Creating a new project
Let’s create a model from scratch!
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Let’s create a model from scratch!
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Click on + New Model or + New > Model. This will create a “New Model” in your workspace! Double-click on your new model to open it.
You just arrived in the model space!
It is a blank canvas where you can draw. Let’s explore the various panels on the canvas...
In the top left corner of the canvas, you will find the main panels:
The main menu (to go back to your workspace, export, or import)
The layers panel
The block library panel
The styles panel
The pages panel
The tables panel
The comments/annotations panel
On the right side, you will find the properties panel; at its top, you will have access to model's...
Sync status & model history
Sharing options
Users' avatars
The panel, itself, is then filled by different sections...
Model documents the properties of the model you are in,
Canvas lists the modes and units your model uses
Other sections will describe the properties of your current selection
In the bottom right corner, you will find...
The snapping options, that defines how your cursor should snap onto geometries when you draw.
The units and zoom level dropdown, allowing you to set the model's unit and the current view zoom level
The bottom toolbar contains all the following tools...
The Element tools : all the basic geometries.
The Shape tools : all constructive objects.
The Annotation tools: text, dimensions, leaders, etc.
The Editing tools : for editing existing geometries, as in any professional CAD software.
The Grouping tools: for grouping or blocking together your elements.
The Utilities : for commenting/doodling or simply measuring things.
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