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Punch Home Design - Smartwand issue: "Smartwand" menu that pops up, even when I have Smartwand disabled. If I've got a relatively simple design, the menu isn't a problem - it lets me make a selection as to how the color should be applied.
SmartWand: go to Design => Options => the Design Menu will open (outlined in green in the image below) => Select 3D preferences => general =>...
Tue, 7 Jan, 2020 at 2:04 AM
Any way to print 3D view with grid
The grid is a 2D feature, so it doesn't appear in elevation view (a 3D feature). But you can use this workaround: you can apply a grid texture on the ba...
Fri, 20 Dec, 2019 at 5:26 AM
Punch Home Design - How to draw wall at 45 Degree?
There are steps to draw wall at different angle: 1 - Draw horizontal wall 2 - Select wall 3- Rotate ( Edit -> Rotate..) it by inserting the desired angle...
Tue, 7 Jan, 2020 at 2:03 AM
Drawing a new plan with walls of different width, I do not find the way to enlarge one wall instead of all of them. When I click on one wall and select its width, the four walls of the room are changed.
There are 2 situations: 1 - Exterior walls => in Punch, the exterior walls must be an enclosed perimeter. In this enclosed perimeter, the walls share th...
Fri, 20 Dec, 2019 at 5:47 AM
(PunchCAD) How to export to STL format
The STL file format is used a lot for 3D printing. This is a tutorial at Shapeways site with some tips: https://www.shapeways.com/tutorials/viacad You can...
Mon, 23 Dec, 2019 at 4:03 AM
(ViaCAD/SharkCAD) How to Re position the Gripper
The Gripper is a great tool to use reposition, rotate and scale objects on the fly but did you know you can also reposition The Gripper itself? This can com...
Tue, 7 Jan, 2020 at 1:59 AM
(ViaCAD/SharkCAD) How to use Deep Select tool?
1. Click on the “Deep Select” tool then the line, notice that the line and its control points are highlighted.  2. Grab one of the points and move it. The ...
Tue, 7 Jan, 2020 at 1:53 AM
Home Design - Different colored walls on same floor plan?
In your Punch program, you can use all the elements of the Drawing Draw Styles Tab and customize the 2D appearance of any element or component (walls, floor...
Tue, 7 Jan, 2020 at 2:37 AM
Editing a view in a template (ViaCAD)
1. Open a existing template file from the following location Application> ViaCAD > layouts> English 2. Select a view placed into the template. Once...
Mon, 30 Dec, 2019 at 5:29 AM
Doors designer: When I add it into a wall, I got the default doors size of 700 x 2040 instead. Why ?
Because the doors designed with the Door Designer Power Tool are components and they are just part of the library (not part of a project). When you apply a ...
Mon, 30 Dec, 2019 at 5:31 AM