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Every course of English, Flemish, stretcher or header bond set out with queen closers and bats, straight joints flagged in red and the bricks counted.

Panel width, folded stack, projection and the real clear opening of a bi-fold door, with a plan you can fold open and a lead door check.

True hip rafter length, backing angle, every jack rafter and the roof area of an equal-pitch hip roof, on a live plan with a cut list.

Axis angles and x, y, z scales for isometric, dimetric, trimetric, plan oblique and cavalier views from the plan turn and eye angle, with your building drawn live.

The mix of standard cabinet widths that fills a kitchen wall around the sink, hob and appliances with the smallest fillers, as a live elevation and plan.

Exhaust airflow for kitchens, bathrooms and WCs from ASHRAE 62.2 or UK Part F, the fan size, air changes and the gap under the door the air needs.

Shade on the floor under pergola slats at any hour from the real sun, slat width, depth, gap and direction, with hours of full shade and a day chart.

Open area, bearing and bricks per m² of a honeycomb brick jali for any gap, with the whole panel drawn brick by brick.

Slope in %, degrees and 1 in n from the contour gap on a survey, the true length along the ground and the contour gap for any target slope.

Equal cladding panels from the facade size, max panel, joint and folded return, the blanks per stock sheet, sheets to order and yield, with row options.

True water volume of a pool with a sloping floor, the pump flow from the turnover time, filter area and diameter and the pipe bore, on a live long section.

Hip-and-valley screed falls to the outlets, the thickest point, the real valley fall, screed volume and dead load, with outlet layouts compared.

Every wall, slab and floor height in model millimetres for any scale, the board or stack of two that matches best, the base size and sheets to buy.

Minimum letter height for a sign from the viewing distance and mounting height (ADA 703.5.5), against the 1 in per 10 ft rule, with a live elevation.

True area of a four-sided plot from its sides and one diagonal by two triangles, drawn to scale, in m², sq ft, gaj, guntha, cent and acre.

Screen size a room really needs from the farthest viewer and the content (4/6/8 rule), mounting height, ceiling and viewing-angle checks and the projector throw.

Widths, cut drop matched to the pattern repeat and the metres of fabric and lining to order, with returns, overlaps, hems and a cutting plan.

Sag of a loaded shelf now and over time for MDF, particleboard, plywood or solid wood, the longest span that passes and the thickness you need.

Both vanishing points in millimetres on your sheet, the view angle against a 60° cone and the building drawn to scale, so no vanishing point lands off the paper.

Posts, balusters per bay and the exact equal gap from the railing length and the largest gap allowed, with a sphere test and a setting-out table.

Whether the nose, belly or tail of a car scrapes at the top or bottom of a basement ramp, and the shortest transition that clears it.

Item-by-item cooling load for a room in watts and tons of refrigeration, the next standard AC size and the 1 TR per 100 sq ft rule checked.

Peak roof flow from rainfall and area, gutter capacity by Manning, downpipe inlet capacity and how many downpipes the roof needs.

Risers, the tread depth at the walkline where you really walk, clear width and the floor opening for headroom, on a live plan and unrolled section.

Daily water demand from NBC 2016 litres per head by building type, with the flushing split, sump and overhead tank sizes and the pump flow, head and kW.

Fall, invert level and cover at every manhole from the gradient and ground levels, with Manning flow speed in a part-full pipe on a live long section.

The riser of every row in a cinema, lecture hall or auditorium from the C-value, so each seat sees over the heads in front, with a live section and sightlines.

Swept path of a car round a 90° corner, the clearance to the walls and the narrowest lane that lets it turn in one move.

Radius, centre, arc length and plumb ordinates from span and rise, with the voussoirs drawn, ready for pegging the curve on site.

Wind and stack airflow through two openings, air changes per hour and a ventilation rate check for dwellings, offices and classrooms.

Pixels your render needs for any sheet from A0 to A4 and the viewing distance, against the usual 300 ppi rule, with your render size checked.

Ridge rise, rafter length, true sloping roof area and sheet count from the angle, with degrees, percent, 1 in n and rise per 12.

Field of view in plan and section for any lens and sensor, whether the whole wall fits the frame and the longest lens that still frames it.

Place the WC, basin, shower and door and see which clearances fail: side distances, front space, shower size and the door swing, against NBC sizes.

Overturning, sliding and base pressure of a gravity retaining wall from Rankine earth pressure, with the smallest base that passes.

Plaster area with IS 1200 opening deductions, cement, sand, primer, putty and paint for a room, with the walls drawn flat.

Draws every bay and aisle for 90°, 60°, 45°, 30° or parallel parking, counts the cars that really fit and checks the ECS count.

Layer-by-layer U-value with the temperature through the wall and the insulation needed for the ECBC 2017 limit in your climate.

Panel rows with shade-free gaps for the winter sun, parapet and stair-room shadows kept clear, with kWp and yearly units.

Cut, fill, balanced pad level and truckloads for a sloping plot from four corner levels, with contours and a live section.

RERA carpet, built-up and super built-up area of a flat from its room sizes, with the loading and the real price per carpet sq ft.

Setbacks, ground coverage, FAR and the height limit applied together. Shows which rule governs, with a live 3D envelope.

Shutter and glass sizes, clear opening, glass weight on the rollers and pocket walls for 2, 3 and 4 shutter systems. Slide it open.

Auto furniture layout for a bedroom, living, dining room or study with walking clearances, door swing and windows kept clear.

Lays out floor tiles straight, offset or diagonal, counts full and cut tiles, flags slivers, and gives boxes, skirting and grout.

Bricks, cement bags and sand for a wall with openings deducted, IS 1077 bricks, dry-volume factor and every step shown.

Runs, landings, total length and plan footprint of a wheelchair ramp, checked against ADA 2010, UK Part M or your own code.

Average daylight factor from room, window, glass and obstruction, checked against IS 2440 targets and the NBC window rule.

How many fittings for your lux target, on an even ceiling grid with spacing check, average lux and W/m².

Yearly roof yield, tank size for a design storm, days of supply and paved runoff for a recharge pit.

Reverberation time from room size and finishes, checked against a target, with how much absorption to add.

Drag the sink, hob and fridge on a plan. Each leg and the total are checked live against the work-triangle rules.

Overhang (chajja) and fin depths from real sun angles for any city, wall direction, date and hours.

Risers, treads, flights and the slab opening for headroom, checked against NBC 2016, with live section and plan.

Largest scale for every sheet size, fix for shrunk prints, real size from a ruler reading, and a scale bar you can copy as SVG.

Upload a floor plan, mark the plot, set north. See the 16 zones, 3×3 Brahmasthan or 9×9 mandala on top, then save the image.

Sun position, sun-path diagram and building shadow for any city, date and time. Hourly shadow table included.