It is now possible to add notes to your takeoff drawings.
This can be found under the
Note
tab. You can also add arrows and clouds.
Adding notes
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Click
Create
or use keyboard shortcut
C
to create notes.
Once a note is created, you can then add arrows and clouds by clicking the
Add arrow / cloud
button or by using keyboard shortcut
D
.
You can add multiple arrows and clouds to each note.
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Editing notes
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All parts of a note can be edited by clicking the
Edit
button or right clicking while in
Select
mode.
Output files
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Any notes added within the app will show on the output drawings as default.
They will also appear on a
Notes
sheet in the excel spreadsheet:
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Controls
While working on notes, the following controls are available:
Note Boxes:
  • Right click
    = Select / deselect
  • D
    = Add new note cloud / arrow
  • Left click & drag box
    = Move note box
  • Left click & drag side nodes
    = Resize box
  • Double click
    = Edit note text
  • Shift + Enter
    = New text line
Arrow / Cloud:
  • Left click
    = Add new point
  • Left click (on first point)
    = Confirm shape
(NOTE: Confirming a shape with 1 or 2 points will result in an arrow with no cloud)
  • Right click
    = Select / deselect cloud / arrow
  • Double click
    = Add / remove point to arrow / cloud
(NOTE: Deleting an arrow's end point will delete the arrow. Deleting a cloud's points down to 2 will remove the cloud)
  • Delete
    = Remove note / cloud / arrow
  • Arrow keys
    = Move cloud by 1 pixel
  • Shift + arrow keys
    = Move cloud by 10 pixels
  • Escape
    = cancel edit mode
  • Enter
    = Edit note text & confirm changes