Plan & ELV Views

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

Plan views are from the top, showing the entire design footprint.
Click to zoom.

Elevation views show a single wall. Users can add and edit components and parts in this view.
Click to zoom.

The Plan view will show 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.

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

*Most of these labels are controlled by settings which can be turned on/off in the system. If anything is missing, speak to your local CAD administrator.

PLAN/ELV VIEW NAVIGATION

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, left click on an empty section of a plan or elevation view, hold, and move the cursor 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.

	Zoom In and Zoom Out	The first two with the plus (+) and minus (-) are used to zoom in/away from the design. Alternatively, the mouse wheel can be used to scroll in and out.
	Zoom Extents	The third one, with the ‘X’ inside, is the Zoom Extents function. It is used to reset the default position so the entire design is centered within the screen.
	Zoom to Window	The one with the ‘W’ inside, is a tool that can be used to 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.

Adjust the grids on either the Plan and Elevation views by changing the value in the Grid, found in the Options area of the main menu (red 3D icon in upper left-hand corner).

PLAN VIEW TOOLBAR

The Plan ribbon toolbar has a lot of fields used to edit the space and dimensions.

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.
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.

ELEVATION VIEW RIBBON TOOLBAR

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

COMPONENTS	Add component templates to 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.

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

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