The Visual Canvas is where much of the geometry creation, drawing & adjustment takes place during Model creation.
Changing the View
You can move around the Visual view using the mouse-wheel to zoom in & out of the project.
You can pan across the project by holding the middle mouse key and dragging.
You can use the scroll bars to position yourself within the project.
There are various other view actions available such as the Fit to Plan button in the Visual View Top Toolbar and Zoom To button in the Data Grid View.
Selecting Items
Items are selected in the Visual View by left-clicking. The item you are about to select will typically highlight itself so you know which object you are about to select.
Note you must exit any current Drawing Modes to be able to select an object. You can do this by hitting the Escape Key or selecting Free Select Mode on the Visual View Left Toolbar .
Multiple items can be selected by holding the control or shift keys while clicking with the mouse, likewise items can be unselected using the same approach.
The Escape Key or Left Clicking into blank space will clear the selected items.
Drag Select
Items can also be selected using the Drag-Select function while holding down the Left-Click. Items can be Drag-Selected in two different directions, from the Top Left to Bottom Right will select all items that the Drag Select rectangle comes in contact with, whereas a Drag Select from the bottom right up to the top left will only select items which get completely encompassed by the Drag Select rectangle.
Items that get selected in the Visual Typically also get selected in the Data-Grid view & vice-versa.
Some additional selection features also include the ability to select a Parent of the select object (such as the Parent Zone of a Floor or Wall, or the Parent Wall of a Door or Window). Selecting a parent object can be done within the Visual View by double left-clicking the child object, or by right-clicking to get the Context Menu and choosing Select Parent.
Background Images are selected differently from all other objects by Double Left-Clicking them or right-click context-menu
VIEW ORDER
If you are having trouble selecting an object, such as where two objects overlap or are on top of each-other, you can use the Send to Back action to change the visual order of the items in view. Right click an object and select Send to Back, and then click the top object which has now been brought to the front of the view. This is particularly useful for overlapping Windows & Doors.
DELETING ITEMS
Deleting an object in the Visual view can be done either by the Keyboard Shortcut Delete which will delete all selected items, or via the Edit Menu Delete action, or via a context-menu Delete action on an object.
Some objects cannot be deleted, such as Floors or Ceilings, which can only merged back together
To delete a Zone, the best method to do this within the Visual View is to Select the Parent Zone by Double-clicking a zone child object, and then hitting the delete key, rather than drag selecting all the child objects and attempt to delete those, which generally will not result in the Zone being deleted.
MOVING ITEMS
Many objects within the Visual view can be manipulated & moved. This typically requires the object to be selected first, and then subsequent move actions will occur. The only object that does not require selection prior to a move are the Wall, Floor, Ceiling anchor points which can be moved directly.
Most objects can be moved in a straight x or y direction by holding the Shift key during the move.