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ArcSite Drawing Settings

Summary:

To adjust how the drawing and app behaves, you can access the Settings Panel by tapping on the Settings icon located in the top right corner of the app.

Setting Icon

Settings for Common Tasks or “Issues”

  • Choosing a unit (Metric / Imperial) – Choose the top option – Units and Precision

  • Choosing the level of precision (1′ vs. 1′ 1″ ... down to 1/64″ ) – Choose Units and Precision

  • Changing how objects snap to each other

    • Object SnapThis top level option turns on and off all of the individual snap options at once

    • Object Snap Settings – lets you choose from all of the individual snap options. Note if you are going to be drawing from the blank canvas, suggestion is to toggle on the Grid option.

  • Changing the Grid – The optional grid makes manual drawing easier. The grid options include:

    • Showing or hiding

    • Choosing a grid cell size

    • Whether objects will snap to the grid.

    • Specify how often a Major – More visible gridline appears

  • Lines / Walls are changing in unexpected ways after changing another line/wall

    • Turning off the Smart Dimension option will stop the app from automatically changing “related” lines.

All Options:

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