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Start & save
Open the workspace, move around the model and keep project files safe.
Workspace controlsSelect & control
Select, move and rotate objects, and manage visibility and views.
Building systemGenerate & frame
Design buildings, interiors, porches, balconies and entrance terraces.
Direct modellingCustom solids
Sketch and pattern on planes and faces, shape bodies with Push/Pull, Tilt, Wedge, Revolve, Sweep and Loft, then finish their edges.
Accurate layoutMeasure & place
Measure the model and use Manual construction for spaced members, frames and sweeps.
Model displayStyle & inspect
Control color, texture, linework, lighting, visibility and live details.
Project outputPlan & publish
Create plan pages, quad views, elevations and PDF deliverables.
Project quantitiesCount & price
Read cutlists, build buy lists, compare suppliers and prepare quotes.
PresentationRender & explain
Create visual context with AI renders and a human scale reference.
When work stallsRecover & verify
Use safe recovery steps and understand current feature boundaries.
Getting started
Start in the Autostrek workspace
Understand the viewport, toolbars and shortest route from an empty workspace to a useful model.
Build a structure with Build Generator
Turn overall dimensions and construction choices into an organized floor, wall and roof model.
Start with Custom Solid
Create bodies, sketch on planes and faces, and choose the right tool for cuts, rounded edges and curved forms.
Build a drawing set with Project Planner
Capture model views as ordered pages whose camera, display, visibility and timeline state remain intentional.
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Start & save
Open the workspace, move around the model and keep project files safe.
Start in the Autostrek workspace
Understand the viewport, toolbars and shortest route from an empty workspace to a useful model.
Navigate the camera and standard views
Orbit, pan and zoom precisely near details, use Shift-wheel to travel through walls, and choose standard views.
Save and open .strek projects
Keep the model, structured project information and embedded scene data together in Autostrek's project format.
Export a GLB model
Create a portable 3D model for compatible viewers while keeping the .strek project as the editable source.
Choose a starter project
Open a complete garage, cabin, house or sauna design, or customize its saved settings before generating.
Know what saves with your project
Distinguish .strek project data, browser preferences, account libraries and temporary session work.
Select & control
Select, move and rotate objects, and manage visibility and views.
Select, copy and edit objects
Use viewport selection and the object context menu without losing track of repeated parts.
Move, copy and snap objects
Drag directly, snap between model points or glide an object a precise distance along an axis or edge.
Hide objects and manage model groups
Reduce visual clutter temporarily, restore hidden geometry and use the model hierarchy to inspect assemblies.
Rotate objects with rings or an exact angle
Rotate generated parts, Manual construction objects and Custom Solid bodies around a centre or picked pivot.
Set the grid, axes, units and object edges
Tune the working reference without changing the underlying millimetre-based model.
Read model information and add notes
Check calculated building dimensions and keep project assumptions beside the model.
Place a temporary reference plane
Create an offset working plane from a model face for testing and controlled placement.
Clear a model or rebuild the captured baseline
Understand the difference between removing the current scene and regenerating the last captured build.
Inspect a building with section planes
Use Section view to cut through the display and inspect framing, wall layers and roof connections without changing the model.
Use keyboard shortcuts and undo
Find workspace shortcuts, Move axis locks, Rotate snapping and the separate tool histories for undo and redo.
Open hinged and sliding doors in 3D
Click or drag door handles to swing a leaf or slide a patio panel, and save its position with the project.
Generate & frame
Design buildings, interiors, porches, balconies and entrance terraces.
Build a structure with Build Generator
Turn overall dimensions and construction choices into an organized floor, wall and roof model.
Configure floors and foundation walls
Choose joists or a perimeter foundation-wall baseline and understand what floor options add to quantities.
Visual Build Generator
Design buildings, openings, dormers, covered porches and floor layouts together, then generate an editable CAD model.
Configure walls, insulation and battens
Set stud geometry, top plates and wall layers while keeping quantity assumptions explicit.
Design a two-storey building
Set two wall heights, configure the intermediate floor, align openings and choose siding for each storey.
Add siding and corner posts
Choose the efficient simple-panel cladding system or legacy boards, then inspect pattern and corner treatment.
Plan rooms with Floor planner
Lay out internal walls, doors and furniture while keeping building dimensions and exterior openings in sync.
Choose a roof type and framing system
Choose gable, skillion or hip roof geometry, and use the framing system supported by that roof type.
Draw internal walls and place doors
Connect partitions, set stud sizes and finishes, and control internal door swing, frame depth and face alignment.
Generate and adjust a hip roof
Create rectangular or square hip roofs, add covering and drainage, and refine the result with Live Controls.
Add roof sheathing and covering
Choose structural sheet inputs and a simple or detailed visual roof covering without confusing display detail with fabrication.
