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1. 16 start WinSketch 17 17 Maximizing the Viewing Area 17 Defining a Drawing Area 18 Putting the Pencil Down 19 Drawing Exterior Walls 20 Calculate the Area Totals 21 Enter the Header Information 22 Save the PUG 23 Close and Exit the Program 24 Summary of Your First Lesson 25 WhatsinLesson2 25 4 LESSON 2 DRAWING MULTIPLE AREAS Important Concepts for Lesson2 26 Moving Line Dimensions 26 Using Auto Close 26 Adding Multiple Areas 26 Rescale the Drawing 27 The Quick Draw Modebox 2 Using HyperBolic Beta draft Deleting a Wall 27 What You Will Do Next 28 Defining the First Area 28 Set IMG Scale cirea mouba me hdd nas vd rds aswaa 28 The Quick Draw Mode box 3l UO CIUS 31 Adding Second 32 Learning Auto 33 Drawing a Garage 34 Moving Dimensions
2. 1 INTRODUCTION How to use this book 7 7 7 Minimum System Requirements 8 TechnicalSupport 8 Installation Individual 8 Network installation 9 Arr 9 15 Day 9 2 PRELIMINARIES Looking at the WinSketch Screen 10 Dal oot PRESA 11 The Menu Bar 11 2 11 The rm 11 The QuickDraw Mode box 11 The Arcs amp Angles Mode box 11 The Drawing 12 Scroll Bars 12 The Page Number s 12 SUOTICUE 12 Beta draft Using HyperBolic 1 3 LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS Important Concepts for Lesson 1 14 Defined Areas 14 Closing an Area 14 About the Cursor 15 Drawing Lines with the Keyboard 15 Drawing Lines with the Mouse 15 SCREEN descriptions 15 The Area Description window 15 QuickDraw window 16 Arcs amp Angles window 16 What You Will Do Next
3. 48 The Symbols 48 Adding Symbols to the Floor Plan 48 To Move Resize or Delete the Symbol 49 Using Case Openings in Place of Doors 50 summary of Lesson 4 50 WhatsinLesson5 50 7 LESSON 5 DRAWING ANGLED LINES Concepts for Lesson 5 51 CINES 51 Arcs amp Angles window 51 Rise Run Measurements 51 Exact Degree Measurement 52 What You Will Do Next 53 Rise and Run Methods 53 Exact Degree Method 54 Drawing an Angled Wall with Exact Degree 55 Drawing Angled Walls with the Mouse 56 summary of Lesson 5 57 What s in 0 6 57 4 Using HyperBolic Beta draft LESSON 6 DRAWING CURVES Concepts Lesson 6 58 Curve Information 58 Curve Orientation 59 Starting Curve 59 What You Will Do Next 60 Drawing QGUEV S tiraa ttit kasuku 60 Curve 1 A right oriented curve 61 Curve 2 A left oriented curve 61 Curve 3 A curve at an angle
4. 78 ADO C 78 Number of Areas 78 Custom Symbols 79 Suspend Drawing 79 Jpn c r rr 79 Duplicating Areas 79 Editing Closed Areas 80 Line Dimension 80 Moving Line Dimensions 80 Re entering Line Dimensions 80 Drawing Without the Distance 8l 6 Using HyperBolic Beta draft INTRODUCTION V elcome to Winsketch the premier sketching solution for profes sional appraisers Winsketch will help you speed through your workload and produce quality sketches in the shortest amount of time Before using WinSketch you should have a working knowledge of the com puter and its operating conventions You should know how to use the mouse and standard menus and commands You should also know how to open save and close files If you need to review these techniques please see the documentation that came with your computer HOW TO USE THIS BOOK E E BN B BH BH B BH B B EH B BH B B BH B B S BH BH US BH B This manual is intended to provide simple easy to understand instructions on how to operate Winsketch It is recommended the reader pace themself to one chapter per day so that the in
5. 62 Curve 4 A left curve at an angle 63 Curve 5 Drawing aturret 64 Curve 6 Using Chord amp Height 65 Curve 7 The Shortened Method 66 Using the Shortened Method 67 Summary of Curve Drawing 67 What s in Chapter9 67 9 ADVANCED TOPICS Topics Covered in Lesson 7 68 Opening Area 68 Fill POtCOEHS edet bx uot 69 Non Calculated Areas 69 Creating a Legend 70 Negative Areas uud uult AR Rer ur a deas 71 Default Font Attributes 71 The Text Size ofa phrase 72 Drawing on Multiple Pages 72 Duplicating Areas 73 Changing the Width of a Wall 74 Changing Area Name 74 Creating New Symbols 74 Beta draft Using HyperBolic 5 Reposition the Calculations 74 summary of Lesson 7 75 What s in the Next Chapter 75 1 0 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS j oi Il oras eee testo I ode EEN EET oes 76 76 P 71 Bic T mE 77 NIL VII he 8 Modifying Area
6. Drawing Area Scroll Bars The Page Number s 2 12 Using WinSketch u5 5 PRELIMINARIES ShortCut Keys The Drawing Area is the main drawing area on the WinSketch screen It is always in preview mode which means that what you see on the screen will be what is printed Use the scroll bars located to the right and bottom of the screen to quickly view any part of the page The current Page Number is displayed on the lower left of the WinSketch screen WinSketch allows you to draw on up to five pages Click a page number to switch pages SHORTCUT KEYS E E BON HB B EH B B B B UH B BH B BH B NH B HS BH S B NH BH BH HB S B BH HS US BH B dB dg Shortcut keys for the menu items are shown to the right of the menu items They provide a quick method to perform a command or feature with less key strokes For example you may press CRTL P to print the sketch A list of short cut keys may be found on the following page Command Shortcut key New B N E CRTL Close E CRTL W Save B CRTL S Print P Undo B CRTL Z Cut X Copy CRTL C Paste B CRTL V Clear E DEL Select All A Duplicate CRTL D Actual Size CRTL 1 Command Reduce Enlarge Group Go To Page Ungroup Bold Italic Larger Smaller Symbols Cascade Phrases Tile Shortcut key CRTL R CRTL CRTL ALT CRTL CRTL B CRTL I CRTL
7. B NS NH NH NS NH E EN BN H H The next example 1 90 degree left oriented curve drawn at an angle You may start a new sketch or press Del to delete the curved line CURVE 4 A LEFT CURVE AT AN ANGLE E E BON HB BU EB B B E FE B B d E E R E BH E S E BH HS S BH B A 90 degree left oriented curve drawn at an angle with a run of 10 feet to the right and a rise of 10 feet up Type the following information A Starts Arc drawing 10 m The first part of the angled line Right Arrow The direction of the run 10 The second part of the angled line Up Arrow The direction of the rise L B To draw a left oriented curve D To enter the degree of curvature 90 The degree of curvature Enter Anchors the curve The red trace line changes to black Using WinSketch v5 5 8 63 LESSON 6 DRAWING CURVES Curve 5 Drawing a turret See the illustration below sp Note The angle part of the curve could have been drawn with the rise or the run in either order WE EH E E E E E E E E E E HN E E EN ON E NS NS E NS E E E NS E B BN NS E B BN E E tli B E E E NB NH E E NH E NH NH NH EE NH NH NH NH NH NH EN UN EN BN B EN 8 64 Using WinSketch v5 5 The next curve is an example of a 270 degree curve This type of curve is sometimes described as a turret 10 Right Arrow CURVE 5 DRAWING A TURRET E E HN B RE E E FR B HUS B EBE S NH NH B S B N
8. If the line angles to the left relative to the last wall drawn type the letter L If the line angles to the right relative to the last wall drawn type the letter R If there is no previous wall you may assume that the last line was a straight line to the right LESSON 5 DRAWING ANGLED LINES Exact Degree Method Now type the degree and press ENTER The red line should change to black A complete command for an angled wall drawn to the right would look like the following A 20 R 45 Enter This command tells WinSketch to draw a 20 angled line to the right at 45 degrees The formula to remember is as follows A PressA to activate Arcs amp Angles mode Distance e The line s length L eft or The line s deflection Left or Right from the previous line R ight Degree e The angle of the line ENTER e Sets the line in place The red trace line changes to black Drawing an Angled Wall with Exact Degree Start a new sketch Select First Floor as the drawing area and place the Pencil cursor near the top left of the screen We will draw a floor using the Rise and Run method The first wall is 20 feet to the right To draw this line type 20 Right Arrow The next line angles to the left at 45 degrees and has a length of 5 feet Type the following 5 m The length of the angled line L Activates angle drawing The line is angled to the left 45 The degree of the angle Enter To anchor the angle line The next
9. gt CRTL lt CRTL SHIFT F5 CRTL SHIFT F4 PRELIMINARIES ShortCut Keys Using WinSketch v5 5 2 13 LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS need to work on your own floor plans In WinSketch you begin by r Y his lesson is designed to teach you the basic concepts and tasks you ll drawing the perimeter of an area just as you would do when sketching by hand WinSketch does more than just draw simple areas Powerful yet easy to use features allow you to add details to the drawing In this lesson you will begin to get a feel for what WinSketch can do Even though this lesson is very simple you will learn some very important concepts in drawing floor plans with WinSketch IMPORTANT CONCEPTS FOR LESSON 1 Defined Areas There are several important concepts in understanding WinSketch The first deals with defining a drawing area Before you begin drawing perimeter walls WinSketch will ask you to define and name the type of area you will be drawing For example WinSketch has areas such as Living Area Garage and basement predefined The area definition is necessary for WinSketch to handle calculations of the area totals After defining the area you wish to draw you may begin drawing Closing an Area The second important concept is that each defined area must be closed for WinSketch to calculate the area We will draw an area in this tutorial to dem onstrate this concept WE EH E E E E E NH NH HN E E
10. Angles mode 35 m Length of the line L Left deflection angle from previous line 45 The angle exact degree Enter This sets the angled line in place The red trace line changes to black LESSON 5 DRAWING ANGLED LINES What You Will Do Next WHAT YOU WILL DO NEXT Start a new sketch Draw angled lines using Rise and Run techniques Drawing angled lines usiing the Exact degree m Draw angled lines with the mouse RISE AND RUN METHODS E EH HON B UH BOB BH S E B BH B BN B NS B B d BJ Uy Start a new sketch Select First Floor as the drawing area and place the Pencil cursor near the top left of the screen We will draw a floor using the Rise and Run method The first wall is 20 to the right To draw this line type 20 Right Arrow The next line angles up and to the right This line has a Rise and Run of3 ft up and 3 ft to the right To activate angle drawing mode you will need to type A to display the Arcs and Angles box To draw the angled line type the following A B Activates Angle and Arc Drawing 3 Up Arrow Draws the first part of the angled line 3 feet up 3 Right Arrow Draws the second part of the angled line 3 feet to the right Enter B Sets the line in place The red trace line changes to black Note You could have also reversed the order of the dimensions E EH NH E E E E E NH E E NH E E E E E BN E NS E E E E E E E NS NS E E E E FE
11. Click the second floor to copy the floor plan as a separate area than the original The new area is highlighted Move the second floor to a different area of the page and click outside the area to set it in place Using WinSketch v5 5 9 73 9 74 Using WinSketch v5 5 ADVANCED TOPICS Changing the Width of a Wall CHANGING THE WIDTH OF A WALL E E HON B EE E E E E E RE FE E HS BH BH B RR E NH B S EBE B S E E E E E HS HE NH B8 d dg Uy You may have a need to show a different line width on an area For example you may have two areas that share a common wall First select a new line width From the Style menu click a line style to change the line thickness to a different width from the other perimeter walls To change the width of a wall click the Width Edit icon located on the toolbar The cursor changes to an X shaped pointer Position the X pointer on a line and click the line CHANGING AREA E E BH NE HB BU B BH B B EH B B BH BH d HS NS dB B dB dg Uy To rename an area that has already been drawn using the Object Selector Tool double click a wall using the mouse The Area Properties window will appear allowing you to select another area name from the list or create a new unique area name All area attributes can also be edited here Click OK to make the changes CREATING NEW SYMBOLS Any object s drawn with WinSketch can be selected
