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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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. 

Updated on: 05/04/2026