Creating File-based Industry Model Templates and Drawings

Use Infrastructure Administrator to create, edit, and save file-based industry model templates and drawings.

To create a new file-based industry model template or drawing

1. In the Infrastructure Administrator, click File menu^®New.
2. In the Create A New Industry Model dialog box, specify the following:
   • Modules

     Add any of the following extensions:

     • COGO Extension—Adds the COGO feature classes. See also Construction Introduction.
     • Dimension Extension—Adds the default feature classes for orthogonal and aligned dimensioning. See also Data Model: Dimensioning.
     • Templates Extension—Adds the template feature classes. See also Data Model: Feature Templates.

     Add any of the listed modules.

     You can also select a customized data model, if you created one. Customized data models might be country-specific data model enhancements that are not covered by the standard modules. See Autodesk Industry Model Editor.

   • Units

     Specify default units for attributes, such as ORIENTATION or LENGTH. You can also define specific units for each attribute when you create it.

     The settings must never be modified at any later time. The settings are saved in the system table TB_INFO. The default orientation is dependent on the angle unit.

     Examples:

     Selected: Degree and Clockwise -> Default orientation = 90

     Selected: Gon and Clockwise -> Default orientation = 100

   • Spatial

     Specify settings for Tolerance and Spatial Reference.

     Tolerance defines the maximum precision for numeric data; the default value is 0.0005. For example, a setting of 0.005 means that measurements in meters can be precise to 5 mm. Project architects are encouraged to set this value before creating any feature classes. The spatial tolerance value can be altered for a specific feature class.

     A spatial reference ID (SRID) is important for later spatial operations, such as transformation into another system. All feature classes will inherit this SRID. See also About Coordinate Systems

3. When you are finished, click OK.
4. When prompted to update modules and data models, click Update.
5. When the process is finshed, click Save.

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6. Specify industry model settings:
   • Data Model
   • Point Numbering
   • Data Checker
   • Form Designer
   • Workflows
   • 1-Click Maintenance
   • Feature Search
   • Explorer Configurator
   • Explorer Manager
   • User Interface
7. To set up reports, click Setup and then click the Reports icon. For more information, see Creating a Report.
8. To save your settings as an industry model template or drawing, click File menu^®Save As.

   Use the Save As Type field to specify whether the settings are saved as a template or as a drawing. By default, industry model templates are saved in the Industry Templates folder.

   NoteYou can also save your settings as a SQLite Data Model, which might be useful for developers or those using custom applications.
9. To change settings in your template or drawing later, click File menu^®Open.