Draw Panel

The Draw panel is where you create and edit the geometry — nodes and edges that form roof outlines.

Sub-modes

Draw edge

Shortcut: D

Click to place a node. Each following click adds a new node and an edge connecting it to the previous node, forming a chain.

• Close a chain by clicking the starting node (highlighted in green when the cursor is near).
• End a chain without closing by clicking the last placed node, or right-clicking anywhere on the canvas.

See: Draw edges.

Move point

Shortcut: M

Click and drag any existing node to reposition it. Connected edges follow.

• Dragging a node onto an existing edge splits that edge at the drop point; the dragged node becomes the split vertex.
• Dragging a node onto another node on the same layer merges the two into one (edges from both are combined, duplicates removed).
• Dragging onto a node of a different layer does not merge them — the layers remain independent. Use snap while drawing an edge to create a cross-layer shared vertex instead.

Delete edge

Shortcut: X

Click any edge to remove it. Orphan nodes (nodes with no remaining edges) are cleaned up automatically.

Actions

Delete all edges

Removes every edge on the current layer. A confirmation dialog appears.

Important

This is per-layer. Other layers are unaffected.

Reset scale

Clears the project scale and reopens the scale setup dialog. Use when:

• the original reference line was inaccurate
• the source plan changed
• you entered the wrong real length initially

A confirmation dialog appears before the scale is cleared.

See: Set Scale.

Snap behavior

While drawing or moving:

• Node snap — cursor locks to existing nodes within a radius
• Edge snap — cursor lands on an existing edge, preparing a split on click
• Guide snap — vertical / horizontal alignment with other visible nodes

Snap cues:

• A green highlight on a target edge means snap will insert a node there.
• A crosshair with a dot means snap is locked onto a specific node.
• A vertical or horizontal dashed line means snap is aligned to another node's axis.

Typical workflow

1. Open Draw panel.
2. Select Draw edge (or press D).
3. Click to place the first node.
4. Continue clicking to build the roof outline.
5. Close the polygon by clicking back on the first node.
6. Switch to Move point to fine-tune positions.

Related

• Draw edges — hands-on workflow
• Edges and facets — concepts
• Keyboard shortcuts