The Pen Tool is commonly used to highlight text on the Plan or fill in lines that don't need to have totals added to Quantities.
💡Depending on the screen size, the location of buttons and functionality may be different from that in this article.
💡Hold SPACE to move around the Plan.
Drawing Pen Lines
Straighten Lines
Click the Shapes Tools
Click Pen Tool
Click, hold and drag to draw the line
Hold SHIFT to draw a straight lineRepeat for additional lines
Click Done or press ESC
Freehand
Click Pen Tool
Click Straighten Lines, then click Freehand
Click, hold and drag to draw the line
Hold SHIFT to draw a straight lineRepeat for additional lines
Click Done or press ESC
Editing Pen lines
Press ESC
Zoom in and select the pen on the plan
To move: Click, hold and drag
To move several items at once, use the select tool
Click actions to:
Click settings to:
Edit the line colour, line style and line width, opacity %, highlight, solid
Click save, to cancel the changes click cancel
💡To restore Deleted Pen lines
Hold CTRL/Command ⌘ and press Z or
Click Undo before leaving the Plan
Using an iPad or Tablet?
Click for alternate terminology.
Click for alternate terminology.
Things to note when following the above steps:
Tap instead of click
Unless there is a keyboard attached to the device, there are no shortcut keys on an iPad or Tablet
Tap Done instead of pressing ESC
Navigation hints:
Pinch zoom
Tap hold and drag to pan around a Plan
📝Note: Images within this article are taken from a desktop computer. Interface appearance on an iPad / Tablet devices may vary based on screen size, potentially hiding or shortening buttons to icons. For accuracy, consider using a stylus, Apple pencil or mouse.