12. E 486 Pentium or Pentium Pro processor Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98 16MB of RAM 15 hard disk space available B VGA or better monitor TECHNICAL SUPPORT E E BON B BU B B B E B UH E BH BS B NH B S B S B B d BH B B S BS d SONS B B dB When you register WinSketch with Jammin Software you ll automatically receive 30 days of free technical support The support period starts from the first call Please reference our technical support policies for additional infor mation concerning continued assistance INSTALLATION INDIVIDUAL PC E E BON HB E E B B B B UH E B B B S B S FE BR B BH B NS B S BH BH BH UH BH B Uy To use WinSketch on your computer you must run the setup program which installs files on your hard disk The setup program will create the proper directories and place WinSketch as an application folder in the Windows 95 or 98 startup menu Make sure that no applications are running before installing the program Look at the taskbar If applications other than the start menu are running click each one and click End Task Insert the Installation diskette into the floppy drive Click the Start button located on the taskbar From the Start menu click the Run menu In the Run window click in the text box located next to the Open label Then type A Setup Click the OK button The installation process will prompt you
13. amp Angles window 3 16 Using WinSketch v5 5 The Arcs amp Angles window displays various information relating to angled lines or arcs Angled lines will have the line dimension rise run and line degree displayed For arcs this information is used for the arc chord while the arc degree arc height arc perimeter and the radius are shown in the spaces below WHAT YOU WILL DO NEXT B Start WinSketch Set a drawing scale Define a drawing area Select the Starting Point Draw exterior walls Calculate the area totals Enter the header information Save the file Close and exit the program LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS Start WinSketch START WINSKETCH E E HON HB U BH B BN E BE E S E E HS NU B BU If you are using Windows 95 or 98 click the Start button point the mouse at Programs and then point at WinSketch Click Winsketch 5 5 If you are launching WinSketch from within another application follow the instructions on how to start WinSketch provided by the software vendor The WinSketch screen should be blank and ready to draw a new sketch SETTING THE SCALE RE B BS B BN B HS B NH B US E S E US BH B8 d BJ First you must set the scale of the sketch by clicking the View menu and then click Set Scale to display the Set Scale dialog box Type 15 for the scale located where the text Scale 1 inch _
14. complete evaluation of the product If for any reason you are not satisfied with your purchase you may return WinSketch for a full refund less any ship ping charges Refunds will not be granted after you register your copy of the WinSketch software Additional 15 day evaluation periods are not allowed Using WinSketch v5 5 1 9 PRELIMINARIES WinSketch screen shown below You will learn about the specific parts r Yake moment to familiarize yourself with the different parts of the of the screen as you perform the lessons in this manual LOOKING AT THE WINSKETCH SCREEN E winSketch v5 5 Untitled 1 gt Edit View Object Text Draw Style Fil Window Help x 6 wela SKETCH ADDENDUM ae Homcaser Proper Adanezz Cr cuna Bn Dp Goose zu uo 40 100 L20 140 Title Bar Menu bar Button bar Drawing pad Scroll bar o oF c N Page number 2 10 Using WinSketch v5 5 The Title Bar The Menu Bar On Line Help The Toolbar PRELIMINARIES Looking at the WinSketch Screen In the Title bar of the WinSketch screen the program name WINSKETCH and current filename are displayed The default name is UNTITLED until you save your drawing The filename can be 8 characters long WinSketch automati cally adds a default extension of SKT to your filename Since WinSketch and other programs require this extension it is not recommended to save your files wit
15. 25 5 feet up 20 2 Right Arrow B Draws line 20 2 feet to the right C to Auto Close Draws a line to the Starting Point 24 0 32 0 25 5 20 2 10 0 4 34 Using WinSketch 5 5 LESSON 2 DRAWING MULTIPLE AREAS Mouing Dimensions MIOVING DIMENSIONS BOB BH BS B HS S BS FE E BE BE B B HS NS NH B B dg Uy You may easily move the dimensions by clicking the dimensions and then dragging to the desired positions For example with the mouse click any line dimension label and keep the left click button depressed Drag the mouse to the new location and release the button The line label will relocate to the new position DELETING DIMENSIONS E EH EH E NH E BH NUN E B B B BS Bo B B S B BU B E B BH B BH B BH B BH BH BH Click a dimension You will notice that a faint box outlines the dimension You can press DEL or click the Edit menu and click Clear to delete the dimension from the sketch CHANGING THE SCALE E H E E E E BH BH NH B E B B BH B B B BU B BH BH BH B BH To make the drawing fit better within the drawing area let s rescale to 1 20 From the View menu click Set Scale and enter the new scale Notice how every part of the drawing including line dimensions is proportionally rescaled CALCULATE THE AREA TOTALS E BH BH E E E NH NUN
16. BU E BOB B BS B BS B E E E B BU B B B BH B B B BH BH BH BH HH B BJ d D d You have completed both areas First Floor and Detached Garage Click the Calculate icon located on the toolbar or click the Draw menu and click the Calculate menu item At this point save your sketch by clicking the File menu and then clicking Save Call this drawing LESSON2 You will be using this sketch again in Lesson 3 If you want to take a break you may close WinSketch at this time SUMMARY OF LESSON 2 E E BON HB E BH E B E B UH E F B BU B NH B S B N B BH BH B S B BH B NS BH BH B E BH B8 d dg Uy In Lesson 2 you have created a typical floor plan with multiple areas and viewed the area totals for each defined area New features and procedures you have learned in this lesson are Using WinSketch v5 5 4 35 4 36 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 2 DRAWING MULTIPLE AREAS Whats in Lesson 3 Rescaling your drawing m Closing an area with Auto Close B Moving the line dimension label Deleting extraneous dimension labels Defining multiple areas E Using Auto Pop WHAT S IN LESSON 3 In Lesson 3 you will add text labels to the sketch We will add labels from the Phrases Library and type our own labels You will also move the calculation grid to a new page LESSON 3 ADDING LABELS ofan area and placing the wall dimensions You should know how to define drawing areas set the scale
17. Curve 1 A right oriented curve The next line will be a 180 degree curve We will draw this curve in various directions To draw a curve at this point type the letter A CURVE 1 A RIGHT ORIENTED CURVE A 180 degree right oriented curve drawn 10 feet to the right Type the following information A Starts Arc drawing 10 The length of the chord Right Arrow Bi The direction of the chord R To draw aright oriented curve D To enter the degree of curvature 180 The degree of curvature Enter Anchors the curve The red trace line changes to black See the illustration below SP The next example is the same exact curve except it is left oriented curve You may start a new sketch or press DEL to delete the curved line CURVE 2 A LEFT ORIENTED CURVE A 180 degree left oriented curve drawn 10 feet to the right Type the following information A Starts Arc drawing 10 m The length of the chord Right Arrow The direction of the chord Using WinSketch v5 5 8 61 LESSON 6 DRAWING CURVES Curve 3 A curve at an angle L To draw a left oriented curve D To enter the degree of curvature 180 The degree of curvature Enter Anchors the curve The red trace line changes to black See the illustration below SP WE NH NH N BN HN EN EN NH E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E BN NS E E E E E EE E E NS EE E NS E NH NS NS E EE E EN EN Note Let s revisit our
18. E E E NS E E BN E E E E E BN NS E E E E E E E E E NB E E E E E BN E E NB E NS NH NH BN NS NH NH NH EN E HE E H RH Note You must complete the perimeter walls and close an area before you can continue to enhance the drawing If you start drawing an area and wish to cancel pressing ESC will display a dialog box asking if you if you want to quit the drawing 3 14 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS SCREEN descriptions About the Cursor This concept involves the shape of the cursor and what it represents The Arrow cursor enables you to access any commands or features available to WinSketch After you have defined a drawing area or if you are drawing a free form line the Arrow cursor will change to a Pencil cursor You may position the cursor without drawing a line Pressing ENTER or clicking the drawing pad will change the Pencil cursor to a Crosshair cursor allow you to start drawing Drawing Lines with the Keyboard To draw a line type the distance and direction in which you want the line to be drawn For example to draw a line the length of 25 and to the right type 25 Right Arrow If you want to draw a wall with a length of 25 5 type 25 5 Arrow Key Press the arrow key in the desired direction Do not use the arrows located on the number keypad Drawing Lines with the Mouse You may also draw a line by dragging the mouse in the desired direction Win Sketch continually displays dista
19. Feet Then click the label 1 10 ft Click OK or press ENTER Set Scale Scale 1 inch 15 feet Display 1 4 ft Accuracy pf G 1 10 ft MAXIMIZING THE VIEWING AREA E E BON B BH B BH B B HB UH B BH B BH B BH BH S US B B d dg uy If you want a larger drawing area turn off Show Ruler Show Grid and Show Header by clicking the View menu Remove the check marks by clicking these items Using WinSketch v5 5 3 17 3 18 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS Defining a Drawing Area View Object Test Draw Style w Show Ruler Show Grid Show Header Actual Size Lt Reduce Chrl F Enlarge Ctrl E Golo Page 1 Golo 2 2 Golo 3 Alt 3 Golo Page 4 Alt 4 Golo 5 Alt 5 Set Scale Save Settings an Exit DEFINING A DRAWING AREA E E HON B UH B OB B BH BN B BH BH B S BH BH E E B BH d BH UH BH B B dg Click the Area tool located on the toolbar or click the Draw menu and then click Area This will display the Area Description window In the large area in the center of this window click First Floor Living Area and click OK The cursor will change to a Pencil cursor You may move the Pencil cursor in the Drawing Area without drawing a line LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS Putting the Pencil Down Area Properties Se
20. Uy You may also type any text on the sketch To activate text entry click the Text tool located on the button bar or click the Draw menu and click Text The cursor will change to an J Beam cursor Left click to set the point where the text will start See illustration on the next page for approximate place ment Type the following Living Room Click a blank part of the Drawing Pad to anchor the text To add additional text click anywhere on the sketch and begin typing Remember to click to anchor each text line ADDING PHRASES TO THE LIBRARY You will probably want to add new phrases to the Phrase library that reflect your particular specialty To add a text label to the Phrase library click the Edit menu and click Edit Phrases The Edit Phrases window should appear Next type the new phrase and click the Insert button Edit Phrases 1 Car Garage 2 Car Garage 3 Car Garage Balcony Bath Bath Room Delete Heplace Dining Hoom New LESSON 3 ADDING LABELS Deleting From the Phrase Library With the Phrases window open type the label New and click the Insert button This new label is now added to the library for future use You can also alphabetically sort the Phrase library by clicking the Sort button DELETING FROM THE PHRASE LIBRARY To delete a phrase from the Phrase Library click the Edit menu and click Edit Phrases Click the label that you want to remove and click the Delete button DELETING A LABEL Wi
