Roof Wizard is designed to take full advantage of mouse controls for efficient software operation. While these controls take time to master, they provide very effective model manipulation once learned.
🖱️ Basic Mouse Controls
Mouse Button | Function |
Left Button | Select commands or digitise points on screen |
Right Button | Cancel, finish or abort commands |
Middle Button | Snap to existing points or line endpoints; access inline commands and online help |
Note: If your mouse has a scroll wheel, it functions as the middle mouse button.
🔧 Middle Mouse Button Functions
Zoom scroll: Roll wheel to zoom in and out
Fit-Screen: Double-click middle button anywhere in work area
Pan: Hold down middle button and drag to pan around the job
Spin view: Hold Ctrl + move middle button to rotate view around screen point
🎯 Snapping Controls
Use the middle mouse button to snap to line ends and centres. The software "jumps" to line endpoints to help locate the pick box over the required point.
Hold Shift while using the middle button to snap a line to another line at the digitised location.
⚠️ No Middle Mouse Button?
Hold Shift key and use the left mouse button for middle button functions.
🛠️ Enhanced Mouse Controls
Combine Shift, Ctrl, and Alt keys with double-click left mouse for context-specific functions, especially useful for model modification and checking.
Available options display in the prompt area with appropriate dialog boxes. Tool-tips provide reminders of available functions.
📋 Enhanced Mouse Control Reference
Hold the key(s) and double-click left mouse button on lines or plane entities:
Entity Type | Key Combination + Double-Click | Function |
Any Line | Double-Click | Change Line Type |
Any Plane | Double-Click | Change Plane Material |
🏠 Modify Roof Functions
Line Type | Key Combination + Double-Click | Function |
Eave Line | Alt + Double-Click | Dormer |
Eave Line | Ctrl + Double-Click | Drop Eave |
Eave Line | Shift + Double-Click | Slice Hip |
Eave Line | Shift + Ctrl + Double-Click | Atrium |
Ridge Line | Alt + Double-Click | Dutch Gable |
Ridge Line | Ctrl + Double-Click | Hip To Gable |
Ridge Line | Shift + Double-Click | Split Gable |
Ridge Line | Shift + Ctrl + Double-Click | Gable to Hip |
Gable/Step Line | Ctrl + Double-Click | Extend Barge |
Box Gutter/Apron Line | Ctrl + Double-Click | Cricket |
Hip or Valley Line | Alt + Double-Click | Hip-Valley Gable |
Hip or Valley Line | Ctrl + Double-Click | Hip-Valley Dormer |
Plane Entity | Alt + Double-Click | Change Pitch |
Plane Entity | Ctrl + Double-Click | Link Planes |
Plane Entity | Shift + Double-Click | Change Plane Storey (also changes storey of attached lines) |
Plane Entity | Shift + Ctrl + Double-Click | Merge Planes |