Autocad Mep 2009

AutoCAD MEP 2009

Construction DocumentsTutorial

April 2008

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Contents

Chapter 1 Creating Construction Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Using This Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Lesson 1: Creating Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Exercise 1: Creating an Electrical Plan View . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Exercise 2: Adding a Plumbing Detail View . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Exercise 3: Adding a Piping Section View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Exercise 4: Creating an HVAC Equipment Schedule . . . . . . . . 33

Lesson 2: Creating Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Exercise 1: Creating an Electrical Plan Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Exercise 2: Creating a Plumbing Detail Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Exercise 3: Creating a Piping Section Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Exercise 4: Creating an HVAC Schedule Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . 46Exercise 5: Creating a Cover Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Exercise 6: Publishing the Sheet Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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Creating ConstructionDocuments

In this tutorial, you learn how to create and publish construction documents for a researchlaboratory. In the first lesson, you learn how to create views using the construct drawingsfrom the Mechanical, Electrical, Piping, and Plumbing tutorials. In the second lesson, youlearn how to place the views on sheets and publish.

Using This TutorialThis tutorial is divided into lessons, each of which addresses a particular task.Each lesson contains step-by-step exercises you can perform to achieve the goalof the lesson. Drawings, referred to as datasets, are included in the project files.You must extract the project files in order to complete any part of this tutorial.You can complete the tutorial from beginning to end or, if you are anexperienced user, you can proceed to a specific lesson.

The lessons in this tutorial are designed to build upon your knowledge ofAutoCAD®. If you are not familiar with basic AutoCAD functions and commands,see the online AutoCAD Help. These lessons also assume you are familiar withbasic AutoCAD MEP features such as tool palettes, the Properties palette, andMEP snaps. If you are not familiar with these features, see “Getting Started” inthe AutoCAD MEP Help.

Extracting the Project Datasets

You must extract the project files in order to complete any part of this tutorial.If you edit any of the project files, you can extract the files again to reset theproject to its original state. You can search My Documents\Autodesk\MyProjectsto see if the tutorial datasets have already been extracted.

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To extract the project datasets, go tohttp://www.autodesk.com/autocadmep-tutorials. Locate the tutorial ZIP file foryour language; for example, the English language version of the tutorial filesis english_tutorials_AutoCAD_MEP_2009.zip. Follow the steps in thecorresponding readme.txt file to download the ZIP file and extract its contentsto your hard drive.

NOTE This tutorial references Windows XP file paths. If you run Windows Vista,they might be different.

Working with Metric Content

This tutorial requires that the Global content pack be installed as part of theAutoCAD MEP installation for your workstation. The Global content pack ismade up of metric content, metric templates, and an AutoCAD MEP (Global)user profile.

While you may be accustomed to using imperial units in your day-to-daywork, the lessons in this tutorial cover all of the same tasks necessary for youto complete designs and create construction documents using either metricor imperial units.

Verifying the Current Profile

In order to complete the tutorial, you must have your current profile set toAutoCAD MEP (Global). To check the profile setting, in AutoCAD MEP click

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Format menu ➤ Options. The name of the current profile is indicated at thetop of the Options dialog.

If AutoCAD MEP (Global) is not the current profile, select it from the list andclick Set Current. If AutoCAD MEP (Global) is not listed as a choice in theOptions dialog, this means that the Global content pack was not installedwhen AutoCAD MEP was installed on your workstation.

To add the Global content pack to your AutoCAD MEP installation at anytime, rerun the installer, and select the Add or Remove Features option. Torerun the installer, open the Add or Remove Programs dialog in the ControlPanel, and click Change/Remove. For more information, refer to the onlineAutoCAD MEP installation guides.

If you installed a shortcut for the Global profile, double-click the shortcut tolaunch AutoCAD MEP with the Global profile set as current.

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Lesson 1: Creating ViewsIn this lesson, you learn how to create different views using the constructsyou created in the previous tutorials. You learn how to generate detail andsection views, and create a schedule view. In the next lesson, you will placethese views on sheets to create construction documents.

A set of completed view drawings is included for reference in the Lesson 1Completed Views category on the Views tab of the Project Navigator. Eachview drawing name includes the lesson and exercise number for thecorresponding exercise. For example, L01_E03_Piping_Plan is the completeddrawing for Lesson 1, Exercise 3 in this tutorial.

