1Overview
ADACNew saves Project Details, collects Project Attributes, creates category-based Global Attribute Prefills and opens the Asset Attribute Prefill selector. infrADAC ACAD and infrADAC BCAD first apply the enabled drawing setup actions; infrADAC DCAD runs the same project and preset sequence without changing DWG text styles, layers, units or display settings.
Beginning a new ADAC design, converting an existing design or deliberately clearing and rebuilding infrADAC project data.
2Before you begin
- Save a copy of the existing design before running
ADACNew. - Choose the receiver profile and expected ADAC standard.
- In infrADAC ACAD or infrADAC BCAD, review Settings > ADAC New if units, text style, layer or line-display changes must be disabled.
3Run the complete ADACNew sequence
The wizard follows the current project and preset order, with drawing actions shown only for the hosts that perform them.
Run ADACNew
Start from the ribbon, toolbar or command line.
- Open the target design.
- Run
ADACNew. - If the project is already initialised, select No unless you intend to clear the stored project and global data.
Confirming the clear prompt removes saved project and global attributes and resets the unique-ID store for the new setup.
Review supported host setup
infrADAC ACAD and infrADAC BCAD report each enabled drawing action; infrADAC DCAD proceeds directly to Project Details.
- infrADAC ACAD and infrADAC BCAD: confirm the Standard text style and
infrADAClayer results. - infrADAC ACAD and infrADAC BCAD: check drawing units and line-display results.
- infrADAC DCAD: continue when Project Details opens; no DWG drawing actions are attempted.
- Resolve any reported failure before creating assets.
Save project and profile details
Project Details controls the active schema context.
- Choose an installed receiver profile or enable Base Schema.
- When Base Schema is used, select 6.0.0, 5.0.1, 4.2 or 4.1 as required.
- Set the project file/export location, name and description, then save.
Complete all preset stages
Finish project, global and asset-specific defaults.
- Complete required Project Attributes.
- Choose one or more categories and save Global Asset Attributes; repeat for additional category groups if useful.
- Select assets in the Asset Attribute Prefill window and save reusable specific values.
- Save the host design after the infrADAC Ready message.
4Product differences
Initialisation changes the active AutoCAD database and then opens modeless project/attribute forms.
Initialisation mirrors infrADAC ACAD through the Teigha/BricsCAD database and selected local profile.
ADACNew opens Project Details, Project Attributes, Global Attribute Prefills and Asset Attribute Prefills in sequence, then saves the project values into the active 12d project. It deliberately skips the DWG text-style, layer, units and display changes.
5Host and project changes
Project stages are shared; drawing setup remains specific to the active host.
| Feature or choice | Current behaviour |
|---|---|
| Text style | infrADAC ACAD and infrADAC BCAD create or update Standard to use txt.shx when enabled; infrADAC DCAD does not perform this DWG action.Generated DWG labels can use a consistent font without implying a 12d text-style change. |
| Layer | infrADAC ACAD and infrADAC BCAD create infrADAC when missing and make it current when enabled; infrADAC DCAD does not create a DWG layer.Each host keeps its own model organisation. |
| Units and display | infrADAC ACAD and infrADAC BCAD can set insertion units, linetype scale, polyline generation and wipeout frames; these settings are not applied to 12d Model.host display changes are not presented as shared project data. |
| Preset chain | All three products open Project Attributes, Global Attribute Prefills and Asset Attribute Prefills after Project Details saves.The project can be completed in one guided sequence. |
| infrADAC DCAD project storage | infrADAC DCAD saves the resulting project values through the native 12d project-attribute store.The active 12d project retains the project context used by later commands. |
6Troubleshooting
infrADAC ACAD or infrADAC BCAD reports a failed drawing action
Open ADACLog, check the drawing is writable and rerun after correcting the layer, text-style or host permission issue. Disabled actions are reported as skipped, not failed.
The profile list is empty
Open ADACSettings, verify the profile folder and import or restore a valid .idc profile. The project can also use Base Schema.
The project form was cancelled part-way through
Run ADACProject, ADACProjectAttributes, ADACGlobalAttributes and ADACAssetAttributes to complete the missing stages without clearing the project.