Drawing Toolbar

Drawing Toolbar

Advanced annotation shapes used in A&E review workflows. Enable via View → Toolbars → Drawing.

Arrow [A]

Drag from tail to head. An arrowhead is placed at the end point, sized relative to the line width. Configure arrowheads in the Format toolbar.

Callout [Q]

Click to set the text position, then drag to set the leader line endpoint. A text box appears — start typing the callout label immediately.

Polyline [W]

Click to add vertices. Double-click, right-click, or press Enter to finish. Creates an open multi-segment line. Useful for routing annotations along ducts, pipes, or cable runs.

Polygon [G]

Same as Polyline but the shape auto-closes on finish, creating a filled polygon. Click to add vertices, then double-click, right-click, or press Enter to complete. Uses the fill and stroke colours from the Format toolbar.

Arc [U]

Click for start point, click for end point, then click for arc point to define curvature. Creates a 3-point arc useful for marking curved walls or rounded corners.

Leader [D]

Creates an arrow with a leader line (horizontal segment before the arrow). Click to set text position, then drag to set arrow endpoint. Ideal for detail callouts.

Image [I]

Opens a file picker to insert PNG or JPG images onto the PDF. Click to place, then drag to resize while maintaining aspect ratio.

Spline

Click to add control points for a smooth Bezier curve. Press Enter or right-click to finish. Creates flowing curves ideal for free-form highlighting or organic shapes.

Double Line

Drag to draw parallel lines with configurable spacing. Useful for marking walls, roads, or boundaries in site plans.

Material Hatch [M]

Polygon-area tool that carries explicit material intent — what the area represents (CMU wall, concrete slab, suspended ceiling, etc.) — so the cost engine routes it at high confidence. A material picker chip appears next to the toolbar buttons whenever the tool is active; click the chip to switch between 14 materials grouped by category: Walls (Interior, CMU, Concrete, Brick), Floors (Concrete, Carpet, Tile, Resilient, Wood), Ceilings (ACT suspended grid, Drywall), Roofs (Membrane, Metal Deck), and Demolition Area.

Click to add vertices, Enter / double-click / right-click to close. Each material gets a brand-coherent category fill at 30 % opacity so the underlying drawing stays readable. The selected material persists across draws until you switch it.