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\ \***** \____________________________________________________________________ \SELECT \ONE \OF \THESE \MENU \HEADINGS \FOR \HELP ***** SELECT ONE OF THESE MENU HEADINGS FOR HELP ***** ____________________________________________________________________ FILE VIEW DRAW EDIT COPY SPEC MOD CALC * \FILE \FILE-MENU \---------- FILE-MENU ---------- about.. Help Status Label Dir DOS-Cmd Menu Script New Load Revert Rename Save Save-As Plot End MENU-COMMANDS Quit * \VIEW \VIEW-MENU \----------- VIEW-MENU ----------- Redraw Layers Hide-All Show-All Freeze-All Thaw-All Background Save-View Pan Zoom-Window Zoom-Center Zoom-In Zoom-Out Zoom-View Zoom-Width Zoom-Extents Zoom-All MENU-COMMANDS Zoom-Last * \DRAW \DRAW-MENU \-------- DRAW-MENU -------- Point Line Circle Arc Ellipse Text Box Path Polygon Reg-Poly S-Poly Spline Dimension Arrow Dbl-Arrow Fillet Chamfer Tangent MENU-COMMANDS Wide-Line * \EDIT \EDIT-MENU \--------- EDIT-MENU --------- Undo Erase Move Scale Rotate Connect Mirror Break Bend Trim Stretch Edit Origin Fill Front Change MENU-COMMANDS List * \COPY \COPY-MENU \------------ COPY-MENU ------------ Copy Repeat-Copy Circ-Array Rotate-Copy Mirror-Copy Insert-Part Part-Array Circ-Part Write-Part Group Ungroup Define-Symbol List-SymDef Explode-Sym Replace-Sym Delete-SymDef MENU-COMMANDS Draw-Symbol * \SPEC \SPEC-MENU \---------------- SPEC-MENU ---------------- Select-by Configure Fill-Style Line-Style Values Text-Specs Dim-Specs Dim-Format UNITS Feet Inches Meters MENU-COMMANDS mm * \MOD \MOD-MENU \------------- MOD-MENU ------------- Ref-Point Same-X Same-Y Center Midpoint Endpoint On %-Along Degree Parallel Perpendicular Angle-to... Bearing Tangent MENU-COMMANDS Intersection * \CALC \CALC-MENU \-------------- CALC-MENU -------------- Coordinate Bearing Distance MENU-COMMANDS Area * \about.. FILE COMMAND: about.. TEXT EQUIV: VER ABOUT.. displays an alert box with your EasyCAD version and serial number. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Help FILE COMMAND: Help TEXT EQUIV: Help HELP will display a text screen of subjects for which help is available. Use the cursor and left mouse button to select a subject. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Status FILE COMMAND: Status TEXT EQUIV: STATUS STATUS displays a text screen of information about the current drawing. This information includes the drawing name, number of entities, file size in kilobytes (K), label, memory usage, and current settings. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Label FILE COMMAND: Label TEXT EQUIV: LABEL LABEL adds a 40-character descriptive label to your drawing. Type the description, then press RETURN. Select STATUS to see the label for the current drawing. After returning to DOS, you can see this label by using the DOS TYPE command to view the EasyCAD file. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Dir FILE COMMAND: Dir TEXT EQUIV: DOS DIR/P *.FCD DIR lists drawing files in the current directory. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \DOS-Cmd FILE COMMAND: DOS-Cmd TEXT EQUIV: DOS DOS Cmd lets you run other programs and DOS commands without leaving EasyCAD. You must have enough memory for EasyCAD, your current drawing and the outside program. Memory restrictions are discussed in the reference section of the manual. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Menu FILE COMMAND: Menu TEXT EQUIV: MENU MENU loads a custom menu file. After selecting a menu filename from a list, EasyCAD loads the new menus, replacing the current set. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Script FILE COMMAND: Script TEXT EQUIV: SCRIPT SCRIPT loads and runs a script file. A script file is a series of EasyCAD commands previously stored in a text file. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \New FILE COMMAND: New TEXT EQUIV: NEW NEW opens a new drawing file called "WORK.FCD", resetting all defaults to EasyCAD's original values. You should select RENAME to give the new drawing a permanent name before saving it. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Load FILE COMMAND: Load TEXT EQUIV: LOAD LOAD opens a different drawing file. When you select LOAD, a text screen appears listing available drawings. Select the drawing to edit with the cursor or type the file name. If you enter a nonexistent file name, EasyCAD creates a new drawing file with that name. You can list drawings in other DOS directories and sub-directories by selecting them with the cursor. Click on the "\..\" at the top of the load screen to move up in the directory tree, then click on the desired sub-directory. You can list drawings on other drives by selecting the DRIVE box at the top of the LOAD screen and then the desired drive letter. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Revert FILE COMMAND: Revert TEXT EQUIV: REVERT REVERT restores the current drawing to the last version you saved. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Rename FILE COMMAND: Rename TEXT EQUIV: RENAME RENAME changes the name of the current drawing to the new name which you enter, but does NOT save it. Select SAVE or END to save the drawing under the new name. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Save FILE COMMAND: Save TEXT EQUIV: SAVE SAVE saves your current drawing to the disk. Use SAVE frequently to protect your work from power failure. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Save-As FILE COMMAND: Save As TEXT EQUIV: SAVEAS SAVE AS saves a copy of your drawing in a file with a different name. EasyCAD doesn't change the name of the current drawing. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \End FILE COMMAND: End TEXT EQUIV: END END is the normal way to leave EasyCAD. It saves the current drawing and returns you to DOS. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Quit FILE COMMAND: Quit TEXT EQUIV: QUIT QUIT returns to DOS but does NOT save your work since the last SAVE. Use QUIT if you made undesirable changes or only wanted to look at a drawing without changing it. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Plot FILE COMMAND: Plot TEXT EQUIV: PLOT PLOT prompts you with a dialog box to send the drawing to a PLOTTER (or printer), NORMAL PLOT FILE or to a SIZED IMAGE FILE. EasyCAD asks several questions specific to your output device, then asks you to choose a scaling factor and view to plot. See Part 3 Chapter 3 (Printing and Plotting) of your EasyCAD User's Guide for more information. MENU-COMMANDS FILE-MENU * \Redraw VIEW COMMAND: Redraw TEXT EQUIV: REDRAW REDRAW regenerates your entire screen including the MENU, COLOR bar, and drawing window. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Layers VIEW COMMAND: Layers TEXT EQUIV: LAYERS LAYERS displays a dialog box that lets you manage 256 layers, numbered 0 through 255. (Select the MORE button to get layers 32-255.) New entities are drawn on the current work layer. To change to a new layer, select WORK LAYER, then the desired number. EasyCAD draws a double frame around the current work layer. To hide or display a layer, select the layer number. EasyCAD shows hidden layers in black on white. (Hidden layers are protected from editing changes and don't show on-screen or when you plot.) To freeze or thaw a layer, select the FREEZE button, then the layer number. EasyCAD draws a slash through frozen layer numbers. (Entities on frozen layers are protected from editing changes but you can refer to them with modifiers.) MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Hide-All VIEW COMMAND: Hide All TEXT EQUIV: HIDEA HIDE ALL hides all but the current work layer. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Show-All VIEW COMMAND: Show All TEXT EQUIV: SHOWA SHOW ALL displays all hidden layers. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Freeze-All VIEW COMMAND: Freeze All TEXT EQUIV: FREEZEA FREEZE ALL write-protects all layers of the current drawing except the current work layer. Entities on frozen layers can be referenced with drawing modifiers but can not be edited or erased. If you change the work layer to a layer which is frozen, that layer is automatically thawed. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Thaw-All VIEW COMMAND: Thaw All TEXT EQUIV: THAWA THAW ALL un-freezes all frozen layers of the current drawing. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Background VIEW COMMAND: Background TEXT EQUIV: BKGND BACKGROUND selects a new screen background color, which you indicate by entering a number or selecting a color from the palette. This color is ignored during plotting. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Save-View VIEW COMMAND: Save View TEXT EQUIV: SVIEW SAVE VIEW remembers a view of your drawing. Each drawing can have up to 8 numbered views stored with the drawing. When prompted for "view #(1-8):", type in a view number. The view in the drawing window is stored with that view number. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Pan VIEW COMMAND: Pan TEXT EQUIV: PAN PAN shifts your drawing under the drawing window. EasyCAD prompts "pan from:" and "pan to:". Use the crosshairs or type coordinates for the selection of these points to indicate the direction of travel. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Zoom-Window VIEW COMMAND: Zoom Window TEXT EQUIV: ZWIN ZOOM WINDOW lets you draw a window on the screen to select part of your drawing for display. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Zoom-Center VIEW COMMAND: Zoom Center TEXT EQUIV: ZCEN ZOOM CENTER lets you pick a spot in the drawing that will become the new center of the drawing screen. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Zoom-In VIEW COMMAND: Zoom In TEXT EQUIV: ZIN ZOOM IN moves the active drawing window closer to your drawing. At the prompt "zoom in by:", type a number to indicate how many times closer to zoom. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Zoom-Out VIEW COMMAND: Zoom Out TEXT EQUIV: ZOUT ZOOM OUT moves the active drawing window farther away from your drawing. At the prompt reads "zoom out by:", type a number to indicate how many times farther out to zoom. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Zoom-View VIEW COMMAND: Zoom View TEXT EQUIV: VIEW ZOOM VIEW recalls one of the eight views you saved with SAVE VIEW At the prompt "view #(1-8):", type the number of the view you want to see and press RETURN. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Zoom-Width VIEW COMMAND: Zoom Width TEXT EQUIV: ZWID ZOOM WIDTH tells EasyCAD how much of your drawing to display in the current drawing window. At the prompt "view width:", enter a value in numerical units or feet and inches. EasyCAD changes the view. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Zoom-Extents VIEW COMMAND: Zoom Extents TEXT EQUIV: ZEXT ZOOM EXTENTS displays your entire drawing, shrinking or enlarging the view to fill the screen. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Zoom-All VIEW COMMAND: Zoom All TEXT EQUV: ZALL ZOOM ALL zooms to the largest area ever occupied by your drawing, including objects that have been deleted or moved. ZOOM ALL is often faster than ZOOM EXTENTS, because ZOOM ALL doesn't bother to check for deleted entities. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Zoom-Last VIEW COMMAND: Zoom Last TEXT EQUIV: ZLAST ZOOM LAST redraws the current window with the previous zoom magnification and position, even if you have used other commands since the last zoom. MENU-COMMANDS VIEW-MENU * \Point DRAW COMMAND: Point TEXT EQUIV: POINT POINT draws a single dot (1 pixel) in the drawing. Select a point with the crosshairs and left button, or type numeric coordinates. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Line DRAW COMMAND: Line TEXT EQUIV: LINE LINE draws one or more lines in the drawing. Use the crosshairs or type numeric coordinates to select the first point and each successive point. The command repeats until cancelled by the right button. