The Point Defaults command opens the Point Defaults dialog box where you can set default properties for new points. This saves time by automatically applying your preferred settings to all subsequently inserted points.
🧾 When to use point defaults
Points are commonly used in roofing projects to mark specific locations such as penetration centres, equipment mounting points, or reference coordinates. Setting defaults ensures consistency across your drawings and streamlines data extraction for takeoffs and reports.
Note: With normal use, these are all taken care of by Roof Wizard and will not require any change.
How to access Point Defaults
Open the Point Defaults command from the CAD menu
The Point Defaults dialog box will open showing four property options
Configure your desired default settings using the options below
Click OK to apply the settings to all future points
🔧 Point default settings
Setting | Description |
Colour | Sets the default colour for new points. Opens the Defaults Colour dialog box where you can choose from available colours. |
Layer | Sets the default layer for new points. Opens the Defaults Layer dialog box where you can select or create layers for better drawing organisation. |
Style | Sets the default style for new points. This property has no visual effect on point graphics but stores data that can be extracted by application programs for processing and reporting. |
Weight | Sets the default weight for new points. Like style, this property has no visual effect but stores data for application programs to use in processing and analysis. |
💡 Tips for roofing workflows
Visual vs. Data Properties: Colour and layer affect how points appear in your drawing, while style and weight store invisible data that can be used for takeoffs, material lists, and custom reporting.
You can turn points on and off from the pulldown menu - CAD > Defaults > Model Entities. The default setting is All points and Free Points set to [No] so that they do not display, simplifying the appearance of the 3D model.
The function Tools > Check Model > [Delete Free Lines-Points] removes random points created while modifying your 3D model.