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6.7.5 Tips - May 2022

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6.7.5 Tips - May 2022

  1. Hold Shift to Zoom/Pan with Mouse Wheel: Holding the Shift key while scrolling the mouse wheel allows you to zoom in and out or pan within the design workspace.

  2. Hold Shift to Toggle Inference: When the inference option is off, holding the Shift key temporarily turns on the inference feature, which helps in aligning or snapping objects.

  3. Type 5’3 for 5'-3”: Typing "5’3" automatically converts it into the format "5'-3”, possibly for entering measurements or dimensions in a specific design context.

  4. Auto-Count for Labeling Plants: When labeling plants, there's an "Auto-count" feature by figure or cluster, which likely helps in automatically counting and labeling multiple instances of the same plant or element.

  5. Hold Ctrl for Font/Text Modifications: Holding the Ctrl key allows you to modify font, text, or properties, for adjusting the appearance of text elements in the design.

  6. Architectural Notation and Fractional Inches: The system supports architectural notation, like using the "dash" key for inputting measurements like 5'3-1/2 (feet and inches) for 5'-3 1/2", or 1-1/2 for 1 1/2” inches.

  7. Percent Sign Shortcut: Typing "95%%" results in "95%," possibly for quickly inputting percentages.

  8. Ctrl and Keyboard Shortcuts: Various Ctrl-based keyboard shortcuts can be used, such as Ctrl + Shift for turning on snapping to Polar when Constraints option is off and Ctrl + select to edit Entity Attributes.

  9. Shift and Keyboard Shortcuts: Various Shift-based keyboard shortcuts can be used, such as using Shift to activate temporary inference, Shift + roll mouse wheel or Shift + hold mouse wheel for Zoom in and out or Pan respectively, Shift + Tab to toggle a CLI window, and Shift + arrow keys to adjust the size of the CLI window.

  10. Ctrl + D for Shadows Toggle: Pressing Ctrl + D toggles shadows on or off, which likely affects the appearance of shadows in the design.

  11. Explode Dimensions and Figures: There's an "Explode" feature that seems to separate dimensions and figures for better visibility, possibly to view numbers in color. Exploding a figure provides access to multiple color setup outlines, which might help in customizing the colors of different elements.