Draw A Wall

Keyboard access: "W"

    Select the Wall tool.   Esc to quit.

With the mouse:

• Drag from the beginning point to the end.
• Click to end.

With the keyboard:

• Position the cursor at the point at which to begin.
• Press Enter and move the cursor with the arrow keys to the end of the wall.
• Press Enter.

    Continue drawing walls or select another tool.

More Info:   

• To draw a wall at an angle with the mouse, Press the Shift Key after beginning to draw.

• To draw a wall at a 45 degree angle, follow the procedure above  for drawing with keyboard, but use the 1, 3, 7, or 9 keys in the number pad.

• For better precision, use the arrow keys to position the endpoints of the wall.

•   Use the space bar to "flip" the wall to the other side of the cursor.

•   Under Preferences, select the Wall tab to customize walls

• Line length is shown in the Odometer at the left of the Status bar.

• The keyboard arrow keys move the cursor one pixel at a time.

•   The Number Pad keys move the cursor the distance assigned.  Adjust this distance by pressing the Plus and Minus keys.  The current distance is reported on the far right of the status bar.

  See also Connecting with Previous Elements

To alter an element already drawn, see: How To Select An Element