If configured by your administrator, you can turn on or turn off space outlines, fill colors, and fill text. The outlines, colors, and text display support visual analysis of the drawings and facilitate space planning. For example, you might want to see a floor plan with each space type on that plan highlighted in a different color based on the department using that space. Or, you might want to outline all common areas, or all usable space, or both types of spaces.
Try turning on and off outlines, color fills, and text fills to gain insight into the various aspects of the drawings you are working with. The outlines and fill settings do not change any data and do not persist. Each time you view the drawing, you can turn these setting on and off to emphasize different aspects of the drawing.
To turn on or turn off space outlines follow these steps:
- In AutoCAD®, open the drawing.
- Choose Unifier > Outlines. The Outlines window opens.
- Select All to view all outlines around all spaces in the drawing, or select space types to view outlines around specific space types.
- Click OK.
To turn on or turn off space color fills follow these steps:
- In AutoCAD®, open the drawing.
- Choose Unifier > Fill. The Fill window opens.
- Select All Space Types to show color fills for all space types in the drawing, or choose a space type from the Space Type drop-down list, and any associated data elements.
- Click OK.
To turn on or turn off space text fills follow these steps:
- In AutoCAD®, open the drawing.
- Choose Unifier > Text > <space type>. The Text window opens.
- Select All Space Types to view all text fills in spaces in the drawing, or choose the specific text that you want to display on the spaces.
- Click OK.
Generating uCAD Files
The Generate uCAD Files option allows you to publish your drawing. Once you save your drawing file in AutoCAD, use the Generate uCAD Files option to publish your drawing file, which can later be imported into Unifier.
Note: Ensure that you save your drawing file in AutoCAD prior to using the Generate uCAD Files option. This is to ensure that the drawing file and the published file are in synch.