This lesson is sequential. Be sure to complete the exercises in the orderpresented. Unlike the exercises in previous tutorials, you save your drawingsin this lesson and use them to create sheets in the next lesson.

Exercise 1: Creating an Electrical Plan View

In this exercise, you create a general view drawing for the electrical system.

Create a new view directory for the new drawings

1 In the Project Navigator, click the Project tab, and verify thecurrent project is Research Laboratory. If not, use the ProjectBrowser to specify this tutorial as the current project.

2 Verify that the current workspace is set to Electrical.

3 In the Project Navigator, click the Views tab.

4 Right-click Views, and click New Category.

5 Rename the new category Lesson 1 Work.

There are now 3view categories.


Create a general view of the electrical system

6 Right-click Lesson 1 Work, and click New View Dwg ➤ General.

7 In the Add General View dialog, for Name, enter Electrical_Plan.

8 Verify that Category is set to Views\Lesson 1 Work. If not, youcan click in the Category field, and select Lesson 1 Work from thedrop-down menu.

9 Click Next.

10 Select Second Floor. The construct developed in the Electricaltutorial is assigned to the second floor. The floor plan drawing isalso assigned to the second floor. On the next worksheet of the

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dialog, you specify the xrefs to include in the view. The availablexrefs are the ones assigned to the same level you specify here.

TIP You can select more than one floor to include constructs frommultiple floors in the same view.

11 Click Next.

12 Specify the drawings to xref into your view. Scroll to the top,deselect Constructs to deselect all of the drawings, and select thefollowing drawings:

■ Architecture ➤ Floor Plans ➤ 2nd Floor


■ Electrical ➤ Lesson 3 ➤ Completed_Lighting_Plan

The drawings you specify here are included as xrefs in the viewdrawing. If a construct drawing has an xref overlay, the xrefoverlay is not transferred to the view. If a construct drawing hasan attached xref, then the xref drawing information is transferredto the view. The Completed_Lighting_Plan drawing includes the2nd Floor drawing as an xref overlay, so it will not display in theview unless you select it here.

Note how this view drawing references the electrical lighting planconstruct. If you modify the construct drawing, you simply needto open the view drawing or reload the construct xref to displaythe most current drawing on the view.

13 Click Finish.

Open the new view drawing

14 Double-click Electrical_Plan to open it.

The grid markers are displayed, the floor plan shows the entiresecond floor, and the ceiling grid is displayed. In Common Space


200, the slab is below grade, so the boundary does not appear.Next, you modify the view drawing to change these aspects.

15 To display the boundary on Common Space 200, on theapplication status bar, click Cut Plane.

16 In the Global Cut Plane dialog, for Display Below Range, enter-350. Click OK.

17 On the application status bar, deselect Grid Display .

18 Click any line on the floor plan to select it.

19 Right-click, and click Clip Xref.

20 On the command line, enter n for new clipping boundary.

21 Enter r for rectangular clipping boundary.

22 Starting at the lower-left corner of the building, draw a clippingboundary around the left half of the building as shown.

23 Click Zoom Extents .


24 To turn off the ceiling grid, click MEP Design on the applicationstatus bar, and specify Electrical as the current displayconfiguration.

The view drawing is completed.

NOTE For more information on display configuration settings, see“Display Configurations” in the AutoCAD MEP Help.

NOTE The boundary around Common Space 200 may not appearin the view drawing, since the floor in this area is below the elevationfor the rest of the floor plan.

25 Save the Electrical_Plan drawing, and close it.

In this exercise, you created a new general view drawing and referenced theelectrical construct. If you had any problems with this exercise, you can view


the completed drawing for this exercise in the Views\Lesson 1 CompletedViews category. Next, you create a plumbing detail view.

Exercise 2:Adding a Plumbing Detail View

In this exercise, you create a general view drawing for the plumbing system.Then you create a detail view. You add a detail mark to the plan view drawing,and you create the detail in its own view drawing.

Create a general view of the plumbing system


2 In the Add General View dialog, for Name, enter Sanitary_Plan.

Verify that Category is set to Views\Lesson 1 Work. If not, youcan click in the Category field, and select Lesson 1 Work from thedrop-down menu.

3 Click Next.

4 Select Second Floor. The construct developed in the previouslesson is assigned to the second floor. The floor plan drawing isalso assigned to the second floor. On the next worksheet of thedialog, you specify the xrefs to include in the view. The xrefs


available to you are the ones that are assigned to the same levelyou specify here.


