Usability

ELITECAD Mechanics impresses with the most modern and clear design. In addition, the new user interface is highly adaptable to individual preferences and the end devices used. Choose freely between Dark Mode or one of the 7 new interface styles, enjoy the optimally scalable user interface of your planning tools and benefit from intuitive workflows.

The intelligent cursor enables a precise, intuitive and efficient operation. It delivers graphical and numerical information due to its position, offers possible commands and accepts inputs. An intelligent system of temporary, automatic auxiliary constructions supports you in definition of precise construction points. For a more efficient construction an extensive system of manual auxiliary constructions is available.

Handles and gripper (manipulation points and lines) appear by selection of lines, circles, free objects and all parametrical components. Depending on the cursor position all relevant commands are available and enable intuitive manipulation. All geometries can be aligned on other components by pulling the gripper and handle, or adjusted to the desired form and position by input of numerical values.

Selecting entire areas is easily possible in ELITECAD Mechanics, either by rectangle selection using two corner points on a diagonal, or intuitively using click & drag. This is especially advantageous in dense areas with many elements.

Objects can be edited particularly quickly using point input. Rotating, mirroring and scaling are handled intuitively using an input assistant with freely definable values. A graphical preview shows the result instantly, making precise adjustments easier.

The views management enables direct access to all plan data of a project. The model, all plans as well as references from the design model to plans are controlled and managed. Specific settings, including design-model views, floor plans, facades, sections, detail plans and render images control the automatically generated and standardised plan outputs.

In layer management objects are presented clearly arranged due to structures. Basically layers are assigned by the program automatically and logically, and can be selected, locked, grouped, hidden or shown. Individual layer groups can be assigned to objects easy and quickly with drag and drop.

In ELITECAD data and information of objects or the entire model is stored in attributes. On the one hand, these attributes are essential for data exchange with other applications, on the other hand they are also a valuable source of information for plan depiction. The graphical representation of attributes as well as the visualisation of certain object properties in ELITECAD enables a large number of applications. The visualisation of information is always easier to interpret than a list or a table.

Examples of this include the visualisation of sustainability criteria, floor assignment, fire protection classes, flat assignments or construction progress. As any information – whether automatically generated, manually entered or defined via IFC properties – can serve as a basis, the possible applications are virtually unlimited. Self-defined attributes can also be included in the visualisation.

The targeted search function offers additional added value: for example, all objects with a specific attribute (e.g. article number) or those without a specific attribute can be displayed in a defined colour. These visualisations are also printable.

The 3D transparency options for views were therefore created for a better overview. Control views are also of practical use, where objects whose attribute values are shown in colour according to certain rules and those objects that contradict these rules are shown in red, for example. This way you can see all the errors in the attributes at a glance.

Rules and value ranges for attribute colours are created quickly and offer numerous options for reducing the colours to be defined to a small number.

Find every function quickly and execute it immediately: Then the interactive function search directly in the title bar with automatic execution is just right for you! Countless functions are easily accessible via assistants and just a click away. The assistant is particularly useful for functions that are not often used.

The Help Centre is your new interactive point of contact for all questions relating to ELITECAD Architecture. It can be easily accessed via the usual help function. The intelligent and fast search with a result preview, which immediately highlights the most important results, enables a quick overview.