2
Open the drawing into which to copy the system:
then in Style Manager…
If you want to…
click File
➤
Open Drawing, select the drawing, and
click Open.
copy the system to a drawing that is not open in Style
Manager
click File
➤
New Drawing, enter a name for the
drawing, and click Save.
copy the system to a new drawing
3
Expand System Definitions under the open drawings to display those systems in the drawings.
4
Right-click the system definition to copy to another drawing, and click Copy.
To copy all system definitions, right-click System Definitions, and click Copy.
5
Right-click the drawing into which to copy the system definition, and click Paste.
The system definition is copied into the selected drawing. If the drawing already contains a
system with the same name, the duplicate name is displayed in the Import/Export - Duplicate
Names Found dialog.
6
Resolve duplicate system names, if prompted:
then…
If you want to…
select Leave Existing, and click OK.
prevent Style Manager from overwriting the existing
system definition with the new system definition of the
same name
select Overwrite Existing, and click OK.
replace the existing system definition with the new sys-
tem definition
select Rename to Unique, and click OK. Style Man-
ager appends a number to the name of the new
keep the existing system definition and add the new
system definition with a different name
system definition. Right-click the system definition
and click Rename to change the name.
7
You can click Apply instead of OK to save your changes and continue working in Style Manager.
TIP
Because systems are style-based objects, you can also perform other actions that you perform on styles, such
as emailing a system definition to other users. For more information, see Style Manager in AutoCAD Architecture
Help.
Purging Systems
You can purge any systems that are not applied to parts in the drawing.
To purge a system
1
Within the domain-specific workspace, open the Style Manager and access the system definitions:
■
Click Manage tab
➤
Style & Display panel
➤
Style Manager drop-down
➤
HVAC System
Definitions
.
■
Click Manage tab
➤
Style & Display panel
➤
Style Manager drop-down
➤
Piping System
Definitions
.
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