, or door/window assembly style. The object styles you use in infills must exist in the current drawing to be added to an infill definition.
  • Page 894 Specifying infill panel thickness 11 Click OK. After you create an infill definition, you can assign it to any cell in a curtain wall unit grid. For more information, see Assigning Infills to Curtain Wall Unit Cells” on page 864. Specifying an Alignment for a Curtain Wall Unit Infill Use this procedure to align an infill so that it is centered with the baseline of the curtain wall unit, in front of the baseline, or behind the baseline.
  • Page 895 Specifying panel infill offsets 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Unit Styles. 3 Select a curtain wall unit style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select Infills under Element Definitions. 6 Select an infill, or create a new one.

  • Page 896: Defining Curtain Wall Unit Frames

    Defining Curtain Wall Unit Frames All curtain wall unit grids, including the primary grid, can have frame definitions. The frame of the primary grid defines the outer edges of the curtain wall unit. The overall frame size is determined by the length and height of the primary curtain wall unit grid or a nested curtain wall unit grid.
  • Page 897 TIP To remove the frame edge and have the infill adjust to fill the space occupied by the frame, create a frame definition with both width and depth set to zero. Then, assign that definition to the frame edge that you want to remove. This is necessary for the infill to be mitered as it would be for a butt-glazed condition.
  • Page 898 1 Create the profile for the frame. For information on creating profiles for curtain wall unit frames, see Creating a Profile for a Curtain Wall Unit Frame” on page 857. 2 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 3 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Unit Styles. 4 Select a curtain wall unit style.

  • Page 899: Defining Curtain Wall Unit Mullions

    Specifying frame offsets 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Unit Styles. 3 Select a curtain wall unit style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select Frames under Element Definitions. 6 Select a frame definition from the list.
  • Page 900 Specifying default and profile-based mullions You create mullion definitions for a specific curtain wall unit style and those definitions can be assigned only to mullions in curtain wall units of that style. You can create as many mullion definitions as you want, and then assign the definitions to mullions as needed.
  • Page 901 5 In the left pane, select Mullions under Element Definitions. 6 Click New Mullion. 7 Enter a descriptive name for the mullion. 8 Specify a width and depth for the mullion. 9 Specify the offsets you want. For more information, see Specifying Offsets for the Mullions of a Curtain Wall Unit”...
  • Page 902 8 Enter a descriptive name for the mullion. 9 Specify a width and depth for the mullion. These dimensions are used to calculate the center point of the mullion for aligning the profile and also to specify a boundary for the adjacent infill. 10 Select Use Profile.

  • Page 903: Assigning A Division To A Curtain Wall Unit Grid

    Specifying mullion offsets 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Unit Styles. 3 Select a curtain wall unit style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select Mullions under Element Definitions. 6 Select a mullion definition from the list.

  • Page 904: Assigning Infills To Curtain Wall Unit Cells

    After you define a division, you can assign it to the primary grid or to nested grids. Nested grids are created by selecting Nested Grid as the cell assignment. For more information, see Working with Nested Grids in Curtain Walls” on page 786.
  • Page 905 For more information, see Working with Nested Grids in Curtain Walls” on page 786. 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Unit Styles. 3 Select a curtain wall unit style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select the grid in which you want to create a nested grid.
  • Page 906 The Add Infill worksheet displays. 4 Select the insertion method for the door, window or door/window assembly: If you want to Then add the door, window or door/window select Add as Cell Assignment. assembly as a cell assignment and have all curtain wall units using the same style display the same object added in a corresponding cell...
  • Page 907 If you selected Then Add as Cell Override and you want to insert select New Infill and enter a name for the object. Then select Top, Bottom, a door, window or door/window assembly Left, or Right for Override Frame Removal and click OK. of a different style than exists in your drawing and remove an edge of the frame surrounding the object...
  • Page 908 For more information, see Specifying Which Curtain Wall Unit Cells Use a Cell Assignment” on page 868. 9 Click OK. Specifying Which Curtain Wall Unit Cells Use a Cell Assignment When you create a cell assignment you need to specify the cells in the grid to use that assignment. There are two options for selecting cells: Use Location to insert the infill into the start, middle, or end cells of a vertical grid or into the bottom, middle, or top cells of a horizontal grid.

