Multiple Drawings

You can select a set of Assemblies from a report, for which a drawing will be created for each of them. Furthermore, if a drawing already exists for a chosen Assembly, you have the option to recreate or update it.

To create drawings for a selection of Assemblies, click on the button on the Assembly Drawing Toolbar. The form Assembly Planning Deliverables will be displayed, as shown in Figure 2:7 below.

Figure 2:7. The Assembly Planning Deliverables form

Key to the elements shown in the Assembly Planning Deliverables form

The Search Filter (B) has the following options;

In order to produce drawings from a selection of Assemblies follow these steps, some of which are mandatory and some optional;

1. Search for some Assemblies filtering them by scope and by a filter rule.

   1. Scan the complete MDB or below a suitable Design model element

   2. Filter the search results using the following list:

      • Those not drawn - search for all Assemblies that have not yet had a drawing generated for them.

      • Those drawn - search for all Assemblies that have has drawing generated for them.

      • Those drawn by me - search for all Assemblies that have had a drawing generated by the current user.

      • Bad Drawing Reference - search for all Assemblies that have a link to an unknown drawing.

      • All Assemblies - search for all Assemblies.

   3. Initiate the search.

2. Select the Assemblies to be detailed from the subsequent report.

3. Choose whether to display a selected Assembly in 3D.

4. Choose whether to output the report to a MS Excel file.

5. Change the default settings for the generation of the Drawings.

   • Choose whether a drawing is created.

   • Choose which type of template the drawing is to be based upon.

   • Choose the paper size of the template.

   • Choose whether a PDF formatted file of the drawing is produced.

   • Choose the operating system location of any PDF file.

6. Change the default settings for the generation of a separate Parts List.

   • Choose whether a separate Parts List is produced.

   • Choose the type of Parts List.

   • Choose which format of outputs are required.

   • Choose the operating system location of any Parts List.

7. Choose to generate the drawings immediately or via a Batch Macro for processing later