User manual PUNCH! SOFTWARE HOME DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL SERIES 18

USER'S GUIDE A HOME DESIGN rchitectural Series TM 1 8 © 2002 Punch! Software, L.L.C. PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide All rights reserved. This document, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and can only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license. Portions of the software described in this document © 1995-2002 Microsoft Corporation. Except as permitted by such license, no part of this document can be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Punch! Software, L.L.C. Punch! Software, L.L.C. reserves the right to improve, enhance and revise its products without notice. Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 is a registered trademark of Punch! Software, L.L.C. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. The information in this document is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Punch! Software, L.L.C. Punch! assumes no liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document. First edition, 2002 Printed in the United States of America Table of Contents Part 1: The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 1: Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Contents of Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Tips for Users of Other Punch! Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installing Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Registering Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Speed Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Important System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Video Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 2: Window Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Title Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Plan Tabs and Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Tool Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Elevation Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Virtual Ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Snaps Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Annotation Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Measurement Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Working Floor Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Scroll Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide i Contents LiveView Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Preview Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PowerTool Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Chapter 3: A Quick Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Right-Click Pop-up Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Changing the Lot Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Setting the Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Setting Unit of Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Using the Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Chapter 4: File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Opening a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Saving a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Closing a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Accessing the Pre-Drawn Homeplans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Importing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Exporting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Printing Floorplans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Printing a 3D LiveView Rendering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chapter 5: Snaps & Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Snap to Endpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Snap to Segment Centerpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Snap to Object Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Snap to Object Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Snap to Intersection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Snap to Perpendicular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Snap to Segment-Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Dimensioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using the Virtual Ruler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Calculating Square Footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Adding Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Chapter 6: Controlling Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Viewing the 2D Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Zooming In and Out in 2D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 ii PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Contents Panning Across the 2D Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Using Viewpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Arranging 2D and 3D Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Chapter 7: Working with Plan Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Selecting a Plan Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Customizing Visible Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Moving Features to Different Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Part 2: Creating Your Home Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Chapter 8: Foundation Plan Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Defining the Foundation Perimeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Customizing the Exterior Wall Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Adding Stiffener Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Defining Foundation Piers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Adding Post Tension Strands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Drawing the Foundation Slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Creating a Basement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Creating a Split-Level Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Creating a Slab Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Using the Elevation Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Chapter 9: Floor Plan Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Drawing Exterior Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Changing Exterior Wall Segment Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Customizing the Exterior Wall Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Defining Gable Wall Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Drawing Interior Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Drawing Irregular Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Customizing the Interior Wall Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Changing Interior Wall Segment Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Defining Wall Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Moving Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Drawing a Curved Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Breaking a Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Adding Cased Openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Adding Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide iii Contents Moving an Opening or Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Changing Door Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Removing an Opening or Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Adding Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Moving a Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Changing Window Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Elevating a Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Stacking Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Removing a Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Adding a Second Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Creating a Split Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Placing a Staircase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Modifying a Staircase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Adding Railings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Modifying a Railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Adding Flooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Calculating the Flooring Square Footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Adding a Floor Cutout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Adding Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Editing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Moving Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Elevating Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Part 3: Utilities in Your Home Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Chapter 10: Electrical Plan Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Placing Outlets and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Adding Connector Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Adding Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Adding Flood Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Placing Phone and Cable Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Adding Smoke Detectors and Thermostats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Adding a Ceiling Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Chapter 11: Plumbing Plan Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Placing Toilets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Placing Sinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 iv PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Contents Placing Bathtubs or Spa Tubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Placing a Shower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Placing the Hot Water Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Placing