Creating New Floor Plan Drawings

When you start a new floor plan drawing, the drawing programs prompt you for information about the drawing: the scale for reports, a descriptive name, and the default space hierarchy values (the building and floor that the drawing represents).

Once you create a drawing inside a project, the ARCHIBUS Drawing List includes this drawing when prompting you to choose a drawing.

To create a new floor plan drawing

Start the ARCHIBUS Smart Client Extension for AutoCAD or the DWG Editor and open the project to which the new drawing will belong.
From the Ribbon, click ARCHIBUS/Drawing/New. The system displays the Drawing Properties dialog box. Enter values for the following:
1. File Name: Enter the name for the drawing record.
2. Title — Enter a descriptive name. The program uses this in the Drawing List dialog box and on reports.
3. Building Code — This option specifies the building in which the content of this drawing resides. Click on the ellipses button to access a list of defined buildings. If you have not yet defined your buildings, choose the Add New button to define one now.
4. Floor Code — This option specifies the floor that this drawing represents. Click on the ellipses button to access a list of floors defined for the building you specified above. If you have not yet defined your floors, choose the Add New button to define a floor for the selected building now.
- Units - Enter whether the drawing's units are Metric or Imperial:
  - Select Metric to show the drawing's units as Meters, Centimeters, or Millimeters. If you choose Metric, select the measurement unit (meters, millimeters, or centimeters) for one drawing unit.
  - Select Imperial to show the drawing's units as Inches.

You can also complete the following optional information:

Enter the height and width used for reporting for both letter and tabloid sizing.

Click OK when through. The program displays the drawing.