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THIS TUTORIAL TAKES YOU THROUGH VARIOUS STEPS THAT YOU MAY
TAKE IN ORDER TO CREATE A DRAWING,IN THIS CASE A FLOOR PLAN.
WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU STUDY TUTORIALS 2,7, & 8 IN ADVANCE
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS IN THIS TUTORIAL.  ALSO
READ THE SECTION IN THE FILE "READ.ME" CALLED THE GOLDEN
RULES, OR APPENDIX "G" IN THE PRINTED MANUAL.
<end>
DRAWING LINES:
TO DRAW A LINE NO MENUS NEED BE SELECTED.  AS LONG AS YOU
ARE IN CONSTRUCTION AREA AND ARE NOT IN ANY OTHER FUNCTION,
SIMPLY ACTIVATE THE CURSOR TO START AND COMPLETE LINES
(THE FUNCTION BAR, ABOVE LEFT, READS CONSTRUCTION AREA).
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE:
<end>
PRESS "9" TO TURN ON THE HOOKS AND GRAB THE STARTING POINT
TO FORM A COMPLETE TRIANGLE. NOTICE THE CHANGE IN THE SHAPE
OF THE CURSOR AS THE HOOKS SURROUND IT.
<end>
PRESS "9" TO TURN OFF THE HOOKS.
<end>
TO DELETE THE RUBBER BANDING LINE,(APPEARS IN WHITE) PRESS
"0".
<end>
TO DRAW ORTHOGRAPHIC LINES PRESS "7". 4 DOTS APPEAR AROUND
THE CURSOR.
<end>
ACTIVATE CURSOR TO START AND COMPLETE LINES.  NOTICE THAT
THE LINES ARE DRAWN AT 90 AND 45 DEGREE ANGLES.
<end>
PRESS "7" TO TURN OFF ORTHO MODE. THE 4 DOTS DISAPPEAR.
<end>
THE CURRENT COORDINATE SYSTEM IS "METER" AS INDICATED
IN RED ON THE STATUS BAR ABOVE.  TO CHANGE THE COORDINATE
SYSTEM, CALL THE CONSTRUCTION AREA MENU AND SELECT THE
FUNCTION "COORDINATE".
PRESS "1" FOR THE MENU.
<end>
SELECT THE FUNCTION "COORDINATE".
<end>
NOTICE THE "METER" SUBMENU OPTION IS SELECTED AS INDICATED
BY THE WHITE BAR DIRECTLY ABOVE IT.
USING THE CURSOR SELECT THE SUBMENU OPTION "INCHA" (INCHES
Architectural display).
<end>
PRESS "." TO EXIT THE "COORDINATE" FUNCTION.
<end>
ON THE STATUS BAR ABOVE THE COORDINATE SYSTEM HAS CHANGED
TO INDICATE INCHES ARCHITECTURAL DISPLAY, AND THE CURSOR
COORDINATE IS DISPLAYING THE COORDINATES SYSTEM IN
THAT UNIT OF MEASUREMENT.
NOW LET US CHANGE THE RESOLUTION TO 1/16" FOR ARCHITECTURAL
DRAWINGS. THE CONCEPT OF RESOLUTION IS DESCRIBED LATER.
<end>
IMPORTANT:  BEFORE CHANGING THE RESOLUTION CLEAR THE SCREEN.
<end>
FROM THE MENU SELECT "PARAMETERS".
<end>
SELECT "RESOL" AND ENTER "I" FOR INCHES & 0.0625 WHICH IS
EQUIVALENT TO 1/16".
<end>
PRESS "1" TWICE TO SEE THE SYSTEM STATUS SCREEN AND NOTICE
NEAR THE TOP THAT THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 0.0625.
AS YOU KNOW, RESOLUTION SIMPLY MEANS THE SMALLEST MOVEMENT
OF THE CURSOR.  IN THIS CASE 1/16" IS IDEAL FOR SMALL
TO MID-SIZE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, SECTIONS, AND ELEVATIONS
THAT ARE NO LARGER THAN 350 FEET BY 350 FEET.
<end>
TO DRAW A PLAN SOME OVERALL SIZES AND SPECIFIC SIZES ARE
NEEDED.  HERE IS A LAYOUT OF AN IMAGINARY HOUSE.  FOR THE
SAKE OF SIMPLICITY ALL WALL THICKNESSES ARE 6" OR 12".
AT YOUR OPTION YOU MAY EASILY SWITCH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN
VARIOUS COORDINATE SYSTEMS.  NOW LET US DRAW USING "INCHA"
(INCHES ARCHITECTURAL) AND "FEETD" (FEET DECIMAL) AS NEEDED.
<end>
TO CHANGE THE COORDINATE SYSTEM TO FEET LET US SELECT THE
"COORDINATE" FUNCTION, THEN SELECT "FEETD" (FEET DECIMAL).
<end>
THE COLOR GREEN REPRESENTS THE THICKEST PEN WEIGHT ON THE
PLOTTER (PRINTER) & GREEN IS THE STANDARD COLOR FOR WALLS.
USING RECTANGLES LET US DRAW A LIVING ROOM THAT IS 16'X14'.
TO DO SO LET'S SELECT "RECTANGLES".
<end>
ACTIVATE CURSOR ONCE TO START THE RECTANGLE (NOTICE CURSOR
COORDINATES ARE AUTOMATICALLY SET TO ZERO), THEN PRESS "F10"
TO MANUALLY TYPE THE NUMBERS 16.0 (16 FEET HORIZONTALLY) &
14.0 (14 FEET VERTICALLY) TO CREATE THE 16X14 RECTANGLE.
<end>
TO BETTER SEE THE RECTANGLE ZOOM DOWN BY PRESSING KEY "2".
<end>
WITHOUT TAKING ANY SHORT CUTS AT THIS PRELIMINARY STAGE OF
LEARNING, LET US MAKE THIS RECTANGLE INTO A GROUP USING THE
FUNCTION "WINDOW CC".  AS YOU RECALL, THE PROPER METHOD OF
WORKING WITH THIS SOFTWARE IS TO CREATE UNIQUE SYMBOLS FROM
A COLLECTION OF GEOMETRIC SHAPES THAT REPRESENT A SYMBOL.
THIS RECTANGLE WILL BE MODIFIED, BUT FOR NOW LET'S GROUP IT.
<end>
AS A GEOMETRIC SHAPE IS GROUPED THE CURRENT LEVEL (LV001
AS INDICATED ON THE STATUS LINE ABOVE) IS ASSIGNED TO IT.
THIS RECTANGLE REPRESENTS WALLS AND IT SHOULD BE ON LEVEL
NUMBER 11 (LV011 "LEVELS IN THE MANUAL).  TO CHANGE THE
CURRENT LEVEL FROM 001 TO 011 SELECT THE LEVEL BUTTON ON
THE STATUS LINE AND ENTER 011.
<end>
AS INDICATED ABOVE, THE CURRENT LEVEL IS 11. TO GROUP THIS
RECTANGLE ACTIVATE THE CURSOR AND DRAW A WINDOW SUCH
THAT THE WINDOW Completely Contains THE RECTANGLE.
(THIS PROCESS OF CREATING A GROUP IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS
"TRANSFERRING TO THE GROUPS AREA").
