Chapter 24: Automating Drawings: The Basics

Getting your templates and formats correct creates an excellent opportunity to save some time with drawings by automating many of the common tasks using templates, predefined views, multiple formats, blocks, favorites, and linked custom properties. Setup becomes more important when you are administering a larger installation, but it is also important if it's just for yourself. One of the most important things you can do is to establish a file library and direct your Tools ➢ Options ➢ File Locations paths to the files. There's nothing quite as productive as having something that works right the first time and every time.

• Master It Create formats for size A and B drawings. Copy them from existing DXF or DWG data, and modify them for your needs. Save as *.SLDDRT file type.

  Use the title block functionality to create an editable block of manually filled-in annotation in the format.

• Solution Formats should have a...