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Icovia Space PlannerInstruction Manual
Table of Contents1â ââ Overview1â ââ Login1â ââ Register2â ââ CreateâaâNewâPlan2â ââ SavingâYourâPlan2â ââ OpenâPlanâ
The Icovia Space Planner Layout3â ââ WorkâareaâOverview
Toolbar Tools4â ââ SelectionâTool4â ââ MeasuringâTool4â ââ ZoomâInâTool4â ââ ZoomâOutâTool4â ââ TheâFitâTool4â ââ UndoâCommmand
Sidebar Area5â ââ OpenâPlan5â ââ NewâPlan5â ââ Save5â ââ SaveâAsâ
Sidebar Area6â ââ Deleteâaâplan6â ââ Howâtoâprint6â ââ EmailâaâPlan6â ââ Addâanâiconâtoâtheâworkâareaâ
How to Develop Plans7â ââ CreateâaâNewâPlan7â ââ LoadingâaâSavedâPlan8â ââ AddingâThingsâtoâYourâPlan8â ââ ManipulatingâandâChangingâIcons8â ââ ResizingâanâIcon9â ââ RotateâanâIcon9â ââ Moveâanâicon9â ââ Deleteâanâicon9â ââ AddingâWalls,âDoors,âWindowsâandâââ âStairs
Printing Concepts10â ââ PrintâOptions10â ââ PrintâPreviewâWindows11â ââ ItemizedâIconâlist11â ââ PrintâScale11â ââ Specifyâareaâtoâprint12â ââ Titleâblock12â ââ Comments
Troubleshooting12â ââ ProblemâlaunchingâIcovia12â ââ ProblemsâSavingâaâPlan13â ââ Systemârequirements13â ââ OperatingâSystems:13â ââ WebâBrowser:13â ââ FlashâPlayerâPlug-in:13â ââ Pop-ups:13â ââ FlashâPlayerâPlug-in
Tips & Tricks14â ââ UsingâTransparentâCommands14â ââ NudgeâIcons14â ââ SavingâPlansâtoâPrintâFiles14â ââ Short-cuts:15â ââ CloningâIcons15â ââ AddingâaâBreak-Pointâ(Corners)â ââtoâaâWall15â ââ NeededâIconsâNotâAvailable15â ââ CreatingâOddâShapedâRooms16â ââ LegalâNotices
OverviewIcoviaâSpaceâPlannerâisâaâpowerfulâspace-planningâtoolâforâcreatingâandâmanagingâdetailedâfloorâplansâandâdesigns.âPlansâcanâbeâcreated,âsaved,âmodified,âprinted,âemailedâandâsharedâwithâothers.
Noâspecialâcomputerâskillsâareârequired,âbeyondâtheâabilityâtoâpointâandâclickâwithâyourâmouse.âUseâIcoviaâtoâdrawâtwo-dimensionalâplansâconsistingâofâwalls,âdoors,âwindowsâandâotherâicons.ââIconsâareâsingle-entityâsymbolsâthatâcanârepresentâanythingâfromâfurniture,âequipmentâandâmore.ââOnceâtheseâobjectsâareâplacedâinâtheâplan,âtheyâareâeasilyâmanipulatedâtoâchangeâsize,ârotationâandâlocation.
LoginLoginâtoâunlockâtheâfullâfeaturesâofâtheâprogram.âLoggingâinâactivatesâtheâSave,âEmailâandâPrintâcommands.âThereâareâdifferentâwaysâtoâaccessâtheâLoginâscreen.ââYouâcanâalwaysâaccessâtheâloginâscreenâfromâtheâloginâbuttonâatâtheâupper-rightâcornerâofâtheâworkâarea.
Afterâ clickingâ theâ loginâ button,â theâ Loginâ windowâ willâ appear.â Enterâ yourâ usernameâ andâpasswordâandâclickââloginâ.
Note: The login window presented to you may vary from the one in the image, depending on where your account was created. If the prompt shows âusername,â enter your email address as the username.
Ifâyouâdonâtârecallâyourâpassword,âenterâyourâemailâaddressâinâtheâappropriateâfieldâandâthenâclickâonâtheâForgotâyourâpassword?âbutton.
Openâyourâemailâaccountâtoâretrieveâyourâpassword.ââIfâthisâconfirmationâwindowâdoesânotâappear,âtheâsystemâdoesânotârecognizeâyourâemailâaddress.âTryâenteringâanâalternativeâemail,âorâcontactâtheâsystemâadministrator.
Note: If you have not already registered, select the Sign Up Now button.
RegisterIfâyouâhaveânotâalreadyâregistered,âthereâareâseveralâwaysâtoâaccessâtheâRegisterâwindowâshownâbelow.ââOnceâsuccessfullyâregistered,âyouâcanâsave,âprintâandâemailâplans.ââAtâanyâtime,âyouâcanâregisterâbyâclickingâonâtheââLoginââbutton.ââAtâtheâbottomâofâtheâLoginâscreen,âclickâonâtheâRegisterâNow.
Note: This version of Icovia is customized to suit the hosting sites. This feature may or may not be available from this site. In cases where it does exist, the fields may vary significantly from the one shown here.
Theâfieldsâinâtheâleftâcolumnâareârequiredâfields.ââFillâinâallâsixâfieldsâandâclickâtheâokâbuttonâtoâreturnâtoâtheâSpaceâPlanner.
Youâ willâ seeâ yourâ nameâ appearâ atâ theâ top-rightâ cornerâ ofâ theâapplication.â â Theâ nextâ timeâ youâ returnâ toâ Icovia,â logâ inâ (login)â toâaccessâyourâsavedâplans.ââ
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Space Planner Instructions
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Create a New PlanToâcreateâaânewâplan,âclickâonâtheâânewââbuttonâinâtheâsidebarâarea.ââ
Note: The âCreate a New Planâ window differs significantly, depending on where you log into Icovia. In some instances, a âPrebuilt plansâ tab is available. Where this option is available, you can select a sample plan from the âPrebuilt plansâ tab to practice using Icovia.
SelectâtheââDesignâyouâownââtabâwithinâtheâCreateâaâNewâPlanâdialogâbox.
Enterâtheâdepthâinâtheâfootâandâinches*ââboxes,ârespectively.ââDoâlikewiseâforâtheâlength.ââTheâpreviewâareaâdynamicallyâupdatesâ toâdisplayâ theâspaceâyouâareâaboutâ toâcreate.âââAfterâ havingâ drawnâ theâ space,â selectâ aâ planâ typeâ fromâ theâ drop-downâ listâ labeledââpleaseâselect.ââ âSelectingâaâ roomâ typeâdoesânotâputâ anyâ limitationsâonâoptionsâorâiconâselection.ââThisâisâsimplyâinformationâusedâforâstatisticalâpurposes.âTheâworkâareaâautomaticallyâzoomsâtoâfitâtheâedgesâtoâtheâscreen.ââClickâtheââcontinueââbutton.
Note: You can reach âloginâ and âsign up nowâ by selecting the Login link at the lower-left corner of the dialog box.
YouâcanâreturnâtoâthisâdialogâboxâatâanyâtimeâbyâpickingâtheâNewâbutton.
