Reusable Shapes are great for quickly adding consistent visual information for objects that will repeatedly appear in your work.
You can even create a shared shape library that everyone in your organization can use.
Sections Below
Creating Your Own Shapes
You can create a shape in a couple of different ways.
Draw something onscreen
Drop a shared shape (not saved as yours yet) on the screen
Bring in a photo into your canvas
Save the Shape
Select an object(s) on canvas
Tap the Create Shapes icon that appears on the lower left corner of the canvas
Provide a Name
Optionally you can choose to remember it’s size and unit, add editable labels, and define snapping points.
Tap Create button to finalize
Objects that cannot be included in a shape are:
Measurements / Dimensions
Text Callouts
Wall Segments
Once you have saved a shape, it will appear in the “My Shapes” tab of the shapes pane.
Adding and Removing ArcSite Shape Libraries
ArcSite has constantly expanding sets of Pre-made Shape Libraries that you can add with just a few clicks. These libraries are broken down into logical categories to help you determine if they would be useful to you.
You can also remove these libraries, again with just a few clicks.
Editing Existing Shapes
Once a shape has been added to the screen, it can be modified in a number of ways.
NOTES
The changes you make to the Shape will not affect the saved shape.
You can break apart a shape to do more elaborate changes
Make Some Changes But Keep the Shape Intact:
You can make some changes to a shape on-screen without having to save as a new shape.
Changes possible are:
Change its length and height by tapping on its Shown measurements
Scaling it proportionally by pressing and dragging from one of its corners
Opening the Style panel to change color, line width and line type
Saving at a Specific Size and Unit
Toggle on the Remember Size and Unit option to have the shapes appear at the same size every time.
Shapes that have their size and unit saved (see note above), will have a visual indicator in the top right corner as shown below.
Adding Snapping Points
Snapping points allow a shape to always snap to other onscreen objects in a specific way. This is useful for quickly placing them without having to work on exact placement.
There are two ways of add snapping points
Add while creating a Shape
Add to existing Shapes
Add Snapping Points while creating a shape
During the creation process, you:
open the New Shape dialog
At the bottom of the dialog tap on Edit Snapping Points
3. Tap anywhere you want add a snapping point.
4. Tap Done in the top left corner
5. Finish saving the shape
Add Snapping Points to an existing shape
Open the Shape Panel
Navigate to the My Shapes tab. To add snapping points, you must have saved it to your own set of shapes first.
Tap on Edit icon in top right corner to enter the Edit Mode
Tap on a shape to select
Tap on Add Snapping Point icon in top left
3. Tap anywhere you want add a snapping point.
4. Tap Done in the top left corner
5. Finish saving the shape
Remove Snapping Points
Remove snapping points in one of two ways.
1. If just added, tap the Undo icon in the top left corner
2. By selecting it and tapping the Delete icon in the lower left corner.
Break a Shape Apart
By breaking the shapes into its original individual parts, you can make any change you would like.
However, while the original saved shape is still available from the Shapes panel, the changed shape is no longer related to the original shape and must be saved as a separate shape to use again later.
Add Editable Text to a Shape
Create shapes that allow you to perform several text related options when drop on the canvas. A great way to create and make consistent items such as; title blocks, standard Q and A's, etc.
Type in specific text
Pre-populate a field with specific text
Pull information entered in the Project Information section ( on Essentials and Enterprise subscription level only)
Delete Shapes
Open Shapes Panel
Tap Edit button in bottom right corner, to enter the Edit mode
Tap to mark one or more shapes you want to delete
Tap the Delete icon at bottom of panel (Looks like a trash can)
Tap "Delete Shape".
Note – Custom shapes functionality is not available at the Basic subscription level.