Sketching In Onuma

The ability to sketch out your ideas has now been added to Onuma, go ahead and roll out a digital sheet of trace!

• Sketching Lines and Polygons
• Editing Sketches
• Converting Sketches

Sketching Lines and Polygons

• To Sketch in Onuma:
  • Unlock the sketch layer by clicking (hot key S)
  • Select Sketch Button (hot key A) to Add Sketch
  • Begin sketching using your mouse to select points
  • End your sketch by:
    • For a line double click your last point
    • For a polygon click on your first click
  • When you are finished sketching, click to lock the sketch layer (hot key S)

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Editing Sketches

• Editing a sketch's geometry:
  • See Editing Shapes
• Editing a sketch's location:
  • See Drag
• Editing a sketch's name or appearance:
  • Ctrl + click or double click on the sketch's label to open a dialog box that allows you to:
    • Change the sketch name
    • Check to display text parallel to line
    • Change opacity
    • Change line thickness
    • Change colors of fill and lines
    • Change line style
    • Leave a comment
  • Click Save when you are finished editing

• Deleting a sketch:
  • Click to select the skecth you wish to delete and press Delete or Backspace on your keyboard OR
  • Open the Sketches And Annotations menu
    
  • Select the check box next to the sketch you wish to delete
  • Click the trash can icon to delete

Converting Sketches

• Lock the sketch layer to save new sketches
• Click the pencil icon next to the sketch you want to convert
• Sketches can be converted into:
  • Polygons:
    • Parking / Roadway
    • Construction Pad
    • Parcel / Lot
    • Building
  • Lines:
    • Utility Lines