Room Builder for Palm OS

Version: 1.1

Date: December 4, 2002

Users Manual

Table of Contents

1 Welcome and Registration........................................................................................... 4

1.1 Included Files....................................................................................................... 4

1.2 System Requirements.......................................................................................... 4

1.3 Installing Room Builder....................................................................................... 4

1.3.1 Windows Installation................................................................................... 5

1.3.2 Macintosh Installation................................................................................. 5

1.4 Registering Room Builder.................................................................................... 5

1.4.1 Necessary Information................................................................................ 5

1.4.2 Entering the Registration Code.................................................................... 6

1.5 Contacting Stand Alone, Inc................................................................................ 6

1.5.1 E-mail........................................................................................................... 6

1.5.2 Fax............................................................................................................... 6

1.5.3 World Wide Web......................................................................................... 6

1.6 Customer Support............................................................................................... 7

2 Design Overview......................................................................................................... 7

3 Overview of Features.................................................................................................. 7

3.1 Start Screen.......................................................................................................... 7

3.1.1 Start Screen Controls................................................................................... 8

3.1.2 Start Screen Menu Options......................................................................... 8

3.2 Layout Screen...................................................................................................... 9

3.2.1 Layout Screen Controls............................................................................... 9

3.2.2 Layout Screen Menu Options................................................................... 10

4 Using Room Builder.................................................................................................. 11

4.1 Changing Measurement Units and Tips Settings.............................................. 11

4.2 Changing Color Settings..................................................................................... 12

4.3 Creating a New Drawing.................................................................................... 12

4.4 Working with Boundary Walls.......................................................................... 13

4.4.1 Adding a Virtual Boundary Wall............................................................... 14

4.4.2 Beginning a Corner Room Builder............................................................. 14

4.5 Adding and Positioning Inner Walls.................................................................. 14

4.5.1 Adding an Inner Wall................................................................................. 15

4.5.2 Wall Heads and Tails................................................................................. 15

4.5.3 Moving Wall Heads and Tails................................................................... 15

4.5.4 Showing Wall Measurements.................................................................... 16

4.5.5 Making Small Adjustments....................................................................... 16

4.5.6 Viewing and Changing Wall Information................................................... 17

4.5.7 Fixing Walls............................................................................................... 18

4.5.8 Working with Virtual Inner Walls.............................................................. 18

4.5.9 Aligning a Wall Horizontally or Vertically................................................ 19

4.5.10 Erasing a Wall............................................................................................ 20

4.6 Adding Windows and Doors............................................................................. 20

4.7 Working with Objects........................................................................................ 21

4.7.1 Adding an object........................................................................................ 22

4.7.2 Moving an object....................................................................................... 23

4.7.3 Modifying an Object................................................................................. 23

4.7.4 Rotating a Rectangle Object....................................................................... 23

4.7.5 Fixing an Object......................................................................................... 23

4.7.6 Circle Objects............................................................................................ 23

4.8 Magnification..................................................................................................... 23

4.9 Calculating Areas............................................................................................... 24

4.10 Organizing and Sharing Drawings...................................................................... 24

4.10.1 Naming a Drawing..................................................................................... 24

4.10.2 Saving a Drawing....................................................................................... 25

4.10.3 Duplicating a Drawing............................................................................... 25

4.10.4 Reverting to a Saved Drawing.................................................................... 25

4.10.5 Using Categories........................................................................................ 25

4.10.6 Beaming Drawings..................................................................................... 25

1 Welcome and Registration

Room Builder provides tools to create and modify drawing diagrams on Palm Poweredô handhelds.

Palm OS version 3.3 is required. Visit http://www.standalone.com/palmos/ to obtain an updated list of supported Palm Poweredô devices. This manual refers to any compatible device as a ìPalm Poweredô handheld.î

1.3 Installing Room Builder

Software such as the Palm Desktopô enables your Palm Powered handheld to receive installation data from your desktop computer. Read the documentation that came with your Palm Powered handheld to ensure that the Palm Desktop or similar software is properly installed.

1.3.1 Windows Installation

Do the following steps to install Room Builder using a Windows-compatible desktop computer:

1. Download the Room Builder installer (.exe file) from www.standalone.com , saving it to an easily accessible location such as the desktop.

2. Click the executable icon. The installation wizard opens on the screen.

3. Complete the steps specified by the installation wizard.

4. Perform a Hot Sync operation with your Palm Powered handheld. Room Builder is automatically installed on your Palm Powered handheld.

1.3.2 Macintosh Installation

Do the following steps to install Room Builder using a Macintosh computer:

1. Download the Room Builder file (.hqx file) from www.standalone.com , saving it to an easily accessible location such as the desktop.

2. Double click on the Room Builder.prc and MathLib.pdb files

3. The install tool will open.

4. Perform a Hot Sync operation with your Palm Powered handheld. Room Builder is automatically installed on your Palm Powered handheld.

1.4 Registering Room Builder

Room Builder is shareware, software that you can download and try for free. The time-limited demo version of Room Builder includes all of the features available in the licensed version. After 30 days, the demo version will only work with a valid registration code. Registration includes free upgrades to any future version of Room Builder.

There are several ways to order your registration code:

… Order online at our website. This is the easiest way to register. The secure online shopping cart requires a current Netscape or Internet Explorer browsers (version 4.0 or higher).

… E-mail your registration information to sales@standalone.com. We will send the registration code.

… Fax your order to us at (773) 477-2579.