<end>
NOTICE THAT WHILE IN CONSTRUCTION AREA ALL GROUPS APPEAR
DOTTED.  THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT VISUAL AID.  WE ARE IN
THE CONSTRUCTION AREA (AS INDICATED BY THE SHAPE OF THE
CURSOR) THUS THE RECTANGLE APPEARS DOTTED.
PRESS "." TO GET OUT OF THE CURRENT FUNCTION "WINDOW CC".
<end>
LET US DRAW OTHER ROOM OUTLINES USING "RECTANGLES" & INDIV-
IDUALLY GROUPING THEM (TRANSFERRING THEM TO GROUPS AREA).
NOTICE THAT THE KEY "F10" IS PRESSED TO ENTER ROOM SIZES
MANUALLY.  WITHOUT TAKING ANY SHORT CUTS, FOR NOW, EACH TIME
THAT A RECTANGLE IS DRAWN USING THE "RECTANGLE" FUNCTION THE
"WINDOW CC" FUNCTION IS USED TO GROUP THAT RECTANGLE.
<end>
IMPORTANT: WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY SHORT CUTS.  NOR ARE WE
CREATING A FLOOR PLAN IN THE MOST CONVENTIONAL WAY.
CREATING A FLOOR PLAN USING ROOM OUTLINES IS A SIMPLE WAY OF
DEMONSTRATING THE SOFTWARE'S FUNCTIONS.
<end>
LET US PRESS "5" TO GO TO THE GROUPS AREA AND USING ITS MENU
MOVE EACH ROOM OUTLINE ALLOWING 6" (HALF A FOOT) WALL SPACE
BETWEEN THEM. AS INDICATED ON THE STATUS LINE ABOVE, THE
CURRENT COORDINATE SYSTEM IS "FEETD" (FEET DECIMAL DISPLAY)
<end>
NOW WE ARE IN THE GROUPS AREA, THUS THE GROUPS APPEAR SOLID
AND ANY SHAPES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AREA WOULD HAVE APPEARED
DOTTED. NOTICE THE SHAPE OF THE CURSOR IS A SQUARE IN THE
GROUPS AREA.  PRESS "1" FOR THE MENU AND SELECT "MOVE SNG"
FROM THE MOVE FUNCTIONS. "MOVE SNG" IS USED TO MOVE A SiNGle
GROUP AND PLACE IT ANY WHERE ON THE SCREEN AT RANDOM.
<end>
TO MOVE OR COPY A GROUP THREE STEPS ARE NECESSARY. FIRST THE
GROUP MUST BE identified THEN IT MUST BE picked up AND THIRD
IT MUST BE placed IN IT'S NEW LOCATION.

CLICK ON A ROOM OUTLINE. IT HIGHLIGHTS TO CONFIRM SELECTION.
<end>
TO ACCURATELY PICK UP THE OUTLINE BY IT'S UPPER LEFT CORNER,
PRESS "9" & ACTIVATE THE "HOOKS".  MOVE THE CURSOR TO THE
UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE ROOM OUTLINE AND CLICK CURSOR .
<end>
TO PLACE THE SELECTED CORNER 6" OR 1/2 FOOT TO THE RIGHT OF
THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE SPACE ADJACENT TO IT, MOVE THE
CURSOR OVER THAT CORNER AND PRESS "0".  NOTICE THE CURSOR
COORDINATES ARE AUTOMATICALLY SET TO ZERO.
<end>
THE CURSOR COORDINATES APPEAR TO HAVE A VALUE OTHER THAN
ZERO BECAUSE THE CURSOR IS NOT PLACED DIRECTLY OVER THE
CORNER.  FOR A CLOSE EXAMINATION LET US ZOOM UP TO THAT
CORNER AND VERIFY THAT CURSOR COORDINATES ARE SET TO ZERO.
PRESS KEY "3" A FEW TIMES TO ZOOM UP TO THE CORNER.
<end>
THE CURSOR COORDINATES ARE ZERO.
LET US ZOOM DOWN BY PRESSING "2" A FEW TIMES.
<end>
IMPORTANT: TURN OFF THE HOOKS SO THAT THEY WILL NOT GRAB
ANY OTHER POINT UNINTENTIONALLY. TO DO SO PRESS "9".
<end>
TO MOVE THE ROOM OUTLINE AN EXACT DISTANCE PRESS "F10" AND
ENTER THE HORIZONTAL AND THE VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE
ROOM OUTLINE.  IN THIS CASE THE ROOM OUTLINE IS TO BE DIS-
PLACED 0.5 (FOOT) HORIZONTALLY AND ZERO FEET VERTICALLY.
PRESS "F10" NOW.
<end>
THE OUTLINE HAS BEEN PLACED 6" OR 1/2 FOOT TO THE RIGHT OF
THE LARGER RECTANGLE.
PRESS "." ONCE TO RELEASE THE WHITE (GHOST IMAGE) OUTLINE.
<end>
SELECT THE NEXT OUTLINE TO PLACE 0.5 FOOT AWAY FROM A
CORNER THUS CREATING A ROOM LAYOUT.
<end>
THE PROCESS OF PLACEMENT OF OBJECTS INCLUDES: IDENTIFYING
A GROUP, PICKING UP THAT GROUP BY A SPECIFIC POINT, AND
PLACING THE GROUP A SPECIFIC DISTANCE AWAY FROM AN EXISTING
POINT USING "F10" KEY. NOTE THAT POSITIVE NUMBERS ARE TO THE
RIGHT AND UP WHEREAS NEGATIVE NUMBERS INDICATE DOWN AND LEFT
IN TERMS OF DIRECTION.  LET US CONTINUE.
<end>
LET US CREATE MORE ROOM OUTLINES AND INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE
EXISTING OUTLINES.
TO CREATE NEW OUTLINES PRESS "5" TO GO TO THE CONSTRUCTION
AREA, AND USE "RECTANGLES" AND CREATE THE OUTLINES. THEN USE
"WINDOW CC" AND GROUP EACH OUTLINE SEPARATELY.
<end>
PRESS THE "Insert" KEY ON THE KEYBOARD TO PLACE "MARKERS".
A MARKER'S FUNCTION IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE T-SQUARE.
HERE IS A MARKER.
<end>
NOW PRESS "0" AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE MARKER & THE GREEN
LINE.  NOTICE THAT CURSOR COORDINATES ARE SET TO ZEROS.
NOW MOVE THE OUTLINE 6" (0.5 FOOT) TO THE LEFT OF THE INTER-
SECTION BY PRESSING "F10" AND ENTERING -0.5 FOOT.
<end>
PRESS "5" TO GO TO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA.
<end>
SOMETIMES WE NEED TO DRAW RECTANGLES WHOSE SIZE IS NOT KNOWN
OTHER THAN BY SOME EXISTING POINTS AND INTERSECTIONS.
MARKERS CAN BE USED TO CREATE POINTS AND INTERSECTIONS AS
ONE WOULD ON PAPER WITH LIGHT CONSTRUCTION LINES.
<end>
FOR THE SAKE OF DEMONSTRATION LET US ASSUME THAT THE NEXT
ROOM OUTLINE MUST BE 6" IN ALL AROUND FROM THE BOUNDARIES AS
INDICATED BY THE MARKERS.
<end>
PRESS "0" AT THE LOWER LEFT CORNER.
<end>
TURN OFF THE HOOKS (PRESS "9").
<end>
PRESS "F10" AND TYPE 0.5 FOR THE HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT AND
0.5 FOR THE VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE STARTING POINT OF
THE NEW RECTANGLE.
