Step 8: save and export
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Save
Press Ctrl+S or pick File › Save. The first time, choose where to save it. A project is a .creabim file, which also keeps your undo history, so you can still undo after reopening it. See Opening and saving.
Print: PDF
File › Sheets as PDF writes every sheet as one PDF, ready to print or send. File › This view or sheet as SVG writes the open drawing as an SVG file.
Share the model: IFC
File › IFC4 (.ifc) writes the model as an IFC file. Almost every BIM program can open it: Revit, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks, BlenderBIM (Bonsai), FreeCAD and many viewers. Walls stay walls, doors stay doors. See IFC.
The exported files are written next to the project file, with the same name.
Well done
You have built a model, drawn it on a sheet and exported it. Where next?
- Make walls from real build-ups: Layered assemblies and Types.
- Measure and label: Dimensions, Tags and Notes.
- Edit faster: Move, rotate and scale and Align, Extend and Stretch.
- Every key: Keyboard shortcuts.