In addition to creating new rooms, Measure's keypad can also be used to change the size and shape of existing rooms.
Keyboard Shortcut: F2
By default, the keypad appears whenever a room's side is selected. This functionality can be disabled through the Measure Options window.
How To
Change the Length of a Room's Side:
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1. Choose the side of the room to be adjusted by left-clicking its handle with the Select tool. |
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2. Confirm that the selected side is pointing in the desired direction. A side will extend or retract based on the direction of the arrow that appears over it when it is selected. Tip: The direction of a side can be reversed by selecting it and clicking the |
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3. Enter a new measurement for the side in the keypad's text field. |
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4. Press Enter or left-click the green Confirm button on the keypad. |
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button on the keypad.
Note: Using the keypad to change the length of one side of a rectangular room will automatically adjust the length of the opposite side by the same amount in order to maintain a rectangular shape.
In non-rectangular rooms, the selected side will have its length increased or decreased and surrounding sides will shrink or expand to compensate.
Change the Angle of a Room's Side:
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1. Choose the side of the room to be adjusted by left-clicking its handle with the Select tool. |
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2. Left-click a direction on the direction pad. Tip: If the side needs to be set to a specific number of degrees, enter the number in the text field at the center of the direction pad. |
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3. Left-click the green Confirm button on the keypad. |
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