Drawing Properties

The Drawing Properties dialog box enables you to customize the drawings. Each drawing can have its own custom properties.

Page Tab

Figure 1: Drawing Properties Page Options

Option Description
Paper Size Choose the desired paper size for printouts. You can add new paper sizes if required.
Add

Enables you to create your own custom page size. In the Custom Page Size dialog, specify the page width, height, and unit. In Page Size Name type the name of your page, and then click Add/Modify.

Note: If you need to modify an existing custom page size, first select the page size name from the list, then make the changes and click Add/Modify. You can also delete page sizes that have been defined by selecting the page size name and then clicking Delete. Cancel closes the dialog without making any changes.

Figure 2: Custom Page Size dialog

Show Page Border Show or hide the border in the page.
Orientation Choose Portrait or Landscape.
Margins Specify margins, in inches, for the page border.
Schedule Scaling

Schedules for panels, MCC and buses can be shown in the drawings. The scale of the schedules can be based on one of the following:

  • Global: Uses the scale defined as the schedule default scale in Tools > Options > Options Dialog > Equipment.
  • Specified: Uses the scale specified in this dialog box for the selected drawing.

Title Block Tab

Figure 3: Drawing Properties Title Block Options

Option Description
Show Title Block Select this check box to show title block in the drawing.
Default Uses the default title block format specified in the global options in Tools > Drawings > Title Block Defaults.
Specified Uses the title block template specified in this dialog. Click Open to browse for the title block template. By default, they are stored in the Templates subfolder in your Documents library.
Property-Value spreadsheet You can enter the text that will appear in the title block for various fields. The fields are defined in the title block templates.

Grid Tab

Figure 4: Drawing Properties Grid Options

Option Description
Grid Spacing Distance of grid points horizontal (x) and vertical (y) directions.
Applies to text dragging When snap to grid feature is in use, dragging text on the drawing will make the text snap to the grid. When the snap to grid feature is off, the text can be placed anywhere.
Display grid points Show or hide grid points.
Snap to Grid While dragging items or text, the objects are positioned at discrete grid points if the snap to grid feature is on.
Grid Color Choose any color from the palette.

Notes Tab

Add any text in notes regarding the drawing.

Figure 5: Drawing Properties Notes Options

More Information

Making One-line Diagrams EasyControl Commands
Drawing Title Block Template Drawing Options
Creating a New Drawing  
Editing a Drawing  
     

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