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Drawing The Plot Plan
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  • You can download the plot plan measurements in an Adobe PDF format to follow while viewing the following the videos:
    Plot Plan Measurements
    Drawing the House
    In part one we will demonstrate how to draw a house and garage using multiple commands such as the Line command, the Anchor Point command, Point Polar and Point Relative commands.
    Adding Doors and Windows
    Learn to use the Doors and Windows command to easily add a single door, double door, sliding door, single pane or double pane window to a design.
    Deleting Doors and Windows
    Learn to remove door and window symbols from the design.
    Adding Property Lines
    In part two we will demonstrate how to place the property lines around the house and how to rotate the garage.
    Drawing the Patios, Sidewalk and Driveway
    In part three we demonstrate how to draw the hardscape areas such as the patios, sidewalk and driveways.
    The Offset Command
    Learn to use the Offset conmmand to offset or "parallel" a line, curve, circle, ellipse or arc entity. The command is usefull in creating parallel lines on a sidewalk.
    Fillet
    Learn to round off corners of a driveway or any two lines that intersect one another. This video is not part of this series on drafting the property, but it may be useful on some designs so we have included it here for your convenience.
    Chamfer
    Learn to angle corners of a driveway or any two lines that intersect one another. This video is not part of this series on drafting the property, but it may be useful on some designs so we have included it here for your convenience.
    Drawing the Flower Bed Lines
    In part four you will learn how to draw the flower beds using temporary lines as guidlines.
    Tracing an Image File
    Learn to insert an image file on the design screen and quickly trace the image to create a nice clean and crisp line drawing for design purposes. You can insert an image file in a bmp, jpg, png or tif format. You cannot insert a PDF file on the design screen. You must print the PDF file, scan the print and save the image in one of the acceptable formats, or you may use a conversion tool to convert the PDF to an image format.
    Taking a Measurement
    Learn to quickly take a measurement between two or more locations on the design screen.