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	Welcome to IntelliCAD 98!
Welcome to IntelliCAD® 98 by Visio Corporation, the smart, new choice for CAD professionals. IntelliCAD offers unparalleled Autodesk AutoCAD compatibility, smooth Microsoft Windows integration, and numerous productivity features that streamline your work.

Like AutoCAD, IntelliCAD uses the DWG file format as its native format, so you can open V2.5–R14 files without conversion. If you’ve spent years learning AutoCAD commands, you’ll feel at home in IntelliCAD, which fully supports an AutoCAD-compatible command line.

IntelliCAD works with thousands of Autodesk AutoLISP programs, and it runs custom ADS-based programs—whether developed in-house or by a third party, such as Ketiv Technologies, Eagle Point Software, or Hitachi—after a recompile. The result: you can start working immediately, using existing AutoCAD files, commands, and tools.

Work more productively using IntelliCAD: Modify multiple selected entities with the right-mouse button. Use the innovative Drawing Explorer™ to preview blocks or copy and paste layers, linetypes, styles, and more among multiple open drawings (MDI). Customize toolbars, menus, and keyboard shortcuts with a few mouse clicks. Even produce photorealistic 3D designs using the 3D drawing and rendering tools.

IntelliCAD supports Microsoft ActiveX integration, so you can edit embedded ActiveX objects—including Visio® Technical drawings and Microsoft Office documents—in IntelliCAD, or vice versa.


Function Keys

The following function keys start commonly-used IntelliCAD commands. To customize function keys, use the Keyboard tab of the Customize dialog box.

Function Key	Command	Description
F1	HELP	Starts online Help.
F2	PMTHIST	Prompt History Window toggle.
F3	CMDBAR	Command Bar toggle.
F5	ISOPLANE	Switches Isoplane between Top, Right, and Left.
F6	COORDINATE	Switches coordinate display between On, Off, and Angle/Distance.
F7	GRID	Reference Grid display toggle.
F8	ORTHOGONAL	Orthographic mode toggle.
F9	SNAP	Snap mode toggle
F10	STATBAR	Status Bar toggle


IntelliCAD 98 Glossary

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2D

3D

A

absolute coordinates

ActiveX

acute angles

alias

aligned dimension

angle

angular dimension

angular unit

annotation

ANSI

arc

area

array

ASCII

attribute

attribute definition

attribute name

attribute text

B

base point

baseline

baseline dimension

bind

blips

block

block definition

B-spline curve

BYBLOCK

BYLAYER

C

CAD

Cartesian coordinates

center line

center mark

chamfer

chord

circumference

closed

comma-delimited

command bar

cone

contiguous

continued dimension

control point

Coons patch

coordinate filter

coordinate system

coordinates

coplanar

crosshairs

crosshatch

crossing circle

crossing polygon

crossing window

cube

cursor

curve

cylindrical coordinates

D

datum-line dimensioning

default

detach

diameter

dimension

dimension line

dimension style

dimension text

dimension variables

dish

displacement point

distance

dock

dome

donut

drawing extents

drawing limits

drawing unit

DWG

DXF

E

elevation

embed

EMF

end point

entity

Entity Data

entity snap

entity snap override

Esnap

explode

extension lines

extents

external reference

extrude

F

face

fence

fillet

float

freeze

G

grid

grip

H

halfwidth

hatch

hatch pattern

hidden-line removal

horizontal dimension

I

infinite line

insertion point

intersection

isometric drawing

isometric plane

J

K

L

layer

leader

limits

limits tolerance

linetype

link

LISP

lock

M

M direction

macro

major axis

marker blips

MDI

mesh

minor axis

mirror

model space

multiple-document interface

N

N direction

named view

nested block

nonassociative hatch

O

oblique

offset

OLE

ordinate dimension

origin

orthogonal

orthogonal mode (ortho)