an Outdoor Hose Bib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Placing a Gas Bib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Adding Floor Drains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Chapter 12: HVAC Plan Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Placing Air Ducts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Placing Vents and Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Adding Heating, Air Conditioning Units and Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Placing Baseboard Registers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Part 4: Working on Your Home's Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Chapter 13: Roofing Plan Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Adding a Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Using the Freehand Roof Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Editing Roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Drawing a Gambrel Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Drawing a Saltbox Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Adding a Soffit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Chapter 14: Deck Plan Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Adding a Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Calculating Square Footage of a Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Changing the Deck Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Editing Handrail Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Editing Skirt Trim Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Editing Step Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Adding Custom Railings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Modifying a Custom Railing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Placing a Custom Staircase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Modifying a Custom Staircase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Chapter 15: Landscape Plan Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Defining the Property Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Calculating Square Footage of the Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide v Contents Adding a Ground Fill Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Calculating Square Footage of a Fill Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Adding Berms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Adding Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Drawing Sidewalks, Pathways or Driveways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Calculating Square Footage of a Pathway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Edging an Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Drawing Fences and Gates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Drawing Retaining Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 To Place a Sprinkler Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Altering Topography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Adding Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Viewing Hardiness Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 PlantFinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Making Plants Grow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Chapter 16: Detail Plan Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Drawing Rectangles and Squares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Drawing Circles and Ovals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Drawing Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Drawing Polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Drawing Arcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Drawing Circular Arcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Drawing Multigons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Drawing Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Using Rules and Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Editing Detail Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Adding Smoothing Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Part 5: Customizing Your Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Chapter 17: Editing Your Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Editing Using Cut, Copy, Paste and Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Using Undo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Copying Objects to Different Floors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Moving Objects to Different Floors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Moving Features to Different Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 vi PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Contents Moving the Entire Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Rotating the Entire Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Flipping the Entire Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Using Nudge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Rotating a Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Customizing Floorplan Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Elevating Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Using Elevation Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Chapter 18: Working with LiveView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Opening a LiveView Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Moving around in 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Applying Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Texture Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Applying Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Using Custom Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Applying Wall Trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Adding Lighting and Shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Setting the Viewpoint Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Using ClearView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Adjusting Rendering Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Using the 3D Cut-away Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Customizing LiveView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Part 6: Companion Programs & PowerTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Chapter 19: FloorPlan Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Importing a Floorplan Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Matching the Drawing Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Tracing the Imported Floorplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Hiding an Imported Floorplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Chapter 20: Estimator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Launching Estimator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Customizing the Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Selecting a Plan Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Calculating Construction Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Completing the Various Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide vii Contents Creating a Master Pricelist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Exporting a Pricelist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Printing a Pricelist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Chapter 21: PhotoView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Tips for Using PhotoView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Importing PhotoView Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Moving PhotoView Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Replacing PhotoView Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Elevating PhotoView Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Altering PhotoView Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Masking PhotoView Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Landscaping Using PhotoView Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Right in Your Own Backyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Chapter 22: RealModel® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Preparing to Construct a RealModel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Defining Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Choosing the Construction Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Setting Print Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Printing Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Constructing Wall Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Constructing Roof Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Printing Template Textures and Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Attaching Template Textures & Colors to Your Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Chapter 23: Cabinet Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Designing Full Cabinets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Designing Base Cabinets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Designing Top Cabinets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Designing Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Designing Cabinets with Built-in Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Defining Dimension Increments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Specifying a Trim Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Customizing Cabinet Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Moving around in Cabinet Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Applying Texture or Color to Cabinets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Adding Lighting and Shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 viii PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Contents