Create a drawing using a new style - CAESAR II - Help

CAESAR II Users Guide

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Using this feature, you can customize various parameters associated to a drawing such as the drawing frame, units, drawing size, and so on. To create a new style, you must first create an isometric directory. The style you create is saved in a project that is created when you create an isometric directory for a new style. To define and create a new style:

  1. Select File > Open to open a model.

  2. On the Home tab, click Generate Stress Isometrics to open the model in the C2Isogen module.

  3. Select Create Isometric Drawing in the Isometric Tools toolbar to open the Isometric Drawing Generation dialog box.

    Select Generate PDF Files to create a .pdf file of the drawings in addition to the .dwg file.

  4. Select Create New Style, and then click OK to open the Isometric Style Configuration dialog box.

  5. To the right of Create New Isometric Directory, click Browse to select an empty folder, or create a new folder.

  6. Under Create New Isometric Directory, click Create to generate the required folder structure and files.

  7. To select a drawing frame Drawing frames are the backing sheets used to create your drawing. By default, different types of drawing frames are generated when you create a new style., click Browse and select a drawing frame in the Open Drawing Frame Template dialog box.

  8. Similarly, to specify a folder to save your drawings in Drawing Path, click Browse and select a folder.

  9. Select Units to select a unit system for your drawing.

  10. Select Drawing Size to select a size for the drawing.

  11. Click Create Drawing to save the style you created and generate drawing files.

  12. On the Drawings dialog box, select the files you want to view, and then click View to open the drawings in your default viewer.

  • You must choose an empty folder to create an isometric directory.

  • If you want to delete an existing style, you must use to delete the style.

  • The software saves .dwg drawing files and .pdf files in the same folder as the piping model.