In SimpliPlan, users can add items from the inventory, materials and their 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 Inventory or Materials mode:
- Click the Open article browser or Open materials browser button, located at the top of the menu on the left side of the screen.
- In the article browser or material browser, see under Basket, located at the bottom of the menu on the left side of the screen.
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 the Inventory or Materials
In Inventory or Materials mode:
- Left-click the drop-downs in the menu located on the left side of the screen, to locate the desired object or material.
Note: Users can also search the inventory for a specific object. For more information, see Inventory search. - Right-click the object or material thumbnail and select Add to basket.
Note: Objects and material 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. Users can copy the contents in a new or previously saved plan.
Copying into a new plan
To copy into a new plan:
- Click the Create new planning icon:
- In the new plan, click the Basket icon:
- Drag and drop objects or material from the Basket into the plan.
Copying into a existing plan
To copy into a previously saved plan:
- Click the Load saved planning icon:
Note: If the previously saved plan also has items in the basket, in the Basket dialogue box, users 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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