Creating a new project

Creating a model

To start a new project, you can either:

• Create a new model from scratch

• Import a DWG/DXF, a PDF or an image (more on this topic here)

• Start from a template

For now, let's start simple, and begin by creating a new model from scratch. Click on + New Model. This will create a new drawing in your workspace and open it.

The model canvas

You just arrived in the model canvas! It is a blank space where you can draw. Let’s explore the various panels of the interface...

The left-side panels

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 properties panel

• The reference panel

• The comments/annotations panel

• The AI panel (coming soon)

The properties panel

On the right side, you will find the properties panel; at its top, you will have access to the model's...

• Sync status & model history

• Presentation mode

• 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 toolbar

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 Layout tools: for creating layouts (views, pages, tables).

• The Utilities : for commenting/doodling or simply measuring things.

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