1.4.1 Necessary Information

Have the following information ready before you register:

… Your exact name as it is entered in your Palm Poweredô handheld, including spaces.

… The complete list of programs that you wish to register.

… Payment information. We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and personal checks. To pay with a credit card, provide the card number, the expiration date, and the type of card.

… Contact information. Please provide an e-mail address, mailing address, and phone number.

1.4.2 Entering the Registration Code

Do the following to enter the registration code before the 30 day evaluation period has expired:

1. Open Room Builder from the Applications menu. The start screen appears.

2. Select Options → Enter Registration Code from the menu. The Enter Reg Code screen containing a numerical keypad appears. The Name field shows your name as it is entered into your Palm Poweredô handheld.

3. Tap the numerical keypad to enter the registration code.

4. Tap the Register button.

Do the following to enter the registration code after the 30-day evaluation period has expired:

1. Open Room Builder from the Applications menu. The registration information screen appears.

2. Tap Enter Registration. The Enter Reg Code screen containing a numerical keypad appears. The Name field shows your name as it is entered into your Palm Poweredô handheld.

3. Tap the numerical keypad to enter the registration code.

4. Tap the Register button.

Please e-mail us at sales@standalone.com if you have any questions about registering.

1.5 Contacting Stand Alone, Inc.

There are several ways to get in touch with us. E-mail is preferred. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

1.5.1 E-mail

Internet: info@standalone.com

1.5.2 Fax

Fax: (773) 477-2579

1.5.3 World Wide Web

http://www.standalone.com

1.6 Customer Support

Please e-mail us at techsupport@standalone.com if you have problems starting or running Room Builder. Include the following information to help us isolate and identify the problem:

The type of Palm Poweredô handheld that you are using (e.g. Palm IIIx)
The software name and version number. Select Options → About Room Builder from the menu to view the software name and version number (e.g. Room Builder for Palm OSÆ, version 1.0b1).
Any error messages that accompany the problem.
A brief description of how we can recreate the error.
Your name and e-mail address.

2 Design Overview

Room Builder for Palm OS is an application designed to enable the user to create, store, and manipulate simple technical drawings in the Palm OS environment. However, the basic Palm OS screen is constrained to 160 pixels square, so that not much detail can be represented without greatly magnifying the drawing. Room Builder overcomes this obstacle by letting the user represent dimensions in the drawing of a higher resolution that can be drawn on the screen. For example, you can draw a door opening and designate the width as 3í 6 1/2î even though the drawn representation of that door would be indistinguishable from that of a door that is 3í 6î.

Therefore Room Builder is designed to be a tool to draw representational, or scale drawings. It is not a free-form drawing program, and is more constrained in its abilities than such a program would be.

3 Overview of Features

This section summarizes the screens, controls and features of the software.

3.1 Start Screen

A single record is called a drawing. Use the start screen to create, sort, and open drawings.

Figure 1 Start Screen

Tap the name of a drawing to open it. For example, tap the words rec room on the screen shown in Figure 1 to open the drawing drawing named rec room.

3.1.1 Start Screen Controls

Table 2 summarizes the start screen controls.

Control	Name	Action
	Sort Selector	Select from the pull-down menu to sort drawings in ascending order by name, creation date, or modification date.
	View Selector	Select from the pull-down menu to view the names, creation dates, or modification dates of drawings.
	Category Selector	Select from pull-down menu to view drawings saved within specific categories.
	New Button	Begin a new drawing.

Table 1 Start Screen Controls

3.1.2 Start Screen Menu Options

Tap the Menu button to the left of the graffiti pad, or the words Room Builder in the upper left corner of the screen in order to view the start screen menu options. (Table 3)

Options →	Action	Comments
Preferences	Opens the Preferences dialog box.	Read section 4.1, Changing Measurement Units .
Set Colors	Opens the Show Date/Edit Colors screen.	Read section 4.2, Changing Color Settings.
Beam Software	Beams the Room Builder software package to another Palm handheld.
Beam Database	Beams all Room Builder drawings to another Palm handheld. Note that this is a two step process. You must beam the software and the Math library separately.
Enter Registration Code	Enter registration information for Room Builder software.
About Room Builder	Show version information of Room Builder software.

Table 2 Start Screen Options Menu

3.2 Layout Screen

Use the layout screen to view and edit drawing drawings. The drawing opened on the layout screen is the current drawing.

Figure 2 Layout Screen ñ (L) with wall selected, (R) with nothing selected

The title bar shows the name of the current drawing. Below this is a text area where Room Builder shows information about the currently selected element in the drawing. In Figure 2, the text area shows the words Unnamed wall, as the wall is as yet untitled.. The text area is empty when no drawing elements are selected.

3.2.1 Layout Screen Controls

The layout screen contains a button tool bar on the bottom of the screen. This area varies depending on whether a wall or object is selected.

Icon	Name	Purpose
Item is selected

File/Folder	Purpose
Readme.txt	Explains how to register and order the software.
Room Builder.prc	Installs Room Builder on your Palm Poweredô handheld.
Mathlib.pdb	Installs additional software required to run Room Builder.
Order.html	Automatically establishes link with Standalone, Inc. website. Places Room Builder in your shopping cart. (If this does not happen automatically, click the Click to order link to go to our website.)
License.txt	Contains the software license agreement. Please read this before using the software. By installing, copying, or otherwise using this software, you agree to be bound by the terms of the license agreement.
Manual	Contains the HTML version of this manual. The images subfolder contains the graphics for this manual.