21. and saved into the Sym bols list To make a new symbol use the drawing tools After the new symbol has been drawn select it using the Object Selector Tool You can also attach text with the new symbol Left click and with the left click button depressed draw a box around the new symbol Make sure you draw a box large enough to encompass all the drawing objects which make up the symbol With the new symbol highlighted click the Edit menu and click Make Symbol Name the new symbol and click OK The new symbol will be stored at the bottom of the Symbols list for later recall REPOSITION THE CALCULATIONS E E HON HB E E BH RE E E FE B FEE BH B HS B BH BH BH E E E BH B Uy You can move the calculation grid from its standard position To reposition the calculation grid on the same page with the Object Selector click the grid and drag it to a new location To place the calculation grid on another page you can use one of two methods First click the calculation grid From the Draw menu click Calculate Area and type the page that the grid should be placed Or you can use the cut and paste commands from the Edit menu Click to highlight the grid and from the Edit menu click Cut Select the new ADVANCED TOPICS Summary of Lesson 7 page to page to paste the grid and click the Edit menu and then click Paste The Windows shortcut keys for Cut CRTL X and Paste CTRL V can also be used
22. draw exterior lines delete exterior lines draw multiple areas use Auto Close move the cursor with Auto Pop and calculate areas If you need to brush up on these skills then repeat Les sons 1 and 2 The following lessons will show you how to enhance your drawings with text labels and other elements Y ou have completed the basic concepts to sketching the exterior walls Before you start the next lesson you may want to practice with a simple sketch Practice starting a new file and creating areas using direct input All other features in WinSketch are built on a foundation of features and proce dures you have already learned CONCEPTS FOR LESSON 3 In this lesson you will add text labels to different parts of the sketch For many applications labeling the drawing is an essential part of completing the floor plan The Phrases Library The Phrase Library contains often used phrases used in the real estate pro fession Instead of repeatedly typing the same text labels the Phrase Library allows you to click a label for placement in the sketch You may also customize the Phrase Library by adding or removing your own labels or phrases Typing Text You may also type labels by using the Text tool You can also select the font and the font size of the text Using WinSketch v5 5 5 37 5 38 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 3 ADDING LABELS What You Will Do Next WHAT YOU WILL DO NEXT Select labels from the Phrases Library Ty
23. example of driving car along the curve Once the car is on the curve you need to turn the steering wheel to the left to keep the car on the curve WE EH E E E E E E E E E E E UN E NS NS E NS E NS E BN E E NB E E E E E E NH E NB NH NS E NH E NH NH NS NH NH NH NH NH NH NH BN NU EN BN H The next example is a 90 degree right oriented curve drawn at an angle You may start a new sketch or press DEL to delete the curved line CURVE 3 A CURVE AT AN ANGLE EE BON HB EE BH E BH R E BH B S B EBE E E S E BH A 90 degree right oriented curve drawn at an angle with arun of 10 feet to the right and a rise of 10 feet down Type the following information A Starts Arc drawing 10 m The first part of the angled line Right Arrow The direction of the run 10 The second part of the angled line Down B The direction of the rise R B To draw aright oriented curve D To enter the degree of curvature 90 The degree of curvature Enter B Anchors the curve The red trace line changes to black 8 62 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 6 DRAWING CURVES Curve 4 A left curve at an angle See the illustration below sp Note The angle part of the curve could have been drawn with the rise or the run in either order WE EH E E E E HN E E E E E NS NS E N E E NE NS E NS E E BN BS E E BN E E E E E E E BN E E NB NE E E E E E NS E NS NH
24. for the destina tion drive and directory You may prefer to accept the default drive and path INTRODUCTION Network installation of C SKETCHER or substitute the drive and path where you wish to install the program INSTALLATION E E BON B BU B B B BH R E E B BH B S B US B NH B BH B B S B B B S dH B dB dg dy You must first install WinSketch on the server You then install WinSketch on each workstation Save the files to a common directory on the file server Each workstation must have its own registration key OVERVIEW E E B HE HB E B B BH BH NH UH RE B B B NS S BH B HS US dH B dB dg uy WinSketch is the leading Windows based floor plan area calculator in the real estate appraisal industry Our strength is speed and efficiency WinSketch requires 50 fewer keystrokes than other drawing applications to complete a typical floor plan sketch A typical user can quickly draw a floor plan to scale and calculate gross living area using the Proof Positive Calculation Method According to commercial appraisers this advanced method of area calcula tion sets a new standard for the industry The final print creates a professional sketch addendum The sketch can be pasted into any Windows word pro cessor for narrative appraisals 15 DAY EVALUATION WinSketch operates unrestricted for 15 days This 15 day period allows for
25. lesson are Using the Phrase Library Adding phrases Deleting phrases E E z Typing text Changing fonts E Moving and deleting labels Changing the font size WHAT S IN LESSON 4 E E HUE B EE E BH BE E E R B EBE B S B BH BH E E E E E BE B Uy In Lesson 4 you will continue enhancing this floor plan We will add interior lines and place various pre drawn symbols to the sketch Using WinSketch v5 5 5 43 LESSON 4 INTERIOR LINES AND SYMBOLS lines you will indicate different rooms by drawing interior walls With this lesson you will add further details to your sketch With interior symbols you will note the placement of major architectural elements CONCEPTS FOR LESSON 4 Perimeter versus Interior Walls Although the method of drawing free form lines is similar to drawing perim eter walls there are some important differences Exterior walls are lines drawn as part of a defined area and mark the bound aries of the defined area The Starting Point SP must also be the last drawn endpointin order for WinSketch to close the defined area and calculate the total area The program will notify you when the pencil is aligned with the SP or you may use the Auto Close feature to quickly reach the SP from anywhere in your drawing Interior lines on the other hand are individual free form lines No interior areas are created or defined therefore they are not included in th
26. s orientation can either be a left or right and is always relative to the last line drawn An intuitive method of describing the orientation of a curve is to imagine driving a car along the curve from the previous line The direction you would turn the wheel is the direction the curve turns Examples of each are shown below sp v Right Curve Left Curve sp To draw a curve you must type the letter A before drawing the curve This tells WinSketch that the next line to be drawn will be a curve arc or an angle You will also notice that the QuickDraw Mode box changes to accept curve information After typing A to start a curve you will need to type the distance and the direction of the curves The first piece of information needed is the straight line distance between the starting point of the curve and the end point of the curve This is com monly referred to as the chord length or the radius of the curve After entering the distance and the direction you need to specify the curve orientation Type either L for a left oriented curve or R for a right oriented curve The next piece of information needed is the degree of curvature Typically most curves are either 90 or 180 degree curves Type the numerical degree of the curve For example type 90 for a 90 degree curve Pressing Enter sets the curve You will notice that the curve changes from a red trace line to black when anchored in place The curve for
27. wall has a length of 5 ft and is drawn to the right Type the following 5 Right Arrow The next line will be an angled wall that will complete the bay window This angled line has a length of 5 feet and angles to the right at 45 degrees Type the following m The length of the angled line R Activates angle drawing The line is angled to the right Using WinSketch v5 5 7 55 5 DRAWING ANGLED LINES Drawing Angled Walls with the Mouse 5 The length of the angled line 45 The degree of the angle Enter To anchor the angle line Angle 2 s NX Angle You may complete the floor plan Draw various angled walls to practice your drawing skills DRAWING ANGLED WALLS WITH THE MOUSE E E BON B EE E B E E E E BR RE RB EB BH B B E NH BH BE S E E E E BE BEBE BE BHEE US dH B dB dg Uy You may also draw angled lines with a mouse From any wall drag the mouse in the desired direction Click to set the line This will draw a line at 45 degree angle increments To draw a line in any angle hold down SHIFT while moving the mouse This will allow you to draw in one degree increments You may want to practice this by drawing angled lines with the mouse at this point t E E E E E E E E E E E E NE FE E FE NS NH E NS FE E NS NE NS NE NS NS bbb E E E NS NH NS NS EN NB NE NS BN NH NS NH US NS NH BN NB NS N BN H Uu Warning Drawing angles with a mouse is fairly easy and straight
28. with your software vendor WE EH NH E E E EN E E E E E E NUN NS NS E E EN E E E E E BN NB E NB BN E E E E NB E E BN E E B E E E B E E NS NH NH NH EE NH BN NH iii BN B CLOSE AND EXIT THE PROGRAMI E E HN HB U BH B B E FE B BUS B BN BH S BON BH BH HB BH B EBE E S BE E E BE BE BE EBE HS NS B B dB dg After saving your file we can close WinSketch For each of the remaining les sons you will start a new file You can continue with the next lesson now or close and exit the program 3 24 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS Summary of Your First Lesson SUMMARY OF YOUR FIRST LESSON E E HON E E B B E BH RE E B FE B E BE BH HE BE EE BE HS NS B B B dg Uy In this first lesson you have learned many new WinSketch concepts and basics Starting WinSketch Setting the scale Defining an area The Arrow cursor The Crosshair cursor Selecting the Starting Point SP Direct keyboard entry of exterior walls Closing the area Calculating the area totals Adding the header information Saving the sketch Closing WinSketch WHAT S IN LESSON 2 E HE E E BH BH BH E E OU FE E ON B SS B BH BG B BS B B BS B E B E B B B 7 B BH BH BH BUB B B OH B d JH UH JH BU d EH d In Lesson 2 you will draw a more typical floor plan with multiple areas You ll learn how to move the exterior dimensions and rescale the sketch U
29. 35 Deleting Dimensions 35 Changing the Scale 35 Calculate the Area Totals 35 summary Of Lesson 2 35 What sinLesson3 36 5 LESSON 3 ADDING LABELS Concepts for Lesson 3 37 The Phrases Library 37 Lype 37 What You Will Do Next 38 Using the Phrases Library 38 Adding a Second Label 39 Adding Text to the Sketch 40 Adding Phrases to the Library 40 Deleting From the Phrase Library 41 Changing Fonts 41 Changing the Font Size 42 Moving or Deleting Labels 43 summary of Lesson 3 43 What s in Lesson 4 43 Beta draft Using HyperBolic 3 6 LESSON 4 INTERIOR LINES AND SYMBOLS Concepts for 55014 44 Perimeter versus Interior Walls 44 CHOP LINES 999 see a a 44 What You Will Do Next 45 Drawing Interior Lines 45 Using the Keyboard to Draw 46 Using Auto Pop to Draw 46 Moving Interior Lines 48 Deleting Interior Walls
