Concept Symbols

 

Concept Symbols are used for creating schematic designs, and are representative of objects or ideas. These symbols include nodes, lines, arrows, and site elements.

 

Concept Nodes

 

 

Watch the video.

 

The Concept Nodes slide library will appear.

 

Concept Nodes dialog box.

 

Select one of the Concept Nodes and the command line will prompt:

 

Position:

 

Select the center of the node, and the command line will prompt:

 

Scale:

 

Select the outer size of the node.

 

Examples of Concept Nodes.

 

Concept Lines

 

 

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The Concept Lines slide library will appear.

 

Concept Lines dialog box.

 

Select the Concept Line of choice, the command line will prompt:

 

Specify line width [Specify/<10.00>]:

 

Either type an “S” for Specify, or right click to accept the default size. The default size is 10.00 when you first activate the Concept Lines, and this size will then revert to the previous size of the line you last drew. For this example, type “S” and the command line will prompt:

 

Specify first line width point:

 

Click on a point to represent the first point in specifying the Concept Line width. The command line will prompt:

 

Specify the second line width point:

 

Click on a point to represent the width of the Concept Line. Now that the width of the line is determined, the command line will prompt for first point for the drawing of the Concept Line.

 

Start point:

 

Click where you want the Concept Line to begin. The command line will prompt:

 

Next point [<Select Arrow>, <A>rc]:

 

This will allow you to select the Next point, type A to place an arc, or right click to end the function with Select Arrow.

 

For Next point, click on one or more points to define where you want the Concept Line to appear. Each time you click, the above command line will continue to prompt you

 

At any time you are drawing lines, type A for arc, and you will be prompted for the mid-point of the arc, and then a rubber band line will guide you to placing the end point. After placing an arc, the command line will default back to drawing lines.

 

To end the line, right click to bring up the Concept Arrows slide library. Either select an arrow type or click on Cancel to end the line with no arrow.

 

Concept Arrows library.

 

When you select an arrow type for the Concept Line, the Concept Arrow will automatically be placed at the end of the line, with the correct orientation and size.

 

Concept Line creation example:

An example of the process for Concept Lines is as follows:

 

Select a line type from the Concept Line library. The command line will ask for a set distance, with the default at 10.0, or type S for select, then select two points. Click the point to start the line, and a point to end each line segment. At any time, instead of clicking to end a line segment, type A for arc, and draw an arc. Right click for an ending arrow, or select Cancel at the arrow options to end the function.

Points 1 and 2 indicate the Concept Line width. Point 3 starts the line segment and Point 4 ends the first line segment, and that line segment is drawn.
While the function is still active, type “A” for arc, then select the mid-point, indicated by Point 5. A rubber band arc line will appear to help decide were the arc is to end, in this case Point 6, and that arc segment is drawn.	The function is still active, and defaults back to drawing lines. Click on Point 7 for the end point of the line.
After clicking on Point 7, right click to end the function and the Concept Arrow library will appear. Select and arrow (or indicate “Cancel” is you don’t want an arrow), and that arrow type will automatically be inserted at the proper scale and orientation. This ends the drawing as shown to the left.	If you want to add an arrow to the other end, select the Concept Arrows function, select the same arrow type, and you will be prompted for the position. Click Point 8, and the command line will ask for the scale, with a default of the last arrow. Accept the default and orient the arrow as desired, as indicated to the right above.

 

F Remember:

§	The entire Concept Line drawn, along with the Concept Arrow attached to it, will be one block entity and can be easily selected to delete or move it.

§	If you don’t want an arrow at the end of a Concept Line, right click to go to the Concept Arrows library and click on Cancel. This will allow the Concept Line to be one entity for ease of editing.

 

Concept Arrows

 

 

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The Concept Arrows slide library will appear.

 

Concept Arrows slide library.

 

Select the arrow of choice, click on the location, then select the size desired.

F Remember: The scale of the arrow will default to the last arrow or Concept Line you just drew.

 

Concept Site Elements

 

Site elements are often best represented on a Concept Plan in a schematic form. The Concept Site Elements are drawn in a rough, basic manner for quick and diagrammatic site presentations.

 

 

Watch the video.

 

The Concept Site Elements library will appear.

 

Concept Site dialog box.

 

The Concept Site Elements are intended to be entered into Model Space at full scale, and will graphically represent the various objects at a completed size.