Arrange Views In Drawings (ML147)

Environment

Construsoft European

Use for
Before you start
Selection order

System component Arrange views in drawings (ML147) can be used for the arrangement of selected views in the drawing using the XLSX file format.

Use for

The component can be used in 2 following manner:

1. Usage in the model - multiple drawings can be selected and the layout is arranged in all of them at once.

2. Usage in the drawing - The layout is arranged in the current drawing.

Before you start

Create a XLSX file to which the configuration will be written.

In case the file is not created in advance, then the file is created automatically in the model folder after entering the name in the field and saving the configuration.

Selection order

There are 3 possible ways how to work with this component:

Create a new XLSX file
1. Create the XLSX file to write the configuration in.
2. Add the views to the table manually and set the layout.
3. arrange the current drawing and save the configuration to the XLSX file.

Use the configuration saved in the XlSX file

1. Load the XLSX file with the saved configuration.
2. Edit the views and layout and use the settings to arrange the current drawing.
3. Save the changes to the XLSX file.

Load the layout from the current drawing

1. Load the layout from the current drawing using the "Read views" button (see option 3 in the General tab).
2. Edit the views and layout and use it to rearrange the current drawing.
3. Save the configuration to the XLSX file.

General tab

Use the General tab for selection of the XLSX file, setting of the views layout and arranging the drawings.

Option	Description
1	Load the XLSX file and the configuration saved in it to the table.
2	Save the table to the XLSX file.
3	Read views - Read the views layout of the current drawing. The configuration loads to the table.
4	Edit views - The dialog window opens. Add or remove the view, and enter the name of the view. Image
5	The table of selected views. Set the view layout. Columns:
	View	Select the view from the list of added views (see the option 4)
	Include in global	Views included in global are influenced by the layout of the [GLOBAL] view.
	Placement	Select the primary placement of the view. The options are: Absolute Top Left Absolute Top Right Absolute Bottom Left Absolute Bottom Right Relative Horizontal Relative Horizontal Absolute Relative Vertical Relative Vertical Absolute Relative H & V
	X	Define the offset in axis X.
	Y	Define the offset in axis Y.
	H-Alignment view	Settings enabled when the placement is set to the Relative Horizontal options. Select the view to align to.
	H-Alignment	Settings enabled when the placement is set to the Relative Horizontal options. The options are: Top Middle Bottom
	Gap	Define the dimension for H alignment.
	V-Alignment view	Settings enabled when the placement is set to the Relative Vertical options. Select the view to align to.
	V-Alignment	Settings enabled when the placement is set to the Relative Vertical options. The options are: Left Middle Right
	Gap	Define the dimension for V alignment.
6	Add a new row to the table.
7	Delete the selected row.
8	The preview of the views layout.
9	Arrange the current drawing according to the set configuration in the table.

Note:

[GLOBAL] view is created automatically when the content of a XLSX file is loaded. It allows to move all views included in Global (see option 5) at once.

Example
Image Image
A	Top View Placement: Absolute Top Left X: 30 Y: 20 The Top View is placed at a fixed position relative to the top-left corner of the drawing.
B	Front View Placement: Relative Vertical Gap: 20 The Front View is vertically aligned relative to the Top View and positioned with a spacing of 20 mm between the views.
C	sect A-A [SECTION A] Placement: Relative Horizontal The sect A-A view is horizontally aligned relative to the Front View.
D	3D Placement: Absolute Bottom Right X: 10 Y: 10 The 3D View is placed at a fixed position relative to the bottom-right corner of the drawing.

About tab

In the About tab, general information about the extension and the developer can be found.

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