 87
Registration,3680,918                   
Order,3680,918                          
AboutÿPC3D,4598,737                     
CmdÿLine,5335,2463                      
Video,5335,2463                         
EMS,5335,2463                           
Switches,5335,2463                      
Mono,5335,2463                          
Cursor,7798,930                         
ArrowÿKeys,7798,930                     
Mouse,7798,930                          
Calculator,8728,1191                    
FunctionÿKey,9919,2915                  
Attach,9919,2915                        
Views,9919,2915                         
OrthoÿMode,9919,2915                    
Perspective,9919,2915                   
Isometric,9919,2915                     
Drawing,12834,1778                      
Lines,12834,1778                        
Boxes,12834,1778                        
Bezier,12834,1778                       
Polygon,12834,1778                      
Spline,12834,1778                       
3D-Commands,14612,782                   
Mesh,14612,782                          
Sphere,14612,782                        
Cone,14612,782                          
Prism,14612,782                         
Polyhedron,14612,782                    
Edit,15394,1168                         
Copy,15394,1168                         
Move,15394,1168                         
Scale,15394,1168                        
Erase,15394,1168                        
Rotate,15394,1168                       
Flip,15394,1168                         
Trim,15394,1168                         
Surface,16562,1378                      
Revolve,16562,1378                      
Extrude,16562,1378                      
3-DÿSurfaces,16562,1378                 
Grouping,16562,1378                     
Patch,16562,1378                        
Image,17940,772                         
Pan,17940,772                           
ViewÿCmds,18712,718                     
ViewÿPlanes,18712,718                   
Option,19430,734                        
Toggles,19430,734                       
Axis,19430,734                          
Attach,19430,734                        
Plot,20164,1086                         
Eject,20164,1086                        
PlotFrame,20164,1086                    
PlotÿSize,20164,1086                    
FileÿMenu,21250,2155                    
Import,21250,2155                       
Export,21250,2155                       
PCXÿFiles,21250,2155                    
HPGLÿFiles,21250,2155                   
DXFÿFiles,21250,2155                    
TGAÿFiles,21250,2155                    
Render,23405,1371                       
LightÿSource,23405,1371                 
Shades,23405,1371                       
Facets,23405,1371                       
Edges,23405,1371                        
Layer,24776,874                         
LayerÿColor,24776,874                   
Array(Edit),25650,806                   
Default,26456,862                       
MouseÿSens.,26456,862                   
SVGAÿCode,26456,862                     
Printers,27318,1614                     
Plotters,27318,1614                     
Epson,27318,1614                        
Laserjet,27318,1614                     
Grid,28932,985                          
Snap,28932,985                          
Output,29917,622                        
Ports,29917,622                         
FileÿOutput,29917,622                   
Text,30539,578                          
WindowÿMode,31117,842                   
PickÿMode,31117,842                     
END,31959,1                             
!Registration%Order

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Éfùou÷antôoõseôheðrogramâeyondôheåvaluationðeriod,ùouîeedôo
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!AboutÿÿPC3D

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TheæollowingðrogramsáreálsoávailableæromÔRIUS,Énc.

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!CmdÿÿLine%Video%EMS%Switches%Mono

CÏÍÍÁÎÄLÉÎÅS×ÉÔÃÈOÐÔÉÏÎÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Manyïptionsòegardingôypeïföideoádapter,íonitor,åtc.,íayâe
specified÷henótartingôheðrogramâyõsingïneïríoreãommandìine
switches.Theæormæorõsingôheówitchesés:

PC3D¯Switch1/Switch2.../SwitchNÛENTER]

TheæollowingãommandìineówitchesáreávailableénÐrotoCAD¨listedén
alphabeticalïrder):

/BM­ÂypassÍono
Overridesôheåquipmentáutoäetection÷hichíighténdicateáíono
modeïnóomeóystems.Normally,õsedénãombination÷ithôhe¯EM
commandìineówitch,æoríonoÅGAíonitors..

/DEL=NNN­ÐlotterÂufferÄelay,éníilliseconds,áfteråachâlock
ofäataésóentôoáóerialðlotter/printerôoávoidïverflowing
yourðrinter's/plotter'sâuffer.Threeäigitîumberòequired;å.g.
/DEL=050*NOT*/DEL=50.

/E­ÅGAÍonitor/Card¨640x350)
Foróystemsåquipped÷ithánÅnhancedÇraphicsÁdapter.Youíay
haveôoópecifyôhisãommandìineówitchôoånable¶40x350±6-color
graphics.NoteôhatÖGAíonitorsáreálsoãapableïfòunningôhis
mode.

/EM­ÅGAÍONO¨640x350)
EnablesôheíonochromeÅGAíode.Thisãommandìineówitchésõsed
forÅGAçraphicsãardsärivingáíonochromeíonitor.¨see¯BM)

/EMV­ÖGAÍONO¨640x480)
EnablesôheíonochromeÖGAçraphicsíode.Thisãommandìineówitch
isõsedæorÖGAçraphicsãardsärivingáíonochromeíonitor.

/EV­ÖGAÃard¨640x480)
Specifiesôhatùourãomputerésåquipped÷itháÖGAíonitoránd
adapterãard,ãapableïfäisplayingátá¶40x480ðixelòesolution.

/MIN­Äisablesôheðre-calculationæorócreenÉ/O.Itólowsäownôhe
screenòe-draws,âutòeducesãonventionalíemoryõsageâyábout¶0%.
Thisãommandìineówitchésöeryõsefulæoróystems÷ithoutÅMS.If
youæindùouróelfòunningïutïfãonventional¨DOS)íemory.You
might÷antôoóaveùourärawingæile,åxitôheðrogramándòestartét
withôhe¯MINãommandìineówitch.

