Add New Drawings

Use this functionality to manually add drawings to Electrical Designer Drawings List.

Important:
Drawings can also be added to the drawing list by checking Electrical Engineer and Electrical Wiring Manager for any new diagrams that may be required.
Refer to Import Drawings into the Drawings List for details.
This method is the preferred way to populate the Drawings List as it automatically creates the new Drawings List entry, assigns the Drawing Type and populates the drawing titles based on project engineering data. The drawing title formats used can be user defined in the Drawing Title setup preferences windows as described in Drawing Title Setup Preferences.

Note:
Drawings of the KOL and SLD Designer Drawing types can also be added to the Drawings List by exporting them from distribution diagrams in the Electrical Engineer module. Refer to the Engineer User Guide for details.

Note:
Drawings can also be imported from an Excel spreadsheet. Refer to the Common Functionality User Guide for further information.

With the Drawings List open click New on the Home tab to display the Drawing Information window:

Note:
Existing drawing entries can be copied to create a new drawing record in the Drawings List by selecting an existing record then using the Copy Selected command in the drop down menu next to New on the Home tab.

Note: All of the data entry fields in this Drawing Information window can automatically update each drawing by using Datalinks to link the database data to drawing attributes.