How to draw construction lines and walls in a new design

Complete the following steps to draw walls or construction lines in a new design:

1. In the Room Layout ribbon, select a wall shape.
   
   
   
   

2. Click in the Floor Plan area to start drawing and open the Edit Shape ribbon.
   
   
   
   

3. Move the pointer to the left, right, up, or down to begin drawing.
   If you no longer want to add this wall, press ESC or click Discard Changes in the Edit Shape ribbon.
   
   

4. Extend the wall/construction line to the required length and click once to confirm the length of the wall. Alternatively, you can type values in the Placement box and press ENTER.

5. To add another wall/construction line, repeat steps 3 and 4.
   
   

6. To stop adding walls/construction lines, press the ESC key or click Accept Changes in the Edit Shape ribbon.

Notes!

To draw a wall at any angle, click the Ortho button in the Work Area toolbar to turn off Ortho mode (45-degree increments).

The following commands in the Edit Shape ribbon determine the wall justification:

• Draw Using Back Dimension: See Back point wall justification for more information.
  
  

• Draw Using Center Dimension: Center point wall justification for more information.
  
  

• Draw Using Front Dimension: This is the default wall justification. See Front point wall justification for more information.

 

See Example - Draw walls for a step-by-step example of drawing walls.

See Example - Draw walls using Ortho for a step-by-step example of using the Ortho button while drawing walls.

Note: If you prefer to draw walls/construction lines using 90-degree angles, select the preference in the Walls/Construction Lines pane of the Preferences dialog box. Then see Draw connected walls/construction lines using 90-degree angles for instructions.