Template transformation
In "Template views manager", clicking on the tool with the red arrow will open a pop-up window called "Transformation", from which users can select the visible area of the template, apply a shift, rotate and/or change the scale, among others.
At the top of the window, we find a series of tools divided into groups:
- The first group allows users to "Select the visible area of the template" or restore the original area.
- The second group allows users to "Change the origin of the coordinates of a template" or reset it to the initial position.
- The third group, "Adjust the scale of a template", allows users to select two points on the template to create a segment with a known distance to adjust the scale of the template.
- The last group allows users to manage the visibility of the drawing view.
At the bottom of the window, we can enter numeric "Displacement" and "Scale" parameters on the "X" and "Y" axes or apply a "Rotation angle".
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| The template transformation tool is very useful when different templates have to be imported from a single file. The drawings of a building are often grouped in a single file instead of being separated (per floor) in separate files. From the "Template views manager" window, the file containing the construction drawings must be added to the list and incorporated as many times as there are floors in the building. Once the floors have been correctly renamed, each template can be transformed by selecting the visible area for each floor and changing the coordinate origin to a common (or easily identifiable) element in all of them. Lift shafts, staircases, columns, etc. are recommended as a reference. |
