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User interface
The customisable user interface of STUDIO consists of various elements, which are explained in more detail below.
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Catch
Tangent
Starts at the tangent point, e.g. of a circle

User interface
The customisable user interface of STUDIO consists of various elements, which are explained in more detail below.
- Structure of the user interface
- Building services toolbar
  The building services toolbar is the dynamic command centre of STUDIO.
- Menu
  - File
  - Edit
  - View
  - CAD view
  - Drawing
  - Dimensioning
  - Change
  - Settings
    - Limits
      Defines an invisible drawing limit in the drawing area
    - BKS World
      Aligns the UCS to the world coordinate system (WCS)
    - Layers
      Opens the Layer Manager
    - Drawing properties
      Displays the drawing properties
    - Text styles
      Text styles
    - Dimensioning styles
      Dimensioning styles
    - Point styles
      Point styles
    - XRefs
      XRefs
    - Images
      Inserts a pixel image as an external reference
    - Multiline
      Creates multiple parallel lines
    - Light sources
      Opens the light manager
    - Catch
      - End point
        Starts at the end point, e.g. of a line
      - Centre
        Catches in the centre of a circle, for example
      - Centre point
        Snaps to the centre point (e.g. of a line)
      - Base/insertion point
        Starts at the base/insertion point, e.g. of a block
      - Perpendicular
        Catches perpendicular e.g. of a line
      - Next
        Starts at the next possible point
      - Intersection point
        Starts at an intersection point, e.g. of two lines
      - Point
        Catches at a point
      - Quadrant
        Snaps to the quadrant, e.g. of a circle
      - Tangent
        Starts at the tangent point, e.g. of a circle
      - Assumed intersection point
        Starts at an assumed intersection point, e.g. of two lines
    - BKS World
      Aligns the UCS to the world coordinate system (WCS)
  - Material
  - Tools
  - Extras
  - Window
  - Help
- Toolbar
  The toolbar is located at the top of the screen directly below the menu bar.
- Status bar
  The status bar shows the current status of STUDIO.

Tangent

Starts at the tangent point, e.g. of a circle

Button:

Activate the button to work with a tangent point (e.g. a circle) as a snap point.
Deactivate the button by clicking it again to switch off the snap settings.