30. BN B dg Using Auto Close This powerful feature allows you to draw the last line of a defined area Auto Close draws a line from the current endpoint back to Starting Point It closes the defined area and changes the Crosshair cursor to the Arrow cursor Adding Multiple Areas To add another area to the sketch repeat the process of drawing a defined area You select the Area tool and select an additional area Move the Arrow cursor to the new SP press ENTER and begin drawing You will need to draw all the walls of this new area back to the SP even if the new area shares common walls with a previously drawn area 4 26 Using WinSketch v5 5 Rescale the Drawing LESSON 2 DRAWING MULTIPLE AREAS Important Concepts for Lesson 2 WinSketch allows you to change the scale of the drawing Sometimes the orig inal scale needs to be modified to better fit the floor plan As you enter a larger number the floor plan will look smaller All the items on the sketch will be proportionately rescaled As you enter a smaller number the floor plan will look larger When sizing up WinSketch needs room to the right and below to accommodate the larger floor plan If you do not have enough room Win Sketch displays a message telling you that the scale entered does not fit Hint Move the entire sketch to the left and near the top before you choose a larger scale This way you will have enough room for the sketch to fit onto the page WE EH E E E E E E E E E
31. E E E E NS E E E E E E BN E BN NB E NB E E E NB E E E E E NB E E BN E E E E E NS BH NS NH NH NS NS NH NH NS BN E EN The Ouick Draw Mode box Deleting a Wall While drawing the QuickDraw Mode box will display The QuickDraw Mode actively indicates the distance from the current point back to the SP If you are not drawing an area the QuickDraw Mode box is not displayed Once you begin drawing a defined area however the QuickDraw Mode box immedi ately displays distance information Sometimes you may need to change the dimensions or direction of a previ ously drawn wall WinSketch offers a very simple way of deleting exterior walls Pressing DEL will erase the last drawn wall You can continue deleting drawn walls by pressing DEL To redraw the walls type the distance and press the appropriate arrow key for the direction E E E E E HN NS NS E NS E E E E E E NB E E E NB NS B E E E NS E E NB E E BN NH E BN NH NH E NH NB NH NH NS NH NH NH NH NH NH NH EN HN EN BN BN Note In previous versions of WinSketch you typed the letter D to delete a wall This command letter D is now reserved for drawing curves Using WinSketch v5 5 4 27 LESSON 2 DRAWING MULTIPLE AREAS What You Do Next WHAT YOU WILL DO NEXT In this lesson you will E Draw a Living Area Delete a wall Examine the Quick Draw Mode box Use Auto Close to draw Define another area Move line dimension labels Delete line dimension label
32. E ENS E E E NS E E E E BN E E E E NS E E EE EE E E NS E E E E NB B BN B dg Draw line 12 to the right by typing 12 Right Arrow The next line will be an angled wall that will complete the bay window The angled line has a rise and run of 3 feet down and 3 feet to the right You will need to type A to display the Arcs and Angles box To draw the angled line type the following A Activates Angle and Arc Drawing Down Arrow Draws the first part of the angled line feet down Using WinSketch v5 5 7 53 7 54 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 5 DRAWING ANGLED LINES Exact Degree Method A Activates Angle and Arc Drawing 3 Right Arrow Draws the second part of the angled line 3 feet to the right Enter B Sets the line in place The red trace line changes to black Complete the sketch by drawing the following walls 20 Down Arrow Draws a line 20 feet down 38 Left Arrow Draws a line 38 to the left C Auto closes from the last endpoint back to the SP Angle 2 Angle 1 EXACT DEGREE METHOD RE B B B S B RE B B NS B S NS NH B BG dg Uy If the exact degree of the angled line is known then you can use the Exact Degree drawing technique First enter the distance of the line followed by the letter L or R The Left or Right command tells Winsketch which direction you wish the line to angle based upon the previous line See the diagram
33. ECTING WALL WITHOUT FIRST ENTERING THE EXACT DIMENSION Yes after selecting a starting point to draw the line from press the Enter key to anchor or start the line Now hold the Control key down followed by an arrow key WinSketch will automatically draw the line to the next logical inter secting point Using WinSketch v5 5 10 81
34. H BH HS B NH BH BH BH E BH BH B BH B BH H HB UH BH B BH dH Uy A 270 degree left oriented curve drawn at an angle with a run of 10 feet to the left and a rise of 10 feet down Start a new sketch and define a drawing area Set the SP somewhere in the middle of the drawing pad the exact placement is not crucial and press ENTER to change the Pencil cursor to a Crosshair cursor Draw a line 10 feet to the left Type the following 10 Left Arrow Type the following information A Starts Arc drawing 10 m The first part of the angled line Left Arrow The direction of the run 10 The second part of the angled line Down Arrow Bi The direction of the rise L B To draw a left oriented curve D To enter the degree of curvature 270 The degree of curvature Enter Anchors the curve The red trace line changes to black LESSON 6 DRAWING CURVES Curve 6 Using Chord amp Height See the illustration below Note The angle part of the curve could have been drawn with the rise or the run in either order E BH E E E E E E NS NE E NS E E NS FE BN BE NS NH NS NS NE E NS E E NS NS NS E EN NB E EN NB NS NS NB NS NS NE NS E E N BN Gg Uu The next curve is an example of a drawing a curve without knowing the degree of curvature You will need to know the height of the curve as well as the chord length The height of the curve is the distance from the middle of the chord to the tallest
35. N EN BN BN BN EN CHANGING THE FONT SIZE EE BON B EBE B BH B B E B B B RE B NH B S HB E BH B E BH BH BH S E E BH HE HS EH B B dy You may also change the font size by using the Larger or Smaller command from the Text menu Click the label or dimension and then click the Text menu Click either Larger or Smaller to make the font size change 5 42 Using WinSketch v5 5 3 ADDING LABELS Moving or Deleting Labels MOVING OR DELETING LABELS E E H E HB E BH E E E RE E BOB B BUS S S BH B B HS US B B B dg Uy To move or delete labels you must first choose the Arrow tool button from the toolbar You may also move or delete labels in the same way that line dimen sion labels were moved or deleted in Lesson 2 To move a label click to highlight a label and with the button depressed drag the label to a new location and release the mouse button The label will be repositioned to its new location To delete the label highlight the label by clicking the phrase and press Delete You may also click the Edit menu and click Clear Save your current work In the next lesson we will add to this sketch file SUMMARY OF LESSON 3 E E BON HB E BH E E E RE RE E B BH EBE HS US NH BH d dg Uy In Lesson 3 you have added text labels to the sketch New features and proce dures you have learned in this
36. NH NH EE NH BN NS BN E BN BN H NON CALCULATED AREAS E E HON B U BH OB E E E E BE BH NH S B B You can use non calculated areas in many creative ways For example you may want to point out that the property has a flood area but you may not want the liability associated with calculating the area Using WinSketch v5 5 9 69 ADVANCED TOPICS Creating a Legend Area Properties Ea Select Area Draw Subtotals Modifies Sign First Floor Second Floor Living Area Third Floor Living Area Basement Living Area Attached Garage Garage Area First Floor Detached Garage Garage Area Porch Porch Area Patio Deck Area Deck Patio Deck Area Stanwell First Floor Add Modify Area Properties Area Mame Subtotals Sign Line Width Line Style Fill Pattern 3 Auto Dimension Add Delete Draw non calculated area as you would any other area except that you leave the Subtotals To box on the Area Description screen blank You may want to also create a legend to show the flood prone area CREATING A LEGEND In the Draw menu you will find three objects that can be filled with a pattern These are the rectangle the rounded rectangle and the ellipse Before drawing these objects select a fill pattern from the Fill menu From the Draw menu click Rectangle Rounded Rectangle
37. Note f you start WinSketch from within another application the header information may already be present Or the header information will be displayed once you return to the launching application Check with your software vendor E EH NH E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E EH E E E E E E E E E E E EH NS E E EN E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NS E EE E E E E E BN E EN E SAVE THE FILE E E H HE HB E B E B NH S E B E BE E B E E NH B BG dg uy Now that you have completed your first sketch click the File menu and then click Save The Save As window will appear ready for you to type Let s call this sketch FIRST Type the name and click OK When this window is closed you will notice that FIRST SKT appears in the title bar of the WinSketch screen Using WinSketch v5 5 3 23 5 LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS Close and Exit the Program Save As File name Folders FIRST CX ab Cancel mesetup t 2545 aci acrobat3 adobeapp Save file as type Drives Sketcher Files skt WE EH NH N BN BN EN NH NH E E E NS NS E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E FE E E E E E E E E E E E E E EE NS E E E E EE NS EE NS BN NS BN Note filename should not contain more than 8 characters you start WinSketch from within another application you may just simply close WinSketch The file is saved from within the launching application Check
38. SUMMARY OF LESSON 7 E E BON HB BU B B B BH RE UH B RE B BS B HS S B NH d BH HB S S E BH B B B B B HS NS dH B dB This chapter contains information on how to use some of the more advanced drawing features found in WinSketch Knowing these techniques should give you complete confidence that you can handle any floor plan that you may encounter WHAT S IN THE NEXT CHAPTER EE HB E BH B BH B B HS B S B BH E BH HEB BH B B dg dy Chapter 10 contains a series of frequently asked questions The questions are grouped together by topic Using WinSketch v5 5 9 75 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 10 76 Using WinSketch v5 5 support personnel Before calling you may want to see if your ques r Y his chapter is designed to answer questions frequently asked of our tion has been answered in this chapter INTEGRATION Q WILL WINSKETCH INTEGRATE WITH MY APPRAISAL FORMS SOFTWARE Yes as long as your software provider is listed as an integrating partner Inte grating partners have modified their software to seamlessly transfer sketch and square footage data All integrating partners include WinSketch as either a built in component of their appraisal software or as a optional component Q IF I ALREADY OWN WINSKETCH WILL IT INTEGRATE AUTOMATICALLY WITH ALL OTHER APPRAISAL FORMS SOFTWARE LISTED AS INTEGRATING PARTNERS Yes but contact the s
39. Type the following information A B Starts Arc drawing 10 The distance of the chord length D B To activate the degree formula 180 The degree of curvature Enter Anchors the curve The red trace line changes to black s SUMMARY OF CURVE DRAWING E E HON HB UH B BH B NH BH US B B BH B RE BH BH NS B S BS B BS B B NH S B B dB dg Uy In this lesson you ve learned to draw curves To draw curves you need to know the thread length or the chord length of the circle the degree of curva ture and the direction of the curve You may draw curves in an angle or in a straight line WHAT S IN CHAPTER 9 E E HN B E BOB E E E BE E RE B BU B NH BH BH E B S BH E B BH B BN d BH NU BH BH d dg Uy Chapter 9 will be devoted to covering advanced topics and drawing tech niques You may choose to follow any topic in Lesson 7 without necessarily covering the previous topic Using WinSketch v5 5 8 67 ADVANCED TOPICS enclosed area for editing duplicating areas and drawing on multiple r Yn this lesson will cover advanced topics such as opening pages Each topic will have a discussion describing the operation TOPICS COVERED IN LESSON 7 Opening an area Using fill patterns Using non calculated areas Creating a legend Drawing negative areas Changing the text size Drawing on multiple pages Duplicating areas Changing the width of an individual perimet
