Drawing the Room
Velux Windows
Ceiling wedges with Velux windows can be found by searching for 'Ceiling Wedge' or typing SP in the commands box. You can also find Velux windows by going to Base units, selecting Miscellaneous and choosing Special. ...
My walls aren't appearing
If walls aren't appearing when rendering a design, it may mean that you have a join command at the start of the plan. 1. Click on the first wall in the design. 2. Click the left arrow key on the keyboard, until you see 'Join' appear in the commands ...
How can I create different height ceilings/floors in a design?
To create rooms with multiple levels, you will need to use a series of Cubic Boxes. Ceiling 1. Change the ceiling height to the full height of the room. 2. Use a cubic box to fill in the area of ceiling. The height off ground will be the distance ...
How do I draw angled walls?
To create angled walls, you will need to use the Rotate command when drawing the room. When it comes to the wall that needs to be drawn on an angle: 1. Click the rotate command or Enter 'R' in the commands box. 2. On the window that appears, ...
How do I create a sloped ceiling?
It is very easy to add a sloped ceiling into your design. We use an item called a wedge, for which we can specify the dimensions. 1. Click on base units. 2. Use the shortcut 'sp' and press enter. 3. Depending on which room system your designing in, ...
How do I add bay windows?
1. Click on Utilities Button at the top of the ArtiCAD screen, this will load up with a drop-down Menu. 2. Click on Tools, then click on Useful Wizards, this will load up the Select Wizard to Run box. 3. Within this box will be an option for Add Bay ...
How do I change a feature in a wall, to another feature?
1. Click on 'View' at the top of the ArtiCAD screen to make sure the option 'show keyboard entry' is ticked. If the keyboard entry doesn't show, please click here for guidance. 2. Select the Window, Door or Arch you want to replace 3. The size of the ...
How do I remove a feature from a wall?
1. Click on 'View' at the top of the ArtiCAD screen to make sure the option 'show keyboard entry' is ticked. If the keyboard entry doesn't show, please click here for guidance. 2. Select the Window, Door or Arch you want to remove from a wall. 3. The ...
How do I add a feature into a wall, when i've already drawn the room?
1. Click on the wall you wish to add the feature to. 2. Click on 'Utilities' at the top of the ArtiCAD screen and select 'Wall Helper'. 3. Select the element that you wish to add in to the wall from the list. 4. Enter the relevant dimensions and ...
Can I add another room?
1. Click on a door/arch in your plan. 2. Go to 'Utilities'. 3. From the drop down, select 'Tools'. 4. In this menu, select 'Useful Wizards'. 3. When that windows appears select 'Add another Room' then click OK. 4. Once that option is selected another ...
I have a pillar in the corner of the room
If you have created a design and have added too many turn/back commands in a corner, it can sometimes throw out your walls and leave a small pillar in the corner! We have developed a wizard to help you more easily remove excessive/unwanted turn/back ...
Dimensions - Editing, Adding and Deleting
Within ArtiCAD you can manually edit dimensions and remove and create your own. Include/Remove All Dimensions 1. Select View which is along the top of the design interface. 2. Select Plan Options... 3. You can tick/untick Include dimensions, click OK ...