Intelligent Background Page

Diagrams User Guide

Diagrams : Working with Diagrams : Using Background Drawings : Intelligent Background Page

The Intelligent Background Page feature allows the import of drafting drawings as a background page. To achieve this open the Visio drawing and choose the Insert Tab > Illustration> Intelligent Background command.

To display a drawing select one in the left hand side window.

Click the Options button to select Import Options and Imported View Types.

When importing a view from Marine Drafting the basic position of the view can be chosen in the Import Options dialog. There are three possibilities:

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Original

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Center

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Fit

After import, the view shape position is locked for modifications. Each imported view gets an extra right-click menu option called Lock. By default this is checked so the view cannot be moved. By unchecking it, the view can be flipped, moved, rotated and scaled.

After editing the view, it can again be locked to avoid accidental modifications.

Note:

That any items located on the foreground page (equipments etc) that had their position set before the view shape movement, will not be automatically updated after the view has been moved or resized. They will need to be manually updated.