Open PlanTheâtopâbuttonâshowsâtheânameâofâtheâcurrentlyâopenâplan.ââIfâyouâhaveânotâyetâsavedâtheâcurrentâplan,âtheâtextâonâtheâbuttonâwillâreadââun-savedâplan.âââOnceâyouâsaveâtheâplan,âtheânameâofâtheâplanâwillâbeâshownâhere.ââAtâanyâtime,âyouâcanâswitchâ
betweenâsavedâplansâbyâopeningâthisâdrop-downâlist.ââThisâisâdoneâbyâpickingâtheâblackâtriangleâonâtheârightâsideâofâtheâbutton.ââAllâsavedâplansâwillâbeâshownâinâtheâlist.ââBeâsureâtoâsaveâtheâcurrentâplanâbeforeâselectingâanotherâoneâfromâthisâlistâorâyourâeditsâwillâbeâlost.
Saving Your PlanSavingâaâplanâisâonlyâpossibleâifâyouâhaveâregisteredâandâloggedâin.ââIfâyouâhaveânotâalreadyâdoneâso,âregisterâandâlogâinânowâsoâyouâcanâsaveâyourâwork.
Icoviaâhandlesâsavesâ(plans)âdifferentlyâthanâdesktopâapplications.ââBecauseâthisâisâanâinternetâbasedâapplication,âloosingâyourâinternetâconnectionâcouldâresultâinâlossâofâworkâdoneâsinceâyourâlastââsave.âââSavingâyourâplanâfrequentlyâisâhighlyâadvisable.âPlansâcanâbeâsavedâforâfutureâretrievalâorâtoâcopy.âPlansâalsoâneedâtoâbeâsavedâbeforeâtheyâcanâbeâemailed.
Note: See Tips and Tricks for a method to save a printable snapshot of a plan to your computer.
Note: If you are sure you have registered, have an active account and have logged in yet cannot save plans; you may have an outdated version of the Flash Player plug-in. See the Problem Saving Plans section for more information about this.
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Space Planner InstructionsThe Icovia Space Planner LayoutTheâIcoviaâSpaceâPlannerâisâdevelopedâtoâprovideâyouâwithâanâintuitive,âeasy-to-useâinterfaceâthatâcanâallowâforâimmediateâproductivity.ââTheâprogramâlayoutâconsistsâofâthreeâmainâsections:ââTheâWorkâArea,âtheâSidebarâAreaâ(consistingâofâPlanâControlsâandâIconâBrowser)âandâtheâToolâBar.
Work area OverviewWhenâ youâ createâ aâ spaceâ basedâ onâ enteredâ dimensions,â Icoviaâ zoomsâinâtoâanâareaâslightlyâlargerâthanâtheâdefinedâspace.ââAsâyourâplanâtakesâshape,âyouâcanâscrollâtheâworkâareaâusingâtheâscrollâbarsâtoâtheârightâandâatâtheâbottomâofâtheâworkâarea.ââYouâalsoâhaveâtoolsâinâtheâToolbarâareaâtoâletâyouâpanâandâzoomâtheâentireâworkâarea.
Theâworkâareaâ isâ theâmainâspaceâ inâ Icoviaâwhereâplansâareâcreatedâandâmanipulated.
Theâareaâdisplayedâinâtheâworkâareaâisâgenerallyâaâsubsetâofâtheâavailableâspace.âDependingâonâ theâsizeâofâyourâcurrentâplan,â itâ isâveryâ likelyâ thatâmoreâspaceâisâavailableâifâneeded.ââWhenâyouâcreateâaâspaceâbasedâonâenteredâdimensions,â Icoviaâ zoomsâ inâ toâanâareaâslightlyâ largerâ thanâ theâdefinedâspace.ââAsâyourâplanâtakesâshape,âyouâcanâscrollâtheâworkspaceâusingâtheâscrollâbarsâtoâtheârightâandâatâtheâbottomâofâtheâworkâarea.ââYouâalsoâhaveâtoolsâinâtheâToolbarâareaâtoâletâyouâpanâandâzoomâtheâentireâworkâarea.
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Toolbar ToolsTheâtoolbarâtoolsâareâlocatedâatâtheâupper-rightâpartâofâtheâapplicationâscreen.ââTheseâcommandâbuttonsâprovideâyouâwithâeasyâaccessâtoâtoolsâthatâareâfrequentlyâused.ââClickingâonâtheâfirstâfourâsymbolsâdeterminesâwhatâscreenâclicksâinâtheâworkâareaâwillâdoâuntilâaâdifferentâtoolâisâselected.ââForâexample,âifâyouâstartâaâzoomâcommandâbyâpickingâoneâofâtheâmagnifyingâglassâsymbols,âyouâwillâcontinueâthatâzoomâcommandâeachâtimeâyouâpickâtheâworkâareaâuntilâyouâpickâanotherâtool,âsuchâasâtheâselectionâtool.âYourâcursorâwillâchangeâtoâreflectâwhichâtoolâisâcurrentlyâactive.
Selection ToolTheâfirstâtoolâinâtheâtoolbarâisâobjectâSelectionâTool.ââWhenâthisâtoolâisâactivated,âtheâcursorâselectsâobjectsâinâtheâplanâforâmanipulationâandâinformation.ââActivateâthisâtoolâbyâselectingâtheâarrowâsymbolâfromâtheâtoolbar.â âTheâcursorâchangesâtoâanâarrowâsymbolâtoâletâyouâknowâthatâtheâactiveâtoolâ isâtheâselectionâtool.
Zoom In ToolTheâzoomâinâtool,âfoundâinâtheâtoolbar,âprovidesâtheâmeansâtoâzoomâinâandâre-centerâ(pan)âtheâworkâarea.ââWhenâthisâtoolâisâactivated,âeveryâpickâinâtheâworkâareaâwillâcauseâtwoâsimultaneousâactions.ââTheâapplicationâwillâzoomâinâandâre-centerâtheâworkâareaâbasedâonâwhereâyouâpick.ââThisâwillâcontinueâuntilâtheâmaximumâzoom-inâlimitâisâreached.ââUseâtheâzoomâinâtoolâinâcombinationâwithâtheâscrollâbarsâtoâtheârightâandâatâtheâbottomâofâtheâworkâareaâtoâadjustâtheâview.ââ
Theâcursorâwillâchangeâtoâaâmagnifyingâglassâwithâaââ+ââtoâletâyouâknowâthatâtheâactiveâtoolâisâtheâzoomâinâtool.ââActivateâtheâSelectionâToolâwhenâyouâareâreadyâtoâselectâanâobject.ââ
Note: You can also invoke the zoom in command while another tool is active by pressing the [Ctrl] and [+] keys simultaneously.
Zoom Out ToolTheâzoomâoutâtool,âfoundâinâtheâtoolbar,âprovidesâaâwayâtoâzoomâoutâandâmoveâtheâworkâareaâatâtheâsameâtime.ââWhenâthisâtoolâisâactivated,âeveryâclickâinâtheâworkâareaâwillâcauseâtwoâsimultaneousâactions.ââTheâworkâareaâviewâwillâzoomâoutâandâre-centerâbasedâonâtheâwhereâyouâpick.âThisâwillâcontinueâuntilâtheâmaximumâzoom-outâisâreached.
