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RiscCAD Reference Manual

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Appendix 4 - Other ancillary applications

!Drivers

Double-click on the application icon to display the script files.

The output driver script files are used by RiscCAD to generate plot data. The format of the script files is detailed in the Output drivers section.

!Settings

Double-click on the application icon to display the default plot settings.

  Editing settings

The setting files are simple text files which may be loaded into a text editor.

The format of the file should be self explanatory. The pen thickness variables are used to set the thickness variable when plotting.

To create a new plot setting edit an existing setting and save it with a new name.

The settings are displayed in the plot window in alphabetical order, hence the naming convention used on the examples.

If the edit flag is set to 1 then when the plot setting has been loaded by RiscCAD the user is permitted to change the pen and speed settings. If this is zero then only the plot scale and offsets may be changed. This is useful in education where teachers want to limit the plot options available and consequently limit erroneous plots.

The plot offset is exactly the same as if you were entering it into the plot window, i.e. it is always in millimetres and is regardless of plot scale and drawing scale.

A typical setting file is shown below.

| RiscCAD Plot setting file
name     :A3 Pre-printed film
|
|:layer    :pen    :pen speed
layer    :0    :0    :2
layer    :1    :1    :2
layer    :2    :2    :2
layer    :3    :0    :2
layer    :4    :1    :2
layer    :5    :1    :2
layer    :6    :0    :2
layer    :7    :0    :2
layer    :8    :0    :2
layer    :9    :0    :2
layer    :10    :0    :2
layer    :11    :0    :2
layer    :12    :0    :2
layer    :13    :0    :2
layer    :14    :0    :2
layer    :15    :0    :2
layer    :16    :0    :2
layer    :17    :0    :2
layer    :18    :0    :2
layer    :19    :0    :2
layer    :20    :0    :2
layer    :21    :0    :2
layer    :22    :0    :2
layer    :23    :0    :2
layer    :24    :0    :2
layer    :25    :0    :2
layer    :26    :0    :2
layer    :27    :0    :2
layer    :28    :0    :2
layer    :29    :0    :2
layer    :30    :0    :2
layer    :31    :0    :2
|
centre    : 0
offset_x    : 0
offset_y    : 2
scale    :1
|
|:pen    :thickness
pen:1    :0.25
pen:2    :0.5
pen:3    :0.7
pen:4    :0.25
pen:5    :0.25
pen:6    :0.25
pen:7    :0.25
pen:8    :0.25
|
edit    :0
|
end

 

!Plotters

Double-click on the application icon to display the plot queues.

To create a new plot queue add another directory using the RISC OS filer. RiscCAD will have to be re-run to use this new queue.

!Library

There should only be one copy of !Library. Symbols within the !Library directory can be arranged into sub-directories as required, according to symbol type, name etc.

To open the symbol directory, double-click on the !Library application icon with the SHIFT key held down.

Double-click on the Root directory. Directories inside Root are the top level directories displayed in the library browser.

The easiest way to open the root directory is to click on the Root button in the library browser window, then click on the Open button.

!Templates

There should only be one copy of !Templates. Templates within the !Templates directory can be arranged into sub-directories as required according to type, name etc.

To open the template directory double-click on the !Templates application icon with the SHIFT key held down.

Double-click on the Root directory. Directories inside Root are the top level directories displayed in the template browser.

The easiest way to open the root directory is to click on the Root button in the template browser window, then click on the Open button.

!Patterns

There should only be one copy of !Patterns. Fill definitions within the !Patterns directory can be arranged into sub-directories as required, according to type, name etc.

To open the patterns directory double-click on the !Patterns program icon with the SHIFT key held down.

Double-click on the Hatching directory to display the line hatches. Double-click on the Patterns directory to display the pattern fills. Directories inside Hatching or Patterns are the top level directories displayed in the Area fill dialogue box.

Hatches and patterns can be created and deleted from the !Patterns directories using the area fill dialogue box. Renaming and moving files must be done using the RISC OS filer.

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