5 Click Next.

6 Next, you specify the drawings to xref into your view. Scroll tothe top, and deselect Constructs to deselect all drawings.

Select only the following drawings:


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■ Plumbing ➤ Lesson 2 ➤ Completed_Sanitary_System

The drawings you specify here are included as xrefs in the viewdrawing. If a construct drawing has an xref overlay, the xrefoverlay is not transferred to the view. If a construct drawing hasan attached xref, then the xref drawing information is transferredto the view. The Completed_Sanitary_System drawing includesthe 2nd Floor drawing as an xref overlay, so it will not display inthe view unless you select it here.

Note how the view drawing references the plumbing construct.If you change the construct drawing, you simply need to openthe view drawing or reload the construct xref to display the mostcurrent drawing on the view.

7 Click Finish.


8 Double-click Sanitary_Plan to open it.


The grid markers are displayed, the floor plan shows the entiresecond floor, and the ceiling grid is displayed. Next, you modifythe view drawing to fix those issues.


10 To clip the xref, click any line on the floor plan to select it.







16 To turn off the ceiling grid, click MEP Design on the ApplicationStatus bar, and specify Plumbing as the current displayconfiguration.


NOTE For more information on default display configuration settings,see “Display Configurations” in the AutoCAD MEP online help.

NOTE The boundary around Common Space 200 may not appearin the view drawing, since the floor in this area is below the elevationfor the rest of the floor plan.

17 Click File menu ➤ Save, and leave the drawing open for the nextexercise.


Create a detail view

1 Verify that the current workspace is set to Plumbing.

2 Pan and zoom so that the restrooms are centered in the drawingwindow.

TIP An efficient way to navigate the drawing window is to use thescroll wheel on the mouse. Turn the wheel to zoom in or out, holddown the wheel button and drag to pan, or double-click the wheelbutton to zoom extents. You can use these features even if acommand is active. For more information, see “Pointing DeviceButtons” in the online AutoCAD help.

3 On the Plumbing tool palettes group, open the Annotation toolpalette.

4 Click the Detail Boundary B tool.

5 Note the command line prompts. In the drawing, specify thecorner points for the boundary annotation as shown.


6 Move the cursor outside of the floor plan as shown, click to specifythe detail mark insertion point, and press ENTER.

7 In the Place Callout dialog:

■ For New Model Space View Name, enter Sanitary Detail.

■ Clear Generate Section/Elevation.

■ Select Place Titlemark.


■ For Scale, select 1:50.

8 Click New View Drawing.

9 In the Add General View dialog:

■ For Name, enter Sanitary_Detail.


■ For Category, specify Views\Lesson 1 Work.

10 Click Next.

11 Select only Second Floor, and click Next.

12 Select only the following drawings:



■ Plumbing ➤ Lesson 2 ➤ Completed_Sanitary_System

13 Click Finish.

IMPORTANT You still need to specify the detail boundary for themodel space view. The boundary you added in a previous step isannotation only; proceed to the next step to define the viewboundary.

14 Note the command line prompts. Specify the corners for therectangular boundary that defines the model space view size for


the detail. It is recommended that you approximate the boundaryannotation you added in a previous step.

Note that the view and sheet numbers in the detail mark displayas a question mark (?). When you place the detail view on a sheet,this mark will automatically update to reflect the detail and sheetnumbers for the detail sheet.

The new detail view drawing is created and added to theViews\Lesson 1 Work category. It is not opened.

15 Save the Sanitary_Plan view drawing, and close it.

WARNING Dynamic links between marks and sheets use a fixed filepath. If you change the view drawing file name, rename its Viewscategory, or move it into a different Views category, the link will bebroken, and mark numbers will display as a question mark (?). Youcan recreate the views, or you can manually edit the mark and sheettitles by selecting the mark or view title, right-clicking, and selectingEdit Attributes.


1 On the Views tab of the Project Navigator, under Lesson 1 Work,double-click Sanitary_Detail.



3 Change the current display configuration to Plumbing.

Note that the annotation scale for the sanitary system constructdrawing was set to 1:50. The detail view was created using a 1:50scale, so the annotation is visible in this detail view drawing.

4 Save the Sanitary_Detail drawing, and close it.

In this exercise, you created a plumbing detail view drawing directly from aplan view drawing. Next, you create a piping section view.

