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Drawing/Folder selector

The Drawing/Folder selection dialog box allows you to select one or several drawings or a folder depending of the context. It also lets you create a new folder.

 

 

Print manager: Drawing selection

Terminal strips manager: Destination folders

PLCs manager: Generate drawings

Report management > Report drawing destination: Destination folders

Design rule management > Design rule drawing destination: Destination folders

Creation of 2D cabinet layout drawings: Destination

 

The left side of the dialog shows the electrical project tree, and the right side shows the preview or the list of drawings contained in the project.

 

New folder: This icon only appears when you have to select a folder. It allows you to create a new folder.

List mode: Displays a list of drawings (including name, description, etc).

Thumbnail mode: Displays thumbnail previews for the drawings.

Preview: Opens the drawing in a preview dialog box. The drawing cannot be modified here.

Configuration: Manages display settings for items in the dialog box.

Properties: Opens the Properties dialog box for the selected drawing.

 

To help you search, you can filter the results according to filters: Mark, Description, and File type. The Opened drawing filter allows you to display all the drawings or only the drawings opened by the user himself or other users.

 

According to the context, select one or several drawings or a folder and click the OK button to validate.



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