Useâtheâzoomâoutâtoolâinâcombinationâwithâtheâscrollâbarsâtoâtheârightâandâbottomâofâtheâworkâareaâtoâadjustâtheâworkâareaâspaceâyouâareâworkingâin.ââTheâcursorâwillâchangeâtoâaâmagnifyingâglassâwithâaâ-âsymbolâtoâletâyouâknowâthatâtheâcurrentâtoolâisâtheâzoomâinâtool.
Note that you can also invoke a zoom out command while another tool is active by pressing the [Ctrl] and [-] keys simultaneously.
Undo CommmandTheâUndoâcommandâisâfoundâonâtheâtoolbar.ââYouâcanâundoâupâtoâ40âeditsâinâyourâplanâbyâclickingâonâtheâUndoâbutton.ââIfâyouâwantâtoâundoâallâofâtheâeditsâmade,âsimplyâquitâ(closeâyourâInternetâbrowserâwindowâorâstartâaânewâplan)ââwithoutâsaving.ââNoteâthatâthereâisânoââredoââcommand,âsoâuseâthisâcommandâwithâcaution.
Note: The Save command clears the Undo memory. This means you cannot undo actions made before your most recent save.Note: You can invoke the undo command from your keyboard by pressing [Ctrl] [Z] keys at the same time.
Measuring ToolTheâmeasureâdistanceâtool,âfoundâinâtheâtoolbar,âisâaâhandyâfeatureâthatâallowsâyouâtoâmeasureâdistancesâinâtheâworkâarea.ââWhenâthisâtoolâisâactive,âtheâcursorâdrawsâaâlineâbetweenâaâpointâpickedâinâtheâworkâarea,âandâtheâsubsequentâpointâpicked.ââTheâbandâgivesâgraphicalâfeedbackâaboutâtheâdistanceâbetweenâtheâfirstâpointâpickedâandâtheâcurrentâlocationâofâtheâcursor.â
Onceâtwoâpointsâareâselected,âtheâworkâareaâisâtemporarilyâannotatedâwithâtwoâmarksâandâtheâdistanceâmeasured.âThisâmeasuringâlineâonlyâremainsâonâtheâscreenâuntilâyourânextâmouseâclick.âTheâcursorâchangesâtoâaâsmallâcrossâsymbolâtoâletâyouâknowâthatâtheâactiveâtoolâisâsetâtoââmeasureâdistance.ââActivateâtheâSelectionâToolâwhenâyouâareâdoneâmeasuringâdistances.ââ
The Fit ToolTheâzoomâtoâfitâtool,âfoundâinâtheâtoolbar,âprovidesâaâquickâandâeasyâwayâtoâadjustâtheâworkâareaâspaceâsoâthatâallâofâtheâobjectsâinâtheâplanâareâvisible.ââThisâisâaâconvenientâwayâtoâlookâatâeverythingâthatâhasâbeenâaddedâtoâtheâplan,âespeciallyâifâtheâcurrentâzoomâlevelâleavesâyouâconfusedâaboutâwhereâyouâareâinâtheâplan.ââTheâworkâareaâwillâdisplayâyourâplanâplusâadditionalâspaceâtoâfacilitateâselectionâofâanyâobjectâinâtheâplan.â
Note that you can also invoke a zoom to fit command from the keyboard by pressing the [Ctrl] and [0] (zero) keys simultaneously.
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Space Planner InstructionsSidebar AreaTheâtopâofâtheâsidebarâareaâcontainsâtheâplanâcontrolâbuttons.ââTheseâallowâyouâtoâopenâsavedâplansâasâwellâasâstartâaânewâplan,âsave,âsaveâyourâplanâtoâaânewâname,âdelete,âprintâandâemailâyourâcurrentâplan.ââItâisâalsoâwhereââyouâcanâbrowseâicons.
Note: The icon section of the sidebar may vary significantly, depending where you log into Icovia.
Open PlanTheâ topâbuttonâshowsâ theânameâofâ theâcurrentlyâopenâplan.â â Ifâyouâhaveânotâyetâsavedâtheâcurrentâplan,âtheâtextâonâtheâbuttonâwillâreadââun-savedâplan.âââOnceâyouâsaveâtheâplan,âtheânameâofâtheâplanâwillâbeâshownâhere.ââAtâanyâtime,âyouâcanâswitchâbetweenâsavedâplansâbyâopeningâthisâdrop-downâlist.ââThisâisâdoneâbyâpickingâtheâblackâtriangleâonâtheârightâsideâofâtheâbutton.ââAllâsavedâplansâwillâbeâshownâinâtheâlist.ââBeâsureâtoâsaveâtheâcurrentâplanâbeforeâselectingâanotherâoneâfromâthisâlistâorâyourâeditsâwillâbeâlost.
New PlanToâcreateâaânewâplan,âclickâonâtheânewâbuttonâinâtheâsidebarâarea.ââIfâanyâchangesâwereâmadeâtoâyourâplanâsinceâyourâlastâsave,âaâmessageâwindowâwillâpromptâyouâtoâsaveâyourâplan.ââYouâhaveâtheâoptionâtoâproceedâbyâclickingâtheâOKâbutton,âorâcancellingâ theâânewââcommand.â â IfâyouâclickâOK,âyouâwillâ looseâallâofâ theâeditsâmadeâsinceâyourâlastâsave.ââToâpreventâthatâfromâhappening,âclickâonâtheâcancelâbutton.ââThenâclickâonâtheââsaveââorââsaveâasââbuttons.ââWhenâyourâdrawingâhasâbeenâsaved,âaâconfirmationâscreenâappears,âandâtheâdisplaysâtheânameâofâtheâsavedâplan.
SaveSavingâaâplanâisâonlyâpossibleâifâyouâhaveâregisteredâandâloggedâin.ââIfâyouâhaveânotâalreadyâdoneâso,âregisterâandâlogâinânowâsoâyouâcanâsaveâyourâwork.
Icoviaâhandlesâsavesâ(plans)âdifferentlyâthanâdesktopâapplications.ââBecauseâthisâisâanâinternetâbasedâapplication,âloosingâyourâinternetâconnectionâcouldâresultâinâlossâofâworkâdoneâsinceâyourâ lastââsave.ââ âSavingâyourâplanâfrequentlyâ isâhighlyâadvisable.âPlansâcanâbeâsavedâforâfutureâretrievalâorâtoâcopy.âPlansâalsoâneedâtoâbeâsavedâbeforeâtheyâcanâbeâemailed.
Note: See Tips and Tricks for a method to save a printable snapshot of a plan to your computer.
Note: If you are sure you have registered, have an active account and have logged in yet cannot save plans; you may have an outdated version of the Flash Player plug-in. See the Problem Saving Plans section for more information about this.
Save AsAfterâyourâplanâhasâdevelopedâtoâaâlevelâwhereâyouâwantâtoâcreateâdifferentâversionsâorâscenarios,âuseâtheâSaveâAsâbuttonâtoâcreateâaânewâplanâfileâfromâtheâcurrentâone.âTheâSaveâAsâcommandâessentiallyâcopiesâyourâcurrentâplanâtoâaânewâname/plan.ââThisâmethodâprovidesâaâgoodâsafetyânetâforâexperimentingâwithâIcoviaâtoolsâorâdesignâpossibilities.
