[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] New symbols can be created in 12d from existing drawn shapes, using a process nearly identical to creating linestyles. Read on to find out how. If you have linetypes define in a DWG file, take a look at Linestyles and Symbols from DWG to see how you can import them into 12d.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=”5″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text […]
Category: User Directory Files
User Directory Files
Plotters.4d / User_Plotters.4d
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] 12d Model is shipped with a “plotters.4d” text file. This file has been setup with several plotting options for users to select as default when using the PPF (plot parameter file) options. Like many of the other (*.4d) text files provided by 12d, the plotters.4d file provided contains a “#silent_include” option and this […]
Linestyles and Symbols from DWG
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] If you have Linetypes defined in a DWG, they can be imported into 12d Model and added to your user linestyles. Likewise, any Blocks in the DWG can be added to you user symbols. The process is the same for both.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=”5″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]First step, if possible, is to clean-up the DWG file […]
Linestyl.4d
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] New linestyles can be defined from existing objects in 12d. Read on to find out how. If you have linetypes define in a DWG file, take a look at Linestyles and Symbols from DWG to see how you can import them into 12d.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=”5″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Before adding the linestyles, you will need to do […]
Colours File
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Colours.4d file is large! To help you find out all the details you need to know about it, please watch the video below to uncover it all.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Colours.4d For each 12d colour number, the red, green, blue (rgb) for each colour number, an alternate text name, pop-up number and pen number are defined in […]
Layout.4d
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This simple to add feature allows 12d model menus or Company customized menus to be set on screen when a project is opened. To create the desired layout, you simply need to position the menus (or panels) around your monitor where you would like them to be saved. Using the standard screen layout file […]
macros.4d and project_macros.4d
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] These simple text files are not shipped with 12d Model Software. They are an opportunity for 12d Model Users to setup and further customise the software when a 12d project is first created or ever time a project is opened. The “macros.4d” file will run the user defined specific macros or chains when a […]
12da Library
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The 12da Library option was developed to allow user to store project details and standard information which might be beneficial on future projects. A simple example might be a “Legend” or “Cad Notes” for addition to plots for documentation. These details can be saved away (as a standard 12da or 12daz file) and read […]
Project Details (project_details.dtl)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The project details are defined by 12d Users and can contain information to be placed on all company title blocks if desired. This panel first appears when a new 12d project is started (Project -> Details -> Details) and calls a standard “project_details.dtl” file from the 12d setup directory. The “project_details.dtl” file can […]
Workspace Layout (workspace.4dw)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Since the introduction of Themes in 12d Version 15 there have been some changes with the use and setup of project workspaces. When a project is saved a “workspace” file is written into the project directory. This is to ensure when the project is subsequently opened the icons and toolbars are where you […]