Learn about the capabilities of the Drawing Tool here:
The Drawing Tool is available across all of your devices, including both our Mira Android and iOS apps, as well as the web-based Mira system for your laptop/PC.
Drawing Tool on mobile:
Drawing Tool on tablet/PC:
Toolbox
The toolbox (left hand menu) contains all your drawing tools including:
Selection Tool: selecting shapes and objects on the canvas
Panning Tool: moving the canvas beyond the screen edges
Rectangle/Square Tool: adding resizable rectangles and squares to the canvas
Circle/Oval Tool: adding resizable circles and ovals to the canvas
Polygon/Triangle Tool: adding resizable polygons to the canvas
Line Tool: for drawing lines on the canvas
Curve Tool (Assets only): creating lines with curvature around each point
Arrow Tool: for drawing lines with a range of arrow heads
Brush Tool: creating freeform scribbles on the canvas
Text Tool: for adding text to the drawing
Image Tool: for adding photos, satellite images, house plans or any other image to the drawing.
Learn more about adding images here
Asset Library
The asset library consist of reusable components used to quickly construct drawings.
The assets are typically icons and larger templates.
The icons/symbols can be stamped on a drawing or placed individually.
The templates can be configured to be for a specific job with included legend and basic elements such as compass, etc.
Object Settings
Object Settings allow you to manipulate a shape or object which has been placed on the canvas.
The visible settings are dependent on the object being edited and can include the following functions:
Duplicate a shape or line
Delete a shape
Flip a shape or line vertically or horizontally
Rotate a shape or line
Position - change the shape's layer position, group or ungroup elements, Lock position
Change colour of elements
Change the line style
Change line thickness
Change opacity
Change the style of arrow heads
Change text style
Right-click Context Menu
Only available on laptop/PC with a mouse.
The right-click context menu is accessed by right clicking the mouse on the drawing canvas.
The following options are available depending on the operation you are doing on the canvas and the type of object you are working with.
Canvas Settings
Canvas settings allow the setup of the default characteristics of the drawing canvas.
This can include adjusting the ruler and the size of the canvas.
A detailed description of the canvas setting can be found here.
Hamburger Menu
The hamburger menu at the top left of the Drawing Tool allows you to get help, exit the tool and save your changes.
Saving your drawing
The save dialog contains top-level details about the drawing you've created.
Drawings must have a title and a unique reference number.
For assets, this dialog is a bit different and contains settings for changing the interaction when placing an asset onto a drawing.