orthographic projection

outside circle

outside polygon

outside window

P

pan

paper space

parallel

parallel dimension

parallel projection

perimeter

perpendicular

plan view

planar

plane

point

point filter

polar array

polar coordinates

polygon

polyline

projection line

prompt box

Prompt History window

Q

quadrant

R

radian

radius

radius dimension

ray

ray tracing

rectangle

rectangular array

redo

redraw

reflectance

refractive

regenerate

relative coordinates

render

revolve

right-hand rule

rotate

rotation angle

rubber-band line

ruled surface

running entity snap

S

scale

script

SDS

segment

selection set

shade

snap angle

snap grid

snap resolution

snapshot

spherical coordinates

spline

status bar

surface model

surface of revolution

system variable

T

tabulated surface

tangent

template

text style

thaw

thickness

through point

tolerance

tolerance command

toolbar

torus

transparency

transparent command

U

UCS

UCS icon

undo

unit

unlock

user coordinate system

V

variance tolerance

VBA

vector

vertex

vertical dimension

view

viewpoint

viewport

viewport configuration

W

WCS

wedge

window circle

window inside

wire-frame model

WMF

workspace

World Coordinate System

X

xref

Y

Z

zoom


2D

Two-dimensional locations defined by x- and y-coordinates.


3D

Three-dimensional locations defined by x-, y-, and z-coordinates.


absolute coordinates

Coordinates defined in relation to the origin point of the current user coordinate system. See also coordinates, coordinate system, origin, relative coordinates, user coordinate system, and World Coordinate System.


ActiveX

A mechanism for exchanging information between different programs in which a copy of a source document is embedded or a pointer to a source document is linked to a target document. See also embed and link .


acute angles

Angles of less than 90 degrees.


alias

An abbreviation or alternative word for an IntelliCAD command.


aligned dimension

A dimension aligned parallel to an entity or measuring the distance between two points at any angle.


angle

The difference in direction between two nonparallel linear entities, measured in degrees or radians.


angular dimension

A dimension measuring the angle between two lines or subtended by an arc.


angular unit

The unit of measurement for angles. Angular units can be measured in decimal degrees, degrees/minutes/seconds, grads, and radians.


annotation

Any text, dimensions, tolerances, or notes added to a drawing.


ANSI

Acronym for American National Standards Institute. In the context of text, a standard character set defined by ANSI used in computer-aided drafting.


arc

A segment of a circle or ellipse.


area

Measurement of a planar region or the calculated space within an entity.


array

Multiple copies of selected entities in a circular or rectangular pattern.


ASCII

Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a commonly used system for assigning numbers to printable alphanumeric characters, punctuation, and symbols.


attribute

A component of a block containing specific text or numeric information. You can copy the information contained in an attribute from the drawing to an external database.


attribute definition

An entity comprised of a name, prompt for information, display characteristics, and default text that, when incorporated into a block, creates an attribute when the block is inserted into the drawing.


attribute name

Text that identifies an attribute within a block.


attribute text

The text containing an attribute's information within a block.


B-spline curve

A curve generated along the path of three or more control points. The curve passes through the start and end points, but does not necessarily pass through the intermediate control points.


base point

A point on an entity that serves as its reference or insertion point. A point of reference when specifying relative distances.


baseline

The line on which text characters appear to sit. The descenders of individual characters drop below the baseline.


baseline dimension

Multiple parallel dimensions measured from the same baseline origin.


bind

To convert an externally referenced drawing into a standard block definition.


blips

Temporary screen markers displayed in the drawing when you select a point. Also called marker blips.


block

One or more entities grouped together to create a single entity. See also nested block.


block definition

The name, base point, and entities grouped together when creating a block.


BYBLOCK

A property whereby an entity inherits the color or linetype of any block that contains it.


BYLAYER

A property whereby an entity inherits the color or linetype of its associated layer.


CAD

Acronym for computer-aided design.


