Creating documentation for a designed structure (drawings) involves the following stages:
- Definition of documents
A document is a set of drawings (views) of RC structural elements; which consists of views. A document cannot be printed.
- Definition (edition) of views
A view is a single drawing which always constitutes a document component. If a view is added to a printout, then it is simultaneously a printout element. Views (drawing) can only be printed when contained in a printout.
- Printout generation
A printout is a prepared, ready-to-use document that consists of views. Each printout corresponds to a single layout.
All operations are performed in printout layouts.
A printout layout is an object of the AutoCAD® program, and is used for composition of a final printout. For each printout layout there is one printout.
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Example of definition of views and generation of the final drawing.