  • Page 909: Assigning Definitions To Curtain Wall Unit Frames

    If you selected Then Index enter the cell numbers separated by commas in the Used In column. For vertical grids, cells are numbered from start to end and for horizontal grids, cells are numbered from bottom to top. NOTE Do not assign multiple definitions to a cell because the last definition assigned to the cell is used. 8 Click OK Removing an Assignment from a Curtain Wall Unit Style Use this procedure to remove cell assignments, frame assignments, and mullion assignments from a curtain wall unit...
  • Page 910 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Unit Styles. 3 Select a curtain wall unit style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select the grid in which you want to create a new frame assignment. 6 Click the New Frame Assignment icon.

  • Page 911: Assigning Definitions To The Mullions Of A Curtain Wall Unit

    For information about leaving the edge unassigned, see Specifying Which Curtain Wall Unit Edges Use a Frame Assignment” on page 871. Specifying Which Curtain Wall Unit Edges Use a Frame Assignment Use this procedure to specify edges that use a frame assignment. When you create a frame assignment, you need to specify the edges of the frame to use that assignment.
  • Page 912 Assign mullions to a nested grid Mullion Assignments A mullion assignment defines the definition used by each mullion. You can use one assignment to define all mullions, or you can create multiple assignments and assign different definitions to different mullions in any grid. Do not assign multiple definitions to the same mullion because only the last definition assigned to the mullion is used.
  • Page 913 Use Index to assign a definition to specific mullions based on mullion numbers. Mullions are numbered from start to end or bottom to top. For example, entering 1, 2, 3 would assign the definition to the first, second, and third mullions.

  • Page 914: Specifying The Materials Of A Curtain Wall Unit Style

    7 Under Mullion Assignments, select the mullion definition you created for any cell edges of any mullion assignment where you want to remove the mullions. For more information, see Specifying Which Curtain Wall Unit Mullions Use an Assignment” on page 872.

  • Page 915: Specifying The Display Of Curtain Wall Units

    4 Click the Display Properties tab. 5 Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and select Style Override. 6 If necessary, click 7 Click the Layer/Color/Linetype tab. 8 Select By Material for any component to which you want to assign a material, and click OK. If the setting for By Material is not available, the display of this component cannot be determined by a material.
  • Page 916 5 Select Model as the display representation. 6 Click The default list of components includes only the three basic elements and cell markers. Default Model display components for curtain wall units 7 Click the Other tab, and then click Add. 8 Select Infill, Frame, or Mullion for Component Type.
  • Page 917 4 Click the Display Properties tab. 5 Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and click Style Override. 6 Click the Hatching tab. 7 Select a component, and click the setting for Pattern. 8 Specify the hatching for the component: If you want to select Then a hatching pattern that is available in the software...
  • Page 918 10 Specify the display of the component: If you want to Then display the block instead of the associated curtain wall unit select Replace Graphics. element superimpose the block over the curtain wall unit element so clear Replace Graphics. that both are displayed 11 Click Select Block, and select the custom block that you created.

  • Page 919: Defining A Curtain Wall Unit Style As Bounding For Associative Spaces

    Below and Above components You can click Remove to delete a cut plane that you added. 7 Click OK to exit all dialog boxes. Defining a Curtain Wall Unit Style as Bounding for Associative Spaces Use this procedure to define a curtain wall unit style that can bound associative spaces. When a curtain wall unit style is set as bounding, by default all curtain wall units that have the style assigned will be used in the selection set for an associative space.

  • Page 920: Using Overrides In Curtain Wall Units

    Using Overrides in Curtain Wall Units Curtain wall units are subunits of geometrically complex curtain walls, which often have a large number of different elements, like frames, panels, and infills. Most of these settings are defined in the style. However, there are cases when modifying a curtain wall unit directly on screen is more suitable: You want to add custom frame or mullion edges to a curtain wall unit and need direct visual feedback.
  • Page 921 NOTE To merge curtain wall unit cells, the cell markers need to be visible. For information on turning on cell markers, see Turning on Cell Markers for Curtain Wall Units” on page 880. You can only merge cells that are adjacent to each other. In most cases, you merge cells with the same infill type.
  • Page 922 6 If you have chosen to save the override to a curtain wall unit style, select the curtain wall unit again, right-click and click Design Rules Save to Style and decide to which curtain wall unit style you want to save the override.
  • Page 923 2 Right-click, and click Infill Override Assignments. 3 Select the marker of the cell where you want to create an override. 4 Create the override: If you want to Then exchange the existing infill for another select a new infill definition from the list. NOTE To exchange an infill definition, the new infill definition must already be defined in the curtain wall unit style.
  • Page 924 If you want to save the override Then to a new curtain wall unit style select Transfer Cell Overrides to Style, and click New. Enter a name for the new curtain wall unit style, and click OK. NOTE If you have created only an infill override, only the Transfer Cell Overrides to Style checkbox is active.
  • Page 925 The Edit Cells worksheet displays. 6 Edit the cell for the selected grid: If you want to Then assign an infill to selected cells select Assign Infill and select an infill definition. Clear Replace Cell and click replace the selected cells with a new infill select Assign Infill and select an infill definition.

