Building Wizard
Use the Building Wizard to instantly create
a shell for home, office and other structures, etc. It automatically constructs
walls, floors, ceilings and roofs.
After the structure is created, add doors,
windows, interior walls, paint and furnishings to complete your building
design.
Contents
Building Wizard
Building Examples
Interior Dimensions
What Next?
Building Wizard
Follow these steps to use the wizard:
Step 1 (of 3):
Choose "Building Wizard"
from the File menu
Pick building shape by clicking
radio button above it
Choose whether you want metric
or US measurements
Choose interior or exterior
measurements
Click "Go to Step 2"
button
Step 2 (of 3):
Enter wall dimensions
Enter wall width
Click "Go to Step 3"
button
Step 3 (of 3):
Pick gabled, hipped or no
roof
Pick ceiling option
Enter wall height
Enter number of floors (as
in 2-stories, 4-stories, etc.)
Click "Generate Plan"
button
Example:
Building Examples
Here are two examples of what you can do with buildings
after you create them in the Building Wizard. You're limited only by your
imagination.
Interior Dimensions
If wall dimensions in blueprint are showing exterior instead
of interior, right-click the wall and choose "Measure Other Side."
What Next?
To complete your home design do the following:
Add
windows and doors from Directory. See door
and window.
Add
interior walls. See drawing walls.
Cut
holes in walls between rooms using cut
hole.
Add
tubs, showers, toilets and sinks from bathroom category. See bathroom design.
Add
cabinets and countertops to bathrooms, kitchens, and utility rooms.
See cabinet basics.
Add
wall, floor and countertop coverings. See adding
materials.
Paint
your rooms. See paints and colors.
Do
interior design by adding furniture, framed art. See interior
design
Add
exterior architecture like porch
roofs, fences, columns
and posts.
Landscape
your yard with landscaping objects from directory. See landscaping.
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