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    • Installation, License
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  • Design Program
    • Basic Settings
    • Modeling areas
      • General
        • Volume Info
        • Layer zones for EnEV
        • Elements
          • Element numbers
          • Same Element Numbers
          • Sorting of Elements
          • General on Element Numbering
          • Building Element as Element
        • Measuring Functions
        • Save Settings
          • Settings - Selection
          • Settings - Save
          • Settings - Manage
            • Manage Settings - Images
            • Manage Settings - Groups
            • Manage Settings - Favorites
            • Manage Settings - Data Exchange
        • Working Environment
          • Load Working Environment
          • Working Environment - Data Exchange
            • Load Working Environment
            • Save Working Environment
            • Create Working Environment
            • Maintain Working Environment
      • Modifications
      • Floor plan
        • Buildings, Walls, Framework
          • Floors
          • Manage Wall Types
          • Wall Input
          • Move, Rotate, Copy, Mirror Building
        • Wall Edits
        • Doors, Windows
          • Information
          • Rough opening
          • Construction with Template
          • Construction with Combined Element
          • Placing Windows
          • Clearance, wall stop
          • Reveal
          • Niches
          • Move, Modify, Delete Windows, Doors
        • Rooms
          • Preliminary Remarks
          • Requirements, Considered Aspects
          • Inputs for Determining Rooms, Room Configurations
          • Results from Rooms
          • Other Notes on Rooms in the Structure
        • Terrain Model
        • Special Components
          • Chimney
          • Move, Modify, Delete Chimneys
        • Timber Frame Construction (TFC)
          • TFC - Occupancy
          • TFC - Division Points
          • TFC - Element Joints
        • Log Construction
          • Log Construction - Execution
          • Block construction execution - Drilling
          • Log Construction Execution - Connections
          • Log Construction Execution - Purlin Penetration
          • Log Construction Execution - Windows, Doors
          • Log Construction - Assignment
        • Plan Views
          • Introduction
          • Basic Information
          • Extension of Display Switch
          • Save a Plan View
        • Ceiling panels
          • Ceiling Execution
          • New Ceiling Panel
          • Ceiling Edits
          • Ceiling Openings
      • Wall construction
        • Settings
          • screen elements
        • Extras
          • Center of gravity
        • Components
          • Enter Wall Construction - Studs
          • Enter Wall Construction - Panels
          • Unify Panels
          • Consolidate Panels
          • Move, Align, Change Cross-Section of Components
        • Systems
          • Auto Wall
        • Views, Sections
      • Ceiling construction
        • Ceiling Selection
        • Layer contours
        • Components
          • Members
          • Plates
          • Claddings
          • Component Functions
      • Roof
        • Roof Surface Execution
          • Roof Structure
          • Intersections
          • Intersection of ceiling and roof layers
          • Line Execution
        • Roof layout
          • New House Outline
          • Roof Determination - House Sides
          • Roof Determination - Table
        • Direct Roof Input
          • Roof contour
          • Free Roof Area
          • Free Roof Area - Input Functions
          • Direct Free Roof Area
          • Skewed Free Roof Area
        • Roof Editing
          • Recalculate Roof Determination
          • Edit House Outline
          • Change Configurations
          • Intersection Priority
          • Roof Design
            • Trim Roof Surfaces
            • Roof Design - Move Line
            • Roof Design - Move Partial Line
            • Roof Design - Triangle
            • Roof Design - Circular Arc
            • Roof Design - Move Point
            • Roof Design - New Corner
