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Inserting Objects via the Keyboard

First activate the desired object icon on the toolbox. You can now enter the desired coordinates from the keyboard. As you enter the first number, the dialog Input of Point opens.

Orthogonal coordinates may be entered as x-and-y pairs, and polar coordinates as a pair of radius and angle. In the first case, which is the default setting, the check box „Polar“ is deactivated, in the latter it is activated.

The coordinates are entered either as absolute coordinates with respect to the origin x/y = 0/0 (this being the default setting), or as relative coordinates with respect to the last point. In the first case, the check box is deactivated, in the latter it is activated.

When entering several points in a series, you can arbitrarily switch between the insertion modes using the mouse button and keyboard on the one hand, and between orthogonal and polar, or absolute and relative coordinates on the other hand. The result of an entry can be seen up-to-date at any time in the graphic representation.

Example

Insertion of a building of 30 m x 10 m, where the left corner of the 30-m facade is positioned at a specific location in the map and the front is inclined towards the x-axis by an angle of 40°.

  • Activate the Building icon by clicking the same on the toolbox or by pressing the hotkey CTRL+H.
  • Click the desired position of the building corner to be positioned (using the mouse pointer in the graphical representation of the map on the screen).

  • Enter the value 40, press TAB, enter the value 30, activate the check boxes Relative and Polar, and confirm by pressing RETURN (the first side of the building is drawn).
  • Enter the values 90 and 10 with the same settings and confirm (the second side of the building is drawn).
  • Enter the values 90 and 30 (third side of the building) and press the right mouse button (the rectangle is closed).