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Circle DRAW COMMAND: Circle TEXT EQUIV: CIRCLE or CIR CIRCLE draws a circle by one of six different methods. When drawing a CIRP circle or a CIR2 circle, hold down the shift key and move the mouse to dynamically move the circle center. The text equivalent of each method is shown. CIR2 Draw a circle from 2 points CIR3 Draw a circle from 3 points CIRP Draw a circle from center and point on circle CIRR Draw a circle from center and radius CIRD Draw a circle from center and diameter CIRT2C Draw a circle tangent to two circles MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Arc DRAW COMMAND: Arc TEXT EQUIV: ARC ARC draws an arc according to one of several methods. The four methods of drawing an arc are listed below with their text equivalents. ARCR Arc drawn by center, radius, start angle, end angle. ARCS Arc drawn by center, start point, end angle. ARC3 Arc drawn through three points. ARCB Arc drawn through three points; point 3 makes a dynamic bulge for shaping the arc. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Ellipse DRAW COMMAND: Ellipse TEXT EQUIV: ELIP ELLIPSEs can be drawn by the following methods. See the reference section of the manual for details. Center & 2 axis Circle at angle to window Inclination & length Elliptical arc MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Text DRAW COMMAND: Text TEXT EQUIV: TEXT TEXT adds lettering to your drawing. When you select TEXT, EasyCAD places a window in the center of the screen in which text appears as you type. Even though the window has multiple lines, the text will be a single line in your drawing. You can use the keyboard arrows to move around in the text window and the DEL key to remove characters. Press RETURN when you have finished. A dynamic cursor appears. Text can be placed anywhere in the drawing screen. If you hold down the SHIFT key and move the mouse, the text will grow or shrink (this size becomes the new default text height). When you type another line of text, press RETURN or the right button to accept the default origin (one line below the origin of the last text you drew) or use the mouse to pick another spot in the drawing. Select XHREQ from the VALUES dialog box or type CTRL-X to activate crosshairs. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Box DRAW COMMAND: Box TEXT EQUIV: BOX BOX draws a rectangular polygon with perfectly horizontal and vertical sides. The box is specified by any two diagonal corners. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Path DRAW COMMAND: Path TEXT EQUIV: PATH PATH draws a routed connection between two endpoints. A path looks like a series of connected lines but is more like an open-ended polygon with at least 2 but not more than 126 nodes. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Polygon DRAW COMMAND: Polygon TEXT EQUIV: POLY POLYGON draws a closed shape with no less than 3 and no more than 126 sides. Change the shape of a polygon with BEND, BREAK, STRETCH, or EDIT. Polygons may be filled. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Reg-Poly DRAW COMMAND: Reg Poly TEXT EQUIV: RPOLY REG POLY (Regular POLYGON) is a shortcut command for drawing regular polygon entities like equilateral triangles, squares or hexagons. You specify the number of sides, the center of the polygon, and where one of the corners between the sides falls. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \S-Poly DRAW COMMAND: S Poly TEXT EQUIV: SPOLY S POLY (Smooth Polygon) draws a closed curved shape defined by a series of node points called a frame. A smooth polygon must have at least 3 and no more than 126 nodes. The frame which defines the nodes can be turned on or off with the VALUES command. Smooth polygons can be modified with EDIT commands such as BEND, BREAK, STRETCH or EDIT. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Spline DRAW COMMAND: Spline TEXT EQUIV: SPLINE SPLINE draws a smooth curve defined by a series of node points called a FRAME. The curve touches the first and last points and follows an average path among the other nodes. A spline must have at least 3 but not more than 126 nodes. The frame which defines the spline can be turned on or off with the VALUES command. Splines can also be modified with EDIT commands such as BEND, BREAK, STRETCH or EDIT. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Dimension DRAW COMMAND: Dimension TEXT EQUIV: DIM EasyCAD draws associative dimensions to measure distances and angles. When you change the drawing, EasyCAD updates the dimensions to report the new measurements. Below are the four types of dimensions with their text equivalents in brackets. HORIZONTAL [DIMH] Measures only horizontal distance VERTICAL [DIMV] Measures only vertical distance PARALLEL [DIMP] Measures linear distances at any angle ANGULAR [DIMA] Measures distance in degrees RADIUS [DIMR] Measures the radius of the arc or circle. NOTE RADIUS [DIMRN] Works just like RADIUS, except that the arrows fall outside the arc or circle. DIAMETER [DIMD] Measure the diameter of a circle (or arc). NOTE DIAM. [DIMDN] Works just like DIAMETER, except that the arrows fall outside the arc or circle. Interior arrows are omitted. Note-style diameter dimensions without a leader can be distinguished from leaderless note radius dimensions by the letter phi (φ) in the dimension text. @ ORDINATE [DIMO] Shows the relative horizontal or vertical distance from a given origin point (not the distance between points). An ordinate dimension entity consists of an origin leader and a series of additional leaders, each of which measures the horizontal or vertical distance from the origin. In new drawings, EasyCAD draws dimensions with these properties: - Height of dimension text = 0.20 units - Text position (linear dimensions only) = inside arrowheads - Text angle (vertical dimensions only) = normal (lined up with arrows) - Arrowhead angle = 24_ - Arrowhead length = 125% of text height - Arrowhead style = #5 (filled arrowheads) - Font = #1 (a blocky, quick-drawing font) - Number of decimal places (for Numeric and Metric formats) = 3 - Dimension measurement format = Feet & Inches MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Arrow DRAW COMMAND: Arrow TEXT EQUV: ARROW ARROW draws an entity similar to a path with an arrowhead at the first node point. The arrowhead's shape and size are determined by the DIM SPECS command. Select ARROW from the DRAW menu and the prompt reads "1st point:". This is where the tip of the arrowhead will be. The prompt then reads "next point:" and you may add additional nodes. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Dbl-Arrow DRAW COMMAND: Dbl Arrow TEXT EQUIV: DARROW DBL ARROW draws an entity just like an arrow except that it has arrowheads on both ends. The arrowhead's shape and size are determined by the DIM SPECS command. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Fillet DRAW COMMAND: Fillet TEXT EQUIV: FILLET FILLET draws an arc entity between two lines, two arcs, or two circles, creating a smooth, rounded corner (the two entities must be the same type). You can add a fillet to entities that cross, lines that are already connected at their endpoints and non-parallel lines that don't meet. EasyCAD first prompts for the two entities to fillet. EasyCAD normally trims or extends the selected lines to meet the fillet arc, so when filleting lines that intersect, click on the part of the line you want to keep. EasyCAD next asks for the fillet radius. If you specify a fillet radius of 0, EasyCAD trims or extends the lines to their intersection point. EasyCAD draws the fillet arc. The prompt now reads "Trim ends [Y]:". Press RETURN or the right button to accept the default (trim ends) or type N to leave ends untrimmed. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Chamfer DRAW COMMAND: Chamfer TEXT EQUIV: CHAMFER CHAMFER draws a line entity which intersects two other lines, creating a bevelled corner. You can add a chamfer to lines that cross, lines that are already connected at their endpoints, or non-parallel lines that do not meet. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Tangent MODIFIER: Tangent TEXT EQUIV: TAN TANGENT as a MODifier selects a point on a circle or arc that forms a tangent from the last point selected. Pick the side of the arc or circle you want the line to be tangent to. DRAW COMMAND: Tangent TEXT EQUIV: TANGENT TANGENT as a DRAW command draws a line entity that is tangent to two circles or arcs. Pick the side of the arc or circle you want the line to be tangent to. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU MOD-MENU * \Wide-Line DRAW COMMAND: Wide Line TEXT EQUIV: WLINE WIDE LINE draws wide, connected line segments with an optional fill pattern. Use FILL to unFILL or reFILL existing wide lines. If outlines are off, EasyCAD leaves the ends of the wide line open. Use an undefined pattern (#25 and up) to get unfilled, open-ended lines. Use the same edit commands on wide lines as on polygons. MENU-COMMANDS DRAW-MENU * \Undo EDIT COMMAND: Undo TEXT EQUIV: UNDO UNDO reverses the last change to the drawing (only one level of undo-- use REVERT to undo all changes since the last SAVE). After completing a command, select UNDO to put the entities back the way they were or to remove the newly added entities. You can use UNDO until you select a new command, PACK, SAVE or close your drawing. Some commands cannot be undone. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Erase EDIT COMMAND: Erase TEXT EQUIV: ERASE ERASE removes the selected entities from your drawing. To recover the erased entities, immediately select UNDO from the EDIT menu. UNDO only works on the last entity drawn or edited. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Move EDIT COMMAND: Move TEXT EQUIV: MOVE MOVE moves selected entities in relation to the rest of the drawing. After you select the entities to be moved, EasyCAD prompts "move from:". Select a point on the entities you want to move with the crosshairs or by typing in coordinates. The prompt now reads "to:". Select a second point with the cursor or by typing in coordinates and the entities will be moved. The from and to points indicate a relative displacement. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Scale EDIT COMMAND: Scale TEXT EQUIV: SCALE SCALE shrinks or enlarges selected entities. After selecting the entities to be scaled, the prompt reads "scale by [1]:". You can enter a scale factor such as "2" for doubling the size or ".5" for half the original size of the entities. EasyCAD next asks for the "scale center:" which is the point around which the entities will be scaled. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Rotate EDIT COMMAND: Rotate TEXT EQUIV: ROTATE ROTATE turns selected entities around a specified center. You can accept the previously used rotation angle, type in a new angle, or use a math operator (* or /) to divide or multiply the default angle. EasyCAD next prompts "rotation center:". This is the point around which the entities are rotated. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Connect EDIT COMMAND: Connect TEXT EQUIV: CONNECT CONNECT attaches one entity to another, changing the entity selected to fit the entity it is connected to. The changes EasyCAD makes to the selected entity can include scaling, rotating, and moving it in order to fit the other entity. The connection is specified by two sets of points. EasyCAD asks you to select point #1 on the entity that will be changed, and the corresponding point on the second entity, where the connection will occur. You select a second set of points in the same manner, and the first entity is changed to fit the second. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Mirror EDIT COMMAND: Mirror TEXT EQUIV: MIRROR MIRROR transforms an entity into a mirror image of itself. Select the entities to mirror. Select the starting and ending points of the mirror axis at the prompts "mirror line start:" and "mirror line end:". EasyCAD flips the entities. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Break EDIT COMMAND: Break TEXT EQUIV: BREAK BREAK makes gaps in all entities except points, ellipses, text, and dimensions. When you BREAK a filled entity, EasyCAD erases the fill pattern. Special cases: Entity broken Replaced by ----------------------------------------- circle arc polygon path smooth polygon spline arrow arrow and path double arrow two single arrows MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Bend EDIT COMMAND: Bend TEXT EQUIV: BEND BEND will bend a selected line to a specified point, making two lines from the original line. This method can be used to add a node (corner) to an existing polygon, path, arrow or wide line. It can also add a new node to a spline or smooth polygon frame. