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Place panels using the Panel Placer

Bally
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The Panel Placer allows you to easily place panels at specific angles on your drawing. For a list of manufacturers, see the What's New file. The Panel Placer also allows you to place panel configurations created from Panel Builder.

This tool restricts the angle at which panels will be placed, only displaying angles supported by the line. It also automatically leaves a gap in between panels if the line does not allow panels to connect corner to corner.

You can choose the panel that the tool will place, as well as choose a new starting point for the tool to begin placement.

  1. Place a panel on the drawing using either the Explorer or the Insert Symbol command.
    If the panel you selected belongs to a panel line supported by Panel Placer, the Block Preview will switch to the Panel Placer tab.
    Note: If you do not want the Block Preview to automatically switch to the Panel Placer tab, you can turn the option off in 2020 Cap Complete Preferences, General tab.
    The Placer displays the part number of the current panel and the next panel (panel to be placed).
    By default, the panel to be placed next is the same as the current panel.

  2. If you want to change the next panel, hover your mouse over the part in Explorer. The Panel Placer validates whether a valid part is selected from the Explorer and displays "Select a valid part" if the part is not valid.
    Note: If the panel you want to place next is already somewhere in the drawing, click the hyperlink beside Next then select the panel from the drawing.

  3. If you want to change the current panel, click the hyperlink beside Current. Select the panel on the drawing.
    The Panel Placer validates whether a valid part is selected in the drawing and displays "Select a valid part" if the part is not valid.
    Note: Click the button if you want to center the window on the current panel in the drawing.

  4. If you hover your mouse pointer over an angle button you will see where the next panel will be placed.
    The S buttons add a spacer between the current and next panel.



  5. Click the angle.  
    The buttons of the Panel Placer will rotate to align with the current panel, so subsequent panels you will place will be in reference to that angle.

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