Symbols

Symbol settings are controlled by a Floating Inspector. All aspects of Symbols are controlled from here.

Symbols are parametric and can be changed on the fly! Changing for example a height will be reflected throughout the model file and will affect all symbols sharing the same name.

If you need a specific Symbol/Door/Window item do let us know and we will build it for you. If you have a 3D model you want to use and its royalty-free email it to us and we will make it into an in2space library for you. Alternatively go to "How to make symbols" to see how it is done.

2 Types of Symbol

A full 3D symbol that can viewed from any direction

A Bill Board symbol. This is a picture file that always faces the camera. Typically people and other complex images such as trees are bill boards to save space. 3D trees for example can be huge in Mb terms.

Both are placed and scaled in the same way.

Steps for creating a Symbol.

Double click or Option Click the Symbol Tool.
Select the Add Symbol button (Plus icon).
Select the desired Family of Symbols from the Drop Down Group Button.
Select the Symbol from the Draw you want to use.
Give the Symbol a name.
Give the Symbol a height, width thickness and material etc.
Apply. This confirms your settings. When used with an existing model the settings for the Window apply globally throughout the model.
Symbols, as with doors and windows, can be changed by selecting a new type from the Draw and APPLYING. This change will apply throughout the model to all symbols with this name.

Placing a Symbol

This is done in plan view.

In PLAN on an appropriate layer click on a point to select the Symbol position. Symbols can be freely placed, they do not need to be snapped. But snapping is very useful when for example you are building a kitchen. A symbol can be placed very accurately using the top-left corner.Trees, plants, people etc are the exception to this rule as they are placed from the center of the object.

Symbols can be rotated to suit. The rotation angle system is the same as PowerCADD. With zero degrees in the Horizontal.

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