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The Basics Select Items Modify Items

Use Snaps And Input Options

The Origin Point Snap Keyboard Snaps

Relative End Mid Perp Tan Quad X Snap Y Snap

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

New New From Template Open Save Save As Save As Template Close Drawing Properties Import Export Print Print Preview Printer Settings Exit About Draft it Show Startup Screen

Quick Access Toolbar

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

System Toolbar

Zoom Window Zoom Full Page Zoom Extents Grid Nearest Point IntelliSnap Angle Lock Refresh Help About Draft it

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

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