  • Page 926: Overriding Curtain Wall Unit Frames And Mullions

    If you want to Then create and assign a new frame definition for the new grid created after the cell is click and specify values on the Design Rules worksheet. subdivided For more information, see Adding a New Frame Assignment to a Curtain Wall Unit”...
  • Page 927 4 Create the override: If you want to Then exchange the existing edge for another select a new edge definition from the list. NOTE To exchange an edge definition, the new edge definition must already be defined in the curtain wall unit style.
  • Page 928 Creating a Curtain Wall Unit Frame or Mullion Edge from a Polyline or Profile You can assign a profile to any vertical edge of a frame or mullion. The profile can be any profile or any closed polyline that you specify. You can use a profile edge to create a unique corner in situations where a simple miter is not sufficient. NOTE Adjacent infills are not trimmed or expanded to accommodate the new edge.
  • Page 929 If you want to Then to a new curtain wall unit style select Transfer Edge Overrides to Style, and click New. Enter a name for the new curtain wall unit style, and click OK. NOTE If you have created only a profile edge override, only the Transfer Edge Profile Overrides to Style checkbox is active.
  • Page 930 If you want to Then add a vertex to the profile select an Edge grip, and press CTRL to switch to the Add Vertex edit mode. Move the edge to the desired location and click, or enter a value and press ENTER. remove a vertex from the profile select the Vertex grip for the vertex you want to remove, and press CTRL to switch to the Remove edit mode.

  • Page 931: Overriding Curtain Wall Unit Divisions

    NOTE You have entered the in-place editing session now. You can see this from the faded color of all objects in the drawing, as well as from the different grips at your disposal. Note that while you are in the in-place editing session, you have only limited editing access to other commands in the drawing.
  • Page 932 Overriding number of Curtain Wall Unit cells Creating a Curtain Wall Unit Division Override Use this procedure to create a division override on a curtain wall unit. NOTE To exchange a curtain wall unit division, the new division definition must already be defined in the curtain wall unit style.
  • Page 933 If you want to save the override Then to a new curtain wall unit style select Transfer Division Overrides to Style, and click New. Enter a name for the new curtain wall unit style, and click NOTE If you have created only a profile edge override, only the Transfer Division Overrides to Style checkbox is active.
  • Page 934 Viewing edit in-place grips for adding and removing bays 5 Edit the division: If you want to Then add a bay to the grid click the Add Bay grip. remove a bay from the grid click the Remove Bay grip. change the start offset of the grid select the Start Offset grip and move it to the position.

  • Page 935: Removing Curtain Wall Unit Overrides

    Removing Curtain Wall Unit Overrides Use this procedure to remove curtain wall unit overrides either from the curtain wall unit or the curtain wall unit style. 1 Select the curtain wall unit: If you want to remove an override Then from a curtain wall unit select the curtain wall unit, right-click and click Curtain Wall Unit Properties.
  • Page 936 Viewing Curtain Wall Unit Lengthen and Base Height grips 3 Enter a value for the dimension and press , or drag the grip until the dimension value you want is ENTER displayed. Changing the Location or Position of a Curtain Wall Unit Use this procedure to change the location or the position of a curtain wall unit with grips.

  • Page 937: Selecting A Different Curtain Wall Unit Style

    If you want to enter a specific value for the second direction in any edit mode (for example, in the Y direction when editing along the XY plane), press to cycle to the second direction. You can also lock the movement of the curtain wall unit along a specific direction. If you enter a value for either of the dimension directions in the current edit mode and then press , the movement of the curtain wall unit is constrained to the second dimension direction.