/MONO­ÕseïnlyôwoãolorÂ&Wíode
Usedæoríonitorsôhatäoîotäisplayállãoloróhadesãorrectly.
Alsoõsed÷henãapturingócreensæorõse÷ithïtheróoftware
packages¨colorðalleteíightâeénterpretedäifferentâyïther
programs).

/NE­Äon'tõseÅxpandedÍemory
Doîotõseåxpandedíemoryåvenéfétésæoundïnùourãomputer.
ProtoCAD÷illáutomaticallyállocateállõnusedåxpandedíemory
itäetectsõnlessôhisówitchésõsed.Mightâeõsefulénãases
whereópecialÅMSäriversáreõsedèatíighténterfere÷ithôhe
programéfÅMSõsageésðermitted.

/NT­ÄisableôheÔurboÃursorÆeature
Cursoríovementõsingôheëeyboardãursorëeysäefaultsôoá
"turbo"íode.Thisãommandìineówitchãancelsôheôurboíodeôo
avoidãonflicts÷ithóomeïlderëeyboardÂIOSòoutines.

!Cursor%ArrowÿÿKeys%Mouse

CÕÒÓÏÒMÏÖÅÍÅÎÔ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Commandsáreáccessedâyðressingôheæirstìetterïfôheãommand,ïr
highlightingôheãommandándðressingÛENTER]

ToåxitærományíenuðressôheÛESC]ëey

UsingôheËeyboard:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
UP-íovesôheãursorïneótepõpwards
DOWN-íovesôheãursorïneótepäownward
LEFT-íovesôheãursorïneótepôoôheìeft
RIGHT-íovesôheãursorïneótepôoôheòight
PGUP-éncreasesãursoríovementôo±0ðixels
PGDN-òestoresãursoríovementôo±ðixel
ENTER-óelectsáãommand,ïréndicatesáòeferenceðoint
ESC-ãancelsáãommand,åxitsáíenu,ïrãancelsáðoint

Noteôhat¢STEP",ábove,ãanâeéncremented/decrementedõsingôheÐgUp
andÐgDnëeysòespectively.

UsingáÍouse:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LeftÂutton½ÛENTER]MiddleÂutton½ÛESC]RightÂutton½ÛESC]

NOTE:TheÍOUSEäriveróupplied÷ithùourÍOUSEíustâeìoadedðrior
toòunningÐrotoCAD¨ReferôoùourÍOUSE'Sïperatingíanualæor
detailsïnèowôoénstallôhisäriver)


!Calculator
CÁÌÃÕÌÁÔÏÒ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aðowerful,ïn-lineãalculatorésávailableénÐrotoCAD,ándãanâeénvoked
byóimpleðressingôheÆ3ëey,ïróelectingôheáppropriateéconæromôhe
toolbar.Theïperatorsándæunctionsávailableénôheãalculatoráre
definedâelow:

OPERATORS
~~~~~~~~~
+-Addition
--Subtraction
*-Multiplication
/-Division
^-RaiseôoÐower

FUNCTIONS
~~~~~~~~~
EXP(X)-Exponential
SIN(X)-SineïfØ¨Xénäegrees)
COS(X)-CosineïfØ¨Xénäegrees)
ABS(X)-AbsoluteöalueïfØ
TAN(X)-TangentïfØ¨Xénäegrees)
ACOS(X)-ArcÃosineïfØ¨Resulténäegrees)
ASIN(X)-ArcÓineïfØ¨Resulténäegrees)
ATAN(X)-ArcÔangentïfØ¨Resulténäegrees)
INT(X)-IntegerÐortionïfØ
LOG(X)-Logarithm¨base±0)ïfØ
LN(X)-NaturalìogarithmïfØ
MOD(X,Y)­Moduloäivision;òeturnôheòemainderïfØ
dividedâyÙ.
PI-Returnãonstantöalue³.1459265
SQRT(X)-SquareòootïfØ
IF(X,A,B)-ReturnsÁéfø>1,ÂéfØ=0

NOTE:Youíayånteráæormula÷henáîumericöalueés
requestedâyányäialog÷indowïrénputâox.

Theáboveïperatorsándæunctionsíayâeãombinedæorãomplex
calculations,å.g.:

SQRT(36)ªÌOG(100)«±0÷illòesulténôheöalueïf²2


!FunctionÿÿKeys%Attach%Views%OrthoÿÿMode%Perspective%Isometric

FÕÎÃÔÉÏÎKÅÙÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

F1[HELP]
PressingÆ1÷hileénôheòeadyíodeïfôheðrograménvokesôheèelp
mode.Toåxitôheèelpíenu,ðressôheÛESC]ëey.

F2[COORDINATES]
Pressôhisæunctionëeyôoånableïräisableïn-screenåchoïfärawing
cursorðosition¨coordinates),átôheâottomïfôheócreenásôheãross
hairãursorésíovedácrossôheócreen.

F3[CALCULATOR]
Invokeôheæormulaãalculator¨seeÃalculatorôopic)

F4[WINDOW/PICK]
Toggleâetweenôhe×INDOWándÐICKóelectioníethods,¨seeÏBJECT
SELECTIONÍETHODS).

F6[GRID]
On-screençridésémmediatelyärawnïrårasedäependingïn
previousótatus.

