Print frame / layout

Stamps are title blocks that contain planning information. The layout area of visual-STORE allows inserting stamps and assigning texts to the stamp via attributes.

Create stamps

  1. Draw stamps directly in a plan: use the drawing elements (Start tab) in pCon.planner to create the frame geometry.
  2. Integrate a logo if necessary.
  3. Insert attributes to specify the texts for the stamp.
  4. Create a group from the stamp (Select all and group > CTRL + G).
  5. Save the stamp as a DWG.
  6. To use the stamp for future layouts, use the Stamp option in the
    Insert group of the Layout Area.
Tips for drawing stamps:
  • For a correct display of the stamp on layout pages, set the insertion unit of the planning in which you draw the stamp to millimeters (Start Menu > Document Properties > Tab
  • Settings > Select drawing insertion unit > Millimeter).
  • Make sure that the width of the stamp fits the print format. Example: A4 portrait format is 210mm wide.
  • If necessary, subtract a margin to get the width of the stamp - for example, 200mm.
  • Stamp with colored background: Use a filled drawing element as background. Set this to height 0 of the user coordinate system.
  • For correct display in the layout, position all other elements of the stamp, such as texts, logos, attributes, etc., approx. 0.1mm higher. The distance between colored background and stamp elements should not exceed 1mm.

Define attributes

When the stamp is finished drawing, fill it with attributes, to which text values are assigned in the finished stamp. You create attributes in pCon.planner using the Create Attributes button (Article tab, Attribute group). This is how you proceed:

  1. Click the Create Attributes button.
  2. The Attributes dialog opens. In the dialog, select a name for the attribute from the dropdown list under Name.
    list under Name (1 in the image below). These predefined identifiers represent characteristics from the document properties or the program settings, i.e. they are automatically assigned the values from the document properties or program settings when the stamp is inserted into a layout1. Alternatively, specify an individual name for the attribute. The identifier must be unique!
  3. Set a display text (2 in the second image below). This determines the name of the attribute in the property editor in the layout area.
  4. Set a numerical value if you use multiple attributes. The Position (3) option determines the order of the attributes in the property editor.
  5. Use the Value field (4) to specify the text that will be displayed as the default value in the stamp. Important: If you use attributes from the drop-down list and defaults have been stored for them under Document properties or Settings, the default value will be overwritten with these values when the stamp is inserted in a layout.
  6. Adjust font, font size, etc. for the attribute.
  7. Confirm your entries in the Attributes dialog with OK.
  8. Position the attribute with a mouse click at the desired position in the stamp.
  9. Carry out work steps 4 to 6 from the instructions under section 2.