  • Page 938: Matching The Properties Of An Existing Curtain Wall Unit

    2 On the Properties palette, scroll to the General subcategory. 3 Select a different style. Matching the Properties of an Existing Curtain Wall Unit Use this procedure to apply the properties of a curtain wall unit tool to one or more existing curtain wall units. The properties include the curtain wall unit style and any other settings specified in the tool you select.

  • Page 939: Changing The Location Of A Freestanding Curtain Wall Unit

    1 Select a curtain wall unit. 2 Expand Dimensions. 3 Miter the curtain wall unit on the start or the end point: If you want to miter the curtain wall unit Then at its start point enter an angle for Start Miter Angle, and press ENTER. at its end point enter an angle for End Miter Angle, and press ENTER.

  • Page 940: Attaching Hyperlinks, Notes, Or Files To A Curtain Wall Unit

    Changing the Alignment of an Anchored Curtain Wall Unit Use this procedure to change the alignment of a curtain wall unit anchored into a curtain wall. 1 Double-click the anchored curtain wall unit. 2 Expand Location, and click Anchor. 3 Click Allow Variation from Infill Element Definition. 4 Select a new alignment for the curtain wall unit.
  • Page 941 The minimum number of facets is 8. For example, when you create a cylinder mass element with a 1' radius, and specify a FACETDEV value of 1', the cylinder has 8 faces. Facet Deviation | 901...
  • Page 942 902 | Chapter 19 Curtain Walls...

  • Page 943: Chapter 20 Door And Window Assemblies

    Door and Window Assemblies Door and window assemblies provide a mechanism for creating door and window compounds for inserting in walls and curtain walls.

  • Page 944: Door And Window Assemblies

    Door and Window Assemblies Door/window assemblies provide a grid or framework for inserting objects such as windows and doors. With this framework, you can create complex window and door assemblies, which can then be inserted in standard walls or used as repeated elements in curtain walls.
  • Page 945 Each element type is assigned a default definition that describes what elements of that type look like. Element type Default definitions Divisions Vertical divisions with a fixed cell dimension of 3' Cell Infills Cells containing simple panels with a 2" thickness Frames Outer edges of grid 3"...

  • Page 946: Using Door And Window Assembly Tools To Create Door And Window Assemblies

    Experimenting with Door/Window Assembly Designs The templates provided with AutoCAD Architecture offer door/window assembly styles. Looking at these styles and experimenting with them makes it easier to understand door/window assembly behavior and create your own door/window assembly designs. For more information about element definitions and assignments, see Creating Element Definitions for a Door and Window Assembly Style”...
  • Page 947 linework to door/window assemblies and to apply the settings of a door/window assembly tool to existing door/window assemblies. The following palettes contain one or more door/window assembly tools: Tool Palette Door/Window Assembly Tools Design palette in the Sample Palette catalog Standard door/window assembly style and default settings for other door/window assembly properties a large number of door and window assembly styles for many design...
  • Page 948 3 Continue adding door/window assemblies, and then press ENTER Creating a Door and Window Assembly with User-Specified Settings Use this procedure to add a door/window assembly with settings that you specify. 1 Open the tool palette that contains the door/window assembly tool you want to use, and select it. (You may have to scroll to display the desired tool.
  • Page 949 8 Modify the location properties of the door/window assembly: If you want to specify Then the position of the door/window assembly select Unconstrained or Offset/Centered for Position along the wall. NOTE If you selected Offset/Centered, enter a value for the Automatic offset.
  • Page 950 NOTE Only rectangular layout grids can be converted to a door/window assemblies. When you create a door/window assembly from a 2D layout grid, you also create a new door/window assembly style. The divisions in the new door/window assembly style are taken from the divisions in the layout grid. 1 Open the tool palette that contains the door/window assembly tool you want to use.
  • Page 951 3 Select the door, window or opening to convert. 4 Edit the properties of the door/window assembly in the Properties palette, if necessary. Creating a Door and Window Assembly from an Elevation Sketch Use this procedure to create a sketch of a custom grid with lines, arcs, and circles, and then convert that linework into a door/window assembly.

  • Page 952: Creating A Door And Window Assembly Tool

    Or press to use the line along the X axis as the default baseline. ENTER TIP If you draw your linework in the XY plane (in Plan view) and accept the default baseline, the resulting door/window assembly is displayed from the Z direction. 5 To erase the lines, enter y (Yes).

