Start Tab
The Start tab hosts all the functions which you will need for the design of a room complete with its decor and furnishings. The tab content follows the logical order of work in a design process.
The Clipboard group allows you to Copy, Cut, Paste and Insert objects and also to create a screenshot of the current work area. For this last function, click on the Copy Image button to be found in the menu opened with a click on the arrow to the right of the Copy command.
In pCon.planner PRO, you can not only copy the image of the work area but also copy the list of articles in a drawing. To do this, you click on Copy → Copy Article List.
There are a number of tools here for drawing walls, rectangular rooms, doors, windows, staircases, radiators as well as for the creation of wall objects. How to draw rooms and insert furniture and equipment into them is fully explained in the Start section. In addition, this group provides wall operations, advanced settings for the room elements and various types of light sources.
The Catalogs group gives you access to 3D models as well as materials for your drawings. This is where you open pCon.catalog, the Products catalog (pCon.planner PRO) or the 3D Warehouse.
pCon.catalog and 3D Warehouse come as separate windows that can be docked to the user interface of pCon.planner. The search for brands is accessible through the pCon.catalog window.
The Materials catalog and the internal browser are also accessible here.
The Drawing Elements group on the Home tab contains various 2- and 3-dimensional drawing elements for you to insert into your design. It is also possible to insert text and images using this group.
The Visibility group contains the Layer dialog and commands to make objects visible or invisible. This is also where to find Clippings as an additional means of visibility control.