Cartesian coordinates

Coordinates defined using three perpendicular axes (x, y, and z) to define locations in three-dimensional space. See also cylindrical coordinates, polar coordinates, and spherical coordinates.


center line

A line used to indicate the center of a circle or an arc, usually consisting of a center mark and lines extending slightly beyond the diameter of the circle or the arc.


center mark

A cross marking the center of a circle or arc.


chamfer

A beveled edge between two lines.


chord

A line connecting two points on a circle or an arc.


circumference

The measurement of the distance around a circle.


closed

A condition where the start point and end point of an entity are the same.


comma-delimited

Data that is separated by a comma to represent the end of a field.


command bar

A dockable window in which you type IntelliCAD commands and view prompts and other program messages.


cone

A three-dimensional entity where a vertex exists above or below the circular shape and where a surface has been applied between the vertex and the circular shape.


contiguous

Connected, unbroken, or uninterrupted. Entities that share the same end point.


continued dimension

A dimension measured from the previous extension line of an existing dimension, resulting in two or more dimensions positioned end to end.


control point

A point used to define a spline.


Coons patch

A surface interpolated between three or four boundary curves.


coordinate filter

A function that extracts individual x-, y-, and z-coordinate values from different points to create a new composite point.


coordinate system

A system of points that represents the drawing space in relation to an origin (0,0,0) and a set of axes that intersect at the origin. In two dimensions, the x- and y-axes represent horizontal and vertical directions, respectively. In three dimensions, the z-axis represents locations above and below the two-dimensional xy plane. Locations in the drawing can be represented using two-dimensional and three-dimensional rectangular (Cartesian) coordinates, two-dimensional polar coordinates, three-dimensional polar (cylindrical) coordinates, and three-dimensional spherical coordinates. See also polar coordinates, relative coordinates, spherical coordinates, user coordinate system, and World Coordinate System.


coordinates

A set of values that determines a location in two-dimensional or three-dimensional space. See also absolute coordinates, Cartesian coordinates, polar coordinates, relative coordinates, and spherical coordinates.


coplanar

Lying within the same plane.


crosshairs

A cursor that consists of two or three lines that intersect at the cursor location.


crosshatch

To fill an area with a pattern of evenly spaced, perpendicular lines. See also hatch.


crossing circle

An entity selection method that selects entities contained within or crossing the boundary of a circular selection window.


crossing polygon

An entity selection method that selects entities contained within or crossing the boundary of a polygon selection window.


crossing window

An entity selection method that selects entities contained within or crossing the boundary of a rectangular selection window.


cube

A boxed, three-dimensional, geometric shape where length, width, and height are equal.


cursor

The insertion-point symbol on the screen. The appearance of the cursor changes based on the current task.


curve

A smooth, continuous path made up of linear and arc segments. Curve types include arcs, splines, circles, and ellipses.


cylindrical coordinates

Coordinates describing a point in three-dimensional space based on its distance from the origin, its angle in the xy plane, and its z-coordinate value. See also polar coordinates and spherical coordinates.


datum-line dimensioning

A measurement of the horizontal (x-ordinate) or vertical (y-ordinate) distance from an established reference base point or datum.


default

An initial or predefined setting.


detach

To remove an external reference from a drawing. See also external reference.


diameter

The distance across a circle or sphere.


dimension

A measurement, as in height or width. In the context of drafting, a set of lines, arrowheads, and text used to indicate a measurement.


dimension line

A line that indicates the direction and measurement of a linear dimension. An angular dimension uses an arc as its dimension line.


dimension style

A named group of dimension variable settings that determines the appearance of the dimension. You can save multiple dimension styles for reuse.


dimension text

The measurement value. Dimension text can include prefixes, suffixes, tolerances, and other annotations.


dimension variables

Settings that control the appearance of dimensions.


dish

The lower half of a sphere. See also dome.


displacement point

The point to which a base, or reference, point will be relocated when moving or copying entities.


distance

The measure of space between two points.


dock

To position a toolbar or the command bar at the edge of the drawing window, where it locks into place. See also float.


dome

The upper half of a sphere. See also dish.


donut

A filled circle or flat ring created as a polyline.


drawing extents

The smallest rectangle that can contain all the entities in the drawing. Infinite lines and rays do not affect a drawing’s extents. See also limits.


drawing limits

The user-defined boundary of a drawing, defined by its lower left and upper right corner coordinates. See also extents.


drawing unit

The linear measurement system used in a drawing. The user determines what a drawing unit represents, such as one inch, one centimeter, one foot, or one meter.


