SETUP
- Quickly establish Architectural Environment including drawing scale, Text and Dim. Styles.
- Load default AIA short-format layers (or your own layer names) from a customisable file.
- All ARCHSOFT objects automatically placed on correct (user-defined) layers.
- Most ARCHSOFT commands allow setting or changing of parameters (values) directly within the command.
LAYER TOOLS
- Pick an object to set the current layer.
- Pick an object to turn off a layer.
- Pick an object to freeze a layer.
- Pick an object to move other objects to the layer of the first object picked.
- Turn on all layers with one pick.
- Turn off all layers, except current, with one pick.
- Save layer configuration(s) to a user-named script file.
- Restore layer configuration(s) from a previously named file.
- Display all objects on individual layers with each press of the Enter key. (For checking layer contents.
- Swap (rename) layers on an imported drawing.
- Create, for review, a layer status list.
STRUCTURAL GRID
- Quick set-up of Grid Lines, with automatic incrementing of numbers/letters.
- Easy Column (square, round, steel) imputing – sizes/rotation can be changed while inputting.
WALLS INTERIOR (2 LINE)
- Quickly input single walls, between columns or other walls, using left, right or center justification, (or, if you prefer, pick the side to offset the first wall line drawn).
- Draw multiple sectioned walls with automatic cleanup at bends (intersections) and optional cleanup at starting and end points.
- Multiple walls will not break columns, grid lines, or other non-wall lines, even with the break option turned on.
- Justification (left, right or center) and thickness of multiple walls can be changed while drawing walls.
- Clean intersection of crossing walls with 2 pick points only.
WALLS INTERIOR (3 & 4 LINE)
- Draw a 4 line (cavity) wall between columns with 4 picks.
- Draw 3 or 4 line walls, show direction first, then input distance for each section.
- Distance between wall lines can be set as desired.
WALL HATCHING
- Various wall-hatching patterns, can be drawn part or full length of the wall.
- Solid wall fill, pick edge (corner) of existing walls – useful for "presentation drawings"
DOORS
- Insert doors and wall lines are automatically trimmed. Optional door header lines on a separate layer can be drawn.
- Large variety of single and double door styles.
- Set (or change) default values within the door command: Door Size; Frame Width and Thickness or no Frame, frame Setback from wall face, Optional Wall Header, Center or Side justification.
- Flip door swing to opposite hinge point or to other side of wall.
- Remove doors and heal wall lines.
SCREENS(Interior Windows)
- Insert screens and wall lines are automatically trimmed. Optional screen header lines on a separate layer can be drawn.
- Any number of equal-sized Glass sections.
- Screen with Door and any number of equal-size glass sections on one or both sides of door.
- Build Screen - Any number of glass sections and/or doors with varying sizes for Glass sections, Doors or Frame widths.
- Entrance Screen - With internal calculator to determine size of Glass section.
WINDOWS (Exterior Windows)
- Insert windows and wall lines are automatically trimmed. Optional window header lines on a separate layer can be drawn.
- Any number of equal-size Glass sections.
- Window with Door and any number of equal-size Glass sections one or both sides of door.
- Build Window - Any number of Glass sections or Doors with varying sizes for Glass sections, Doors or Frame widths.
- Corner Windows (any angle) with same or different number/size of panels on each wall
- Curtain wall command draws part or entire perimeter of building.
WASHROOM LAYOUTS
- Single or Multiple Toilet Stalls and Toilets (including handicapped).
- Single/Multiple Urinal Stalls and Urinals with optional privacy dividers.
- Lavatory counters with basins and optional splashbacks
- Internal calculators allow stalls/counters to be fitted into space available.
- Large variety of Washroom Accessories including recessed fixtures that will break the wall lines.
STAIR PLANS
- Easy input of steel or concrete stair layouts.
- Single run, 'L' and 'U', curved, spiral stairs, and 3-run (square) with open well.
- Curved, square and straight handrail ends, user defined rail extension lengths.
- Multiple levels of same stair can be drawn in one operation.
- Draw a complete "U" shaped stair plan, with nosings, risers, handrails and up and down arrows with only three picks.
