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Core & Shell

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You can build Anything in Giraffe! Here are some examples:

Core & Shell

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Mixed-Use Development

Drawing Methods

Giraffe offers 3 methods of generating building geometry:

• Rectangle: Start with a 90° rectangular shape. Great for regularly shaped geometry.
• Spine: Start with a single line. Great for long buildings or L- and U-shaped geometry.
• Irregular Shapes: Start with existing geometry and edit using the standard toolset, or start with a generic polygon and apply a usage later.

Rectangle

Click the tool in the draw palette, then select the Usage you would like to apply.

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

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Spine

In the draw palette, select the diagonal 2-dot icon next to the Usage you would like to apply.

Select whether the geometry offsets from the spine to the right, left, or both.

Select the width of the geometry.

Click at each corner of the line. Double Click at the final node to exit the tool.