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Openings in the floor

Guide: Openings in the floor · · 1 min read

Mark a void, stairwell, shaft, column or niche. The editor keeps its area apart from the rooms.

An opening in the floor drawn in the living room and its card.

Openings in the floor: step by step

  1. 1. Draw it

    Press H and click the corners. Click the first corner or press Enter to finish. Backspace removes the last corner. Without a mouse: press Enter before the first corner for a square opening of 1 × 1 m (3 × 3 ft) in the middle of the view; the arrow keys move it.

  2. 2. Pick the kind

    In the card, choose Stairwell, Void, open to below, Shaft, Lift shaft, Setback, Column or Niche.

Shortcuts

H
Opening in floor

Messages you may see

  • Click at least three corners first.
  • The edges cross each other. Try the corners in order around the shape.

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