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The Basic Project Categories
For every building project in AutoCAD Architecture, the following basic category structure is displayed in the Project
Navigator:
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<ProjectName>: This is the top node in the project, represented by a folder with the project name.
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Constructs: This is the default folder for constructs in the project. When you create a construct, it is saved into
the Constructs category or one of its subcategories. For more information, see “
Constructs ” on page 217.
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Elements: This is the default folder for elements in the project. When you create an element, it is saved into the
Elements category or one of its subcategories. For more information, see “
Elements ” on page 231.
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Views: This is the default folder for view drawings in the project. When you create a view drawing, it is saved into
the Views category or one of its subcategories. For more information, see “
Views ” on page 242.
If you create model space views within a view drawing, they are placed under the view drawing in the same category
as the view drawing itself.
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Sheets are arranged in two types of categories. In the Explorer view, sheet drawings are placed in folder categories.
When you create sheets or sheet views within a sheet drawing, they are placed in the same sheet drawing.
Sheet Set View tab on project (left) and Explorer View tab (right)
In the Sheet Set View tab, sheets are organized in sheet subsets. Sheet subsets are a logical structure rather than a
physical one. The sheet folder category does not need to be identical to the sheet subset in which the sheet is
placed. However, to avoid confusion, it is recommended that you have parallel structures in the sheet set and the
sheet categories. You can logically rearrange sheets into a different subset within the Sheet Set View tab, but that
will not change their physical location in the category or folder. Likewise, when you remove a sheet from a sheet
subset in the Sheet Set View, only the reference of the sheet to the subset is removed; the layout itself and its
containing sheet drawing are not deleted from the Sheets folder or subfolder. For more information, see “
Plotting
Sheets ” on page 262.
User-Defined Categories
Below the fixed main category structure, you can create subcategories and subcategory trees. Subcategories usually
represent components of your workflow. You might set up subcategories by discipline, by phase, by view type (working,
presentation, section, rendering, and so on), by sheet type (floor plan, ceiling plan, elevation, and so on), or by any
other system that you find helpful.
NOTE You cannot mix basic category types. For example, you cannot create a Construct subcategory within the Views
category or an Element subcategory within the Sheets category.
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