<end>
TURN ON THE HOOKS.
<end>
MOVE THE CURSOR TO THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE SPACE AND
PRESS "0".
<end>
TURN OFF THE HOOKS (PRESS "9").
<end>
PRESS "F10" AND TYPE -0.5 FOR THE HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT
AND -0.5 FOR THE VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE UPPER RIGHT
CORNER OF THE NEW RECTANGLE.  AS USUAL THESE DISTANCES ARE
MEASURED FROM THE CURSOR COORDINATE 0,0
<end>
PRESS "Delete" ON THE KEYBOARD TO ERASE THE MARKERS.
<end>
NOW THAT WE HAVE LEARNED HOW TO DRAW A RECTANGLE INSIDE
OTHER BOUNDARIES LET US STRETCH THE NEW RECTANGLE 0.5 UP
AND 0.5 DOWN. SELECT "STRETCH PC" FROM THE MENU.
<end>
DRAW A WINDOW AROUND THE UPPER SECTION OF THE RECTANGLE.
THERE ARE THE SAME THREE STEPS (IDENTIFY, PICKUP, & PLACE)
INVOLVED HERE IN USING THE "STRETCH" FUNCTION.
<end>
WHEN USING THE "STRETCH" FUNCTION ALL POINTS INSIDE THE
WHITE WINDOW ARE MOVED, THEREFORE ALL LINES ATTACHED TO THE
POINTS ARE STRETCHED. THERE ARE ONLY TWO POINTS INSIDE THE
WHITE WINDOW. POINTS BELONGING TO GROUPS ARE NOT AFFECTED.
THE WINDOW SERVES TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS TO BE STRETCHED.
PICK A POINT ANYWHERE ON THE SCREEN (THE PICKUP POINT).
<end>
THE THIRD STEP IS TO PLACE A POINT ON THE SCREEN.  THE
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PICKUP AND PLACE POINT IS THE DISTA-
NCE BY WHICH THE TWO POINTS ARE MOVED & LINES ARE STRETCHED.
PRESS "F10" AND ENTER 0 HORIZONTALLY AND 0.5 VERTICALLY TO
STRETCH THE RECTANGLE 0.5 FOOT UP VERTICALLY.
<end>
LET US DO THE SAME AND STRETCH THE RECTANGLE DOWN 0.5 FOOT.
***************** LET US SIMULATE A PROBLEM ***************
MISTAKES ARE OFTEN MADE DURING THE PROCESS OF DRAWING.
INSTEAD OF STRETCHING THE RECTANGLE BY 0.5 FOOT LET US
MISTAKENLY STRETCH IT BY 0.05 FOOT AND SEE THE RESULTS.
<end>
IT SEEMS THAT VISUALLY NOTHING HAPPENED AS THE WRONG VALUE
0.05 WAS ENTERED.  EARLIER WE DEFINED RESOLUTION AS THE
SMALLEST MOVEMENT OF THE CURSOR.  THE VALUE 0.05 WAS ROUNDED
OFF TO 0.0625 (1/16" THE CURRENT RESOLUTION).  IGNORING THIS
LET US TRY AGAIN ENTERING 0.5 FOOT FOR THE VERTICAL
DISPLACEMENT OF THE CURSOR TO STRETCH THE RECTANGLE.
<end>
LET US GROUP THE NEW RECTANGLE AND GO TO THE GROUPS AREA.
<end>
TO MAKE LIFE A BIT EASIER LET US LABEL EACH ROOM USING THE
FUNCTION "TEXT".
<end>
CHANGE THE COLOR TO YELLOW.  THE COLOR YELLOW CORRESPONDS TO
THE MEDIUM WEIGHT PEN OF THE PLOTTER. SPECIFIC COLOR & LEVEL
ASSIGNMENTS OF CERTAIN DRAWING ELEMENTS ARE HIGHLY SUGGESTED
IN ORDER TO STANDARDIZE THE USE OF COLORS AND LEVELS AMONG
USERS OF THIS SOFTWARE FOR BETTER DRAWING EXCHANGE.
PRESSING "H" AT ANY TIME DISPLAYS THE MANUAL AS FOLLOWS:
<end>
THE MANUAL CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED FROM THE GROUPS AREA MENU
BY CLICKING ON THE "MANUAL" FUNCTION. ONCE IN THE "MANUAL"
FUNCTION YOU MAY USE THE SUBMENU "FIND" AND SEARCH FOR ANY
KEY WORD AS OFTEN AS IT APPEARS IN THE MANUAL.
<end>
THE SUGGESTED LEVEL FOR THE TEXT IS LEVEL 20.
LET US CHANGE THE LEVEL TO LEVEL NUMBER TWENTY (LV020) BY
CLICKING ON THE LEVEL OPTION ON THE STATUS LINE ABOVE.
<end>
SELECT "CENTR" FOR CENTER JUSTIFIED TEXT.
<end>
SELECT "SIZE" AND SELECT THE DESIRED TEXT SIZE.
<end>
PICK A POINT ON THE SCREEN AND TYPE THE WORD "TEST".
<end>
IF A TEXT CHARACTER IS TOO SMALL TO READ, THE SOFTWARE AUTO-
MATICALLY DISPLAYS A WHITE OUTLINE TO SPEED UP THE DISPLAY
PROCESS. TO BETTER SEE THE TEXT LET'S ZOOM WITH KEY "3".
<end>
UPON EXAMINATION PERHAPS IT IS BETTER TO USE A LARGER
SIZE TEXT.  SELECT SIZE FROM THE SUBMENU BELOW AND PICK A
LARGER SIZE TEXT.  NOTICE THAT THE TEXT SIZES ARE IN THE
SAME UNITS OF MEASURE AS THE COORDINATES, IN THIS CASE
FEET DECIMAL (FEETD) AS INDICATED ON THE STATUS LINE.
<end>
SINCE THIS EXAMPLE HAPPENS TO BE AN ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING,
HOW ABOUT SELECTING AN ARCHITECTURAL FONT.  "FONT27" IS
A NICE ARCHITECTURAL FONT.  FONTS ARE CHANGED BY SIMPLY
SELECTING THE FUNCTION "LOAD FONTS" AND ENTERING THE
WORD "FONT" FOLLOWED BY A NUMBER.  e.g.:  FONT27.
HERE IS HOW IT IS DONE.
<end>
LET US CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESS OF LABELING THE ROOMS.
<end>
HERE IS HOW TO PERFECTLY CENTER TEXT INSIDE A GIVEN SPACE.
SELECT THE SUBMENU OPTION "WINDW" AND DRAW A WINDOW AROUND
EACH ROOM OUTLINE AND OBSERVE AS EACH LINE OF TEXT IS
AUTOMATICALLY CENTERED INSIDE THAT ROOM OUTLINE.
HOOKS (KEY "9") ARE USED TO GRAB CORNERS PRECISELY.
<end>
LET US DRAW A WINDOW AROUND THE NEXT ROOM OUTLINE.
<end>
TO TYPE MULTIPLE LINES OF TEXT SELECT "MULTI".
IMPORTANT: TO STOP TYPING MULTIPLE LINES PRESS "Esc".
PRESSING <ENTER> KEY SIMPLY LETS US TYPE ON THE NEXT LINE
AND DOES NOT STOP THE PROCESS OF TYPING AS IT WOULD WHEN
TYPING SINGLE LINES OF TEXT.
