– Edit ventilation systemMaterial/Color
Example
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Suppose you need to use a different material or different color in the course of an existing ventilation duct. In this case, split the ventilation duct in two sections. You can then select different settings for both sections. |
Required conditions

The operation assumes that you know the direction of the ventilation duct. With the option Drawing direction (Arrows) you can choose to turn on or off the direction indicator.
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Select: View Drawing direction (Arrows)
Workflow
- Select: Vector edit menu
Split a duct
The cursor appears as a crosshair. The information line shows:[Click Left] at segment=Position to insert - Point to the position for the split. The ventilation duct appears as a marked object. DDScad displays the information about the duct segment and the current position.
- Click
. The dialog appears: Duct Start
- Deactivate:
Associate Material / Color / Dim.
For all sections that are lying within the drawing direction you can change the settings. - Click OK. The adjustments apply starting with the selected position in the drawing direction of the routing system.