ApexSketch v7 Help – APEX Appraisal Solutions

ApexSketch v7 – How to Guides

A great place to get answers to many of your “how to” questions. The support documentation has been categorized to make it easier to find what you’re looking for!

General Reference

These documents are the best place to get you acquainted with the two tools and their associated shortcuts as you’re not wasting time hunting for common commands or functionality.

User Interface
User Interface

The different components that make up the ApexSketch User Interface.

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Shortcut Keys
Shortcut Keys

We highly suggest printing the Shortcut Key reference page for quick reference!

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Draw First Workflow

ApexSketch v7 has introduced a new approach to creating floor plans that breaks away from the more rigid process of defining and drawing a single area at a time. This “Draw Anywhere, Anytime” approach may seem a little unorthodox at first – but the vast majority of users who have tried this method have never once looked back due to the speed and time savings!

Draw First
Draw First

Introduction to a more Modern way of Drawing Areas.

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Reopen Area
Reopen Area

This reference details reopening areas while in the Draw First setting.

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Reopen Area
Auto Subtract

Describes how to “auto subtract” an area while in the Draw First setting.

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Define First Workflow

Although the modern drawing methods can save you time, we understand muscle memory, so with keeping things familiar – ApexSketch v7 brings forward the Legacy Drawing method that allow users to draw first all they have to do last is annotate.

Auto Subtract
Define First

Define your Areas first and then draw them accordingly.

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Drawing Angles
Reopen Area

Learn how to reopen areas while in the Define First setting.

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Drawing Curves
Auto Subtract

Step-by-step “auto subtract” on areas while in the Define First setting.

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Other Help Topics

When it comes to editing, no other sketching app does it better than Apex!

Clone Area
Drawing Angles

Draw Angles using Bias & Run or our special “Tilt” feature.

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Text Library
Drawing Curves

Curves may be difficult to measure, but they are easy to draw in Apex.

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Deleting Areas
Clone Area

Duplicate existing Areas within the same sketch quickly and easily.

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Redefine
Text Library

Browse and use text items from your Text Library in Apex.

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Photometrics
Deleting Areas

Remove Areas from your sketch that you no longer need.

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Redefine
Redefine

Change the Area Properties of your existing sketch Areas.

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Photometrics
Photometrics

Trace how Machinery, Property and more!

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