In InstantPlanner, there are several ways of changing dwg, dxf or sat drawings that have been imported from Cad. You can change the color of the different layers and move, rotate or delete Cad entities from the drawing area.
When a Cad drawing is first imported to the drawing area, all of its entities are placed in one single block. If you select the whole drawing using the Select Rectangle, a yellow snap point representing this block will appear in the top left-hand corner of the drawing. All entities have their own individual snap point, which is always shown in the top left corner.
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Before importing a Cad drawing in one of the formats dwg, dxf or sat, it is important to consider what you intend to do with the drawing.
Read the following alternatives:
Example 1: Use the Cad drawing as a background for your future planning in InstantPlanner .
Example 2: Explode and modify the imported Cad drawing, for example, to move, rotate or remove entities.
Example 3: Crop the Cad drawing.
Example 4: Convert the Cad drawing into a InstantPlanner drawing.
If you simply want to use the Cad drawing as a background, select the file, choose Scale and Model space unit and confirm with Ok. Then continue as follows:
Turn off the layers that you do not require.
Plan the space with your products in InstantPlanner and complete the layout proposal.
If, for various reasons, you want to modify the imported drawing, select the file, set the Scale and the Model space unit and confirm with Ok. Then continue as follows
Turn off the layers that you do not require.
Explode the drawing into smaller entities by right-clicking on the yellow snap point in the top left-hand corner of the drawing or on an optional block entity within the drawing (for example a text block which is easy to select). The Explode block option appears as an alternative in the menu.
Select Explode block. The drawing now retains its original block division.
It is now possible to select an individual entity on the drawing by clicking on it or by using the Select Rectangle. When the entity's yellow snap point is visible, you can move, rotate or remove the entity.
It is also possible to split a block entity into its constituent parts. This is done by right-clicking on the entity and then choosing Explode block.
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You can crop larger Cad drawings to get rid of unnecessary drawing information. In order to use the Crop command, proceed as follows after you have imported the drawing:
Turn off the layers that you do not require.
Choose Explode block to split the drawing into smaller entities according to Example 2 above.
Select the entities that you want to keep in the drawing area using the Select Rectangle.
Place the mouse pointer on a yellow snap point in the selected group, right-click and select Crop. All selected entities will now remain in the drawing area, whereas the remaining are deleted.
Select any possible remainders that were not included in the cropping and delete these manually using the Delete key.
All entities in a Cad drawing can be converted into InstantPlanner information. It is however not recommended to convert a whole drawing; simply select the entities that you wish to convert. In order to convert drawing information, proceed as follows after you have imported the drawing:
Turn off the layers that you do not require.
Explode the drawing according to Example 2 above.
Crop the drawing according to Example 3 above.
Select the entities that you want to convert using the Select Rectangle.
Place the mouse pointer on a yellow snap point in the selected group, right-click and select Convert to Line Drawing.