Arrange furniture and interior symbols
Use the floor-plan gallery to place, size and orient furniture with optional clearance outlines.
Configure roof accessories
Add fascia, bargeboards, gutters, hooks, flashing and downpipes in a controlled sequence.
Create a truss with Truss Builder
Design an A-frame or W-frame truss, inspect its dimension preview and add it to the model.
Soffits
Fit soffit panels beneath gable and skillion roof overhangs, with adjustable thickness and board markings.
Tune truss geometry and use the saved library
Position A-frame posts or W-frame joints, check loft clearance and reuse a named truss safely.
Frame a wall opening
Place windows, doors and garage openings, add editable window grilles and reuse an existing window's size and design.
Use and create opening presets
Choose built-in window and door sizes or save a named project-specific opening with offset and price.
Create and place dormers
Add gable or shed dormers to supported gable roofs while respecting current host and covering limits.
Create, edit and reuse window grilles
Choose a grille pattern, adjust individual bars and copy a placed window's size and design to the next window.
Build gable extensions and A-frame dormer floors
Raise extension walls independently, align eaves and inspect valley framing and supported loft floors in A-frame dormers.
Record and play the build timeline
Capture generator stages, scrub through construction order and save a page at a meaningful step.
Add a covered porch or balcony
Configure a covered balcony or a roof with posts, add an entrance terrace and finish the front gable while retaining the main framing.
Add an entrance slab or timber terrace
Add a ground-level concrete slab or timber deck beneath a porch or balcony, with independent size and an optional step.
Edit generated framing and building parts
Create new parts on flat faces, Push/Pull surfaces, finish edges and cut holes in supported building parts.
Cut parts with another object
Use a beam, edited member or Custom Solid as a cutting tool for an explicit, previewed batch of cuts.
Resize opening headers and fit their studs
Set generated header sections or update selected rectangular openings across one or both storeys.
Custom solids
Sketch and pattern on planes and faces, shape bodies with Push/Pull, Tilt, Wedge, Revolve, Sweep and Loft, then finish their edges.
Start with Custom Solid
Create bodies, sketch on planes and faces, and choose the right tool for cuts, rounded edges and curved forms.
Set up sketch planes and the model browser
Create sketch planes on faces, offset them or angle them around a straight edge, then organize their sketches and bodies.
Create boxes, cylinders and prisms
Draw a solid on a work plane or flat face, enter exact dimensions and choose how it combines with another body.
Sketch directly on a solid face
Use the existing sketch tools on flat Custom Solid faces without leaving the 3D view, then add or remove material.
Trace a calibrated reference image
Position, fade and calibrate an image on a sketch plane, then check the traced geometry before creating a body.
Draw and edit lines, arcs and splines
Make clean sketch profiles, edit their dimensions and round corners before creating a solid.
Keep sketch dimensions and relationships
Use driving dimensions, geometric constraints and construction geometry to make a sketch predictable when edited.
Use guides, offsets and mirror construction
Build parallel sketch outlines, preserve smooth curves and use guides to construct symmetric profiles.
Create a lightweight grid pattern
Generate an experimental isogrid sketch layout inside a rectangle and understand what its material estimates represent.
Repeat sketch shapes along a path
Distribute circles or other sketch shapes around a boundary or along a line, arc or spline.
Push or pull sketches and flat faces
Extrude a sketch or flat face, move a face with its adjoining surfaces, or choose Tilt and Wedge for a fixed-edge motion.
Tilt a sketch or form a wedge from a fixed edge
Hold one straight sketch edge in place while rotating a region or raising its opposite side.
Choose New body, Join, Subtract or Intersect
Control how a primitive, extrusion, revolution, sweep or loft affects its target body.
Round and chamfer solid edges
Use Edge finish to select body edges, follow tangent chains and preview either a fillet or chamfer.
Revolve a sketch around an axis
Turn a closed profile through a chosen angle to create a solid of revolution or a rotational cut.
Sweep a profile along a path
Carry a closed section along sketch curves or solid edges, with controls for placement, orientation and corners.
Loft between profiles with optional guide rails
Connect ordered sketch sections on different planes and use intersecting rails to shape the sides.
Edit an existing custom solid
Modify current bodies with face offsets, sketch cuts and edge finishes while keeping source sketches and saved checkpoints clear.
Manage sketch visibility and construction geometry
Keep planes, source sketches and finished bodies readable while preserving the references needed for later edits.
Measure & place
Measure the model and use Manual construction for spaced members, frames and sweeps.
Measure with Tape Measure
Measure distances and angles, add CC spacing marks, and place parallel or angled guidelines independently of Manual construction.
Save and organize measurement sets
Organize measurements during a session and preserve important page dimensions through Planner and .strek.
