Creating drawing types

Using drawing types

• When you are working with Workgroup Manager in a network environment, you must be logged in as administrator. Otherwise, you cannot make any settings.
  

  Workgroup Manager handles the organization of CAD workstations in local networks. The Workgroup Manager module enables users to access all projects on all computers from every workstation. It ensures data consistency even if several users are simultaneously working on the same project.

To create new drawing types

1. Open the Define, manage line styles, area styles, drawing types dialog box.

   How to access the dialog box

   • On the Tools menu, click Defaults and then Line styles, area styles, drawing types.

     Or:

     Click Select, Set Layers(How), select the Format Definition tab and click Manage line styles, area styles, drawing types.

     

     Activate Select, Set Layers in one of the following ways

     • Menu bar: Format

     • Keyboard: Ctrl+4

     • Toolbar: Format

   Note: The You are modifying the line styles in the office folder message indicates that you are about to change the settings of the office standard.

2. Enable the Show definition of drawing type setting.

   The existing drawing types are displayed.

3. Click a drawing type with the right mouse button and, on the shortcut menu, select New drawing type.

   Or:

   Click at the bottom of the dialog box.

4. Enter a name for the drawing type and make settings for the pen, line and color.