Rendering Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Saving a Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Closing a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Exporting to 3D Custom Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Chapter 24: Framing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Launching Framing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Adding Structural Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Customizing Framing Beam Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Customizing Joist Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Specifying Support Column Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Customizing Door and Window Headers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Specifying Estimation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 LiveView Window Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Adding Lighting and Shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Using ClearView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Adjusting Rendering Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Viewing Elevations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Customizing LiveView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Using the 3D Cut-away Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Printing and Exporting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Moving Features to Different Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Chapter 25: Elevation Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Launching Elevation Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Adding and Modifying Doors and Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Adding an Opening or Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Moving an Opening or Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Changing Door Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Removing an Opening or Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Adding Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Moving a Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Changing Window Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 Elevating a Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Removing a Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Controlling Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Using the 3D Cut-away Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide ix Contents Controlling the Appearance of your Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Applying Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Texture Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Applying Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Using Custom Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Applying Wall Trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Changing the Light and Rendering Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Customizing LiveView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Dimensioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Adding Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Modifying the Elevation Editor Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Modifying Screen Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Outputting Elevation Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Chapter 26: Layout Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Launching Layout Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Creating a Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Adding Home Design Layout Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Adding Image Layout Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Adding LiveView Layout Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Using LiveView Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Moving around in 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Adding Lighting and Shadows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Setting the Viewpoint Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Using ClearView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Adjusting Rendering Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Customizing LiveView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Manipulating Layout Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Annotating your Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Annotating your Layout with CAD tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Using Rules and Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Using Snaps to Draw CAD Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Adding Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Viewing your Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Printing your Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Using Layout Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 x PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Contents Chapter 27: DXF Export & Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Exporting and Importing a DXF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Converting DXF Lines and Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Copying Objects to Different Floors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Moving DXF Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Viewing the 2D Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Zooming In and Out in 2D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Panning Across the 2D Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Using Nudge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Rotating a Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Part 7: 3D Custom Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Chapter 28: Window Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Title Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Position Readout Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Scroll Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Preview Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Chapter 29: File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Opening a New File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Opening an Existing Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Saving a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Closing a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Exporting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Printing Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Chapter 30: Drawing Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Drawing on the Front Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Drawing on the Floor Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Drawing on the Side Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Changing Grid Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Using 2D Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide xi Contents Chapter 31: Drawing in 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Drawing a 3D Rectangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Drawing a 3D Oval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258 Drawing a 3D Multigon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 Drawing a 3D Polygon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Drawing a 3D Closed Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Drawing a 3D Circular Closed Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Drawing a 3D Open Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Drawing a 3D Circular Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Drawing a 3D Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Drawing a 3D Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Using Object Selection Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Using Point Selection Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Drawing from Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Drawing from Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Chapter 32: Drawing in 2D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Drawing a 2D Rectangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Drawing a 2D Oval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Drawing a 2D Multigon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Drawing a 2D Polygon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Drawing a 2D Closed Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Drawing a 2D Circular Closed Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Drawing a 2D Open Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Drawing a 2D Circular Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Drawing a 2D Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Drawing a 2D Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Changing Curve Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Chapter 33: Converting 2D Objects to 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Extruding a 2D Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Revolving a 2D Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Chapter 34: Editing 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Applying Skew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Rotating an Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Specifying Object Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 xii PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Contents Working in Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Setting a Nudge Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Using Flip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282 Using Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 Duplicating Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284 