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ACI Sky™ Sketchpad
Discover Sketchpad, your lightweight floor plan sketching solution built directly into ACI Sky Workbench. Included free with your subscription, Sketchpad offers a streamlined workflow to help you quickly build accurate property layouts without extra software costs.
Sketchpad Walkthrough Tutorial
Watch this quick tutorial demo to see how to launch Sketchpad directly from ACI Sky Workbench and recreate a floor plan sketch live, side-by-side. Learn how our new, no-frills sketching tool streamlines your appraisal workflow at no extra charge.
Drawing Exterior Walls
Learn how to create primary exterior footprints in Sketchpad using two flexible drawing methods. See how to quickly place predefined areas with the Shapes tool, or use the Exterior Wall tool with alignment indicators and keyboard shortcuts for precise, freeform drawing.
Modify Walls by Adding Points
Learn how to modify existing wall layouts in Sketchpad using the Point tool (P). Discover how to split continuous walls by adding new anchor points, then select and drag individual wall segments to quickly reshape your floor plan footprint.
Using Alignment Lines
Speed up your sketching workflow by using Sketchpad's Alignment Guide and keyboard shortcuts. Learn how to use Ctrl + Arrow Keys to instantly snap cursor placement and auto-extend wall lines directly to nearest alignment points, as well as J to jump straight to corners.
Sketchpad Keyboard Shortcuts
Speed up your floor plan drafting with essential keyboard shortcuts in Sketchpad. Learn four different wall-drawing techniques using basic Arrow keys, Shift for precision adjustments, Ctrl for snapping to alignment points, and direct numeric input for exact dimensions.