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To store and manage drawings with this feature, you first create a project. In the project, you create the basic
levels (floors) and divisions (wings) of the building model to create a matrix of locations where you can
assign the drawings that contain the geometry of your model.
Using enhanced AutoCAD Xref technology, drawings that contain the building geometry can then be
referenced together, and views of the building can be created and referenced onto plotting sheets. Depending
on whether the drawings contain building geometry, assemble views of the building, or contain plotting
sheets, they are classified within projects as constructs, elements, views, and sheets.
1 View the tabs on the Project Navigator.
The 4 tabs on the side of the Project Navigator let you create, access, and organize the drawings
in the current project.
2 Click the Project tab.
The Project tab reports information that has already been added to the project: the project name
and number, and the levels and divisions that it contains. Levels are the floors of the building,
and divisions are wings or segments of the building. As you create design drawings in this
tutorial, you will assign them a location on a building level. This Getting Started Project contains
5 levels and a single default division.
3 Click the Constructs tab.
This tab lists the drawings that create the geometry of your building. These drawings are classified
as constructs or elements.
Constructs are the main building blocks of your design. They define unique portions of the
building, and are assigned to a location (level and division) within it.
Managing Your Drawings | 5