For instance, you could create a Double Hung window unit and place it 40 times in your model, if you than edit one Component to be a casement window, the other 39 update as well. This is useful for windows that are used repeatedly and is very helpful when creating units for multi-family buildings.
A Component is a type of group that when copied and repeated, if one Component is edited all of the other Components will change as well.You can than make a group out of the ‘pieces’ which than makes it easier to edit and move it within the model. Creating a Group is simply a way to combine several objects together, into one ‘piece.’ For instance you can create a window that is comprised of an upper and lower sash as well as glass.The right arrow key locks the red axis and the left arrow key locks the green axis. The up and down arrows will lock the blue axis. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to lock directions. Always use the axis to draw everything.
When using the drop-down menus at the top, pay attention to commands that have a letter to the right, those are shortcut keys that you can use from the keyboard. Dotted Green line extends South from the origin.Solid Green line extends North from the origin.Dotted Red line extends West from the origin.Solid Red line extends East from the origin.Dotted Blue line extends down from the origin.Solid Blue line extends up from the origin.This makes toolbars easier to read- Go To: View>Toolbars>Large Buttons AxisĮach axis has a solid line on one side of the origin and a dotted line on the other, the axis lines orientation is: Standards- Go To: View>Toolbars>Standards.
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