<end>
LET US USE A SMALLER SIZE TEXT.
<end>
THE WORD "TEST" IS A SINGLE GROUP.  WE CAN ERASE THE WORD
TEST" BY USING THE ERASE FUNCTION CALLED "SINGLE"
DESIGNED TO ERASE ONE OR MORE SINGLE GROUPS.  FIRST IDENTIFY
A GROUP & IT'S HIGHLIGHTS.  TO CONFIRM ERASURE CLICK THE
CURSOR A SECOND TIME ANYWHERE ON THE SCREEN.  TO ABORT
ERASING AFTER A GROUP IS HIGHLIGHTED PRESS "." KEY.
<end>
LET US COMPLETE THE ROOM LAYOUT AND USE THE FUNCTION
CALLED "CHANGCOLOR" WITH WHICH THE COLOR OF ANY EXISTING
GEOMETRY (IN CONSTRUCTION AREA) CAN BE CHANGED.
<end>
LET US CHANGE THE ROOM OUTLINE TO GREEN AS IT SHOULD BE.
THIS IS DONE THROUGH USING THE "CHANGCOLOR" FUNCTION.
SELECT "CHANGCOLOR" FROM THE MENU.
<end>
SELECT COLOR GREEN TO CHANGE TO.
<end>
DRAW A WINDOW AROUND THE YELLOW RECTANGLE.
<end>
GROUP THE NEW RECTANGLE BUT CHANGE THE LEVEL TO 11 FIRST.
<end>
TO CONTINUE WITH THE REST OF THE SPACE USE LINES & MARKERS.
NOTICE THAT THE HOOKS RECOGNIZE THE CORNERS, INTERSECTIONS &
AND END OF LINES EVEN IF THEY ARE IN THE GROUPS AREA.
AS YOU RECALL, TO DRAW A LINE YOU SIMPLY NEED TO CLICK THE
CURSOR IN THE CONSTRUCTION AREA.  NO MENUS ARE NEEDED.
****PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS. ****
<end>
ZERO OUT THE STARTING POINT.
<end>
TURN OFF THE HOOKS.
<end>
PRESS "F10" AND ENTER 0.5 TO START A LINE HALF A FOOT TO THE
RIGHT OF THE CORNER THAT WAS ZEROED OUT.
<end>
TURN ON THE ORTHO MODE BY PRESSING "7".
<end>
TURN ON THE HOOKS WITH "9" AND GRAB THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF
THE POWDER ROOM.
<end>
LET US NOW DISCONNECT THE LINE FROM THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF
THE POWDER ROOM AND PLACE IT 1/2 FOOT BELOW THAT POINT.
TO DISCONNECT THE LAST LINE SIMPLY PRESS "+".
<end>
TURN OFF THE HOOKS TO AVOID CURSOR JUMPING AND GRABBING
POINTS.
<end>
SINCE THE LAST POINT AT WHICH THE CURSOR WAS ACTIVATED AND
THUS THE CURSOR COORDINATE WERE SET TO ZERO IS THE LOWER
LEFT CORNER OF THE POWDER ROOM PRESSING "F10" AND SPECIFYING
A NEGATIVE 0.5 DISTANCE ESTABLISHES THE LINE 1/2' BELOW THE
LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE POWDER ROOM.
<end>
TURN ON THE HOOKS WITH "9".
<end>
GRAB THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. NOTICE HOW THE ORTHO MODE (KEY
"7") KEEPS THE LINE PERFECTLY HORIZONTAL.
<end>
TURN OFF THE HOOKS.
<end>
PRESS "+" TO DISCONNECT THE LINE FROM IT'S CURRENT LOCATION.
<end>
PRESS "F10" ENTER 0.5 FOR THE HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE
CURSOR.
<end>
WITH SOME PRACTICE THIS USEFUL TECHNIQUE BECOMES SECOND
NATURE AND YOU CAN EXECUTE THE STEPS FAIRLY QUICKLY.
<end>
NOW FOR THE GARAGE.  THE WIDTH OF THE GARAGE IS TO SPAN
FROM THE EDGE OF THE MASTER BEDROOM TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE
LAUNDRY ROOM.  WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THIS DIMENSION IS WE
CAN SPECIFY THIS DISTANCE AS THE WIDTH OF THE GARAGE USING
THE "ROTAT" (ROTATED) SUBMENU FUNCTION OF "RECTANGLES".
<end>
NOW LET US SPECIFY 17 FEET FOR THE INSIDE CLEARANCE OF THE
GARAGE.
<end>
AS YOU CAN SEE THE LINES OF THE GARAGE APPEAR TO BE GOING
AT AN ANGLE.  THIS MEANS THE ROTATION OF THE ROTATED
RECTANGLE WAS NOT PROPERLY SPECIFIED.  A GOOD POLICY IS TO
DISALLOW INACCURACIES.  ONE INACCURACY LEADS TO MORE
INACCURACIES AND THE AUTOMATIC DIMENSIONING FUNCTION WILL
GIVE YOU A LOT OF UNWANTED FRACTIONS. LET'S LOOK CLOSER.
<end>
AS YOU CAN SEE THE LAUNDRY ROOM IS SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN THE
MASTER BEDROOM.  THIS CAUSED THE GARAGE OUTLINE TO BE OFF.
TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM LET US EXAMINE EACH OF THE TWO ROOM
OUTLINES.
<end>
THE UPPER PORTION OF THE LAUNDRY ROOM SEEMS TO BE LINED UP
WITH THE BEDROOM'S OUTLINE.  THEREFORE THE FAULT IS WITH THE
BOTTOM END OF THE LAUNDRY ROOM.
<end>
AS YOU RECALL EARLIER THE BOTTOM OF THE LAUNDRY ROOM WAS
FIRST STRETCHED DOWN 0.05 FEET (WHICH WAS NOT VISUALLY APPA-
RENT) AND THEN THE SAME WAS STRETCHED DOWN ANOTHER 0.5 FEET.
TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THE LAUNDRY ROOM OUTLINE MUST BE
STRETCHED BACK UP 0.05 FEET.  TO CHANGE THE SHAPE OF
ANY GROUP, THE GROUP MUST FIRST BE EXPLODED, THEN MODIFIED &
<end>
GROUPED AGAIN.  ANOTHER GOOD RULE OF THUMB TO DRAW BY IS TO
HAVE A MAXIMUM OF ONE EXPLODED OBJECT IN THE CONSTRUCTION
AREA AT A TIME. CURRENTLY WE DO NOT HAVE ANY GEOMETRY IN THE
CONSTRUCTION AREA SINCE EACH SHAPE WAS GROUPED IMMEDIATELY.
IT IS THEREFORE OK TO EXPLODE A GROUP (TRANSFER THE GROUP TO
THE CONSTRUCTION AREA). PRESS "5" TO GO TO THE GROUPS AREA.
<end>
PRESS "1" FOR THE MENU.
<end>
LET US USE THE FUNCTION "PICK" TO EXPLODE THE LAUNDRY ROOM
OUTLINE.
<end>
CLICK ON THE OUTLINE TO SELECT IT.
<end>
ACTIVATE CURSOR TO EXPLODE THE SELECTED GROUP.
