Project menu
Anne Dullemond
Last Update a year ago
Located in the bottom left part of the tool, the Project Tools Menu provides essential functionalities to manage and work on your projects.
Here's a breakdown of the menu:
New Project Button:
Appearance: An orange "+" button.
Purpose: Click to initiate the creation of a new project.
Hamburger Menu:
Appearance: A blue icon with three horizontal stripes.
Options within this Menu:
"Delete Project": Remove the current project.
"Import Image": Opens the Extra tab in the drawing options to add an Image Loader object.
"Export Project": Export the project data.
"Copy Project": Duplicate the project.
"Rename Project": Change the project's name.
"Zoom to Project": Focus the view on the project area.
"Share Project": Share the project with others.
"Close Project": Close the project.
Load your Projects Button:
Appearance: Location icon.
Purpose: Shows all project locations on a zoomed out map. Projects can also be loaded from this view.
Multi Selection Button:
Appearance: 5 sided shape.
Purpose: Allows multi selecting with a freeform shape. Everything within the drawn shape will be selected.
Undo/Redo Buttons:
Appearance: Back arrow and forward arrow.
Purpose: Undo/Redo up to 20 actions. The numbers in the buttons show how many actions can be undone or redone.
Select Other/Existing Projects:
Location: Bottom of the menu.
Purpose: A menu to switch between different projects or select existing ones.
Drawing Tools Button (Pencil Icon):
Location: First button on the right, at the top.
Purpose: Open the drawing tools menu for project design.
Drawing Options (Bottom of the Screen, from left to right):
Draw Project Area
Draw Sub Area
New Real Estate
Existing Real Estate
Urban Elements
New Land Use
Infrastructure
Extra
Place Prefab Objects Button (Building Icon):
Location: Second button on the right, below Drawing Tools.
Purpose: Access the functionality to place prefab objects.
4D Planning Option Button:
Location: Below Place Prefab Objects button.
Purpose: Access 4D planning options for project timeline visualization.
Advanced Project Options Button (Tools Icon):
Location: Bottom button on the right.
Purpose: Open a menu for advanced project settings.
Options within the Advanced Project Options:
Analysis Tools: Access advanced analysis options.
Visualisation: Shows different possible visualisation options.
Grid Settings: Adjust the settings related to grid display.
Metric/US-Imperial Settings: Toggle between metric and US/Imperial measurement systems.
Currency & Finance Button: Open a menu to adjust standard financial calculation values.