Exercise 3:Adding a Piping Section View

In this exercise, you create a section view. You add a section mark to the planview drawing, and then create the section in its own view drawing.

Create a general view of the piping system


2 In the Add General View dialog, for Name, enter Piping_Plan.

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Verify that Category is set to Views\Lesson 1 Work. If not, youcan click in the Category field, and select Lesson 1 Work from thedrop-down menu.

3 Click Next.

4 Select Roof Level. The construct developed in the previous lessonis assigned to the Roof Level. The roof shell plan drawing is alsoassigned to the Roof Level. On the next worksheet of the dialog,


you specify the xrefs to include in the view. The available xrefsare the ones assigned to the same level you specify here.


5 Click Next.

6 Next, you specify the drawings to xref into your view. Scroll tothe top, and deselect Constructs to deselect all drawings.

Select only the following drawings:

■ Architecture ➤ Floor Plans ➤ Shell_Penthouse

■ Piping ➤ Lesson 2 ➤ Air Handling Units Penthouse


■ Piping ➤ Lesson 3 ➤ Completed_Piping_Plan

The drawings you specify here are included as xrefs in the viewdrawing. If a construct drawing has an xref overlay, the xrefoverlay is not transferred to the view. If a construct drawing hasan attached xref, then the xref drawing information is transferredto the view. The Completed_Piping_Plan drawing includes thepenthouse shell drawing as an xref overlay, so it will not displayin the view unless you select it here.

Note how the view drawing references the piping construct. Ifyou change the construct drawing, you need to open the viewdrawing or reload the construct xref to display the most currentdrawing on the view.

7 Click Finish.


8 Double-click Piping_Plan to open it.


The grid markers are displayed, and the floor plan shows the entireroof level. Next, you modify the view drawing to fix those issues.


10 To clip the xref, click any line on the floor plan to select it.







16 To use the display pipe by size feature, click MEP Design on theapplication status bar, and select Mechanical - Pipe By Size as thecurrent display configuration.


NOTE For more information on default display configuration settings,see “Display Configurations” in the AutoCAD MEP online help.

17 Click File menu ➤ Save, and leave the drawing open for the nextexercise.


Create a section view

1 On the Annotation tool palette, click the Section Mark A2T tool.

2 Starting on the right, click to place the section mark on the floorplan as shown.

TIP You can select Ortho Mode on the application status bar torestrict object orientation to horizontal or vertical directions only. Youcan do this without ending active commands.

3 Press Enter.


4 Move the cursor up to specify the model space view boundaryand click to set the boundary. Everything included inside thisboundary will be included in the section view.

5 In the Place Callout dialog:

■ For New Model Space View Name, enter Piping Section.

■ Verify that both Generate Section/Elevation and PlaceTitlemark are selected.


■ Verify that Scale is set to 1:100.

6 Click New View Drawing.


7 In the Add Section/Elevation View, enter Piping_Sect for Name,and specify Views\Lesson 1 Work for Category.

8 Click Next.

9 Select only Roof Level, and click Next.


10 Select only the following drawings:

■ Architecture ➤ Floor Plans ➤ Shell_Penthouse

■ Piping ➤ Lesson 2 ➤ Air Handling Units Penthouse

■ Piping ➤ Lesson 3 ➤ Completed_Piping_Plan

11 Click Finish.


12 Note the command line prompt. Click below the drawing tospecify the insertion point for the section result.

The section view is created and added to the Views\Lesson 1 Workcategory. Like the detail mark, the view and sheet numbers in thesection mark display as question marks (?). When you place thesection view on a sheet, these numbers will be updated.

13 Save the Piping_Plan view drawing, and close it.

WARNING Dynamic links between marks and sheets use a fixed filepath. If you change the view drawing file name, rename its Viewscategory, or move it into a different Views category, the link will bebroken, and mark numbers will display as a questions mark (?). Youcan recreate the views, or you can manually edit the mark and sheettitles by selecting the mark or view title, right-clicking, and selectingEdit Attributes.

Open the new section view drawing

14 On the Views tab, under Lesson 1 Work, double-click Piping_Sect.


Notice that the annotation scale added appears in the drawing.


16 Pan and zoom on the section view.

Note that the top view drawing geometry is included in the sectiondrawing. When you place the section view on a sheet, though,only the section view model space is displayed on the sheet.

