Autodesk 00128-051462-9310 - AUTOCAD 2008 COMM UPG FRM 2005 DVD, User Manual

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In the Details section, the currently used default application to open APJ files is listed. If the APJ extension
already points to AutoCAD Architecture, click OK. If the APJ file extension points to another application,
click Restore.
To open AutoCAD Architecture from an APJ file, use the following steps:
1 In Windows Explorer, navigate to the project APJ file you want to open with AutoCAD Architecture.
APJ files have a specific icon in Windows Explorer ( ).
2 Double-click the APJ file.
AutoCAD Architecture will be opened with the double-clicked project set as the current project.
The Project Navigator
Once you have selected a project in the Project Browser, you open the Project Navigator to create and edit the actual
building and documentation data. Here you create elements, constructs, model views, detail views, section views, and
sheets, connecting them with one another.
NOTE The project files and categories you create in the Project Navigator are shown as files and folders in Windows Explorer.
You should not, however, perform any file operations on a project file there. Do not move, copy, delete, or rename project
files from Windows Explorer. Such changes are not updated in the Project Navigator, and you could get an inconsistent view
of your project data. Any changes you make to the project within the Project Navigator are managed and coordinated by
the software. Changes made outside the software might not be correctly updated and processed.
NOTE If you make changes to a project file in the Project Navigator such as renaming, deleting, or changing the file’s
properties, you cannot undo the changes with the AutoCAD Undo commands.
Opening the Project Navigator
Use this procedure to open the Project Navigator.
NOTE You can open the Project Navigator only when a drawing file is open in AutoCAD Architecture.
1 Click Window menu
➤
Project Navigator Palette.
2 Click the tab you want to display.
The Tabs of the Project Navigator
The Project Navigator has 4 tabs on which you can enter project data. The tabs correspond to the main phases of project
creation: general project information (levels and divisions), creating building data (elements and constructs), and
creating building documentation (views and sheets).
The Project Tab
In the Project tab, you enter information pertaining to the entire project.
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