At a glance
- Create a Layout legend based on codes visible in its placed Drawings.
- Choose other content modes to use project Drawings, dictionary definitions or model HAPPY Symbols.
- Filter the captured content, arrange the columns and refresh the legend after source changes.
Layout and content modeChoose where the legend obtains its contents.
Place Auto Legend on a normal Layout and select the content mode. This Layout reads codes from the Drawings placed on that Layout. Use this mode when the legend should include only the codes visible in those drawing views.
The project drawing mode scans Drawings on Layouts that contain Auto Legends. The full-dictionary mode includes definitions even when they are not used in the drawings. The model HAPPY Symbols mode uses the symbol source instead.
Update any out-of-date placed Drawings before refreshing the legend. The legend reads their available drawing content, so a stale Drawing can produce a stale result. A drawing-read warning indicates that the stored result may be incomplete.
Dictionaries and source definitionsConnect each code with its description or symbol.
Use Dictionary Setup to configure the project definitions, eligible properties or a custom dictionary. Definitions commonly use the form CODE : Description, allowing the code found in a drawing to be matched with explanatory text.
The selected dictionary and source folders determine which descriptions and symbols are available to the legend. Resolve unmatched or duplicate codes in the source information. Changing a dictionary does not automatically select a different source for an existing legend.
Shared dictionary settings can be edited in Teamwork when you have the required access and reservation.
Property Sources · detail
Select the relevant properties. Use Customise Selected to control which individual values are included.
Filters, layout and refreshDistinguish display changes from changes that require a new scan.
Use category switches, exact-code exclusions and live text filters to refine the content already stored in the legend. Category widths, column flow and text settings control how that content is arranged.
Refresh after changing the Drawings, content mode, dictionaries or source folders. These changes affect what the legend needs to read, rather than just how it displays the stored result.
Refresh and validation actions can apply to a selected legend, the current Layout or a wider Layout scope. Choose the appropriate scope when updating several legends.