> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.rayon.design/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.rayon.design/documentation/design/elements-walls-zones-openings-etc.md). # Elements: walls, zones, openings, etc. An exhaustive list of Rayon's BIM-like tool set. **Elements** (walls, zones, etc.) can be found in the **bottom toolbar** or triggered via [**shortcuts**](/documentation/design/shortcuts.md).
### Wall `W` **Mode**: Alignment, Arc\ **Arguments**: Distance, Angle * Start by inserting a **start point** for your wall. * Then select an **end point**. * The wall command then offers to continue drawing other wall segments; press **`Done`** to terminate at any point.
Once drawn, a wall has a few important properties that can easily be tuned... * **The wall `thickness`**, inside the wall style * **The wall `alignment`**, inside the wall properties
**Walls can also be resized**; at any point, the user can click on the wall helper dimensions, and change a wall's length.
Finally, **walls can be reshaped** to represent more irregular shapes. Triggering the edit mode on any wall allows you to reshape it. ### Free walls Any existing wall can be converted into a free wall via a right-click: Convert > To free wall. Once converted, the wall's path becomes fully editable, allowing it to represent curved or irregular shapes. Note: converting a wall to a free wall will not transfer its style tokens. Re-apply the desired style after conversion. ### Openings `OP` * First, **select a door or window from the "Opening" library.** * Then, place the opening by **dragging and dropping**, like in the image below! * The final step of the command will allow you to choose the opening direction.
Once drawn, an opening has a few properties that can be edited easily... * The **`zone limit`**: it defines where the zone should stop across the opening hole; at its inner threshold, outer threshold, center, etc. * The **`offset`**: the distance between the door's center line and the spine of its host wall.
**Openings in free walls** Openings can now be hosted in free walls. The workflow is the same: select an opening from the library, then drag and drop it onto the free wall. A few things to keep in mind: * **Orientation is manual.** Unlike regular walls, free walls have no predefined spine direction. The opening's orientation is set by where and how you place it — what you see is what you get. * **Hosted openings follow the wall.** Moving a free wall will move all its hosted openings along with it. * **Path editing preserves hosting.** Editing the free wall's path will not unhost openings already placed in it. ### Everything about zones Zones allow you to define room surfaces in a single click; they can be created using the **`Zone`** tool, and divided using the **`Zone Divider`**. These tools are described below. #### Zones `Z` * **Click inside a room enclosed by walls.** A single click will create a zone, made of a shape and a tag. * Alternatively, **clicking outside of an enclosed room** will allow you to create a zone **based on its outline.**
Once created, a zone with a style using a texture-based or hatch-based fill will give you access to the zone's **`Tiling`** property. **`Tiling`** enables you to set the pattern's offset and rotation.
Additionally, **a zone can be manually edited**. A double click on a zone will give you access to its edit points, like for any regular shape.
#### Zone divider `DV` The zone divider allows you to **split a room's zone** into distinct areas. **Mode**: Arc * Click, preferably on a room's wall, to place the zone divider's first point. * Place all other points across the room, until you reach another of the room's walls.
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