User manual PUNCH! SOFTWARE PROFESSIONAL HOME DESIGN PLATINUM V6

[. . . ] User's Guide Professional Home Design Platinum © 2007 Punch!Professional Home Design Platinum User's Guide All rights reserved. This document, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and can only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license. Portions of the software described in this document © 1995-2007 Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] To generate a roof with options 1 Right-click a wall, then click Generate roof with options on the pop-up menu. (optional) On the Dimensions tab, choose Ratio or Angle in the Roof Pitch section, then enter a value in the corresponding text box. (optional) Check Remove previously generated roof panels to clear roof panels created in previous sessions of Roofing Wizard. Note: Roof sections drawn from the Roofing Plan tab in Punch!6 7 (optional) Check Lock wall properties to protect wall objects from edits, such as changes in height or shape. (optional) Check Lock generated roof panels to protect roof sections, generated by the Roofing Wizard, from edits. (optional) On the Height policy drop-down menu, click the method you want the Roofing Wizard to follow for creating a regular roof across irregular walls. (optional) Check Adjust wall heights to match height policy to automatically match wall heights to the roof height. 2 8 9 10 (optional) Check Flatten gable structures to change gable walls in your design to rectangular walls. To generate a simple roof 3 (optional) Check Include Soffit along roof edges to automatically include a soffit on all exposed edges of the roof, then enter a value in the Depth text box. (optional) On the Extended Options tab, check Trim roof panels on overlapping floors to avoid drawing interior roofs on complex home designs (such as split-level home plans). Right-click a wall, then click Generate Roof on the popup menu. A roof is created that conforms to the default settings you set in the Roofing Wizard. 4 PUNCH!Professional Home Design Platinum User's Guide 135 Chapter 19 Roofing Wizard Drawing Additional Roof Components Roofing Wizard allows you to create roof objects, using the same tools you find on the Roofing Plan tab in Punch!From basic roof lines, like hipped or gable, to less common ones, like saltbox, gambrel, or a roof over a bay window, you can create any roof to match the style of your home plan. In addition to the manual roof tools on the Roofing Plan Tab, Roofing Wizard has three powerful freehand roofing tools for roofing those hard-to-categorize areas. For more information on using manual roof tools, see "Roofing Plan Tab", which begins on page 123. You can also customize the shape of a roof section by adding or deleting individual points to a roof section. To draw a freehand hip roof 1 On the Standard Toolbar, click the Custom Roof Region Tool. Choose Ratio or Angle in the Roof Pitch section, then enter a value in the corresponding text box. 2 2 1 2 2 2 4 2 3 7 Click and move the pointer to the next cornerpoint. Repeat until you have completely drawn the roof section. To add a roof point 1 Click the Add Roof Point Tool. Click to enter a new point on one of the roof objects you have created. To remove a roof point 1 2 Click the Remove Roof Point Tool. Click to remove a point from one of the roof objects you have created. 2 Editing Roof and Wall Components Complex roofs sometimes have to be drawn using a known elevation. You can control the precision of your roof drawing by changing the elevation. You can also lock roof sections to protect them from unintentional edits. [. . . ] Typically, URLs are prefaced by http://www. Z zone map See USDA zone map. zoom factor A setting that allows you to control how much magnification is applied each time you click the zoom tool. zoom tool A viewing tool that allows you to magnify your drawing. 282 PUNCH!Professional Home Design Platinum User's Guide Index Numerics 2D arranging windows 34 2D objects, converting (3D Custom Workshop) 234 2D panning the view 30 2D view 30 in 3D Custom Workshop 222 2D view, resetting 30 2D viewing in 3D 43 2D zooming 30 3D adding shadows 39 3D arranging windows 34 3D Custom Workshop floor grid 221 3D Custom Workshop front grid 220 3D Custom Workshop side grid 221 3D cut-away slider 43 3D fly around view 36 3D lighting intensity 38 3D quarter view 34 3D selection tool 44 3D view, saving 42 3D viewing speed 36 3D walk through 35 3-point freehand roof tool 125 4-point freehand roof tool 125 shadows 38 straight-edge topography objects (Topo Designer) 73 topography objects (Topo Designer) 72 aerial view, elevation 36 age, customizing plant 47 air conditioner 118 air ducts rotating 118 air ducts, placing 118 align to grid 25 align text 26 align to grid 25 alter roof size 126 alter roof slope 126 alter topography (Topo Designer) 73 angled text 26 annotation bar 6 annotations 26 appliance elevation (Cabinet Wizard) 185 apply color 50 apply material 53 in Material Modifier 209 applying custom materials (Material Modifier) 209 applying colors (3D Custom Workshop) 240 applying materials (3D Custom Workshop) 240 arc 2D circular (3D Custom Workshop) 230 2D circular closed (3D Custom Workshop) 228 2D closed (3D Custom Workshop) 228 2D open (3D Custom Workshop) 230 circular (3D Custom Workshop) 250 arc, drawing 163 arc, open (3D Custom Workshop) 249 auto activate 7 auto flooring 91 AutoClick Placement 53 automatic dimensioning, turning off 92 A AC 118 accessories 98 accessory organizer in Material Workshop 64 add point 165 adding air conditioners 118 arc topography objects (Topo Designer) 73 circle/oval topography objects (Topo Designer) 73 circular arc topography objects (Topo Designer) 73 curved topography objects (Topo Designer) 73 heat pumps 118 heating 118 lighting 108 multigon topography objects (Topo Designer) 73 objects to library (3D Custom Workshop) 218 railings 101 rectangle topography objects (Topo Designer) 73 roof points (Roofing Wizard) 136 roofing 124 B back view (3D Custom Workshop) 274 background animation, suppress 42, 77 background color 32 in 3D Custom Workshop 217 backsplash height, change (Cabinet Wizard) 187 backsplash thickness, change (Cabinet Wizard) 187 PUNCH! 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