Editing the views with the Viewmaker toolbar

Click the 3D button on the toolbar on the right-hand side of the screen to go back to the 3D view.

This tool allows the user to manually add annotation lines in the view. Lines can be freely used, either pointing at articles or running along their sides.
To add an annotation line, take the following steps:

1. Click on the Annotation arrow tool button.
    
2. Click on the planner where you want the line to start.
    
3. Without holding down, drag the line to position it correctly.
    
4. Click again where you want the line to end.
    
5. Click on the yellow tag (it turns red when rolling over it) at the end of the line to open the Edit tool box. 
    
6. Type your annotation and click Update. The annotation is now visible at the end of the line.

Note! Angle snapping can be activated on the Viewmaker's annotation arrows.
 

Click on the tag and press the Delete button in the Edit tool box that appears to delete the annotation line.
 

This tool allows the user to manually add dimension lines to the view.
Note: This tool is designed to be used on 2D technical drawings where it allows precise measurements. However, it is usable on all the views.

To add a dimension line take the following steps:

1. Click on the Linear quote tool button.
    

2. Click on the planner where you want the line to start.
   Note: In 2D technical drawings only, red dots appear at the corners of the shapes when rolling over them. By clicking on the red dot, it is possible to start (and end) the dimension line at that precise point of the drawing, allowing fine-tuned measurements.

   
    

3. Drag the line to position it correctly, without holding down.
    
4. Click again where you want the line to end. The figures are updated in real-time.

Note! Angle snapping can be activated on the Viewmaker's dimension lines.

Click on the figure and press the Delete button in the Edit tool box that appears to delete the dimension line.

Note: In technical drawings, dimension line figures are in the metric system only.

Add measurement steps

It is possible to personalize dimension lines by adding measurement steps, that divide the entire line into two or more sections. Both default dimension lines and the ones added manually can have steps added.

To add dimension steps, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the figure of the dimension line.
    

2. In the Edit tool box that opens, type the figure of the step in the field New Step and, optionally, the description text you want to appear in place of the figure, in the field Add Text.
   Note: All the dimensions' figures need to be counted from the left origin of the line, for all the steps.

   
    

3. Press the + button on the right-hand side of the Add Text field. The step is added to the steps list below.
    
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add other steps if relevant.
    
5. Click Update to save the changes.
    

Example
If you need to fraction a dimension line in 3 sections, where the first section from the left is 600 mm, and the second section of 900 mm, create a first section by typing the figure 600 in the field New Steps, then create a second step typing the figure 1500 (900 + 600, since the dimension is always measured from the left origin). When clicking Update the original dimension line will break into 3 sections where the first one from the left measures 600 mm, and the second one 900 mm. The initial figure now displays the remaining length of the line (total length of the line - 1500).

Add the line's annotation

It is possible to further personalize dimension lines by adding a description.

To add a line description, take the following steps:

1. Click on the figure of the dimension line.
    
2. In the Edit tool box that opens, type the annotation in the Add a dimension line description field.
    
3. Click Update to save the change. The line's description appears on the left-hand side of the line.
    

Use this tool to highlight portions of the view. To do so, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the Highlight tool button.
    
2. Click on the planner where you want the highlighted area to start.
    
3. Drag the cursor while holding to draw the highlighted area.
    
4. Release when the highlighted area is in place.
    

To delete the highlighted area, click on it and press the Delete button in the pop-up window that appears.

By clicking on this tool you delete all the manual changes and bring the view back to full screen.

You undo the last action.

You redo the undone action.