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Trim EDIT COMMAND: Trim TEXT EQUIV: TRIM TRIM cuts back or extends a line to a new endpoint. The prompt reads "line to trim:". Select a point on the part of the line you want to keep. Now the prompt reads "trim to:". Select a new endpoint for the line and EasyCAD erases the end of the line opposite the selection point, beyond the "trim to" point. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Stretch EDIT COMMAND: Stretch TEXT EQUIV: STRETCH STRETCH reshapes most entities by moving some of their end or node points in relation to the others. When prompted for "stretch points in [window]:", place a window around the point(s) that you will stretch on the entity. Stretch moves points, circles, and text without reshaping them. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Edit EDIT COMMAND: Edit TEXT EQUIV: EDIT Edit is a general-purpose command that lets you edit text, ordinate dimensions, or polygon-type entities (like polygons and splines). EDIT works differently depending on the kind of entity you select. Please note: EDIT uses the keyboard arrow keys, so be sure NUM LOCK isn't turned on when you use this command. TEXT: edits any single line of text without retyping it. Use the arrow keys, HOME key, DEL key, BACKSPACE and END to move around and manipulate text. POLYGON entities: reshapes polygons, paths, wide lines, arrows, double arrows, smooth polygons, regular polygons and splines. EasyCAD draws a rubber-band cursor anchored to the first node. Press ESC to see a help summary for modifying the entity and press the right mouse button to leave EDIT. @ ORDINATE dimensions: adds or deletes dimension points and their leaders. (EDIT doesn't let you move dimension points--use STRETCH for that.) After you select a dimension, the prompt reads "Delete dimension point". Use the cursor and left button to select leaders to delete, or press the right mouse button to begin adding dimension points. Now the prompt reads "Add dimension point". Use the cursor and left button to select new points to dimension, or press the right button to leave EDIT. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Origin EDIT COMMAND: Origin TEXT EQUIV: ORIGIN ORIGIN redefines the location of point (0,0) in the current drawing. The UNDO command does not work with ORIGIN. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Fill EDIT COMMAND: Fill TEXT EQUIV: FILL FILL lets you change the FILL (crosshatch) pattern of polygons, smooth polygons, boxes, circles, wide lines and arcs. After selecting the entities to change, select a fill style by typing a pattern number or by selecting the FILL command and clicking on a style. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Front EDIT COMMAND: Front TEXT EQUIV: FRONT FRONT brings entities that you select to the FRONT of your screen. For example, a filled polygon drawn after a line appears to be in front of the line on-screen, hiding it. You can use FRONT to move the line in front of the polygon. Note: the UNDO command does not work for FRONT. If you turn group locking off, then move part of a group to the front, that entity or entities will no longer be in the group. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Change EDIT COMMAND: Change TEXT EQUIV: CHANGE CHANGE lets you change the properties of selected entities. EasyCAD asks you which property to change, which entities to change, and what the new value is. The property choices are listed below. LAYER STYLE COLOR WIDTH HEIGHT ANGLE FONT TEXT DIM Text Pos Nr Dec Pl MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \List EDIT COMMAND: List TEXT EQUIV: LIST LIST displays the following information about each entity selected. * Type of entity; * The x,y coordinates of significant points (start, end, center, node points, etc.); * Length and angle of lines; * Area of polygons; * Layer, color, and line style numbers. LIST brings up a text screen displaying a scrolling list of entities and information. At the end of the list, press any key to return to the drawing. Press CTRL-S to pause scrolling, any key to resume. Press CTRL-C to return to the drawing. MENU-COMMANDS EDIT-MENU * \Copy COPY COMMAND: Copy TEXT EQUIV: COPY COPY allows you to copy one or more entities within a drawing. After you select the entities to copy, EasyCAD asks you for an origin point. After selecting the origin point, you select the destination point, or "copy to" point. The origin point and destination point determine a displacement, or how far the copy will be made from the current position. These points may be selected with the mouse or by typing in coordinates. EasyCAD will continue to prompt "copy to" for additional copies of the same entities. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Repeat-Copy COPY COMMAND: Repeat Copy TEXT EQUIV: REPEAT REPEAT COPY makes a rectangular array of copies. After you select entities to copy, EasyCAD asks for the number of columns and rows, including the original. The next prompt reads "repeat origin:". This is a base point that EasyCAD uses to determine spacing between copies. The last prompt reads "2nd row, 2nd column:". This offset from the starting point tells EasyCAD both the vertical and horizontal spacing you want between parts in the array. EasyCAD draws a rubber-band cursor from the "repeat origin" to the current position to help you judge the spacing. Use the cursor to select the point. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Circ-Array COPY COMMAND: Circ Array TEXT EQUIV: CARY CIRC ARRAY (Circular Array) makes multiple copies arranged in rings. The prompt reads "# of copies:". Enter the total number of objects in each ring, including the original. The prompt reads "# of rings:". Enter the number of objects in each spoke. Select the "array center:" and "copy origin:". Now select the "angle between spokes [even]:". For copies evenly spaced around a full circle, accept the default. If you told EasyCAD to make more than one ring of copies, the next prompt reads "distance between rings:" (the distance from the first copy in each ring to the origin of the next). Enter a measurement in EasyCAD UNITS or in FEET and INCHES. