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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 PURPOSE
2.0 SCOPE
3.0 RESPONSIBILITIES
4.0 PROCEDURE
4.1 GENERAL
4.2 STARTING AUTOCAD 2008
4.3 DRAWING SETUP
4.3.1 DRAWING TEMPLATE
4.3.2 TYPES OF CAD FILES
4.4 SNC LAVALIN DRAWING NAMING CONVENTIONS
4.4.1 DRAWING CODE STRUCTURE
4.4.2 MODEL CODE STRUTURE
4.5 SNC-LAVALIN DRAWING STAMPS AND TITLE BLOCK INFORMATION
4.6 PROFILES
4.6.1 PROFILES
4.6.2 WORKSPACES
4.7 LAYERING
4.8 TEXT STYLE
4.9 DIMENSIONS
4.10 PEN TABLES
4.11 STANDARD DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
4.12 NETWORK PRINTING & PLOTTING
4.12.1 PRINTING PDF THROUGH PLOT MANAGER
4.12.2 LASER PRINTING AND PEN TABLES
4.13 CREATING PDF FILES
4.14 SNC LAVALIN CUSTOM MENUS
4.14.1 THE SNC LAVALIN DROP-DOWN MENU
4.14.1.1 LAYER MENU
4.14.1.2 TEXT AND DIMENSION SCALE
4.14.1.3 TEXT SIZE SELECT
4.14.1.4 DRAWING SETUP
4.14.1.5 BATCH XREF BINDING
4.14.1.6 RESTORE MAIN TOOLBAR
4.14.2 SNC LAVALIN TOOLBARS
4.14.2.1 DISCIPLINE MENU
4.14.2.2 TEXT MANIPULATION COMMANDS
4.14.2.3 LAYER MANAGEMENT COMMANDS
4.14.2.4 REVISION COMMANDS
4.14.2.5 MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS
4.14.2.6 PSPACE and MSPACE Commands
4.14.3 CUSTOM MENU
4.14.4 STRUCTURAL SECTIONS
4.15 DESIGN CENTER AND BLOCKS
4.16 TOOL PALETTES
5.0 REFERENCES
6.0 APPENDICES
6.1 APPENDIX ‘A’ - STANDARD BORDER TEMPLATE
6.2 APPENDIX ‘B’ – STANDARD DISCIPLINE LAYERS AND SYMBOLGY
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1.0 PURPOSE
This procedure is to ensure that all CAD (Computer Aided Design) drawings are produced with
standard methods. The standardization of the CAD document will facilitate drawing production,
coordination and ensure uniformity.
2.0 SCOPE
This procedure applies to all engineering work produced on CAD by the SNC-Lavalin
Engineers and Constructors using AutoCAD Software, unless it is otherwise indicated in the
Project instructions. It covers the preparation, coordination and hard copy output of all CAD
drawings.
3.0 RESPONSIBILITIES
It is the responsibility of all personnel working with the CAD system to adhere to the contents of
this instruction.
The Lead Discipline Engineers should be responsible for drawings file management and to
ensure that the Drawing standards have been adhered to before a drawing leaves his or her
department.
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4.0 PROCEDURE
4.1 General
The Engineering Manager must approve preparation of drawings with any other CAD software.
The preparation of CAD drawings must follow the procedures outlined in this work instruction.
The work instruction has been prepared to provide a more detailed description of how CAD
design files are to be prepared to produce drawings that are clear, consistent and legible for
the all project work.
All elements within the CAD design files must be placed straight and true and to real
coordinates within the design plane. Prior to all projects started on the CAD system the CAD
Administrator is responsible for setting the coordinate system and project datum.
To enter a design session after logging in to Windows, click on the AutoCAD 2008 icon on your
desktop. This will start AutoCAD with the ‘sli2008’ profile. If the profile is incorrect, please see
Section 4.6 on Profiles.
When starting a drawing, a template file must be used according to the project number and
paper size. Upon selecting the template file, the drawing will need to be saved according to
the project naming code instructions and knowing what type of CAD file will be used to
collaborate with other departments.
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AutoCAD border template drawings have been created for starting new drawings. A template
has been developed for “Paperspace” and “Modelspace” environments. These templates are
stored in the “N:\ACADLIB\SLI2008\SUPPORT\TEMPLATES” directory. To access the
templates, when creating a new drawing, select Templates from the AutoCAD start-up dialog
box. A list of all SLI standard templates drawings is listed.
