To add a new shape into a scene, drag & drop it from the Shape gallery to the Plan window. Arrange it using the crossbars, and press <Enter> or the Add button of the Edit toolbar to add the shape.
To carve a shape out of the existing scene, select any shape from the Shape gallery. Arrange it as necessary in the Plan window, then press <Delete> or press the Extract button.
Drag and Drop textures or colors to any face in the Perspective View window.
To resize the shape press Gray Plus to increase it or press Gray Minus to reduce it.
To stretch the shape in both directions hold the Shift key while resizing.
Drag and Drop pictures to any surface in the Perspective View Window. To resize a picture, grab the top right corner of the picture.
To achieve smooth shape rotation hold down the Ctrl key while rotating.
Drag and Drop objects to the Perspective or Plan windows.
To resize or move an object, make sure the Object Mode is enabled, then click on the Object in the Plan window.
You can drag objects from the Scene Tree to any location inside the Perspective View window. Hold <Ctrl> to copy the object.
If the Use Texture button is selected, then every time you add or extract a shape, all visible faces will be mapped with the current texture.
The Plan Builder can be split into two parts by dragging the tab in the top rignt corner of the window. The top half shows a top view. The bottom half shows a view from the side.
Use the Spread button to drag a texture or color from one face to an adjacent face.
Select any texture or color, then use the Fill button to map any face.
Use the Polygon Mode to make odd-shaped objects. After defining the perimeter, select either the Solid, Walls, Room or Pyramid button, then Add or Extract a shape.
Use the Guides in the bottom half of the Plan window to line up shapes before you add or extract them. Use right-click to enable or disable guides.
To realign textures, right-click on any surface and select Map Texture. You can drag or stretch the texture or rotate it around a pin.
If you create a new texture with the Painter, you must first save it before you can map it onto a face in the Perspective View window.
To create a new object, select New Object first. To modify an object, make sure it is selected and that Build Mode is enabled. To resize or move the object, use Object Mode.
To change between 256 and High Color rendering modes, right-click in the Perspective View window, and select Properties.
To replace a shape, double click another shape in the Shape gallery. You may do this only when a shape is included into, but not yet applied to the scene (Add, Extract, Cut, or Copy operations arenÆt made).
A draft shape changes if you accidentally click somewhere in the Plan window while moving your mouse. To avoid this press Esc.
If you want polygon vertexes to snap to the grid cells complete the following before creating a new shape: choose Options on the Tools menu and, after a dialog box appears, check the Active grid item on the Plan tab.
To display the Colors toolbar click Fill on the Camera menu.
