In SimpliPlan, you can add items from the inventory, materials and your plan to the Basket to quickly and easily copy items to a different plan. For example, to create an alternative of a plan using the same objects, but different materials.
Accessing the basket
In any mode:
- Click the Basket icon, located at the bottom left of the screen:
| Note: The number within the icon indicates the number of items within the basket. To remove objects or materials from the Basket, left-click the red X, located in the top right corner of the item thumbnail or click the Clear basket button. |
In Furnish or Materials mode:
- Under the Furnish tab, click Article browser or, under the Materials tab, click Materials browser.
- In the article browser or material browser dialog, see under Basket, located in the panel on the left.
| Note: To remove objects or materials from the Basket, click the red X, located in the top right corner of the item thumbnail or click the Clear basket button. |
Adding items to the basket
From the plan
In any mode:
- Click the Basket icon, located at the bottom left of the screen:
- Select Fill with objects from project.
From Furnish or Materials mode
In Furnish or Materials mode:
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Left-click the drop-downs in the panel located on the left to locate the desired object or material.
Note: You can also search the inventory for a specific object. For more information, see Inventory search.
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Right-click the object or material thumbnail and select Add to basket.
Note: Objects and materials can also be added to the Basket from the article browser and the material browser using the same process. For more information, see Inventory advanced search.
Copying objects to a different plan
With the desired objects or materials in the Basket, see Adding items to the basket above. You can copy the contents in a new or previously saved plan.
Copying into a new plan
To copy into a new plan:
- Under the File tab, click New.
- In the new plan, click the Basket icon:
- Drag and drop objects or materials from the Basket into the plan.
Copying into an existing plan
To copy into a previously saved plan:
- Under the File tab, click Open.
Note: If the previously saved plan also has items in the basket, in the Basket dialog, you must choose to keep the basket contents From the existing project, From the loaded, or From both.
- In the previously saved plan, click the Basket icon:
- Drag and drop objects or material from the Basket into the plan.
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