F7[ISOMETRIC]
TogglesôheésometricöiewÏn/Off

F8[ORTHOGONAL]
TogglesôheÏRTHOïptionïnándïff.Whenôurnedïn,állìineóegments
areärawnåitherèorizontalïröertical¨fouräirections).Ôhisíode
canâeádjusted÷hileärawingánïbject.

F9[SNAP]
ToggleôheÓNAPïptionÏNándÏFF.Theónapópacingésóetõsingôhe
Option,Ónapãommand.Whenónapésáctiveôheärawãursorésæorcedôo
theîearestónapðoint.Thisíodeãanâeádjusted÷hileärawingán
object.

F10ÛATTACH]
TogglesÁTTACHïptionÏNándÏFF.Whenáctiveándáðointés
indicated,ÐrotoCAD÷illóearchæorôheîearestöertex÷ithinôheðick
windowäistance¨defaultés¸ðixels).Ifánïbjectésæound,ÐrotoCAD
willäetermineôheãlosestöertexándôheãursor÷illâeòepositioned
atôhatðoint.

Shift-F1ÛFRONT]
Selectôheærontöiew¨Y-Xðlane)

Shift-F2ÛRIGHT]
Selectôheòightóideöiew¨Y-Zðlane)

Shift-F3ÛTOP]
Selectôheôopöiew¨Z-Xðlane)

Shift-F4ÛISOMETRIC]
SelectôheÉsometric¨3-D)öiew.

Alt-F1ÛBACK]
Selectôheâacköiew¨Y-Xðlane)

Alt-F2ÛLEFT]
Selectôheìeftóideöiew¨Y-Zðlane)

Alt-F3ÛUNDER]
Selectôheâottomóideöiew¨Z-Xðlane)

Alt-F4ÛPERSPECTIVE]
SelectôheÐerspectiveÖiew.Whenénôhisíode,ôheïn-screenôrack
ballíayâeõsed,énãombination÷ithùouríouse,ôoòotateôheémage.
Moveôheíouseðointerôoôheãenterïfôheôrackâall.Then,÷hile
keepingôheìeftíouseâuttonäown,íoveôheíouseðointeráround.An
envelopingâox÷illáppearïnôheócreenòeflectingôheãhangesénôhe
perspectiveöiew.Letçoïfôheíouseâutton÷henùouáreäone.The
screen÷illâeõpdated÷ithôheîewðerspectiveöiewïfôheärawing.
Alternatively,ùouíayäirectlyãhangeôheÙaw,Òollándôiltánglesây
simplyãlickingïnôheáppropriateæield¨rightâottomïfôheócreen),
andånteringáîewöalue.

Theæollowingëeysáreálsoáctiveénôhisíode:

Ctrl-Y-SelectôheÙawæieldóoôhatùouíayånteráîew
Yawángleöalue.

Ctrl-R-SelectôheÒollæieldóoôhatùouíayånteráîew
Rollángleöalue.

Ctrl-T-SelectôheÔiltæieldóoôhatùouíayånteráîew
Tiltángleöalue.

Alt-Y-Change¨increase)ôheÙawángle.ôheÐlus¨+)ánd
minus¨-)ëeysãhangeôheäirectionïfôheÙaw
increase/decrease.

Alt-R-Change¨increase)ôheÒollángle.ôheÐlus¨+)ánd
minus¨-)ëeysãhangeôheäirectionïfôheÒoll
increase/decrease.

Alt-T-Change¨increase)ôheÔiltángle.ôheÐlus¨+)ánd
minus¨-)ëeysãhangeôheäirectionïfôheÔilt
increase/decrease.

!Drawing%Lines%Boxes%Bezier%Polygon%Spline

DÒÁ×CÏÍÍÁÎÄÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TheÄRAWíenuãontainsállôheÄRAWINGãommandsávailableénÐrotoCAD.
Allåntitiesáreärawnâyópecifyingáîumberïfðoints¨end-points,ãenter,
etc.).Pointíayâeópecifiedâyóimplyðointingôheãross-hairãursor
(eitherõsingôheárrowëeysïrùouríouse).Alternatively,ôoðrecisely
locateôheòeferenceðointsïfánïbject,êustôypeôheØYZãoordinateát
anyôimeùouáreðrompted,énôheæorm:

Tx,y,z

where:T-aìetteróignifyingôheôypeôheôype
A½ábsolute¨x,y,z½äistancesærom°,0,0)
R½òelative¨x,y,z½äistancesæromìastðoint)
P½ðolar¨x½²äimensionalöectoríagnitude,ærom°,0,
	y½ángle,ú½Îotõsed)
B½âearing¨x½²äimensionalöectoríagnitude,ærom
lastðoint,ù½ángle,ú½Îotõsed)

Examplesïföalidåntries:A10,12.5,0(the§A'íayâeïmitted)
R23,20,0
P100,30
B15.2,85

Please,îoteôhatõnless³-Dãoordinatesáreôypedén,ïráîewØ,Y,Z
referenceðointésóelected,állärawingãommandsïperateïnáóingle²-D
plane.

LINE........ÄrawsÌINESâetweenãonsecutiveðointsõntilÅSCésðressed.

BOX.........Ärawsáèorizontally-alignedÂOXâetweenôwoðoints

CIRCLE......ÄrawsáÃIRCLEõsingáóelectedÒadius

TEXT........ÐlacesÔEXTïnäesiredócreenìocation÷ithÈeight,×idthánd
AngleásópecifiedõnderôheÄraw,Ôext,Óet-upíenu.

