Creating libraries

First, new libraries are created to hold the new details. These libraries can be organised in directories and subdirectories. When creating a new detail library, the program requires the following data:

• "Create Library" window
  • Name of the library
  • Library description

When importing a DXF or DWG, a dialogue box opens in which users must indicate the name to be assigned to the detail, a description, the drawing units with which the file is being created and the scale it is to be transferred to:

• "New Detail" window (DXF and DWG files)
  • Detail name
  • Detail description
  • Units of import file (Metres / Centimetres / Millimetres / Inches)
  • Scale (1/n)

With this data, the program calculates the final dimensions that the detail will have in the plan. Thus, the "Size of import file" and the "Size in plan" are displayed.

In the next window of the import process, users can choose which layers should be visible, whether texts should be activated, the pen thickness and the layer name:

• "Layer management" window
  • Visible, Layer name, Colour, Pen thickness, Thickness (mm), Visible text

When importing an image file, a dialogue box opens where the name to be assigned to the detail, a description and the data required to define its size in plan must be indicated:

• "New detail" (image files) window
  • Detail name
  • Detail description
  • Size in plan
    • Width (mm)
    • Height (mm)
  • Keep aspect ratio (optional)