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1. Architect XL v2 0 User manual rev 2 0 200212 Architect XL v2 0 User manua Introduction How it works The app s main scope Architect XL helps you draw a floorplan directly on the field You can also precisely place other objects inside the floorplan like furnitures columns etc Lines quotes and text boxes can be drawn to add more informations to the project You can then export your job in DXF format and send it via e mail to share the project with professionals and edit it with desktop applications Main phases When you create a project with Architect XL there are three main phases quick sketch of the floorplan or of the object you prefer Le of the quote 4 of a line or of a textbox in Edit Point mode you can precisely place the vertex of the shape you have sketched according to the measured values in Edit Shape mode you can finally place the drawn object in the correct position relatively to the other objects of the project Salvataggio Automatico With Architect XL you can draw polygonal shapes by placing the its vertexes on the drawing area The app saves automatically your job so you ll never loose anything in case of accidental shut down of the app When you ll relaunch Architect XL the previous situation will be automatically loaded Architect XL v2 0 User manual 2 Working Area Main view in landscape mode project s title siphon Horizontal Home Sitting Room 4735 byte January 52. 2011 1 26 PM oh autocad LT 2010 36 byte January 3 011 1 25 PM Open PDF in e Ation through this menu you can Export to Camera Roll E Mail Project export current project to the Camera Roll in JPEG format e mai current project in DXF PDF o native format print current project via AirPrint open current project in PDF format in another app New duplicate current project or create a new one Delete delete current project ifl Info view release notes and app s User Manual Architect XL v2 0 User manual 4 raw Draw N Main view in back to i ae Zoom Fit L M main view ig dede gl prompt bar Settings menu Gra 2 In this mode you can draw Shapes Lines Quotas and Text You can pinch to zoom and move drawing canvas just by dragging it around tapping on a free area Architect XL v2 0 User manual 5 Mode Select Lets you switch from Draw Mode to Edit Point or to Edit Shape Prompt bar According to the selected mode gives you a quick help about the selected action or gives informations on the current object Abbreviations legenda DP previous point DS next point D internal reference point Done goes back to the main projects preview view before exit lets you save changes or roll back to previously saved version ren Zom Fit fits the Canvs size to the currently drawn shapes and adapts zoom factor to fit the whole project to the viewable area Layer Mana
3. 2011 10 30 AM My Documents Horizontal 1 1546 byte February 7 2011 12 09 AM Horizontal mio 10444 byte February 7 2011 12 35 AM PN Salotto 7122 byte February 8 2012 12 06 AM BIA B 10 Prova autocad 2923 byte January 30 2011 1 23 PM Prova autocad LT 2000 3036 byte January 30 2011 1 26 PM Prova autocad LT 2010 3036 byte January 30 2011 1 25 PM Prova microstation 2885 byte February 4 2011 1 36 AM Carpet CAICARA E projects list selected project preview lt current file PN Sitting Room scale 1 px 0 50 in This is the Notes function Lets you add notes to your project notes area Project Title Project s title can be modified by simply tapping on it An edit box will be opened and the new title will be confirmed by tapping on the keyboard any other tap will undo the change Architect XL v2 0 User manual Projects list Here you can select and open the documents created with Architect XL J Edit activates edit mode to delete projects Toolbr 00000000 V W Y U Owe My Documents Done riggen Horizontal 1 yte February 7 2011 12 09 AM Horizontal mio 10444 byte February 7 2011 12 35 AM PN Salotto yte February 8 2012 12 06 AM PN Sitting Room 7064 byte February 19 2012 11 30 AM Prova autocad 2923 byte anuary 30 2011 1 23 PM Prova autocad LT 2000 3036 byte January 30
4. reference points command 2d step once selected the alignment reference point you Choose kind of alignment and optionally set distance have to choose the align type and the desidered distance between the current point and the reference point Accept with vw cancel with x or reset entered value but keep current points selection with x jes Triangulation lets you place the current point at a precise a distance from other two vertexes of the project 1st step select the first reference point you can simply tap on the vertex you want or choose one of the special points from the upper bar the previous point the next one W the internal reference point gm or any of the three external reference points A B C if you have defined them with the change reference points command 2d step in the same way select the second reference point 3rd step type the distance measured between the current point and the first reference point and then the one between the current point Set distances from reference points and the second reference point Accept with w cancel with x or reset entered values but keep current points selection with x Flip Quota mirrors the quota object Architect XL v2 0 User manual 11 ka x Move selected point Move point shows up the controls to move current point in two ways Set the move step to comply the req
