BimQuickDraw – Bricsys Support and Help Center

Use QuickDraw to quickly create and edit rectangular and L-shaped rooms and buildings.

Tutorial: How to use Quickdraw

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Accessing the Command

Commandline: BIMQUICKDRAW

Quad: Model | Quickdraw

Ribbon: Home | Create | Quickdraw

Toolbar: BIM Toolbar | BIM

: BimQuickdraw

The layout of the QuickDraw cursor represents the room being created:
Left to right: placed freely, aligned with one existing walls, aligned with two existing walls.

Prompts you:

Current settings: Room Height: 3000, Wall Width: 250, Slab Thickness: 250

Select first point or [room Height/wall Width/slab Thickness/Auto adopt sizes]: (Select a point to define the first corner of the room or choose an option.)

Select second point: (Select the a point to define the opposite corner of the room.)

Command Options

Option	Description
Room Height	Sets the height of the room. The height is saved to the Default Room Height system variable and will be used until set differently. Default room height = 3000 mm The height of the exterior walls = Room Height + Slab Thickness. The height of interior walls = Room Height.
Wall Width	Sets the width of the walls being created. The width is saved to the Default Wall Width system variable and will be used until set differently. Default wall width = 250 mm.
Slab Thickness	Sets the slab thickness of the room. The thickness is saved to the Default Slab Thickness system variable and will be used until set differently. Default slab thickness = 250 mm.
Select first point	Defines the first corner of a room. The layout of the QuickDraw cursor indicates the alignment with existing walls and distances from existing solids. Depending on the layout of the QuickDraw cursor: Default cursor: Click a point. Aligned with one exiting wall; distance from one existing solid: Type a value in the distance field. Click a point to accept the alignment Aligned with two existing walls; distances from two existing solids. Type a value in the distance field, then press the TAB key and type value in the second distance field. Optionally press the TAB key to adjust the value in the first distance field. Press Enter to accept the distances. Click to accept the alignment.
Select second point	Defines the opposite corner of a room. When creating the exterior walls of a building, do one of the following: Click a point. Type a value in the distance field, then press the TAB key and type value in the second distance field. Optionally press the TAB key to adjust the value in the first distance field. Press Enter to accept the distances. When creating rooms: Click a point. Type a value in the distance field, then press the TAB key and type value in the next distance field. Optionally press the TAB key again to type a value in the next distance field, thus overriding the value in the first distance field. If necessary, keep pressing the TAB key to adjust the distances, then press Enter to accept.
Auto adopt sizes	Allows to copy the wall width and room height from an existing wall, thus overriding the value of the Default Room Height and Default Wall Width system variables. Prompts you: Auto adopt sizes On/OFF <On> - (choose an option.) Note: The value of Auto adopt sizes is reset to ON when you close and restart BimQuickDraw.
Add Story	Hover the cursor over the icon () to see the options: Full copy of the top floor. Copies the slab and the outer walls of the top floor. Finish the building with flat roof. Click an icon to add a new story or to finish the building with a flat roof.