Archicad 10 tutorials

01 figure tool - placing an image into the 2d window
02 mesh tool - modelling a 3-dimensional topography
03 plotmaker - exporting pages/ printing pages
04 element attributes/ customization of settings
05 camera tool and setting up 3d views etc
06 navigating around the 3d window - internal engine/open gl engine
- axonometric/perspective settings
07 3d rendering/lightworks engine settings
08 saving 2d line work from 3d window
09 exporting files for presentation appendix/additional references
10 general orientation within archicad
11 guidelines for drawing with any tool
- magic wand
- shift key and assigning lenghts and angles
- pet palettes
- selecting elements with shift key
- shift key and selecting/deselecting multiple elements
12 settings dialogue
13 layers

The figure tool is utilised for placing flat image files such as jpg. format into the 2d window. In particular this is generally useful when entering site information such as contours, site boundaries etc. and may also be used where sketch drawings have been completed by hand and the design is making the transition to cad.
i:: Prior to placing a figure, ensure the scale of the 2d window coresponds to the scale of the drawing to be placed [if it is a scaled drawing]. This will ensure that the figure will be placed at the correct scale.
ii:: The figure tool is found in the tool box among the 2d elements. Select this tool and to begin placing a figure, open the figure tool settings dialogue box. From here click open under the ‘preview and positioning’ tab.
iii:: From the file dialogue box select the file you wish to place and click open and click ok within the settings dialogue.
iv:: To place the figure in the window, click once in the desired location.
v:: If necessary the figure may be resized by clicking on the corner nodes or dragged to another location

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