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Smart Wall Technology

Many wall types are available, from cavity walls to timber, to concrete, and partitioning. Wall types can be hatched are also customizable!

Straight or curved walls can be drawn with automatic intersection clean-up.

Windows, doors or any openings cut into walls are automatic whether viewed in 2D or 3D.

All the standard AutoCAD editing commands in AutoCAD can be used on walls

Doors and Windows

An extensive range of door and window styles and configurations is available. Simple to use Dialog boxes make Doors and Window easily customizable

Drawing a simple outline is all that is need to create a new style of door or window that is not included in the list.

Door Toolbar

Each entity that makes up the door or window can be modified after insertion. There are automatic numbering and elevation routines.

A schedule for doors and windows is automatically tabled and each item is elevated with dimensions. (Schedules not available in Smart Architect LT).

Elevations & Sections

Sections can be cut through buildings to include all entities from 3D furniture to roofs, windows, doors and floors. Internal or external elevations can also be pealed off.

All ceiling and floor RL settings will be reflected. Sections and elevations will also account for any externally referenced files that may have been used to make up the model.

Automatic Layers

All entities automatically default to a predefined layer. The layering convention provided in the software can be customized to match your office standard. Features automatic layer creation.

User Block Library

The Smart Architect LT’s User Block Library provides the ability to sort all the blocks, used in a drawing office, into categories.

Library can be located on a particular machine or at a central server location.

Easy Command Access

Commands can be accessed through pull down menus, tool bars and the keyboard.

For quick access, Keyboard commands are provided and are completely programmable.

Database Accessibility

The Database can be tied into your title block and changed or updated as the drawing progresses.

The information in the database is reflected in the Drawing Manager when opening a drawing.

Project Management

Extra floors can be added to a building with a single command, creating a new drawing of the next level and automatically cross referencing it back into the master file.

An XREF Manager is provided to navigate and open drawings from within a project tree.

Drawing Documentation

Features drag and drop labelling system which can is categorized along with an automatic dimension command.

New labels can now be added to a list so you’ll never have to retype it again. Text fonts and heights are completely customizable.

Commercial Drawings & More

Commercial Drawings

Although Smart Architect has a great strength in residential application and 2D modeling, it also is very powerful tool for commercial projects as well.

Smart Architect provides grid and column layouts, parking design tools and curtain wall routines.

Also features many symbols and routines to quickly draw commercial interiors and ceiling grid set-outs.

3D Roof Builder

Generate any roof style from a dialog or generate a profiled roof.

Allows you to go back and add planes at a later stage or edit and stretch the shape as desired.

2D and 3D Stairs and Escalators

All the parameters for stairs and escalators can be adjusted to meet the specifications of the project.

The stairs and escalators can be drawn in render quality 3D, 2D and section to graphically reflect the information provided by the user.

Shadow Diagrams

Project shadows from a flat 2 dimensional drawing

Choose from a range of cities or enter your Azimuth and sun angle are calculated automatically.

Surface Terrain

Surface terrain models can be generated from information provided by a surveyor, or by the user specifying the individual spot levels.

A grid or triangulated terrain model can be produced to include contour lines. Contour lines can also be used to create the terrain model.

3D Shadows can be added, walls projected down onto them. Cut and fill calculations and volumetrics can be performed, roads can be cut in and sections derived.

Quantities

All building elements retain particular information for extraction into bills of quantities and schedules.

All materials, finishes, codes and rates can be adjusted to meet the current prices and meet the office standards.

The resulting information can be opened by most quantities packages or spread sheets.

Recently Added

Drawing Scale

Controls drawing scale on both model space and page space for text and graphic symbols.

Sketch Multiple

Allows multiple selection of end points to stretch.

View Database Records

Stores a Drawing Record within the drawing. Keeps track of total time spent creating the drawing and allows editing of the view database record.

Database can be dynamically linked to the drawing sheet title and is customizable

1 Point Perspective

Allows realistic and conceptual display options. Scroll the view and use the arrow keys to easily adjust the view location.

3DV Perspective

Views your drawing using 3DV Perspective with new camera icon to indicate the scope of the view. Zooming is also possible within perspective view

Shade Mode

Features new shade mode styles.

Other Highlights

Quick keys F3 has been assigned for color palette, F4 has been assigned for line type selection.

Save and SaveAs are now open and save as commands with drawing record option that is now stored within the drawing. In addition, Text Continue is now improved.