Adding or Renaming Detail Drawings in the Elevation Detail Library

How to: Add or rename detail drawings in the Elevation Detail Library.

Environment: Comsense Advantage & Image Creator

In this article:

About the Elevation Detail Library

Comsense has a library of 1100 detail drawings for elevations and door elevations. The details include a variety of frame profiles, anchors, and glazing cross-sections. The default detail codes are outlined in the article Frame, Anchor, and Glazing Detail Library. You can add your own detail drawings to the library and/or rename the included detail drawings at any time using a similar procedure.

Accessing the Image Creator

Advantage > Tools > Image Creator

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Comsense Advantage; shows the Tools menu and location of Image Creator.

Opening the Detail Drawing to Rename

If you are saving your own detail drawing, Draw the new detail and proceed with Saving the Detail Drawing.

In the Image Creator:

  1. Click File
  2. Hover over Open
  3. Click Detail
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Image Creator; shows the File menu, Open menu, and the location of Detail.

In the Open Detail window:

  1. Double-click the Detail Drawing line item
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Open Detail window; shows the list of Detail Drawings.

The detail drawing is now open and you can save the detail drawing with a new name.

Saving the Detail Drawing

In the Image Creator:

  1. Click File
  2. Click Save
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Image Creator; shows the File menu and the location of Save.

In the Save Detail window:

  1. Enter the detail name
    • The name displays before the caption
  2. Enter the detail caption
    • The caption displays after the name
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Save Detail window; shows the Name field and Caption field.
  1. Click Save

The detail drawing is now saved in the Elevation Detail Library.

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