For dimensional drawings such as equipment layouts, steel plans etc. the paperspace
template should be used. For non-dimensional drawings such as schematics and single line
diagrams the modelspace template should be used. The border template file name consists of
up to ten characters, followed by “.dwt". The first one or two characters will indicate the sheet
NOTE 1: Throughout size, the next six digits indicate the project number; as per the diagram below.
this template
procedure please
replace ALL red text
with the appropriate A1 PPPPPP MS .DWT
text, change the red
text colour to black,
and finally delete this File Extension
Sheet Size
comment box when
the project procedure Format Type
is complete. Projec t N o. PS – Border placed in Papers pace
(6 digits)
NOTE 2: Procedural MS – Border placed in Model Space
edits are not limited
to the red variable
segments found in this
template. Please
understand that they
are only a suggestion
for commonly modified
segments. Certain
Do not store borders in the project directories. The master borders are kept in the
projects may require “N:\ACADLIB\SLI2008\SUPPORT\TEMPLATE”. A master border has also been created for
more detailed edits to re-insertion into existing drawings. This has been created to update borders on existing
made (such as Fenco drawings, if the border has been modified. This drawing is named by the sheet size followed
Projects and Client
Standards Projects) by a six digit project number with a “.dwg” file extension. All borders are started as templates
into the drawing and should not be inserted into a drawing as a block. See Appendix A –
Border Template.
The drawing must also saved with the correct project as per section, for example, 000476-
000045d20000.dwg. (Refer to Section 4.4 – Drawing Coding Structure)
If a border is being inserted into an existing drawing, the drawing title block data should be
inserted as a block in the lower right hand corner of the title block. This block is used to enter
all drawing titles, revisions and approvals. The block for the title information is named
“A0titleinfo” as A0 is the paper size of the border and the revision block is named
“SNCSTAMP”. After inserting these into the drawing then enter the title block data. This is
further covered in Section 4.5 - SNC-Lavalin Drawing Stamps and Title Block Information.
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Drawings represent the document, ready for plotting. It simulates a sheet of paper where the
plot composition is performed taking into account plot constraints such as scale, border, paper
size. In AutoCAD this is known as paper-space.
Models consist of graphics (lines, shapes, texts, dimensioning, hatching, etc.) used to
represent the layout for each discipline: piping, architecture, equipment, structure. Models are
always drawn at full scale 1:1 and they are attached in drawings as Reference files.
The advantages of working with this MODEL & DRAWING structure are:
- One model can be attached in more than one drawing (For example, the architecture
could be viewed as a background in any other drawing where it is required.)
- Any graphics that are updated in the model will also be reflected in all drawings that
reference that model.
- Minimizes the occurrence of having duplicate copies of a single model.
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Refer to the Project Document Coding System documentation for the breakdown of the
document types.
The table of “.dwg” file types below shows some examples of how to name model files for each
discipline. This also applies to Microstation V8 model files, which carry the file extension “.mod”.
Discipline Examples
(Area Dept Code Floor Level/Gridline)
Architectural
Civil
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Discipline Examples
(Area Dept Code Floor Level/Gridline)
Electrical
Mechanical
Piping
Pipe Layout Plans 0200PIPLN100.dwg - Piping Plan 1st Floor 1st Tier
0200PIPLN101.dwg - Piping Plan 1st Floor 2nd Tier
Pipe Layout Elevations 0200PIELV15.dwg - Piping Elev. On Grid 15
Structural
General Layout
Building Services
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A block has been created with the SNC-Lavalin logo and disclaimer. The block is named
“SNCSTAMP” or “SNC_REV_STAMP” for revision. This block may be added to existing
drawings. All drawing templates will include the SNC-Lavalin logo unless otherwise indicated
by the project manager.
A library of standard blocks representing typical title block information and drawing stamps
used on most SNC projects is stored in the N:\ACADLIB\SLI2008\SUPPORT\TEMPLATE
directory.
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4.6.1 Profiles
The AutoCAD configuration & environment settings are stored in profiles. Several profiles have
been setup for various projects where the CAD settings vary from the standard. Your profile
should already be set, if not please continue to read.
To load the standard profile click the icon AutoCAD 2008 in the Cad Support folder from your
desktop or “N:\LIBRARY\CAD SUPPORT\AUTOCAD 2008.LNK” This icon sets your profile
automatically. Or to load manually go to Tools Æ Options from the AutoCAD pull down menu.
Select the Profiles tab and select Import.
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All profiles are stored in the “N:\ACADLIB\STD\PROFILES” directory and the files have an
extension “.arg”. Select the “sli2008.arg” file and hit Open to import it. The profile must be
named “sli2008”. After the profile has been imported, the profile must be set current. Press
the Set Current button to do this.