40. area on any of the 5 available pages does not hinder calculations FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Custom Symbols CUSTOM SYMBOLS Q CAN I CREATE MY OWN CUSTOM SYMBOLS Yes anything you can draw within WinSketch can also be saved as a symbol This makes WinSketch versatile for other industries requiring different sym bols Upon creating a new symbol it will be placed in the Symbols Tool list for future use SUSPEND DRAWING Q CAN I STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRAWING AN AREA TO DRAW SOMETHING ELSE Yes if for any reason you need to stop drawing before closing the area press the Escape key To finish drawing the area select it again from the Area Drawing Tool and click the mouse near the last line drawn to activate drawing mode again FONTS Q DO I HAVE COMPLETE ACCESS TO ALL THE TYPE FONTS AND STYLES LOADED INTO WINDOWS Yes any font style and size is available within WinSketch for labeling or free form typing A default font and style can also be set DUPLICATING AREAS Q CAN I DUPLICATE AN AREA Yes if the second floor is exactly or similar to the first floor simply select the first floor and duplicate it by issuing the Duplicate command under the Edit menu WinSketch will prompt for a new area name and place the duplicate area next to the original Using WinSketch v5 5 10 79 10 80 Using WinSketch v5 5 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Editing Closed Areas EDITING CLOSED AREAS Q CAN A CLOSED AREA BY EDITED Yes usi
41. aws a line 10 feet to the left The floor plan should look like the sketch below 24 0 320 10 0 LESSON 2 DRAWING MULTIPLE AREAS The Quick Draw Mode box THE OUICK DRAW BOX E E HON HB OU EH OB B BH B S B BH US B B The last wall still needs to be drawn WinSketch always reports the vertical and horizontal distance back to the SP Look at the QuickDraw Mode box WinSketch shows us that the last line to be drawn has a length of 56 back to the top of the sketch Mode Line 10 00 10 00 10 00 180 00 Close A 0 0 Y 56 0 Press for Arcs amp Angles Mode AUTO CLOSE E E BON B UH B BH B BH BOUE B B B S EBE E E BH B NS BH BH UH BH B dB dg Using the Auto Close feature we will draw the last line To close the last line type the letter c This will draw the last line and close the Living Area Notice that the Crosshair cursor has changed to an Arrow cursor and the distance from the starting point has disappeared indicating that you are no longer in draw mode Using WinSketch v5 5 4 31 LESSON 2 DRAWING MULTIPLE AREAS Adding a Second Area 240 56 0 32 0 10 0 ADDING SECOND AREA Click the Area toollocated the toolbar The Area Description window will appear Click the Detached Garage label and click OK Note Mak
42. click Larger or Smaller from the Text menu DRAWING ON MULTIPLE PAGES E E B NE B BU B B B B B US E B BH B BN B S B BN Bd BH B S US dH B dB dg Uy WinSketch gives you the ability to sketch on up to 5 separate pages Draw floor plans as normal on any page To access the different pages click the page number located on the bottom left of the screen You may also access the different pages by pressing ALT 1 2 3 4 or 5 to navigate to those pages ADVANCED TOPICS Duplicating Areas Calculation On what page would you like to place the area calculation Page Format C Summary Set as Default C Standard Proof Positive Cancel calculate the area totals from the Draw menu click Calculate Areas to dis play the Calculation dialog box Type the page number where the area calculations should appear DUPLICATING AREAS E E B NE B BU B B B B B S HS US dB B You can duplicate an area and paste it on a sketch page For example you may have a two story house where the second floor is identical or almost identical to the first floor Draw the first floor Click the area in the drawing pad First Floor to highlight the area and from the Edit menu click Copy To copy the first floor from the Edit menu click Paste This action will display the Area Description screen
43. d line Right Arrow The direction of the run 10 The second part of the angled line Down Arrow B The direction of the rise R B To draw aright oriented curve H B To activate the height formula 5 The arc height Enter Anchors the curve The red trace line changes to black See the illustration below sp x Arc Height CURVE 7 THE SHORTENED METHOD E E H HE HB EE BH B BH EH E E RE B S E BOB BH BH B NS BH BH SO E BH B BE Uy WinSketch utilizes some shortcuts to eliminate keystrokes used in drawing curves When you begin drawing an arc WinSketch makes two assumptions Winsketch assumes that you will draw in the same direction as the previous line WinSketch assumes that you will draw a right oriented curve SHORTENED FORMULA RIGHT CURVE ONLY A Distance H or D Arc Degree ENTER A B Activated arc drawing Distance The distance and direction of the chord Hor D To activate either the arc height or the degree of curvature LESSON 6 DRAWING CURVES Summary of Curve Drawing Using the Shortened Method A right oriented 180 degree arc drawn to the right with a chord length of 10 feet to the right Start a new sketch and define a drawing area Set the SP somewhere in the middle of the drawing pad the exact placement is not cru cial and press ENTER to change the Pencil cursor to a Crosshair cursor Draw a line 10 feet to the right 10 Right Arrow
44. dialog box Click First Floor Living Area and change the Area Name to Atrium Click the Sign arrow and click the minus symbol Draw the area within the First Floor area as normal When the area is calcu lated WinSketch will subtract the area of the atrium from the living area DEFAULT FONT ATTRIBUTES E E B E B E B B B E B BH B S B S E BH E BS S BH B B B dH S B B dB dg Uy You can set the default font size when placing text From the Text menu click Font to display the Font dialog box Using WinSketch v5 5 9 71 9 72 Using WinSketch v5 5 ADVANCED TOPICS The Text Size of a phrase Font Fant Font style Size Regular 2 Cancel Anal Black Arial Narrow Arial Rounded MT Bald AvantGarde F BakerSignet BT FT BankGothic Md BT Baskerville BE Regular Sample Aa5DYyzz Script At this point you can set any font attributes such as the font and its size Click the Set as Default Font check box to set your default font attributes THE TEXT SIZE OF A PHRASE E E HON B BH B BH BH B B E B BH B BH B HS E S FE R E BH B NH B BH B E BH BH E S E BH BE E BE HS US BH B uy To change the text attributes of a phrase click the phrase This will highlight the text with a thin rectangle Change the text attributes at this point From the Text menu click one of the different font sizes You can also
45. e calcula tions For example if you use interior walls to indicate a bedroom area within the Living Area the program does not calculate the area of the bedroom as a separate total You have the option of turning off the automatic posting of dimensions of interior walls To turn off auto dimensioning from the Object menu click Auto Dimension After drawing a Interior Line WinSketch will not create a line dimension label for the wall since the measurement is not used to calcu late totals Interior Lines To activate Interior lines click the Draw menu and then click Line or click the Line tool located on the toolbar The Pencil cursor appears allowing you to locate the starting point Hint Use Auto Pop to quickly move the cursor to the correct position WE EH E E E E E E E E E E E E E EN NS NS BN E E E E E BN NB E E E E E NB E E E E E NH E NH NB E NH E NH E E NH NH E NH NH NH NH NH NH EN NU BN BN BN EN 6 44 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 4 INTERIOR LINES AND SYMBOLS What You Will Do Next Press ENTER or click to set the starting point Draw the line either by typing the distance and the direction or by drawing with the mouse To draw another wall press ENTER to begin drawing the next line With the Crosshair cursor you may continue connecting interior lines to your current line WHAT YOU WILL DO NEXT E EH BON B E B B B US BH SO US dH B dB d
46. e sure that the Auto Dimension checkbox is on If not click the check box E EH NH E E NH E E E E BN E E E E E E BN E E E E E E E E E NS E E E E E E E E E E E E E NS E E NS E BN E E E E NS NS E E E E E E E E E E BN BN BN B 4 32 Using WinSketch u5 5 LESSON 2 DRAWING MULTIPLE AREAS Learning Auto Pop LEARNING AUTO POP E E HON BON BH BH B E RE E RE RE E BEBE BH B S B BS E B HS US BG B8 BG dg Uy Auto Pop enables you to move the Crosshair cursor to the next line or matching intersection To move the cursor to the next line or intersection with Auto Pop press CTRL ARROW key Now that you have selected the Detached Garage as an area to be drawn Auto Pop is enabled Place the Arrow cursor as indicated by the darkened circle below 240 56 0 320 SP 100 To move the Pencil cursor to line or intersection press CTRL ARROW keys At this time use Auto Pop to familiarize yourself with this time saving feature After you become comfortable using Auto Pop locate the cursor to the corner as indicated above by the circle Using WinSketch v5 5 4 33 LESSON 2 DRAWING MULTIPLE AREAS Learning Auto Pop Drawing a Garage Now that you have placed the Pencil cursor in the corner press ENTER to set the starting point The cursor will change to a Crosshair cursor Enter the following dimensions 20 2 Left Arrow Bi Draws a line 20 2 feet to the left 25 5 Up Arrow B Draws a line
47. e that no dimensions are posted to the line You may stop drawing interior walls at any time Interior lines do not have to draw an enclosed area Once you have drawn this wall the Crosshair cursor will change back into a Pencil cursor This allows you to relocate the mouse cursor to another location To draw another wall press ENTER Using Auto Pop to Draw The next interior line will connect to the wall to the left Use the Auto Pop fea ture to extend Line B to the wall by pressing CTRL LEFT ARROW 6 46 Using WinSketch v5 5 4 INTERIOR LINES AND SYMBOLS Drauing Interior Lines 24 0 Position 2 32 0 29 9 Bedroom 2 Car Garage 20 2 10 0 This line will be drawn from the endpoint of Line A to the wall Notice that Line B connected to the wall without requiring the exact distance Notice also that the Crosshair cursor has changed back into a Pencil cursor Move the Pencil cursor 8 down You can relocate the cursor to a different position without drawing interior lines Unlike exterior walls interior lines do not draw enclosed areas Locate the cursor to Position 2 by typing 8 Down Arrow The next line connects back to the first interior line Press ENTER to activate Interior Line drawing We will use Auto Pop to draw this wall Press the fol lowing keystokes to to draw the next wall CTRL RIGHT ARROW Once you master drawing lines with the Auto Pop feature complex drawings will only take a f
48. er wall Changing area name and properties Creating your own symbols Repositioning the calculations grid Drawing curves OPENING AN AREA E E HN B E B B B BH B BS BH BH E BH To edit an enclosed area you will need to reopen it before any wall editing is done Click the Area Edit Tool located on the toolbar This tool looks like a line with scissors The cursor will change into a cross hair indicating the Area Edit Tool is active 9 68 Using WinSketch v5 5 ADVANCED Fill Patterns Area Edit Tool Position the cross hair over the line to be cut and click once The line will be deleted Press ENTER to activate the area drawing mode To continue deleting lines backwards press DEL or continue drawing new lines with the mouse and keyboard until the area is closed again FILL PATTERNS To fill an area click the area to highlight it You will notice a small editing blocks on the endpoints The Fill menu will display various fill patterns Click a fill pattern to apply it to the area To change the fill pattern to white click the area and from the Fill menu click None Click a blank area of the sketch to deselect the area Tip You may fill an enclosed area and certain symbols Areas drawn with Free Form lines may not be filled WE EH E E E E E E E BN E E E E E NS NS E E E E BN E E E BN E E E E E BN E E E NB E E E E E BN E E NB E NS E BH NS E