Grouping Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 Chapter 35: Controlling Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Using Perspective or Orthographic Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Using Different Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Using Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Setting the Camera Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Chapter 36: Applying Color & Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Setting the Object Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Applying Color and Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Using Custom Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide xiii Contents xiv PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Part 1 The Basics Chapter 1: Chapter 2: Chapter 3: Chapter 4: Chapter 5: Chapter 6: Chapter 7: Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Window Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A Quick Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 File Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Snaps & Annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Controlling Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Working with Plan Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Chapter 1 Welcome Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 is a professional-level home design system developed for anyone who needs fast, accurate home drawings and wants the flexibility to view and edit their plan in 3D. Uses for Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 include: Architectural drawings Kitchen design Plumbing installation Electrical plans 3D visualization Landscaping Presentations 3D visualization DXF Import & Export Framing customization Interior design In addition, Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 contains a useful variety of Power Tools that perform specific tasks. For instance, Framing Editor lets you customize almost every facet, like the framing material, spacing and even the direction studs and trusses are to be placed and Layout Manager makes it easy to make professional presentation of your designs to an architect or builder. It's simple to get started planning the home of your dreams. Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the contents of this manual so you'll know where to quickly find the answers. Be sure to see Chapters 2 and 3 for a quick tour of the program and an overview of the screen layout. The most important thing to do before beginning work with Punch! AS18 will be setting your display to 32-bit color. To do this, right-click the Desktop, then click Properties on the pop-up menu. Click the Settings Tab on the Display Properties dialog box, then select True Color (32-bit), if this is not available on your computer, select 24-bit. Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide 3 Chapter 1 Welcome 2 Define your design's exterior walls. For more information, see "To convert an interior wall to an exterior wall", which begins on page 61. Define your design's foundation walls. For more information, see "To convert a first floor exterior wall to a foundation", which begins on page 57. Use the Wall Segment Properties dialog box to match all roof sections. For more information, see "Defining Gable Wall Segments", which begins on page 58. Use the Automatic Flooring feature on the upper floors. For more information, see "To control automatic flooring", which begins on page 57. (optional) Draw flooring on the upper floors. For more information, see "Adding Flooring", which begins on page 74. Customize any complex roofing sections. For more information, see "Using the Freehand Roof Tools", which begins on page 105. Contents of Package Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 comes with everything you need to install and use the software. The package includes the following items: 3 Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 CD Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Homeplan booklet 4 System Requirements In order to run Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18, it is recommended that you have a Pentium-based computer. In addition, your system should include the following: Recommended System Requirements 5 6 Pentium Processor Windows 95 or higher 32 MB of RAM 600 MB of hard disk space (before installation) VGA video card displaying at least 800x600 with 24-bit color (32-bit, if available) CD-ROM drive Mouse or other pointing device For Win2000 Users: 32 MB Video Card Memory 7 Tip: The most important thing to remember when beginning a new drawing is to complete your foundation or exterior walls first. A completely-closed exterior perimeter will ensure that floor square footage measurements will be correctly calculated. Minimum System Requirements Installing Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 To install Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18, you must run Setup. You can't install or reconfigure Punch! AS18 by copying files directly from the distribution CD to your hard drive. To install Punch! AS18 1 2 Insert the Punch! AS18 CD into your CD-ROM drive. Installation begins as soon as you insert the CD. Follow the installation prompts that appear. 486-DX Processor Windows 95 or higher 16 MB of RAM 600 MB of hard disk space (before installation) VGA video card displaying at least 800x600 with 24 bit color CD-ROM drive Mouse or other pointing device For Win2000 Users: 16 MB Video Card Memory Tips for Users of Other Punch! Programs Punch! AS18 will open all floorplans designed with other Punch! programs. One major difference involves the use of interior, exterior and foundation walls. Walls drawn in previous Punch! programs may import as interior walls, so these walls will need to be customized in Punch! AS18. In addition, flooring may need to be drawn on upper floors and some roofing sections might need to be redesigned. To update a file from a previous Punch! program 1 Open the file. Note: If installation did not begin when you inserted the Punch! AS18 CD into your CD-ROM drive, Autorun may be turned off on your computer. To install Punch! AS18 if installation does not begin automatically 1 2 Insert the Punch! AS18 CD into your CD-ROM drive. On the Windows Start menu, click Run. The Run dialog box is displayed. 4 Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Registering Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 3 Type M:\PL2Setup.exe, then click OK. If you are installing from a different drive, substitute the correct letter in place of the letter M. Follow the installation prompts that are displayed. Important System Settings Some of your computer's settings can impact Punch! AS18's efficiency. By changing one (or more) of these settings, you can control how the program performs. 4 Registering Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 Take a moment to register online during installation. After registering, you are eligible for technical support and for early notification when new product releases become available. Your serial number is conveniently located on the back of the CD jewel case. You can also register your software by calling our toll free number at 1-800-365-4832 or visit our Web site at www.punchsoftware.com to register. Set your Display Settings to 800x600 pixels and High Color (24-bit) or True Color (32-bit). On your Start menu, select Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings. If you notice that the 3D display is not clear, set back the Graphics Acceleration. On your Start menu, select Settings>Control Panels> System>Performance> Graphics, then set the acceleration back one notch. By default, all measurements display in Inches, to choose Centimeters go to Design>Unit of Measure... select Metric. Display Settings Punch! AS18 is designed to run effectively based on the system requirements printed on the software packaging. However, there are some specific settings you can select to obtain the best display possible. To adjust your display settings 1 2 3 4 On the Start menu, click Settings, Control Panel. The Control Panel program group is displayed. Double-click Display. The Display Properties dialog box is displayed. Click to the Settings page tab. In the Colors list box, click True Color (32-bit). Speed Tips You can "Speed Up" Punch! AS18 by changing some of the program's default settings. Close the LiveView window when you are not working in 3D. No 3D calculations are performed when the LiveView window is closed. Choose the Quarter-View window size for LiveView instead of Full-View to increase 3D rendering speed. 3D rendering speed increases as the LiveView window becomes smaller in size. Turn off shadow rendering. For more information, see "Adding Lighting and Shadows", which begins on page 159. Set your Display Screen Settings to 24-bit (32-bit, if available), 65,000 colors for optimum 3D rendering speed. You don't have to wait for a 3D view to render every time. Just click the mouse in the LiveView window to interrupt rendering. Hide the floors that are not being drawn. By turning off the inactive floors, the program will not waste resources on them. For more information, see "To view the working floor only", which begins on page 38. Note: If 32-bit is unavailable, click True Color (24-bit). 5 6 In the Screen Area section, move the slider to display at least 800 x 600 pixels. Click OK. The new window settings are applied. You may be prompted to restart your computer to apply the new settings. If so, click OK or Yes. Online Help Punch! AS18 includes an extensive online help system. This system includes all of the information found in the Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide. To access the online help files On the Help menu, click Contents or press F1. Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide 5 Chapter 1 Welcome To access video tutorials with a right-click 1 2 On the Standard toolbar, click the Selection Tool. Right-click the feature, object or plant that you want help with. The Quick Access menu for that tool, object or plant is displayed. To access help for a specific part of your 2D drawing 1 2 On the Standard toolbar, click the Selection Tool. Click the feature, object or plant that you want help with. The Quick Access menu for that feature, object or plant is displayed on the right side of the window. 3 3 4 Click the Tool Help listing on the pop-up window. Help for that feature, object or plant is displayed. (optional) Pressing F1 while many tools are active will access the help file for that Tool. Click Video Tutorial on the pop-up window. A short video will be played showing how the tool works. Note: The player will automatically close upon completion of the video. To access video tutorials from Help 1 2 On the Help menu, click Contents or press F1. Navigate through the Help System until the topic you need is displayed. Video Tutorials Video Tutorials are available for drawing tools and other commonly-used features. These tutorials can be accessed three ways. To access video tutorials from Tool Guides 1 2 On the Standard toolbar, click the Selection Tool. Click the feature, object or plant that you want help with, then click the Tool Guide tool. The Tips & Tricks menu for that tool is displayed . 3 Click the Show Me button. A short video will be played showing how the tool or feature works. Technical Support If you have a software problem that you can't solve, you can call Punch! Technical Support at 1-800-365-4832. When you call, you should be in front of your computer and have your serial number handy. Technical support by telephone is free for 60 days from the date of registration and $10 per call thereafter. You can also email technical support questions to our help staff by writing to us at techsupport@punchsoftware.com. When emailing technical support, please include your serial number, the name of the Punch! software program you are using and its version; for instance, ARC-123456-600, Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18, version 6.0.0. 3 Click the Video Tutorial button on the Tips & Tricks menu. A short video will be played showing how the tool works. 6 Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Technical Support Be sure to visit our online support page at www.punchsoftware.com. There you will find a list of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). You might find the answer you're looking for and save yourself a phone call! In addition, the Punch! Online Community forums.punchsoftware.com - is available where users can post questions and trade useful tips & tricks. Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide 7 Chapter 1 Welcome 8 Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Chapter 2 Window Layout The Punch! AS18 window provides an assortment of features that make it easy to create precise home plans. This chapter describes the basic components. In most cases, this chapter does not provide detailed information on standard Windows concepts or on specific menu items. For information on standard Windows concepts, such as the mouse, the Control menu, the window border, the maximize button, dialog box controls and so on, refer to Windows online Help. title bar menu bar tool guides plan toolbar standard toolbar design window plan tabs options shortcut LiveView icons Punch! Software website snaps bar annotation & dimension bar preview bar virtual ruler elevation slider measurement tools working floor button vertical scroll bar Power Tool buttons status bar horizontal scroll bar PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide 9 Chapter 2 Window Layout Tool Guides Punch! AS18 makes it easy to get started by providing users with tips & tricks for each Tool. Tool Guides provide information about each tool and some general information about the program. Tool Guides can be turned off and on to suit your needs. To access general tool guides Title Bar The title bar extends across the top of the application window. It displays the name of the program and the name of the current drawing file. Using the buttons at the right end of the title bar you can minimize, maximize, close or restore the window. You can also maximize or restore a window by double-clicking on the title bar. Double-clicking the Control menu box at the left end of the title bar is a quick way to exit. If the application is running in a window rather than maximized, dragging the title bar moves the entire window on the desktop. On the Standard toolbar, click the Tool Guide Tool. Menu Bar You can choose menu items using either the mouse or the keyboard. To use the mouse, click the menu name, when the menu drops down, click the item you want. Menu items with an arrow to the right display cascading menus when you place the pointer over one of them. When you highlight a menu item, a description is displayed on the status bar. To use the keyboard, press the ALT key and type the underlined letter in the menu name, then type the underlined letter in the menu item's name. If there is a cascading menu, you must type another letter. You can also use the arrow keys to move through menu items and press ENTER to select one. The ESC key backs out of the menu items one level at a time. There are single-key or key combination shortcuts for certain frequently-used menu items. Each menu lists available shortcut keys to the right of the item's name. You can use the techniques for choosing menu items in combination. To access tool guides for a specific tool 1 2 On any plan tab, click the tool you want to learn more about. Click the Tool Guide tool, the Tips & Tricks menu for that tool is displayed. To access tool guides for a part of your 2D drawing 1 2 On the Standard toolbar, click the Selection Tool. Click the feature, object or plant that you want to learn more about. The Quick Access menu for that feature, object or plant is displayed on the right side of the window. Plan Tabs and Toolbars Clicking one of the plan tabs will activate the toolbar for that plan layer. For example, if you select the Landscape tab, the Landscape toolbar will appear. In addition, when you click the small arrow next to the title of the tab you have the option of viewing or hiding other plans. This will be useful, for example, if you want to see the foundation plan with landscaping, but without exterior and interior walls. To find out what a certain tool represents, hold the pointer over the tool and read the description on the status bar at the bottom of the window. 3 Click the Tool Guide listing at the top of the pop-up window. The Tool Tips menu for that feature, object or plant is displayed. 10 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Elevation Slider Drag 4 (optional) Click Back or Next to cycle through the tips available for that feature, object or plant. You are not constrained to vertical or horizontal, the Vertical Ruler can be stretched in any direction necessary. To turn tool guides on and off To turn off Tool Guides, click (Turn-Off Tool Guides). Snaps Bar On the Snaps bar you will find ten tools that you will begin to find indispensable. Each tool has a very specific function and will allow you to place walls, doors, windows and many other things exactly where you want them - the first time! For more information, see "Snaps & Annotations", which begins on page 25. To turn on Tool Guides, on the Help Menu click (TurnOff Tool Guides). From placing a window exactly 6'4" from a corner to placing a table lamp exactly in the center of the end table, you will begin to use Snaps in concert with almost every other drawing tool in Punch! AS18. Annotation Bar On the Annotation bar there are two tools for text, straight and angled, and several tools to let you dimension part of your design where automatic dimensioning may not be available. With these tools you will be able to measure and label any part of your drawing. If you want, you can store these labels on the Detail Tab so you have the option of turning them off when you want to see your design in a more unobstructed state. For more information, see "Snaps & Annotations", which begins on page 25. Elevation Slider With Punch! AS18's Elevation Slider you can easily move selected items vertically. This feature makes it a snap to make sure windows, doors, plants and so on are in exactly the position you want. Simply select the object or feature to be raised and move slider by clicking and dragging with the mouse. For a more information, see "Using Elevation Slider" on page 152. Virtual Ruler The Virtual Ruler works like a real-world tape measure. It stores away in the corner of the window until you need it, then with one click it is displayed in the middle of the window, where you can move it into any position necessary to make a needed measurement. It then stores away until you need it again. To move the Virtual Ruler, click and drag from the center. To resize, click and drag on one of the large black dots at either end. Measurement Tools The measurement tools include associative dimensions, window/door callouts and the shortcuts to calculate floor square footage. Associative Dimensioning are the measurements that appear as you are adding features. For example, the Associative PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide 11 Chapter 2 Window Layout Preview Bar You can click and drag objects, textures and colors from the Preview Bar onto your plan. The Preview Bar changes to reflect the current design mode. For instance, if you are installing doors, the bar will display some of the most common styles of doors; this will help you specify the style before you start drawing. The Preview Bar provides the easiest and quickest way to customize a home