Technical Tool Palette

The Technical Tool palette provides drawing and dimensioning tools useful for creating dimensioned technical drawings. Connector graphics are also found on this palette.

Connectors and Orthogonal Paths
These tools create lines that are useful for schematic drawing. The orthogonal paths are paths constrained to the horizontal and vertical directions, various corners may be applied. The two forms of connecting lines attach to other graphics at predefined intervals. Once attached the host graphic may be moved and the connected line will move to maintain the connection.
Auto-Line and Auto-Connector
The Auto-Line is the simplest form of a dimensioning graphic. It is just a line with a dimension inserted along its length. Useful as a simple free form ruler too. The Auto-Connector is the same execpt the line is a connector and may be attached to other graphics to effect an automatic measurement between grapic elements.
Length Dimensioning Tools
The next degreee of capabiity is provided by the Dimension graphics. They are connectors with added dimensioning components. The connector feature is used to attach to specific positions on a graphic or between two graphics. The dimensionsing feature then displays the measured length.
Comment Dimensions
The comment dimesion group provides automatic notation of numerous parameters that may apply to a graphic. They can be use to dimension angles, diameters, radii, and many other geometric parameters.
Wall Tools
The wall tool group are used to draw double path graphics used to denote walls and windows on architectual drawings. These tools are also useful in map drawging for depicting roads and intersections.