49. ew minutes to draw Using WinSketch v5 5 6 47 LESSON 4 INTERIOR LINES AND SYMBOLS The Symbols Library You have now drawn interior walls using a combination of the arrow keys the Auto Pop feature and direct input You may continue drawing other interior lines to this sketch if you would like more practice WE EH E E E E E E E E E E E E GS BN E E NS E E BN E E BN NB E E E E E NB E NB E E E NB E B NB NS E E E E E NH E NH NH NS NH NH NH NS NH NH EN BN NS EN Tip You may need to refresh the drawing You can scroll up and down to refresh the sketch Or you can reduce and enlarge the sketch by accessing the View menu and clicking either Reduce or Enlarge E NS E BN E E NS BE NS NS NB BN B NS NS NB EN NS E NS NES E NH B E HS NB NE NH NS NB NS NH NE BN NB NS N EN B Uu Moving Interior Lines To move a line click the Arrow Tool located on the toolbar Click the line that you wish to move Small editing boxes will appear on the ends of the line indi cating it is selected Position the mouse on the middle of the line and click and drag to a new location Click somewhere in a blank portion of the drawing area to set the line in its new position WE EH E E E E E E E E E E E E E NS E E E E i BN E E E E E NS E B B NS NB E B E NH NH NS E NH NH NH NH NH NH BH NS EN BN EN Tip Be careful not to accidentally grab the line s editi
50. formation is not overwhleming Well let s get to it LICENSE E E BON HB E B B B BH B US E B BH B S NH BH BH E NS B NH BH B B B BH BE BH S d B dB dg WinSketch is licensed either to indivuidual users or on a network Please con sult your invoice to determine which type of license that you own Additional licensing information has been included with you purchased copy of Winsketch REGISTRATION E E BON B E BH BH B BH RE E B BH B BH B NH US BO BH d HS HB NU B BH RE BH B S B BH UH BH B dB dg Uy We re confident that you ll find WinSketch greatly increases your productivity So that we can continue to provide you with the highest quality software offer technical support and keep you informed about new WinSketch develop ments please register your product by mailing in the registration card If you don t have the registration card you may fax your original invoice showing proof of purchase to Jammin Software Inc at 512 266 8105 Using WinSketch v5 5 1 7 1 8 Using WinSketch 5 5 INTRODUCTION Minimum System Requirements To register WinSketch for continued use call your authorized WinSketch dis tributor Unlocking keys required to remove the 15 day restriction will not be issued without proof of purchase By registering WinSketch you are agreeing to the full conditions of the license agreement and usage restrictions MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
51. forward However it may be difficult to draw a line with precision 7 56 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 5 DRAWING ANGLED LINES Summary of Lesson 5 SUMMARY OF LESSON 5 In Lesson 5 you have learned how to draw angled lines using the following methods Drawing angles with the Rise and Run methods Drawing angles with Exact Degree methods B Drawing angles with the mouse WHAT S IN LESSON 6 E E BON HB E B BH BH B NH B S HB B S B BH B S BH Bd B B NH UH dH B dB dg Uy In Lesson 6 we will examine how to draw Arcs We will draw Arcs using a number of different techniques Using WinSketch v5 5 7 57 LESSON 6 DRAWING CURVES his lesson is designed to teach you the concepts and tasks you will need to know to draw arcs or curves in your sketches CONCEPTS FOR LESSON 6 Curve Information To draw a curve you must know the chord length of the curve the degree of curvature and the orientation of the curve The chord length of a curve is the straight line distance between the beginning point of the curve and the ending point of the curve Chord Length The degree of curvature is the portion ofthe circle that the angle covers Some typical curvatures are 90 180 and 270 degree curves 90 Degree Curve EN S 180 Deg ree Curve 8 58 Using WinSketch v5 5 Curve Orientation Starting a Curve LESSON 6 DRAWING CURVES Concepts for Lesson 6 A curve
52. g Uy You will continue working with the floor plan saved as LESSON2 that you designed in the previous chapters This lesson will show you how to use these navigation methods to draw a Interior line If you closed and exited the program start WinSketch now and open the LESSON2 SKT file If you did not exit the program after Lesson 3 LESSON2 SKT is already displayed In this lesson you will m Add Interior lines to the drawing Use Auto Pop to draw interior walls Move interior walls Delete interior walls Add symbols Add case opening vs doors Resize symbols Delete symbols Draw Interior Lines DRAWING INTERIOR LINES E E EH E E RE E FE BE BH BUS B HS B US S E E BH BH B BN B HS US BG B B dg Uy Click the Line Tool from located on the toolbar or click the Draw menu and click Lines This will change the cursor to the Pencil symbol As shown in the illustration move the cursor to Position 1 by using Auto Pop from your cur rent location Press ENTER to start drawing free form lines The Pencil cursor will change to a Crosshair cursor indicating that you are ready to draw Using WinSketch v5 5 6 45 LESSON 4 INTERIOR LINES AND SYMBOLS Drawing Interior Lines 240 320 Position 1 25 5 2 Car Garage Bedroom 20 2 10 0 Using the Keyboard to Draw Once you are at Position 1 draw a line 15 ft to the top by typing 15 and then pressing the Up Arrow 15 Up Arrow Not
53. grid The calculation grid is a bordered area that contains the area totals You may place the calculation grid on any of the five pages that are available for sketching The default page number is Page 1 If the number 1 is not displayed then type the number 1 into the text box located to the right of the label Page On the bottom half of the Calculation window click the the label Proof Posi tive This calculation algorithm displays a mini sketch with legends that explains the calculation Click OK You will note that the area total for the Living Area is 500 sq ft If you cannot see the calculation grid scroll down or press PAGE DOWN until the calculations come into view Press PAGE UP or scroll up to see the sketch ENTER THE HEADER INFORMATION E E BON HB EH B B BH B EB BH B S NH BH B BH HB BH BH S HO US BH B dB dg dy At this point we can enter information into the header section From the Edit menu click Header Info to display the Header Info dialog box Type the infor mation needed on the Sketch Addenda Click OK to accept the information LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS Saue the File Header Info File Borrower Property Address City County State ip Cade Lender Client Lender Address WE EH E E E E E E E E E E NS NS E E E E E E E E E E E E NS E E E E E E E E E E E E E NH NS NH NS NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH NH EN BN BN EN
54. h a different filename The Menu bar is your primary access to all the pull down menus It is visible at all times at the top of the WinSketch screen You may access the Menu bar by any standard Windows conventions For example you may click on any of the menus to display the available choices You may press ALT the under lined letter the hot key to display the available choices For example press ALT F to see the choices in the File menu Note that the Help menu is located at the right hand side of the Menu bar The Help menu contains various help files designed to assist you The Toolbar provides short cuts to commonly used menu commands For example clicking the Area button is equivalent to selecting the Area draw tool from the Draw menu As you move the mouse over each button the name will appear The QuickDraw Mode box Whenever you are drawing either an interior or exterior wall the QuickDraw Mode box will appear The default position is located right below the Toolbar WinSketch displays the current line dimension and distance from starting point information here Whenever A is type this box turns into the Arcs amp Angles Mode box See Chapter 3 for details The Arcs amp Angles Mode box This box is only used to draw angled lines or arcs as the name implies When ever you are drawing either an interior or exterior line you may access this screen by typing A More details in Chaprter 3 Using WinSketch v5 5 2 11
55. he Symbols list Place the bathtub as shown in the illustration above and then click to set the symbol in place To close the Symbols list click the Close button to the right of the Symbols text You may place symbols over any exterior or interior line Click to set the symbol in place Continue experimenting with the other symbols Even though the use of symbols is not required for many real estate reports the selective use of symbols may greatly enhance your sketch When you have finished placing the symbols in your sketch close the Symbols window Delete the Symbol Choose a symbol by clicking its picture in the sketch You will notice small editing boxes that outline the symbol To move the symbol click and drag the symbol to its new position To resize the symbol grab one of the small editing boxes and with the left click button depressed move the mouse away from the symbols to make it larger Move the mouse pointer toward the symbol to make it smaller Now click somewhere in a blank portion of the drawing pad to set the symbol size To delete the symbol press DEL or from the Edit menu click Cut Using WinSketch v5 5 6 49 LESSON 4 INTERIOR LINES AND SYMBOLS Summary of Lesson 4 Using Case Openings in Place of Doors There may be times that you may not want to place door symbols with door swings In this case select the Symbols library click and place the Eraser symbol over a exterior or interior wall This will leave an
56. ice that there is a picture indicating the direction of movement below the text entry cells To enter the rise and run of a line type the horizontal or vertical distances You may type either the horizontal or ver tical distance in any order As you enter the rise and run WinSketch will display the angled line as a red line This indicates that the line dimensions can still be modified In other words the angled line is not yet anchored To anchor the angled line press ENTER The red trace line will change to a solid black color indicating that WinSketch is ready to draw another line For example to draw an angled wall with a rise and run of 3 to the right and 3 down type the following A Press A to activate Arcs amp Angles mode 3 Right Arrow Bi The first part of the angled line 3 Down Arrow The second part of the angled line Enter This sets the angled line in place The red trace line changes to black Note You could have typed the dimensions in the opposite order WE EH E E E E E E E E E E E ON E NS NS E NS E NS BN E NE E NB E E E E E E E E E BN E E NB E B BN NH E E NH NH E BH E NH NH NH NH NS NH NH NH NH EN BN BN Exact Degree Measurement 7 52 Using WinSketch v5 5 You may also draw angled lines if the exact degree of the line is known For example to draw a angled line 35 feet in length at a 45 degree angle to the left of the previous line type the following A Press A to activate Arcs amp
