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October 17, 2011 (Regular Meeting) Page 732 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 .l 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 "2" and the rise direction arrow, then type in "2" and the run direction arrow. The end point of the line can then be anchored by pressing the Enter key. 0 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. 211 t \li