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Draw surface

One of the many capabilities of 1992 is to design and install solid items except for items that exist in the library. You can design these solid items by using "Draw Surface".
The tool drawing surface you can work either in floorplan or perspective or elevation. Here you see the drawing of surface of the floorplan window.
Select Draw Surface.

Commands and command buttons

General

Catalog: select the catalog and give texture to the item.
Category: choose the category of the item.
Also you can see the program codes, floorplan codes and manufacturer code and you can change them.
In Description give the name of the item you draw.

Options

Check or uncheck the options below

Ôitle: how or not the description of the item when you place it in the floorplan.
Frame: appear or not the filling (the filling color depending on the category which belongs to) of the item in floorplan.
Decorative: if the item is decorative or not.
Reports: apear or not the item in tab cost report.
Bath item: If the item is bath item (for example if it can be covered with tiles).

Tab Dimensions

Here you write the dimensions of the new item you create. For example, write the dimensions as shown below (Width: 1400mm, Height: 40mm, Depth: 1000mm and Alignment: 820mm).

Tab Specifications

Here you must give the specifications of the item. You must specify on all surfaces (Bottom/Side, Top) the type of texture.

Commands

Rotate (X axis): when selected, rotate the item vertically in space.

Surface details

Surface: the output list shows the three surfaces of the item (Botoom, Side and Top)

ÕöÞ: you see the texture options bellow of the selected catalog.

Options

The surface is visible: depending on whether the option is checked or not, the selected surface of the item is visible or not.
Tiles on surface: you choose to create bath items in order to setup tiles. (In this case you should check the option Bath Item to select texture and in texture category choose wall).

Tab Prices

Here you can give price to the item. Fields from Price 1 to 40, corresponding to the model of the category. According to category, you can enter the corresponding price of the item that you create.
Note: To see the item Cost you should check the "Reports" from options.

Press OK to show the item in the floorplan and display the frame Custom.

Note: Press the button Lock Panel to freeze the window. To close the Control Panel click on Lock Panel again.

Options: check the Rotate to rotate the item.

Change: the options are Change Shape and Size.

Change Shape

when you enable this option, you can change the shape of the item, move the vertices of the shape, create new items, create curves.

Curvature details

Here are details on the curves that you create on the item.
Slices: you can write how many divisions will have the curve. The more partitions, the more smooth is the curve.
Slice width: the length of each segment of the curve (in mm).
Apex curvavture: you can make curved corners of the item.
Length: here you write the ray of the curve (in mm).
Warning! The value of the length should not be longer than the length of the selected side.

Pass the cursor near the upper horizontal side of the item.
Left click (the upper horizontal side of the item).
This creates a new point as it is shown.
Left, activated to Line details.
The line length write 700mm (for example in the middle of this edge. The total length of edge is 1400mm).
Press OK or Enter.
In the middle of edge has created a new point.
"Catch" by left clicking, the point you created in the middle of the edge and move it up to create a corner.
Press Control (Ctrl) and keep it pressed, then press the left button on the mouse when the cursor appears as "ovals".
It has created a curve, as it is shown.
You create the curve as it is shown.
You can also create curves in the following way:
Move the cursor near the bottom horizontal edge. Click right button and hold it down, then press left button.

Change size

When you activate this command, you can change the size of the item.

Item Dimensions: here you can change the size of the item. You can change: Width, Depth and Height. Left, with red shows the dimensions already exists in the item and the right, in empty fields, will write the new size (all values are in mm).

Press OK you place the item on the floorplan.