TheâSaveâAsâcommandâdoesânotâreplaceâaâsavedâplanâunderâaânewâname.ââSavedâplansâremainâinâtact,âandâaânewâplanâisâcreatedâwithâtheânewânameâgiven.âSoâifâyouâsaveâaâplanâcalledâBedroom1,âthenâdoâaâSaveâAsâandâgiveâitâtheânameâBedroom2,âyourâaccountâwillâhaveâbothâsavedâplansâavailableâfromâtheâ
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Sidebar AreaTheâtopâofâtheâsidebarâareaâcontainsâtheâplanâcontrolâbuttons.ââTheseâallowâyouâtoâopenâsavedâplansâasâwellâasâstartâaânewâplan,âsave,âsaveâyourâplanâtoâaânewâname,âdelete,âprintâandâemailâyourâcurrentâplan.ââItâisâalsoâwhereââyouâcanâbrowseâicons.
Note: The icon section of the sidebar may vary significantly, depending where you log into Icovia.
Delete a planToâdeleteâaâsavedâplan,âselectâtheâplanâfromâtheâopenâplanâbuttonâlocatedâatâtheâtopâofâtheâplanâcontrols.âNext,âselectââDeleteâPlanââfromâtheâplanâcontrolsâareaâandâclickââOKâ.ââBeâsureâaboutâdeletingâaâplan,âasâthereâisânoârecoveryâonceâtheâplanâhasâbeenâdeleted.â
How to printClickâtheâPrintâbuttonâwhenâyouâareâreadyâtoâprint.âTheâPrintâbuttonâcanâbeâfoundâinâtheâplanâcontrolsâarea.ââSetâtheâprintâoptionsâandâprintâscaleâasâdesired.âFromâtheâprintâpreviewâpanel,âselectâtheââprintââbutton.ââThen,âselectâtheâprinterâandârelatedâprintingâoptionsâfromâtheâdialogâboxâthatâappearsâandâclickâPrintâtoâsendâyourâplanâtoâtheâprinter.â
Beâsureâtoâgoâintoâtheâpreferencesâforâyourâprinterâandâcheckâtheâpageâorientation.ââTheâdefaultâorientationâforâyourâprinterâwillâmostâlikelyâbeâportrait.ââChangeâtheâorientationâtoâlandscapeâtoâgetâaâprintâthatâlooksâlikeâtheâpreview.
ClickâHEREâtoâlearnâmoreâaboutâprinting.
Email a PlanToâemailâaâplanâtoâaâclientâorâcolleague,âselectâtheâemailâbuttonâfromâtheâsidebarâarea.ââThisâfeatureâallowsâyouâtoâsendâaâcopyâofâyourâplanâtoâsomeoneâelse.âYourâplanâwillânotâbeâaffected.ââWhenâyouâemailâaâplanâtoâsomeone,âtheyâreceiveâanâemailâcontainingâaâlinkâthatâallowsâthemâtoâopenâaâcopyâofâyourâplan.ââ
Note: You can only email a saved plan.
IfâtheârecipientâofâyourâplanâhasâanâIcoviaâaccountâtheyâcanâlogâinâandâsaveâeditsâmadeâtoâtheirâcopyâofâthisâplan.ââThisâway,âtheyâcanâsendâtheâplanâbackâtoâyouâwithâtheirâedits.âThisâisâaâgreatâwayâtoâcollaborateâwithâsomeoneâonâdesignâideas.
Note: Icovia was customized for the site where you logged in. Options presented on this screen may vary significantly from what you see on your screen.
Add an icon to the work areaToâaddâiconsâfromâtheâIconâBrowserâpanelâtoâyourâworkâarea,âclickâandâdragâtheâiconâfromâtheâBrowseâIconsâpanelâtoâtheâworkâarea.ââIfâyouâsimplyâclickâonâtheâicon,âitâwillâbeâplacedâinâtheâcenterâofâtheâplan.âIconsâareâeasilyâmoved,âmodifiedâorâdeletedâonceâplaced.
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Space Planner InstructionsHow to Develop PlansYouâcanâcreateâaâplanâbyâmodifyingâanâexistingâplanâorâcreatingâaânewâfour-walledâroomâofâspecifiedâdimensions.
Toâdevelopâaâplan,âaddâiconsâbyâdraggingâthemâfromâtheâiconâbrowserâontoâtheâworkâarea.ââModifyâtheâiconsâasâneededâeitherâgraphically,âorâbyâapplyingâspecificâproperties.ââ
Saveâyourâplanâasâsoonâasâitâstartsâtoâtakeâform.ââThenâuseâtheâSaveâAsâcommandâtoâexperimentâwithâdifferentâdesigns.ââTheâSaveâAsâcommandâallowsâyouâtoâmakeâmultipleâcopiesâofâtheâsameâplan.âUseâtheâZoomâcommandsâandâscrollâbarsâtoâmanipulateâtheâviewâofâtheâplan.â
Youâmightâfindâitâhelpfulâtoâdisplayâaâgridâinâtheâworkâareaâasâaâvisualâreference.ââInâadditionâtoâthis,âyouâcanâmeasureâdistancesâinâyourâplanâbeforeâorâafterâaddingâicons.
Saveâyourâplanâfrequentlyâtoâpreventâlossâofâwork.ââIfâyourânetworkâconnectionâisâlostâforâanyâreason,âyouâworkâwillâalsoâbeâlostâsinceâyourâlastâsave.ââEmailâyourâplanâtoâfriends,âfamilyâandâdesignâconsultants.
Create a New PlanToâcreateâaânewâplan,âclickâonâtheâânewââbuttonâinâtheâsidebarâarea.ââ
Note: The âCreate a New Planâ window differs significantly, depending on where you log into Icovia. In some instances, a âPrebuilt plansâ tab is available. Where this option is available, you can select a sample plan from the âPrebuilt plansâ tab to practice using Icovia. â
SelectâtheââDesignâyouâownââtabâwithinâtheâCreateâaâNewâPlanâdialogâbox.
Enterâ theâdepthâ inâ theâ footâandâ inches*âboxes,â respectively.â âDoâ likewiseâ forâtheâ length.â â Theâpreviewâareaâdynamicallyâupdatesâ toâdisplayâ theâspaceâyouâareâaboutâtoâcreate.âââAfterâhavingâdrawnâtheâspace,âselectâaâplanâtypeâfromâtheâdrop-downâlistâlabeledââpleaseâselect.âââSelectingâaâroomâtypeâdoesânotâputâanyâlimitationsâonâoptionsâorâiconâselection.ââThisâisâsimplyâinformationâusedâforâstatisticalâpurposes.âTheâworkâareaâautomaticallyâzoomsâtoâfitâtheâedgesâtoâtheâscreen.ââClickâtheââcontinueââbutton.
Note: You can reach âloginâ and âsign up nowâ by selecting the Login link at the lower-left corner of the dialog box.YouâcanâreturnâtoâthisâdialogâboxâatâanyâtimeâbyâpickingâtheâNewâbutton.
