

Hinged and Opening The side the door is hinged and the direction it will open View The view seen through glazed doors. Can be set to "0" if no architrave is required. See Cubes and Wedges for details Width of Architrave Width of architrave around the door. Used when creating a step-down into a room. If the ceiling height is higher than the door height, a lintle will be drawn in above the door, along with coving (if specified) Height Off Ground Distance from the bottom of the doorway to the floor level. Width The total width of the doorway, including architrave Height Total height of the doorway, including architrave. Two doors can be entered side-by-side to create a double/french door. You must enter "Normal Mode" byĮither clicking "Mode" - "Normal" or clicking on the "Normal Mode" button on the Utilities Window.Ĭreates a single doorway. NOTE - the Join cannot be selected for editing by clicking on it whilst in "Drag and Drop" mode. However, the bottom corner is missing as we have not joined This indicates we have returned to our starting point. Example 1īottom-left corner of a design without a join and with a join. Should be the last item added to your walls layer. Example 1ġ000 wide wall, turn, 1000 wide wall (external).Ĭreates a special section of wall that runs from your current position on the plan back to your starting point. in the kitchen room system external walls are drawn 300mm thick, with regular walls 100mm.Ĭreates a straight section of wall in the current direction. The wall section will be drawn thicker e.g. External Select this option for external walls. If you wish to return a value to it's default, enter a single "*" in the box. For the change to affect the entire design, change it under "This Design" - "Room Settings". The change will only affect the current item. If you wish to alter a default value make sure you delete both "*"'s. This denotes a default size, usually defined under "This Design" - "Room Settings". Default Sizes Certain properties will have a "*" either side e.g. Out means the item will open or move out of the room. In and Out In means the item will open or move into the room.

Left is to your left, right is to your right. Imagine yourself in the room looking at the item in question. Left and Right Usually used with regard to hinging. NOTE - you can keep undoing changes back to the last 3D view or the start of your design. Undo You can undo the last change you made to your design by clicking "Edit" - "Undo" or pressing CTRL and Z on your keyboard. Click "OK" to accept your changes, or "Cancel" it revert to the previous settings. This will bring up the properties of the selected item which you can then change. Highlight the item you wish to edit by left-clicking on it, then press Edit This applies to all items in your design, not just Wall items. Measurements All measurements (widths, depths heights etc) are in whole millimeters. You can still create you room in Drag and Drop mode, but the measurement markerĪppendix 5. NOTE - the measurement marker only works in Normal Mode. When the cross goes green you know you have returned to your starting point. In this example the horizontal distance is 3000, vertical is 1000 and the direct distance is 3162.28. The angle is covered in CHAPTER X - ADVANCED STUFF. Distance is the direct distanceīetween the two crosses. It shows the distance between red and the blue cross, broken down into a horizontal and vertical measurement. The red cross will stay at your starting position and the blue cross is your current position on the plan. The green cross in the bottom left is actually a red cross and a blue cross on top of each other. You add to the layout of the room by pressing the relevant toolbar button. It helps to imagine yourself stood in the bottom-left corner, facing the top-left corner, then "walking" around your design, leaving the You will then draw the outline clockwise around the design area until you return to your starting point.

The outline of your room will draw from the bottom-left towards the top-left of the window. Your design will always start bottom-left.

In the bottom-left corner of the planning area you will see a green cross. Select the "Walls" layer of your design by clicking on the "Walls" button in the top-left of the ArtiCAD design screen.
CAD DRAWING FOR A BAY DOOR HOW TO
This section will explain how to draw in the "Walls" layer of your design. Set Up Your Design | Return to Index | Adding your units Drawing your room.