YOU MAY PAN AND ZOOM AT ANYTIME.  THIS IS IMPORTANT IF YOU
MUST VISUALLY INSPECT OTHER DRAWING ELEMENTS.  EVEN THOUGH
THE LAUNDRY ROOM OUTLINE IS HIGHLIGHTED YOU MAY PAN AS
FOLLOWS, THEN RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL SPOT BY PANNING IN
THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
<end>
PRESS "5" TO GO TO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA.
<end>
LET US USE "STRETCH PC" TO STRETCH UP THE OUTLINE 0.05 FOOT.
<end>
GROUP THE OUTLINE.
<end>
USING A ROTATED RECTANGLE LET US DRAW THE GARAGE OUTLINE.
AS WITH THE PREVIOUS ATTEMPT THE WIDTH OF THE RECTANGLE IS
EQUAL TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE LEFT EDGE OF THE MASTER
BEDROOM AND THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE LAUNDRY ROOM.
<end>
GROUP THE OUTLINE.
<end>
PRESS "5" FOR THE GROUPS AREA.
<end>
LET US MOVE THE OUTLINE DOWN 0.5 FOOT TO CREATE THE WALL
SPACE NEEDED.
<end>
LABEL THE GARAGE USING TEXT.  HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF SELECTING
THE "TEXT" FUNCTION FROM THE MAIN MENU, LET US SELECT "TEXT"
FROM THE QUICK MENU LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
THE 12 FUNCTION OF THE QUICK MENU ARE CUSTOMIZABLE USING
THE FUNCTION "QUICK MENU" LOCATED ON BOTH MENUS.
<end>
NOW LET US OUTLINE THE WHOLE HOUSE BY TRACING THE EXTERIOR.
THEN WE SHALL ASSIGN A 1' (12") THICKNESS TO THE EXTERIOR
OF THE HOUSE.  IN THE CONSTRUCTION AREA LET US DRAW THIS
OUTLINE IN THE COLOR RED.
<end>
PRESS "7" TO ACTIVATE THE ORTHO MODE.
<end>
LET US OFF-SET THIS RED OUTLINE 1' USING THE COLOR GREEN.
<end>
THE SUBMENU OPTION "OFSET" IS THE DEFAULT SELECTION.  WITH
THE CURSOR, TOUCH THE RED OUTLINE AND ENTER -1.0 FOOT.  WE
ARE USING A NEGATIVE NUMBER TO SIMULTANEOUSLY ILLUSTRATE
THE EFFECT OF THE POLARITY OF A NUMBER.
<end>
NOTICE THAT THE OUTLINE WAS OFF-SET 1' INSIDE BECAUSE OF
THE NEGATIVE NUMBER.  SELECT "UNDO" FROM THE SUBMENU.
<end>
SELECT "THICK" TO ENTER A NEW VALUE FOR THE AMOUNT BY
WHICH THE OUTLINE IS OFFSET.  THEN CLICK ON THE RED
OUTLINE.  THIS TIME THE THICKNESS SHOULD FALL OUTSIDE.
<end>
PRESS "." TO GET OUT OF THE "OFFSET" FUNCTION.
<end>
AT THIS TIME WE NEED TO DO TWO THINGS.  ONE IS TO ELIMINATE
THE RED OUTLINE, AND TWO, THE GREEN OUTLINE MUST BE GROUPED.
TO ERASE THE RED OUTLINE TURN OFF THE COLOR GREEN.
<end>
ERASE THE RED OUTLINE.
<end>
TURN ON GREEN.
<end>
GROUP THE EXTERIOR OUTLINE.
<end>
TO MODIFY THIS FLOOR PLAN LET US EXPLODE THE ROOM OUTLINES.
EVENTHOUGH MORE THAN ONE GROUP IS BEING EXPLODED, ALL
OUTLINES WILL EVENTUALLY BE ONE GROUP.  IF WE ALREADY HAD
DOORS AND WINDOWS WE WOULD NOT WANT TO EXPLODE THEM AT THIS
TIME.  LET US EXPLODE THE OUTLINES USING A WINDOW.
<end>
LINES OF TEXT DO NOT EXPLODE, THEREFORE, THERE IS NO PROBLEM
WITH INCLUDING THEM IN THE SAME EXPLODE WINDOW.
<end>
DOUBLE LINES ON TOP OF EACH OTHER MUST BE AVOIDED. WE HAVE
A DOUBLE LINE CONDITION THAT MUST BE CORRECTED. CAN YOU SEE
THE DOUBLE LINE?  DIRECTLY ABOVE THE GARAGE AND BELOW THE
BATHROOM IS WHERE WE WILL FIND AND ELIMINATE THE SHORTER
LINE ON TOP OF THE LONGER LINE OF THE MASTER BEDROOM.
(THE DOUBLE LINE APPEARS AS A SHORT SOLID LINE).
<end>
PRESS "5" TO GO TO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA.
<end>
USE A Completely Contained WINDOW TO ERASE THE SHORT LINE.
<end>
NOTICE THAT THE SHORT LINE WHICH IS THE BASE OF THE BATHROOM
OUTLINE IS COMPLETELY CONTAINED THUS WILL BE ERASED.
HOWEVER SINCE THE SHORT LINE IS ON TOP OF THE LONGER LINE
AND IS ALSO GREEN, WE CAN NOT SEE IT ERASE.
<end>
HERE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE A VARIETY OF EDITING
FEATURES.  HERE IS "MOVE POINT".
<end>
HERE IS "EXTNDTRIM" (EXTEND AND TRIM LINES).
<end>
PLACE THIS END OF THE LINE ..........
<end>
IN LINE WITH THIS CORNER.
<end>
ERASE THIS LINE.
<end>
EXTEND THIS LINE .....
<end>
TO HERE.
<end>
COPY THESE TWO LINES USING PARTIALLY CONTAINED WINDOW .....
<end>
PICK UP BY ANY POINT .......
<end>
USING "F10" PLACE THEM 0.5 TO THE RIGHT AND 0.5 DOWN.
<end>
USE "EXTENDTRIM" ......
<end>
AND PLACE THIS END OF THE LINE .....
<end>
IN LINE WITH THIS POINT.
<end>
PLACE TWO MARKERS AND COMPLETE THE BATHROOM WALLS.
MARKERS ARE PLACE ON THE SCREEN AT THE CURSOR'S LOCATION
BY PRESSING THE "Insert" KEY ON THE KEYBOARD.  UP TO
10 MARKERS CAN BE PLACED ON THE SCREEN. THE KEY "Delete"
ON THE KEYBOARD, ERASES MARKERS.
<end>
CHANGE COLOR TO GREEN USING A Partially Contained WINDOW.
<end>
USING SOME OF THE SAME FUNCTIONS DESCRIBED SO FAR LET US
ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF THIS PLAN.
REMEMBER THAT WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY SHORT CUTS, NOR ARE WE
USING ANY ADVANCED DRAFTING TECHNIQUES.  AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
WE ARE TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE VARIOUS WAYS TO WORK MANY
DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS.
<end>
ONE MORE REMINDER.  IN ORDER TO MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
ANY TWO POINTS: 1) TURN ON THE HOOKS.
<end>
2) ZERO OUT THE STARTING POINT OF THE DISTANCE TO MEASURE.
   THIS IS DONE BY PLACING THE CURSOR OVER A POINT AND
   PRESSING "0".
