BASIC TRAINING EXERCISE 14
CAD CLEANUP
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CAD CLEANUP
1. CLICK File/ New Drawing
2. SELECT Benchmark will highlight
BENCHMARK
3. TYPE A0 in the Input Line
4. PRESS [ENTER]
Benchmark is now at 0,0,0
5. OPEN The Layers tab and pin down
6. CLICK Create Layer
7. TYPE FLOOR PLAN
8. CLICK OK
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9. CLICK Create Layer
10. TYPE RCP
11. CLICK OK
12. CLICK Create Layer
13. TYPE STRUCTURE
14. CLICK OK
Note: You have just created 3 Main Layers for each of the dwg files that need to
be Imported in AutoSPRINK
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15. CLICK File/Import/Autocad DWG
from the pulldown menu
16. SELECT AFRS277A__FPF1XX REV.dwg
From Exercise 14 folder
17. CLICK Import to existing layer:(Pull Down Tab)
18. FIND the FLOOR PLAN layer
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19. CLICK Open
Wait for drawing to import
20. CLICK OK
Note: All of the dwg layers from that file that was imported is under one
AutoSPRINK layer called FLOOR PLAN
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21. CLICK File/Import/Autocad DWG
from the pulldown menu
22. SELECT AFRS277A__RCP1XX REV.dwg
From Exercise 14 folder
23. CLICK Import to existing layer:(Pull Down Tab)
24. FIND the RCP layer
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25. CLICK Open
Wait for drawing to import
26. CLICK OK
Note: All of the dwg layers from that file that was imported is under one
AutoSPRINK layer called RCP
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27. CLICK File/Import/Autocad DWG
from the pulldown menu
28. SELECT AFRS277A__STR1XX REV.dwg
From Exercise 14 folder
29. CLICK Import to existing layer: (Pull Down Tab)
30. FIND the STRUCTURE layer
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31. CLICK Open
Wait for drawing to import
32. CLICK OK
Note: All of the dwg layers from that file that was imported is under one
AutoSPRINK layer called STRUCTURE
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LAYER MANAGEMENT
33. SELECT Ctrl +A
EVERYTHING
34. MOUSE to open the properties dialog…
GESTURE
35. CLICK The General Tab
36. CLICK Use layer color
37. CLICK Layer Width
38. CLICK OK
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Hide Unwanted Layers
39. RIGHT CLICK on a Element you want to turn off
Note: If there is a layer that you don’t want to see on your drawing if you RIGHT
CLICK on that element in your drawing and click Hide Layers it will turn off the
visibility of that Layer.
TURN OFF ALL THE LAYERS YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE IN THIS DRAWING BY
RIGHT CLICKING ON THEM (HIDE LAYERS)
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Change Background colors
40. SELECT Select Wall layers
Hold down Ctrl key to select
multiple layers
41. CLICK Color option in layer tree while
layers are highlighted
42. CLICK Blue
43. CLICK OK
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Change Widths
44. RIGHT CLICK While layers are still selected
On top of selected layers in
layer tree
45. CLICK Select Elements
All elements on selected layers
are added to selection set
46. MOUSE to open the properties dialog…
GESTURE
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47. CLICK The General Tab
48. CLICK Use layer color
49. CLICK Layer Width
50. TYPE .65 in Line Properties Width
51. CLICK OK
Note: Repeat steps 40-43 to change the colors to desierd look for Ceiling
Elements, Doors , Steel, Room Names & Heights and HVAC.
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Note: Once the drawing is cleaned up, all of the layers you want off are not visible
and you have changed the color of each layer to match your desire look, you now
want to save this setting management system.
SAVING SETTINGS
52. CLICK Save Setting
53. SAVE The settings file in the
Exercise 14 folder
54. NAME The saved file (LAYER
SETTINGS)
55. CLICK Save
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DEALING WITH REVISIONS
Note: When you get a revision for the RCP, you would delete the old sub layers
under the RCP and reload the new revised RCP plan into the RCP Main Layer .
56. SELECT All the Layers under the
RCP layer
57. RIGHT CLICK On one of the highlighted
layers
58. CLICK Delete Layers…
59. SELECT Benchmark will highlight
BENCHMARK
60. TYPE A0 in the Input Line
61. PRESS [ENTER]
Benchmark is now at 0,0,0
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62. CLICK File/Import/Autocad DWG
from the pulldown menu
63. SELECT AFRS277A__RCP1XX REV.dwg
From Exercise 14 folder
64. CLICK Import to existing layer:(Pull Down Tab)
65. FIND the RCP layer
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66. CLICK Open
Wait for drawing to import
67. CLICK OK
Note: All of the Revised dwg layers from that file that was imported in to the RCP
layer
You will notice that all the new revised RCP layers will now revert back to it’s
AutoCad layer colors .
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At this point, you just need to load the Setting File you just saved and then it will
clean up your drawing and put all of the layers to the right color and turn off any
layer you had hidden.
LOAD AND CREATE SETTINGS
68. CLICK Load and Create
69. SELECT The LAYER SETTINGS file in
Exercise 14 folder
70. CLICK Open
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BEFORE LOADING THE SETTING
AFTER LOADING THE SETTING
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