#TUTO ARCHICAD 18 HOW TO#

The more you type, the more rows will be added below. As you can see, the text is contained such that the length of the text area is respected. These will be applied on the selected text only. Then you can type inside, setting size, font and other settings above. Just click once, create the text area, and click again to define it. Before typing, you must set a text area, where the text is contained and identified. If you want to put some text, you can use the Text Tool. If you want to undo actions done in the past, just press CTRL+Z or click on the Undo button above. If you mistake while drawing, just press Escape key. You can finish with an opened path, by clicking on the last fixed point, as seen in the Line Tool, or, if you want to close the path, you can click on the starting point, where your pointer becomes a dark pencil. In the Polyline Tool, you can go on drawing segments by clicking on and on. Arc/Circle Tool, you also need to define the correct arc length.

If you go on creating lines, you can finish drawing clicking on a node, when your pointer becomes a dark pencil. With the Line Tool, the object is created when you fix the second point. You can also fix any direction holding Shift down. The Angle, the Arc length and so on follow. In Arc/Circle the Distance is equal to the radius of the object you are creating. This indicates the West and East directions on your workspace, while the Y axis indicates north and south ones. In Line and Polyline tools the Distance is the length from the previous fixed point, and the Angle the one respect to the X axis, that you can see if you are close to zero degrees. A small dialog box gives you information that depend on the tool you are using. ArchiCAD shows you, in advance, the shape you are creating. To start drawing, you always need to fix a second point. You can fix it by clicking on your workspace. The drawing always starts from a starting point, indicated by a bold cross.

Whatever is the tool chosen, ArchiCAD helps you at drawing them properly. The Line Tool is used to draw segments, the Arc/Circle Tool to draw curved objects, while Polyline draws more complex figures, curved or not. You can draw 2D objects through the Line Tool, the Arc/Circle Tool and the Polyline tool. All 2D tools are inside Document section, through which you can add lines, text and labels. Don't mind about the Elevation lines: these are useful inside 3D Projects. Useful is the Pan Tool: just click once and drag to move, and click again to finish with the tool. You can also use the buttons at the bottom.

#TUTO ARCHICAD 18 HOW TO#

Let's see how to move inside your project. To open them again instead, go to Window and then to Toolbars or Palettes.

Double-click on them to put them on their original position. At the very bottom you have the Visualization Tools, to view your project better. On the right you have the Navigator Palette, that describes all single elements that compose your project. On top, below the Standard bar, there is the Info bar, that contains all settings related to the current tool selected from the Toolbox. On the centre there is the main workspace, where you will create and draw. On top you have the Standard bar, which has basic tools of ArchiCAD on the left you have the main Toolbox, that lists all most important tools to draw and build your project. You can choose to open a new blank project, or open an existing one. When you open ArchiCAD 18, a small window appears. Hello people, welcome! Let's see how to use Graphisoft ArchiCAD 18! If you are looking for something specific, don't forget to check the quick index in video description.

Tuto archicad 18