<end>
3) ZOOM UP TO ANY OTHER POINT AND PLACE THE CURSOR ON TOP OF
   THE POINT.  READ THE CURSOR COORDINATES.
<end>
3.5' (3'-6") IS THE CURRENT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE LAST TWO
POINTS.  AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE COORDINATE SYSTEM IS SET TO
"FEETD" (FEET DECIMAL) AS INDICATED IN RED ON THE STATUS
LINE ABOVE, RIGHT.
<end>
PRESS "F1" TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONTENTS OF THE SCREEN.
<end>
ONCE THE OVERVIEW SCREEN IS UPDATED WITH "F1" MOVE THE WHITE
RECTANGULAR BOX (REPRESENTS THE OUTLINE OF YOUR MONITOR)
AND PLACE IT OVER ANY PART OF THE DRAWING AND PRESS
KEY "6" TO SEE THAT AREA IN DETAIL. SINCE WE HAVE ALREADY
UPDATED THE OVERVIEW WITH THE "F1" KEY PRESS KEY "6" ONCE TO
DISPLAY THE OVERVIEW AND A SECOND TIME TO EXIT THE OVERVIEW.
<end>
LET US MEASURE THE VERTICAL DIMENSION OF THE KITCHEN.  THIS
IS DONE BY MOVING THE CURSOR OVER THE INSIDE OF THE UPPER
WALL AND PRESSING "0". NEXT MOVE CURSOR OVER THE LOWER
INSIDE WALL OF THE KITCHEN AND READ THE COORDINATES.
<end>
IT IS 14'.
<end>
LET US MAKE THE WALL BETWEEN THE LIVING ROOM AND KITCHEN
LONG ENOUGH TO LEAVE A 5' OPENING.  HERE IS HOW.
FIRST SELECT "STRETCH PC".
<end>
DRAW A WINDOW TO STRETCH THE BOTTOM END OF THE WALL.
AND PICK IT UP BY ONE OF THE TWO LINE ENDS.
<end>
PLACE A MARKER BY PRESSING "Insert" TO CREATE AN INTER-
SECTION WITH THE LOWER HORIZONTAL WALL.
<end>
CURRENTLY THE CURSOR COORDINATES ARE ZERO AT THE PICK UP
POINT (THE LAST PLACE WHERE THE CURSOR WAS ACTIVATED).
LET US MAKE THE INTERSECTION OF THE MARKER AND THE
HORIZONTAL WALL ZERO BY LOCATING THE CURSOR AT THAT INTER-
SECTION AND PRESSING THE KEY "0".
<end>
DONE.

NOW TURN OFF THE HOOKS.
<end>
PRESS "F10" AND ENTER ZERO FOR THE HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT OF
THE CURSOR AND 5.0 FOR THE VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF THE CURSOR.
<end>
CLOSE THE END OF THE WALL AND CONTINUE WITH CLEAN UP.
<end>
FOR NOW, WE ARE DONE WITH THE WALLS. BEFORE WE GO TO THE
NEXT STEP, LET US GROUP THE WALLS SO THAT THERE IS NOTHING
IN THE CONSTRUCTION AREA BEFORE WE CREATE A DOOR. SEE
"THE GOLDEN RULES" IN FILE :  READ.ME
<end>
PRESS "5" TO GO TO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA.
<end>
TO DRAW A 2'-8" (32" OR 2.667') DOOR IN THE COLOR CYAN FIRST
SELECT "RECTANGLES".
NOTE:  WE HAVE THE CHOICE OF SELECTING A DIFFERENT COOR-
DINATE SYSTEM AT ANY TIME.  THE CURRENT COORDINATE SYSTEM
"FEETD" REQUIRES US TO TYPE 2.667 WHILE THE "INCHD" (INCHES
DECIMAL) COORDINATE SYSTEM REQUIRES US TO TYPE 32.
<end>
CHANGE COLOR TO CYAN.
<end>
START A RECTANGLE AND SPECIFY 0.167 FEET (2") HORIZONTALLY &
2.667 FEET (2'-8") VERTICALLY.
<end>
NOW FOR THE DOOR SWING WE NEED AN ARC.  SO LET US SELECT
"ARCS" FROM THE CONSTRUCTION AREA MENU.
<end>
TURN ON THE HOOKS.
<end>
THE SUBMENU OPTION "CE 1P" (CEnter to 1 Point) & "SOLID" ARE
THE DEFAULT VALUES.  SPECIFY THE CENTER OF THE ARC.
<end>
SPECIFY THE STARTING POINT OF THE SWING OF THE DOOR.
<end>
SPECIFY THE END POINT OF THE ARC WHICH IS DIRECTLY IN LINE
WITH THE BASE OF THE RECTANGLE.  SO SIMPLY GRAB WITH HOOKS
(ALREADY ON) THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE RECTANGLE.
<end>
NOW LET US PLACE TWO 2" DOOR JAMBS AT EITHER SIDES OF THE
DOOR USING THE COLOR GREEN.
<end>
EACH DOOR JAMB LOOKS LIKE A SMALL RECTANGLE 2" (.0167 FEET)
WIDE AND 6" (0.5 FEET) TALL.  ENTER THESE DIMENSIONS USING
THE KEY "F10" FOR MANUAL DATA ENTRY.
<end>
LET US GET OUT OF THE "RECTANGLES" FUNCTION (USING ".") AND
COPY THE JAMB TO THE OTHER SIDE.
<end>
SINCE WE HAVE COMPLETED THIS UNIQUE SYMBOL IT MUST BE
GROUPED. IT IS A DOOR, SO IT MUST GO ON LEVEL 4 (LV004).
(THE RECOMMENDED LEVEL AND COLOR ASSIGNMENTS FOR VARIOUS
DRAWING ELEMENTS ARE FOUND IN THE MANUAL UNDER THE HEADINGS
OF "COLOR" AND "LEVELS").
SO LET US MAKE LEVEL 4 THE CURRENT LEVEL FIRST.
<end>
NOW GROUP THE DOOR THUS SENDING IT TO THE GROUPS AREA ON
LEVEL 004.
<end>
PRESS "F1" TO UPDATE THE OVERVIEW SCREEN AND PRESS "6" TO
SWITCH BACK TO THE DETAILED VIEW.
<end>
NOTICE THAT WE HAVE NOTHING IN THE CONSTRUCTION AREA AT THIS
TIME. LET US PLACE THE DOOR AND HAVE THE WALLS CUT UNDER
EACH DOOR AUTOMATICALLY.  TO DO THIS EXPLODE THE WALLS FIRST
<end>
SELECT "RANDOM SNG" FROM THE COPY FUNCTIONS.
<end>
SELECT THE SUBMENU OPTION "CUTIT" TO HAVE THE DOOR CUT WALLS
<end>
IDENTIFY THE DOOR.
<end>
PICK UP THE DOOR.
<end>
NOW LET US PLACE THE DOOR.
<end>
LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE CURRENT LOCATION OF THE CURSOR.
LET US NOT PLACE THE DOOR AT THIS CORNER BUT 6" TO THE LEFT.
PRESS "0" TO ZERO THAT POINT, THEN USE "F10" & ENTER -0.5
FOR THE HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT (NEGATIVE MEANS LEFT).
<end>
THE FACT THAT THE DOOR IS PARTIALLY OVER THE TEXT OF THE
LAUNDRY ROOM SHOULD NOT CONCERN US AT ALL SINCE THEY EACH
ARE A SEPARATE GROUP.

