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User can easily export drawing as DXF in "Drawing Module" by going to "Edit" top menu> Export > Export DXF In DXF Export Dialogue, steps to export as below: Select export directory and enter file name. Adjust the settings such as scale, origin of Export and Text Width Factor. Besides, more option can be done in "DXF Export […]
In Drawing module, users are able to adjust and change the colour of the all the elements before exporting the drawing. However the change of members’ colour is only visible in drawing module. During exporting the drawing, there will be a layer setting to adjust the color of all the elements. To understand on the […]
General In the Drawing Module (Ctrl+D), one can create dimension lines in any Viewport window using the dimensioning tools provided. Dimensioning commands works similar to the dimension commands of common CAD programs. Created dimension lines are three dimensional and can be viewed from any direction just like all other objects (structural elements, nodes, points, etc.) […]
General In the drawing module, the drafting icons can be used to drawing lines, shape or create text. The "Points, Construction Objects and Text" toolbar are shown as below : Please take note that these drafting tools will only be presented on drawing and will […]
User can simply import company standard titleblock as DXF in "Drawing Module" by going to "BIM" top menu > Import DXF (Make sure that the titleblock is not in block.) Select the company standard titleblock DXF directory. Titleblock annotation can be insert/modify using "Text" Function. For more detail on "Text" function please refer to our article : Points, Construction […]
Double-click any place within the Viewport blue border to access the Viewport Properties The viewport properties mainly controls the final presentation of the drawings. There are several tabs in this dialog General tab Name : This will the name of the viewport and the name will be shown at the bottom of the viewport (if desired) Modelling View ID & Modelling […]
Assembly and part drawings are created automatically in ProtaSteel. These drawings are prepared with the settings specified by the software. These settings can be customized by user. Changing the Drawing Properties Open the “Drawing Settings” from the “Drawing and Reports” top menu and choose "Drawing Layout Settings" to change the drawing layout properties. In the […]
ProtaSteel has a powerful tool to prepare engineering drawings – it’s simply called the “Drawing module”. The drawings are based on the views prepared in the modelling module. The steps are summarized as below : 1. Create the desired View in Model Explorer > Views 2. Ensure the orientation of the view you want to use in […]
ProtaSteel provide powerful feature to generate Engineering Drawings, Quantity Takeoff and flexibility on modifying the drawings. List of topics below that will be covered under this categories: Diagnostic Tools Drawing Module Viewport Properties Modifying Profile Colour in Drawing Module Visibility Settings and Selectability Settings Points, Construction Objects and Text Annotations Dimensioning Customization of Assembly and […]
Visibility settings allows user to show and hide elements that wish to hide/show in the drawings, while selectability settings allows user to lock the elements and prevent from misclick or accidentally deleting the elements. Both Visibility and Selectability settings can be found in Edit tab in the Drawing Module. Visibility Settings By default, all […]
