

Middle button, then the right button, to select items with the same pen

You can then useĪllplan's filter assistant to pick the elements you want. On-screen selects all of the elements within the box. When the tool for selectingĮlements is active, middle-clicking in two corners of an imaginary box Tool is active sets the linear snap points. Clicking on an element when a drawing-element Zooms to the drawing extents (that is, sets the view so that all of theĭrawing is visible on the screen).

To pan, click the middle button when no tool is active. You make most are now just a click away, especially with a three-button I quickly fell in love with the new mouse navigation commands. One example of how things can be easier and harder at the same time: Setting up drawingįiles and layers can require some classroom training, or at least a close But opening a clean screen for drawing and opening a drawing fileįrom a project require special non-Windows commands. Allplan can convert a scanned sketch into a vectorĭrawing, and add-on hardware lets you sketch directly on the screen withĪ wand. But its feature-laden, not-quite-Windows interfaceĪnd its comprehensive file handling system remain barriers to the casualĬAD userthe designer who spends only 10% to 15% of his or her time Its predecessor (more on this later) and has a cleaner on-screen look AllplanįT v16.2, released this summer, continues the trend. Lock, however, and the interface is more suited to power draftersĮach new upgrade, Allplan becomes easier for drafters to use. You'll have to go back to using a hardware This complete package eliminates the needįor add-on programs. (even terrain modeling) are included at no extra charge for North America/ CAD Consulting translation is strong in both directions,Īlthough object intelligence tends to be lost. No VBA or ActiveX support) project file system dialog boxes Pros: More nimble than ever before includes toolsįor all stages of the AEC design process allows multipleĬoncurrent users all icons relating to all the modules' drawingĬons: Interface still not pure Windows (in particular, Ross Software delivers amazing array of design and project management tools. Allplan FT takes object-oriented approach to AEC projects 31 Jan, 2002 By: Steven S.
