Creating a Master Drawing Catalog Rule Set
Creating a Master Drawing Catalog Rule Set
#Summary
#Setting up filter settings
#Creating drawing settings
#Defining a rule set
#Adding the rule set to folder
#Creating drawings with the rule set
This document will guide you through creating a basic rule set which will create specific assembly and single part
drawings based on the names of the parts in the model.
The model used here consists of two columns with a beam between. They are named BEAM and COLUMN and
have baseplates and endplates named PLATE.
Before setting up a rule set in the Master Drawing Catalog, we’ll need to have some saved drawing settings and also
some selection filters to link the settings to the parts in the model.
Firstly we’ll create some selection filters. Open the selection filter and create a new filter for the beams as shown below,
saving it as DRAWING_BEAM.
Then do the same for the columns and plates, saving them as DRAWING_COLUMN and DRAWING_PLATES.
These should then appear in the selection filter list.
Note: preceding the name of the filter with drg_ will remove the filter from this list. This is because the advanced option
XS_ATTRIBUTE_FILE_EXCLUDE_LIST is set to exclude any selection filters beginning with drg_. It will however
still be available in the Master Drawing Catalog. To modify a filter that has been removed from this list, simply remove
this prefix from the advanced option and reopen the model. The default filters will be in the role folder of which you are
working in. Any newly created filters and settings will be saved in the model folder and will need to be copied into a
role/firm/project folder to be used globally. As will the MasterCatalog.xml file.
Now we’ll create some drawing settings for the different parts. Open the assembly drawing settings from
Drawings & Reports > Drawing Settings > Assembly Drawing... and create some settings for a beam and a
column, saving the settings as DRAWING_BEAM and DRAWING_COLUMN
Now create some single part drawing settings called DRAWING_PLATES, DRAWING_BEAM_SHAFT and
DRAWING_COLUMN_SHAFT
Open the Master Drawing Catalog by selecting Drawings & Reports > Create Drawings from the drop down menu.
Right click in the top window and select Create new folder. This will be the folder which contains the rule set.
Now we’ll define a rule set. This is how we’ll link the filters to the drawing settings. Click the Define rule set icon.
Choose both Single-part drawings and Assembly drawings to create and click Next.
On the next page add 3 new groups for single part drawings. Under Object group select the 3 saved filter filters and under
Master drawing select the 3 saved drawing settings.
On the next page add 2 new groups for beam and column assembly drawings.
On the next page give the rule set a name and description. You can also add keywords and a picture if necessary.
Now click Finish.
In the Master Drawing Catalog search for the newly created rule set, right click on the icon and add it to the new folder created earlier.
Now select the new folder and create some drawings using the new rule set.
This should create the drawings using the settings as shown below.