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Working in Project Navigator makes project management very easy. All files associated with the project are listed in
Project Navigator in one of the four folders (Constructs, Elements, Views and Sheets), or a sub-folder within these.
Open files by simply double clicking their name on the Project Navigator palette. To reference (xref) one file to another
using Project Navigator, double click the host file to open it and then simply drag files from the Project Navigator into
the drawing window in AutoCAD Architecture. Xrefs will use the Attach mechanism and write either a complete path
or a relative path depending on your desired setting. (The Commercial Template Project is configured to use relative
xref paths.) The exception is constructs dragged to other constructs. In this case, the Overlay xref mechanism will be
used instead of the Attach mechanism. New files can be created via the context menu on the Project Navigator palette
or by dragging drawing data from the current drawing to the folder in Project Navigator where you wish to create the
new file.
Levels and Divisions
The Commercial Template Project includes some basic levels to get you started. Before you begin working in the files,
click the Project tab of Project Navigator and then click the Edit Levels icon. Here you can change the level names,
heights and descriptions. You should set up one level per floor in the building. Additional levels for grade, foundations,
mezzanines and the roof are also common. For detailed information, see “
Creating a New Level ” on page 205.
If you are using divisions to divide the project laterally, set those up right away as well. Each construct you create will
relate to a level/division combination.
Adding a Level to a Project Created from the Commercial Template Project
In the next step, you will add a new level to the new project created from the Commercial Template Project.
1 On the Project Navigator, click the Project tab.
2 Click to display the Edit Levels worksheet.
3 Right-click one of the existing levels in the list, and from the context menu, click Copy Level and Contents.
This command will duplicate the level, as well as all of its associated constructs in the project. For example
if you have chosen to duplicate the first floor in order to add a third floor to the project, and the first floor
has a construct named 01 Shell associated, then a new construct 01 Shell (2) is created that is associated
to the third floor level.
4 Select the level above or below which the new level should be inserted, right-click, and click Paste Level
Above or Paste Level Below.
5 Make any adjustments to the level name, floor elevation, and height as required, and then close the Edit
Levels worksheet.
Upon closing the worksheet, the project will be repathed to update the building with the new level.
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