User manual PUNCH! SOFTWARE SUPER HOME SUITE V3.5.2

[. . . ] table of contents Chapter one · Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Super Home Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Floorplan Trace Image Visible toggles the image on and off. When you select Screen Colors, you will have the option of changing the color for the Working Floor, Inactive Floor, or Background; plus you can Reset Colors to their default. By defining each option, you will be able to tell at a glance which floor is currently active. The Working Floor Color default is white, the Inactive Floor Color default is dark blue, and the Background Color default is blue. The colors you define will remain with the program until you assign new colors or use the Reset Colors feature which sets all custom colors back to the program-defined defaults. The Options Menu The commands available through the Options Menu allow further customization of the drawing environment. Custom Properties: To further personalize your dream home, virtually every tool has custom settings. See Chapter 4 for the full description of each tool's custom properties. Use the Virtual Ruler when you wish to figure measurements that are not automatically generated. Toggle the Virtual Ruler on and off via the icon at the bottom left of your screen. By selecting Dimension Properties, you have the option of changing the endpoints of the measurements drawn with the Dimension Tool to suit your needs. Super Home Suite User's Guide When the Automatic Dimensioning option is selected, all items will be shown with their measurements. You can also turn on and off Automatic Dimensioning with the Associative Dimensioning icon at the bottom part of your screen. When the Window/Door Callouts option is checked, the measurements of all window and door openings will be added to the wall measurements. You can also turn on and off Window/ Door Callouts with the Associative Dimensioning icon at the bottom part of your screen. When selected, the Text option will display a dialogue box where you can select the font, style and size of the Text that you use to label your floorplan. When you change the display font, all text in your drawing will be updated. 62 Chapter 5: Menu Bars Planting Age. When you are landscaping your dream home, you have the option of deciding what age the plants will be when they are transplanted into your landscape. Unless otherwise specified, all plants are 0 years (seedlings). The maximum age that can be entered into this dialogue box is 20 years. The Plant Growth Projection dialogue box allows you to specify the maximum growing age (in years) for the plants you choose for your landscape. The minimum is 3 months and the maximum is 50 years. Note: You can define the Planting Age for each individual plant to further customize your landscape. The View Menu The View Menu contains selections which change the way your drawing is displayed in the Punch!Reset Floor Plan (Ctrl+E) returns the floorplan to the center of the window and to 60% of actual size. When Set Plan View Zoom is selected, a window is displayed that allows you to choose how large your 2D floorplan is displayed. [. . . ] 4 Speed Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Split Plan/3D View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 75 Split-level home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Sprinkler Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]