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# How do I start a new design from scratch?

**Overview**
Creating a new design from scratch in XTEN-AV allows you to build your AV system layout, add products, and generate documentation such as proposals and Scope of Work.

**Steps** **to create** **design** **from** **scratch**

* You can create a design directly by selecting the **X-DRAW** tab and then clicking **Create Design** from the left navigation menu.

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* Enter the design details and choose the design type, design template, and project from the drop-down menu. You can also create a new project for your design. Then, click the **Create Design** button.

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* After clicking on the Create Design button, it will redirect you to the Search & Add Product page. Here you can Search and Add Products to your design from XTEN-AV and your My Library. Also you can add your custom product or item using the **‘Add Custom Product’** feature.


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* After adding products to the BOM, click **Edit Drawing.** The editor page will open, where you can modify your line schematics.

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* On the X-DRAW Editor you can see your products along with port information. You can manually create the connections between the product blocks and can modify your drawing as per your requirement.

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* You can directly add products to your BOM from the X-DRAW editor page using the **‘Product Blocks’** feature. Click the **‘Unsaved changes. Click the ' save’** button to save your updates.

* Additionally, the product blocks added to the X-DRAW Editor get automatically updated in your Bill of Materials. 

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### Related Articles

* [__How to create an X-DRAW design in XAVIA using a file?__](https://knowledgebase.xtenav.com/en-us/article/how-to-create-an-x-draw-design-in-xavia-using-a-file-4znvtl/)
* [__All about X-DRAW__](https://knowledgebase.xtenav.com/en-us/article/all-about-x-draw-1khrk96/)
* [__How to create a design using X-DRAW templates?__](https://knowledgebase.xtenav.com/en-us/article/how-to-create-a-design-using-x-draw-templates-9l2wlw/)