5. ant or choose one of the three external reference points A B C if you have defined them with the change reference points command 2 d step in the same way select the second reference point 3rd step type the distance measured between the current shape s reference point and the first reference Set distances from reference points point and then the one between the current shape s reference point and the second reference point Accept with w cancel with x or reset entered values but keep current points selection with x Architect XL v2 0 User manual 15 Move selected shape Move object shows up the controls to move current object in two ways set the move step to comply the required precision and press the arrows in the desired move direction direct input the X Y coordinates you wanto the shape s reference point to be moved to WARNING the origin of the coordinate system is the top left corner and Y axis grows from top to bottom Flip horizontally or vertically mirrors the current shape horizontally or vertically Rotate shows up the controls to rotate the current object both clockwise or counter clockwise of Rotate CCW or CW the current shape of the desired step the desired step you can customize in the central textbox reference point for rotation can be changed just by tapping on the desired one Confirm with v or cancel with x mall Set scale factor and press scale t
6. ce Points lets you define both internal and external reference points The internal refence point is any of the vertexes of the current shape while externals A B C are other shape s vertexes Those points can be used to help you positioning the current point or the whole shape in align and triangulation functions Object s Properties lets you change different object s properties accoring to the kind of f object is currently selected Example in this picture is Info Label represented a quota s property page E T HENNE Its always possible to convert a quota into a line or textbox thanks to the upper selection bar Quota ine Type SD ef Quota in this section you can End personalize the line type the Ey endpoints style and the offset Label in this section you can change the label size and the label offset from the reference line only for quotas Architect XL v2 0 User manual 10 Special features of the Edit Point mode S Align lets you align the current point along the connecting line horizontally or vertically to any other vertex of the project 1st step select the vertex you want to align to just by tapping on it or by selecting one of the special points through the upper bar options are the previous point gm the next one W the internal reference point gj or any of the three external reference points A B C if you have defined them with the change
7. change layer move to front move to back and delete current object Current point is identified by a blue bounding box and the object s reference point is identified by a black spot To change the reference point you can just tap on the current one and drag the black spot on another vertex of the current shape or use the change reference points command To select another Shape just tap on it or use the Selection Manager Pinch to zoom and drag background to move canvas Just drag current shape to move it dinamically Architect XL v2 0 User manual 14 Import Manager lets you import a shape from another project in your archive First choose the source project from the list than the list of the selected project s objects appairs anes 47 yte Ja Im Ww a Horizontal tal 1 oe tap on the object My Documents Import Shape gt Horizontal mic you want to import Parte Layer plant 44296 69 dimensions will be automatically fitted Tappeto Layer fornitu ea 1182 according to source and destination s Tenda units and scale factor py 79 40 Layer for ee Sinano Layer fornitu ea 26741 44 Special features of the Edit Shape mode Triangulation lets you place the current shape so that its currently selected reference point ays at a precise distance from other two vertexes of the project 1st step select the first reference point you can simply tap on the vertex you w
8. en you exit settings menu scale sets the scale factor an units of the project doesn t change drawing size just changes units and measures Architect XL v2 0 User manual 7 Add Shape lets you draw a polygonal shape by adding vertexes The shape will be automatically closed with a segment connecting the last drawn point with the first one Once placed the first point the drawing toolbar opens automatically and lets you change current point ar ea vertically or horizontally align to the ud 28 94 em previous point at a certaint editable distance Snap o enable disable h v snap align h v to the next point a add a new shape Add Line draw a Line by defining its beginning and ending point with a tap A fixed magnetic snap to exixting vertexes is always enabled x reset first point of a new Line in case of error in placing it Add Quota draw a Quota by defining its beginning and ending point with a tap A fixed magnetic snap to exixting vertexes is always enabled x reset first point of a new Quota in case of error in placing it Add Text draw a Text by defining its beginning and ending point with a tap A fixed magnetic snap to exixting vertexes is always enabled xJ reset first point of a new Text in case of error in placing it Architect XL v2 0 User manual 8 Main view in Edit Point mode change reference points Selection Manager current shape Mobiletto Cine