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Rotate-Copy COPY COMMAND: Rotate Copy TEXT EQUIV: ROTCPY ROTATE COPY works like ROTATE, except that instead of rotating the selected entities themselves, it makes a rotated copy, leaving the originals in place. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Mirror-Copy COPY COMMAND: Mirror Copy TEXT EQUIV: MIRCPY MIRROR COPY creates a mirror image copy of the selected entities about any axis. Select entities to be copied. At the prompts "mirror line start:" and "mirror line end:", use the cursor, modifiers or type numerical coordinates to indicate the endpoints of the mirror axis. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Insert-Part COPY COMMAND: Insert Part TEXT EQUIV: PART INSERT PART places any EasyCAD drawing into another drawing as a part. You can insert an element over and over without having to draw it each time, such as a drawing of a chair etc. After you select the part (drawing), EasyCAD prompts you "scale by [1]:". Press the right button to accept the default scale in brackets or type in a new scale. The prompt now reads "rotate by [0]:". Accept the default or type in a new angle. The last prompt reads "insert at:". Use the crosshairs or type in coordinates to select the insertion point for the part. All the entities of the part are now GROUPED together in the drawing. The (0,0) point of the part will be the insertion point in the drawing. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Part-Array COPY COMMAND: Part Array TEXT EQUIV: PARY PART ARRAY builds a rectangular array from multiple copies of a part file, arranging the parts in regularly spaced columns and rows. After selecting a part file and insertion point, give the number of columns (vertical) and rows (horizontal) you want. When prompted for "2nd row, 2nd column:", give the offset for vertical and horizontal distance between parts in the array. EasyCAD draws a rubber-band cursor from the "insert at:" point to the current position to help you judge the spacing. When you select a point, EasyCAD draws the array. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Circ-Part COPY COMMAND: Circ Part TEXT EQUIV: CPARY CIRC PART (Circular Part Array) inserts multiple parts arranged in rings. Select CIRC PART from the COPY menu and then select a part file and enter a scale factor. The next prompt reads "rotate by [0]:". The default (no rotation) aligns each part with the spoke it is in. Next EasyCAD asks "# of spokes:" and "# of rings:". Enter the number of objects in each ring and each spoke. Now select "array center:" with the crosshairs. The next prompt reads "1st part at:". Select an insertion point for the first part (on the inner ring of the first spoke). Now enter "angle between spokes [even]:". If you want parts evenly spaced around a full circle, accept the default. If you told EasyCAD to insert more than one ring, the prompt reads "distance between rings:". Enter a measurement and EasyCAD inserts the parts. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Write-Part COPY COMMAND: Write Part TEXT EQUIV: WRITE WRITE PART saves selected entities from the current drawing as a separate drawing. When you select WRITE PART, FastCAD displays a list of existing drawings and asks for a file to hold the new part. The prompt now reads "part origin [0,0]". Select the origin point and then the entities to be included in the part file. The entities are copied to the file. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Group COPY COMMAND: Group TEXT EQUIV: GROUP GROUP combines multiple entities, so that they act like a single entity. Groups can also be nested in other groups. When you insert parts with INSERT PART, PART ARRAY, or CIRC PART ARY, each part becomes a group. For editing purposes, groups can temporarily be broken throughout your drawing by selecting the LOCK switch in the VALUES dialog box to turn group LOCK on or off. Note: GROUP cannot be cancelled by UNDO. UNGROUP must be used to cancel a group. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Ungroup COPY COMMAND: Ungroup TEXT EQUIV: UNGROUP UNGROUP permanently removes a single level of grouping from selected entities. Since entities can be part of more than one group, you may have to use UNGROUP more than once. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Define-Symbol COPY COMMAND: Define Symbol TEXT EQUIV: DEFSYM A SYMBOL is a named collection of entities that make a complex object but that act like a single entity. To create a symbol definition, draw the picture, then give it a name (up to 8 characters) and origin using Define Symbol. The entities that make up the symbol will be moved to the drawing's invisible symbol area and can be referenced by Draw Symbol. The entities seem to disappear; select UNDO if you want them to reappear. Note: UNDO does NOT cancel the effects of DEFSYM. Symbol definitions are part of the current drawing only. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \List-SymDef COPY COMMAND: List SymDef TEXT EQUIV: LISTSYM LIST SYMDEF provides information about symbol definitions available in the current drawing. The prompt reads "Definition to list [all]*:". Press the right button to see a list of names of all the symbol definitions in the drawing. Type a symbol name and press RETURN to see detailed information on one symbol. Type "*" to see detailed information on all available symbol definitions. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Explode-Sym COPY COMMAND: Explode Sym TEXT EQUIV: EXPSYM EXPLODE SYM converts selected symbol references into ordinary EasyCAD entities that you can edit. EXPLODE SYM will make your drawing larger. It makes your drawing much faster to work with. To modify a symbol and all references to it, EXPLODE one of the symbol references and modify it as desired. Next use DELETE SYMDEF to get rid of the original symbol definition (all references to that name become invisible). Finally, use DEFINE SYMBOL to define the exploded and modified symbol with the original name. The symbol references (except the exploded one) reappear after a REDRAW. