Roundtrip of AutoCAD drawings
This section describes the roundtrip of the AutoCAD drawings between the CAD Import and Connect for AutoCAD. It gives you an overview of importing, maintaining and re-importing the updated drawing in Planon ProCenter and Connect for AutoCAD consecutively.
Procedure
1. In Planon ProCenter, create a drawing definition by defining the structure of the drawings in CAD Import > CAD drawing definition.
For more information on defining the structure of a drawing, refer to CAD drawing definitions.
2. Define various parameters for the actual import of the AutoCAD drawings in the CAD Import definition.
For more information on defining parameters, refer to CAD import definitions.
3. Run the initial import and check the log for import information.
4. In Connect for AutoCAD, load the Planon ProCenter data of a drawing.
For more information on how to load drawing information in AutoCAD, refer to the Connect for AutoCAD documentation.5. Update the AutoCAD drawing in Connect for AutoCAD.
For example, create a new space, modify the existing space or change the location of a person and so on, in the AutoCAD drawing.
For example, create a new space, modify the existing space or change the location of a person and so on, in the AutoCAD drawing.
For more information on how to work with the drawings in AutoCAD, refer to the Connect for AutoCAD documentation.6. Re-import the updated drawing, in Planon ProCenter, if required, by creating a new drawing and import definition.
The information updated in Connect for AutoCAD is modified/updated accordingly in Planon ProCenter.
The information updated in Connect for AutoCAD is modified/updated accordingly in Planon ProCenter.
For a pictorial representation of the roundtrip of the AutoCAD drawings, see the following flowchart:
