Drawing
Everything about Drawing
By Holly and 1 other2 authors348 articles
Drawing OverviewGiraffe’s robust drawing tools give you freedom to create, and the accuracy to trust.
How to Draw
How to use the drawing tools
Drawing Toolbar
All of the drawing tools, conveniently located
Drawing Toolbar UIThe drawing toolbar has the tools you need to create quickly
Buildings ToolAccess all of your vertical construction usages
Landscape/Parking/Roads ToolAll of your horizontal construction Usages
Land Use ToolAll of your planning mass Usages
Generic Shape ToolAll of your primitive shapes
Flow Features ToolPre-built parametric flows
Annotations ToolBasic annotations like text, labels, and arrows
Dimensions ToolMeasuring and dimensioning
Edit and Advanced ToolsAll of the commands that modify existing geometries
Command LineSearch for Giraffe commands when you don't remember the shortcut
Drawing Layers
Working with drawing layers
What are Drawing Layers?Organise your designs with Drawing layers.
Add Geometries to Drawing LayersHow to swap geometries to different drawing layers
Create Drawing LayersAdd drawing layers to organize your designs
Drawing Layer Visibility & LockingManage the appearance or lock a drawing layer
Drawing Layer Order & GroupsReorder and group drawing layers
Drawing Layer MenuSpecialized additional commands for drawing layers
Duplicate Drawing LayersQuickly copy lots of geometries
Delete Drawing LayersDelete drawing layers from your project
Groups
How to use Groups in Giraffe
What is a Group?Group multiple geometries to make it easier to work with multiples
Create a GroupHow to group geometries
Group BasepointHow to pick where a block places
Move and Manipulate GroupsHow to move groups
Edit a GroupHow to edit the contents of a group
Duplicate GroupsWhat happens when a group gets copied
Ungroup a GroupHow to ungroup a group
Delete GroupsDeleting a group
Blocks
How to use Blocks to re-use designs
What are Blocks?Blocks enable geometries to be reused infinitely
Block DefinitionsWhat is a block definition?
Block InstancesWhat is a block instance?
Block ManagerThe Block Manager contains your project's blocks
Block MetadataSave metadata to Block Definitions
Create a BlockMake a new block definition
Place a BlockHow to add a block instance to the canvas
Edit a BlockChange a block definition
Block-Specific PropertiesQuickly transform blocks with special properties
Block Properties & HierarchyThe hierarchy of properties in block instances vs definitions
Duplicate a Block DefinitionDuplicate block definitions to quickly iterate
Nested BlocksAdd blocks inside of other blocks! Block-ception
Delete a BlockHow to remove a block from your project
Flows
How to create and use parametric generative algorithms
Flow OverviewAutomatically turn simple shapes into more complex geometry with built-in algorithms.
Flow InterfaceLearn the basics for the Flow visual coding interface5 articles
Getting Started with FlowHow to build and use your first flow8 articles
Using FlowsNow That you've created a flow, how do you use it in your projects?3 articles
Debugging FlowsHow to inspect flows to ensure expected results2 articles
Flow ConceptsImportant coding concepts that help you to build flows8 articles
Flow NodesHow to use each flow node221 articles
Flow Use CasesStep-by-step instructions for how to build flows for common workflows10 articles
Scenarios
How to manage options with Scenarios
What is a Scenario?Manage design options and schemes in a single project.
Scenario PaletteManage the metadata of your scenarios
Create a ScenarioStart adding scenarios to a project
Base Model vs ScenariosUse Base Model for geometries that don't belong in a scenario
Assign Geometry to ScenariosAssign geometries to scenarios to manage schemes
Default ScenarioSet the starting visibility for your projects
Duplicate a ScenarioMake a copy of an existing scenario
Scenarios vs Drawing LayersDrawing layers and scenarios organize geometries differently
Delete a ScenarioRemove a scenario from the project
Drawing Use Cases
How to draw a few typical urban typologies
How to Draw a 5 over 1 Podium BuildingHow to create a podium style building
How to Draw a Basic Wrap BuildingSteps to draw a wrap
How to Show SetbacksHow to use simple drawing tools to show setback requirements
Video: Internal Planning with Multi-Use Floors
Video: Diagramming with Annotations