ARC.........ÄrawsánÁRC¨portionïfãircle).

POLYGON.....ÄrawsánòegularÐOLYGON÷itháõserópecified£ïfåqual
sides

BEZIER......Ärawsáælexibleãurveâetweenôwoðoints.Theôwoånd-points
areópecified¨fixed)æirstándôheãurveésäynamically
flexedõntiláôhirdðointésópecified.

COMPLEX.....ÁllowsãreationïfáÃOMPLEXìine,é.e.,áíultilineóegment
identifiedásáóingleåntity.

SPLINE......Áómoothãurveésæittedôhroughôheópecifiedöertices.
SmoothnessésäefinedâyôheÌevelóettingénôheÆile,
Config,Äefaultíenu.

!3D-Commands%Mesh%Sphere%Cone%Prism%Polyhedron

3-DCÏÍÍÁÎÄÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ÍESH..........Á³Äimensionalóurfaceãonstructedâyìinearlyénterpolating
betweenæourõseräefinedðoints.

ÓPHERE........Á³Äimensionalóphereóurfaceâasedïnáõseräefinedãenter
andòadius.

ÈEMISPHERE....Á³Äimensionalèemisphere¨halfïfáóphere)óurfaceâased
onõseräefinedãenterándòadius.Õserésálsoçivenïptions
toãap,ïrîot.

ÃONE..........Á³Äimensionalóolidôhatótartsásáãircleándôapersôoá
point.

ÐRISM.........Á³Äimensionalóolid÷ithðarallelóides¨numberïfóidesés
definedâyôheõser).

ÂLOCK.........Á³Äimensionalóolidãontained÷ith¶òectangularæaces.
Sortïfìikeáãube,âutôheæacesäoîotèaveôoállâe
equal.

ÐOLYHEDRON....³Dóolids÷ith´¨tetrahedron),¸¨octahedron),±2ïr²0
equalæacets.

!Edit%Copy%Move%Scale%Erase%Rotate%Flip%Trim

EÄÉÔCÏÍÍÁÎÄÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TheÅDITãommandsäirectlyáctõponïbjectsállowingôhemôoâeårased,
duplicated,ôranslated,òotated,íirrored,åtc.NoteôhatåitherôheÐick
orôhe×indowíodeíayâeõsedénóelectingôheålements.

ÃOPY.........ÃOPYålement(s)ôoánotherìocationénôheärawing

ÍOVE.........ÍOVEålements(s)ôoánotherìocationénôheärawing

ÐOINTÍOVE...ÓelectiveòelocateáÖertexïfáçivenåntity

ÅRASE........ÅRASEóelectedålements

ÓCALE........ÓCALEålement(s)õpïräownáccordingôoõser-specifiedØ,Ù
andÚæactors.This÷illãhangeôheáctualålementóize,
unlikeÉmage,×indowwhich÷illóimplyãhangeôheöiew
temporarily÷hileôheócaledïbjectóizeòemainsãonstant.

ÒOTATE.......ÒOTATEålement(s)âyáõser-specifiedángleáboutóelected
pointáxisándðoint.

ÁRRAY........ÃreatesánÁRRAYïfíultipleãopies¨seeÁRRAYëeywordæor
moreénfo).

ÔRIM.........Ãutsïffìineðrojectingïveráâoundaryìine.

ÆLIP.........Íirrorôheóelectedåntitiesáboutáöerticaláxis.Theõser
isçivenánïptionôoÆlip,ïrÍirror¨i.e.,ãreateá
reflectedãopy÷ithoutäeletingôheïriginalåntities.

ÌAYERÍOVE...Íoveóelectedålementsæromïnìayerôoánother.

!Surface%Revolve%Extrude%3-DÿÿSurfaces%Grouping%Patch

SÕÒÆÁÃÅCÏÍÍÁÎÄÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thisésðrobablyôheíostðowerfulóetïfãommandsénôheðrogram.They
allðertainôoåntityíanipulationsén³-Dimensions.

ÒEVOLVE......Ãreateáíeshïbjectâyòevolvingáðrofileãurveáboutá
verticalòeferenceáxisïfòevolution.

ØTRUDE.......Ãreateíeshïbjectâyåxtrudingáðrofileãurveénôhe
directionópecifiedâyôheõser.

ÓWEEP........Ãreateáíeshïbjectâyóweepingáðrofileãurve¨making
multipleãopies)álongáðathäefinedâyôheõser.

ÅXPLODE......Ãonvertáãomplexåntity¨Bezier,Ãircle,...)ôoíultiple
straightìineóegments.

ÓKIN.........Ãreateáótaticóurfaceíeshãonnectingôwoïríoreãontrol
profiles.

ÐATCH........Ãreateáäynamicóurfaceíeshãonnectingæourãurveðrofiles
representingôheådgesïfôheðatch.NOTE:Ôheæourãurves
needôoâeóelectedõsingôheÐickíodeándôheyèaveôoâe
selectedénáãonsistentãlockwiseïrãounterclockwise
direction.

ÉNTERSECT....Ðrojectáìineïbjectôoáóelectedóurface.¨Surfaceándìine
cannotâeïnôheóameðlane)

ÏBJECTS......Ðowerfulãommandsôoãombine/breakõpïbjectçroups.

BIND.......Ãreateáãomposite¨fillable)ïbjectæromáçroupïf
linesïnáóingleðlane.

GROUP......Ãreateãompositeïbjectæromáçroupïfïbjects.

JOIN.......Ãreateáãontinuousðerimeteræromáóetïfðrimitiveìines.

