User:Philip

Hi! : )

Newbie trying to use the program. Know practically nothing about either 3D nor architectural design. Have used Autocad but a long time ago. I came to FC trying to make a 3D model of a terrain and house.

Issues I have found hard to do or configure using first FC 0.14 and later 0.16.
Viewing grid: sometimes grid appears but other times it does not. I find it hard to control when it does and have found that snapping doesn't work ... sometimes.

ShortCuts: as indicated in help pages in this wiki surprisingly do not do anything. This is confusing because even keying in "c" or "C" in tne Python console produces: >>> c Traceback (most recent call last): File " ", line 1, in NameError: name 'c' is not defined

Searching the forum one finds: 159608 and 20516 where you are instructed to install shortcuts.py from.

Edit mode: what is it?

Setting the work environment: "it is wise to set up your environment correctly, it will save you a lot of time. Configure the grid and working plane, Text and Dimension settings to your likings in menu Edit -> Preferences -> Draft." From Manual:Traditional_2D_drafting/en