DWG

A standard format used by CAD programs to store drawing files.


DXF

Acronym for Drawing eXchange Format, a standard ASCII or binary file format for importing and exporting files between most CAD programs.


elevation

The z value measured from the xy plane. Positive values are above the xy plane; negative values are below the xy plane.


embed

A technique for exchanging information between different programs in which a copy of the source document is stored in the target document. See also ActiveX and link.


EMF

Acronym for Enhanced Metafile, a file format with the type and extension of EMF. It is a native internal file format of Windows 95 and Windows NT. EMF supports both raster and vector information and 24-bit RGB color. Most Windows 95 applications and the Windows Clipboard support this format.


end point

The point at which a line or curve ends.


entity

Any single basic item in a drawing. Entities include arc, attribute, block, circle, dimension, ellipse, elliptical arc, infinite line, line, polyline, ray, and text.


Entity Data

Any single basic item in a drawing. Entities include arc, attribute, block, circle, dimension, ellipse, elliptical arc, infinite line, line, polyline, ray, and text.


entity snap

A technique for accurately locating and specifying key geometric points on entities, such as end points and midpoints of lines, and center points and tangents of arcs and circles.


entity snap override

To disable or change an entity snap mode for a single input. See also entity snap and running entity snap.


Esnap

A technique for accurately locating and specifying key geometric points on entities, such as end points and midpoints of lines, and center points and tangents of arcs and circles.


explode

The conversion of a complex entity into its basic entities.


extension lines

Lines extending away from the entity being dimensioned so that you can place the dimension line away from the entity. Also called projection lines.


extents

The smallest rectangle that can contain all the entities in the drawing. Infinite lines and rays do not affect a drawing’s extents. See also limits.


external reference

A drawing that is linked to another drawing.


extrude

The process of converting a two-dimensional entity into a three-dimensional entity by stretching (extruding) the two-dimensional entity along a straight path. Changing the thickness of a two-dimensional entity effectively extrudes it along its z-axis. See also tabulated surface.


face

A planar surface defined by three or four points.


fence

An entity selection method that selects entities crossing a multisegmented line.


fillet

An arc that smoothly connects the end of one line to another.


float

To position a toolbar or the command bar away from the edges of the drawing window where it can be moved independently.


freeze

To suppress the display of, and ignore the entities on, a specified layer when regenerating a drawing, thus accelerating the display of the drawing. See also thaw.


grid

An adjustable, regularly spaced pattern of dots on the screen, used as an aid in drawing and aligning entities. The grid is not plotted.


grip

A small square displayed at key positions on an entity when the entity is selected that can be used to modify the entity by clicking and dragging.


halfwidth

The distance from the center of a wide polyline to its edge.


hatch

To fill a selected area either with lines, crosshatching, or a hatch pattern. See also crosshatch.


hatch pattern

A pattern, often representing a material such as steel, wood, and sand, for filling selected areas.


hidden-line removal

A visualization technique in which all lines that are hidden behind other entities or surfaces from your viewpoint are clipped or removed, giving the image the appearance of a solid object.


horizontal dimension

A linear dimension measuring a horizontal distance.


infinite line

A line extending infinitely in both directions.


insertion point

The point where you place an entity into a particular space. A reference point by which an entity is inserted in the drawing.


intersection

The point where two entities meet or cross.


isometric drawing

A drawing in which the x-, y-, and z-axes are spaced 120 degrees apart and the z-axis is projected vertically.


isometric plane

One of the three orthogonal planes in an isometric drawing.


layer

The computer equivalent of overlays used in manual drafting. A tool by which drawing components can be organized into related sets, such as plumbing, framing, and electrical systems of a house each being drawn on its own layer.


leader

A line leading from a feature of the drawing to an annotation.


limits

The user-defined boundary of a drawing, defined by its lower left and upper right corner coordinates. See also extents.


limits tolerance

Dimension text in which the measured dimension is replaced by the largest and smallest dimensions allowed, with the upper limit displayed above the lower limit. See also tolerance and variance tolerance.


linetype

The appearance of a line, defined as a solid (continuous) line or as a pattern of dashes, dots, and blank spaces.


link

A technique for exchanging information between different programs in which the target document maintains a pointer to the original source document. Any changes to the source document are reflected in all target documents containing links to the source. See also ActiveX and embed.


