Replacing documents

Tool(s): List Layout Elements

To replace documents so that they are congruent

1. Click List Layout Elements (How).
   

   Activate List Layout Elements in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Change Layout

   • Toolbar: Basic Tools Layout flyout
   • Palette: Tools Change area in the following module(s):

   Layout

2. Select the documents you want to list.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.

3. Click a column head to sort the layout elements in the column by different types of information.
   

   Allplan displays the following information. You can modify some data.

   • Drawing file number or number of the NDW file and document type
   • Drawing file name or path of the NDW file
   • Associated layout window
   • Scale and angle used for placing the elements in the layout
   • Print set and drawing type
   • Font factor
   • Superordinate pen, line and color defined
   • Display of surface elements
   • Text direction

   This disables the Sequence as in layout option.

4. Select the document(s) you want to replace by clicking an entry in the first three columns.

   Use the SHIFT key to select a range of adjacent layout elements; use the CTRL key to select a series of non-adjacent layout elements.

5. Replace the document(s) in one of the following ways:
   • Click the Replace... button at the bottom of the dialog box and select a document.
   • Click a selected element with the right mouse button, choose Replace... on the shortcut menu and select a document.
   • Click a selected element with the right mouse button and select Properties on the shortcut menu. Click the button next to the document name and select a document.
6. Click OK to confirm.

   The new document is placed so that it is congruent.

Tip: To place more documents so that they are congruent, copy one or more layout elements and append them to the end of the list. Any links between layout elements and layout windows are retained. Then you can replace the documents copied.