Draft it Help System

The complete Help system for Draft it is available on these pages.

How To

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Modify Items

Use Snaps And Input Options

Keyboard Snaps

Relative End Mid Perp Tan Quad X Snap Y Snap

The Origin Point Snap Direct Input X Y Input Polar Input Distance Input Scale Factor Input Arrow Key Input Force Angle IntelliSnap Wall Snap Points

Add Hyperlinks to Entities Cancel a Command Create a Symbol Create a Template Enter Calculations Insert a Door Insert a Window Insert an Opening Insert an Elevation Repeat a Command Select Items The Basics Use Shortcut Keys Use The 15 Day Trial Work with Layers/Colours/Styles Work with Documents

The Program Interface

File Menu The Ribbon

Architectural Ribbon Page

Building Group

Roofs

Accessories

Add Downpipe Add Gutter Angled Ridge Tile Box Valley Cement Gable Fillet Dry Verge System Edit Barge Boards And Gable Soffits Edit Facias And Eaves Soffits Horizontal Flashing Mono Ridge Tile Remove Roof Accessories Semi Circular Ridge Tile Stepped Flashing

Create Dormer

Create Dormer By Polyline

Create Roof

Bay Window Roof Roof From Polyline Roof From Rectangle Roof From Walls

Edit Roof

Add Multi Pitch Change Appearance Change Eaves Height Change Pitch Change Thickness Edit Overhang Make Barn Hipped Make Dutch Gable Make Gable Make Hipped

Legacy Roofs

Convert Legacy Roofs Delete Legacy Roofs

Manual Edits

Extend Face By Polyline Extend Face By Rectangle Trim Face By Polyline Trim Face By Rectangle Remove Roof Modification

Roof Openings

Roof Opening From Polyline Roof Opening From Rectangle

Bay Doors Elevation Hatch Openings Staircases Walls Wall Settings Windows

View Group

3D Viewer Elevation Level Simple Walls

Architectural Symbols Group Sections Group

Draw Ribbon Page

Annotation Group

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

Draw Group

Constructions

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

Arc Area Fill Centreline Circle Control Point Curve Fit Ellipse Filled Polyline Hatch Pattern Hatch Insertion Point Line Multiline Styles Multiline Offset Point Polygon Polyline Rectangle Rectangular Revision Cloud Revision Cloud Set Insertion Origin

Objects Group

Paste Special

Paste and Explode Paste and Keep Selected Paste as Block Paste to Current Layer and Explode Paste to Current Layer Paste to Original Co-ordinates

Insert Image Insert DWG Insert Symbol

Modify Ribbon Page

Modify Group

Blend Break Build Polyline Build Symbol Chamfer Clear Selection Copy Copy To Other Delete Divide Explode Fillet Hide Layers Isolate Layers Linear Array Make Layer Current Match Colour Match Layer Match Properties Match Style Mirror Move Polar Array Quick Trim Rectangular Array Rotate Scale Select All Select Colour Select Hyperlink Select Layer Select Style Selection Filter Stretch Tangent to 2 Arcs Trim Trim / Extend Un-Hide Layers Un-Isolate Layers

Settings Ribbon Page

Drawing Settings Group

Configure Textures Copy Settings Dimension Styles Grid And Snaps Layers Multiline Styles Page Pens Points Units

Info Group

Entity Info Measure

Show / Hide Group

3D Viewer Area Fill Command Hatching Layouts Properties Referenced Drawings Reset Layout Symbol Library

System Settings Group

Customise Toolbar Display Hot Keys Internet Settings Skins System Paths System Settings

Views & Zoom Ribbon Page

Named Views Group

Manage Views Save View Select View

Zoom Group

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

Command Specific Ribbons Minimise/Expand the Ribbon

System Toolbar Quick Access Toolbar

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

Command Window Drawing Tabs Layout Explorer Properties Explorer Referenced Drawings Status Bar Symbol Library Explorer

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

Walls

Available in: Architectural

Use this command to draw walls. Select the 'Walls' button Walls button and the following dialog box appears.

Use the scroll bar or drop down list to select the wall type. Set the values as required, these are (depending on the type selected).

External Thickness Thickness of the external wall leaf for cavity wall types or the total wall thickness of 'stud' and 'block' walls.

Cavity Thickness - Size of the wall cavity.

Internal Thickness - Thickness of the internal wall leaf for cavity wall types.

Wall Height - Not used in this version.

Foundations - (not included if the box is left unchecked)

Foundation Width - This is the width of the foundation detail.

Foundation Depth - This is the depth of the foundation detail.

Foundation Offset - This is the offset of the foundation detail

Once all of the settings are correct click OK. The dialog box closes and the command prompt reads:

Give Start Point:

Select the first end point of the wall using any of the snaps and input options and the command prompt reads:

Give Next Point:

A dynamic set of lines (2 or 4 depending on the wall type selected) representing the first wall segment will be drawn from this point to the cursor. In addition to this an arrow is displayed to identify the external face of the wall, see below.

During wall drawing the Ribbon displays the following additional options.

Whilst drawing walls these settings can be changed. 'Justification' can be set as either Left, Centre or Right. This is the position of the cursor in relation to the wall (in the direction of the wall).This line is displayed with a red colour for easy identification. 'External Side' can be set as Right or Left. This allows the outside face to be 'flipped' as required to either side of the wall. As with justification 'Left' and 'Right' is in relation to the direction of the wall. Therefore using these settings allow walls to be drawn either clockwise or counter clockwise to outer face, centre line or inner face dimensions.

Select the next point of the wall using any of the snaps and input options.

TIP: Use Arrow Key Input to quickly draw orthogonal walls.

The second point is selected the 1st wall segment is drawn and a dynamic wall is drawn from the second point to the cursor position, see below

The command prompt continues to read 'Give Next Point' and you can add further walls as required. Once two walls have been drawn (i.e. 3 points have been selected) two further options are available, 'Close' and 'Square' . Both of these options close the current wall profile back to its starting point. To 'Close' simply type c key , this draws a wall from the cursor position to the first point indicated. If s key is typed then the wall profile is 'squared off', i.e. a horizontal and a vertical wall are drawn back to the first point indicated.

Note: The wall hatching can be switched on and off using the hatching toggle in the view pull-down menu.

See Modifying/Moving a Wall for information on how an walls can be edited, joined, dimensioned and how to add wall dimensions.