Drawing Walls

Why learn drawing walls if the Building and Room Wizard create them in a few clicks? Knowing about walls helps you use plan3D in other areas as well.

Contents

3D Perspective Mode

Draw Walls in 3D

Link Walls

Select, Delete and Move

Wall Size

Blueprint Mode

Switch to Blueprint View

Draw Walls in Blueprint Mode

Link Walls

Select, Delete and Move

Dimensions

Wall Size

Curved Walls

Draw Walls in 3D

To draw a wall choose Build> Draw Wall and click-and-drag in work area. Example:

Link Walls

Link walls in 3D mode by putting the cursor over the end of an existing wall and drawing as shown above.

Select, Delete and Move

Double-click walls to select. Press delete key to delete. Click-and-drag walls to move them around.

Wall Size

Drag handles or right-click wall and choose "Set Dimensions..."

Also see Build> Draw Walls for more information.Learn how to draw walls in blueprint view so you can see dimensions. Switch between blueprint and 3D modes as needed.

Drawing walls is done using click-and-drag.

Switch to Blueprint View

Example:

Draw Walls in Blueprint Mode

Click-and-drag in the work area to draw walls. Example:

Link Walls

Link walls by putting the cursor over the end of an existing wall and drawing.

Select, Delete and Move

Double-click walls to select. Press delete key to delete. Click-and-drag on walls to move them around.

Dimensions

Add your own dimensions by choosing Build> dimensions. Add your own custom dimensions here too.

Exterior or Interior Dimensions? Right-click wall, choose "Measure Other Side."

Wall Size

Right-click walls and choose "Set Wall Dimensions..." to change height, length and thickness by entering dimensions.

Adjusting Linked Wall Lengths: When linked, drag adjoining walls to resize.

Also see Build> Draw Walls for more information about walls.

Curved Wall and Rounded Wall

In plan3D you must draw short straight wall segments to make a curved wall. The easiest way to do this is to use curved shapes as a reference.

Steps:

Choose the Your Shapes>Cylinders shapes from the Directory.
Choose one the shapes that is closest to the curve you want. Half cylinder, twelve sided, eight sided, etc. and drag it into your plan.
Right-click on the cylinder and set the width/depth to the size for the curved wall you want.
Put the shape where it's supposed to go in your plan.
In blueprint mode, use the curved shape as reference and draw wall segments around the curve. The trick is to do one segment of equal size for each segment of the curve.
You can link each segment as you go if you're using the default angles. To draw custom angles hold in the shift key when drawing walls. You may need to click the walls after you draw them to prompt them to link if you use the shift key.