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Replace-Sym COPY COMMAND: Replace Sym TEXT EQUIV: REPSYM REPLACE SYM renames selected symbol references so they refer to a different symbol definition. For example, you could change a landscaping plan by selecting references to the definition GARDENIA and replacing them with images of the definition CAMELLIA. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Delete-SymDef COPY COMMAND: Delete SymDef TEXT EQUIV: DELSYM DELETE SYMDEF deletes a symbol definition. If the current drawing has references to the deleted definition, the references disappear from the screen, however, they are still in the drawing. If you make a new symbol definition with the same name, these references reappear the next time you REDRAW the screen. This lets you update symbols throughout your drawing. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Draw-Symbol COPY COMMAND: Draw Symbol TEXT EQUIV: SYMBOL DRAW SYMBOL adds symbol references to your drawing. A symbol is an image of a symbol DEFINITION that you have stored in the invisible symbol area of your drawing with the DEFINE SYMBOL command. You can scale and rotate each symbol as you insert it. MENU-COMMANDS COPY-MENU * \Select-by SPEC COMMAND: Select by TEXT EQUIV: SELECT SELECT BY displays a dialog box that lets you set the selection method used for commands under the EDIT and COPY menus. You can select EACH, WINDOW, or DIALOG. If you choose either EACH or WINDOW, the dialog box will not be displayed with other choices for selecting entities. If you choose DIALOG, the dialog box will be displayed each time EasyCAD asks you to select an entity. MENU-COMMANDS SPEC-MENU * \Configure SPEC COMMAND: Configure TEXT EQUIV: CONFIG CONFIGURE customizes many aspects of EasyCAD. You can change the colors of frames around menus and items in dialog boxes. You can also change the minimum allowable distance between grid dots and also change the EACH pick aperture. You can turn on or off selected entity highlighting, dynamic cursors, and fill pattern color for foreground and background. New fonts can also be installed with this command. MENU-COMMANDS SPEC-MENU * \Fill-Style SPEC COMMAND: Fill Style TEXT EQUIV: FSTYLE FILL STYLE displays a dialog box from which you can select any of 24 crosshatch or pattern fill styles for filling polygons, circles, arcs, smooth polygons, and other closed entities. Select the MORE button to see additional patterns. If there is a double box around TRANSPARENT in the dialog box, the fill style is 0 or clear. MENU-COMMANDS SPEC-MENU * \Line-Style SPEC COMMAND: Line Style TEXT EQUIV: LSTYLE LINE STYLE displays a dialog box from which you can select or modify any of 16 existing line styles (dot-dash patterns). MENU-COMMANDS SPEC-MENU * \Values \VALUES SPEC COMMAND: Values TEXT EQUIV: CVAL or ^V VALUES displays a dialog box for setting drawing environment switches. You can also set the switches using control-key combinations: For example, hold down the "CTRL" key and press "G" to turn the grid on or off (^G). Switch Text Equivalents Action GRID [GRIDON/GRIDOFF or ^G] Turn Grid on or off. GRID VALUE [GRIDV] Set grid spacing. SNAP [SNAPON/SNAPOFF or ^S] Turn Snap locking on or off. SNAP VALUE [SNAPV] Set snap spacing. ORTHO [ORTHON/ORTHOFF or ^O] Turn ORTHO on or off. XHREQ [XHON/XHOFF or ^X] Require crosshairs with rubber-band. FRAME [FRAMEON/FRAMEOFF, ^F] Display/hide frames for splines etc. LOCK [LOCKON/LOCKOFF or ^L] Turn group locking on or off. TRACK [TRKON/TRKOFF or ^T] Turn tracking display on or off. ABS [^V A] Absolute coordinate tracking. REL [^V R] Relative coordinate tracking. POLAR [^V P] Polar coordinate tracking. MENU-COMMANDS GRID-VALUE SNAP-VALUE SPEC-MENU * \Text-Specs SPEC COMMAND: Text Specs TEXT EQUIV: TSPEC TEXT SPECS lets you specify HEIGHT, ANGLE, FONT, LINE SPACING and JUSTIFICATION for text you are about to draw. EasyCAD displays a red box around the current selection. Use the CHANGE command to change these properties for existing text. * Height * Angle * Font * Spacing * Right/Center/Left Justification MENU-COMMANDS SPEC-MENU * \Dim-Specs SPEC COMMAND: Dim Specs TEXT EQUIV: DSPEC DIM SPECS sets the height and position of text and arrows for individual dimensions. Arrowheads can also be modified for ARROWHEAD KIND, ANGLE, and SIZE. Dimensions can be modified as to text font, height, and number of decimal places shown. A red box appears around the current selection. Below is a list of properties. Item Property ------------------------------------------- Dimension | Height, Font, DecPL Arrowhead | Kind, Angle, Size Text Placement | Over, INside, Left, Right Dim Kind | Norm, Zero MENU-COMMANDS SPEC-MENU * \Dim-Format SPEC COMMAND: Dim Format TEXT EQUIV: DFMT DIM FORMAT (DIMension FORMAT) controls the unit format EasyCAD uses to display dimensions throughout your drawing. EasyCAD displays a red box around the current selection. MENU-COMMANDS SPEC-MENU * \UNITS SPEC COMMAND: UNITS TEXT EQUIV: UNITS UNITS defines EasyCAD UNITS to anything you wish. Select UNITS from the SPEC menu and the prompt reads "inches per drawing unit [ ]:" with the default in brackets. You can accept the default conversion or type a new number of inches per unit. For example, to define each drawing UNIT as one mile, type 63360 (5280 feet per mile x 12 inches per foot) and press RETURN. You can use a math operator (* or /) to multiply or divide the current conversion factor in brackets. MENU-COMMANDS SPEC-MENU * \Feet SPEC COMMAND: Feet TEXT EQUV: UNITS 12 FEET makes each EasyCAD UNIT equal to 1 FOOT. MENU-COMMANDS SPEC-MENU * \Inches SPEC COMMAND: Inches TEXT EQUV: UNIT 1 INCHES makes each EasyCAD UNIT equal to 1 INCH. MENU-COMMANDS SPEC-MENU * \Meters SPEC COMMAND: Meters TEXT EQUIV: UNITS 39.37 METERS makes each EasyCAD UNIT equal