Getting Started

Adding Another Sheet of Paper
Learn to create more than one sheet of paper for a design. Additional sheets may possibly be used for a symbol legend, hydraulic calculations, or installation detail drawings.

Drawing Templates
Learn how to begin a new drawing using a template file preset to a specific scale with layers created for drafting.

Creating a Drawing Template
Learn to create a template file including custom layers and existing symbols.

Inserting an Image File
Learn to insert a scanned image in either a new drawing or a template file.

Tracing an Image File
Learn to insert an image file on the design screen and quickly trace the image to create a nice clean and crisp line drawing for design purposes. You can insert an image file in a bmp, jpg, png or tif format. You cannot insert a PDF file on the design screen. You must print the PDF file, scan the print and save the image in one of the acceptable formats, or you may use a conversion tool to convert the PDF to an image format.

Open an Existing Drawing
Use the Open command or the Startup Screen to open existing drawing files.

The Design Screen
Becoming familiar with the design screen.

Zooming and Panning
On virtually every design there will be the need to zoom in or out, or to pan or move about the design screen. Zooming basically increases or decreases the magnification of the design screen. It is very similar to zooming in and out with a camera lens. Panning is like moving a piece of paper around on top of your desk.