Browse Existing Drawings
- Last UpdatedNov 10, 2025
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To browse through any existing drawings within the current MDB
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Select Browse then Existing Drawings from the main menu to display the ABA Browse Sheets form.

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To view a drawing in the Main Display form (shown using the menu option Display > Main) select it from the list or use the up and down keyboard arrows to cycle through the list.
The menu options are:
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File: Reload - refreshes the list of available ABA drawings.
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File: Close - closes the form.
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Browse: Stored LogFiles - displays a form to read any stored log file (see the next section for details).
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Use the ABA Discipline option to select the drawing types based on the drawing function attribute. For example, if you want to look through just the piping drawings, select the Piping option.
The following right-mouse click options are available in the Existing Sheets window:
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Modify Template View(s) - displays the Template View form and accesses the views available under the Sheet Template from which the picked drawing was derived.
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Modify Template Sheet - displays the Template Sheet form and accesses the Sheet Template from which the picked drawing was derived.
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Modify Template Drawing - displays the Template Drawing form and accesses the Drawing Template from which the picked drawing was derived.
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