Loading a Saved PlanSavedâplansâcanâbeâopenedâatâanyâtimeâbyâselectingâtheâOpenâPlanâbutton.ââBeâsureâtoâsaveâyourâcurrentâplanâbeforeâopeningâanotherâplan.ââIfâyouâhaveânotâyetâsavedâyourâcurrentâplan,âtheâCurrentâPlanâbuttonâwillâbeâlabeledââun-savedâplan.â
Ifâyouâcreatedâaânewâplanâ(orâopenedâanâemailedâplanâfromâaâlinkâwithinâyourâemail,)âtheâbuttonâwillâbeâlabeledââun-savedâplan,ââindicatingâthatâyouâneedâtoâsaveâ(andâname)âtheâplanâcurrentlyâdisplayedâinâtheâworkâarea.
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Adding Things to Your PlanGenerally,âiconsâareâgroupedâbyâcategory.ââToâreviewâallâofâtheâvariousâtypesâofâiconsâavailable,âselectâtheâiconâbrowser.ââDoâsoâbyâclickingâonâtheâlittleâblackâtriangleâtoâtheârightâofâtheâcurrentâiconâcategory.ââUseâtheâscrollâbarâtoâviewâtheâfullâsetâofâiconsâwithinâtheâselectedâcategory.ââââ
Note: This version of Icovia is customized for the hosting site. Icon sets available to you will vary. In some instances, actual products are listed as well generic icons.
ToâaddâiconsâfromâtheâBrowseâIconsâpanelâtoâyourâworkâarea,âsimplyâclickâandâdragâtheâicon.ââIfâyouâonlyâclickâonâtheâiconâ(withoutâdragging,)âitâwillâbeâplacedâinâtheâcenterâofâtheâworkâarea.â
Note: Windows, doors, walls and stairs can be found in the âstructuralâ section. If you cannot find the icon you are looking for, there are some generic shapes than can be used to construct an approximation of the icon you need.
Manipulating and Changing IconsIconsâareâeasilyâmoved,âresized,ârotatedâorâdeletedâonceâplaced.ââGenericâicons*âallâprovideâaccessâtoâanâiconâpropertiesâ(info)âpanelâthatâallowsâyouâtoâidentifyâtheâitemârepresentedâbyâtheâicon.
Whenâanâiconsâisâselected,âitâisâdisplayedâwithâaâboundingâbox.ââAtâeachâcornerâofâtheâboundingâboxâisâanâiconâcontrol.
TheâDeleteâcontrolâdeletesâtheâicon.
Theâ Infoâ controlâ opensâ theâ iconâpropertiesâpanel.
TheâRotateâcontrolâletsâyouârotateâtheâiconâbyâdragging.
TheâResizeâcontrolâ letsâ youâchangeâtheâiconâsizeâbyâdragging.
Youâcanâalsoâcopyâ(clone)âanâicon.
Resizing an IconThereâareâtwoâwaysâtoâchangeâtheâsizeâ/âdimensionsâofâanâicon.ââWhenâlooksâareâmoreâimportantâthanâpreciseâdimensions,âuseâtheâresizingâtool.âââââââââââââââââââââââââ
Withâtheâiconâselected,âclickâonâtheâresizingâtool.ââWithoutâremovingâyourâfingerâfromâtheâmouseâbutton,âdragâtheâresizingâtoolâtowardsâorâawayâfromâtheâiconâtoâchangeâtheâsizeâofâtheâicon.ââTheâiconâwillâexpandâorâshrinkâwithâtheâcenterâasâanâanchorâpoint.ââ
Toâapplyâspecificâdimensionsâtoâtheâiconâ,âselectâtheâinfoâcontrol.âTheâiconâpropertiesâpanelâisâdisplayed.ââTheâiconâpropertiesâpanelâallowsâyouâtoâchangeâtheâiconâdescription,âlength,âdepth,ârotationâandâheight.âChangesâmadeâtoâtheâsizeâandârotationâwillâbeâappliedâtoâtheâiconâinstantly,âasâyouâmakeâtheâchanges.ââ
Note: Although the height dimension is not used in 2-D space planning, the information is still captured and displayed within the icon summary in the plan print-out.
Withâtheâiconâselected,âclickâonâtheâresizingâtool.ââWithoutâremovingâyourâfingerâfromâtheâmouseâbutton,âdragâtheâresizingâtoolâtowardsâorâawayâfromâtheâiconâtoâchangeâtheâsizeâofâtheâicon.ââTheâiconâwillâexpandâorâshrinkâwithâtheâcenterâasâanâanchorâpoint.ââ
Toâapplyâspecificâdimensionsâtoâtheâiconâ,âselectâtheâinfoâcontrol.âTheâiconâpropertiesâpanelâisâdisplayed.ââTheâiconâpropertiesâpanelâallowsâyouâtoâchangeâtheâiconâdescription,âlength,âdepth,ârotationâandâheight.âChangesâmadeâtoâtheâsizeâandârotationâwillâbeâappliedâtoâtheâiconâinstantly,âasâyouâmakeâtheâchanges.
Note: Although the height dimension is not used in 2-D space planning, the information is still captured and displayed within the icon summary in the plan print-out.
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Space Planner InstructionsRotate an IconThereâareâtwoâwaysâtoârotateâanâicon.ââToârotateâitâfromâtheâworkâarea,âselectâanâiconâusingâtheâselectionâtoolâ(arrowâpointer.)âIconâcontrolâtoolsâwillâappearâinâtheâfourâcornersâofâtheâselectedâicon.ââClickâandâdragâtheârotateâcontrolâaroundâtheâicon.ââTheâiconâwillârotateâfromâcenterâasâyouâdragâtheâcursorâaroundâtheâicon.
Iconsâcanâalsoâbeârotatedâusingâtheâiconâpropertiesâpanel.ââToâapplyâaâspecificâangleâtoâtheâicon,âselectâtheâiconâwithâtheâselectionâtool.âââââ
Thenâclickâonâtheâinfoâcontrol.ââTheâiconâpropertiesâpanelâwillâbeâdisplayed.ââChangeâtheânumericâvalueâinâtheâârotateââfieldâorâusâtheârotationâwheel.
Move an iconToâmoveâanâiconâinâtheâworkâarea,âclickâanywhereâonâtheâiconâusingâtheâselectionâtoolâ(arrowâpointer)âandâdragâitâtoâaânewâlocation.ââYouâcanâalsoânudgeâanâicon.âââWithâtheâiconâselected,âpressâanyâofâtheâkeyboardâarrowâkeysâtoânudgeâtheâiconâinâone-inchâincrements.ââToâmoveâtheâiconâinâone-footâincrements,âpressâtheâ[Ctrl]âkeyâonâyourâkeyboardâwhileâpressingâoneâofâtheâkeyboardâarrowâbuttons.
Delete an iconToâdeleteâanâiconâfromâtheâworkâarea,âselectâanâiconâusingâtheâselectionâtoolâ(arrowâpointer).âIconâcontrolâbuttonsâwillâappearâinâtheâfourâcornersâofâtheâselectedâicon.âClickâonâtheâdeleteâcontrolâbuttonââtoâdeleteâtheâicon.â
Note: If you inadvertently delete an icon, select Undo from the toolbar or press [Ctrl] and [Z] keys simultaneously on your keyboard to invoke the Undo command.