57. lect Area to Draw Subtotals First Floor Living Area Second Floor Living Area Third Floor Living Area Basement Living Area Attached Garage Garage Area First Floor Detached Garage Garage Area Porch Area Patio Deck Area Patio Deck Area Stanwell First Floor Add Modify Area Properties Area Subtotals Modifies Sign First Floor Living Area t M Line Width Line Style Fill Pattern Note We will use the abbreviation SP to represent the starting point PUTTING THE PENCIL DOWN E E HON HB E BH OB B E B US HS 8 B B8 d dH Uy Locate the Pencil cursor near the top center of the sketch window and press ENTER to start the sketch This will set the Starting Point SP The cursor will change to a Crosshair symbol See illustration We will begin using the abbre viation SP to represent the term Starting Point in the rest of this manual Using WinSketch v5 5 3 19 LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS Drawing Exterior Walls inS ketch v5 5 Untitled 1 le Edt View Object Text Draw Style Fill Window Help ORANE Fress Ato invoke Arcs amp Angles mode DRAWING WALLS E E HON BON E E B E FE E E RE E HUS HB S E E BE EE BE BE B8 B dg Uy You are now ready to draw your first sketch At this point put away the mouse We will use the keyboard
58. mula is as follows Using WinSketch v5 5 8 59 8 60 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 6 DRAWING CURVES What You Will Do Next A Distance Direction Orientation L or R Degree Arc Degree ENTER A Starts Arc and Angle drawing Distance The distance between the beginning and the ending points Direction Press a direction key to place the curve Degree Press D to enter the degree of curvature The actual degree of curvature Lj Orientation L for Left or R for Right E B Enter Anchors the curve For exmple a right 90 degree curve of distance 5 feet to the right of the cur rent line would be typed as below A Starts the arc 5 The distance of the chord Right Arrow The direction of the chord R draw aright oriented curve D To enter the degree 90 The degree of curvature Enter Anchors the curve The red trace line changes to black WHAT YOU WILL DO NEXT B Start a new sketch file B Draw various curves DRAWING CURVES E EH HN HB E BH B E E E E BOB B S B HUS BOB E BH BH NS BS BH E B B Uy Let s examine how to draw various curves The following examples start with the same 10 straight line drawn to the right With each new curve start a new sketch and choose First Floor Living Area from the Area Description window Draw a 10 line to the right 10 Right Arrow LESSON 6 DRAWING CURVES
59. nce information as you move the mouse Click to set the line on the sketch page SCREEN DESCRIPTIONS The Area Description window The Area Description window contains several fill in boxes You may enter a label for the Area Name or select one from the drop down list The Subtotals To field tells WinSketch where to subtotal this area s square footage If this field is left blank the area will not subtotal The Modifies and Sign fields work together First select the area to modify and then choose an add subtract or Using WinSketch v5 5 3 15 QuickDraw window LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS What You Will Do Next neutral sign The line style line thickness and area fill can be preset for each area defined AreaName The name for the current area SubTotals To B Where the area totals is placed ex Living Area Misc Area Modifies m Non blank only if the sq footage is added or subtracted to another area ex First Floor Attached Garage Sign B Displays whether the sq footage is added subtracted or neutral If changes are made click the Modify button to make the changes perma nent Once the boxes have been selected click OK to begin drawing The QuickDraw window will pop up when you click OK within the Area Description window above This box displays the current line dimension and the distance to starting point You can create complex Arcs or Angles anytime by typing A key The Arcs amp Angles window will display Arcs
60. ng points If you do accidentally resize the line select Undo from the Edit menu to undo the mistake or press Crtl Z WE EH E E E E E E E E E E HN E E NS E E BN E NE BN E E BN E E E E NS E E B E E NB NS E BN NH E E NH NS NH NH NS NH NH NH NH NH NU BN Deleting Interior Walls Select the line to be deleted by clicking it once using the Arrow Tool With the line selected press DEL The Clear and Cut commands found under the Edit menu can also be used THE SYMBOLS LIBRARY The Symbols Library contains many pre drawn symbols such as doors fix tures and furniture items It can be accessed by clicking the Draw menu and clicking Symbols or by using the short cut key CTRL Y The symbols may be also sized to fit the sketch Adding Symbols to the Floor Plan 6 48 Using WinSketch v5 5 There are different types of door icons You may choose whatever style of door that you prefer In our sketch we will place several 45 degree door symbols From the Draw menu click Symbols to display the Symbols list The Symbols list will appear showing the symbols that can be placed on the sketch With the mouse click the symbol Door Left 7 Move the mouse to the selected loca tion as shown in the illustration Click to set the symbol in place Move Resize 4 INTERIOR LINES AND SYMBOLS The Symbols Library Symbols Let s add one more symbol to the sketch Click the symbol Bathtub 2 from t
61. ng the Area Edit tool any wall of a closed area can be deleted thus opening the area Upon deleting the wall the user can now continue deleting walls backwards using normal area editing commands and close the area as needed LINE DIMENSION PLACEMENT Q WHERE DOES WINSKETCH AUTOMATICALLY PLACE LINE DIMENSIONS All dimensions are cantered above or below the line depending on the direc tion of drawing Rule If you draw an area clockwise dimensions are placed outside the area If the area is drawn counter clockwise the dimensions are place inside the area walls MIOVING LINE DIMENSIONS Q CAN I DELETE MODIFY OR SIMPLY MOVE A LINE S DIMENSION Yes select the dimension with the mouse While the dimension is selected press the Delete key to delete it drag it to a new location or use the Text menu to change the size style or font RE ENTERING LINE DIMENSIONS Q IF I ACCIDENTALLY DELETE A LINE S DIMENSION CAN I BRING IT BACK Yes using the Dimension Edit tool from the button bar position the cross hair cursor over the line in question and click once The lines dimension will auto matically be placed above and centered on the line By clicking again the dimension will be removed or toggled off This tool is handy for final clean up duties after the area has been closed FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Drawing Without the Distance DRAWING WITHOUT THE DISTANCE Q CAN I AUTOMATICALLY DRAW AN INTERIOR WALL TO THE NEXT INTERS
62. oftware provider to be sure Some appraisal software form providers require an integration kit to make the actual integration work VERSION HOW DO I KNOW WHICH VERSION WINSKETCH 1 HAVE Start WinSketch Find the help menu located at a far right on your menu bar From the Help menu click About Current registration information including the version will be displayed here If you have an old version of WinSketch you may download the latest version from this www winsketch com FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Drawing DRAWING Q CAN I USE MY KEYBOARD TO ENTER DIMENSIONS Yes WinSketch uses either the keyboard or the mouse to draw lines Keyboard and mouse entry are interactive meaning you can draw one line with the mouse the next with the keyboard and the next with the mouse again without having to switch modes Q WHILE DRAWING WITH THE KEYBOARD I ACCIDENTALLY MOVED THE MOUSE HOW CAN I GET BACK INTO KEYBOARD ENTRY Press any key on the numeric keypad Q IF I MAKE A MISTAKE WHILE DRAWING AN AREA CAN I DELETE LINES BACKWARDS Yes while in the middle of drawing an area press Del to consecutively delete lines backwards Q WHEN I GET TO THE LAST LINE OF AN AREA CAN WINSKETCH AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE OR DRAW THE LAST WALL REGARDLESS OF THE ANGLE Yes press the C key to close the area DISTANCE Q DOES WINSKETCH CALCULATE THE DISTANCE FROM STARTING POINT OF AN AREA Yes while drawing an area WinSketch constantl
63. opening in the wall Warning Do not place the Eraser icon over text or other icons E BH E E E E E E E E E NS iil BE E N NS E FE NS NB NS NS NE E E NS NS NB NS NS NE NS NS E BN Uu SUMMARY OF LESSON 4 In Lesson 4 you have learned several new sketch concepts and features B Drawing interior lines with the keyboard m Drawing interior lines with Auto Pop E Moving and deleting interior lines m Placing symbols on the sketch E Moving resizing and deleting symbols WHAT S LESSON 5 EE BON HB BH B B E E B BH E BH BH S B NH BH B BH B BS E E E E BS BH E HE NS B B dB dg Uy In Lesson 5 we will discuss drawing angled lines The new lessons will all use new sketch files Save the changes to LESSON2 SKT for future reference At this time you have completed the basic requirements to draw the majority of floor plans you will encounter Don t hesitate to review the previous lessons if you feel uncomfortable with the drawing concepts presented so far 6 50 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 5 DRAWING ANGLED LINES Angled Lines mouse You will learn to draw angled walls using several different tech niques We will discuss using the Rise and Run method of drawing angles If you know the exact degree of the angled line you can also use the Exact Degree method n this lesson you willlearn to draw angled lines using the keyboard and CONCEPTS FOR LESSON 5 WinSketch u
64. or the Ellipse Position the mouse where you want to place the object Click and drag down and to the right to draw the object It will automatically be filled with the pattern To make a legend draw one of the above objects fill it with the same pattern that you used to show the flood prone area in the previous example Click the Text tool and type Flood Prone Area and press ENTER 9 70 Using WinSketch v5 5 ADVANCED TOPICS Negative Areas NEGATIVE AREAS BH B S B BH HB S B S E BE HS US BH BH dB dg Uy There may be situations where you need to subtract the square footage of one area from another One example of this is the case of an atrium located in the main living area Area Properties x Select Area to Draw Subtotals Modifies Sign First Floor Second Floor Living Area Third Floor Living Area Basement Living Area Attached Garage Garage Area First Floor Detached Garage Garage Area Porch Porch Area Patio Patio Deck Area Deck Patio Deck Area Stanwell First Floor Add Modify Area Properties Area Mame Subtotals Modifies Sign Line Width Line Style Fill Pattern 3 e Auto Dimension Add Delete anoei To subtract the area of the atrium from the main living area you will need to define the area as a negative area From the Draw menu click Area to display the Area Properties
65. part of the curve See the following example of the height of the arc WE EH E E E E E E E E E E EN NS BN E NS FE NE BN E E BN E E NB E B NE FE B E NH E E E E B E BS BN E NB E B NH E E NH NB NH NH NB E NH NH NH NH NH NS NH EN EN Note While measuring a floor plan in the field it may be very difficult to calculate the curvature of an arc if it not a standard 90 180 or 270 degree curve Measure the chord length as well the arc height When you type this information into WinSketch the program will automatically calculate the curvature E E E E E E E E E E HN E E EN E NS NS NS E E BN E E NB E E NS E E BN E E B NB E E BN NH E NB NH E NH NH NH NH NH NH NH BN NH EN BN BN E CURVE 6 USING CHORD amp HEIGHT E E BON HB B BH B E B B UH B BH B S B NH E E B S E US dH B dH dg dy A right oriented arc of unknown curvature drawn at an angle with a run of 10 feet to the right and a rise of 10 feet down Start a new sketch and define a drawing area Set the SP somewhere in the middle of the drawing pad the exact placement is not crucial and press ENTER to change the Pencil cursor to a Crosshair cursor Draw a line 10 feet to the right 10 Right Arrow Type the following information Using WinSketch v5 5 8 65 8 66 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 6 DRAWING CURVES Curve 7 The Shortened Method A Starts Arc drawing 10 m The first part of the angle
