Add text, arrows, lines, areas on the 2D plan

In addition to the elements of the "Exterior" step, , you will be able to customize your 2D plan in under the annotation sub-menu thanks to the "text", "line & arrow" and "area" tools.


Add text

1 - Go to the plan step, select the annotation sub-menu, and select the text tool. 908 - Text tool

2 - A "My text" element will appear at the end of the mouse cursor. Click on the plan where you want to position this text.

❗The "Text" label can be moved at any time by holding down the left click. 

3 - "My text" will then be highlighted. Write your text in place of the default text. Clicking outside the text area validates the current text.

💡The "Enter" key allows you to go down to the next line when writing the text.

4 - To edit the text, double click on it (or click on the "Edit text" icon present under the label).

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5 - Once the text is written, you can modify its properties : font type and size, text color... Go to the right column in the "Parameters". 908 - Text customization

💡 When you will have several text zones on a plan, the global application assistant will propose you to apply the text parameters to all these zones.

Create arrows and lines

1 - Go to the plan step, select the annotation sub-menu, and select the line and arrow tool. 908 - Line and arrow tool

2 - Cursor will become a black cross. Make a first click on the grid to start the drawing. A second click will end it.

❗The created arrow can be moved at any time by a maintained left click. 

3 - Click on the points at each end of the arrow and grad to change its length and orientation.

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4 - Once the arrow is created, you can modify its properties: thickness, color, type of line (solid or dotted), ends... Go to the right column in "Parameters".908 - Arrow customization

💡 When you have several arrows on the plan, the global application assistant will offer to apply the thickness and color settings to all the arrows.

Create areas

1 - Go to the plan step, select the annotation sub-menu, and select the area tool. 908 - Area tool

2 - Draw the area on the grid on the principle "1 click = 1 turn".

3 - To finish the drawing, click on the validation arrow represented on your last created point.

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4 - Once the area has been created, you can modify its properties: name, add to the open area, display its surface or not, change its type and size of font, its colors... Go to the right column in "Information" and "Parameters".

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