Positioning the component axis

Components are entered along their component axis. The wall’s direction of extension depends on the position of the component axis, the direction in which the wall is entered and the position of the first construction layer in the wall. Click Rotate on the Wall Context toolbar to change the wall's offset direction.

You can position the component axis as follows:

Centered in or on the sides of the entire component (wall as a whole)
Centered in or on the sides of the each construction layer
At a freely definable distance to a component edge (wall edge)

Small boxes in the preview indicate the positions you can select.

(A) Component axis
(B) Possible positions on the sides of/centered in the layer or entire component
(C) Number of construction layers

You can place the component axis in several ways:

Intuitive
Use the mouse to move the axis: the cursor becomes a double arrow, and the component axis will snap to the positions marked by small black boxes. The values on the left of the preview show the distance to the edges.

The following positions are predefined:
Left edge of component or layer
Right edge of component or layer
Center of component or layer
Custom position based on value you enter
Click one of the data entry boxes on the left of the preview. Enter any value defining the distance between the axis and edge of the wall. The program automatically calculates the value for the other side.