Accomplish advanced tasks with command line prompts.
The command line menu appears.
Scroll to browse.
Type a command to search.
Click anywhere off the menu to close it.
Click Draw Building
Displays a list of all Building Usages in the project.
Selecting a usage will start the rectangle draw tool with that usage automatically applied.
<aside> 💡 See also: How to Draw Buildings in Giraffe
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Click Polygon
The Polygon tool initiates.
Create your custom polygon.
Apply a usage from the left-hand palette.
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💡 Or use the P Hotkeys
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Tap the spacebar:
Click Rectangle
The rectangle tool initiates
Click once to initiate the shape and a second time to define the width. Pull to specify the length. Click to end tool command.
Apply a usage from the left-hand palette.
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💡 Or use the R Hotkeys
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Tap the spacebar:
Click Line
The Line tool initiates
Click at each corner of the line.
Double Click at the final node to exit the tool.
Apply a usage from the left-hand palette.
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💡 Or use the L Hotkeys
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A line with no Usage applied
Tap the spacebar:
Click Line
The Line tool initiates
Click on the map where you would like to place a point.
Apply a usage from the left-hand palette.
A point with no usage applied
<aside> 💡 For precise distances, type a number on the keyboard, and hit enter. Learn more about Drawing Accurately
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You can also create rectangles, polygons, lines, and points from More Tools
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<aside> 💡 Learn more in Drawing
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Select the geometry you want to move
Tap the spacebar:
Click Base Point Move
Specify direction and distance of move
This is done by drawing an arrow.
Click once to place the start of the arrow, and a second time to place the end.
To do this accurately
s and hover near corners on the map to snap the mouse exactly to them before clicking