Adding Walls, Doors, Windows and StairsWindows,âdoors,âwallsâandâstairsâcanâbeâfoundâinâtheââstructuralââiconâgroup.ââIfâyouâcannotâfindâtheâiconâyouâareâlookingâfor,âthereâareâsomeâgenericâshapesâthanâcanâbeâusedâtoâconstructâanâapproximationâofâtheâiconâyouâneed.
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Printing ConceptsPrintingâisâmadeâeasyâbyâpowerfulâ toolsâprovidedâinâ theâprintâpreviewâpage.â âTheâprintâpreviewâpageâisâopenedâbyâclickingâonâtheâPrintâbuttonâinâ theâsidebarâarea.ââTheâprintâpreviewâpageâprovidesâyouâwithâallâtheâtoolsâyouâneedâtoâprintâaâcopyâofâyourâplan.ââDetailedâplansâcanâeasilyâbeâsentâtoâanyâprinterâconnectedâtoâyourâcomputer.âPlansâprintâwithâaâtitleâblock,âwhichâincludesâtheâplanâname,âdateâprinted,âyourâcomments,âscaleâandâevenâanâitemizedâlistâofâicons.
WhenâtheââShowâiconânumbersââoptionâisâturnedâon,âeachâiconâinâtheâplanâwillâbeâlabelledâwithâaâuniqueânumber.ââTheseânumbersâwillâcorrespondâwithânumbersâlistedâwithâiconâdescriptionsâinâtheâitemizedâlist.âTheâitemizedâlistâisâanâiconâsummary,âcontainingâiconâdescriptionâandâdimensionsâasâseenâinâiconâpropertiesâwindows.
Note: This version of Icovia has been customized for the host site. If actual products are provided (as opposed to generic icons,) the icon summary may show SKU numbers, product names and price.
Note: You may need to be registered and logged-in in order to print a plan.
Print OptionsTheâPrintâPreviewâpanelâoffersâprintâoptions.ââOptionsâareâsetâtoâonâ(orâyes)âwhenâanâXâappearsâinâtheâbox.ââClickâinâtheâfirstâoptionâ(box)âtoâdisplayânumbersâonâeachâiconâinâyourâplan.ââTheâiconsâareâeachâgivenâaâuniqueânumberâasâdisplayedâinâtheâpreviewâwindowâtoâtheâright.ââTheseâiconânumbersâcorrelateâtoâtheâitemizedâiconâlistâ(pageâ2.)ââEnableâtheâShowâiconânumbers,âthenâclickâonâtheâpageâ2âbuttonâtoâpreviewâtheâitemizedâlist.â
TheâShowâGridâoptionâisâaâconvenientâwayâtoâprovideâaâvisualâscaleâreference.ââEnableâthisâoption,âthenâclickâonâtheâpageâ1âbuttonâtoâpreviewâtheâplanâwithâgrid.
Youâcanâalsoâapplyâaâspecificâprintâscaleâbyâselectingâaâscaleâfromâtheâdrop-downâlist.
AddâaââCreatedâforâânameâandâcommentâ toâ theâtitleâblockâbyâenteringâtextâ inâ theâtextâboxesâatâ theâbottomâofâtheâPrintâPreviewâpanel.
Print Preview WindowsPrintâpreviewâandârelatedâcommandsâareâavailableâfromâwithinâtheâprintâcommand.ââSelectâtheâprintâbuttonâtoâdisplayâthese.âThereâareâpageâsymbolsâatâtheâbottomâofâtheâPrintâPreviewâpanel.ââTheâpageâthatâisâcurrentlyâonâdisplayâinâtheâpreviewâwindowâ
isâindicatedâbyâtheâhighlightedâpageâsymbol.âââExperimentâwithâtheâprintâoptionsâtoâdecideâwhatâtoâincludeâinâtheâprintedâplan.ââTheââShowâiconânumbersââandââShowâgridââoptionsâapplyâonlyâtoâpageâ1,âwhichâalwaysâdisplaysâtheâplan.ââPageâtwoâ(andâsubsequent)âisâusedâforâtheâitemizedâiconâlist.ââPagesâareâautomaticallyâaddedâasâneededâtoâaccommodateâtheâentireâiconâlist.
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Space Planner InstructionsItemized Icon listTheâ itemizedâ iconâ listâ page(s)â printâ asâ aâ optionâ inâ theâprintâ previewâwindow.ââWhenâiconâsummaryâisâturnedâon,âandâtheâsecondâpageâ(andâsubsequentâpages)âofâtheâpreviewâwindowâisâselected,âtheâpreviewâpaneâdisplaysâaâpreviewâofâtheâiconâlistâpage.
Theâitemizedâiconâlistâpageâlistâeachâofâtheâiconsâdisplayedâinâyourâplan.ââTheseâiconsâareâlistedâinâgroupsâasâselectedâfromâtheâiconâbrowser.ââEachâiconâisâgivenâaâuniqueânumberâthatâcorrelatesâtoânumbersâshownâonâeachâiconâinâprintedâplanâifâtheâshowâiconânumbersâoptionâisâtoggledâon.ââTheââCommentââandââDesignedâforââfieldsâinâtheâtitleâblockâareâpopulatedâfromâtheâprintâpreviewâpanel.
Ifâ yourâ planâ hasâ aâ largeâ amountâ ofâ icons,â additionalâ pagesâ areâ addedâ toâaccommodateâtheâlist.
Print ScaleIcoviaâ providesâ youâ withâ theâ abilityâ toâ printâ toâ aâ trueâ scale.ââTheâ plansâ areâ alwaysâ drawnâ atâ trueâ 1:1â scale.â â Whenâ scalesâareâ applied,â theyâ areâ onlyâ appliedâ toâ theâ zoom-factor,â forâ theâpurposeâofâprinting.
Scaleâ isâ setâ fromâ withinâ theâ printâ previewâ area,â notâ fromâ theâ mainâ workspace.â â Scalesâ areârepresentedâinâanân=1ââratio*.ââ
Beforeâsettingâaâtrueâscale,âtheâscaleâbuttonâisâlabeledâânotâtoâscale.âââToâchangeâtheâdrawingâscaleâtoâaâspecificâratio,âselectâtheâblackâtriangleâonâtheârightâsideâofâtheâscaleâbutton.ââTheâlistâofâscaleâoptionsâisâdisplayed.ââAfterâselectingâaâprintâscale,âtheâscaleâbuttonâdisplaysâtheâcurrentâscaleâandâadjustsâtheâprintâpreviewâtoâshowâyouâhowâyourâplanâwillâprintâatâtheâselectedâscale.
Dependingâonâtheâscaleâselected,âyourâentireâplanâmayânotâprint.ââYouâcanâstillâprintâallâofâyourâplanâatâanyâscale.âIfâtheâdesiredâscaleâonlyâdisplaysâpartâofâyourâplan,âdragâtheâplanâtoâoneâsideâofâtheâworkâareaâandâprint.ââThenâdragâtheâplanâtoâtheâotherâsideâofâtheâworkâareaâandâprintâagain.