LISP

Acronym for LIst Processing Language, a computer language invented in the late 1950s by John McCarthy for use in artificial intelligence. Because it is interpreted rather than compiled, and is relatively straightforward, it is a convenient language for users to write routines to extend the set of commands and functionality of IntelliCAD.


lock

Prevents unauthorized access to drawing layers.


M direction

In a polygon mesh, the direction from the first to the second row. See also N direction.


macro

In menus and toolbars, several commands grouped together as one. This is also a common term for Visual Basic for Applications code.


major axis

The longest distance across an ellipse, from one end to the other. See also minor axis.


marker blips

Temporary screen markers displayed in the drawing when you select a point. Also called blips.


MDI

Acronym for multiple-document interface. See multiple-document interface.


mesh

A set of connected polygon faces approximating a curved surface.


minor axis

The shortest distance across an ellipse, from one side to the other. See also major axis.


mirror

To create a reverse-image copy of selected entities by reflecting the entities symmetrically about a line or plane.


model space

The primary drawing workspace in which you create entities. See also paper space.


multiple-document interface

The ability to view and work with different drawings simultaneously.


N direction

In a polygon mesh, the direction from the first to the second column. See also M direction.


named view

A saved view that can be recalled at a later time by specifying its name.


nested block

A block contained as part of the definition of another block. See also block.


nonassociative hatch

A hatch that is not associated with or linked to an entity.


oblique

Geometric lines or planes that are not parallel or perpendicular.


offset

Two or more coplanar lines that never intersect one another.


OLE

Acronym for Object Linking and Embedding. See ActiveX.


ordinate dimension

A measurement of the horizontal (x-ordinate) or vertical (y-ordinate) distance from an established reference base point or datum.


origin

The intersection point of the coordinate system axes. In a Cartesian coordinate system, the origin is the point at which the x-, y-, and z-axes intersect (the 0,0,0 coordinate).


orthogonal

Having perpendicular slopes or tangents at the point of intersection.


orthogonal mode (ortho)

A drawing mode in which the entity creation is constrained to parallel the horizontal and vertical axes relative to the current snap angle.


orthographic projection

A drafting technique by which a three-dimensional item is described in two dimensions by showing it from various directions, most commonly front, top, and side views.


outside circle

An entity selection method that selects entities falling completely outside a circular selection window.


outside polygon

An entity selection method that selects entities falling completely outside a polygon selection window.


outside window

An entity selection method that selects entities falling completely outside a rectangular selection window.


pan

To shift the displayed view of a drawing without changing the magnification. See also zoom.


paper space

A two-dimensional workspace analogous to a sheet of paper, in which you can arrange different views of your drawing as floating model space viewports. See also model space.


parallel

Two or more coplanar lines that never intersect one another.


parallel dimension

Multiple parallel dimensions measured from the same baseline origin.


parallel projection

A drafting technique by which a three-dimensional item is described in two dimensions by showing it from various directions, most commonly front, top, and side views.


perimeter

The distance around the boundary of an entity.


perpendicular

Entities at right angles to one another.


planar

Entities whose extents are situated entirely within a plane.


plane

Two-dimensional surface.


plan view

A view of the drawing from above, looking down the z-axis perpendicular to the xy plane of the current UCS.


point

A location in space specified by its x-, y-, and z-coordinates. A drawing entity consisting of a single x,y,z-coordinate location and represented by one of the several symbols.


point filter

A function that extracts individual x-, y-, and z-coordinate values from different points to create a new composite point.


polar array

Multiple copies of selected entities in a circular pattern.


polar coordinates

Coordinates describing a two-dimensional point on a two-dimensional plane based on its distance from the origin and its angle in the plane. See also Cartesian coordinates, coordinates, cylindrical coordinates, relative coordinates, and spherical coordinates.See ordinate dimension.


polygon

A closed single entity with three or more sides.


polyline

A drawing entity composed of one or more connected line or arc segments treated as a single entity.


projection line

Lines extending away from the entity being dimensioned so that you can place the dimension line away from the entity. Also called extension lines.


prompt box

A list of options displayed when a command or tool provides several choices.