Even though the current display configuration is set to MEPDesign, the section was created using the MEP Section andElevation display set. This is the default setting for sections andelevations. Pipes are shown as 2-line or 1-line by size, with originallayer colors intact, and hidden lines removed. You can regeneratesections using different display sets to achieve different displays.

Note how the detail and section drawings reference the construct.If you modify the construct, you need to open the detail andsection view drawings to update them with the latest constructgeometry. You can also regenerate a section or elevation view toupdate it.

17 Save the Piping_Sect drawing, and close it.

In this exercise, you created a piping section view drawing directly from aplan view drawing. Next, you create an HVAC equipment schedule view.

Exercise 4: Creating an HVAC Equipment Schedule

In this exercise, you create a schedule for air diffusers in the HVAC plan. Youadd the schedule to a view drawing, and then you link to the HVAC constructdrawing. The schedule is populated with air diffuser data from the constructdrawing.

Create a blank general view drawing

1 On the Views tab of the Project Navigator, right-click Lesson 1Work, and click New View Dwg ➤ General.

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2 In the Add General View dialog:

■ For Name, enter HVAC_Schedule.

■ Verify that Category is Views\Lesson 1 Work.

3 Click Next.

4 Click Next.

5 Clear Constructs so that no drawings are selected, and click Finish.You do not need to xref any drawings if you only want to addschedules to a view drawing.

6 On the Views tab of the Project Navigator, double-clickHVAC_Schedule to open it.

7 Verify that the current workspace is set to HVAC.

Add a schedule

8 On the HVAC tool palettes group, open the Tag and Schedulepalette.

9 Click the Air Terminal Devices schedule tool.

10 Note the command line prompts. Press Enter; you will link to anexternal drawing after you add the schedule.

11 Click to specify the location for the upper-left corner of theschedule table, and press Enter to automatically size the scheduletable.

Link the schedule to an external drawing

12 Select the schedule table.

13 On the Properties palette, click the Design tab.

14 Under Advanced ➤ External Source ➤ Schedule External Drawing,select Yes.


15 For External drawing, select Browse.

16 In the Select a drawing file dialog, browse to MyDocuments\Autodesk\My Projects\ResearchLaboratory\Constructs\HVAC\Lesson 4.

17 Select Completed_HVAC_Plan, and click Open.

18 With the schedule table still selected, right-click, and click UpdateSchedule Table.

The schedule updates to show data from the diffusers and grillesused in the construct drawing. Each item is listed on its own row,and 3 rows show question marks (?) for data. You will fix thoseissues by modifying the schedule table style.


Modify schedule table style

19 Click Format menu ➤ Style Manager.

20 In the left pane of Style Manager, under HVAC_Schedule, expandDocumentation Objects ➤ Schedule Table Styles, and selectMechanical Air Terminal Devices Schedule.

21 In the right pane, click the Applies To tab.

22 Under Classifications, expand MvPart Type, and selectAir_Terminal.

This restricts the schedule table to only objects classified as airterminals.

23 Click the Columns tab.


24 Select Include Quantity Column near the bottom of the pane.This will group all similar parts on the same row, and add aquantity column to the schedule table.

25 Click the Sorting tab.

26 Click Add.

27 In the Select Property dialog, selectGTagAirTerminalObjects:Mark-Unformatted, and click OK.


This sorts the rows alphanumerically by tag name.

28 Click OK.

The schedule table updates to reflect the style changes. Thediffusers are now grouped in rows, and listed in order by tag. Thequestion marks that displayed previously were the VAV boxes inthe drawing. By restricting the schedule table to only air terminals,you removed the references to the VAV boxes.

TIP If you customize a schedule table style, you can copy and pasteit in other drawings using Style Manager.

29 Save the HVAC_Schedule drawing, and close it.

In this lesson, you learned how to create different views using differentconstruct drawings. You also learned how to link a schedule table in a view


drawing to a construct drawing. Next, you place your views on sheets to createconstruction documents.

Lesson 2: Creating SheetsIn this lesson, you learn how to place views on sheets to create constructiondocuments.

You create new sheet drawings using the view drawings you created in theprevious lesson. A set of completed sheet drawings is included for yourreference. They are located in the Lesson 2 Completed Sheets subset on theSheets tab of the Project Navigator. Each sheet drawing name includes thelesson and exercise number for the corresponding exercise. For example, thedrawing L02_E04 HVAC Schedule is the completed drawing for Lesson 2,Exercise 1 in this tutorial.