FRAGMENT...Ârakeõpáãompositeïbjectôoétsãonstituentïbjects.

ÎORMAL.......Ãhangeôheöectorîormalæoráçivenóurfaceålement.

!Image%Pan

IÍÁÇÅCÏÍÍÁÎÄÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TheÉMAGEãommandsäoîotálterôheémage,âutállowùouôoádjustôhe
positionïfôheöiewing÷indowándángle÷ithòespectôoôheärawingánd
theïverallóizeïfôheärawingäisplayedïnôheócreen.


ÕPDATE.......Òedrawsôheåntireócreen¨removesòemnantsïfïbjectsánd
placesîewôogglingïptionséntoáffect)

×INDOW.......Ånlargeålementsénópecified×INDOWôoæillôheåntire
screen

ÐAN..........Äragsôheåntireärawingõp,äown,ìeft,òight

ÁLL..........Äisplaysôheåntireärawingïnôheócreenõsingôheìargest
scaleðossible

ÈALF.........ÒeducesôheöiewedðortionïfôheärawingôoÈALFétsóize

ÄOUBLE.......ÉncreasesôheöiewedðortionïfôheärawingôoÄOUBLEéts
size

ÌAST.........ÒeturnsôoôheÌAST¨previous)íagnificationándöiew

!ViewÿÿCmds%ViewÿÿPlanes

VÉÅ×CÏÍÍÁÎÄÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ISOMETRIC.....Ðresentõser÷ithésometricöiew.Ù-axisálwaysöertically.

PERSPECTIVE...Ðresentðerspective-rotatableöiewïfôheärawing.X,Y,Z
axisíayâeéndividuallyòotated¨seeÒOTATEâelow).

FRONT.........Óelectôheærontöiew¨Y-Xðlane)

RIGHT.........Óelectôheòightóideöiew¨Y-Zðlane)

TOP...........Óelectôheôopöiew¨Z-Xðlane)

ISOMETRIC.....ÓelectôheÉsometric¨3-D)öiew.

BACK..........Óelectôheâacköiew¨Y-Xðlane)

LEFT..........Óelectôheìeftóideöiew¨Y-Zðlane)

UNDER.........Óelectôheâottomóideöiew¨Z-Xðlane)

CENTERÖIEW...Ðlaceôhe°,0,0ãoordinateénôheíiddleïfôheócreen.

OBSERVER......ÓetôheØ,Ù,Úãoordinatesæoröiewerìocation.

!Option%Toggles%Axis%Attach

OÐÔÉÏÎCÏÍÍÁÎÄÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TheÏPTIONíenuállowsùouôoãhangeóomeðarametersôhatäirectlyåffect
theåntireärawing.Theseãhanges÷illótayénåffectõntilôhe
parameterésãhangedágainïrõntilôheðrogramésåxited.


ÇRID.....Ãreateándäisplayáõser-specifiedãonstructionÇridïnôhe
screen¨aidsénärawing)

ÔOGGLE...ÔOGGLESïptionsÏN/OFF
Vertex.......Äisplayôheïbjectöertexíarks
EdgeÃlip....Ånableãheckôoåliminateòedrawing
ofïverlappingådges

ÁTTACH...ÓelectsôheäefaultðointïfÁTTACHMENTôoâeõsedén
conjunction÷ithôheÛF10]ëey

ÁXIS.....Ðermitsôheõserôoópecify÷hetherôheòeferenceØ-Y-Z
axisécon÷illâeäisplayedánd÷here.

ÑUERY....Ðrovidesénformationáboutóelectedåntities


!Plot%Eject%PlotFrame%PlotÿÿSize

PÌÏÔCÏÍÍÁÎÄÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thisãommandésõsedôoðroduceáèardcopyïrãreateáæileïfùourärawing
thatãanâeõsedâyánotherðrogram.TheäefaultÐLOTóettingsáreæorán
Epsonäot-matrixðrinterïrãompatibleõsingÌPT1.Theäeviceôoâeõsedæor
plotting/printingésóelectedõsingôheÆile,Ãonfig,Ðrinterãommand.

ÇO.......Ðrint/Plotãurrentärawingïnópecifiedäevice

ÅJECT....Ádvancesôheðaperénôheóelectedðrinterôoôheôopïfôhe
nextðage

ÉMAGE....Íodifiesôheòesolution,óizeándáspectòatioïfôheärawing
toâeðrinted:
HIÒES.....ÈIGHäensityðlotÿÄ¿Actualäensity
MEDÒES....ÍEDIUMäensityðlotÿ³dependsïnðrinter
LOWÒES....ÌOWäensityðlotÿÄÙbeingõsed

NOTE:Ôheèigherôheäensity,ôheâetterôheïutput
andôheìongerétôakesôoðrint!
FRAME......Ärawáærameároundôheðrintedémage,ábout°.5
inchesæromôheådgeïfôheðaper.
WIDTH......Ópecifyôhe×IDTHïfôheðrintedémageénénches
REDUCE%....Ópecifyáðercentòeductionïfôheðrintedémage.
Noteôhatôheærameésîotòeduced!

ÔUNE.....Állowsùouôoãhangeôheèalf-toneðrintingòange.

!FileÿÿMenu%Import%Export%PCXÿÿFiles%HPGLÿÿFiles%DXFÿÿFiles%TGAÿÿFiles

FÉÌÅCÏÍÍÁÎÄÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thisóetïfãommands¨FILEæromôheíainíenu)állowùouôoðerform
basicæileíanagement,óuchásÓaveïrÌoadãreatedärawings,Émportánd
Xporténformationôo/fromïtherðrograms,åtc..


