Guarding Layout Configurator

AMGS Guarding Layout Designer - User Guide

Use this quick guide while building layouts, generating BOMs, and submitting quote requests.

1) Basic Workflow

1. Set segment options (height, panel type, door options if needed).
2. Draw layout on the canvas (click start point, then end point).
3. Click Optimize Panels.
4. Use Select mode to edit panel/door/post details.
5. Click Generate BOM.
6. Use Download BOM / Download Drawing (pick the format from the dropdown), or click Submit for Quote.

2) Drawing Tips

• Snap to grid intersections keeps points on the 100 mm grid.
• Lock lines to horizontal/vertical helps with straight runs.
• Maintain corner connections keeps connected corners joined during edits.
• Press Esc or right-click to cancel a pending segment.

3) Doors

• Set Component = Door to enable door options.
• For Single Hinge: use hand selection and Flip Swing Direction.
• For Sliding: Left/Right controls opening direction (front view).

4) Measurement

• In Segment options, set Line type to Measurement to take distance readings without drawing segments.
• Click two points on the canvas to add a measurement; multiple measurements stack up as orange dimension lines with a length label.
• The same snapping rules apply: snap to grid and snap to existing endpoints. Lock lines to horizontal/vertical applies when drawing segments, not in Measurement mode — you can measure at any angle with lock on.
• Press Esc or right-click on empty space to cancel an in-progress measurement. Use Clear measurements (under the zoom buttons in the view card) to remove all measurements.

5) Right-Click Menu

• Right-click any panel, door, post, or raw segment to open a quick action menu — no Select mode required.
• Right-click empty canvas for Optimize, Undo, Clear drawing, Select area…, and Paste at click… (when the clipboard has content). Select area…: click the first corner, then the second — a box selects panels and raw segments only when they're fully inside it. A second menu offers bulk Delete, Copy, Cut, Move, Change height, and Change panel type (height/type apply to panels and raw segments; doors and posts are skipped where noted). The selection clears once you pick an action.
• Edit opens the panel/post editor. For an un-optimized raw segment it opens a quick length prompt so you can type a new length right there (no side panel needed).
• Copy stores a panel/segment (length, direction, and options) or post settings. Paste on another item applies those options directly. To place a copy elsewhere: right-click empty canvas → Paste at click… (or Ctrl+P / Cmd+P), move the pointer — a purple preview follows — then click to commit. For posts, click near a post marker to apply the copied settings.
• Move… picks up the panel/segment, removes it from its current spot (no shift), and immediately enters placement — drag the pointer and click where you want it.
• Cut copies the panel/segment to the clipboard and removes it without shifting neighbors. Use Paste at click… or Ctrl+P to place it.
• Rotate 90° CW spins the panel/segment a quarter turn around its center. Rotated optimized panels become independent segments so they no longer follow the original run.
• Delete removes panels/segments and leaves a blank space (other panels do not shift). For posts, it resets them to default settings. Right-drag still pans the view.

6) BOM and exports

• Generate BOM uses currently displayed optimized state.
• Download BOM — pick CSV (QTY / Part Number / Description) or PDF (printable BOM table).
• Download Drawing — pick DXF (vector CAD geometry) or PDF (printable vector drawing). Both honor the same drawing export options.
• The drawing export options apply to both formats. PDF shows just the item numbers next to each part and places the BOM table in the chosen corner of the page. DXF additionally includes panel/post text labels (its CAD layers can be toggled in your viewer) and positions the BOM block in CAD entity space using the placement & offsets.

7) Submit for Quote

• Required fields: First Name, Last Name, Company, Email, Phone.
• Optional: Comments / application details.
• Submission sends details + BOM CSV + DXF to sales@advmgs.com.