The following procedure creates member part drawings for a selected block or assembly using a drawing-by-query to select the block or assembly. The workflow is performed in the Drawings and Reports task or from Tools Menu > Drawing Console in other tasks.
Create a drawing component
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Right-click the drawing root in the Management Console and select New > More to open the Add Component Dialog.
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Select Folder on the General tab of the Add Component Dialog.
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Click OK to create the new folder.
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Right-click the folder, and select the Rename Command. Give the folder the needed name.
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Right-click the folder and select New > More, and select the Offshore tab of the Add Component Dialog.
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Select the Member Parts or the Member Parts (Generic) package, and then click OK. The Member Part component displays in the Management Console. This component contains the views to be created: Looking +Y and Looking -Z.
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Right-click the component in the Management Console, and select the Rename Command. Give the component the needed name.
Create drawings
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In the Rename Command, right-click the component and select the Update Command. Because you have not selected what to display on the drawings, the Filter Properties for Asking Filter Dialog displays.
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From the assembly hierarchy, select one or more blocks, assemblies, or assembly blocks to open the Drawing Generation dialog.
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When the Generation Status field displays "Creating Documents Complete," click Exit. One drawing for each selected member part displays in the Detail View. The drawings are up-to-date and is superimposed on each drawing icon.
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Open a drawing. All member part views display on the same sheet, as shown in the example below.
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If a batch server is set up by your system administrator, Batch Commands are also available.
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To update individual drawings, right-click each drawing, and select Update.
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When a drawing is out-of-date, is superimposed on the drawing icon.