The exercises in this lesson are sequential, and it is recommended that youcomplete them in the order presented. It also requires that you have completedthe view drawings in Lesson 1.

Exercise 1: Creating an Electrical Plan Sheet

In this exercise, you create a sheet drawing using the electrical plan viewdrawing.

Create a new sheet subset

1 In the Project Navigator, click the Project tab, and verify thecurrent project is Research Laboratory. If not, use the ProjectBrowser to specify this tutorial as the current project.

2 Verify that the current workspace is set to Electrical.

3 Click the Sheets tab.

4 Right-click Research Laboratory, and click New ➤ Subset.

5 In the Subset Properties dialog, for Subset name, enter Lesson 2Work.

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Leave Prompt for template deselected. For this tutorial, you willuse the same sheet size for all sheets.

6 For Sheet creation template for subset, click .

7 In the Select Layout as Sheet Template dialog, under Drawing

template file name, click .

8 In the Select Drawing dialog, browse to the C:\Documents andSettings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\ACD-MEP2009\enu\Template directory, select Aecb Sheet (Global Ctb).dwt,and click Open.

9 In the Select Layout as Sheet Template dialog, select the ISO A0(841 x 1189) layout, and click OK twice.

The new sheet subset is added to the Sheets tab.

Create an electrical plan sheet

10 On the Sheets tab, right-click Lesson 2 Work, and clickNew ➤ Sheet.

11 In the New Sheet dialog, for Number, enter E-1.

12 For Sheet title, enter Electrical Plan.

Note that the file name is specified automatically using thenumber and sheet title.

13 Click OK.

The new sheet is added to the Lesson 2 Work subset.


Place a view on the sheet

14 Double-click E-1 Electrical Plan to open it.

15 Click the Views tab in Project Navigator.

16 Under Views, expand Lesson 1 Work.

17 Drag Electrical_Plan onto the sheet, and release the mouse button.

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18 Click to specify the insertion point for the lower-left corner ofthe view.

19 Select the boundary for the viewport, and resize it so that it fitson the sheet. Make sure the view drawing geometry is visible.

TIP You can move the viewport by selecting it, right-clicking, andclicking Basic Modify Tools ➤ Move.


20 The grid is visible in the viewport. To turn it off, first activate themodel space view by double-clicking inside the viewportboundary.

21 On the application status bar, deselect Grid Display , anddouble-click outside of the viewport to return to paper space.

22 Pan and zoom on the title block. This sheet was created using astandard AutoCAD MEP sheet template. Note how the title andsheet number are automatically populated using the sheetinformation. You can add and edit text in the title block.

The sheet drawing references the view drawing, which in turnreferences the construct drawing. If you modify the constructdrawing, just open the sheet to see the latest construct geometry.

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23 Save the E-1 Electrical Plan sheet, and close the drawing.

In this exercise, you learned how to place the electrical view on a sheet. Next,you create a sheet for the plumbing detail view.

Exercise 2: Creating a Plumbing Detail Sheet

In this exercise, you create a sheet for the detail view. When you place theview on a sheet, the detail view number will automatically be added.

Create a new sheet

1 On the Sheets tab of the Project Navigator, right-click Lesson 2Work, and click New ➤ Sheet.

2 In the New Sheet dialog:

■ For Number, enter P-1.

■ For Sheet title, enter Sanitary Detail.

3 Click OK.

4 On the Sheets tab, double-click P-1 Sanitary Detail to open it.


5 Click the Views tab on the Project Navigator.


7 Drag Sanitary_Detail onto the sheet and release the mouse button.


8 Specify an insertion point on the sheet.

9 Double-click inside the viewport, verify that Grid Display isdeselected, and double-click outside the viewport to return topaper space.

10 Pan and zoom to the detail title mark. Note that the detail numberis automatically added. This number is also added to the planview drawing that contains the detail mark.

11 Save the P-1 Sanitary Detail sheet, and close the drawing.

In this exercise, you placed the plumbing detail view on a sheet. Next, youplace the piping section view on a sheet.

Exercise 3: Creating a Piping Section Sheet

In this exercise, you create a sheet for the section view. When you place theview on a sheet, the section view number will be added.

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Create a new sheet


2 In the New Sheet dialog, enter P-2 for number.

3 Enter Piping Section for Sheet title, and click OK.

4 On the Sheets tab, double-click P-2 Piping Section to open it.


5 Click the Views tab in the Project Navigator.


7 Drag Piping_Sect onto the sheet, and release the mouse button.


Note how only the section view is added to the sheet.