LET US DO THE SAME FOR THE GARAGE.
<end>
FOR BEDROOM #2 THE DOOR MUST BE ROTATED 90 DEGREES COUNTER-
CLOCKWISE.  SELECT THE SUBMENU OPTION "+90".

NOTE:
IN EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY CLOCKWISE ROTATIONS ARE REPRESENTED
BY NEGATIVE NUMBERS AND COUNTERCLOCKWISE ROTATIONS ARE
REPRESENTED BY POSITIVE NUMBERS.
<end>
NOW PLACE THE DOOR.
<end>
THE DOOR MUST BE PLACED 6" BELOW THE CURSOR'S CURRENT LOC-
ATION AND THERE IS NO POINT THERE TO ZERO OUT.
TO CREATE A TEMPORARY POINT LET US PLACE A MARKER WITH
THE KEY "Insert" AND CREATE AN INTERSECTION.
<end>
NOW MOVE CURSOR TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE MARKER AND THE
VERTICAL LINE AND PRESS "0".
<end>
TURN OFF THE HOOKS.
<end>
PRESS "F10" AND SPECIFY -0.5 VERTICALLY.
<end>
LET US HAVE THE BEDROOM #2'S DOOR OPEN INSIDE.  SELECT
"MOVE SNG" TO MOVE A SINGLE OBJECT (THE DOOR).
<end>
IDENTIFY.
<end>
PICK UP.
<end>
MIRROR THE GROUP ABOUT THE VERTICAL AXIS BY SELECTING THE
SUBMENU OPTION "MIR Y".
<end>
PLACE THE GROUP.
<end>
LET US CREATE AN OPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WALL BETWEEN
THE FAMILY ROOM AND THE KITCHEN.  FIRST DRAW A VERTICAL LINE
STARTING AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE WALL BY PUTTING ON THE HOOKS
<end>
AND MOVING THE CURSOR OVER THE LOWER OF THE TWO LINES THAT
REPRESENT THE WIDTH OF THE WALL AND PRESS "*".  THIS PROCESS
STARTS A GREEN LINE FROM THE MIDPOINT OF ANOTHER LINE.
<end>
DRAW A LINE TO CREATE A VISUAL MARK.
<end>
THE DIAGONAL LINE IS A TEMPORARY VISUAL AID. AS YOU BECOME
MORE ADVANCED YOU WILL NOT NEED AS MANY VISUAL INDICATORS.
LET US DRAW A VERTICAL LINE 0.5'.
<end>
TO CREATE A 3' OPENING IN THIS WALL, FIRST MOVE THE LINE 1.5
FEET TO THE LEFT.
<end>
NEXT COPY THE LINE 3' TO THE RIGHT.
<end>
ERASE THE VISUAL INDICATOR.
<end>
CREATE THE OPENING BETWEEN VERTICAL LINES BY ERASING THE
HORIZONTAL LINES BETWEEN THEM.
HERE IS A VERY NICE FUNCTION. IT IS CALLED "BTWEEN2PT"
(ERASE) BETWEEN TWO POINTS.
<end>
THE FUNCTION "BTWEEN2PT" ERASES ANY PORTION OF A LINE THAT
IS TRAPPED BETWEEN TWO OR MORE POINTS.  FIRST IDENTIFY A
LINE AND THE SOFTWARE FINDS TWO NEAREST INTERSECTIONS ON
EITHER SIDES OF THE POINT OF SELECTION AND PLACES TWO VISUAL
SQUARE MARKERS AT THE INTERSECTIONS.
<end>
ACTIVATE CURSOR ANYWHERE ON THE SCREEN TO ERASE THE LINE
SEGMENT BETWEEN THE TWO WHITE SQUARES, OR PRESS "." TO ABORT


<end>
REMEMBER THAT THE WALLS ARE STILL IN THE CONSTRUCTION AREA
AND ARE BY DEFINITION EXPLODED.
<end>
LET US NOW ADD A DOUBLE DOOR TO THE MASTER BEDROOM.
<end>
COPY A NON-ROTATED DOOR.
<end>
TO REMOVE THE DOOR JAMBS INBETWEEN THE TWO DOORS, THE DOORS
MUST BE EXPLODED (TRANSFERRED TO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA).
HOWEVER, WE ALREADY HAVE THE WALLS EXPLODED IN THE CONSTRUC-
TION AREA THAT MUST FIRST BE GROUPED TO AVOID HAVING MORE
THAN ONE UNIQUE SYMBOL IN THE CONSTRUCTION AREA AT A TIME.
<end>
NOW WE CAN EXPLODE (TRANSFER TO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA) THE
TWO DOORS AND ERASE THE JAMBS BETWEEN THEM.
<end>
TURN OFF GREEN.
<end>
MOVE THE UPPER DOOR DOWN.
<end>
TURN ON GREEN AND TURN OFF CYAN.
<end>
ERASE THE MIDDLE JAMBS (TWO JAMBS ARE OVERLAPPED).
<end>
CHANGE CURRENT LEVEL TO 4 BEFORE GROUPING THE DOORS.
<end>
PRESS "5" TO GO TO THE GROUPS AREA.
<end>
EXPLODE THE WALLS.
<end>
PRESS "5" TO GO TO THE CONSTRUCTION AREA & STRETCH THE WALL.
<end>
NOW LET US CREATE A 3'-0" ENTRY DOOR.  THIS DOOR WILL NOT
HAVE JAMBS.
WE ARE ABOUT TO CREATE A 3'-0" DOOR.PAY ATTENTION TO VARIOUS
FUNCTIONS THAT ARE EMPLOYED AND THE DISTANCES THAT ARE TYPED
ONTO THE DATA LINE (SECOND LINE FROM THE TOP OF THE SCREEN)
USING THE KEY "F10".
<end>
LET US MAKE IT A DOUBLE DOOR.
<end>
NOW LET US CREATE A 2'-6" WINDOW MODULE DESIGNED TO BE
INSTALLED IN A 12" WALL (THE EXTERIOR WALLS).
<end>
THE FUNCTION "MOVE SNG" (MOVE A SINGLE GROUP) HAS BEEN SEL-
ECTED. THE WINDOW HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED (HIGHLIGHTED IN
WHITE).  WE ARE ABOUT TO MOVE THIS WINDOW BY THE MIDPOINT
OF IT'S LENGTH. TO DO SO WE NEED TO USE THE HOOKS, THEN
PRESS "*".
<end>
PRESS "F1" TO UPDATE THE OVERVIEW.
MOVE THE WHITE BOX THAT REPRESENTS THE OUTLINE OF THE SCREEN
TO THE WALL OF THE KITCHEN & PRESS "6" TO GO TO THE KITCHEN.
<end>
WITH THE HOOKS ON, PRESS "*" TO MOVE THE WINDOW TO THE
MIDDLE OF THE KITCHEN WALL.
<end>
LET US PLACE TWO MORE WINDOWS ON EITHER SIDE OF THIS ONE.
TO DO SO WE SHALL EMPLOY THE COPY FUNCTION "RANDOM SNG" TO
PLACE, AT RANDOM, COPIES OF A SINGLE GROUP (A WINDOW).
<end>
LET US PUT 4 COPIES OF THE WINDOW IN THE LIVING ROOM.
<end>
PLACE THIS CORNER AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE LIVING ROOM USING
HOOKS AND "*" TOGETHER.
