Sometimes customers want to have more than one type or colour of toekicks, decor molding, light screen and ceiling fillers in the same room. This article shows you how to achieve this.
Creating a New Option
The example below uses a toekick but the steps are the same for decor molding, light screens and ceiling fillers.
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Press F7 on your keyboard to open the Drawing settings, or menu option Alternative>Settings.
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Find the Toekick, Standard drop-down under Edges.
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Select the drop-down and choose New from the list.
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This will now create an Option 1 in the list.
- Make the changes along that row as required.
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Choose the new model settings for this plinth by clicking the More options icon this will open the toekick section of the chosen catalogue.
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Click OK to confirm your choices.
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Click OK again to save the changes.
Using new Toekick options on units
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Left-click on a unit, or Shift + Left-click to select a run of units.
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Right-click to bring the quick menu up.
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Choose Set height type.
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Click on the drop-down box and select the toekick option required.
Note: This will apply all changes made in the option not just the height.
- Click OK to save your changes.
Using new decor molding, light screen or ceiling filler options on units
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Left-click on a unit, or Shift + Left-click to select a run of units.
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Right-click to bring the quick menu up.
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Choose Properties at the bottom of the list.
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Find decor molding, light screen or ceiling filler in the list of properties. This will say Auto by default.
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Change the drop-down, at the bottom of the window, from Auto to Option 1.
- Click OK to save your changes.
Repeat these steps for more decor molding, light screen or ceiling fillers.
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