9 Double-click inside the viewport, verify that Grid Display isdeselected, and double-click outside the viewport to return topaper space.

10 Pan and zoom to the title mark. Note that the section numberhas been added. This number is also added to the plan viewdrawing that contains the section mark.

11 Save the P-2 Piping section sheet, and close the drawing.

In this exercise, you learned how to place a piping section view on a sheet.Next, you create a HVAC equipment schedule sheet.

Exercise 4: Creating an HVAC Schedule Sheet

In this exercise, you place the HVAC equipment schedule view on a sheet.


Create a new sheet


2 In the New Sheet dialog:

■ For Number, enter M-1.

■ For Sheet title, specify HVAC Schedule.

3 Click OK.

4 In the Project Navigator, double-click M-1 HVAC Schedule toopen it.

Next, you need to add a viewport to the sheet. You cannot add aschedule to a sheet unless you configure a viewport for it on itsview or sheet drawing.

Create a viewport

5 Click View menu ➤ Viewports ➤ 1 Viewport.

6 Specify the corners for the viewport on the sheet.


7 In the Project Navigator, click the Views tab.


9 Drag the HVAC_Schedule onto the viewport on the sheet, andrelease the mouse button.

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11 Select the viewport you created previously, and press Delete.

12 Double-click inside the schedule viewport, deselect Grid Display

, and double-click outside the viewport to return to paperspace.

13 Save the M-1 HVAC Schedule sheet, and close the drawing.

In this exercise, you learned how to place a equipment schedule on a sheet.Next, you learn how to create a cover sheet.

Exercise 5: Creating a Cover Sheet

In this exercise, you learn how to create a cover sheet. You insert a sheet listtable that is dynamically linked to all sheets in the set.

Create a new sheet


2 In the New Sheet dialog, for Sheet title, enter Research LaboratoryCover Sheet.

3 Click OK.

4 Sheets in the set are ordered based on their location in the subset.


To move the cover sheet to the beginning of the subset, in theProject Navigator, drag Research Laboratory Cover Sheet aboveE-1 Electrical Plan.

5 Double-click Research Laboratory Cover Sheet to open it.

Add a sheet list

6 On the Sheets tab of the Project Navigator, right-click ResearchLaboratory, and click Insert Sheet List.

7 In the Insert Sheet List Table dialog:

■ For Table Style Name, select Sheet List.

■ Select Show Subheader.

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■ For Title Text, enter Research Laboratory Sheet Set.

8 Click OK.

9 Click to specify the location for the sheet list on the drawing.

10 Zoom in to view the sheet list.

Note that the sheets in the completed subset are included as well.The sheet list table detects all sheets in the project sheet set.

TIP As you add or remove sheets in a project, you can update thesheet list table by selecting its outside boundary, right-clicking, andclicking Update Table Data Links.


11 Save the Research Laboratory Cover Sheet drawing, and close it.

In this exercise, you learned how to create a cover sheet with a sheet list. Next,you publish the sheet set to DWF™.

Exercise 6: Publishing the Sheet Set

In this exercise, you publish the sheet set to DWF™.

1 On the Sheets tab of the Project Navigator, right-click Lesson 2Work, and click Publish ➤ Publish Dialog Box.

In the Publish dialog, the sheets in Lesson 2 Work are displayed in the sameorder as they appear on the Sheets tab. The sheets in the DWF file will beordered the same.

2 Under Publish to, click DWF format, and select DWF file.

3 Click Publish.

4 In the Select DWF File dialog, browse to My Documents, and forFile Name, select Research Laboratory.dwf.

5 Click Select.

6 When publishing is complete, use Windows® Explorer to browseto My Documents, and double-click Research Laboratory.dwf toopen it.

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7 In the left pane of the sheet set, click a drawing to view it in theright pane.

The DWF file contains live links. You can click a drawing title inthe sheet set list to view that drawing. Note the detail and sectionmarks on the Sanitary Detail and Piping Section sheets. You canclick the marks to switch to the detail or section sheet.

For reference, a completed sheet set is included in the ResearchLaboratory\completed sheet set directory.

In this lesson, you learned how to create sheets. You also learned how to ordera sheet set and create a dynamic sheet list. You published the sheet set toDWF, and viewed the DWF file.
