Document Manager window

Document list

Displays all created drawings, bill of materials / structured BOMs, and the NC-data created from the model and highlights the state of each document.

Displays all created documents created from the model, grouped by category (drawings, bill of materials / structured BOMs, and the NC-data) and highlights the state of each document.

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Meaning

The document is up to date

The document requires update due to model modifications

The document is deleted

The state of the document cannot be determined

Complete drawing. Beneath are the individual details.

Details

Groups all drawing files created from the model listed according to the file name.

If the default naming and numbering is used, the filenames include a prefix indicating the type of drawing:

[S]

Single part drawing

[MS]

Multi sheet part drawing

[A]

Assembly drawing

[MA]

Multi sheet assembly drawing

[G]

GA type drawing

Single sheet part and assembly drawings are named after the part or assembly mark of the object they show. The drawings sheet size is also included.

Document manager context menu

Right clicking in the left window of the Drawing Manager displays a context menu. With this menu, the drawings can be sorted according to different properties (title, scale, drawing style, process properties). In addition, drawings and details can be displayed and deleted.

Properties tab

Displays the properties of the selected item. You can sort the list of drawings according to the selected column (e.g. by Revision index, by modification date and by Issue).

Drawings

The following properties are displayed for the drawings:

Auto check status

Allows selecting the drawings for which the state is automatically checked. In the left side, the drawings are grouped in three categories: unknown, update required, and current.

If the Auto check status option is not checked in the drawings properties, clicking Status check will check the drawing state. The Force update button is used to update the selected detail(s) with a single click.

Revision

Displays the last revision index.

File name

Displays the name of the selected item.

State

Displays the state of the selected drawing.

Title

Displays the title of the selected drawing.

List

File name

Displays the name of the .rdf file.

State

Displays the state of the selected list.

Title

Displays the title of the selected list.

Changed on

Display the data when the list was modified.

Template

Displays the template title

Model Extract

Displays the name of the model extract for which the list was created.

Path

Displays the path to the folder where the list is saved on the hard drive.

Preview tab

Displays a preview of the selected item. Changes cannot be made to the document.

Drawings

To edit a drawing, select it in the left panel and click Open drawing. You also can open it with the AutoCAD® Open > File tool and enter the path.

Preview tools

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Function

Moves the drawing in the preview area

Zoom real time in the preview area

Zoom in

Zoom out

Zoom to magnify a defined rectangular area in the preview area

Zoom to view the complete drawing in the preview area

Lists

Document manager tools

Button Function
Force update Updates the selected item.
Update revision Updates the drawing and records the changes in the revision table. The Add revision mark dialog box appears and allows entering the revision details. Updates the revision table.
Revision Adds a revision mark to the current drawing(s) or drawings that require updating. The Add revision mark dialog box appears.
Delete Deletes the selected items.
Issue Flags the drawing and sets the issue date and time. Check boxes appear in front of the issued drawings and the date and time appear in their properties.
Add to batch plot Adds the selected drawings to the Batch plot branch.
Add to explode Adds the selected drawings to the Batch explode branch.
Change prototype Changes the prototype for the selected drawings.
Open drawing Opens the selected drawings.

Status check

Checks the state of the selected drawings, BOMs or NC files.

Automatic detail status check

Enables the automatic status check of the details. The Document Manager automatically detects only the drawings, the BOMs and the NC files which need an update. The process is secure since it detects in real time the drawings that need to be updated and need to be issued again (e.g. for fabrication).

Parent topic: Document Manager