# Elements: walls, zones, openings, etc

**Elements** (wall, zones, etc) can be found in the **bottom toolbar** or triggered via [**shortcuts**](/documentation/design/shortcuts.md).

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### Wall `W`

**Mode** : Alignment, Arc\
**Arguments** : Distance, Angle

* Start by inserting a **start point** for your wall.
* Then select an **end point**.
* The wall commands then offers to continue drawing other wall segments; press **`Done`** to terminate at any point.

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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

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**Walls can also be redesigned**; at any point, the user can click on the wall helper dimensions, and resize a wall length.

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Finally, **walls can be reshaped,** to represent more irregular shapes. Triggering the edit mode on any wall will allow remodelling it.

### Openings `OP` <a href="#h_c0e482e6a2" id="h_c0e482e6a2"></a>

* First, **select a door or window from the "Opening" library.**
* Then, place the opening by **dragging and dropping**, like in the GIF above!
* The final step of the command will allow you to choose the opening direction.

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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`:** distance between door center line and wall spine the opening is hosted in.

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### Everything about zones <a href="#h_0a6478a4ae" id="h_0a6478a4ae"></a>

Zones allow defining room surfaces in a single click; they can be created using the **`Zone`** tool, and divided using the **`Zone Divider`**. These tools are described here below.

#### Zones `Z` <a href="#h_0a6478a4ae" id="h_0a6478a4ae"></a>

* **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.**

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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. **`Tilling`** enables you to set the pattern's offset and rotation.

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Additionally, **a zone can be manually edited**. A double click on a zone will give you access to its edit point, like for any regular shape.

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#### Zone divider `DV`

Zone divider allows you to **split the zone of room** 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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### Tutorial

For more step-by-step information, watch our tutorial about how to use walls, zones and openings in Rayon.

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