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Fillet Improved
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SoftPlan Version 12 has modified the
ability to Fillet objects. In previous versions of Softplan the lines
remaining after a Fillet was performed were not necessarily dictated by
where the lines were selected.
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functionality in Version 12, the following illustrates how the previous Fillet
feature functioned. A scenario where two lines crossed is used to show
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- Select Tools > Fillet.
- First click the line on Point 1,
followed by clicking the second line on Point 2.
· Previous versions of Softplan would
fillet the two lines leaving behind the two larger sections of the lines, and
removing the smaller sections which had been selected.
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Softplan Version 12 however works as follows: |
- Select Tools > Fillet.
- Click on Point 1.
- Click on Point 2.
· The resulting fillet is one that
retains the two smaller sections that were selected, and removes the larger
sections which had not been picked. The function will no longer determine
which objects to remove or retain based on the longer side. It will now keep
the objects that were selected, and remove the objects which were
not.
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Curved Fillet Command Improved
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Version 12 has improved the Curved
Fillet Tool command, using Curved Fillet on lines with the Thick Solid
texture will apply the Thick Solid texture to the arc.
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- Draw 2 connecting lines using the
thick line texture as shown in the first image.
- Click on Tools > Curved
Fillet.
- Select the first line and then select
the second line.
- Enter the radius
required.
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Fillet Works on Two Non-Adjacent Edges in a Polygon
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SoftPlan version 12 has expanded the
functionality of the Fillet tool to allow two non-adjacent polygons egdes
to join. If for example a Deck contained and 45 degree angled edge and
that angle was no longer required, the Fillet Tool can be used to remove
the angled edge. The same tool can be applied to Site Lines, Solid
Polygons, Interiors, Floor and Ceiling Systems, Roofs and Areas.
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- Select Tools – Fillet.
- Click on a deck edge adjacent to the
angled deck edge.
- Click on the other deck edge adjacent
to the angled deck edge, opposite the first selected edge.
- The program will then join the two
selected deck edges, removing the angled deck edge.
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Locate Tolerance Added to Locate Menu
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Version 12 has added the Locate
Tolerance setting to the Locate Type Menu. The Locate Type menu is
displayed by pressing CTRL+L on the keyboard. The Locate Tolerance setting
is displayed at the top of this menu. This is an alternative method to
access the setting than selecting it from Tools> Locate
Tolerance.
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Pick Cursor Axis
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In addition to being able to manually
select an alternative cursor angle, SoftPlan Version 12 has the ability to
automatically set the cursor angle (axis) and angle lock based on the
current angle of another object. This is a great new tool that will
benefit you when you need to draw several objects on another axis other
than the default 90-degree cursor angle, by allowing you to draw at right
angles when working on an angled portion of the plan.
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Select Tools
> Pick Cursor Axis and click on an existing object that is already
drawn at the angle you want to match.
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The cursor and
it’s cross-hair extensions will then align themselves to a new axis
that matches the angle of the selected object.
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Proceeding to
draw items will now draw them at angles that match new cursor
axis.
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Once the alternative cursor angle
has been established, the use of the Shift + ~ (tilde) key will switch
between the default 90-degree cursor angle and the alternative cursor
angle to allow a quick change of the cursor axis.
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Circular Array Command Added to the Tools Menu
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There is a new tool that is used to
array objects in a circular configuration called Circular array. In this
command you can specify the angle to fill, start angle, number of objects
(copies) to rotate, and the option to rotate the objects around the
specified angle.
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Take the example as shown. It can
create copies of an object around a center point of axis, such as support
beams for a turret or gazebo. Draw one beam to the proper length and use
the Circular array to create more copies can be rotated around the center
point so that each beam does not have to be drawn.
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- Select the Circular array (Tools>
Circular Array)
- The status bar prompts to ‘select
Item to create a Circular Array’. Click on the item.
- The status bar them prompts to
‘select center of Circular Array’. Move the cursor to the center point of
the axis of rotation
- A preview is then shown and updated
according to the information entered.
Input 5 for the number of copies, Start Angle is 0, Angle to Fill is 360, and
the checkbox is selected to Rotate Objects.
- Press Ok on the menu and the objects
will form according to the information entered.
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Chamfer Command Added
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SoftPlan Version 12 includes a new
tool, Chamfer. This tool, will allow for the selection of two items such
as walls, deck edges or lines. SoftPlan will then add an additional item
of the same type at one half the acute angle using the users definable
length.
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- Select Tools >
Chamfer.
- Select the 2 items which the champher
will be generated.
- At the prompt enter the chamfer
length.
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