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Create a Key Plan

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Duplicate View

Draw lines over plan (Detail Lines - Keyplan Lines)

            *may have to create new line type

Export drawing (hide all unwanted line work)

            *export to 2004 version

Create new family

            Use Annotations - Generic Annotation

Import Cad File

            **important steps

• 1. Colors - Black & White
• 2. Layers - All
• 3. Units - Custom (suggest starting with .0001)
• 4. Say Yes

Create Unit Areas (Regions)

Create (Tab)

Filled Region

Pick lines - draw boundary

Finish Region

            *to change fill select Element Properties and Edit Type then Cut Fill

Add Text

Add Unit Labels

Types (select from various tabs)

Graphics

Parameters

            Select Add

• 1. Name - Area ‘A'
• 2. Discipline - Common
• 3. Type of Parameter - Yes/No
• 4. Group Parameter - Graphics
• 5. Select ‘Instance'

Select Region

            Element Properties

            Graphics

                        Select Box  =

                        *Select associate family parameter

Save Family (naming convention)

Load into Project

Scale Key Plan

Select box around Key Plan (the imported cad file)

Element Properties

            Edit Type

                        Scale Factor

Adjust Regions by selecting arrows to pull and push lines

Load into Project and Overwrite existing and its parameters