| Product: | OpenBuildings Designer | |
| Version: | CONNECT Edition | |
| Area | AccuDraw | |
| Subarea: | AccuDraw Settings |
| The Situation |
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My building design has multiple angles, and I need to frequently place walls and other building elements at angles other than 0⁰ and 90⁰. |
| Solution |
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Set an Angle Unit Roundoff in the AccuDraw Settings to add additional angle stops to the AccuDraw compass. While there are a number of ways to rotate the AccuDraw compass, one easy solution if you are working with the same angles over and over, such as 0⁰, 45⁰ and 90⁰, or 0⁰, 30⁰, 60⁰ and 90⁰, is to set the Angle Unit Roundoff in the AccuDraw Settings to add additional angle stops to the AccuDraw compass. This allows you to quickly find the angle and lock it, using the ‘A’ shortcut key-in, without actually rotating the compass. |
| Links |
| • YouTube • OpenBuildings Help |
Steps:
- Open the AccuDraw Settings.
- On the Coordinates tab toggle on the Angle Unit Roundoff and set the increment.
- Close the dialog.
The AccuDraw compass will now have angle stops when in the Polar mode. The following may be useful key-ins to remember:
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\Shortcut |
What does it do? |
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AccuDraw distances/locks | |
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M |
Swaps between Rectangular and Polar Mode |
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Enter |
Smart Lock - Locks the active drawing axis (X or Y Axis) |
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A |
Locks the angle in the distance/angle AccuDraw dialog |
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D |
Locks the distance in the distance/angle AccuDraw dialog |
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