ÎEW......Òemovesôheãurrentärawingándányåxistingæromíemory,ánd
optionallyóetôheärawingõnits.

ÌOAD.....ÌOADáärawingæileæromôheäisk¨Itèasôoâeáæileãreated
withÐrotoCAD,é.e.,áª.PCFôypeæile)

ÓAVE.....ÓAVEáärawingæileôoôheäisk¨inª.PCFæormat)

ÉMPORT...Òetrieveáæileéntoôheãurrentãursorìocation÷ithoutårasing
theãurrentärawing.Theæollowingæourôypesïfæilesãanâe
imported:

PCF......ÓtandardÐrotoCADæormat,åxt®PCF
VALUE....ÎumericalÖALUEæormat÷hichèasØYZ
absoluteãoordinateðairsóeparatedâyãommas,
oneðointãoordinateðerìine.
HPGL.....Èewlett-PackardÇraphicsÌanguageæormat
DXF......ÕniversalæormatæoråxchangingÃADäata.It
wasïriginallyäevelopedæorôransferring
AutoCADæileénformation.
3DV......Ópecializeæileæormatédentifiedâyôheîumberïf
verticesæollowedâyôheðolylineäefinitions.
WAVE.....ÕsedâyáîumberïfÒayÔracingðrograms.Definedâyôwo
files:oneãontainingôheäiffuseándópecularãolor
informationándôheïtherôhatãontainsôheöertex,
polygonándíaterialénformation.

ØPORT....ÅXTRACTðortionïfôheãurrentärawingénïneïfôheæollowing
fileæormats:

PCF......ÐrotoCADæormat
HPGL.....Èewlett-PackardÇraphicsÌanguageæormat
PCX......Ðaintbrushôypeâinaryæormat
DXF......ÕniversalæormatæoråxchangingÃADäata.It
wasïriginallyäevelopedæorôransferring
AutoCADæileénformation.
POV......Ôextæormatæileõsedây¢PersistenceïfÖision"¨POV)
rayôracingðackage.POVésáóharewareðackage
availableïnÃompuserveándïtherÂBSìibraries.
TGA......ÂinaryÔARGAôrueãoloræormatõsing²4âitsïfãolor
(320x200òesolution).SuccessiveÔGAæilesãanâe
compiledéntoælic¨.FLI)ánimationæiles.

ÅRASE....ÅRASESáópecifiedärawingæromäisk¨Cannotâeòecovered)

ÃONFIG...ÓetôheÐrotoCADÃONFIGURATIONóettingsôoâeótoredén
theÐC3D.CFGæile

ÇETINFO..ÄisplayénformationáboutávailableÒAM,ÅMS,åtc.

ÏSHELL...ÅxecuteÄOSÓHELLÃ:\COMMAND.COM¨hardäriveïnly)

ÑUIT.....ÅxitâackôoôheïperatingÓystem

!Render%LightÿÿSource%Shades%Facets%Edges

RÅÎÄÅÒCÏÍÍÁÎÄÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Theòenderingãommandsállowùouôoäisplayáíodelóhadedénáôrue³-D
perspective.You÷illðrobablyîeedôoæineôuneôheóettingsénóomeïf
theóub-menusæorùourðarticularèardwareándðersonalðreference.

ÛÓHADEÄRAWINGÝ
Shadeôheåntitiesãurrentlyïnôheócreen.Onceôhisíenuïptionés
selected,ùouáreçivenôheãhanceôoóelectôheôypeïföideoôhatùou
wantôoâeõsedæorôheòendering.YouíayóelectÅGA/VGA±6ãolors,ïr
MVGA¨256óhadesíonochromeÖGA),ïrÓVGA¨SuperÖGA±6ãolor)íode.Note
thatæorôheÓVGAôo÷ork,ôheãontrolãodeæorùouöideoãard/monitor
needsôoâeånteredénôheÆile,Ãonfig,Äefaultíenu.

ÛÅDGEÝ
Selectôheôypeïfådgeùou÷antæromôheæollowing:
*COLOR¨sameásôheóurfaceãolor)
*WHITE
*BLACK
*NONE¨recommended÷henãreatingÔGAæile,óeeÆile,Åxtract)

ÛÆACETSÝ
Controlãolorôypeéntensityæoræacets.
*SOLID
*BLACK
*DITHERED
*HALFÔONE
*WIREÏNLY(makeóureÅDGE,ÃOLORésóelected)
*ONEÓIDE¨Orientsóubjectóoôhatìightóourceésálways
normalôoóurface.
ÛÆRAMEÝ
Specify÷hetherôheïptionéconsándôheòestïfôheðrogram'særameóhould
beäisplayedäuringôheóhadingïperation.

ÛÌIGHTINGÝ
Specifyôheéntensityïfôheìightóourceæoråachïfôheôhreeáxes
(X,Y,Z).Also,ópecifyôheámbientìight¨%).

ÛÔUNEÝ
Thisðowerfulóub-menuállowsùouôoæine-tuneôheóhadingãolorðaletteây
specifyingíixçradiation,ãolorsôoâeíixed,åtc.

!Layer%LayerÿÿColor

LÁÙÅÒCÏÍÍÁÎÄÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ProtoCADðermitsùouôo÷orkïnõpôo³2äifferentÌAYERS÷hichãan
beôhoughtïfásôransparentïverlays.ClickingïnÌAYER¨leftôopðortionïf
theócreen),äisplaysáóecondary÷indowôhatállowsùouôoíanipulateôhe
Layerénformation.