            • Roof Design - Round Corner
            • Roof Design - Delete Corner
            • Roof Design - Original Surface
        • Roof Areas
          • Canopy Areas
          • Recalculate, Change Surface Areas
          • Canopy Area - Move Line
          • Canopy Area - Move Partial Line
          • Canopy Area - Move Point
          • Canopy Area - Delete Point
          • Formwork and Sheathing
            • Formwork and Sheathing - Settings
            • Formwork and Sheathing - Stock Lengths
            • Formwork and Sheathing - Assign
            • Formwork and Sheathing - Recalculate
            • Formwork and Sheathing - Calculate Rafter Edits
        • Openings
          • Openings - Move, Modify, Delete
          • Chimney
            • Chimney Input
            • Chimney - Rafter Replacement
            • Chimney - Collar Beam Replacement
            • Chimney - Beam Layer Replacement
          • Roof Windows
            • Roof Windows - Interior Lining
            • Roof Windows - Replacement, Filling Timbers
            • Roof Windows - Data from Profile
            • Roof Windows - Input
          • Free Opening
            • New Free Opening
            • Free Opening - Stair Opening
            • Free Opening - Modify
        • Tiles
          • Tile Covering
          • Battens Settings
          • Assign Tiles
          • Tile Division Points
          • Batten Points
          • Recalculate Tiles
          • Swap Tiles
          • Tile Layout
          • Shift of the verges
          • Batten Division Setting
        • Boards, Formwork, Sheathing
          • Setting Boards
          • Panel Input
        • Roof Assistant
          • Roof Assistant - General
          • Roof Assistant - Purlins
          • Roof Assistant - Ridge and Valley Area
          • Roof Assistant - Clamps
          • Roof Assistant - Rafters
          • Roof Assistant - Assignment
        • Roof components
          • Roof Components - Edits
          • Roof Components - Purlins from Profile
          • Roof Components - Sills / Intermediate Purlins
            • Corbel Construction
            • Bearing Construction
            • Rafter nail hole
          • Roof Components - Ridge Purlin
          • Roof Components - Rising Purlin
          • Roof Components - Post / Strut
          • Roof Components - Struts
          • Roof Components - Move Posts
          • Roof Components - Hip Rafters
          • Roof Components - Valley Rafters
          • Roof Components - Valley Beam
          • Roof Components - Adopt Rafter Foot
          • Roof Components - Rafters from Profile
          • Roof Components - Rafter Input
          • Roof Components - Oblique Rafters
          • Roof Components - Rafter Adoption
          • Roof Components - Recalculate Rafters
          • Roof Components - Move Rafters
          • Roof Components - Split Rafters
          • Roof Components - Clamps from Profile
          • Roof Components - Ridge Strap / Clamp
          • Roof Components - Clamps
          • Roof Components - Collar Beams
          • Roof Components - Transfer Clamps
          • Recalculate Roof Structure
          • Roof Structure - Copy Components
        • Systems
          • Roof Elements
            • Roof Elements - General
            • Roof Elements - Layer Separation
            • Roof Elements - Individual Rafters
            • Roof Elements - Field Rafters
            • Roof Elements - Field Oblique Rafters
            • Roof Elements - Enter Elementation
            • Roof Elements - Add / Move / Delete Element Joint
            • Roof Elements - Edit Element Settings
            • Roof Elements - Reassign Element Number
            • Roof Elements - Assign Components
            • Roof Elements - Recalculate Elementation
        • Dormer Input
      • Dormer
        • New Dormer
        • Dormer Templates
        • Dormer Determination
        • Dormer Wall Input
        • Loft Input
        • Dormer Framework
          • Ridge and Valley Area
          • Dormer Purlins
          • Dormer Front
          • Dormer Ridge and Corner Posts
          • Dormer Intermediate Posts
          • Dormer Rafters
          • Dormer Oblique Rafters
          • Dormer Side Surfaces
          • Dormer Setting Boards
