In SimpliPlan, you can use the Free rectangle drawing tool to draw rectangles in your plan. For example, for annotation or illustrative purposes.
| Note: This is easiest in 2D view or surface view. |
In any mode:
- Under the Labelling tab, click Free rectangle.
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Left-click to select the start point.
Note: The currently selected room surface will be highlighted by a dashed red line.
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Move the mouse to draw the rectangle and left-click to confirm.
- To confirm the rectangle, in the Free rectangle dialog, click Apply.
Note: You can abort by clicking the Undo / cancel icon:
You can now alter the position and appearance of the rectangle using the panel located on the right, under Positioning and Free rectangle.
Positioning
Under Positioning, you can adjust the location of the rectangle by using the icons.
| Note: The Shift step length field determines the distance moved when using the Move selection up, Move selection down, Move selection left and Move selection right icons. |
Free rectangle
Under Free rectangle, you can:
- Alter the style of the rectangle's border by clicking the Line style field.
- Alter the colour of the rectangle's border by clicking the Colour field.
- Adjust the length of the rectangle by entering a new value in the Length field.
- Adjust the width of the rectangle by entering a new value in the Width field.
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