Here is the current documentation on how to use the Nest features. FYI: This was written a while back and will get an update before inclusion in the 2022 Help.
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Creating Source Regions
If you want to insert a region of a drawing into a different drawing, the first step is to define the region to be inserted as a source region. Once defined, the source region is saved within the project so that you can quickly insert it into other drawings and modify it as necessary.
To Create a Source Region
1. Select File ® Nest ® Create Source Region.
2. Form an expanding box surrounding the area of the drawing you want to designate the source region.
3. In the menu that opens, enter a name for the source region.
4. Select ok to save the source region to the system.
Inserting Drawings and Regions from Drawings
Whole drawings or source regions that have been created from drawings can be inserted into their destination drawings. Once inserted, you can manipulate these nested regions to accommodate the design needs of the destination drawing. Destination drawings can be within the same project as the source drawings and regions or in a different project within the system folder.
To Insert a Drawing
1. Open the destination drawing into which you want to insert the source drawing.
2. Select File ® Nest ® Insert Drawing or Region… The Insert Nested Region menu opens:
3. From the Drawing to Use field, click the Choose Drawing button to open the Merge Drawing menu. Here, select the drawing you want to insert and click open.
4. With the Insert Drawing button selected in the Options field, select ok.
5. Move the cursor to position the source drawing into the desired location for insertion. Once you have positioned the drawing, click to insert.
· Once inserted, the nested drawing appears as a single color. By performing an edit on the nested drawing, this color can be changed to a different color or the original drawing colors can be used instead. To learn more, see the section Editing Nested Regions later in this lesson.
· The nested drawing can be repositioned on the destination drawing using the normal Move commands such as Move and Rotate. The Flip Region Vertical Axis and Flip Region Horizontal Axis commands are also available in a right-click edit of the nested drawing. To learn more about moving items on drawings, see Chapter 3, Lesson 2 Moving Items.
To Insert a Region from a Drawing
1. Open the destination drawing into which you want to insert the source region.
2. Select File ® Nest ® Insert Drawing or Region… The Insert Nested Region menu opens:
3. From the Drawing to Use field, click the Choose Drawing button to open the Merge Drawing menu. Here, select the drawing that contains the source region you want to insert and click open.
4. With the Insert Region From Drawing button selected in the Options field, use the drop down menu to select the region you want to insert.
5. Select ok.
6. Move the cursor to position the region into the desired location for insertion. Once you have positioned the region, click to insert.
· Once inserted, the nested region appears as a single color. By performing an edit on the nested region, this color can be changed to a different color or the original drawing colors of the region can be used instead. To learn more, see the section Editing Nested Regions and Drawings later in this lesson.
· The nested region can be repositioned on the destination drawing using the normal Move commands such as Move and Rotate. The Flip Region Vertical Axis and Flip Region Horizontal Axis commands are also available in a right-click edit of the nested region. To learn more about moving items on drawings, see Chapter 3, Lesson 2 Moving Items.
Editing Nested Regions
Nested regions can be modified to specify the way they appear and behave in destination drawings.
To Edit a Nested Region
1. With the destination drawing open, select Edit® Edit Item.
2. Select the nested region you want to change. The Nested Region menu opens:
3. Use the following menu items in the Nested Region tab to modify the settings of the nested region:
Color
Use this field to specify the color you want to use to identify the contents within the nested region.
Nested Entities use Color
By default, nested entities use a single color to identify the contents within the entity. Uncheck this item if you would rather use the original drawing colors for the nested entity than assign a single color.
Automatically Sync with Source
With this item selected, SoftPlan will automatically sync the nested entity with its source drawing. This means that a nested entity that is resynced will update to reflect any changes that have been made to the source drawing. To learn more about resyncing nested drawings and regions, see the following section Resyncing Active Regions.
4. The information in the Common tab is specified in the same way for all editable items. To learn how to set this information, see Setting Information in the Common Tab in Chapter 3, Lesson 4 Editing Drawings.
5. When you have finished editing the nested region, select the ok button.
Resyncing Active Regions
When nested regions are set to sync with their source drawings, they are considered active and any changes that have been made to the source can be instantly applied to the regions through a resync.
If you want to resync a single active region, right-click the region and select Resync Region.
If you want to resync all of the active regions in a project, select File ® Nest ® Resync Active Regions.
Note:
In order for a nested region to be active so that it will resync with its source drawing, the nested region must be set to Automatically Sync with Source. To learn more, see the previous section Editing Nested Regions.