Offset direction of components

Components are entered along the component axis. Depending on the axis' position within the component, you can use the offset direction to specify on which side of the component axis (relative to the direction in which the component is entered) the component is drawn. With Reverse offset direction, you have the option to ”tilt” the wall or to reverse the setup of the construction layers.

The direction is indicated by an arrow and the position of the first construction layer. You can show and hide these symbols using the CursorTips for entering walls option in the Point snap options, Point snap representation area.

Tip: Using the offset direction, you can quickly toggle between inner and outer dimensions when entering walls.

Depending on the position of the component axis and the number of the construction layers, the following options are possible:

• Single-layer wall, lateral component axis:

  	1 Start point of component 2 End point of component A Component axis B Offset direction C Direction in which component is entered
  After clicking Reverse offset direction:
  	1 Start point of component 2 End point of component A Component axis B Offset direction C Direction in which component is entered

• Multi-layer wall; lateral component axis within the component (between layer 2 and layer 3):

  	1 Start point of component 2 End point of component A Component axis B Extension to both sides of the component axis not centered, first layer on the right C Direction in which component is entered
  After clicking Reverse offset direction:
  	1 Start point of component 2 End point of component A Component axis B Extension to both sides of the component axis not centered, first layer on the left C Direction in which component is entered

• Multi-tier wall, component axis centered in the component:

  	1 Start point of component 2 End point of component A Component axis B Extension to both sides of the component axis first layer on the right C Direction in which component is entered
  After clicking Reverse offset direction:
  	1 Start point of component 2 End point of component A Component axis B Extension to both sides of the component axis first layer on the left C Direction in which component is entered