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2DeckTools ®User Guide8Tip: 3D View includes a feature that naturalistically accentuates light reflecting off water andmetal as you move around it. This is known as “light bloom” and can be toggled on/off byselecting View > Design View Features > Light Bloom or by pressing CTRL + B.The View > Design View Features menu also lets you toggle shadows (or press CTRL + H)and water (or press CTRL + W).Navigation ControlsDrag sheet (2D views) ororbit camera around design (3D View)Reposition camera (3D View)Zoom in/out on cursor (All Design Views)Zoom in on area (All Design Views)Reset/center all Design ViewsClick-and-hold, then drag mouseCTRL-click-and-hold, then drag mouseScroll mouse wheel up/downALT-click-and-hold, then drag mouseto select zoom area; release click to zoomCTRL + R• For more Design View and other keyboard shortcuts, see page 48.Tip: In the 3D View, if you position yourself underground or behind a wall, the ground/wallbecomes transparent so that you can still see your design. Try positioning the camerabehind a window and see what the deck will look like from inside the house!F-DTUSERGD12 ©2012 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.View from under the ground
2DeckTools ®User Guide9Dimension ToolThe Dimension Tool enables you to measure the distance between any two points in the Top, Right,or Front Design Views.The Dimensions menu has the following menuitems:F-DTUSERGD12 ©2012 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.Modify Dimension Line: This enters a mode to modify existing user-defined dimension lines.The cursor will change to indicate Modify Dimension Line mode. Exit this mode by selecting theSelect/Modify Shape tool on the Design menu. A shortcut to select the Select/Modify Shape tool,thereby exiting the Modify Dimension Line mode, is to tap on the Space Bar on the keyboard.Add Straight Dimension Line: This enters a mode to click and drag a new dimension line thatremains horizontal or vertical in the design views. This dimension is placed on the Dimensionsvisible layer.Add Angled Dimension Line: This enters a mode to click and drag a new dimension line at theangle it is drawn. This dimension is placed on the Dimensions visible layer.Add Straight Structural Dim Line: This is the same as Add Straight Dimension Line but thedimension is placed on the Structural Dims visible layer.Add Angled Structural Dim Line: This is the same as Add Angled Dimension Line but thedimension is placed on the Structural Dims visible layer.Add Footing Placement Line: This enters a mode that enables the user to click and draw aspecial angled measurement line, without extension lines, between two points. This line is drawnonto the Footing Dims layer since it is most commonly used to draw footing triangulation linesfrom the house wall. If a measurement line is desired on the Dimensions layer instead of theFooting Dims layer, simply add an Angled Dimension Line then drag the dimension notation linetoward the end of the extension lines to eliminate the extensions.To add Dimensions:1. Select Dimension button from the main tool bar.2. Choose one of the Add Dimension types3. In the Top, Right, or Front View, click once to begin measuring and then a second time to endmeasuring.To modify Dimensions:1. Select Dimension button from the main tool bar.2. Choose Modify Dimension Line3. In the Top, Right, or Front View, choose the components of a Dimension object to be modified:• Dimension object location (position like any other object)• Extension line attach points (point A and point B)• Extension line endpoint position (change gap distance from attach point)
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