Creating a new project

Let’s create a model from scratch!

Create a model in your workspace

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.

The model space

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...

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 comments/annotations panel

Right-side properties 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 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 Grouping tools: for grouping or blocking together your elements.

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

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