Tool Guide

Plan + Elevation Object

Use Plan + Elevation Object to combine prepared plan, front and side drawings in one library object. The views can be aligned, dimensioned and displayed together for furniture and equipment documentation.

At a glance

  • Reference a loaded library part for each of the three drawing views.
  • Align the views and display an unfolded arrangement with titles and dimensions.
  • Use a separate custom library part for the optional 3D model.
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Plan, Front and Side sourcesPrepare the drawing parts and enter their exact library names.

Plan, Front and Side each reference a loaded library part by name. Prepare the drawing views with a common origin so that they align when combined. Use the source offsets to correct any differences in their reference positions.

The object combines those prepared parts. It does not generate the three views automatically from arbitrary 2D drawing elements.

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View arrangement and unfolded previewSet the size and the relationship between the views.

Use Width, Depth and Height to size the assembly. Visibility controls determine which of the drawing views are shown.

Enable Show Unfolded Preview to arrange the drawings together. Set the gaps between them and choose the titles and dimensions needed for the documentation.

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Custom 3D library partThe model source is separate from the drawing sources.

Enter a Custom 3D Library Part to provide the model representation. Its position and rotation can be adjusted independently of the drawing parts.

The Front and Side sources remain the authored documentation views. Adding a 3D source does not replace them with automatically generated elevations.