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Use Snaps And Input Options

The Origin Point Snap Keyboard Snaps

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Direct Input X Y Input Polar Input Distance Input Scale Factor Input Arrow Key Input Force Angle InteliSnap Wall Snap Points

Create a Symbol Insert a Door Insert a Window Insert an Opening Insert an Elevation Create a Template Repeat a Command Cancel a Command Work with Documents Work with Layers/Colours/Styles Use Shortcut Keys Add Hyperlinks to Entities

The Program Interface

Draft it Button

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Quick Access Toolbar

New Open Save Print Cut Paste Copy (Clip) Undo Redo Customise Quick Access Toolbar

System Toolbar

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The Ribbon

Home Ribbon Page

Draw Group

Line Arc Circle Polyline Curve Fit Filled Polyline Ellipse Polygon Rectangle Offset Insert Symbol Insert Image Constructions

Horizontal Construction Line Vertical Construction Line Angular Construction Line Perpendicular Line Perpendicular Line To Line Tangent To Arc Single Offset Repeated Offset Incremental Offset Delete Constructions

Rectangular Array Linear Array Polar Array Area Fill Hatch Hatch Pattern Point Divide Revision Cloud

Modify Group

Move Copy Copy To Other Rotate Stretch Scale Break Mirror Quick Trim Trim Trim / Extend Fillet Chamfer Blend Tangent to 2 Arcs Delete Explode Build Polyline Build Symbol Select All Select Layer Select Colour Select Style Select Hyperlink Clear Selection Section Filter Set Insertion Origin

Annotation Group

Text Attribute Find And Replace Linear Dimension Chain Dimension Multi Point Dimension Angular Dimension Diameter Dimension Radial Dimension Radial Length Dimension Set Datum Datum Dimension Arrow Double Arrow Break Dimension Leader

Architectural Ribbon Page

Building Group

Walls Doors Windows Openings Staircases Roofs Elevation Hatch Wall Hatch Settings

3D Group

Elevation 3D Viewer Levels

Sections Group AEC Easy Block Group

Symbols Ribbon Page

Symbols Group Architectural Symbols Group Manipulation Group

Insertion Point

Views & Settings Ribbon Page

Zoom Group

Zoom Window Zoom In Zoom Out Zoom Full Page Zoom Previous Zoom Next Zoom Extents Pan

Named Views

Save View Manage Views Select View

Settings Group

Points System Paths Page Units Grid And Snaps Layers Pens Dimension Styles Display Skins

Show / Hide Group

Hatching Area Fill Layouts Properties Reset Layout Command

Info Group

Entry Info Measure

Command Specific Ribbons Minimise/Expand the Ribbon

Properties Explorer Layout Explorer Drawing Tabs Command Window Status Bar

Tutorials

Architectural Tutorial

Part 1 - Drawing Setup Part 2 - The Ground Floor Plan

Drawing the External Walls Drawing the Internal Walls Inserting Doors Inserting Windows Add the Staircase Add the Furniture

Part 3 - Create the First Floor Plan

Copy the Ground Floor Details Modify the Staircase Detail Modify the First Floor Walls Adding the First Floor Doors Adding the First Floor Furnitire

Part 4 - Drawing Roofs Part 5 - Creating the Elevation

Tutorial No 1

T1 - Part 1 T1 - Part 2 T1 - Part 3 T1 - Part 4 T1 - Part 5 T1 - Part 6 T1 - Part 7 T1 - Part 8 T1 - Part 9 T1 - Part 10 T1 - Part 11

Tutorial No 2

T2 - Part 1 T2 - Part 2 T2 - Part 3 T2 - Part 4 T2 - Part 5 T2 - Part 6 T2 - Part 7 T2 - Part 8 T2 - Part 9 T2 - Part 10 T2 - Part 11

Tutorial No 3

T3 - Part 1 T3 - Part 2 T3 - Part 3 T3 - Part 4 T3 - Part 5 T3 - Part 6 T3 - Part 7

3D Viewer

Available in: Architectural

Click on the 3D preview check box to Switch the preview window on or off as required. Draft it calculates the appearance of the 3D model based on the information in the 2D plan. All of the height values (walls, openings, roofs) are stored with the individual elements on the plan. Changes to the drawing automatically update the 3D Viewer window*.

* In some instances it maybe necessary to use the Draft it Refresh button .

Using the 3D Viewer

There are 4 display modes, Solid, Textured, Wireframe & Transparent. Self explanatory except to say that in Textured mode the 'textures' are assigned by Draft it i.e. Brick work, Roof tiles etc. A picture showing the effect of each of these modes is shown here below.

You can orientate the model using the mouse.

The model pivots around its centre point of the window. Hold done the left mouse button and move the mouse in the direct that you want to rotate the model.

Hold down the middle mouse button (wheel) and move the mouse in the direct that you want to Pan.

Scroll the middle 'wheel' button and back and forth to zoom out and in.

reset view button The Toolbar contains a 'reset view' button, this restores the 3D preview back to the original view.

save image button You can also capture an image (JPG) of the model in any orientation using the 'Save image' button.

save image button The 'show orthographic' button turns off the perspective mode and sets the view in orthographic mode. When this function is on the model cannot be rotated to another viewpoint as described previously. Click the button again to switch back to perspective mode.

In the example displayed here the building was created using Draft it Architectural. Any additional content was added using AEC Easy Block, another CADlogic Limited product which is compatible with Draft it and contains hundreds of parametric Architectural symbols in 2D & 3D. For more information see AEC Easyblock

3d preview window solid render 3d preview window textured render

3d preview window wireframe 3d preview window transparent

As well as automatically updating the 3D Viewer window also highlights the corresponding 3D feature of the selected entity on the drawing. In additional to this it is possible to select an entity on the drawing by simply clicking on an item in the 3D viewer whilst holding down the control key key.

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