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DRAWING
Drawing mode is where most of the main building
components will be added to the floor plans. You could
call this the "living slice" as most items added in the Drawing Mode will be
above the flooring and below the ceiling.
In this mode walls, openings, dimensioning, notes etc are placed on the plan.
Symbols like furniture, people an many other objects can also be added. The
addition of kitchen and bathroom cabinets along with appliances adds to the
finished drawing and will help clients visualize as the items placed on the
plan will be displayed in 3D.
An opening schedule can be automatically generated and positioned on the plan
showing product code, size, swing direction and quantity used. All materials
added to the plan will appear on the material list in SoftList.
AREA
This is generally a measuring tool allowing
the tracing of parts of the floor plan. This tracing will then display the area
and perimeter. Areas that are measured can be named and assigned to SoftList
for material calculations. The choice of 15 area calculations provides for flexible
take-offs. Areas can be selected with "Auto-Trace", a function that will locate
and position the area to be measured. Area boundary can be inside, bearing or
exterior wall position, allowing for accurate measuring.
CEILING
Like the flooring system, ceiling mode allows
joists and ceiling material to be added with a single, trace a shape function.
Single joists and holes can be positioned in a ceiling system.
As with all modes where items are added to the plan materials will be displayed
in 3D and quantities allowed for in SoftList. "Auto-Trace"
will position ceiling joists and associated materials to each room with a single
click.
ELECTRICAL
With electrical mode
you can add all the information required for placement of the electrical fittings.
This electrical layout can be printed and provided to the electrician as part
of the work contract if desired. Functions include "Auto-Place Outlets" that
will add power points to the floor plan.
A table like electrical schedule can be generated and positioned on the plan,
showing item, quantity and symbol.
FLOOR SYSTEM
The Floor System mode
is when a flooring system is added. Concrete slabs, floor joists and flooring
materials, all added with the use of the tools supplied. Joist Poly allows the
addition of a ring or band joist, floor joists and flooring material simply
by tracing the outline shape of the are to be floored.
For finer detail single joists can be added and joist direction altered to suit
the construction requirements.
The walls that were added in the drawing mode will be visible so that accurate
flooring system placement can be achieved. "Auto-Trace" will position slabs,
joist assemblies and associated joists to the floor plan.
FRAMING
Framing mode will
automatically generate wall frame panel diagrams. Panels can be numbered, junction
styles edited and dimensioning formats set before generating all wall panels
on the floor plan.
Once displayed as a separate drawing, editing of panels to specific design is
quick and dimensions easily placed.
INTERIOR
Interior Mode is for detailed interior design
of the plan. It allows for the placement of items like Paint, Wall Paper, Skirting
Board, Cornice, floor coverings and Bulkheads. Each of these materials have
20 types that can be named. Interior materials added to the plan will be quantity
estimated by SoftList and viewed in 3-Dimensional
Images.
"Auto-Trace" can be used to place these materials on the plan, on a room by
room basis.
REVIEW
reView mode allows you to view drawings that
have been returned from non SoftPlan users that have had markups or comments
added. reView schedules can be created and drawings adjusted as necessary.
PROFILE
Although not really a drawing mode more an editing
mode, profile displays the plan and lays out the walls and beams so as to display
their elevation offsets (vertical positions). This assists greatly with split
levels and verandah beam placement. Full editing functions allow for accurate
placement of materials.
ROOF
Roof mode is probably
one of the most important parts of SoftPlan as it is capable of adding very
complex roof shapes over the floor plan drawings. With "Autoroof" many roofs
can be applied with a single click. Hip, Gable, Dutch Gable, Dual Pitch and
curved roofs added with ease. Generate a profile or birds eye view in seconds
or use Quick 3D to view the complete building.
ROOM
Room Mode allows for
the defining of interior finishes on a room by room basis. Eg, the living room
may have Colonial skirting, a Chamfer chair rail, Cove cornice, hardwood flooring
and painted walls.
Defining each room is a single click
to apply all these materials. Once defined materials will be displayed in 3D,
cross sections, 3D imaging and material lists.
SITE
Site Mode is a separate drawing mode. Site Mode
allows for the entry of survey specific information, like contours, services,
property boundary by survey co-ordinates. A foot print of the floor plan can
be generated and saved as a separate drawing file.
See Site Plan Once spot heights have been placed "Auto-Generate"
contours can be used, with settings for contour interval and minimum and maximum
values.
SOFTVIEW
SoftView
mode allows you to preset view parameters prior to generating 3D images. Items
like camera field and direction of view, sun options for location of building,
date and time, for sun shadow studies. Other items
include light sources to create realistic 3D imaging.
CUSTOM MODES
5 Custom Modes are provided. These are modes that
can be set up with their own view parameters. Eg, you may want to have a Mechanical
Mode that will display all the services to the building, like water, power and
air conditioning etc. Modes can be named according to use and specific icons
displayed when mode in use.