The profile sets the AutoCAD configuration for accessing SNC-Lavalin standard toolbars.
Restart AutoCAD. The Profile is now set and you may click OK to exit out of the Options
window.
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Workspaces in AutoCAD 2008 - can really help you be more productive (when set up
properly). A Workspace is basically a snapshot of your User Interface (UI), which consists of
your toolbars and the positioning of them.
Do you find that you use different toolbars in paperspace than you do in modelspace? Most of
us work with the same old UI day in and day out because it's not worth the hassle to change
things around (and this setup is typically pretty overcrowded). Now you can streamline your UI
for the way you prefer working at different times. For example, you might have one workspace
for 3D Modeling, one for paperspace, and one for modelspace. Each of these workspaces will
consist of different toolbars depending on how you choose to customize it.
Creating a Workspace is simple...you set up your UI as you prefer. From the Workspace toolbar
select Save Current As...
Give it a name and you now have your first workspace assigned! Since they are easy to get to
from your workspace toolbar you can easily flip between them whenever needed.
Example: Some people will have a Workspace for PaperSpace that consists of annotation
toolbars, and viewport scale factor toolbar, etc.
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4.7 Layering
If your project does not specify a layer system, then the SLI Standard layering system must be
used.
Automatic Method: These layers can be imported
automatically using our SLI Menu to insert layers. For info
please see section 4.13.1 for SLI Layer Menu.
Manual Method: By Layer imports for all disciplines
can be set from the pull down menu by selecting
Format Æ Layer States Manager Æ Import
(Shown in more detail on next page).
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Manual Method (cont’d): As shown on the previous page, manually importing layer files is
performed by simply clicking Format Æ Layer States Manager Æ “Import…” Button to import
layer files (*.las files). You can also access the Layer States Manager by typing “LMAN” into
the console.
Note: For those who used the LMAN console command in AutoCAD2006, it is
important to know that this command previously accessed the “Layer Manager”,
which was used to import and export *.lay files. Now in AutoCAD2008, LMAN opens
the “Layer States Manager”, which operates with *.las files.
Remember, the SLI standard layers (*.DWG files) are stored in:
N:\acadlib\sli2008\sli_layers\LAYER_DisciplineName.DWG
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4.9 Dimensions
Dimension styles and settings have been created and are available by selecting
DIMENSION > DIMENSION STYLES. The standard dimension styles to use are named
“SNCDIM1_1” for a scale factor of 1:1, and “SNCDIM1_5” for a scale factor of 1:5. If the style
does not exist, it can be imported by selecting EXPRESS > DIMENSION > DIMSTYLE
IMPORT and select any of the “SNCDIM” dim files from N:\ACADLIB\SLI2008\SUPPORT.
You may use the SNC-Lavalin Drop down menu and select Text & Dimension Scale Æ select
scale.
1. All dimensions must be placed on layer G-DIMENSION and must adhere to the follow
the guidelines listed below.
2. All dimensioning is to be automatic in modelspace and not associative. If dimensioning
is used in paperspace, should be associative and not automatic.
3. Dimensions are not to be exploded or edited.
4. Dimensions are to be placed individually and not strung together and the font of the
dimension text must be Romans.
5. Scale of 1 to 1, Arrow heads to be a length of 3.175 or 0.125”and the text height is 2.54
or 0.1”
6. All dimension leaders are to be placed with the native leader command.
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SNC-Lavalin Pen tables: The pen table “byobject.ctb” must be used for plotting by object
weight. This method of plotting by layer weight will be used to achieve line weights on printed
drawings. For a complete list of layer weight assignments see APPENDIX ‘B’ – STANDARD
DISCIPLINE LAYERS AND SYMBOLGY.
Some project template borders are not plotted by object, and include a special pen table chart
as a guide. If the project that you are working on does not include a pen table chart, you can
insert the chart by block. If available in your project, the pen table block would be located in:
N:\acadlib\ProjectName\ProjectName_pentable.dwg.
If the project pen table is not in the directory, please contact Data Automation
(Tor-CADD.2233@snclavalin.com).
Here at SNC-Lavalin we follow a STRICT FORMAT for our project directories ( ). Figure 4.10.1
displays an example of how a project directory is setup on the network P:\ drive. Under a project’s
main directory, which is titled by the six digit project number, there are the respective discipline
directories (i.e. Architecture, Automotive, Building Services, Civil, etc.) Each disciple is further divided
into sub- directories. These are the department areas, in, out, reference, and sketch directories. This
preserves all references between disciplines, also producing alternative layouts. Directories should
not be created below this level, which contain files that are referenced by other disciplines. Sub-
directories must be named in a clear and concise manner. Spaces, and “&” symbols are not permitted
in directory names.
