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been reading everywhere, but can't find a concise area where to post tools that are desired for better architectural work. So any new tool or modification of existing tools can be suggested here.
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regis wrote:been reading everywhere, but can't find a concise area where to post tools that are desired for better architectural work. So any new tool or modification of existing tools can be suggested here.
I think Open discussion is a more appropriate place.
It's directly accessible from Users Sub-forum.
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or, if it's only for the Arch module, you can start a new thread in the Arch section.
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regis wrote:... area where to post tools that are desired for better architectural work.
yorik wrote:or, if it's only for the Arch module, you can start a new thread in the Arch section.
For me, Arch module's improvement need, first, Draft module's improvement (drawing aid).
It's why I think a wider audience is necessary.
But we can begin here if you want. What have you in mind ?
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jidoeuf wrote:
regis wrote:... area where to post tools that are desired for better architectural work.
yorik wrote:or, if it's only for the Arch module, you can start a new thread in the Arch section.
For me, Arch module's improvement need, first, Draft module's improvement (drawing aid).
It's why I think a wider audience is necessary.
But we can begin here if you want. What have you in mind ?
At the moment the current tools are already great, but some need a bit more refinement and consistency in the controls
for example:
In this instance there is a bit of redundancy in the tools
or conflict in the tools
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What the flip command does is invert the normal direction of the dimension. What the "flip text" property does is to rotate the text 180° around that normal. I think with these two features you are able to have the text in all possible situations you might want. But I agree the concept is a bit confusing, I'll make the doc a bit clearer.
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yorik wrote:What the flip command does is invert the normal direction of the dimension. What the "flip text" property does is to rotate the text 180° around that normal. I think with these two features you are able to have the text in all possible situations you might want. But I agree the concept is a bit confusing, I'll make the doc a bit clearer.

I see, probably add that tool to the view tab, so it's not hidden so far away in the utilities when it has a direct use.
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ability to draw and create walls and structure from vertical sketches
Currently walls can't be generated if sketch is vertical.
In the example picture for the structure, that's just a normal shape extrusion.
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