Add a New Drawing Sheet

You can create a new drawing sheet by selecting the function New in the View Tasks dialog box, or by selecting the function Add New Sheet in the building document browser. These functions open a new drawing, which is saved in the building's view_sheets folder.

  1. Do either of the following:
    • Select the function in the View Tasks dialog box:
      1. Select Output | Drawings | Drawing Sheets.
      2. Click the New button in the View Tasks dialog box.
    • Select the function in the buildings's document browser:
      1. Move the cursor on the title Architectural documents / Sheets.
      2. Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu.
      3. Select Add New Sheet.
  2. Enter the sheet data:
    • File - The file name with which the sheet is saved in the building’s view_sheets folder. Type the name without the file extension.
    • Title - The description text displayed in the building's document browser.

The drawing is saved in the building's view_sheets folder. If you close the drawing, you can open it from the Sheet lists in the View Tasks dialog box, or from the building document browser under the title Architectural documents / Sheets.

Add drawing sheet lines and a title block to the drawing, and add a section, elevation or perspective view on the drawing sheet, for example.

Note:
  • Drawing sheets can be organized in the document browser by file name or description. The order-determining property is set in the system settings with the keyword sort_view_sheets_by_file_name. The default varies in different localization environments.
    • sort_view_sheets_by_file_name = 0: The sheets are organized by the description.
    • sort_view_sheets_by_file_name = 1: The sheets are organized by the file name.