Launching Planner
Figure 5. | Project Layout |
The new Planner project layout screen is divided into three panes as follows:
1Menu and Toolbars at the top:
The Menu bar provides Planner operations. The Toolbar provides buttons for quick operations. The operations enable you to design and view the layout. Refer to the section Menu Items for more details.
2Left pane consists of the Locations tree at the top and the Devices list below:
The Locations tree contains location folders and location nodes. On launching a new project, Planner creates the Locations tree with the <Project Name> as the root location.
The Devices list contains a list of devices placed on the floor map. You can see this device list only if the Location Node is loaded.
The Locations tree and the Devices list are discussed further in the section Working with Location Tree and Devices List.
3Right pane consists of the Planner Layout Model for the location.
The Planner Layout Model is the viewable layout area for the location selected in the Locations tree.
3.3Support for AutoCAD
Planner supports AutoCAD files. An AutoCAD file contains the dimensions of the layout and also a list of layers in the layout. When imported into Planner, Planner automatically populates the Dimensions field. You can edit the dimensions. Once these dimensions are accepted, the Manage Layers screen appears where you can select the required layers. Planner selects the layers that are turned on in the AutoCAD file, by default, and based on that, imports and models all the objects from these layers. You do not have to re‐model these objects. Refer to the section Managing Layers to know more about managing layers of an AutoCAD file.
Planner supports the following versions of AutoCAD files:
•Autodesk DXF Release 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2000, 2002, 2004/2005/2006
•Autodesk DWG Release 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2000, 2002, 2004/2005/2006
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