Working in the Drawing Explorer dialog box

Adding a drawing folder

  1. In the Drawings > Folders sub-window of the Drawing Explorer main window, click the Add local folder... button.

    The Choose a folder dialog box appears.

  2. Do one of the following:
    • To add an existing folder: select the folder you want to add.
    • To create a new folder: click the New folder button.
  3. Click the Select Folder button.

    The folder is added.

Note:
  • Drawings in the subfolders of the selected folder can be opened too.
  • The parent folder(s) of the selected folder are greyed out in the drawing folder tree. Drawings in such folders cannot be opened.

Opening a drawing

To open a drawing in one of your favorite folders:

  1. In the Drawings > Folders sub-window, open the folder of the drawing.

  2. Select a drawing.

    A preview is shown in the Preview sub-window.

  3. Do one of the following:
    • Double-click the drawing.
    • Right-click and choose Open in the context menu.

Logging on to Bricsys 24/7

  1. In the Drawings panel, select Folders.

  2. Click Logon to Bricsys 24/7....

  3. Fill out your username and password.

    When logged in, all of your projects on Bricsys 24/7 are listed.

Opening a drawing from a Bricsys 24/7 project

  1. Expand the project, then select the drawing folder.

  2. Select the drawing.

    A preview is shown in the Preview sub-window.

  3. Right-click the drawing, then choose Download in the context menu.

    A Save File As dialog box appears.

  4. Select a folder and optionally rename the drawing, then click the Save button.

    The drawing is downloaded and opened in the current BricsCAD session.

Copying definitions between drawings

  1. Open both the source and the target drawing.

  2. Launch the Drawing Explorer dialog box.

  3. In the source drawing, select the category you want to copy items from, e.g. Blocks.

  4. (option) Adjust the view option of the Details panel, e.g. Icon View button ().

  5. Select the definition(s) you want to copy, e.g. a series of blocks.

    Press and hold the Ctrl key to select multiple items.

  6. Do one of the following:
    • Press and hold the left mouse button to drag the selection set to the Open Drawings section of the Drawing Explorer.

      Release the left mouse button when on the target drawing name.

      The selected items are copied to the target drawing.

    • Right-click and choose Copy in the context menu.

      Select the same definition category in the target drawing, then right-click and choose Paste in the context menu.

Note:
  • You will be prompted to overwrite items of the same name.
  • Drag-and-drop is not supported for some definition categories, e.g. MultiLeader Styles, Visual styles, Render Presets and Page Setups.

Binding definitions from Xrefs to the current drawing

The Drawing Explorer allows you to bind individual table records (layers, linetypes, text styles, dimension styles, blocks) from Xrefs to the current drawing.

  1. Open the drawing with the Xref attached.
  2. Select the desired category, then the Xref definition(s) you want to bind.
  3. Right-click the definition(s), then choose Bind in the context menu.