DirectX

The ARCHLine.XP® 2009 put the appearance of drawing and 3D contents on  different technological bases. This new technology is the Microsoft DirectX.
The DirectX is such a driver for computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems, that you can also use for the accelerating methods offered by the hardware.
With help of DirectX the ARCHLine.XP® can use efficiently the ability of the video card, which is the most important device in the appearance.

Interface

ARCHLine.XP® markers are such interactive interface tools that help with modifying elements after their selection without using menus. The main point of using ARCHLine.XP® markers is that it is very easy to handle them. Appearance of markers can be various depending on their aim.
In the ARCHLine.XP® 2009 version you can easily and simply look over the drawings in the project owing to the quick view toolbar. Besides you can change between the drawings.
In ARCHLine.XP® 2009 the window selection tabs help the better overview and easier handling of windows in the project.

Solar Access Protection and Building Volume Control

In ARCHLine.XP® 2009 there is a possibility to determine the volume of the building in visual form. In big densely populated towns with thick built-up areas it is important to maximize the volume of the building according to the regulations.
The ARCHLine.XP® 2009 provides a great opportunity to survey the solar access of the building or its rooms. The advantage of the function is that it is prepared in clear graphical form, which is easy to survey and with its help we can support the proper solar access of the designed building’s room.

Symbol at line end points

With ARCHLine.XP® 2009 it is possible to place symbols at end points of certain types of elements. Symbols can be placed at end points of the following element types:

• Line
• Polyline
• Arc
• Elliptic arc
• Spline

Plot layout developments

The plot layout developments made in ARCHLine.XP® 2009 ensures more comfortable and flexible editing when you place drawing parts with different scale.
After paste it is possible to edit the boundary of the drawing parts. During the design work you may need to extend a previously placed drawing part; or to the contrary, you should cut it. This situation can be handled easier by the new plot layout functions.

Picture on Wall
3D Extension of line nature elements

With the Picture on wall function of ARCHLine.XP® 2009 it is easy to put pictures on different surfaces of interior spaces.

The Picture on wall is a dynamic object that can be configured with its parameters in a few steps. The Picture on wall is always based on an image which is supplemented with a frame and paspartou. After that, it can be placed on a selected surface.
There is a possibility to create line nature elements designed in the 3D window into 3D form.
You can create necessary simple models in the conception planning phase fast and easily, what’s more this method can be used well for creating surface nature elements necessary to the detailed spectacle plans.

Replacing of groups

ARCHLine.XP® 2009 makes the replacement of 2D groups found in projects easier and more effective. With the replacement of identical elements it is possible to replace groups identical with the selected one with another one.
During the design work it can easily happen that you need the replacement of the previously designed furniture elements of a bathroom or a living room. In that case the Replace group function gives you an effective help.

Extension of DWG Import
3D Warehouse

The AutoCAD© DWG files can contain 3D surfaces, which are created by drawing out lines, arches, and polygons in 3D, by determining the so-called Thickness of the elements.
You can also create such surfaces in the ARCHline.XP® 2009 (see in 3D extension of line nature elements chapter), and the program can import the AutoCAD© DWG files containing these elements.

Google 3D Warehouse™ is a free Google service by which anyone can download and use web-published 3D models for free. 3D Warehouse™ is a continuously growing database of models which can be represented in the projects with different textures. There is a wide range of models, including buildings, furniture, cars, people and many other objects.
This integration means that the selected model can be inserted directly into an ARCHLine.XP® project and ARCHLine.XP® object library.

Openings in the Curtain wall

You can easily prepare complex glazed structures, curtain walls. After preparing the main structure elements you can fit without restriction openings to the curtain wall fitting to the structure elements.

First prepare the curtain wall, and set the position of the main structure elements.
After setting place the division ribs, you can also set the openings fitted to these ribs in the floor plane. Select from the Toolbox the Door - Window by two points command, then click on the proper points of the border ribs of the future opening.

If the external contour of the opening is modified as the result of fitting in the opening the reveal structure of the curtain wall follows these changes.

Drawing Recovery Manager

The ARCHLine.XP 2009 gives an efficient helping hand  to recover former projects and drawings of these projects on the hard disks of the computer.
You can use it simply, just determine the search position and condition then you just have to select the proper one from the found projects or drawings.
This function can be used excellently for searching former used works or their backup copies.
It shows the preview of the selected drawing from project contents list in miniature form.