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There are two ways to convert a legacy drawing file into a construct: you can open the drawing file in AutoCAD
Architecture and save it as a construct, or you can drag a drawing file from Windows Explorer to the Project Navigator.
Converting Drawing Files by Opening and Saving
Use this procedure to convert a legacy drawing file to a construct by opening the file in AutoCAD Architecture and
then saving it as a construct.
1 Click File menu
➤
Open. Then, open the desired drawing file.
2 Click Window menu
➤
Project Navigator Palette.
3 Click the Constructs tab.
4 In the Drawing Explorer, locate the Constructs category or any of its subcategories.
5 Right-click, and click Save Current Dwg as Construct.
6 Define the construct properties:
Then… If you want to…
enter a new name. If the project number is used as a prefix
for project file names, you do not need to enter the prefix
here. The complete name with prefix is displayed under File
Name. For more information on prefixes, see
“ Defining
General Properties ” on page 178 .
change the name of the drawing file
click the setting for Description, enter a description of the
construct, and click OK. enter a description for the construct
select one from the Category list. By default, the category
you chose in step 4 is suggested. change the category of the construct
select the correct level and division in the assignments table.
Select the desired level row and the division column, and
check the appropriate box.
NOTE Unless you are defining a spanning construct, you
should check only one level and division. Multiple levels and
divisions create spanning constructs.
assign the construct to a level and a division
7 Click OK.
8 To close the construct, on the File menu, click Close.
9 Click Yes to save the changes in the drawing.
10 To update the tree in the Project Navigator, click .
Converting Drawing Files from Windows Explorer
Use this procedure to convert legacy drawing files to constructs by dragging and dropping them from Windows Explorer.
Windows Explorer offers three different modes of conversion:
■
Converting a file to a construct and moving it into a project folder
■
Copying a file, and converting the copy to a construct in a project folder
■
Converting a file to a construct and creating a link to its original location
1 Click Window menu
➤
Project Navigator Palette.
2 Click the Constructs tab.
3 Start Windows Explorer, and position it next to the Project Navigator.
4 In Windows Explorer, open the folder that contains the legacy document.
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