<end>
TO PERFECTLY LINE UP THESE 4 WINDOWS UNDER THE OPENING OF
THE FAMILY ROOM AND THE KITCHEN LET US ESTABLISH A VERTICAL
LINE THAT PASSES THROUGH THE OPENING.
<end>
FIRST WE NEED A HORIZONTAL LINE.
<end>
WITH "*" WE CAN START A LINE FROM THE MIDPOINT OF THIS LINE.
<end>
PRESS "7".
<end>
PRESS "5" TO GO TO THE GROUPS AREA AND MOVE THE WINDOWS.
<end>
FROM THE CONSTRUCTION AREA ERASE THE CYAN LINES.
<end>
NOTICE THAT SINCE ALL ELEMENTS ARE IN THE GROUPS AREA EXCEPT
FOR THE CYAN LINES NOTHING IS ACCIDENTALLY ERASED.
<end>
LET US LINE UP THE ROOM LABELS.
<end>
TO DIMENSION THIS DRAWING SELECT "DIMENSION" FROM THE MENU.
<end>
LET US USE SLASHES TO TERMINATE EACH DIMENSION.
<end>
THE DIMENSION TEXT SHOULD BE YELLOW AS PER THE STANDARDS
FOR COLORS AS SET FORTH IN THE MANUAL (YELLOW CORRESPONDS
TO MEDIUM THICKNESS PEN OF A PLOTTER).
<end>
USING THE "PARAM" OPTION WATCH AS THE COLOR OF THE DIMENSION
LINES, THE LEVEL OF THE DIMENSION LINES AND THE COLOR OF THE
TERMINATORS ARE ASSIGNED.  THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE ONCE ONLY
AND NOT FOR EVERY DRAWING.
<end>
LET US SELECT THE "OFSET" OPTION TO PLACE DIMENSIONS AWAY
FROM THE DRAWING.
<end>
THE FOLLOWING DIMENSION WILL BE PLACED IN DECIMAL FEET SINCE
THE CURRENT COORDINATE SYSTEM IS "FEETD".
<end>
THERE ARE TWO PROBLEMS. ONE IS THAT THE COORDINATES SHOULD
BE SWITCHED TO ARCHITECTURAL DISPLAY.  LET US GO TO THE
CONSTRUCTION AREA & CHANGE THE COORDINATE SYSTEM TO "INCHA".
<end>
THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT THE TERMINATORS (SLASHES) ARE TOO
SMALL.  THE TERMINATORS SIZE SHOULD BE THE SAME SIZE AS THE
TEXT FOR PROPER APPEARANCE.  TO CHANGE THE SIZE OF THE
TERMINATORS, SELECT "DIMENSION" BUT FIRST LET US ERASE
THE CURRENT DIMENSION.
<end>
LET US SELECT "SIZE" TO SEE WHAT SIZE TEXT IS BEING USED.
<end>
LOOK AT THE RED BOX.  THIS INDICATES THAT THE CURRENT TEXT
SIZE IS 12.5 INCHES BY 9.375 INCHES.
<end>
SELECT "TRMIN" TO CHANGE THE SIZE OF THE TERMINATORS.
<end>
NOW WE MAY CONTINUE WITH THE DIMENSIONING BY FIRST SELECTING
THE "OFSET" OPTION, THEN SELECTING TWO POINTS TO DIMENSION.
<end>
TO DIMENSION FROM THE CENTER OF THE DOOR OPENING SELECT
"HORIZ" SUBMENU OPTION. BUT FIRST HERE IS WHAT HAPPENS IF
YOU DO NOT SELECT "HORIZ".
<end>
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO POINTS IS WHAT IS INDICATED.
SELECT "UNDO" AND SELECT "HORIZ" TO TRY AGAIN.
<end>
PRESS "*" TO SELECT THE MIDPOINT OF THE WINDOW.
<end>
TO CALCULATE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE HOUSE AND THE GARAGE,
SEPARATELY OUTLINE EACH SPACE IN A DIFFERENT COLOR SUCH AS
RED.
<end>
GROUP THIS OUTLINE.
<end>
CHANGE THE COORDINATES TO "FEETD" BEFORE CALCULATING THE
AREA. OTHERWISE THE AREA WILL BE CALCULATED IN SQUARE INCHES
AND BY THE WAY YOU MAY AT TIMES NEED TO DRAW A PLAN IN FEET
AND INCHES AND LATER CALCULATE, OR DIMENSION IT IN METRIC.
TO DO SO SIMPLY DRAW THE PLAN AND BEFORE DIMENSIONING CHANGE
THE COORDINATE SYSTEM TO A METRIC NOTATION.  THEN DIMENSION.
<end>
SELECT THE FUNCTION "AREA-PERIM".
<end>
SELECT THE OUTLINE OF THE HOUSE FIRST.
<end>
THE AREA IS 2308.25 SQ.FT. WHILE THE PERIMETER IS 218'.
/
TO CALCULATE AND SUBTRACT THE GARAGE FROM THE HOUSE SELECT
THE OPTION "AREA-" AND SELECT THE GARAGE OUTLINE.
<end>
ON THE DATA LINE ABOVE, THE INFORMATION IS INTERPRETED
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AS FOLLOWS:
THE GARAGE IS 374 SQ.FT-THE HOUSE LESS THE GARAGE IS 1934.25
THE PERIMETER OF THE GARAGE IS 78' AND THE PERIMETER OF THE
HOUSE IS 296'.
<end>
TO TILE SOME ROOMS, OUTLINE THEM WITH LINES, THEN GROUP THE
OUTLINE.
<end>
CREATE A TILE PATTERN.
<end>
LET US PLACE THIS TILE ON LEVEL 6.
<end>
ON SECOND THOUGHT LET US DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE TILE.
<end>
SELECT "PATTERNS".
<end>
IDENTIFY THE OUTLINE.
<end>
IDENTIFY THE PATTERN.
<end>
NOW PICK THREE POINTS WHERE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FIRST
TWO POINTS INDICATES THE HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT, AND THE
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THIRD POINT INDICATES THE
VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE PATTERN.
<end>
SINCE THE PATTERN IS ON LEVEL 6 BY ITSELF, WE CAN TURN OFF
THAT LEVEL.  NOTE: THE CURRENT LEVEL (006) CANNOT BE
TURNED OFF.  TO TURN OFF LEVEL 006 THE CURRENT LEVEL MUST
BE SET TO ANY OTHER LEVEL NUMBER BETWEEN 001 & 256.
CHANGE THE CURRENT LEVEL TO 011.
<end>
SELECT THE FUNCTION "CONTROL" UNDER LEVELS
<end>
TURN OFF LEVEL 6'S GREEN & RED COMPONENTS BY CLICKING ON
THEM.  THE GREEN COMPONENT, WHEN ON, DISPLAYS ALL GROUPS
ON THAT LEVEL.  THE RED COMPONENT, WHEN ON, ALLOWS YOU TO
EDIT THE GROUPS ON THAT LEVEL.  AND WHEN THE RED COMPO-
NENT IS OFF AND THE GREEN ON, YOU CAN SEE THE GROUPS ON
THAT LEVEL, BUT YOU CANNOT EDIT THEM (ALSO SEE MANUAL).
<end>
PRESS "." TO EXIT LEVELS "CONTROL".
<end>
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<end>