Other Building Modeller functions

The Building Modeller offers a variety of tools to facilitate the introduction of the structural layout:

• Different zoom tools are available to users (zoom in, zoom out, dynamic zoom, zoom to window, center all and zoom to member). These tools are also available through the respective toolbar buttons or through the Menu (View >...).
• Showing or hiding the CAD drawing as a background image can be done from the main menu (View > Show/Hide DWG...) or through the corresponding toolbar button , after it has been loaded with the button .
• Snap tools offer the possibility of snapping to the CAD drawing, the member and/or the grid. The grid (step, min and max values) and snap properties (step), as well as whether the grid will be visualised or not may be defined from the Snap and Grid Properties dialog box accessed by the Menu (View > Snap & Grid Properties) or through the  toolbar button.
• Αn Ortho facility is provided; Ortho is short for orthogonal, and allows for the introduction of either vertical or horizontal - but not inclined - line (beams or walls) members. Again, all these facilities can be accessed from both the Menu (View >...) and through the corresponding toolbar buttons.
• The axes origin of the CAD drawing at the background can also be moved from the main menu (View >Move Axes Center...) or through the toolbar button.
• The building in plan view may also be moved from the main menu (Tools > Move Building) or through the toolbar button.
• The option of rotating the building in plan view is available from the main menu (Tools > Rotate Building) or from the  toolbar button.
• The possibility of undoing and redoing the last operations is offered (Edit >Undo...)/ (Edit >Redo...) or through the toolbar buttons .
• The selected plan view can be printed or previewed from the main window (File >Print... & File >Print preview...) or through the respective toolbar buttons  & .