          • Dormer Auxiliary Rafters
      • Framework
      • DICAM
      • Timber Frame Construction - Compendium
        • Principles of the TFC System
          • TFC Interpreter - TFC Editor
          • Wall Attributes
          • Wall Execution According to TFC Assignment
            • Wall Determines Execution
          • Variables
            • System Variables - Openings
            • Variables from Doors and Windows
            • Upper and Lower Connections
          • Intermediate Values
          • Relationships Between Components
            • Stud layer
            • Claddings
          • Conditional Generation of Components
          • Align and Consolidate Sheathings
            • Consider Niches for Sheathing
          • Minimum Board Width
          • Division Direction
          • Offsets for Layers and Components
            • Offsets General
            • Layer Offsets
            • Layer Offsets at Openings
            • Layer Reference for Upper Connections
          • Automatic Connection of Posts to Sill and Plate
          • The TFC Connection
          • Automatic bar width
          • Automatic Post Displacement
          • Connection of Same and Different Walls
            • Connection of Same Prefabrication Files
            • Connection of Different Prefabrication Files
            • Types for Corners and T-Joints
          • Beveled Edges at Upper Connections
          • Beveled Edges at T-Joints
          • Windows and Doors
            • Multiple Settings for a Single Opening
            • HRB hinge side
            • TFC Types at Openings with Conditions
          • TFC Regulations
            • Alignments
            • Intersections
            • Connections
            • Component Search for Connections
          • Automatically Distribute Tongue & Groove Panels
            • Define Profiled Panel
            • Profiled Panels in the TFC Assignment
          • Division Points
        • Application Notes
          • Management of Sheathings, Stud Layers and Division Library Elements
          • Delete Settings with Missing Partner TFC Files
          • Descriptions for Sheathings
          • Manage Sills and Plates
          • Order and Display of Types of Openings, Lower and Upper Connections
          • Width of Left Dialog Area
        • Tips & Tricks
          • Distribute Studs Independently of Panels
          • Automatic Movement of the Last Post of a Wall
          • Avoid the Automatic Movement
          • Height Limitation of Attic Walls
  • Plans
    • Floor Plan
      • Floor Plan - Display / Labeling
      • Floor Plan - Dimensioning
      • Floor Plan - Storage General
      • Labeling - Walls and Windows
    • Wall Plan
      • Wall Plan - Display / Labeling
      • Wall Plan - Components / Labeling
      • Wall Plan - Dimensioning
      • Wall Plan - Lists
    • Sill Plan
    • Masonry Plan
      • Masonry Plan - Display Labeling
      • Masonry Plan - Dimensioning
      • Masonry Plan - Storage General
    • Ceiling Plan
    • Roof Cover Plan
      • Roof Cover Plan - Display / Labeling
      • Roof Cover Plan - Dimensioning
      • Roof Cover Plan - Storage General
    • Rafter-Purlin Plan
      • Rafter-Purlin Plan - Display / Labeling
      • Rafter-Purlin Plan - Dimensioning
      • Rafter-Purlin Plan - Storage General
    • Roof Element Plan
    • Single Member Drawing
      • Single Member Drawing - Display
      • Single Member Drawing - Basic Settings
      • Single Member Drawing - Dimensioning
      • Single Member Drawing - Text Field
      • Single Member Drawing - Storage General
    • Single Panel Plan
      • Single Panel Plan - Display
      • Single Panel Plan - Basic Settings
      • Single Panel Plan - Dimensioning
      • Single Panel Plan - Text Field
      • Single Panel Plan - Storage General
    • Assembly Plan
    • Save Current Display
    • Directly from View
    • Plans - General Settings
      • Component Labels
      • Measurement units
      • Hatching Settings
      • Material Lists
    • Section Drawing
      • Section Drawing - Display / Labeling
      • Section Drawing - Dimensioning
      • Section Drawing - Storage General
  • Lists, Measurements
    • Material lists
    • Measurement Lists
