Plan
Draw walls and rooms, enter points with numbers, select in the plan and place items such as doors, windows, columns and stairs.
The plan is the editor where you lay out a floor or a unit with walls, rooms and items. Drawing in the plan works the same way as in Atrium's other editors, with a few keys and rules specific to walls.
Coming soon
More of the plan module is on the way. See the Plan page on the Atrium website for details.
Drawing walls
- Choose the wall tool and click the start point.
- Click the next point, or type a length and press Enter.
- Keep going until the walls are complete.
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tab | Switch which side of the line you're drawing the wall falls on |
| F8 or the Ortho pill | Turn Ortho on or off |
| Hold Shift | Temporarily invert Ortho |
| Tap Shift | Lock the direction |
Points and numbers
Walls, partitions, dimensions, divider lines and item shapes all use the same keys as Drawing and point input, and a point is placed when you release the click.
- The number you type appears in a box next to the wall segment.
x,yis measured from the plan origin, with y pointing up on screen.- Angles are measured counterclockwise from 3 o'clock.
- A point you type for a dimension lands exactly there and doesn't stick to the wall face.
Direction lock in the plan
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| → (right arrow) | Lock horizontal |
| ← (left arrow) | Lock vertical |
| ↓ (down arrow) | Lock parallel to the line or wall under the pointer |
| Tap Shift | Lock to the current direction |
In the plan, a direction lock shows as a purple dotted line.
Finish, step back, cancel
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Enter, Space, right-click or click again near the last point | Finish. These keys also complete anything in progress: the first click of a dimension, a divider line, or an item or copy that's ready to place. |
| Backspace | Removes the last wall segment, just like an undo step (except that it doesn't go onto the redo stack, and the previous selection comes back). It also takes back the first click of a dimension or divider line. |
| Esc | The first press clears only the typed number or the lock. The second press ends the command and keeps everything you've drawn. |
Rooms
Click the walls around a space and press Enter to create a room.
Selecting in the plan
Selection in the plan follows the same rules as Selection, with these differences:
- Dragging an item: Drag an unselected item to move just that item. Drag a selected item to move the whole selection. Movement of up to 4 pixels still counts as a click.
- Ctrl: In the plan, Ctrl doesn't select anything.
- Remove box button: It sits next to the Select tool. While it's on, a selection box removes items from the selection instead of adding them. It does the same job as Shift, for working with a pen or tablet.
- Dimensions: A click adds to the selection, and Shift removes.
- Right-click or middle-click on empty space: Clears the selection with any tool (and pans the view).
Items
Sticking to walls
Elevators, stairs, columns and freestanding objects square up to a wall and stick to it when they're close to it (about 27 pixels).
Column and freestanding wall height
Columns and freestanding walls take their height from the ceiling height only when they're created. After that, the height is their own and doesn't change when the ceiling does.
Prompts when placing
An item that needs dimensions (such as a window or a closet) opens a small panel next to it. Click ✓, or press Enter or Esc, to finish. Continuing to work in the plan also closes the panel.
Item badges
Select an item to show its badges:
- Copy (then click where the copy goes)
- Delete
- Rotate 90°
- This side / other side, for objects on a wall face
Skirting
Skirting height and thickness are in the options bar below the toolbar. If you change them, the new values apply to the walls you draw next.
Messages
Plan messages stay on screen for 4.5 seconds, and error messages for 6 seconds.