  • Page 953: Door And Window Assembly Styles

    4 Enter a name for the tool. 5 Click the setting for Description, enter a description of the tool, and click OK. 6 Expand Basic, and expand General. 7 Click the setting for Description, enter a description of the door/window assembly created from this tool, and click OK.
  • Page 954 updating all door/window assemblies of that particular style. You can also apply overrides to a single door/window assembly, without changing other door/window assemblies of the same style. A door/window assembly style controls the following properties of a door/window assembly: Element definitions Definition assignments for each element Materials for each element Display properties for each element...
  • Page 955 Step 5: Assign the element definitions you created: If you want to assign Then see a division to a door/window assembly grid Assigning a Division to a Door and Window Assembly Grid” on page 936. infills to door/window assembly cells Assigning Infills to Door and Window Assembly Cells”...
  • Page 956 Definition Sample definitions Mullions Edges between cells are 4" wide Each type of element can have multiple definitions. For example, you can define the divisions to create a horizontal grid or a vertical grid and you can define the cells to contain a nested grid or a door/window assembly. To make reuse easier, you can save the element definitions and then assign them to grids, cells, frames, or mullions as needed.
  • Page 957 If you want to Then add door/window assembly element definitions as display Adding Door and Window Assembly Element components Definitions as Display Components” on page 950. specify layer, color and linetype settings for the display Specifying the Layer, Color, and Linetype of a Door components of a door/window assembly and Window Assembly Style”...
  • Page 958 Each grid in a door/window assembly has one division assignment that determines whether the grid is divided horizontally or vertically. The division also determines the number of cells, their size, and their placement. Within the primary grid, you can define multiple levels of grids. These grids within the primary grid are called nested grids.
  • Page 959 When you specify a fixed cell size in a grid, you can control how the cells of the grid adjust to accommodate any leftover space. This space occurs if the length (or the height) of the door/window assembly cannot be evenly divided by the fixed size of the cell.
  • Page 960 Using the Auto-Adjust Cells Option Use this procedure to automatically resize cells in a grid when the result of dividing the grid by the specified cell dimension is not a whole number. You can adjust the size of cells by specifying a cell or combination of cells to grow or shrink according to your layout.
  • Page 961 Specifying a Fixed Number of Cells for a Door and Window Assembly Grid Use this procedure to define a specific number of cells in a grid. In this case, the size of the cells is determined by the length or height of the grid, depending on how the grid is divided. Specifying a fixed number of cells for Door/Window Assembly grids 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager.
  • Page 962 9 Under Offset in the grid line table, specify an offset distance for each grid line. 10 Under From in the grid line table, select the grid location from which the grid line is offset. 11 Specify an offset distance in Bottom Offset or Top Offset. For more information, see Specifying an Offset for a Door and Window Assembly Grid”...
  • Page 963 7 Specify an offset for the grid. If you want to specify the distance between Then the start point of the door/window assembly baseline and enter a value for Start Offset. the start of the first cell in a horizontal grid the end point of the door/window assembly baseline and the enter a value for End Offset.
  • Page 964 infills must exist in the current drawing to be added to an infill definition. Panels typically represent glazing or other plain cladding, such as stone or concrete. NOTE Nested grids and no infill are options you select when assigning an infill to a cell. They do not require infill definitions. For more information, see Creating a Nested Grid for a Door and Window Assembly”...
  • Page 965 Creating a Panel Infill for a Door and Window Assembly Use this procedure to create a simple panel infill to represent basic cladding materials in the door/window assembly, such as a stone wall panel, concrete panel, metal panel, or glazing infill. Because door/window assemblies can contain multiple infills, it is helpful to use a naming convention for panel infills that indicates the infill location or purpose within the door/window assembly.
  • Page 966 There is a unique icon for each type of style. For example, the door style icon and the curtain wall unit icon . These icons also are displayed next to the infill name at the top of the dialog box to help you identify the type of infill.
  • Page 967 Specify Door/Window Assembly infill panel offsets 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Door/Window Assembly Styles. 3 Select a door/window assembly style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select Infills under Element Definitions. 6 Select an infill or create a new one.
  • Page 968 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Door/Window Assembly Styles. 3 Select a door/window assembly style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select Infills under Element Definitions. 6 Select the unneeded infill definition, and click Remove Infill. 7 Click OK.
  • Page 969 Because door/window assemblies can contain multiple styles with different frames, it is helpful to use a naming convention for grid frames that indicates the grid location or purpose within the door/window assembly. For example, L3-FL1- Metal Frame identifies a metal frame in a third-level grid on Floor 1. TIP To remove the frame edge and have the infill adjust to fill the space occupied by the frame, create a frame definition with both width and depth set to zero.
  • Page 970 You can also use an edit in-place routine to create a frame from a profile. For more information, see Creating a Frame or Mullion Edge from a Polyline or Profile Using In-Place Editing” on page 961. It is helpful to use a naming convention for profiles that indicates the grid location or purpose within the door/window assembly.
  • Page 971 For more information, see the next section Specifying Offsets for a Door and Window Assembly Frame” on page 931. 16 Click OK. After you create a frame definition, you can assign it to any frame in a door/window assembly. For more information, Assigning Definitions to Door and Window Assembly Frames”...
  • Page 972 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select Frames under Element Definitions. 6 Select the unneeded frame definition from the list. 7 Click Remove Frame. 8 Click OK. Defining Door and Window Assembly Mullions All door/window assembly grids, including the primary grid, can have mullion definitions. The mullions of a door/window assembly are the edges between the grid cells.
