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Part II: Working with Objects

Line tool. For example, creating a single wall in the Top viewport extends a connected wall from the last
point where you clicked that is connected to the previous wall. Right-click to exit wall creation mode.
Figure 5.29 shows a room of walls created simply by clicking at the intersection points in the Top view.

FIGURE 5.29
Rooms of walls can be created simply by clicking where the corners are located.

Doors
The Doors category includes three types of doors: Pivot, Sliding, and BiFold. Each of these types has its own
parameters that you can set, but for each of these door types you can set its Height, Width, and Depth
dimensions and the amount the door is Open.
Be aware when creating doors that Doors have two different Creation Methods—Width/Depth/Height and
Width/Height/Depth. The first is the default, and it requires that the first click sets the Width, the second
click sets the Depth, and the third click sets the Height. The Parameters rollout includes options to flip the
direction in which the door opens. This is very handy if you position your door incorrectly.

Stairs
The Stairs category includes four types of stairs: LType, Spiral, Straight, and UType. For each type, you can
select Open (single slats with no vertical backing behind the stairs), Closed (each stair includes a horizontal
and vertical portion), or Box (the entire staircase is one solid object). For each type, you also can control the
parameters for the Carriage (the center support that holds the stairs together), Stringers (the base boards
that run along the sides of the stairs), and Railings.
The Rise section determines the overall height of the staircase. It can be set by an Overall height value, a
Riser Height value (the height of each individual stair), or by a Riser Count (the total number of stairs). You
also can specify the Thickness and Depth of the stairs.
Windows
The Windows category includes six types of windows: Awning, Casement, Fixed, Pivoted, Projected, and
Sliding. As with doors, you can choose from two different Creation Methods. The default Creation Method
creates windows with Width, then Depth, and then Height. Parameters include the Window and Frame
dimensions, the Thickness of the Glazing, and Rails and Panels. You can also open all windows, except for
the Fixed Window type.

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