Columns

1. Click the Draw Walls icon
   
   

2. Click the Place Column icon from the walls icon menu.
   
   
   
   

3. In the Columns dialog box, select the required column shape (square or round).
   
   
   
   

4. Set the Height of the column. Note that columns are typically the same height as the walls within that area.
   
   

5. For square or rectangular columns, set the Width and Depth of the column. For circular columns, set the Diameter.
   
   

6. Under Placement Mode, choose Single.
   
   

7. Click the Place button.
   
   

8. Click anywhere in the drawing area where the column should appear. Or, to precisely place the column, click the Point Input icon

Try this yourself! Place a 2' x 2' square column 5' from the left wall, and 2' up from the bottom wall.

1. In the Point dialog, type 6' in the X field.
   
   

2. Type 3' in the Y field. Note that for rectangular and square columns, add half the width and depth of the column, since they are placed using the center of the column as its insertion point. That is why in this example we enter 6' in the X field and 3' in the Y field. When placing circular columns, add one-half of the diameter of the column.
   
   
   
   

3. Make sure the directional arrows are pointing right and up, respectively.
   
   

4. Check From Fixed Point. The fixed point is the point on the drawing area that the program will measure from. In this case, the bottom left corner of the room.
   
   

5. Click the Enter Point button.
   
   

6. Move the center of the crosshair just inside the bottom left corner and right-click to place the column.