Start with a Tagged Model

• Ensure your model is fully tagged with ConDoc Tags
• Confirm that 2D graphics and 3D objects are properly separated
• Use consistent tag structures for levels, conditions, and elements

Generate Plans

1. Open the Plan Generator tool
   
2. Choose the appropriate plans for your project:
   
1. New Construction: Foundation, Construction, Roof Plans
   
2. Renovation: Use Renovation Construction Plan to show new vs existing
   
3. Click Create Plans to auto-generate scenes:
   • Section planes are placed
   • Styles are applied
   • Scenes are named and ordered

Use the Heavy viewport to verify walls and layout integrity

Center Camera Views

After creating plan scenes:

1. Click through each scene to check alignment

2. Use Zoom Extents and adjust your view

3. Select all plan scenes in the Scenes dialog

4. Click Update, and choose Camera Location only

NOTE: Don’t update Tags or Styles accidentally—only camera location

IDEA: Use the new Express Tool to batch-update camera views with one click

Troubleshoot Tagging Issues

If elements appear in the wrong scenes:

• It’s likely a tagging error

• Double-check that your 2D graphics and 3D objects are correctly tagged

• For changes made after scene creation, use Scene Update and Save

QUOTE: “When your drawings don’t look the way you expect them to, 95% of the time it’s a tagging issue.”

Generate Elevations

1. Use the Elevation Tool and click a face of your model

2. Select a style like CAD Elevation with Shadows

3. Repeat for all elevations

TIP: Adjust the section plane location if it intersects unwanted geometry (e.g., fences)

NEW TOOL: Use Isolate Active Section Planes to clean up your view quickly

Sync Elevation Views

1. Select the paired elevation scenes (linework and shadows)

2. Update Camera Location to ensure alignment in LayOut

3. Use the uncheck/recheck trick to sync views faster

Create Sections

1. Use the Section Tool, then click to place your cut

2. Choose CAD Section Fill or other style

3. Zoom, center, and update Camera Location for each pair of section scenes

Adjust Styles

After scene creation, you can safely:

• Tweak styles (e.g., change Section Fill from black to white)

• Edit shadow settings

• Modify scene camera views

NOTE: Don’t rename ConDoc scenes—names are used for layout syncing

Add Perspectives

1. Use the Sketch Exterior Perspective tool

2. Manually adjust shadows as needed

3. Update scene to lock in view

TIP: SketchUp can’t auto-align shadows in perspective views—adjust manually

Clean Up Visual Overlap

Use Visual Merge tags to hide unwanted linework:

• You can’t tag raw edges or surfaces with ConDoc Tags

• Group those edges and assign the Visual Merge tag

• Toggle visibility off to remove visual clutter

Final Step: Drawing Export

Use the ConDoc Drawing Export tool to:

• Turn all scenes into stacked LayOut viewports

• Apply optimized styles and render settings

• Create drawings from scenes—fast and consistent