Circular column

Circular column drawing differs from rectangular column drawing. To draw Circular Column:

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Click Draw/Entities/Column/Circular Column or the Circular Column icon from the column toolbar displayed on the screen after clicking the rectangular column icon from the toolbar.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif The mouse cursor will change form.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Enter the diameter of the circular column in the Column Width data box on the column toolbar (the data box on the left).

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif You may use the alignment buttons on the column toolbar for different column alignments.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Click the point that you want to locate the circular column on the drawing area.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif The virtual view of the circular column will appear on the click point.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif If you move the mouse, the column will rotate around the node.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Left-click again or press enter. The circular column will be generated. The generated column will take the parameters like color and materials from the existing column settings.