Prompt History window

A window containing a history of the most recent commands and prompts issued since you started the current session of IntelliCAD.


quadrant

One-fourth of a circle, arc, or ellipse entity. In the context of entity snaps, the option that snaps to points on a circle, arc, or ellipse at each quadrant.


radian

A unit of angular measurement; 360 degrees equals 6.283185 or 2pi radians.


radius

The distance from the center of a circle or sphere to its periphery.


radius dimension

A dimension that measures the radius of a circle or arc.


ray

A line that starts at a designated point and runs infinitely.


ray tracing

A visualization technique in which rays from imaginary light sources are traced as they refract off the surfaces of a model, determining where shadows fall and how reflections on shiny materials such as metal and glass appear.


rectangle

A four-sided, closed entity where opposite sides are equal in length.


rectangular array

Multiple copies of selected entities in a rectangular pattern consisting of a specified number of columns and rows.


redo

To reverse the effect of previous undo commands. See also undo.


redraw

To quickly update or refresh the drawing screen display. See also regenerate.


reflectance

The amount of light deflected off the surface of a material.


refractive

The distortion of light rays as they pass through a material. For example, glass is refractive because when light rays pass through it, the rays are bent, causing objects behind the glass to appear magnified.


regenerate

To update or refresh the drawing screen display by recalculating the drawing from its database. See also redraw.


relative coordinates

Coordinates expressed in relation to a previous coordinate. See also absolute coordinates.


render

A visualization technique in which all surfaces of a model are shaded as though they were illuminated from an imaginary light source located behind you as you face the screen. Rendered images are photo-realistic, having depth, shadow, reflection, and texture.


revolve

Creating a three-dimensional surface entity by rotating a two-dimensional profile around an axis.


right-hand rule

A visual aid for remembering the relative directions of the positive x-, y-, and z-axes of a Cartesian coordinate system and the positive rotation direction about an axis.


rotate

To change the orientation of an entity, without modifying it, by repositioning it equidistant from, but at a new angle with respect to, a point or axis.


rotation angle

The angle by which an entity is displaced from its original location when rotating it about a point or axis.


rubber-band line

A ghosted image line that stretches dynamically on the screen with the movement of the cursor. The line extends between a fixed point and the cursor position to provide dynamic feedback.


ruled surface

A three-dimensional polygon mesh that approximates a smooth surface between two entities.


running entity snap

Setting an entity snap so that it continues for subsequent selections. See also entity snap and entity snap override.


scale

To resize an entity. To draw according to the proportions of an entity.


script

A set of commands stored in an ASCII script file and replayed in sequence by running the script.


SDS

Acronym for Superior Development System, a C programming interface for developing specialized programs to run inside IntelliCAD.


segment

Any part of an entity bounded by two points.


selection set

One or more drawing entities selected on which one can operate as a single unit.


shade

To fill planar entities with solid colors for easier visualization.


snap angle

The angle around which the snap grid is rotated.


snap grid

An invisible grid that locks entity creation to a specified alignment and snap increment when Snap mode is enabled.


snap resolution

The spacing between points on the snap grid.


snapshot

A raster representation of the current view of one’s drawing.


spherical coordinates

Coordinates describing a point in three-dimensional space based on its distance from the origin, its angle in the xy plane, and its angle up from the xy plane. See also Cartesian coordinates, coordinates, cylindrical coordinates, and polar coordinates.


spline

A curve generated along the path of three or more control points. The curve passes through the start and end points, but does not necessarily pass through the intermediate control points.


status bar

The bar at the bottom of the IntelliCAD window that displays information about the selected command or tool as well as the cursor coordinates, the name of the current layer, mode settings, and other information about drawing settings.


surface model

A three-dimensional model consisting of both edges and the surfaces between those edges. See also wire-frame model.