Theãurrentìayer'sÉDîumberándãoloráreäisplayedénôheôopìeftðortion
ofôhis÷indow.YouíayånteráîewÉDîumber,ïróimplyócrollôoôhe
desiredìayer¨fromôheðickìist)ándðressôheìeftíouseâutton.The
statusælagsávailableæoråachìayeráre:

ÖISIBLE...Ôheãurrentlyóelectedìayer÷illâeäisplayedïnôheócreenát
allôimes.SelectingÓETÁLL¨withôhisælagÏN),÷illíakeáll
layersöisible.

ÐROTECT...ÐROTECTSãurrentìayer.AlterándÅditãommandsæunction
onállìayersôhatáreÎOTðrotected.SelectingÓETÁLL¨with
thisælagÏN),÷illíakeállìayersðrotected.

ÎAME......Állowsôheõserôoássignðersonalîameóelectionôoåachìayer.

!Array(Edit)

EÄÉÔAÒÒÁÙ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TheÁRRAYãommandãombinesáãopyándòotationïperationïfõser-specified
objects.

ÌINEAR....ÃreatesáÌINEARárrayïfålements.Eachålementãanótill
beòotatedïnétsïwnáxisâyópecifyingôheáppropriate
valueæorÁNGLE.

ÃIRCULAR..ÃreatesáÃIRCULARárrayïfålements.Eachãopyésòotated
aboutáãenterïfòotationâyáçivenángle.

ÔOTAL.....ÔOTALîumberïfålementsôoãreate.

ÁNGLE.....Ïffsetsåachãopyâyôheópecifiedángle.Äifferentôhan
theángleïfòotationæorãircularárray.Eachãopyés
rotatedáboutétsïwnáxisâyôhisángle.

ÓCALE.....ÃhangeôheóizeïfåachóuccessiveãopyâyôhisÓCALE
factor.Allowsùouôoçenerateémagesôhatóeemôo
disappearén³-D.

ÒOTATE....Ángleôhrough÷hichôheâlockïfålements÷illâeòotated
NOTE:AppliesôoÃIRCULARôypeárraysïnly

!Default%MouseÿÿSens.%SVGAÿÿCode

DÅÆÁÕÌÔOÐÔÉÏÎÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

TheÄEFAULTíenuállowsôheõserôoÓelectÄEFAULTÏptionsæorôheãurrent
ProtoCADóession.Theseïptionsãanôhenâeóavedðermanentlyôoôhe
PC3D.CFGæileâyóelecting¢FILE,CONFIG,SAVECONFIG".

ÁSPECT...ÓetsôheöideoÁSPECTòatioóoôhatáãircleìooksãorrect
andäoesîotòepresentánïval.

ÍOUSE....ÓetsÍOUSEóensitivity,ôheómallerôheöalueôheçreaterôhe
sensitivity

ÓPDUP....Óetsëeyboardóensitivity,ôheìargerôheöalueôheçreater
theáccelerationòate.NOTE:Ôappingôheëeyboardãursor
keys÷illòesulténãursoríovementïfïneðixelátáôime,
regardlessïfôheóettingópecifiedæorÓPDUP

ÐICK.....ÓetsôheóizeïfôheåditingÐICKíodeâoxÛF4]énðixels

ÌEVEL....ÓetsôheäegreeïfómoothnessæorÓplineãurves

ÓVGA.....ÄecimalãodeæorénvokingÓVGAöideoíode¨800x600),ãheckùour
videoãardõser'síanualæorôhisãode.

!Printers%Plotters%Epson%Laserjet

PÒÉÎÔÅÒÓ-PÌÏÔÔÅÒÓ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SpecifyôheÄEVICEôoâeõsedæorðrinting/plottingôheärawing,õsingôhe
File,Ãonfig,Ðrinterãommand.Onceóelected,ôheäriveræorôheäevice
remainsénåffectõntilôheðrogramésåxited¨oráîewïneésóelected).The
numberïfðrintersóupportedãhangesãontinuously.Whatésðrovidedâelowés
aâriefìistingïfôheçenericôypesôypesïfðrinter/plotterärivers
available.CheckÆile,Ãonfig,Ðrinterôoóeeéfùourðrinter/plotterés
supportedåxplicitly.

ÛÈP7470ÝAllÐlotterÄevices
ProducesáðlotõsingôheÈewlett-PackardÇraphicsÌanguage¨HPGL)÷hichés
sentôoôheóelectedðort.ÎOTE:Ôhisïptionãanâeõsed÷ithányðlotter
deviceôhatóupportsÈPGL.Thisäriveróhouldálsoâeóelectedéfùou÷ant
toåxportùourärawingôoánÈPGLæile.

ÛÅPSONFXÝEpson¹-pinÃompatibles
ProducesáäotíatrixðrintõsingÅPSONÆX-seriesãompatibleçraphics
commands.Noteôhatãompatibilityèereòefersôoçraphicsíode.Though
manyðrintersáreÅPSONãompatibleénôermsïfãontrolãodes,åtc.,ôheyäo
notîecessarilyèaveôheóameöerticalánd/orèorizontalòesolution÷hichés
crucialæorçraphicsïutput.

ÛÌASERJETÝHPÌaserjetsándãompatibles
ProducesáðrintedémageõsingÈP-Laserjetãompatibleçraphicsãommands.

