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CABARRUS COUNTY 2012 APPRAISAL MANUAL Drawing an Area Areas can be drawn with the mouse or the keyboard. The keyboard method is the default, and recommended, drawing mode. To switch to "mouse mode ", click the "Mouse" icon located on the shortcut pad. To begin drawing, click anywhere in the grid to define the start point. The "Select Area" dialogue box will be displayed where the following attributes are selected: • Subarea Type: Select the type of the subarea being drawn. • Levels: Enter the floor range when the area represents more than one floor. • Area: (Area Coding) Enter the square footage when adding an area that will not be sketched. Click the "OK" button to open the subarea to begin drawing. The area will now be displayed in the "Subareas" pane. TIP: Once an area is closed, the attributes can easily be changed by double clicking on the subarea label which will display the "Select Area" dialogue box. Drawing a Line To draw a line, type in a length and press the appropriate arrow key. This will draw an active line in the length and direction entered. If the length and/or direction is not correct, press the ESC key and re -draw the line. Once the end point is drawn as desired, press Enter to anchor the line. The current drawing point is represented by a red circle. The drawing point of the currently open area can be swapped to the opposite end point by pressing "W" or clicking on the "Swap Start Point' icon located on the shortcut pad. TIP: Alternately, press or hold down an arrow key to draw a line. The pointer moves in one -foot increments. CTRL + the arrow key will move the pointer in. I foot increments. Drawing Angles An angled wall can be drawn using one of the methods below: • Rise/Run: Type in the length and direction for both the rise and run without pressing Enter between length and direction entries. For example, to draw an angled line with a rise and run of 2 feet each, type in "T' and the rise direction arrow, then type in "T' and the run direction arrow. The end point of the line can then be anchored by pressing the Enter key. • Length/Direction/Angle: Without pressing Enter between these steps, type in the length of the line, then type in the direction of the angle ( "L" for left, "R" for right), then type in the degree of the angle such as 40 for a 40 degree angle. Press Enter to draw the line. The end point of the line can then be anchored by pressing the Enter key. Curves Once a line is drawn, but not anchored, it can be changed to a curve by pressing "V" or by clicking the "Curve" icon in the ribbon menu. This acts as a toggle that puts the tool into curve mode. Pressing "V" or the "Curve" icon again takes the tool out of curve mode. The curve is adjusted by rolling the mouse wheel or pressing the up and down arrow keys. The length of the curved line and the angle of the arc segment is displayed as the curve is adjusted. Press the Enter key to anchor the line. This will take the tool out of curve mode. Auto Advance A line can be drawn using the Auto Advance feature by holding the CTRL key and pressing the appropriate arrow key. This advances the end point of the line to the next intersecting point based on the end points of existing lines. Once the desired end point is reached, press Enter to anchor the line. Trace Feature The trace feature is used to draw common lines for the current open area by tracing over existing lines of an adjoining area. Once the currently open area intersects a line of an adjoining area, press "T" or click the Trace icon located in the Shortcut pad to draw and anchor the line. Suspending an Area A new area can be started before closing the currently open area by suspending the current area. Two methods can be used to suspend the currently open area. • Starting a new area from the current drawing point: To suspend an area, press "S" or click the "New Area" icon located on the ribbon menu. Once the new area is closed, control returns to the suspended area to continue drawing. For example, when drawing a base area and a different area is encountered, the base area can be suspended and the different area can be drawn and closed before continuing the base area. Cabarrus County — 2012 Revaluation INSTRUMENT COMPLETION 6- 18 8/9/11 Attachment number 9 G -3 Page 386