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Design and document network solutions
Design and document network solutions
Tips, tricks & guides for all your diagramming needs!
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26 articles in this collection
Written by
David Chapman,
Nicholas Horton,
Amanda Foget
and 1 other
Recording general data for your projects
Use project notes and comments to record generic information about a project or make timestamped notes.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Duplicating a Group of Icons
Duplicate a group of icons, including connections, text blocks & more!
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
How to upload a PDF
How to convert your PDF to an image file and upload it to D3M.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Duplicate an icon
Save time when working on a project by duplicating a single icon.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Design Basics
Nudging Objects / Icons
Select multiple items at a time and move them all together
Written by
Adam Kuciak
Updated over a week ago
Add icons to a diagram
Easily add all your needed icons onto your diagram.
Written by
Amanda Foget
Updated over a week ago
Managing labels in your diagrams
Organize your diagram by repositioning labels of object in diagrams or hiding them when they are not necessary.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Create a connection between icons
Joining equipment with lines is an important part of a network diagram.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
How link routing works
Learn how link routing works so that you can more effectively tame unwieldy connections.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Reshaping connections
It is easy for connections in a network diagram to look messy. Fix your connections using our simple reshaping tools.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Duplicating items in your design
Duplicate a single icon, a group of icons, connections, text blocks & more!
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Areas vs Groups vs Layers
What is the difference between Areas, Groups, and Layers? Why use one over the other?
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Create an area
Use areas to create sites, showcase options and delineate your D3M diagram for faster navigation & smart filtering.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Create a group
Use groups to visually mark one or more items or make it easy to keep a set of items together.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Create a layer
Use layers to differentiate phases, sites and more.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Document Technical Information
Add properties to icons and connections
Use D3M to record the data and settings for icons and connections.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Autofill data in D3M's inventory list
Use D3M's autofill feature to save time and manage large amounts of devices. Set radio IDs, phone extensions IP addresses & more.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Import serial numbers into D3M's inventory list
Learn how to bring serial numbers from any spreadsheet app into D3M.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Formatting Text in D3M
Format project notes, project comments, and project sharing with markdown
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
D3M Sync Tool
Keep your project's diagrams in sync using the library's project inventory sync tool.
Written by
Nicholas Horton
Updated over a week ago
Custom Icons
Create a custom icon
Create a new icons (new parts), change ports and add properties.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Create an icon from an existing icon
Quickly create an icon based off a pre-existing one in your library.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Copy and paste from one project to another
Save a selection of icons to your library for use in future projects.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago
Share icons with your colleagues
Add icons from your own library to an organization library, allowing other users to access and use icons that you have created.
Written by
Nicholas Horton
Updated over a week ago
Increase Productivity
Filter Icons and Bundles
Learn how to filter icons in order to find what you're looking for more efficiently
Written by
Adam Kuciak
Updated over a week ago
Save a copy of a project
Jumpstart a new project or show an alternative option using project duplication.
Written by
David Chapman
Updated over a week ago