  • Page 973 Specifying Door/Window Assembly mullion width and depth TIP To remove mullions for butt glazing, create a definition with both width and depth set to zero. Then assign that definition to the mullions that you want to remove. For more information, see Removing Mullions from a Door and Window Assembly Grid”...
  • Page 974 You can now use the profile as a door/window assembly mullion. For more information, see Defining the Mullions of a Door and Window Assembly Using a Profile” on page 934. Defining the Mullions of a Door and Window Assembly Using a Profile Use this procedure to create a mullion element definition from a profile.
  • Page 975 Specifying Offsets for the Mullions of a Door and Window Assembly Use this procedure to define mullions that are offset from the start or end of the door/window assembly to lengthen or shorten the edge or offset in the X or Y direction to shift the edge. For example, you might want to represent butt glazing by offsetting the mullions to be behind glass panel infills.
  • Page 976 7 Click Remove Mullion. 8 Click OK. Assigning Definitions to Door and Window Assembly Elements After you’ve created element definitions for a door/window assembly style, you can assign those definitions to each of the door/window assembly element types: divisions, cell infills, frames, and mullions. By default, one definition is assigned to all elements of a particular type.
  • Page 977 7 Click OK. Assigning Infills to Door and Window Assembly Cells An infill defines the contents of a door/window assembly cell. A door/window assembly cell can have the default simple panel or contain a nested grid, an AEC Polygon, curtain wall unit, door or window style. The object styles you use in infills must exist in the current drawing to be added to an infill definition.
  • Page 978 Specifying Door/Window Assembly nested grid locations Simple Primary Grids When you nest grids, you start with one primary grid. Then each cell in the primary grid can be filled with another grid. For example, the following illustration has a horizontal primary grid with four cells. You can nest a vertical grid in each horizontal cell to create a simple 2D grid.
  • Page 979 Specifying a nested grid in a door/window assembly Defining Nested Grids You can define nested grids on the Design Rules tab of the Door/Window Assembly Style Properties dialog box. The tree on the left side of the tab lists the grids. There is always one primary grid. The primary grid can have one or more secondary grids.
  • Page 980 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select the grid in which you want to create a nested grid. 6 In the left pane, select the grid in which you want to create a new cell assignment. 7 Click New Cell Assignment.
  • Page 981 9 Specify the cells to contain this simple panel. For more information, see Specifying Which Door and Window Assembly Cells Use a Cell Assignment” on page 943. 10 Click OK. Inserting a Door or Window into a Door and Window Assembly Use this procedure to add doors and windows to door/window assemblies.
  • Page 982 If you selected Then Add as Cell Override and you want to insert select New Infill, enter a name for the object and click OK. a door or window of a different style than exists in your drawing and not remove an edge of the frame surrounding the object Add as Cell Override and you want to insert select Top, Bottom, Left, or Right for Override Frame Removal and click OK.
  • Page 983 To remove the infill of a cell 1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Door/Window Assembly Styles. 3 Select a door/window assembly style. 4 Click the Design Rules tab. 5 In the left pane, select the grid that contains the cells you want to assign to None. 6 Select an existing cell assignment or create a new one.
  • Page 984 5 In the left pane, select a grid. 6 Select a cell assignment: If you selected Then Location click the Used In column, and click the button at the far right of the row. Select the cells you want to use this assignment, and click OK.
  • Page 985 Materials and Display Properties of Frames The layer, color, linetype, and other display properties of the default frame are applied to all frame edges unless you assign materials to the frame definition or create a custom display component for each definition. Then you can control the display of each frame definition independently.
  • Page 986 Specifying different Door/Window Assemblies frame definitions NOTE Do not assign multiple definitions to the same frame edge because only the last definition assigned to the edge is used. 9 Click OK. Removing a Frame Edge from a Door and Window Assembly Use this procedure to remove a frame edge from a door/window assembly.
  • Page 987 Default Mullion Assignment There is a default mullion assignment used by all unassigned mullions. You can modify the default assignment to be any mullion definition, but you cannot delete the default mullion assignment. Adding a New Mullion Assignment to a Door and Window Assembly Style Use this procedure to add a new mullion assignment to a door/window assembly style.
  • Page 988 7 Select a mullion assignment: If you selected Then Location click the Used In column, and click the button at the far right of the row. Select the mullions you want to use this assignment, and click OK. Index enter the mullion numbers separated by commas in the Used In column.
  • Page 989 If you want to use the display properties of the door/window assembly style, instead of using material display properties, you can turn off the material assignments in the display properties of the door/window assembly style. Material definitions consist of display components that correspond to component types of objects. For example, the Linework component of a material is used for all linework in plan view.
  • Page 990 You can select any material definition in the current drawing, or click to create a new material definition and assign it to a component. WARNING Although you can edit a material definition from this dialog box, any changes you make to the material definition apply to all objects that are assigned the material.
  • Page 991 Specifying the Layer, Color, and Linetype of a Door and Window Assembly Style Use this procedure to change the following display properties of the components of an individual door/window assembly: Visibility (component is on or off) By Material Layer Color Linetype Lineweight Linetype scale...
  • Page 992 10 Click Orientation, and specify how the hatching is oriented: If you want to orient the hatching Then to the object, regardless of the object rotation select Object. to the World Coordinate System select Global. 11 Click OK twice. Adding Custom Graphics as a Display Component of a Door and Window Assembly There may be instances where an infill, frame, or mullion requires a custom 2D or 3D graphic.
  • Page 993 Creating Cut Planes for a Door and Window Assembly Use this procedure to specify the properties of one or more cut planes for a door/window assembly style. Cut plane display properties apply only to display representations, such as Plan, that are used in Top view (Plan view) of a drawing. To better visualize the elements of a door/window assembly in plan view, you can create cut planes.