    • Tile - Batten List
    • Window - Door List
    • Building Element List
  • Machine Handover
    • Timber Processing Machines
      • Automatic file names
    • Panel Machines
    • Wall Machines
      • Tool Settings
      • Nail Rows
        • Nail Rows - Panel to Stud
        • Nail Rows - Panel to Panel
        • Nail Rows - Battens
        • Nail Rows - Counter-Battens
        • Nail Rows - Nail Pattern
      • Cut, Nail Layer Edges
      • Restricted Areas
      • Adhesives, Plaster
      • Other Settings
      • Material-Dependent Functions
      • Layers to be Transferred
      • Multiwall
      • Nailing Rigid Frame Station
  • Interfaces
    • Point Cloud
    • Import / Export
  • Construction Data Program
    • Store in Documents
    • Material lists
    • Edit Material Lists
      • Material Lists - Export
      • Lists - Attach
      • Lists - Edit
      • Edit Rows
      • Edit Columns
      • Extras
    • List Settings
    • Length Optimization
    • Measurement Lines
    • Image Output
    • Master Data
      • Master Data - Addresses
      • Master Data - Component Catalog
      • Master Data - Tiles
      • Master Data - Cost Centers
      • Master Data - Data Exchange
    • Construction Data Excel Transfer
      • Sample Files
      • Preparation of the Excel File
      • Export from Construction Data Program
  • Plan Program
    • Plan Templates
    • File Menu
      • New Plan
      • Open Plan
      • Insertions
      • Settings
    • Window Menu
  • 2D Auxiliary Geometry
    • Snap Functions
      • Coordinate Input
      • Snap Area Crosshair
      • Grid
      • Object Snap
    • Drawing Functions
      • 2D Input Functions
      • Points
      • Lines
      • Polylines
      • Circles, Arcs, Ellipses
      • solid lines
      • Hatch patterns
    • Editing Functions
      • Copy
      • Mirror
      • Offset
      • Trim
      • Fit
      • Corner Formation
      • Move
      • Rotate
      • Split
      • Scale
      • Stretch
      • Extend
      • Transfer properties
      • Clipboard
    • Layer / Groups
      • Layer
      • Layer Groups
      • Select, Toggle Layers
      • Groups
    • Dimensions
      • Dimension style
        • Dimension Style - General
        • Dimension Style - Dimension Chains
        • Dimension Style - Elevation Marks
        • Dimension Style - Angles
        • Dimension Style - Radius
        • Dimension Style - Diameter
        • Dimension Style - Arc
      • Dimension chains
        • Create Dimension Chains
        • Move Dimension Chains
        • Separate Dimension Chains
        • Add to Dimension Chains
        • Modify Dimension Chains
        • Delete Dimension Chains
      • Angle
        • Create Angles
        • Move Angles
        • Modify Angles
        • Delete Angles
      • Elevation Marks
        • Create Elevation Mark
        • Move Elevation Mark
        • Modify Elevation Mark
        • Update Elevation Mark
        • Delete Elevation Mark
      • Radius
        • Create Radius Dimension
        • Rotate Radius Dimension
        • Modify Radius Dimension
        • Delete Radius Dimension
      • Diameter
        • Create Diameter Dimension
        • Rotate or Move Diameter Dimension
        • Modify Diameter Dimension
        • Delete Diameter Dimension
      • Arc Dimension
        • Create Arc Dimension
        • Move Arc Dimension
        • Modify Arc Dimension
        • Delete Arc Dimension
    • Texts, Labels
      • Text Styles
        • Text Settings
        • Leader Labels
        • Match Text Styles
      • Texts
        • Multiline Text
        • Single-line Text
        • Edit or Modify Texts
        • Move Texts
        • Delete Texts
      • Labels
        • Multiline Labels
        • Single-line Labels
        • Arbitrary Number of Reference Points
        • Edit or Modify Labels
        • Weld Symbols
        • Move Labels
        • Delete Labels
      • Convert Text - Label
      • Update Identifiers
      • Area Determination
      • Length Determination
      • Edge Angles
  • Erection Sequence, Loading Planning
    • Erection Sequence, Loading Planning
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  1. 2D Auxiliary Geometry
  2. Dimensions

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