Content Comparison

Both Plan and Elevation views are rendered as black and white technical drawings.

The Plan view will show components with pertinent important component information such as the width and depth of each (red) and what type of component it is. Plans will also show wall (teal) and obstruction (orange) information.

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The Elevation view will contain even more information for the walls (teal), design zones (orange), components (red) and parts.

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PLAN/ELV VIEW NAVIGATION

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There are ways to navigate the Plan and Elevations to make the design easier to view/draw. To move the screen in any desired direction, simply left click on an empty section of a plan or elevation view, hold, and move the cursor left, right, up, or down in any direction before releasing. This is called the PAN feature.

If users move the curser towards the upper left corner of the viewable area, just below the ribbon toolbar, four magnifying glasses will appear.

Image ModifiedImage Modified	Zoom In and Zoom Out	The first two with the plus (+) and minus (-)

inside

are used to zoom

closer or

in/away from the design. Alternatively,

the use

the mouse wheel can be used to scroll in and out.
Image Modified	Zoom Extents	The third one, with the ‘X’ inside, is the Zoom Extents function. It is used to reset the default position so

that

the entire design is

full and

centered within the screen.
Image Modified	Zoom to Window	The

last

one

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with the ‘W’ inside, is a tool that can be used to

quickly

zoom into a specific area of the design. To use, click on the icon, then left click and drag a box over the desired area

to zoom into

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PLAN VIEW TOOLBAR

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The Plan ribbon toolbar has a lot of fields that are used to edit the space , as well as drawing aids.and dimensions.

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ACTION	Where to add walls and island planes, as well as design zones and sliding doors.
ROOM OBJECT	Add 3D objects, such as plants and vehicles, to the design for presentation purposes.
OBSTRUCTION	Add room obstructions such as doors and outlets to the space. This should be done immediately after creating walls in the space.
ROOM	Adjust the ceiling height, wall type, or use the add dimension tool.
DRAWING AIDS	Drawing aids that assist with drawing or moving walls, planes, etc.
TOOLS	Add a text note or manage viewports.

DETAIL

DISPLAY	Checkboxes that turn features seen in the Plan view on and off.
TEXT HEIGHT	Adjust the height of the labels and dimensions for the Plan view

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GRID

Will turn the faint grid lines on or off

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SNAP

Snap settings help control the movement of the walls.

ELEVATION VIEW RIBBON TOOLBAR

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The ELV ribbon toolbar has a lot of fields that are used to add or edit components and parts in the design.

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COMPONENTS	Add component templatesto a design. This is also where users turn the Auto Partitions feature on/off.
PARTS	Add various parts to components.
TOOLS	Add text notes, a 3D tv for presentation purposes, or quickly add filler to a design. Also where a user can change view modes and manage viewports.
DISPLAY	Checkboxes that turn features seen in the ELV view on and off.
TEXT HEIGHT	Adjust the height of the labels and dimensions for the Plan view.

GRID

Will turn the faint grid lines on or off.

SNAP

Snap Settings help control the movement of components

Note
The ELV ribbon may look different if designing in a Collection.

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RELATED PAGES:

• 3D View

• Web GL

• Snap Settings & Drawing Aids

• Room Obstructions

• Create & Edit Components

• Parts

• 3D Presentation Tools

• Manipulate Components