66. pe text into the floor plan Change the font m Change the font size Move and delete labels Continue working with the floor plan saved as LESSON2 that you designed in the previous chapter If you closed and exited the program start WinSketch now and click the File menu and click Open Click the WinSketch file LESSON2 SKT and press ENTER If you did not exit the program in the previous lesson LESSON2 SKT should still be displayed Proceed to label the drawing USING THE PHRASES LIBRARY E EH HON HB B BOB B B B E B BN NS B BH Bd B B HOS dH B Click the Draw menu and choose Phrases to display the Phrases dialog window The Phrases list will display the text phrases that can be placed in the sketch You may drag and move the window to a convenient part of the screen Phrases 1 Car Garage 2 Car Garage 3 Car Garage Balcony Bath Bath Room Bedroom Closet Den Dining Once a label has been selected you may place it on the Drawing Pad by drag ging it to the desired part of the sketch Click a phrase to highlightt it in the list Move the mouse to the sketch You will notice a small thin box appear Now choose the desired position on the sketchpad to place the phrase 3 ADDING LABELS Adding Second Label Let s place a label from the Phrase Library Click 2 Car Garage from the scrolling title list Place the label inside the Garage area by moving
67. s Change the scale Calculate the area enclosures DEFINING THE FIRST AREA EE BON HB B B B B B B EH B BH B BH B NH B HS NH NH B B F S BH BH B BH BE HO US BH B dH dg Proceed to start WinSketch as instructed in Lesson 1 If you have a sketch dis played on the screen WinSketch will draw a new screen The previous sketch is still active it s just that the sketch is not currently visible Hint switch to another sketch click the Window menu and click the sketch to display WE EH E E BN E BN E E E E E E NH E NS E E NS E E E E E E NB NB NH E NB NH E E E E NB E E NB E E E NB NH E E NH NS NH NH NS NH NH NH NS NH NH NH EN NH EN Set the Scale 4 28 Using WinSketch v5 5 Click the Area tool located on the toolbar or from the Draw menu click Area This will display the Area Description window In the large area on the center of this window click First Floor Living Area and click the OK button Later in this lesson we will be working with the Detached Garage area Set the scale of 1 to 15 by clicking the View menu and then clicking Set Scale See Lesson 1 for a detailed explanation Locate the Arrow cursor approximately 1 from the top of the screen and approximately centered between the left and right borders See the illustra tion below We will draw a floor plan that has one level with a detached garage You will calculate the areas which will place the calculations on the bot
68. ses several methods to draw angled lines such as those needed for bay windows The first way to draw angled lines is to use a method called Rise and Run This is just like the rise and run way of measuring which is to measure an angled line by its change in height Rise and its change in length Run from a normal staight line The second way to draw angles is to enter the line length and the line degree This is a great method of drawing angled walls but you must know the exact degree of the angle For this reason this method is called Exact Degree Mouse users can also draw angled lines by dragging a line the appropriate distance and direction Arcs amp Angles window The Arcs amp Angles window displays various information relating to angled lines and arcs Angled lines will have the line Dimension Rise Run and Line Degree displayed For Arcs this information is used for the Arc chord while additionally the Arc Degree Arc Height Arc Perimeter and the radius are shown in the spaces below NOTE This screen can only be accessed by typing to activate Arcs amp Angles mode Rise and Run Measurements Many appraisers measure angles using the Rise and Run method This method describes the line as going up and over a certain distance The first two entry boxes of the Arcs and Angle box are used for entering the rise and Using WinSketch v5 5 7 51 LESSON 5 DRAWING ANGLED LINES Concepts for Lesson 5 run information Not
69. sing WinSketch v5 5 3 25 LESSON 2 DRAWING MULTIPLE AREAS walls and line dimensions found in a typical floor plan with multiple areas In addition two powerful drawing features will be introduced Changing the scale and Auto Close r This lesson is designed to you learn how to work with exterior IMPORTANT CONCEPTS FOR LESSON 2 E EH BOUE HB E E E E B RE UH B B B B B BN B S B NS BH BH B NS BS BH B B HS NS dH B dB dg As you learned in Lesson 1 to draw an exterior line you first define an area then enter the distance on the keyboard followed by the direction WinSketch then adds the line dimension automatically Moving Line Dimensions Sometimes the line dimensions need to be relocated to a new position We will use the mouse to move line dimension labels after the area has been drawn and closed You will also learn to delete redundant line dimension labels by clicking the label followed by pressing DEL WE EH E E E E E E E E E E E ON E BN E E E E E BN E NE E BN E E B E E BN E E NS NS E BN NB E E BN NH E NB E NH E NH NS NH E NS E NH E NS NH BN NS NH Hint Do not worry about the automatic placement of line dimension labels as you are sketching the floor plan Finish the sketch first and then move the line labels as needed E EH NH E E E EH E NH NH E E E NS E E BN E E E E E FE E NS E E E E FE E E NB E E E E NS NS E E E BN E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E HE E
70. th the Phrases window open click the label New and click the Delete button This will remove the phrase from the list CHANGING FONTS E E HON B U BOB B BN B US BOB BH BH B NU B BH B NS BS BH B B HS NS NH B dB dg Uy You may select any font that is available on your computer To change the font for labels already on the screen you must first highlight the label Click the label 2 Car Garage You will notice that a thin rectangle outlines the text From the Text menu click Fonts to display the Font dialog box At this time click on any font or style or size and click OK to apply the changes You may continue to experiment with font changes Using WinSketch v5 5 5 41 Changing the Font Size Font Font Font style iria egular z Anal Black Arial Narrow Avant arde Baskerville BE Regular F Book Antiqua tT Bookman Old Style Boton Regular Sampl AaB Y yee Script Westem You can also change fonts before typing new text After selecting the Text tool or the Phrases Library click the Text menu and click Font Select the new font and click OK You may also click the Set As Default box so that any new text will be in the correct font style Hint You can also change the line label dimensions in this way WE EH E E E E FE E E E BN E E E E E E E E E E NB E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NS E E NH NS NH E NH NH NH BN NH B
71. the mouse and clicking inside the area After clicking the text label is automatically placed within the garage area Phrases 1 Car Garage 2 Car Garage 3 Car Garage 32 0 2 Car Garage Bedroom 20 2 10 0 ADDING A SECOND LABEL E E HON B UH BH B US B B S NH BH d S US dB B d dg Uy With the mouse click the phrase Bedroom Move the mouse over the sketch and place the phrase as shown in the illustration below Now click to set the phrase in place To close the Phrases list click the Close button to the right of the Phrases text WE EH E E E E E E E BN E E EN E E E E E BN E E BN E E BN NB E E E E E E E NB E E BN E E NB E E BN E NS E E NS NH NH NS E NH NH NS NH NH NS bt NS EN BN GN H NOTE To place a phrase click the left mouse button If you single click the left mouse button again you will place the selected phrase on the sketch a second time This is a useful feature in placing the same label on various locations of the sketch e g bedroom WE EH E E E E E E E E E E E UN E E E E BN NS NS NS E E BN NB E E E NS E NB E E NS E BN NB E E E E E NB BN NB E E NH E NH NH E NH NH NH NH NH BN NH BN Using WinSketch v5 5 5 39 5 40 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 3 ADDING LABELS Adding Text to the Sketch ADDING TEXT TO THE SKETCH E E HN B UH B B B BN B S B BH HB S B S E B BH B NH B HS NS NH B B dg
72. to type the dimensions and directions nec essary to draw the lines 3 20 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS Calculate the Area Totals TYPE THE FOLLOWING 25 Right Arrow Draws a line 25 feet to the right 20 Down Arrow Draws a line 20 feet down 25 Left Arrow B Draws a line 25 feet to the left 20 Up Arrow B Draws line 20 feet up to the Starting Point SP E File Edit View Object Text Draw Style Fill window Help 25 0 25 0 Congratulations You have drawn your first area in WinSketch At this point you have closed the Living Area Also you may have noticed that the cursor has changed shape While drawing the cursor became a Crosshair symbol Now since the area is drawn and closed the cursor changes back to an Arrow Cursor CALCULATE THE AREA TOTALS E EH E H E E E E FE E E FE EE OR BN NS E E BE B NU BN E E B B B B B E E B E E FE E E E E B EE EE E E HE HR HE d B B d To calculate the area totals click the Calculate icon located on the toolbar or click the Draw menu and then click Calculate Areas Using WinSketch v5 5 3 21 3 22 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 1 DRAWING AREA BASICS Enter the Header Information Calculation what page would you like to place the area calculation Page Format C Summary C Standard Proof Positive The Calculation window will appear It will ask you what page to place the calculation
73. tom of the page See the completed floor plan below LESSON 2 DRAWING MULTIPLE AREAS Defining the First Area We will draw this floor plan using keyboard entry Drawing exterior walls with the keyboard allows for precise entry To begin drawing with the keyboard type the dimension followed by pressing the appropriate arrow The first wall is 24 long and is drawn to the right Type the following 24 Right Arrow 10 Down Arrow 4 Left Arrow 10 Down Arrow 20 Right Arrow 35 Down Arrow B Draws a line 24 feet to the right Continue drawing the floor plan by entering the following dimensions and directions E Draws a line 10 feet down E Draws a line 4 feet to the left E Draws line 10 feet down Draws line 20 feet to the right Draws a line 35 feet down 24 0 35 0 Using WinSketch v5 5 4 29 4 30 Using WinSketch v5 5 LESSON 2 DRAWING MULTIPLE AREAS Defining the First Area At this point you noticed that the previous wall should have been drawn at a distance of 32 We need to delete the previous wall with a length of 35 At this time press DEL This will delete the 35 wall To redraw this wall type the following 32 Down Arrow Draws a line 32 feet down Continue drawing the floor plan 20 Left Arrow E Draws line 20 feet to the left 8 Up Arrow B Draws a line 8 feet up 10 Left Arrow B Draws line 10 feet to the left 12 Down Arrow B Draws a line 12 feet down 10 Left Arrow B Dr
74. y calculates the distance from the starting point of the area and displays the X and Y coordinates below the button bar to the left X is the horizontal distance and Y is the vertical dis tance displayed in feet To ensure the area closes properly always use these coordinates for the last 2 walls Using WinSketch v5 5 10 77 10 78 Using WinSketch v5 5 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Moving MOVING AFTER HAVE DRAWN IN AREA I REPOSITION IT ON MY PAGE Yes using the mouse grab one of the area walls not a corner and drag the area to anew location All dimension data will follow MODIFYING AREA PROPERTIES 1 ACCIDENTALLY MISSPELLED THE AREA S DO I HAVE TO DELETE IT AND REDRAW THE AREA AGAIN No double clicking on the drawn area can modify all area properties including the area name Doing so will bring up the Area Properties window allowing modifications to be made SCALING Q CAN THE DRAWING SCALE BE SET PRIOR TO DRAWING AND ALSO CHANGED TO ENLARGE OR SHRINK THE DRAWING AFTERWARDS Yes the Set Scale command can be found under the View menu and is com pletely user definable The accuracy can also be set to whole feet half feet quarter feet and tenths of a foot NUMBER OF AREAS Q HOW MANY AREAS CAN BE DEFINED PER SKETCH FILE As many as can fit on the 5 pages provided per sketch file Each area will be subtotaled and grand totaled to it s defined category The actual location of the

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