Accomplish advanced tasks with command line prompts.

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Drawing

Drawing Accurately

Click the Space Bar to get started

The command line menu appears.

Scroll to browse.

Type a command to search.

Click anywhere off the menu to close it.

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Commands


Draw Building

Click Draw Building

Displays a list of all Building Usages in the project.

Selecting a usage will start the rectangle draw tool with that usage automatically applied.

<aside> 💡 See also: How to Draw Buildings in Giraffe

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Polygon

Click Polygon

The Polygon tool initiates.

Create your custom polygon.

Apply a usage from the left-hand palette.

<aside> 💡 Or use the P Hotkeys

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Rectangle

Tap the spacebar:

Click Rectangle

The rectangle tool initiates

Click once to initiate the shape and a second time to define the width. Pull to specify the length. Click to end tool command.

Apply a usage from the left-hand palette.

<aside> 💡 Or use the R Hotkeys

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Line

Tap the spacebar:

Click Line

The Line tool initiates

Click at each corner of the line.

Double Click at the final node to exit the tool.

Apply a usage from the left-hand palette.

<aside> 💡 Or use the L Hotkeys

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A line with no Usage applied

A line with no Usage applied

Point

Tap the spacebar:

Click Line

The Line tool initiates

Click on the map where you would like to place a point.

Apply a usage from the left-hand palette.

A point with no usage applied

A point with no usage applied

<aside> 💡 For precise distances, type a number on the keyboard, and hit enter. Learn more about Drawing Accurately

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<aside> 💡 You can also create rectangles, polygons, lines, and points from More

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<aside> 💡 Learn more in Drawing

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Base Point Move

Select the geometry you want to move

Tap the spacebar:

Click Base Point Move

Specify direction and distance of move

This is done by drawing an arrow.

Click once to place the start of the arrow, and a second time to place the end.

To do this accurately