11.12. Detailed view: Export to Library

Design offices often use pre-defined modules (drawing parts, detail drawings) for their work.
They use pre-defined bathroom modules in different flats, for example

Currently designed floor-plan on the active floor can be saved as a new detailed view into a program library.

The detailed view keeps the architectural element properties and the 3D model if possible to regenerate.

A 2D drawing without architectural elements can be also saved as detailed drawing, of course.

Later you can place the detail drawing as a unit from the library onto the floor-plan.

The detail drawing placed in that way is a group. By entering into the group you can modify its elements - the architecture elements as well.

• Activate the window that includes the floor-plan, and then go to the desired floor.

• Select the Tools menu – Detailed view – Export to library command.

• In the “Choose Oli” dialog create a new library or select an existing user-defined one in the detailed folder, for example Bath.oli.

Specify the name of the detailed view.

How to use it?

• Open the desired project where you want to insert the needed unit.

• Drag and drop the detailed view from the Design Center to the floor-plan.

• If necessary, enter into the group with mouse right click and modify its elements.

• Close the group.

2With the Shortcut menu – Explode command you can explode the group in such a way that the architectural elements become available again.