plan. Dimensioning feature will show how far from the ends of each wall the window is positioned. When the Window/Door Callouts option is checked, the measurements of all window and door openings will be shown with the wall measurements and be displayed in the floorplan view. Selecting one of the three square footage options will cause Punch! AS18 to make that calculation and display it in the Status Bar. PowerTool Buttons Clicking one of the buttons on the PowerTool bar launches one of the associated Punch! AS18 applications. Launch Framing Editor. To learn more about Framing Editor, see the chapter titled "Framing Editor", which begins on page 201. Launch Estimator. To learn more about Home Estimator, see the chapter titled "Estimator", which begins on page 171. Launch Elevation Editor. To learn more about Elevation Editor, see the chapter titled "Elevation Editor", which begins on page 211. Launch Layout Manager. To learn more about Layout Manager, see the chapter titled "Layout Manager", which begins on page 225. Launch DXF Importer. For more information on importing a DXF file, see the chapter titled "DXF Export & Import", which begins on page 239. Launch DXF Exporter. For more information on exporting a DXF file, see the chapter titled "DXF Export & Import", which begins on page 239. Launch 3D Custom Workshop. For more information, see "3D Custom Workshop", which begins on page 245. Launch RealModel. For more information on Real Model features, see the chapter titled "RealModel®", which begins on page 183. Insert a PhotoView Image. For more information on PhotoView, see the chapter titled "PhotoView", which begins on page 177. Launch Cabinet Wizard. For more information, see "Cabinet Wizard", which begins on page 187. Working Floor Button Use the Working Floor button to switch the current view based on the number of floors in your home plan. When you click the Working Floor button, a pop-out menu is displayed. Simply click the floor on which you would like to work to switch the current working floor. Status Bar The status bar is located in the lower left of the window and displays prompts, program messages and measurements. It is a good place to look when you are holding the pointer over certain buttons or menu items to find their function. Scroll Bars Scroll bars provide a way for you to pan across the drawing, that is, to change the part of the drawing visible in the window without changing the level of magnification. To pan the drawing in small increments, click the scroll arrow that points in the direction you want to pan. To pan in larger increments, click the control shaft, between the scroll box and a scroll arrow. To pan by a custom increment, drag the scroll box in the direction you want to pan. LiveView Icons It is in the LiveView window where you see your designs come to life! The default view is Plan Full View. When you load Punch! AS18, this is the view you will see. With the 3D Quarter View option, use most of your window for drawing, yet be able to view your design in 3D. For a full explanation see the chapter titled "Working with LiveView", which begins on page 153. When you want to focus primarily on your 2D actions while maintaining a clear view of the 3D design, select Split Plan/ 3D View. Then, when you're ready to add textures and colors to your Dream Home it will be easier in the 3D Full View mode. 12 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Chapter 3 A Quick Tour To get the most benefit from Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18, you should take a minute to become familiar with some of its basic concepts. This chapter describes a few settings you should know, as well as some of the terms used throughout this guide. Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 is not just one software application, but several applications that can be used together. Once you've mastered Punch! AS18, additional tools are available to customize your home plans: Home Estimator, Cabinet Wizard, PhotoView, RealModel and 3D Custom Workshop. Information on the use of all these tools can be found in this User's Manual. With Punch! AS18 you can set a precise drawing scale, define units of measurement and set the reference grid. There are also many performance settings you can apply to optimize drawing speed and 3D viewing. PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide 13 Chapter 3 A Quick Tour Graphic Cues This guide uses several types of graphic elements. Some show the window or a dialog box that will appear during an operation. When this type of graphic illustration is used, every effort is made to show the element exactly as it is displayed on window. Graphic Cues Used in this Guide Convention Meaning mouse click that selects a point--the number, when present, specifies the mouse click's position in a series of clicks About This Guide The text and graphics in this guide are tailored to help you find the information you need quickly and get the most out of Punch! AS18. Each section of this guide is divided into a series of step-by-step instructions, making it easy for you to scan a page to find exactly what you need. You can also refer to the index for additional topics on the same subject, if necessary. Instructions for installing and using Microsoft Windows do not appear in this guide. If you're uncomfortable with your knowledge of Windows or with the concepts associated with a user interface object, you should review Windows online Help before attempting any serious work with Punch! AS18. 2 click and drag operation--beginning of arrow indicates where to start; end of arrow indicates where to stop a right mouse click --the number, when present, specifies the mouse click's position in a series of clicks Basic Terms The following is a list of terms used throughout this guide. Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the language used in this guide and to reinforce your understanding of basic terminology. Click Pressing and releasing the left mouse button once. Right-click Pressing and releasing the right mouse button once. Double-click Pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice. Click and drag Pressing the left mouse button, holding it down and moving the mouse simultaneously. Drag-and-drop Clicking to select an item, holding down the mouse button, then dragging and releasing. Scroll Using the scroll bars on the sides of the application window by clicking the slider box, holding down the mouse button and dragging. Drag 2 Right-Click Pop-up Menus Punch! AS18 provides access, with a right mouse click, to many commonly-used commands. One-click accessibility is available to commands from specifying where dimensions appear, to accessing the video tutorials, to customizing grid properties and so on. To access the plan option right-click menu 1 2 On the Standard toolbar, click the Selection Tool. Right-click on your design window. The plan option pop-up menu is displayed. Note: Be sure nothing is selected when performing the right-click; if something is selected another pop-up menu will be displayed. 3 4 Move the mouse down the menu until the option you want is highlighted. Click the mouse. 14 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Changing the Lot Size To access the plan edit right-click menu 1 2 On the Standard toolbar, click the Selection Tool. Right-click a wall on your design window. The plan edit pop-up menu is displayed. Move the mouse down the menu until the option you want is highlighted. Click the mouse. The option is displayed. 3 To access the "Convert to" right-click menu 1 2 On the Standard toolbar, click the Selection Tool. On your design window, right-click a 2D shape drawn with a tool on the Details Tab. The edit popup menu is displayed. Move the mouse over the menu until the entity type you want is highlighted. Click the mouse. The shape you selected is converted to the entity type you chose. 3 4 Note: This menu might differ slightly from the one shown at right depending on whether an exterior or an interior wall is selected. To access the plant edit right-click menu 1 2 On the Standard toolbar, click the Selection Tool. Right-click a plant on your design window. The plant edit pop-up menu is displayed. Move the mouse down the menu until the option you want is highlighted. Click the mouse. The option you selected is displayed. 4 Changing the Lot Size With Punch! AS18 you can define a lot size that matches your physical lot up to a maximum of 500 x 500 feet. The default lot size is 200 x 200 feet. For more information on matching your lot if it is not rectangular, see "Defining the Property Line", which begins on page 120. To set the lot size 1 On the Design menu, click Lot Size or press CTRL+L. The Lot Size dialog box is displayed. 3 4 To access the object edit right-click menu 1 2 On the Standard toolbar, click the Selection Tool. Right-click an object on your design window. The object edit pop-up menu is displayed. Move the mouse down the menu until the option you want is highlighted. Click the mouse. The option you selected is displayed. 2 3 Type the new lot size in the dialog box, then click OK. The lot is altered (optional) Click to select meters if you want to use metric measurements. 3 4 Setting the Scale Scale is the ratio between real-world size of objects and items in your drawing and their size when printed. The default drawing scale is 1/4" = 1', meaning that 1/4" on your drawing plan equals one foot in real-world size. You can customize scale settings at any time to suit your needs as well as print your drawing to scale. To set the drawing scale 1 On the Design menu, click Plan Scale. The Plan Scale dialog box is displayed. PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide 15 Chapter 3 A Quick Tour pop-up menu that is displayed. The Grid Properties dialog box is displayed. 