Specify area to printScaleâisâappliedâbyâaâzoomâfactor.âTheâpreviewâpageâallowsâyouâtoâseeâhowâtheâappliedâscaleâwouldâworkâforâtheâfinalâprintout.ââIfâyouâchangeâtheâzoomâlevelâusingâtheâzoomâtools,âyouâchangeâtheâscaleâbackâtoâânotâtoâscale.âââToâchangeâtheâlocationâofâtheâplanâwithinâtheâtitleâblockâ(i.e.âPan)âuseâtheâscrollâbarsâonâtheârightâsideâandâbottomâofâtheâpreviewâpane.ââYouâcanâalsoâclickâinâtheâworkâareaâandâdragâtheâplanâtoâaânewâposition.
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Title blockTheâ titleâblockâ isâaâ frameâ thatâsurroundsâ theâprintedâplan.âTheâ titleâblockâ isâusedâ toâgiveâ aâ professionalâ appearanceâ toâ printedâ plansâ andâ provideâ importantâ documentâinformation.â
Itâincludesâtheâplanâname,âdesignerâname,âcreatedâfor,âdateâprinted,âpageânumberâandâscale.âToâspecifyâtextâtoâappearâinâtheâtitleâblock,ââcommentsââandââcreatedâforââareas,âgoâtoâtheâprintâmenuâandâenterâthemâatâtheâbottomâofâtheâsideâbar.âCommentâlengthâisâlimitedâtoâ100âcharacters.ââThisâisâtheâonlyâtextâinâtheâtitleâblockâthatâcanâbeâedited.ââ
Theââplanânameââ isâ automaticallyâentered,âbasedâonâ theânameâgivenâwhenâyouâsavedâtheâplan.ââTheââscaleââfieldâisâautomaticallyâwithâtheâprintâscaleâthatâyouâselect.
CommentsCommentsâappearâinâtheâtitleâblockâofâprintedâplans.ââEnterâtheâdesiredâcommentsâinâtheâPrintâPreviewâpage,âatâtheâbottomâofâtheâsidebarâmenu.ââCommentâlengthâisâlimitedâtoâ100âcharacters.
Troubleshooting
Problem launching IcoviaIcoviaâlaunchesâinâaânewâpop-upâbrowserâwindow.âMostâofâtodayâsâbrowsersâhaveâpop-upâblockingâsoftwareâthatâmayâpreventâIcoviaâfromâlaunching.âOftenâanâinformationâbarâwillâappearâatâtheâtopâofâyourâbrowserâwindowâwhenâitâblocksâaâpop-up.âWhenâthisâhappensâtoâIcoviaâtypicallyâyouâcanâclickâonâtheâinformationâbarâandâtellâitâtoâalwaysâallowâpop-upsâfromâIcovia.com.âThisâwillâmakeâitâeasyâforâyouâtoâuseâIcoviaâinâtheâfuture!
Also,âclickâHEREâtoâlearnâmoreâaboutâtheâFlashâPlayerâplugin.
Problems Saving a PlanSavingâaâplanâisâonlyâpossibleâifâyouâhaveâpreviouslyâregisteredâandâloggedâin.
Ifâyouâhaveâbeenâsuccessfullyâsavingâplans,âandâyouâfindâyourselfâunableâtoâlogâinâtoâsaveâagainâconsiderâthis:âTheâengineâforâIcoviaâisâupdatedâfromâtimeâtoâtime.âItâisâpossibleâthatâtheâcurrentâversionâofâIcoviaârequiresâaâmoreâcurrentâversionâofâtheâFlashâPlayerâplug-in.ââDonâtâworry,âyourâpreviouslyâsavedâplansâareânotâlost.âSimplyâupdateâtoâtheâcurrentâversionâofâFlashâPlayerâandâcontinueâworkingâasâusual.
Saveâoften!âIfâyouâworkâonâaâplanâandâcloseâtheâbrowserâwindowâyourâplanâwillâNOTâbeâsaved.âYouâneedâtoâsaveâyourâplanâbeforeâyouâcloseâyourâwindow.âAlsoâifâyouâloseâyourâInternetâconnectionâbeforeâsavingâaâplanâyouâwillânotâbeâableâtoâsaveâthatâplanâunlessâyouâgetâyourâInternetâconnectionâback.
âAlthoughâplansâareâsavedâexclusivelyâtoâaâremoteâIcoviaâdatabase,âyouâcanâsaveânon-editableâfilesâtoâyourâcomputer.âSeeâSavingâPlansâtoâPrintâFilesâforâmore.
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Space Planner InstructionsSystem requirements
Operating Systems:IcoviaâworksâonâmostâcomputersâincludingâAppleâandâWindowsâmachines.âTheâfasterâtheâcomputerâtheâfasterâIcoviaâwillâworkâbutâyouâdoânotâneedâaâsuperâcomputerâforâIcoviaâtoâworkâwell.ââ
Web Browser:WeârecommendâtheâlatestâversionsâofâyourâfavoriteâInternetâbrowserâ(suchâasâInternetâExplorer,âNetscape)âbutâIcoviaâworksâonâmostâbrowsersâthatâcanâhandleâJavascript.
Note: Safari version 1.0 has problems with Icovia but you simply need to upgrade for free to a newer version of Safari for Icovia to work. â
SinceâIcoviaâisâanâapplicationâthatârunsâoverâtheâInternetâ(asâopposedâtoâbeingâinstalledâonâyourâcomputer)âaâbroad-bandâconnectionâisârecommended.ââDial-upâInternetâaccessâwillâresultâinâpoorâperformance.
Flash Player Plug-in:WeârecommendâFlashâPlayerâplug-inâversionâ7â(versionâ8âwasâreleasedâinâOctoberâofâ2005).ââToâverifyâthatâyouâhaveâthisâversionâofâFlashâPlayer,âopenâourâhomeâpageâat:ââhttp://www.icovia.com
Youâshouldâseeâanâanimationâinâtheâmiddleâofâtheâscreenâonâtheâleftâ(underâBusinessâEdition.)ââIfâyouâdonâtâseeâanyâanimation,âyouâdonâtâhaveâanyâversionâofâFlashâPlayerâinstalled.ââIfâyouâseeâanâanimation,âyouâmayâhaveâtheâwrongâversion.ââToâseeâwhatâversionâyouâhave,âplaceâyourâcursorâoverâthisâareaâandâright-click.ââTheâversionâofâFlashâplayerâisâlisted.ââItâisnâtâversionâ7âorâ8,âyouâneedâtoâdownloadâandâinstallâaâcurrentâversion.
Doâsoâbyâclickingâhere->ââFlashâPlayerâPlug-in
Pop-ups:Icoviaâlaunchesâinâaânewâpop-upâbrowserâwindow.âMostâofâtodayâsâbrowsersâhaveâpop-upâblockingâsoftwareâthatâmayâpreventâIcoviaâfromâlaunching.âOftenâanâinformationâbarâwillâappearâatâtheâtopâofâyourâbrowserâwindowâwhenâitâblocksâaâpop-up.âWhenâthisâhappensâtoâIcoviaâtypicallyâyouâcanâclickâonâtheâinformationâbarâandâtellâitâtoâalwaysâallowâpop-upsâfromâIcovia.com.âThisâwillâmakeâitâeasyâforâyouâtoâuseâIcoviaâinâtheâfuture!