NOTE: As seen in the diagram on the next page under the ‘arch’ directory, all disciplines will follow this standard
directory structure, with exceptions of the Auto, Mech, and PID directories. For instance, note that the ‘mech’
directory contains an additional directory named ‘tank’ included with the other standard folders, while the ‘pid’
directory ONLY has a ‘ref’ directory (PID is meant to be simply an extension of the Piping directory).
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P:\PPPPPP\
├─── civil
├─── arch └─── (Same as directories in arch)
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└─── out
├─── ref
└─── sketch
├─── bserv
└─── (Same as directories in arch)
├─── cad
├─── seed
└─── symb
(Continued at right Æ)
Figure 4.10.1 – SNC Lavalin Standard Directory Structure
Design drawings are to be created, produced, and completed on the network. All files must be kept in the
department’s area directory with the exception of schematic type drawings and loop diagrams. Those should be
placed in the ‘sketch’ folder. If alternative layouts are required, the current layout MUST be stored in a sub-
directory, while the drawings in the area directory become the active alternative.
NOTE: Custom named sub-folders can ONLY be created within the department area folders and not directly in
the project or discipline folders.
In this figure there are a few subdirectories that have been created such as “Archiving” and “AutoCAD FilesOLD”.
THEY ARE IN THE INCORRECT LOCATION. The correct way would be to put these sub-directories into the
respective department area folders. If they do not relate to any of the department areas they should be placed in
the “SKETCH” directory.
P:\PPPPPP\
├─── arch
├─── 0000
├─── 1000
├─── 2000
├─── 3000
├─── 4000
├─── 5000
├─── in
├─── out
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├─── ref
├─── vendor
├─── sketch
├─── Archiving
├─── IN-ROADS
NOTE: Sub-directories MUST be named in a clear and concise manner. Spaces and/or “&” are not
permitted in directory names.
NOTE: Project directories are audited from time-to-time by the Data Automation Group, to see if SNC
Standards are being followed.
Plot files are supported in any version of AutoCAD; however PDF plots are the prefer plotting
file format.
Please refer to Network Plotting Procedure 40dd-005.doc for printing PDF using plot manager
submit. You may access the procedure through our Data Automation Online or directly to
“N:\library\1250\Cad\Cadstd\40dd-005.doc”
Go to File Æ Plot Æ and choose the laser printer by Floor and printer number. For example
5th floor 239P.
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If you need to choose a pen table, select the pull down menu and choose your desired pen
table. In all AutoCAD versions we eliminated the ability of users to create their own pen table
due to complications that arise when other users try to print their drawings. If you need a pen
table that is not on the list, please contact Data Automation support.
Now choose your paper size, drawing orientation and scale. Make sure you window your
drawing or set the limits.
Click OK.
1. The simplest method is using ‘PDF-Xchange 3.0’ which can be used exactly as the Laser
Printing instructions above substituting the ‘PDF-Xchange 3.0’ as the plot device. Once
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you’ve set up the page per your needs, make sure the drawing is set to Landscape and
click OK. A file dialog box will appear asking for a filename and location for the PDF.
2. The second method is using the Acroplot.pc3 file. This driver uses PDF-Xchange 3.0 but it
is configured to default to B size 11 x 17. Click file Æ plot and choose Acroplot.pc3
3. The third method is using the adobe distiller program, which is only necessary if the ‘PDF-
Xchange’ printer is absent from your system. The following instructions will guide you
through the process of creating a PDF this way:
Open file
Click File -> plot. Change the Plotter Configuration to PostScript Level 2 pc3. This is a
postscript PDF in colour. To change the Post Script from Colour to Black and White, select
the pen table ACAD.CTB or BYOBJECT.CTB. Make sure the plot to file is checked on and
the file location is N:\PLOTTING\PDF\IN. Make sure the paper size is 11” x 17” or any
other you need and landscape. The scale should be Scaled to Fit and the Plot offset
“Center the plot” should be checked ON. Click on Full preview to make sure your drawing
is centered and correct paper size. Click OK. To pick up your drawing go to
N:\PLOTTING\PDF\OUT.
4. The fourth method is using the Acroplot palettes from AutoCAD. This is the best method to
create a PDF with AutoCAD because it has a more intelligent setups and options, whether
you’re creating a single PDF or batch of PDFs. For more details about Acroplot such as
batch PDF creation please refer to procedure:
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Work Spaces
The SNC-Lavalin
drop-down menu
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This menu allows you to add the default Layer Structure for each discipline individually or as
a collective of all the disciplines. Also, while the default “General” layers should already be a
part of your template file, this menu allows you to add or correct them as well. Simply select
the “SNC-Lavalin” menu followed by “Layers” and lastly select your discipline. The layers will
be automatically added to your drawing.
