Internal walls

A quick poll regarding internal walls. Who think they should automatically be set to run perpendicular to the existing walls? Also should we be able to pick our hatching styles.

Discuss!!!

Can't say it bothers me much, I have just got used to putting in the dims I want the 'wrong' way around (width & depth)

More flexibility with internal walls, and all walls for that matter would be beneficial. its annoying when you miss out a window, or a turn and have to delete all walls to get back to the place to insert one. I know you can scroll through them and add it in but that often confuses the plan

The hatching looks so amateurish, that's why I'd want the system to snap perpendicular to the existing walls.

I do the same of I want to use snap zones Width 100, Depth 1000 say... It would be better to default to Perp though as they usually are....

We have a bit of control of the Wall appearance by editing the Room Config as follows:

Cheers Daz . . . I like the "This one does not work" leader ;-)

Jaynehiddleston wrote:More flexibility with internal walls, and all walls for that matter would be beneficial. its annoying when you miss out a window, or a turn and have to delete all walls to get back to the place to insert one. I know you can scroll through them and add it in but that often confuses the plan

This is an option if you was not aware Jayne:
Utilities/Wall Helper.... You must have the wall selected before hand ;-)
Once you have put the basic Window or any other option selected on the "Alter Wall Utility" menu you can then go into the element to edit as normal for window style and height off floor etc.

New one to me! Well done Daz (as usual).

Just looked at it . . . hmmm . . . not that easier either. Drag and drop please?

Minch wrote:Just looked at it . . . hmmm . . . not that easier either.  Drag and drop please?

Not sure what you mean... it is a quicker way than a user going back an adding them in manually.

It can also be simpler to draw all the walls and ignore openings sometimes and add them later.  This way, either from some users point of view, or it for say a new build and you do not know where the windows are and the kitchen will govern there positions after you do the design of it..

Drag en Drop would be nice yes...

OK, I'll have to have a more of a play to see how it behaves. I prefer to just use the arrow keys, insert etc. Drag and drop YES :-D

Thanks Daz, I am aware of this option but agree with Nathan, its still complicated to use, confuses the plan and leads to it going off angles and screwing up renders due to unnecessary additional turns etc. I agree, drag and drop would be much better, and surely not too technical to introduce?!

I use the wall helper utility. It's a minor point, but if you create an angled wall by using the join command, wall helper won't work on that wall.

They can already do this in the Room Planner. Would be good to integrate this into the full version

http://www.articad.net/myroomplan/myroomplan/?id=61&guid1=1794244189&guid2=1028692030&order=1