surface of revolution

A three-dimensional polygonal mesh that approximates the surface generated by rotating a two-dimensional profile around an axis.


system variable

A setting or value that stores operating environment and command information (such as the drawing limits or global linetype scale factor).


tabulated surface

A three-dimensional polygon mesh that approximates the surface generated by extruding a curve along a vector. See also extrude.


tangent

A line that passes through a single point on a curve.


template

A drawing with preset layers, linetypes, and other settings (and entities) that can be used as the basis for creating a new drawing.


text style

A named, saved collection of format settings that determines the appearance of text.


thaw

To redisplay a layer that was previously frozen. See also freeze.


thickness

An entity’s depth, as measured along its z-axis. The distance an entity is extruded above or below its elevation. See also elevation.


through point

In creating a parallel entity, a point through which the new entity passes.


tolerance

Dimension text indicating how much the actual dimension of a manufactured component can vary from the specified dimension. See also limits tolerance and variance tolerance.


tolerance command

A command that creates a feature-control frame used in mechanical geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.


toolbar

A collection of tools arranged on a palette that can be moved and resized anywhere on the screen.


torus

A donut-shaped, three-dimensional entity.


transparency

The amount of light that passes straight through a material without being reflected or refracted.


transparent command

A command started while another command is already active. You can use a command transparently by preceding it with an apostrophe.


UCS

Acronym for user coordinate system. See user coordinate system.


UCS icon

A user coordinate system icon that shows the orientation of the coordinate axes, the location of the coordinate system origin, and the viewing direction relative to the xy plane.


undo

To reverse the effect of previous commands. See also redo.


unit

The linear measurement system used in a drawing. The user determines what a drawing unit represents, such as one inch, one centimeter, one foot, or one meter.


unlock

Free access to layers in a drawing that would be otherwise locked, thus prohibiting them from being viewed or edited by another user.


user coordinate system

A Cartesian coordinate system with origins and orientation defined by the user. See also World Coordinate System.


variance tolerance

Dimension text in which a plus/minus value is appended to the specified dimension to indicate how much the actual dimension of a manufactured component can vary from the specified dimension. See also limits tolerance and tolerance.


VBA

Acronym for Visual Basic for Applications, a macro programming language embedded in programs that allows the user to customize the program.


vector

A means of describing a displacement using magnitude and orientation. For example, you can create a line entity, or move an entity, by specifying an initial point, a direction, and a distance.


vertex

The point of intersection of the sides of an angle. The start or end points of a line or arc segment in a polyline.


vertical dimension

A linear dimension measuring a vertical distance.


view

A representation of a drawing or portion of a drawing from a specific viewpoint in three-dimensional space.


viewpoint

A location in three-dimensional space for viewing one’s drafting.


viewport

A window that displays all or a portion of the drawing’s model space. See also model space and paper space.


viewport configuration

A named arrangement of windows that can be saved and restored.


WCS

Acronym for World Coordinate System. See World Coordinate System.


 wedge

A three-dimensional entity that resembles a box divided along one side from one corner to the opposite corner; for example, a doorstop or a ramp.


window circle

An entity selection method that selects entities contained entirely within a circular selection window.


window inside

An entity selection method that selects entities contained entirely within a rectangular selection window.


window polygon

An entity selection method that selects entities contained entirely within a polygon selection window.


wire-frame model

A three-dimensional model consisting of lines and curves that define the edges of a three-dimensional entity. See also surface model.


WMF

Acronym for Windows metafile, a format containing vector and color information to render entities.


workspace

A space for representing and working with drawing information; types of workspaces are paper space and model space.


World Coordinate System

The fixed Cartesian coordinate system used as the basis for defining other coordinate systems. See also user coordinate system.


xref

A drawing that is linked to another drawing.


zoom

To increase or decrease the magnification of the display of the drawing. See also pan.


Plotting Troubleshooter
IntelliCAD 98 Plotting Troubleshooter

	This troublshooter guides you through the process of plotting drawings from IntelliCAD using the WinLINE print driver, which is delivered with IntelliCAD 98.   Begin


Check or Final?
Check Plot or Final?

