--- title: "Create a Avontus Designer Drawing" slug: "create-a-avontus-designer-drawing" updated: 2026-04-21T08:56:24Z published: 2026-04-21T08:56:24Z canonical: "docs.avontus.com/create-a-avontus-designer-drawing" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.avontus.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create an Avontus Designer Drawing This section of Getting Started shows you how to create an L-shaped scaffold drawing, using some of the key Avontus Designer controls and features and using default Material Master parts. Use the following articles to make the scaffold below. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/ac63da19-fa95-4a09-9d52-626a517e90d2.png) All drawings are initiated from the [Backstage](/v1/docs/about-the-backstage). Use this interface to choose the units that Avontus Designer will apply to the new drawing, as well as the type of scaffold system with which to build the drawing. To start a new drawing: 1. Launch Avontus Designer. The *Backstage* appears with the **New** option selected. First, select the unit of measure. In this case, we will use the default selection **US Units**. 2. Click the **US Units** radio button. Next, select the Scaffold Material, Cup Type Scaffold. 3. Click **Cup Type.** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/63f3699f-85fd-45ce-bf4f-6ea0c6f9ed66.png) Avontus Designer launches a new Drawing Page. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-Z27BI4D3.png) You are ready to add a Bay. The **New Bay** control in the **Scaffold** ribbon enables you to add a new Bay to a Drawing Page. Whenever you create a new drawing or launch an existing one, the **Scaffold** tab active by default. Each Bay you add to a Drawing Page has the default characteristics that are configured in the [Bay Levels interface](/v1/docs/setting-default-bay-level-global-options) of the [*Global Options* dialog](/v1/docs/setting-default-drawing-options). As we will show in some of the next steps, you can customize a Bay's characteristics to best suit specific projects. To add a Bay: 4. Click **New Bay** and drag the new Bay to the middle of the drawing page. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/add%20bay%20part%201.gif) Avontus Designer adds a new default Bay to the page and updates the 3D view accordingly. The **Bay Level Editor** displays the details for this Bay. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-SUHSRHIC.png) You are now ready to edit Bay levels. Each Bay you add to a Drawing Page has the default number of levels that can be configured in the [Bay Levels interface](/v1/docs/setting-default-bay-level-global-options) of the [*Global Options* dialog](/v1/docs/setting-default-drawing-options). However, sometimes specific Bays require more levels. The procedures below show you how to use the [Bay Level Editor](https://avontus.document360.io/docs/about-the-bay-level-editor-1) to add Bay levels. The Bay Level Editor contains settings and controls for a selected Bay and enables level-by-level editing. It makes adding Bay levels very easy > **Note: You may need to** [**enable the Bay Level Editor**](/v1/docs/enabling-bay-level-editor) **in the View tab** To add Bay levels: 5. Select the Bay and click **Add Level** twice. This adds a planked level to the new Bay. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/add%20bay%20part%202.gif) This will add two levels, taking the total to 3. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-TCZKGGS9.png) Next, add additional Bays. Each Bay on the Drawing Page enables you to use that Bay as a template with which to create new Bays that are connected to specified sides of the original Bay. For example, you can create a new Bay that is a clone of the original and that is connected to the left side of the original. This feature enables you to create a Bay and configure it to suit a project, then use that Bay to populate the drawing without having to create generic Bays and configure each one individually. The steps below show you how to use the original Bay as a template for three (3) new Bays connected to the right side of the original Bay. To add additional Bays: 6. Make sure the original Bay is selected. If it isn't, click it to select it. 7. Locate the **Add Bay to Side** group in the **Scaffold** tab and click **R** three times to add three Bays to the right side of the original Bay. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/Bay%20to%20R.gif) All the added Bays will have the same dimensions and properties as the original Bay. The most recently added Bay will be selected in the Drawing Page by default. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-MP5G21JE.png) 8. Click the last Scaffold and select **T in Add Bay to Side** group Avontus Designer adds a Bay to the top of Bay four. Next, change the Bay's dimensions. Each Bay you add to a Drawing Page has the default configured in the [Bay Levels interface](/v1/docs/setting-default-bay-level-global-options) of the [*Global Options* dialog](/v1/docs/setting-default-drawing-options). However, sometimes specific Bays require different dimensions than the default. The **Bay Size/Elevation** group in the [Scaffold ribbon](/v1/docs/the-scaffold-ribbon) enables you to define the dimensions for any Bay you select. For this exercise, you will give Bay five new dimensions. To change the newest Bay's dimensions: 9. Make sure the newest Bay is selected. 10. Click the **LR** dropdown in the **Bay Size/Elevation** group in the **Scaffold** tab and select **8' 0"** (8 feet). ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/LRT.gif) Avontus Designer updates the drawing and 3D View. Note that, you may need to adjust the position of the Bay. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-W24CJIOI.png) Avontus Designer enables you to save any new drawing in a location you specify. Once saved, you can continue to save it as your work progresses. To save a drawing 11. Click **Save** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/image-8SLLWEOA.png) The *Select File Name to Save* dialog appears. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/8d3e33ee-a085-4e7f-a72a-9f98e59efa54.png) 12. To change the default name, highlight it and enter a new name. 13. Navigate to the folder into which you want to save the file and click **Save**. That's it! You have completed your first drawing!