Build with Manual construction and CC spacing
Turn measured runs into custom members, complete frames or rows of saved trusses with CC enabled.
Place shapes and saved trusses
Choose profiles or saved truss definitions for CC targets, then set anchors, orientation and member length.
Rotate, move, mirror and bevel construction runs
Orient CC members, extend either end, apply numeric offsets and add reflected copies before generation.
Distribute objects and close a frame
Calculate intermediate member counts, understand endpoint offsets and choose inside or outside frame caps.
Build a frame with Manual construction
Build a 2400 mm frame with Manual construction, fit members to a face and manage independent construction runs.
Edit, link and move construction runs
Give runs independent settings, link selected runs and generate named groups.
Draw construction paths, curved frames and sweeps
Draw a line, rectangle, polyline, arc or spline, then build spaced members or one continuous swept profile.
Fit CC members with stopper planes and trimming
Limit extrusion at a picked face plane or fit rectangular members against existing box-like supports.
Style & inspect
Control color, texture, linework, lighting, visibility and live details.
Set color, finish, glass and opacity
Apply color and Matte, Satin or Glossy finishes to selected objects, then tune transparency and glazing for the view.
Apply and paint model textures
Assign built-in material images to the whole model or selected surfaces and control their visual scale.
Control display style, edges and lighting
Choose readable linework, adjust the image and set scene lighting independently of object finishes.
Use generated sheathing textures
Apply OSB to roof sheathing, Asfaltplate to wall sheathing and Chipboard Light to chipboard floors.
Refine roof covering with Live Controls
Switch roof covering detail and tune visible tile, seam, bargeboard and downpipe settings after generation.
Refine simple siding with Live Controls
Change panel pattern, board width, visibility and contrast without regenerating for every visual test.
Study sun direction with Solar Shade
Apply a date, time and location-based shadow overlay while understanding the feature's experimental limits.
Plan & publish
Create plan pages, quad views, elevations and PDF deliverables.
Build a drawing set with Project Planner
Capture model views as ordered pages whose camera, display, visibility and timeline state remain intentional.
Lay out Planner pages, notes and callouts
Use the A4 safe area, position notes and connect callouts to exact or matching model objects.
Export a Project Planner PDF
Assemble pages, cover imagery and optional material sections into a checked PDF booklet.
Inspect the model in Quad View
Use four independently controlled panes to compare directions, projections and measurements at once.
Export elevations as PDF or PNG
Create separate elevation sheets or an A3 four-up layout with controlled scale and information blocks.
Show measurements in orthographic plans
Create readable plan/elevation dimensions, move their offsets and preserve the intended label state.
Control page views and exploded arrangements
Understand active-page changes, Default view, captured measurements and object positions in Project Planner.
Create a draft assembly guide
Create editable assembly booklets for supported generated buildings, with specifications, measured drawings, substeps and parts tables.
Opprett et utkast til monteringsveiledning
Lag redigerbare heftesider med prosjektspesifikasjon, målsatte veggtegninger og materialtabeller.
Export Custom Solids for 3D printing
Choose bodies and mesh quality, export an actual-size 3MF file and check it in your slicer.
Count & price
Read cutlists, build buy lists, compare suppliers and prepare quotes.
Read and verify the cutlist
Trace generated members by assembly, dimension and use before treating quantities as fabrication information.
Build a BOM and consolidated buy list
Convert model-derived quantities into orderable units, merge compatible lines and keep manual decisions visible.
Create and share supplier catalogs
Maintain product names, prices and units, then share or copy a catalog without losing ownership context.
Compare supplier prices and coverage
Find the best complete covered option while accounting for units, supplements and missing products.
Prepare a quote with Quote Builder
Organize company, customer, line-item, VAT and validity information before designing the PDF pages.
Design quote pages and export PDF
Arrange A4 frames for views, text, tables, totals and company information, then inspect the generated quote.
Render & explain
Create visual context with AI renders and a human scale reference.
Create and manage an AI render
Use the current scene or an uploaded image as controlled visual input, then save a presentation result without treating it as exact geometry.
Place a scale person
Add a height-controlled human figure to communicate model scale in the viewport and presentation views.
Recover & verify
Use safe recovery steps and understand current feature boundaries.
Recover a stalled or blank viewport
Use safe view and project checks before retrying the renderer or reopening a known project file.
Understand current tool boundaries
Know which results are geometric, visual, experimental or plan-dependent before relying on them downstream.
Troubleshoot project saves and file loading
Identify missing downloads, unavailable save controls and .strek file errors without risking the last good copy.
Troubleshoot measurements and repeated spacing
Resolve wrong endpoints, unexpected units, missing labels and uneven final bays before changing the model.
Troubleshoot Custom Solid sketches and operations
Resolve missing regions, inactive tools, slow exact previews and invalid offsets without losing the source drawing.
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