In the Create Drawing dialog, you can create a new drawing to document a design in the Drawing workspace in Fusion.

Access the Create Drawing dialog

Click the Workspace menu and select New Drawing > From Drawing or From Animation. The Create Drawing dialog displays.

Drawing Type

Choose how to create the drawing.

• Automatic: Generates sheets based on your automation preferences and the chosen document.
• Manual: Opens a new drawing and lets you place views yourself.

Contents (From Design only)

Select an option to filter the contents to include in the new drawing.

• Full Assembly: Automatically selects the full assembly.
• Visible Only: Automatically selects all components with visibility on in the browser. Toggle the visibility of components in the browser to customize which components to include or exclude from the drawing.
• Select: Manually select components in the canvas or browser.

Representation (sheet metal components only)

Select an option to represent a sheet metal component.

• Folded Model: Uses the folded sheet metal model to generate the drawing views.
• Flat Pattern: Uses the flat pattern of the sheet metal model to generate the drawing views.

Storyboard (From Animation only)

Select a storyboard to include in the new drawing.

Destination

Specify the Drawing, Template, Standard, Units, and Sheet Size settings for the new drawing.

Drawing

• Create New: Start with a new document that uses default settings.
• Browse: Select an existing drawing document to inherit title blocks, borders, document settings, sheet settings, view placeholders, and parts list placeholders.

Sheet (existing drawing only)

Select whether to create a new sheet in the existing drawing or add to an existing sheet.

• Create new sheet: Create a new sheet in the selected drawing.
• Existing Sheet: Add to an existing sheet in the selected drawing.

Base Document

Select a base document to start from.

• From Scratch: Start with a blank, default drawing template.
• Template: Select a drawing template with your custom title blocks, borders, document settings, sheet settings, view placeholders, and parts list placeholders already set up.

Standard

Select the drafting standard.

• ASME
• ISO

Units

Select the units.

• in (inches)
• mm (millimeters)

Sheet Size

Select a sheet size for the current sheet from the dropdown menu.

ISO:

• A4 (297mm x 210mm)
• A3 (420mm x 297mm)
• A2 (594mm x 420mm)
• A1 (841mm x 594mm)
• A0 (1189mm x 841mm)
• Custom

ASME:

• A (11in x 8.5in)
• B (17in x 11in)
• C (22in x 17in)
• D (34in x 22in)
• E (44in x 34in)
• Custom

Width

Displays the width of the sheet. You can change the value when you select the Custom sheet size option.

Height

Displays the height of the sheet. You can change the value when you select the Custom sheet size option.

Orientation

Select the sheet orientation.

• Landscape
• Portrait

Sheet Count

Specifies the number of sheets to generate. Default is 1.

Horizontal Zones (Custom sheet size only)

To specify horizontal zones, type in a positive even number.

Vertical Zones (Custom sheet size only)

To specify vertical zones, type in a positive even number.

Automation (Automatic only)

Create sheets automatically based on your model and preferences.

Sheet Creation

Specify the scope of sheet creation.

• First Level: Sets the scope of sheet creation to the first level components only.
• All Level: Sets the scope of sheet creation to all levels and creates a sheet for every component in the model.

Open Drawing After Generation

When enabled, the generated drawing opens automatically in a new tab after creation.

Automation Preferences

Opens the automation preferences where you can control how sheets are created for assemblies, subassemblies, components, folded sheet metal, and flat patterns.