A parking structure, a mixed-use podium, or a subdivision layout usually follows a repeatable pattern instead of being drawn fresh every time. Flows turn simple shapes into more complex geometry with built-in algorithms, so draw directly with a flow already in your project.
Giraffe's default templates come with pre-built flows tailored for mixed use, residential, and industrial workflows.
Draw with a flow in your project
Click the Flows button (the lightning bolt icon) in the drawing toolbar.
Your project's flows are listed alphabetically. Click a flow's name to draw with its first supported shape, or click one of its shape icons — rectangle, polygon, line, or point — to choose a specific one.
Only shapes a flow actually supports get an icon. If your project has more than 8 flows, click Show all N flows to see the rest.
Adjust a flow
Select a shape you drew with a flow. Its input parameters appear in a Flow section of the properties palette. Edit them right there.
To edit the flow's underlying logic instead, click the pencil icon in that section. This opens the flow in the Flow Manager.
No flows in your project yet?
The Flows button shows Open flow editor instead. Click it to open the Flow Manager, where you can build a flow from scratch.
You can also check the Marketplace for an existing flow: open the Content Library (from the main menu, or the + on any panel tab), click the Marketplace tab, then choose Flows.