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From ArchiCAD to Construction Documents Step-by-step, Procedures at a Glance 1. Create Plotmaker Layout Book template file a. Create master layout file • Import or create from scratch your title block • Set up AutoText for information across all sheets: Client, project name, address, company logo, etc. • Set up AutoText for information that is sheet-specific: sheet name, sheet number, etc. Alternative to Step 1: (why re-create the wheel) modify, for your own use, the Layout Book template provided free from MaxATS (our dealer in Hawaii). You can find it in the ArchiCAD 8 folder > ArchiCAD Templates > Additional Templates > MaxATS > “XXX Drawing Set.lbk”. Imported Drawings that can be placed and arranged at different scales, with different framing and display options. Imported drawings can be automatically or manually updated, and you can even initiate the updating process by launching ArchiCAD from within PlotMaker to perform any chances in the source ArchiCAD PLN file (right-click on a drawing and choose “Open with ArchiCAD.” Drawings can be ArchiCAD views, independent drawings (.DWG, .DWF, DGN, .DXF), bitmapped images (.JPG, .BMP, or .TIF), PlotMaker drawings. Create Master Layouts The Master Layout’s size and output options (inherited by all the Layout sheets that use it as a template) can be set in the Master Layout Settings dialog box. When printing or plotting, you can override these settings in the Print Setup or Plot Setup dialog boxes without affecting the choices made in Master Layout Settings. To add AutoText, activate the Text tool in the Toolbox. Click at the location here you wish to insert the text, then select the AutoText command from the Edit menu or the Insert AutoText command from the context menu. Project Navigator in ArchiCAD, Creating View Sets in ArchiCAD. Redefining a View. Importing to the Layout Book from ArchiCAD.
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