to 1 METER. MENU-COMMANDS SPEC-MENU * \mm SPEC COMMAND: mm TEXT EQUIV: UNITS .03937 MM makes each EasyCAD UNIT equal to 1 millimeter. MENU-COMMANDS SPEC-MENU * \Ref-Point MODIFIER: Ref Point TEXT EQUIV: REF REF POINT (Reference Point) lets you set a new reference point for relative coordinates and for modifiers. EasyCAD normally uses the last point you selected for a drawing or editing command. MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \Same-X MODIFIER: Same X TEXT EQUIV: SAMEX SAME X aligns points vertically with the reference point by keeping the X coordinate the same as the last point (reference point). MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \Same-Y MODIFIER: Same Y TEXT EQUIV: SAMEY SAME Y aligns points horizontally with the reference point by keeping the Y coordinate the same as the last point (reference point). MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \Center MODIFIER: Center TEXT EQUIV: CEN CENTER locks points to the center of existing entities. Refer to the manual for the effect of CEN on various entities. You can also use F1. MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \Midpoint MODIFIER: Midpoint TEXT EQUIV: MID MIDPOINT locks points to the midpoint of existing entities. Refer to the manual for the effect of MID on various entities. You can also use F3. MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \Endpoint MODIFIER: Endpoint TEXT EQUIV: EPT ENDPOINT locks points to the endpoints or nodes of existing entities. Refer to the manual for the effect of EPT on various entities. You can also use F5. MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \On MODIFIER: On TEXT EQUIV: ON ON locks to a point mathematically on the nearest entity. You can also use F9. MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \%-Along MODIFIER: % Along TEXT EQUIV: % % ALONG (Percent Along) locks to a point at a specified percentage of the reference entity's length. For most reference entities, % Along treats the nearest endpoint to the selection point as the beginning. Refer to the manual for the effect of "% Along" on various entities. You can also use F7. MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \Degree MODIFIER: Degree TEXT EQUIV: DEG DEGREE selects a point at a specified number of degrees around an arc or circle. MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \Parallel MODIFIER: Parallel TEXT EQUIV: PRL PARALLEL locks the rubber-band cursor parallel to an existing reference entity. The reference entity can be anything except an arc, circle or ellipse. Splines and smooth polygons must have the frame turned on. MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \Perpendicular MODIFIER: Perpendicular TEXT EQUIV: PRP PERPENDICULAR locks the rubber-band cursor perpendicular to (at right angles to) an existing reference entity. The reference entity can be anything except an arc, circle or ellipse. Splines and smooth polygons must have the frame turned on. MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \Angle-to... MODIFIER: Angle to... TEXT EQUIV: ANG ANGLE TO locks the rubber-band cursor at a specified angle to an existing reference entity. The reference entity can be anything except an arc, circle or ellipse. Splines and smooth polygons must have the frame turned on. MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \Bearing MODIFIER: Bearing TEXT EQUIV: BRNG BEARING used as a MODifier locks the rubber-band cursor to a bearing angle that you specify. CALC COMMAND: Bearing TEXT EQUIV: BRNG BEARING used as a CALC command allows you to measure the bearing angle of a selected entity. Bearing angle is measured counterclockwise with 0 degrees being at 3 o'clock. MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU CALC-MENU * \Intersection MODIFIER: Intersection TEXT EQUIV: INT INTERSECTION locks to the point where two entities (two lines, a line and a circle, or a line and an arc) intersect. The two entities do not actually have to cross. MENU-COMMANDS MOD-MENU * \Coordinate CALC COMMAND: Coordinate TEXT EQUIV: ID COORDINATE finds the x,y coordinates of any location in your drawing. Select a point with the crosshairs, or use a modifier, and EasyCAD displays the x,y coordinates in a message box, using the current dimension specs. MENU-COMMANDS CALC-MENU * \Distance CALC COMMAND: Distance TEXT EQUIV: DIST DISTANCE calculates the distance between two points. Select points at the "distance from:" and "to:" prompts. EasyCAD displays the distance in drawing units in an alert box. The LIST command (EDIT menu) can also be used to find the length of an existing line entity. MENU-COMMANDS CALC-MENU * \Area CALC COMMAND: Area TEXT EQUIV: AREA AREA calculates the area bounded by an imaginary polygon. EasyCAD prompts for the starting point for additional points of the polygon. Press the right button to complete the last side of the polygon and the area will appear in the center of the screen. The LIST command from the EDIT menu can also be used to find the area of an existing polygon entity. MENU-COMMANDS CALC-MENU * \GRID-VALUE VALUES SWITCH: Grid Value TEXT EQUIV: GRIDV GRID VALUE lets you set spacing between grid dots. When EasyCAD asks for horizontal and vertical spacing, you can press the right button to accept the current spacing, use a math operator (* or /) to multiply or divide the current spacing, type a new value, or select two points the desired distance apart. MENU-COMMANDS VALUES * \SNAP-VALUE VALUES SWITCH: Snap Value TEXT EQUV: SNAPV When SNAP locking is turned on, EasyCAD rounds coordinates you select visually to the nearest snap point. Snap spacing is related to grid dot spacing. You can snap to every grid dot and to points in between grid dots. When you select SNAP VALUE, the prompt reads "snap points per grid unit [ ]:". Press the right button to accept the current spacing, or type a new number. For example, to set 2 snap points per grid dot type "2". EasyCAD ignores snap locking when you type numeric coordinates, when you select entities for editing, and when you use modifiers to lock to specific points on existing entities. MENU-COMMANDS VALUES *