STAIR SECTIONS
- Quickly draw steel (wood) or concrete stair sections, ‘U’ shape or straight run (floor to floor).
- Up stair riser, at floor or intermediate landings, can be located at last stair riser or offset either direction.
- Handrails and stringers are trimmed where appropriate at crossings.
ELEVATORS AND EXCALATORS
- Parametric prompts based on standard manufacturers’ criteria.
- Elevators drawn with single or double wall lines for cab. Door opening can be located at center or side of cab.
CEILING PLANS
- Draw ceiling plans in rectangular or random-shaped rooms, using predefined or custom-user generated patterns.
- After drawing, pattern can be rotated and/or moved (or aligned with adjacent room pattern) until a satisfactory fit is achieved.
TAGS
- Detail, Title, Section, Reference, Equipment, Partition, Construction, Revision and Datum Tags. Tags can be sized as desired.
LEADERS
- Straight (sectioned) and curved leaders starting or ending with an arrow or dot and with or without text.
ROOM, DOOR AND WINDOW TAGS
- Tag numbers incremented automatically while inputting.
- Room Tags can have 1, 2 or 3 lines, top line of tags can be aligned.
- Door Tags can set the door size attribute (for Door Schedules) by picking the door swing line.
ROOM AND DOOR SCHEDULES
- Room, Door and Window schedules generated from attribute data in tags.
BILL OF MATERIALS SCHEDULES
- Block count command counts all the blocks with the same name and creates a small schedule. (TIP: Can be used to count the number of parking spaces by counting the parking bumpers).
- BOM1 creates a schedule listing all blocks on one layer along with their attribute values.
- BOM2, as BOM1 above, but also lists individual and extended prices.
FURNITURE
- Many furniture symbols. Customisable table and chairs routine. Customisable counter routine.
MECHANICAL
- Many plumbing and HVAC symbols.
- Fire Hose Cabinet drawn recessed in wall, wall line(s) trimmed, and optional header lines.
ELECTRICAL
- Many lighting and power symbols.
- Electrical Panel drawn recessed in wall, wall line(s) trimmed, optional header lines.
SITE
- Site Plan symbols, North Arrows, Lights, Hedges, Trees, Vehicles, Spot Elevations, Barscales, Paving Arrows, Catch Basins, Manholes etc.
- Quickly draw Parking Stall (single, double and center (2-row) layouts, including optional handicapped symbols and parking bumpers.
- Draw custom linetypes with text or symbols or insert text or symbols into existing lines.
- Identify length and bearing of existing lines with the Bearing command.
DETAILS
- Concrete, Structural steel, Masonry, Drywall commands. Many hatch patterns for detail sections.
SPACE PLANNING
- Layout building using plan room blocks or planning grid. Total and individual room areas updated as you work.
EDITING COMMANDS
- Input a string of dimensions by picking each point once.
- Quickly draw a rectangle, on any layer, at any angle, using lines or polylines.
- Combines 2 lines (parallel or not) into 1.
- Fillet several lines/arcs, by picking each object once only.
- Continue existing text by picking text line, matches layer, color, height, angle, style, justification and line spacing.
- Combination commands for moving/copying with mirror/rotate in one operation.
- Continuously copy selected objects at any angle but at constant or varying distances.
- Stretch a set of objects of unknown size, to a precise length, without using enquiry commands first. (A very useful command.)
- Globally change the width of selected polylines.
ELEVATIONS
- Over 300 elevation symbols: Appliances, Doors, Casework, Equipment, Furniture, People, Plumbing, Trees, Vehicles and Washroom Accessories.
- Regularly Spaced Window Elevation: any number of horizontal equally-sized glass sections and any number of vertical randomly-sized sections.
- Irregularly Spaced Window Elevation: any number of horizontal randomly-sized glass sections and any number of vertical randomly-sized sections.
- OWSJ (Open Web Steel Joist) Elevation: draw a partial (detail) joist or a full-length joist in elevation.
ARCHSOFT COMMANDER
- Access most of ARCHSOFT’s commands from a dialogue box in the center of the screen – press K + Enter to bring up the Commander.
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