CAD Details & Shop Drawings

The details of a framing system can be viewed in the Framing System Configurator. To view details, click "Eev Frame Sys" in the menu on the left https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined In the "Stock Length Material" tab, click "View" under the detail you want to view. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined A window will pop-up of the detail you opened. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined You can change the detail file for a given extrusion by double clicking the file location and selecting a new file. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined

The Drawing Settings window allows you to configure what is displayed in your drawings. For example you can choose to display glass, detail callouts, caulk joints, change description text, etc. To open Drawing Settings click the "Drawing Settings" button under "Shop Drawings" in the menu on the left. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined In the "General" tab of the Drawing Settings Window, you can select what is visible in your drawing e.g. glass, frame, glass sizes, doors, detail callouts etc. Here you can also choose what is displayed the description text beneath the drawing. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined In the "Dimensions" tab, you can choose how your dimension labels are displayed. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined In the "Cut Options" tab you can configure the precision of material cuts, how the drawing behaves when panels cannot be evenly divided in an opening, and glass stop cuts. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined In the "Printing & Exports" tab you can configure print previews, whether you want to print landscape or portrait, and what file type to create if exporting to CAD. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined In the "Other" tab you can choose the background color of your drawings. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined

If you're getting an error when trying to open your drawing in CAD, you will have to set the default CAD program to open .dwg and .dxf files. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined Step 1: Open Windows Settings and click "Apps" https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined Step 2: Click "Default apps" in the menu on the left. Scroll down and click "Choose default apps by file type". https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined Step 3: Scroll down until you see ".dwg" and ".dxf". Click the "Choose a default" button to the right of the file types, then select WinBidPro CAD or your preferred CAD software from the list. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined

The Shop Drawings window allows you to configure your drawings before you print them or save them as CAD files. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined On the right you can view all of the pages that will be exported/printed. By default elevations are distributed to one per page. Details are grouped into pages based on the framing systems used. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined Under "Page Setup" you can choose the scale of your drawings, page size & orientation, margin size, and color preferences. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined Title Blocks can also be customized or excluded here. https://static.wixstatic.com/media/undefined

In this video you will learn how to configure title blocks for your shop drawings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p4e3p0PMVs

Video 1: How to move and delete objects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0o1GvVZUoA Video 2: Working with text https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L24l-z-wh-4 Video 3: Re-sizing lines and rectangles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5WENrKApIg