Applied Parameters: ObjectKind=NewAnything|Kind=PcbDrawing|Source=Rcs
Summary
This command is used to create a new Draftsman document. A Draftsman document (*.PCBDwf) is a multi-sheet format file, that allows it to contain individual pages (sheets) that are assigned to particular types of board project production information.
For a high-level look at how the Altium Draftsman Drawing System provides an interactive approach to the creation of production documentation for your PCBs, see
Draftsman.
Access
This command is accessed from any editor by choosing the File » New » Draftsman Document command from the main menus.
Use
Ensure that the project to which you want to add the new document is either the active project (by having one of its existing documents open as the active document) or, if no documents are currently open, is the focused project in the Projects panel.
After launching the command, the New Document dialog will open. The dialog allows for the selection of a predefined Draftsman Document Template (*.DwfDot). Three such templates are provided with the installation. Alternatively, choose the [Default] option, which will create a blank A4 document. Along with the desired Draftsman Document template, a specific Project and board Source Document can be selected where multiple files are open in Altium Designer. The new document will be associated with, and therefore, draw data from, the nominated project, which will become the active project. After setting the creation options as required then clicking OK, the Draftsman document will be created, added to the nominated project, and opened as the active document in the main design window.
Tips
- The listing of custom Draftsman Document Templates will be those found in the Templates Location specified on the Draftsman - Templates page of the Preferences dialog. For a default installation of the Draftsman extension, this will be the \ProgramData\Altium\Altium Designer {GUID}\Extensions\Draftsman\Templates folder.
- A Draftsman Sheet Template (*.DwsDot) can be applied once the new document has been created from the Page Options section of the Properties panel (when no objects are currently selected in the workspace).
- If no projects are currently open or if the active document is a free document, the new document will be opened as a free document.
- If a default document has been specified on the System - New Document Defaults page of the Preferences dialog, the Draftsman document will be created using that default as a template. A default can only be assigned for a Draftsman document created as part of a PCB project.
- The document is initially unsaved.