Flash Player Plug-inâWeârecommendâFlashâPlayerâplug-inâversionâ7â(versionâ8âwasâreleasedâinâOctoberâofâ2005).ââToâverifyâthatâyouâhaveâthisâversionâofâFlashâPlayer,âopenâIcovia.
Toâseeâwhatâversionâyouâhave,âplaceâyourâcursorâoverâthisâworkâareaâandâright-click.ââTheâversionâofâFlashâplayerâisâlisted.ââIfâitâisnâtâversionâ7âorâ8âinstallâtheâcorrectâversion:
ToâinstallâaâcurrentâversionsâofâtheâFlashâPlayer,âclickâhere->âAdobeâ(FormerlyâMacromedia)
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Tips & TricksUsing Transparent CommandsTransparentâcommandsâareâcommandsâ thatâcanâbeâusedâatâanyâ timeâwithoutâdisruptingâ theâcurrentâprocess.â â Inâotherâwords,â theyâareâ invokedâatâ theâkeyboardâatâanyâtime.âTheseâareâdoneâbyâpressingâtheâ[Ctrl]âkeyâatâtheâsameâtimeâasâtheâshort-cutâkey.âââShort-cutâkeysâandâtheirârespectiveâcommandsâareâasâfollows:
Nudge IconsIconsâcanâbeâmovedâinâoneâinchâorâoneâfootâincrementsâbyâusingâtheâarrowâkeysâ[â]â[ââ]â[â]â[â]âonâtheâkeyboardâwhenâtheâiconâisâselected.ââToâmoveâtheâiconâinâoneâfootâincrements,âpressâtheâ[Ctrl]âandâarrowâkeyâatâtheâsameâtime.
Saving Plans to Print FilesIcoviaâplansâareâsavedâinâanâexclusive,âproprietaryâformatâonâourâremoteâservers.ââHowever,âyouâcanâcopyâIcoviaâplansâinâaâformatâthatâcanâbeâsavedâonâyourâPCâandâprintedâlater.ââAnyâtimeâaâprogramâsendsâaâdocumentâtoâaâprinter,âaâbehind-the-scenesâprocessâtakesâplace.âTheâfileâisâsentâtoâtheâprinterâinâaâformatâthatâisâinâaâcommonâlanguageâtoâallâprinters.ââYouâcanâleverageâoffâofâthisâprocessâbyâprintingâyourâdocumentâtoâaâfileâratherâthanâdirectlyâtoâaâprinter.ââHowever,âyouâwillânotâbeâableâtoâreviseâtheâplansânorâopenâthemâinâanyâtypeâofâeditorâorâviewer.ââTheseâfilesâonlyâserveâtheâpurposeâofâprovidingâyouâwithâaâprintableâcopyâthatâisâsavedâtoâyourâcomputer.
Toâsaveâaâplanâtoâaâprintâfile,âfollowâtheseâsteps:
Goâthroughâtheâprintâprocess.Whenâyourâoperatingâsystemâprintâwindowâcomesâup,âcheckâoffâtheââPrintâtoâFileââoption.ââNote: This is just an example of a system print window. Your system print window may vary, depending on your computer system / setup.
Changeâtheâprintâorientationâfromâportraitâtoâlandscape.ââThisâisâgenerallyâdoneâbyâclickingâonâtheââPropertiesââbutton.CheckâtheâPrintâtoâFileâoption.Saveâtheâprintâtoâaâspecificâlocationâthatâyouâwillârememberâââusingâaâ.prnâextension,âi.e.,âC:\Myplan.prn
Onceâyouâhaveâprintedâyourâplanâ toâaâ .prnâfile,âyouâneedâaâprogramâ thatâ readsâ .prnâformatâ inâ orderâ toâ routeâ yourâ planâ toâ yourâ printer.â â Thereâ areâ variousâ commercialâproductsâavailableâforâthis.ââIfâyouâwish,âyouâcanâalsoâdownloadâaâfreeâone.ââAâlinkâisâgivenâforâaâfreeâ.prnâreaderâbelow.
Forâaâfreeâ.prnâreader,âyouâcanâdownloadâoneâhere:âhttp://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download.asp?fid=21660&fileidx=1#
Toâinstallâversionâ7âFlashâPlayer,âgoâto:http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
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Space Planner InstructionsCloning IconsWhenâyouâneedâtoâaddâmoreâinstancesâofâanâiconâthatâhasâbeenâcustomizedâinâdimensionsâorâotherâattributes,âuseâtheâcloningâfeature.ââSelectâyourâicon,âthenâpressâtheâ[Ctrl]â[Shift]â[D]âkeysâatâtheâsameâtime.ââTheâiconâwillâbeâduplicated.
Adding a Break-Point (Corners) to a WallYouâcanâaddâbreak-pointsâthatâwillâallowâyouâtoâputâanâoffset,âorâcornerâinâtheâwall.ââToâaddâaâbreak-pointâtoâaâwall,âclickâonâtheâwallâwhileâpressingâtheâ[Ctrl]âkeyâonâyourâkeyboard.ââ
Note: The previous version of Icovia required a double-click. Double click will no longer work for adding breakpoints in walls.
Onceâtheâbreak-pointâisâinâplace,âyouâwillânoticeâtwoâwallâdimensionsâwhereâthereâwasâpreviouslyâone.ââMoveâtheâbreak-pointâtoâcorrectâtheâwallâlengths.ââAddâaâbreak-pointâtoâtheâadjacentâwall.ââThenâdragâtheâcornerâpointâinwardâtoâcreateâanâinvertedâcorner.
Needed Icons Not AvailableWhileâtheâiconsâprovidedâareâmany,âfromâtimeâtoâtimeâyouâmayâwantâtoâaddâsomethingâthatâisânotâprovided.ââGoâtoâtheâStructuralâiconâsetâandâselectâoneâofâtheâgenericâshapes.ââTheseâincludeâaâsquare,âcircleâandâtriangle.ââUseâgenericâshapesâtoâbuildâyourâownâpseudo-icon.âChangeâtheâdescriptionâinâIconâProperties,âsoâtheâiconâsummaryâreflectsâtheâintendedâicon.
Note: Icons are assigned levels, to approximate the real-life level. For example, rugs are always at the âbottom level,â chairs are above rugs, but below tables. When simulating icons with generic shapes, all other icons are likely to super-impose the generic shapes.
Creating Odd Shaped RoomsIcoviaârequiresâthatâyouâhaveâaâspaceâdefinedâinâorderâtoâdevelopâaâplan.ââYouâmayâhaveâaâsituationâwhereâyouâneedâaâthree-sidedâroomâorâaâroomâwithâanâinnerâwall.âYouâcanâdoâthisâbyâsimplyâaddingâbreak-pointsâtoâyourâroom,âandâdraggingâwallsâtoâoverlapâasâneeded.ââ
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