Connect mode (mobile)

Connect is a mobile-only sub-mode of the Draw Wall tool. Instead of picking a start point and typing a length, you tap two existing wall endpoints and a wall is drawn between them. Use it when you're closing off a room, capping an alcove, or joining two existing wall segments that landed close to each other.

Connect mode is mobile-only in v1. On desktop, the precise pointer already lets you click directly on an existing endpoint to start a measured wall there, so the dedicated Connect mode isn't needed.

Switching into Connect mode

Long-press the Draw Wall icon in the left toolbar and pick Connect from the menu. The wall icon picks up a small tertiary-color dot in the top-right corner to signal you're in Connect mode. The status hint at the bottom of the canvas reads Tap a node to connect.

You can also enter Connect from the direction pad while you're already drawing — tap the Connect button at the bottom of the d-pad. See Node Mode on mobile.

How it works

1. Tap the first node. Existing wall endpoints, tape-dim endpoints, measurement marks, and pin guides all count as nodes. The tapped node turns purple to confirm it's the active start.
2. Tap the second node. A wall is drawn between the two.
3. Connect mode stays active so you can chain — tap a new first node and a new second node to keep building.

If you tap on empty canvas instead of a node, nothing happens — Connect mode stays armed so you don't lose the mode by missing a node. To leave Connect mode, switch back to Draw Wall through the long-press menu, or pick a different tool.

When to reach for Connect

• Closing off a room where you've drawn three walls and want the fourth to land exactly on the existing corners — no chance of a 0.05" gap.
• Bridging two walls that were drawn from separate start points and need to meet.
• Building from a known set of tape-dim endpoints or measurement marks captured earlier — Connect treats them as snap nodes the same as wall endpoints.

Tips

• The snap radius for Connect is finger-friendly — you don't need to hit a node pixel-perfectly, just tap close to one.
• Connect mode persists across canvas taps and tool re-activations. If you don't see the tertiary dot any more, you've exited the mode; re-enter from the long-press menu.
• Connect doesn't open the Length field at all. There's no typed-length step because the length is determined by the two endpoints.
• If you need to draw a measured wall from an existing endpoint instead, switch back to Draw Wall and start your first tap on (or near) the endpoint — it'll snap.