	You can plot both final-quality plots or check plots with IntelliCAD. Final-quality plots can have multiple colors and line weights or black & white with multiple line weights. Check plots have a single line weight and are typically black & white.   Check Plot   Final Plot


Set up your plotter

	First you need to select a plotter. Choose File > Print from the IntelliCAD 98 menu. In the Print Settings dialog box,  click Print Setup.   Next


Select a plotter

	Select a plotter, select the paper size and paper orientation, and then click OK. To add a plotter that is not currently listed,  choose Start > Printers from your Windows Taskbar and double-click Add Printer.   Next


Adjust the line weight

	To increase the weight of all printed lines, enter a new number in the Printed line weight field. Click Print to plot the current drawing.   Next


Color or Black & White?

	Now you need to decide if you want to plot in color or black & white.   Color   Black & White


Print the Color Check Plot
Plot the drawing

	Once you have confirmed your plotter properties, go back to the Print Settings dialog box. To map all line colors to black click the Map all colors to black box. Click Print to plot the current drawing.   Finish


Color Check Plot

	Your finished color check plot will verify proper color mapping, drawing accuracy, and your printer setup.   Final Plot Information   Start over


Map all colors to black

	To map all line colors to black click the Map all colors to black box. Click Print to plot the current drawing.   Next


Print the Black & White Check Plot
Plot the drawing

	Once you have confirmed your plotter properties, go back to the Print Settings dialog box. To map all line colors to black click the Map all colors to black box. Click Print to plot the current drawing.   Finish


Black & White Check Plot

	Your finished black & white check plot will allow you to verify drawing accuracy as well as your printer setup.   Final Plot Information   Start over


Set up your plotter

	First you need to select a plotter. Choose File > Print from the IntelliCAD 98 menu. In the Print Settings dialog box,  click Print Setup.   Next


Select a plotter

	Select the plotter to send your current drawing to along with the paper size and paper orientation, then click OK. To add a plotter not currently showing as a choice, choose Start > Printers from your Windows Taskbar and double click on add printer.   Next


Set your plotting preferences on 95 or NT
Set your plotting preferences

	The WinLINE Plus Plotter driver differs between Windows NT and Windows 95. Please select the operating system you are currently using.   Windows 95   Windows NT


Set up your carousel library

	The Windows 95 WinLINE Plus properties dialog box allows you to select the size and orientation of your plotter paper, as well as view the current Carousel Library settings. To change the Carousel Library settings click Carousel Library.   Next


Set up pen characteristics

	The Windows 95 WinLINE Plus Carousel Library dialog box is where you change pen characteristics. Select which pens you want to change from the left side of the dialog box. Enter the pen width and color mapping in the right side of the dialog box.   Next


Save your settings

	Once you have changed the pen settings you can save the current settings as a new set. Click Save and enter a name for the new settings.   Next


Print the Final Plot
Plot the drawing

	Once you have confirmed your plotter properties go back to the Print Settings dialog box. To map all line colors to black click the Map all colors to black box. Click Print to plot the current drawing.   Finish


Color Final Plot

	Your final output in color or black & white will have differing lineweights per your carousel settings.   Check Plot Information   Start over


Set up your pen properties

	The Windows NT4 WinLINE Plus properties dialog box allows you to select the size and orientation of your plotter paper using the Page Setup tab. You can also view and change the current Carousel Library settings using the Advanced tab. To change the Carousel pen settings expand a pen view and choose the characteristic to be changed.   Next


Plotting Troubleshooter
Pen mapping override via hardware 1

	Using your plotters own hardware interface you can choose to override the software pen width, pen color settings. This may be as simple as changing the types of pens physically available for the current settings or you may enter override settings via the plotters own settings display menu.


Plotting Troubleshooter
Pen mapping override via hardware 2

	A drawings colors and line weights as seen in IntelliCAD 98.


Plotting Troubleshooter
Pen mapping override via hardware 3

	The same drawing plotted with color and lineweight changes as a result of override settings made at the plotter.