This menu gives a choice of several standard metric and imperial drawing scales. Selecting
a scale will set the scale and style for the dimensions and text, according to SNC-Lavalin
standards.
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Opens the Drawing Border Setup tool. Select a project number, border size, and border
type (Modelspace or Paperspace) to set up the current drawing with a standard border
Note: For drawings with existing blocks, make sure to purge those blocks first. This will
allow proper updating.
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Opens the batch xref binding tool. Click on the “+” button to open a file browser dialog box,
and add files to the list of files to be processed. Click on the “-“ button to remove any
selected files from the list.
Click on the “Bind Xrefs” button to go through each file on the list, bind all references, and
save a copy of it (with –BIND attached to the filename).
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Manage layers: layer configurations can be saved and reused with “layer
states”. Layer states can be modified, reused or renamed within an
AutoCAD session. Layer states are stored in the drawing but can also be
exported or imported via a “.LAY” file.
Change the layer(s) of the selected objects to the layer of the object
selected as destination.
Change the layer of one or more objects to the current layer.
Isolate the layer(s) of one or more selected objects by turning all other
layers “off”.
Freezes the layer of selected objects.
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Engineer’s Seal
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MSPACE command
PSPACE command
SNCSETUP command to create MVIEWs
Set PSLTSCALE variable to 1
NOTE: The Data Automation group does not support the commands inserted in these menus by
users.
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Structural Shapes
Initialisation button for SteelPLUS Structural W-Shapes.
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4.15 Design Center & Blocks (Tools > Palettes > DesignCenter or Press Ctrl+2)
With DesignCenter, you can organize access to drawings, blocks, hatches, and other drawing
content. You can drag content from any source drawing to your current drawing. You can drag
drawings, blocks, and hatches to a tool palette. Source drawings can be on your computer, on
a network location, or a on website. In addition, if you have multiple drawings open, you can
use DesignCenter to streamline your drawing process by copying and pasting other content,
such as layer definitions, layouts, and text styles between drawings. To open DesignCenter
type ADCENTER command or use the tools menu. With DesignCenter, you can:
• Browse for drawing content such as drawings or symbol libraries on your computer, on
a networked drive, and on a web page
• View definition tables for named objects such as blocks and layers in any drawing file
and then insert, attach, or copy and paste the definitions into the current drawing
• Create shortcuts to drawings, folders, and Internet locations that you access
frequently. Add content such as xrefs, blocks, and hatches to a drawing
• Drag drawings, blocks, and hatches to a tool palette for convenient access
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The DesignCenter window is divided into the tree view on the left side and the content area on
the right side. Use the tree view to browse sources of content and to display content in the
content area. Use the content area to add items to a drawing or to a tool palette.
Below the content area, you can also display a preview or a description of a selected drawing,
block, hatch pattern, or xref. A toolbar at the top of the window provides several options and
operations.
You can download content from the Web, Network, or look for block libraries in
N:\ACADLIB\SLI2008\sli_<DISCIPLINE>\ and use it in your drawings.
Clicking a folder or an item inside a folder, the contents are displayed in the Content area.
When you click a block, graphical and descriptive information about the block is displayed in
the preview area.
To download the content, locate the folder containing the content that you want to use. Then,
click a thumbnail image of the content in the content area. The content is displayed in the
preview area along with information about the content. You can drag the block directly from the
preview area into a drawing or tool palette, or you can save it to your computer to be used later.
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4.16 Tool Palettes (Tools > Palettes > Tool Palettes or Press Ctrl+3)
Here is a step by step method of how you can import tool palettes (if they are available for your
particular project). As this is a relatively new SLI feature, some projects’ tool palettes may not
be available.
Figure 4.15.1
Step 1: As seen in figure 4.15.1, make sure to have the TOOL PALETTES window open.
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Click customize.
Figure 4.15.2
Figure 4.15.3
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Figure 4.15.4
Step 4: A file browser will appear, as see above in Figure 4.15.4. Simply browse to and select
the desired tool palette (*.xtp file) and click Open.
This may take a few minutes to load. Wait for the desired tool palette's name to appear under
"Palettes" before clicking Close.
You will now have the desired tool palette available in your TOOL PALETTES window, seen
back in Figure 4.15.1.
5.0 REFERENCES
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6.0 APPENDICES
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4L – GENERAL LAYOUT
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4B – BUILDING SERVICES
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