9. ger shows up the layer manager s menu plant fornitures adds a new layer test Edit lets you change layer s name or delete a layer WARNING by deleting a layer all its contents will be deleted as well structure mf Hide show a layer or lock unlock it With a single tap on a visible and unlocked layer you set it as the current layer Architect XL v2 0 User manual 6 a Settings Menu through the settings menu you can edit several project s parameters m In the Progetto tab bar Tite Home Sitting Room title of the project FileName PN siting Room g name of the project s file by changing the Note fle name of an existing project previus version mhis ig the Notes function es F will not be deleted and a new file with the new name will be created note notes on the projects also visible in preview mode and prints Smart Snap Rotation Step OFF 10 00 grads Progetto In the Units tab bar Move Step smart snap enables current point snap to Es Scale Project by factor 1 00 X other vertexes while manually dragging it in Edit Point mode or snaps shape s reference point to external reference points A B C while dragging shapes in Edit Shape mode rotation step for rotate functions move step for move functions scale project by factor lets you scale the whole project of the factor written here ex if you write 2 00 project s size will be doubled wh
10. o scale current shape Scale tapping on the scale icon mee the current shape will be resized of the scale scale factor typed in the textbox Confirm with v or cancel with x Set Ra Bla Change width shows up the controls to change current shape s perimeter s width Confirm with v or cancel with x Delete object lets you delete the current object shows up a confirmation popover Architect XL v2 0 User manual 16 define reference points Drawing area By tapping any othe vertexes of the current shape you change the internal reference point or current shape reference point according if you entered this mode from Edit Point or Edit Shape mode if you tap a vertex of another shape you can set the three external reference points A B C You can select a different shape with the Selection Manager Pich to zoom if needed zoom fit function is also available on the main toolbar Architect XL v2 0 User manual 17 Toolbar Reset resets internal reference point to default point the first of the object and cancels external reference points Done exits Change Reference Point mode and goes back to Edit Point or Edit Shape mode Architect XL v2 0 User manual Enjoy with Architect XL User manual
11. se DP 42 80 in DS 156 20 in D 161 96 saft 7 Fr APES i gt m O om next point current segment x e aD e i t RE K external reference point In this mode is possible to precisely modify the position of the vertexes that define a Shape Line Quota or Text using different tools align triangulation move add point after add point before current selected one Also available change current segment width change layer move to top move to back and delete current point Current point is identified by a black spot To change current point just tap on any other vertex of the currently selected Shape Pinch to zoom and drag background to move canvas Just drag current point to move it dinamically To select another Shape just tap on it or use the Selection Manager Architect XL v2 0 User manual 9 Selection Manager lets you select an object in the project to n make it current through a list that also PEET Shows up the layer on which the object was drawn and its pianta Ea Layer plant Area 544296 69 characteristics Tappeto Layer formitures Area 118250 00 Tenda A Layer structure Area 15598 60 Puff Charles Select Shape Layer fornitures Area 57600 04 Edit Mobiletto Cinese lets YOU A Area 544296 69 change the objects order to manage possible overlappings Tappeto Layer fornitures Area 118250 00 Tenda Layer structure Area 15598 60 23 Change Referen
12. uired precision and press the arrows in the desired move direction direct input the X Y coordinates you wanto the point to be moved to WARNING the origin of the coordinate system is the top left corner and Y axis grows from top to bottom Add point before adds a point between the current point and the previous one J Add point after adds a point between the current point and the next one J SE Ri a n Change segment width shows up the selection bar to change the width of the currently selected segment Confirm with w or cancel with x T Delete point lets you delete the current point shows up a confirmation popover Common functions ieee Change object s Layer lets you change plant current object s layer by choosing one from fornitures a popover test structure Architect XL v2 0 User manual 12 3 2 Move to front lets you move to the foregrount the currently selected object Move to back lets you move to the background the currently selected object Architect XL v2 0 User manual Main view in Edit Shape mode shape s reference point Import Manager current shape Mobiletto Tibetano ID 6 Layer fornitures ne current shape D o e ASt x t A In this mode is possible to precisely modify the position of the objects thac compose the project using different tools triangulation move mirror rotate or scale Also available change perimeter s width
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