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21. Locate the drafting view in the Project Browser. Right-click the view,
and select the Save To New File option. Browse to a location to save the
file.
Strategies for Creating a Detail Library
Whenyouright-clickadraftingviewintheProjectBrowser,oneofthemenu
options is Save To New File, as shown in
Figure 22.19
.
Figure 22.19
Drafting view context menu
Saving a drafting view as a file allows you to put it in a location where you
can build a library of details and diagrams that can be accessed for use on
other projects. You can organize your detail library in any manner that suits
your workflow or processes. One option is to create a drafting view that has
several common details on it. The view can then be saved as a file and the
file can be opened for editing. Within this new file, the drafting view can be
duplicated and a new drafting view for each detail created, leaving you with
a single file containing multiple drafting views, each with its own unique
detail. This makes it easy tolocate specific details ortoplace an entire group
of details into your project.
Figure 22.20
shows an example of a detail file
containing multiple drafting views for individual details.
