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Rubia Torres
is it possible to have two separate views up on the screen at one time? In Autocad, I could have two separate areas of a floor plan, with a split screen set-up, to match/copy/etc from one area of a plan to another.
Also, is there a 'measure' tool as in Autocad, (but not the coordinate boxes or technique) to measure distance from items? Without dimensioning the objects? Example...I want to measure location of a window frame from edge of wall?
Thanks-
Hi Katherine!
You can have multiple windows open in ArchiCAD, just not multiple floor plan windows! Well actually, you can't have multiple 3D windows open either, but you can have as many sections, elevations & details open as you like! Although be careful, because each window will at take extra RAM.
The easiest way to measure in ArchiCAD is to relocate your user origin and then move your cursor and read the coordinates. Do this by clicking on the User Origin button in your coordinate box, then clicking where you want to measure from. Then simply hover your cursor on the node where you want to measure to, and read the values in the coordinate box. You can also copy and paste these values by hitting the X, Y, R, and A keys. To return the origin back to the project origin, simply double click the same User Origin button. Feel free to download the attached file and watch the Flash demonstration on how this is done.
Alternatively, you can hold down the shift and alt keys and hover your mouse over the node you want to measure from. This will position the user origin, then you release all keys and place your cursor over the node you want to measure to. This can sometimes be confusing to new users, as the cursor can tend to 'turn white', so try holding down the alt key,
Hope that helps!
Cheers,
Link.
You can have multiple windows open in ArchiCAD, just not multiple floor plan windows!
Well actually, you can't have multiple 3D windows open either, but you can have as many sections, elevations & details open as you like! Although be careful, because each window will at take extra RAM.The easiest way to measure in ArchiCAD is to relocate your user origin and then move your cursor and read the coordinates. Do this by clicking on the User Origin button in your coordinate box, then clicking where you want to measure from. Then simply hover your cursor on the node where you want to measure to, and read the values in the coordinate box. You can also copy and paste these values by hitting the X, Y, R, and A keys. To return the origin back to the project origin, simply double click the same User Origin button. Feel free to download the attached file and watch the Flash demonstration on how this is done.
Alternatively, you can hold down the shift and alt keys and hover your mouse over the node you want to measure from. This will position the user origin, then you release all keys and place your cursor over the node you want to measure to. This can sometimes be confusing to new users, as the cursor can tend to 'turn white', so try holding down the alt key,
Hope that helps!
Cheers,
Link.
How was that one about old dogs ... ?Can I presume that dog learnt this trick in AutoCAD, mate?
Good to hear from you.
Cheers,
Link.
Actually, I use a circle, and not a line.
This way you get the rad of the circle, which is the distance you want to find about, and you get a visual output: the size of the circle helps you to understand the dimension (after all, we are visual artists).
And no, I didn't learn it on the AutoCAD, it just seemed to me to make sense
This way you get the rad of the circle, which is the distance you want to find about, and you get a visual output: the size of the circle helps you to understand the dimension (after all, we are visual artists).
And no, I didn't learn it on the AutoCAD, it just seemed to me to make sense
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