2 Click a new scale setting, then click OK. The new scale is applied to your plan drawing. Setting Unit of Measurement You can set units of measurement in Punch! AS18 by selecting either English measurements in feet and inches or Metric measurements in meters and centimeters. To set the unit of measurement 1 2 On the Design menu, click Unit of Measure. The Unit of Measure dialog box is displayed. Click either English or Metric, then click OK. The unit of measurement you selected is applied. 2 On the Grid Spacing dialog box, type new measurements into the Snap Grid section, then click OK. Items you draw or drag-and-drop into the design window will now snap to the measurements you defined. Note: Initially, the grid is set at 12 inches, making it easy to visualize each plan square as exactly one square foot, but can be customized to meet your particular design needs. Note: Snap settings can be set as low as 0.10 inch (English), 0.002 m (Metric) and still show visible movement along the grid. Snap settings can be set as high as 500 inches (English), 12.70 m (Metric). To select grid spacing 1 On the Options menu, click Grid Properties or right-click on your design window and click Grid Properties on the pop-up menu that is displayed. The Grid Properties dialog box is displayed. Type new horizontal and vertical measurements in the Grid Dots/Lines section of the Grid Spacing page, then click OK. The new grid spacing measurements are applied. Using the Grid With Punch! AS18 you can set specific grid properties that aid in drawing your home plan. You can set points based on the reference grid which is useful when you want to make sure certain points are specified precisely. Grid settings have a direct impact on the ease of aligning objects, snapping objects to the grid and so on. When using the Snap to Grid feature, items that are dragged and dropped on the design window are automatically snapped, or placed, to align with the current grid. By default, Snap to Grid is turned on. You can customize grid settings by selecting grid spacing, grid style and whether the grid is hidden from view or displayed. By default, the grid is set at 12 inches, making it easy to visualize that each plan square is exactly one square foot, but can be customized to meet your particular design needs. Grid properties can also be set by accessing the right-click menu with nothing selected, see "On the Standard toolbar, click the Selection Tool." on page 15 for more information. To define Snap to Grid settings 1 On the Options menu, click Grid Properties or right-click on your design window and click Grid Properties on the 2 To change the grid style 1 On the Options menu, click Grid Properties or right-click on your design window and click Grid Properties on the 16 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Using the Grid pop-up menu that is displayed. The Grid Properties dialog box is displayed. 2 3 Click the Grid Style page tab. Click either Grid Dots or Grid Lines, then click OK. The new grid style is applied. Note: Grid Dots/Lines can be set to as low as 1 inch (English), 0.02 m (Metric) and still be viewable. Grid Dots/ Lines can be set as high as 500 inches (English), 12.70 m (Metric). To move objects/features along the grid style 1 2 3 On the Standard toolbar, click the Selection Tool. Click the object or feature you want to move. Using the arrow keys on your keyboard, move the object or feature into position. Note: Each time you press an arrow key, the object or feature will move one increment that you have set in "To define Snap to Grid settings" on page 16. To turn off Snap to Grid On the Options menu, click to uncheck Snap to Grid, press CTRL+R, or right-click on your design window and click Snap to Grid on the pop-up menu. The feature is disabled. To enable Snap to Grid, simply recheck the menu item. To display the grid On the Options menu, click to check Grid Visible or right-click on your design window and click Grid Visible on the pop-up menu that is displayed. The grid is displayed on the design window. PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide 17 Chapter 3 A Quick Tour 18 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Chapter 4 File Management When you start Punch! AS18, a new blank drawing file is displayed. If you are returning to work on an existing drawing, you must open it, or display it on the screen. Opening a file involves clicking Open on the File menu and specifying the name of the file you want to open. Once you have opened a file, you can edit, import, export, print, view and save it. You can have more than one file open at a time. The exact number of files you can have open depends on the amount of memory in your system and the complexity of the home plan file. When you open a file, Punch! AS18 displays it in a new window. The changes you make to a plan drawing occur only in your computer's memory until you save them. To preserve a drawing for later use, you must save it to a file. If you want to save a drawing using its current name or if you want to save a new, untitled drawing, use Save. If you want to save a drawing using a new name, use Save As. At any point during the design process you can import objects created in 3D Custom Workshop or cabinets from Cabinet Wizard. In addition, you can export a 3D LiveView rendering as a BMP file or to Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML). PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide 19 Chapter 4 File Management 3 Click OK. Opening a File Opening a file copies the data it contains into memory, making it available for you to edit or print the plan drawing. To open an existing file 1 2 On the File menu, click Open. The Open dialog box is displayed. In the File Name box, type the name of the file you want to open, or search for the file by switching folders or drives. When you see the name of the file you want to open, click to select it. Click OK. To save a file to a different name, drive, or folder 1 2 3 On the File menu, click Save As. The Save As dialog box is displayed. If you want to save the drawing under another name, type a name in the File Name text box. If you want to save the drawing to a different drive or folder, click a different drive and folder, or type the complete path in the File Name text box. Click OK. 3 4 4 Closing a File When you finish working with a file, close it to remove the window from the screen and to free up your computer's memory. When you are done working in Punch! AS18, close all your files and exit the program. To close a file To see a list of recently opened files 1 2 On the File menu, highlight Open Recent. The Open Recent listing is displayed. On the Open Recent pop-up, click the file you want to open. The file loads into memory. Saving a File When you open a file, Punch! AS18 copies the file to your computer's memory. As you work, you modify the copy stored in memory. Any system failure or loss of power destroys that copy. To save your work permanently, you must save it to a file on a disk. A good rule of thumb is to save every 15 minutes or after you've completed any work you wouldn't want to redo. When you click the Save command, Punch! AS18 saves the active drawing using the name and location you last gave it. You can create more than one version of a drawing or save copies on another disk for safekeeping. You can save each version under a different name, or you can save them under the same name in different folders or on different disks. To save an existing file On the File menu, click Close. If you have unsaved changes in your plan drawing, Punch! AS18 prompts you to save them before it closes the file. To close all open files and exit Punch! AS18 On the File menu, click Exit. If any open drawings have unsaved changes, Punch! AS18 prompts you to save them before it closes their files. Accessing the Pre-Drawn Homeplans Punch! AS18 includes a wide variety of homeplans for you to alter. The included homeplans are located in the directory where you installed the program, in a subdirectory called "Plans". To open a pre-drawn homeplan 1 2 3 4 On the file menu, click Open. Navigate to the directory where Punch! AS18 is installed. Double-click the Plans subdirectory. The subdirectory opens. Click the plan you want to open. Click OK. On the File menu, click Save or right-click, then click Save on the pop-up menu that is displayed or press Ctrl+S. To save a new, unnamed file 1 2 On the File menu, click Save As. The Save As dialog box is displayed. Type a file name in the File Name text box. Punch! AS18 automatically adds the PRO extension, unless you specify another extension. 20 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Importing Files Note: All plans included with Punch! AS18 are the copyright of Wolfgang Trost Architects. The plans and 3D computer images are for conceptual purposes only. You must have any plans provided in, or generated by, Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 checked by a licensed architect before you build. Punch Software LLC and Wolfgang Trost Architects are not liable for errors, omissions or any other deficiencies in these conceptual plans. Complete sets of building plans for these homes are available by contacting Wolfgang Trost Architects at www.wolfgangtrost.com Exporting Files By exporting your design to VRML, it becomes available for viewing with a VRML viewer or through a web browser (provided an appropriate plug-in is installed). These helper applications and plug-ins are available as free downloads on the Internet. You can also export a rendering to BMP format. Files can be export in BMP format in Textured, Wire-Frame and ClearView modes. The exported file will appear just as your LiveView window does. Be sure to render in high-resolution your drawing before exporting. Size is also controlled by how your LiveView window appears, the larger the LiveView window, the larger the BMP file will be. For more information on controlling the LiveView environment, see "Working with LiveView", which begins on page 153 To export to BMP 1 On the File menu, click Export>BMP. The Export BMP dialog box is displayed. In the File Name text box, type a name. Punch! AS18 automatically adds the BMP extension, then click OK. Importing Files Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 is 18 programs in one. All of these programs integrate seamlessly; objects created with Punch! 