In OpenBuildings Designer CONNECT Edition structural drawings are created from the BIM model using Dynamic views.

Introduction to Structural Drawing Creation In this introductory video Stuart Milne will walk through the drawing production workflow by creating a steel framing plan. He will explain all the important aspects of the workflow including, callouts, dynamic views, drawings, sheets, markers and the mini tool bar.

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Many of the settings that determine the look of the dynamic view and drawing are set in the View Attributes dialog.

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View Attributes and Structural Rules In this video Stuart will talk about Presentation settings and all the various Building settings that control the resymbolization of the drawing view with both general settings and structural rules.

Dynamic views are saved views and save a particular view of the model along with the view attributes, camera orientation, level display settings, and references display settings.

Using Saved Views and Moveable Annotation In this video Stuart will show how to modify the view settings, update the saved view and create automatic and moveable annotations that display in the drawing view.

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The Clip Volume that is saved as part of a Saved View defines the boundary of the drawing.

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Clipping Planes and Boundaries In this video Stuart will show how to create and modify the clip volume boundary to control the extents of the drawing created from the model.

The location of each Dynamic View created is indicated in the model with a callout or marker.

Markers and Mini Tool Bars In this video Stuart will delve into the purpose of the markers and all the various options available on the mini toolbar associated with each marker.

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Once created, Dynamic Views are referenced to a 2D drawing model.

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What is a Drawing Model In this video Stuart will explain the purpose of the drawing model and how to use it in your documentation workflow.

Sometimes you need to use patterns in a drawing to designate information, such as a the use of grating on a structural steel framing plan.

Grating and Geometry Maps In this video Stuart will explain how to create a geometry map on a material and then link that material to a part, which will then create a pattern on the drawing wherever that part is used in the model.

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Once created, Dynamic Views are linked to their associated drawings and sheets through the callouts and markers displayed both in the model and on the drawings.

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More Markers and Mini Tool Bars In this video Stuart will explain how to navigate between models, drawings and sheets using the mini toolbar.

There are two view types available, Dynamic and Cached, when referencing a Dynamic View to a drawing model.

Dynamic Views vs. Cached Visible Edges In this video Stuart will explain the difference between Dynamic and Cached and the benefits of each.

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When the Dynamic view is referenced to the drawing using the Cached Visible Edge view type, there are several different methods for syncing the cache; Manual, Automatic with Alert, Automatic, and Disconnected.

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Cached Visible Edges and Synchronizing In this video Stuart will explain the difference and benefits of each sync method.

When levels are added or modified in the model a cached drawing may need to synched or rebuilt to update the level display.

Level States and Cached Visible Edges In this video Stuart will explain ways to control the display of levels in the model and drawing and how to use the Sync Cached Levels option to synchronize any changes to level display.

https://youtu.be/WoeQy1QJJeY

When the model is modified or updated the drawings will also be modified and updated.

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When is a Sync or Reload Required? In this video Stuart will quickly explain the difference between updating the drawing information with a Sync vs. a Reload and when each is required.

To control the look of the drawing view produced from the model, you will need to become familiar with the Reference Presentation settings.

Reference Presentation Settings In this video Stuart will show how to access the Reference Presentation settings, how to modify various settings and how to sync them with the dynamic view.

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There are several key-ins that will allow you to batch process the updating and syncing of drawings with model changes.

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Useful Key-ins In this video Stuart will explain these very useful key-ins and how to set up a batch process.

Once the drawings are created there are multiple ways to edit the information on the drawings.

Editing Drawings In this video Stuart will demonstrate how to Activate the model from the drawing view and modify elements. He will also show how to use the 'Hide Cached Element' and 'Copy/Hide Cached Element' options.

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Once the drawings are created there are multiple ways to change the appearance of drawings and even resymbolize the objects in the drawings.

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Display Styles and Display Rules In this video Stuart will focus on Display Styles and Display Rules and how their priority in relation to other settings such as Cached Visible Edge settings, Level Overrides, Resymbolization Rules, Family/Part drawing and model symbology settings, and By Level symbology.

The Grid System that is set up for the project not only aids in the coordination of models, but is also automatically generated for each drawing, including plans, sections, elevations and details.

Creating and Editing Grids In this video Stuart will explain how to create a Grid System and display it in the model and drawings.

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The Grid System that is set up for the project not only aids in the coordination of models, but is also automatically generated for each drawing, including plans, sections, elevations and details.

https://youtu.be/PXnHFcOpn2U

Working with Grids In this video Stuart will show how to edit the display of the grid in the drawing view by managing a grid template.

Once drawings are created there may be a need to export those drawings to another 2D format.

Exporting Drawings In this video Stuart will explain how to export 2D drawings and the importance of the 'Merge Visible Edges' setting.

https://youtu.be/ghvbq7W0fUM

Parent topic: Getting Started with Structural Essentials