Manage Layouts Tool

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mouse_20 Library Toolbar : ssManageLayouts

 

Manage Layouts  Tool is used to create/edit/delete Layout Objects. See detail description for different properties of Layout Objects.

 

mouse_20 Using the Manage Layouts Tool:

Find one of the Manage Layouts  Tool icon ssManageLayouts from the Library Toolbar (color coded peach) and highlight it. While highlighted Click on the tool. Manage Layouts Dialog will show up and allows editing of Layout Objects. After performing required operation in manage dialog, left click on OK button to save it to drawing. If Cancel button is left clicked, all the changes performed since opening of this manage dialog are undone.

 

Manage_Layouts

 

 

mouse_20 Select Layout:

To select a Layout, Left click on one of the layout names from the list displayed on left hand side of manage dialog.

 

mouse_20 View/Edit Layouts:

To view properties of Layout, select a layout as described in Select Layout. The Preview section will show the selected layout as it will appear in drawing. All properties for selected layout are displayed on right hand side of manage dialog. Action Buttons available for selected layout will be displayed under Actions section below the layout names list.

 

btnAdd Add Layouts:

To add new Layout to drawing, Left click on add button (btnAdd) under Actions. This adds new layout to drawing's layout library. By default the Name property of layout object is set to LayoutNumber.

 

btnDelete Delete Layouts:

To delete Layout from drawing, select a layout as described in Select Layout. Left click on delete button(btnDelete) under Actions section. The selected layout will be deleted. Delete button(btnDelete) becomes unavailable when there is no layout selected or selected layout is hsCADCreator's default created layout.

 

btnImportDrawing Import Layouts from print settings:

To import Layout from a print settings, Left click on import button(btnImportDrawing) under Actions section. This opens an object selection dialog. After selecting required print settings click on OK and new layout will be imported into drawings layout library.

 

Also See:

Layout Objects

Library Toolbar