3D Custom Workshop and cabinets designed in Punch! Cabinet Wizard are available for import into your floor plan. To import a 3D Custom Workshop object 1 On the File menu, click Import>Punch! 3D Custom Workshop Object. The Import Punch! 3D Object dialog box is displayed. In the File Name box, type the name of the file you want to open, or search for the file by switching folders or drives. When you see the name of the file you want to open, click to select it. Click OK. The object is placed in the center of your 2D design. 2 2 Note: For instructions on printing the BMP file, see "Printing a 3D LiveView Rendering" on page 23. To export to VRML 1 2 On the File menu, click Export>3D VRML World. In the File Name text box, type a name. Punch! AS18 automatically adds the WRL extension, then click OK. 3 4 Note: Double-click the object to re-open it in 3D Custom Workshop. To import a Cabinet Wizard object 1 On the File menu, click Import>Punch! Cabinet Wizard Object. The Import Punch! Cabinet Wizard Object dialog box is displayed. In the File Name box, type the name of the file you want to open, or search for the file by switching folders or drives. When you see the name of the file you want to open, click to select it. Click OK. The cabinet is placed in the center of your 2D design. Printing Floorplans Punch! AS18 prints using the current Windows printer drivers. You can, however, print using any installed printer. Using the Print dialog box you can specify a printer or plotter from those currently installed. Your can print your drawing in color or in black & white; it can be printed to scale or you can print it all on one page, whatever you require. Follow these steps to print your 2D drawing. To print to fit page 1 On the File menu, click Print to Fit Page or press Ctrl+P. A Print Manager menu will ask if you want to print your drawing in color. Click Yes to print in color, click no to print in greyscale. 2 3 4 Note: Double-click the cabinet to re-open it in Cabinet Wizard. PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide 21 Chapter 4 File Management 9 Click either Auto Feeder or Manual Feed as your paper feed method, then click OK. To print to scale Note: Gridlines will print if they are visible when the drawing is printed. 2 The Print dialog box is displayed. 1 On the Design menu, click Plan Scale. The Plan Scale dialog box is displayed. 2 Click the radio button next to the scale you want to use. Click OK. Note: Gridlines will print if they are visible when the drawing is printed. 3 On the File menu, click Print to Scale. A Print Manager menu will ask if you want to print your drawing in color. Click Yes to print in color, click no to print in greyscale. 3 4 5 Click the down arrow next to the printer name. Click the printer you want to use. Click the Properties button. The Properties menu is displayed. 4 The Print dialog box is displayed. Note: The following Properties menu is that of a popular color printer. Refer to your printer's documentation on the use of its specific features. 5 6 7 Click the down arrow next to the printer name. Click the printer you want to use. Click the Properties button. The Properties menu is displayed. 6 7 8 Select the paper orientation. Select the paper size. Typically, this will be either 8 1/ 2x11 in (letter) or 8 1/2x14 in (legal). Click the down arrow next to media type. Then select the required media. Note: The following Properties menu is that of a popular color printer. Refer to your printer's documentation on the use of its specific features. 22 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Printing a 3D LiveView Rendering Note: The following Properties menu is that of a popular color printer. Refer to your printer's documentation on the use of its specific features. 8 9 Select the paper orientation. Select the paper size. Typically, this will be either 8 1/2x11 in (letter) or 8 1/2x14 in (legal). 5 6 7 8 9 Select the paper orientation. Select the paper size. Typically, this will be either 8 1/2x 11 in (letter) or 8 1/2x14 in (legal). Click on the down arrow next to media type. Then select the required media. Click either Auto Feeder or Manual Feed as your paper feed method. Click OK. 10 Click the down arrow next to media type. Then select the required media. 11 Click either Auto Feeder or Manual Feed as your paper feed method, then click OK. Printing a 3D LiveView Rendering Punch! AS18 streamlines the process used to print the 3D LiveView images. With just a couple clicks, you can print beautiful, full-color renderings of your design. To print a 3D LiveView rendering 1 On the File menu, click Print 3D LiveView, then select the quality needed. The print dialog box is displayed. 2 3 4 Click the down arrow next to the printer name. Click the printer you want to use. Click the Properties button. The Properties menu is displayed. PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide 23 Chapter 4 File Management 24 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Chapter 5 Snaps & Annotations Punch! Home Design Architectural Series 18 introduces the powerful Snaps Toolbar. On the Snaps Toolbar there are a wide variety of precision drawing aids that will help in exact placement of walls, doors, windows, and so on. Often, drawing a plan to scale is not enough to convey precise measurements. In such cases, you must notate the measurements using manual dimension notes. Punch! AS18, by default, automatically displays dimensions as you draw. This makes it easy to create accurate drawings from the start. In addition to the Virtual Ruler you can use a variety of dimension tools available in Punch! AS18 to measure items that are not automatically dimensioned. You can also obtain total square footage measurements for each floor of your home design with the Square Footage menu item. With the text tools you can add either straight or angled text to any area of your drawing. This feature is useful if you'd like to name your home plan or add your address to the final drawing, for instance. You can select from any font installed on your computer, as well as select style and size. This chapter describes the dimension and measurement tools in Punch! AS18 and how to add text to your drawing. PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide 25 Chapter 5 Snaps & Annotations Snap to Endpoint Punch! AS18 introduces the power of snaps. With snaps, you can define exactly what distance interior walls are placed from other walls or begin exactly at the end of the wall when drawing a roof section. You can move through the Snaps Toolbar with the Tab key. Each time you press Tab, the next Snap Tool is activated, Shift-Tab reverses the process. The following examples show a few ways that Snaps will help you during the design process; each Snap Tool works in concert with many other tools in Punch! AS18. To snap a wall from the end of another wall 1 2 3 On the Floor Plan tab, click the Interior Wall Tool. On the Snaps toolbar, click the Snap to Endpoint Tool or press TAB. Click a wall on the design window. The wall will "snap to" the endpoint nearest where you clicked. Note: Each Snap Tool defaults back to "No Snap" after it is used; double-clicking the Snap Tool will lock it in active mode. If you have locked a Snap Tool and use the Tab key to activate another tool, it will be also be locked as active. Note: Walls are drawn from a centerline. When moving or otherwise manipulating them, you are always working from the centerline and snapping to them will do the same. To snap a roof 1 On the Roofing Plan tab, click one of the Roof Tools. The Preview Bar displays the pitches that are available. Click the roof pitch to select it. On the Snaps toolbar, click the Snap to Endpoint Tool or press TAB. Click a wall on the design window. The roof will "snap to" the endpoint nearest where you clicked. 2 3 4 4 Hold down the mouse button and drag. Notice that the wall follows the pointer and automatically displays the wall length. 5 5 Release the mouse button when the wall length you want is reached. Hold down the mouse button and drag until the cursor touches a wall. 26 PUNCH! Home Design Architectural Series 18 User's Guide Snap to Segment Centerpoint 4 Hold down the mouse button and drag. Notice that the wall follows the pointer and automatically displays the wall length. 6 Press Tab to re-activate the Snap to Endpoint Tool. The roof will automatically extend to cover the entire perimeter. 5 Release the mouse button when the wall length you want is reached. 7 Release the mouse button. Snap to Segment Centerpoint Snap to Segment Centerpoint will be useful when drawing walls, placing doors or windows, and so on. You can move through the Snaps Toolbar with the Tab key. Each time you press Tab, the next Snap Tool is activated, Shift-Tab reverses the process. To snap a wall from the center of another wall 1 2 On the Floor Plan tab, click the Interior Wall Tool. On the Snaps toolbar, click the Snap to Segment Centerpoint Tool or press TAB to move through the tools on the Snaps toolbar. Click a wall on the design window. The wall will "snap to" the centerpoint of the wall. Note: Each Snap Tool defaults back to "No Snap" after it is used; double-clicking the Snap Tool will lock it in active mode. If you have locked a Snap Tool and use the Tab key to activate another tool, it will be also be locked as active.