ÛÐ-LQ2500ÝEPSON²4-pinándãompatibles
ProducesáäotíatrixðrintõsingÅPSONÆX-seriesãompatibleçraphics
commands.Noteôhatãompatibilityèereòefersôoçraphicsíode.Though
manyðrintersáreÅPSONãompatibleénôermsïfãontrolãodes,åtc.,ôheyäo
notîecessarilyèaveôheóameöerticalánd/orèorizontalòesolution÷hichés
crucialæorçraphicsïutput.

Note:ÓeeÏUTPUTïnèowôoóelectôheãorrectóerial/parallelðortæorùour
printer/plotteräevice.


!Grid%Snap

GÒÉÄ/SÎÁÐ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TheÇRIPïptionállowsùouôoéndividuallyópecifyánØ,Y,Zconstruction
GRID.TheÇRIDésòepresentedâyáäotátåachØYZéntersectingãoordinate.

TheÓNAPïptionállowsùouôoãonstrainôheíovementïfôheãursorôoåxact
user-specifiedópacingïfôheÓNAPçrid.Whenärawingánïbject,ôhe
coordinatesáreòoundedôoôheîearestÓNAPðoint.


GRID­ÄrawsaèorizontalándöerticalÇRIDïnôheócreen.
Noteôhatôheçridésïnlyöisibleén²-Dimensionalöiews!
GRIDSãanâeõsed÷ithÓNAPôoòestrictärawingïnlyïnôhe
intersectionsïfôheçridìines.

SNAP­ÄrawãursorôoÓNAPðointsìikeáíagnet.IfÓNAP
isôurnedïn,ôhenôheÓTARTándÅNDðointïfåvery
lineóegmentärawn÷illâeíovedôoôheãlosestÓNAP
point.IfôheÓNAPándÇRIDóizesáreôheóame,
thenállìineóegmentsärawn÷illâeïnôheçrid
points.AssumingôhatùouáreénánØ-Yöiew,ôhen

.®®®
.®®®GRID¨x=8,ù=16,ú=10)÷illðroduceáÇRID
.®®®likeôhis.
.®®®SNAP¨x=8,ù=16,ú=10)÷illæorceärawing
exactlyôoÇRIDðoints
asóhownèere.

!Output%Ports%FileÿÿOutput

PÏÒÔÓ
~~~~~~~~~

SelectsåitheráðarallelÐORT,óerialÐORT,ïræilenameôoóendôheïutput
whenôhe¢PLOT,ÇO"ãommandésåxecuted.Please,îoteôhatôheóelectionïf
theïutputðortésíadeõnderôheÆile,Ãonfig,Ïutputãommand!

1.ÌPT1­ÓelectsðarallelðrinterÐORT£1æorçraphicsïutput
2.ÌPT2­ÓelectsðarallelðrinterÐORT£2æorçraphicsïutput
3.ÃOM1­ÓelectsóerialãommunicationsÐORT£1æorçraphicsïutput
4.ÃOM2­ÓelectsóerialãommunicationsÐORT£2æorçraphicsïutput
5.ÆILE­Ópecifyáæilenameôoóendðrinter/plotterïutput

NOTE:Éfáæilenameésóelectedæorïutput,ôheärawingénformation
willâe÷rittenôoôheæileõsingôheóelectedðrinteræormat

!Text

TÅØÔ
~~~~~~~

TEXTãanâeðlacedánywhereïnôheócreen÷itháõser-specifiedèeight,
width,ángle.

ÐLACE.....Óelectôheðoint÷hereôheÔEXTésôoâeÐLACED

ÓETUP.....ÓETôheÔEXTïptionsäescribedâelow:
HEIGHT.....ÓetôheÈEIGHTæorállðrintedÔEXT
WIDTH......Óetôhe×IDTHæoråachãharacterïfðrintedôext
ANGLE......ÓetôheÁNGLEæor÷hichôheðrintedÔEXT÷ill
beäisplayed:
0Äegrees,ÔEXTðrintsìeftôoòight
¹0Äegrees,ÔEXTðrintsâottomôoôop
180Äegrees,ÔEXTðrintsòightôoìeft
270Äegrees,ÔEXTðrintsôopôoâottom
NOTE:ÁnyéntermediateÁNGLEésácceptable¨i.e.´2.73)

!WindowÿÿMode%PickÿÿMode

WÉÎÄÏ×&PÉÃËMÏÄÅ
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Twoíethodsáreávailableæoróelectingánïbjectæoråditing,ôhe×INDOW
methodándôheÐICKíethod.

WINDOW:Placeãursorátôheõpperìeft-handãornerïfóelectedålement,
	andðressÛENTER].Theníoveäownôoôheìoweròight-handãorner
	ofôheålementándénsureôhatôheòeferenceíark¨X)ésånclosed
	withinôheòesulting÷indow.Noteôhatôheõpper-left/lower-right
	corneróequenceésîotémportant.ItésÉMPORTANT,èowever,ôo
	includeôheòeferenceíarkïfôheåntityïfénterest.

PICK:TheÐICKÍodeállowsùouôoóelectïnlyïneïbjectæoråditing
_ÿÚÄ¿___(useful÷heníanyòeferenceíarksáreãloseôogether).Aómall
 ÿÀÄÙbox÷illáppear.Placeôheâoxïnôopïfôheïbjectándðress
	[ENTER].Ifôheïbject÷asóuccessfullyóelectedôheålement÷ill
	beòedrawn÷ithðhantomäottedìines.

	SELECTIONÏFÅLEMENTS×ILLÃONTINUEÕNTILûESC}ÉSÐRESSED!
!END

