Keyboard Tutorial

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To begin:

 

Click the 'Wall Tool' if it is not already active.
Move your mouse to where you want to start drawing.
Press 'Enter' on your keyboard or click your left mouse button.

 

Wall

 

Click

A line:

 

Type 20 (the numbers you type will appear in the bottom left of the window).
Press your right arrow key (a 20 foot line will be drawn).
Press 'Enter' (a new line cannot begin until enter is pressed on the current line).

2 0

NotificationArea20

 

right

20FootLineNoEnter

 

Enter

20FootLineAfterEnter

An area:

 

Type 20.
Press your down arrow key.
Press 'Enter'.
Press your left arrow key.
Notice the cursor automatically aligned with the first point.
Press 'Enter'.
Press your up arrow key.
Notice the cursor automatically went to the starting point.
Press 'Enter'. The 'Select Area Type' window will appear (see 'Selecting Area Type').

2 0 Down Enter

20DownNoEnter

 

2 0 Left Enter

20LeftNoEnter

 

2 0 Up Enter

20UpNoEnter

An additional area:

 

Click the top left corner of the original area.
Press right.
Notice the cursor automatically aligned with the top right of the original area.
Press 'Enter'.
Press down.
Press 'Enter'.
Type 20.
Press right.
Press 'Enter'.
Type 40.
Press up.
Press left.
Notice the cursor automatically aligned with the top right corner of the original area.
Press left.
Notice the cursor is now aligned with the starting point.
Press 'Enter'.
Press 'A'.
Notice the area was automatically closed.
Press 'Enter'.

Right

20TopOfOriginal

 

Down

20RightOfOriginal

 

2 0 Right Enter

20RightOutFromOriginal

 

4 0 Up Enter

40Up

 

Left

LeftToTopRightOfOriginal

 

Left

LeftToTopLeftOfOriginal

 

A

DownToComplete

Angles:

 

Click the 'Wall Tool' if it is not already active.
Move your mouse to where you want to start drawing.
Press 'Enter' or click your left mouse button.
Type 20.
Press right.
Type 20.
Press down.
Notice the wall is now at an angle.
Press 'Enter'.

2 0 Right

20FootLineNoEnter

 

2 0 Up

KeyboardAngle

 

Enter

KeyboardAngleCommited

Arcs:

 

Click the 'Wall Tool' if it is not already active.
Move your mouse to where you want to start drawing.
Press 'Enter' or click your left mouse button.
Type 20.
Press right.
Press +.
Notice the line now has an arc.
Press -.
Notice the line is straight again.
Press -.
Notice the line now has an arc in the opposite direction.

2 0 Right

20FootLineNoEnter

 

Plus

ArcUpOne

 

Minus

20FootLineNoEnter

 

Minus

arcdownOne