  • Page 994: Using Overrides In Door And Window Assemblies

    1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager. 2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Door/Window Assembly Styles. 3 Select a door/window assembly style. 4 Click the General tab. 5 To add a description to the door/window assembly, enter it for Description. 6 Click Notes.
  • Page 995 position, however, you want a frosted glass window. In this case, you would set the row of glider windows in the door/window assembly style, and then override the infill style in one specific cell with a frosted glass window. Door/window assembly infills can consist of simple panels, objects like windows or doors, or nested grids. You can change one infill for another, merge cells, or remove the frame from an infill altogether.
  • Page 996 2 Right-click, and click Infill Merge. 3 Select the first cell to be merged. 4 Select the second cell to be merged. The cells are merged into one. 5 Specify where you want to save the door/window assembly override: If you want to save the override Then only on this specific door/window assembly no further steps are necessary.
  • Page 997 NOTE To override an infill assignment, the cell markers must be visible. For information on turning on cell markers, see Turning on Cell Markers” on page 955. To exchange an infill definition, the new infill definition must already be defined in the curtain wall style. For information on creating infill definitions, see Defining Infills for Door and Window Assembly Cells”...
  • Page 998 7 If you have chosen to save the override to a door/window assembly style, select the door/window assembly again, right-click, and click Design Rules Save to Style and decide to which door/window assembly style you want to save the override. If you want to Then save the override to the current door/window assembly style...
  • Page 999 5 Select the individual cells, bay, column, or nested grid to modify the cell assignment by hovering over a cell or pressing TAB, and press ENTER Press to select multiple cells, bays, columns or nested grids. CTRL The Edit Cells worksheet displays. 6 Edit the cell for the selected grid: If you want to Then...
  • Page 1000 If you want to Then create and assign a new frame definition for the new grid created after the cell is click and specify values on the Design Rules worksheet. subdivided For more information, see Adding a New Frame Assignment to a Door and Window Assembly Grid”...

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