Using running walls

Click on the Draw Running Walls icon on the Walls Icon menu.

Choose a starting point at the bottom left hand side of the drawing window.

Move the cursor up (one or two inches). A preview of your wall will appear.

Hold the left mouse button until the Input dialog box appears. This allows for entry of an exact distance.



Note: The Ruler  must be checked for Input to work correctly.

Type in the length of the wall (or use the increment arrows: the left arrow is for feet, right is for inches), and left click OK.

Note: You can type in decimals or fractions. Be sure to use the foot (’) and inch (�?) marks. If the distance is in feet you do not need to use the foot mark. 2020 Giza defaults to feet unless told otherwise. If using fractions, be sure to put a ‘space’ between the whole inch unit and the fraction.

The cursor is still attached to the end of the first wall. Move the cursor to the right and again hold down the left mouse button to open the Input dialog.

Continue drawing walls in this manner until a room perimeter is complete.

If you make a mistake, use the Undo button just to the right of the Stop sign to remove the wall. Left click on the Running Wall icon again and right click near the end of a wall to snap and reconnect the wall cursor.

Note: If you right-click, you can snap items together. This means that they are touching or connected. This allows you to accurately place walls as well as furniture.