Auxiliary Functions for Locating a Building Component

When you add a building component in the working window, you can select following functions from the auxiliary menu. The component can be a piece of furniture, a stair or a single trim.

Rotate

• Rotate 45 Degrees Counter-clockwise
• Rotate 90 Degrees Counter-clockwise
• Rotate 180 Degrees Counter-clockwise
• Rotate 45 Degrees Clockwise
• Rotate 90 Degrees Clockwise
• Rotate 180 Degrees Clockwise

Rotate

• Rotate Around X Axis
• Rotate Around Y Axis
• Rotate Around Z Axis
• Rotate Around Normal of Picture Plane
• Rotate Around Xyz-axes
• Rotate Around Two Point Vector
• Rotate Around Normal of Selected Surface
• Locate by Surface (3D)

Select Another Auxiliary Function for Locating the Macro

• Scale Factor
• Mirror
• Flip
• Select Layer (2D)
• Adjust Angle to Line Or Plane
• Edit Parameters
• Select a Locating Point
• Select a Parent Object
• Select Height (2D)
• Gravitation Snap
• Toggle Autosnap of Components
• Add Multiple Components in a Row
• Normalize

Select the Presentation Method

• 2D visibility
• 3D visibility
• Coarse Representation
• Accurate Representation

Note

• You can also rotate the macro in the xy plane by using the following keyboard commands:
  • at intervals of 45° by using Page Up and Page Down
  • at intervals of 5° by using the Up and Down arrow keys
  • at intervals of 1° by using the Left and Right arrow keys.

  You can rotate an object by using the keyboard commands when the ../user/SETUP file contains the keyword set.vertex.grouparrowrotate= 2.

• Although windows and doors are also building components, you use Auxiliary Opening Functions to add a window or door.