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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

doors to match those available from your Objects can be rotated relative to the
supplier. Cartesian grid system, as well. When the
program presents the option to rotate to an
3D Drafting Absolute Angle, this angle will be measured
relative to an imaginary horizontal line
In Chief Architect, the entire drawing area is drawn in floor plan view from the origin in
laid out on a Cartesian grid, a three the positive X direction. See “Rotating
dimensional coordinate system described Objects” on page 263.
using the X, Y, and Z axes. The current
position of your mouse pointer displays in Easy Access to Tools
the Status Bar at the bottom of the program
window. You can access Chief Architect’s features in
various ways using the mouse and keyboard.
Architectural objects take up space in all
three dimensions and their height, width and • Menus provide access to most tools.
depth can be specified in Imperial or metric • Convenient toolbar buttons allow fast
units. In addition, the location of objects can access to tools and let you customize the
be precisely defined using coordinates, again interface.
specified in Imperial or metric units.
• Keyboard shortcuts are available for most
CAD objects such as lines and arcs take up tools and can be customized.
space in two dimensions in the current view. • Contextual menus display with a right-
Their dimensions can also be specified in click of the mouse.
Imperial or metric units and their locations
precisely defined using coordinates. • The Status Bar at the bottom of the screen
provides tool descriptions and other
information about the current task.

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