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:Base UsingICAD.hlp>overview
:Title Using IntelliCAD 98
:Index Using IntelliCAD =UsingICAD.hlp
2 Introduction
3 About this manual=[e-mail]>overview
3 About IntelliCAD=[e-mail]>overview
3 Comparing IntelliCAD and CAD to manual drafting=[e-mail]>overview
3 Getting more information=[e-mail]>overview
2 Getting Started
3 About using IntelliCAD=[e-mail]>overview
3 System requirements=[e-mail]>overview
3 Installing IntelliCAD
4 Installing IntelliCAD=[e-mail]>overview
4 Installing on Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Starting IntelliCAD
4 Starting IntelliCAD=[e-mail]>overview
3 Working in IntelliCAD
4 Working in IntelliCAD =[e-mail]>overview
4 Displaying commands on a shortcut menu=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Displaying and hiding toolbars=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Using the command bar=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Using the status bar=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Using prompt boxes=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Selecting commands
4 Selecting commands=[e-mail]>overview
4 Using commands=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Using the Prompt History window=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Using scripts=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Correcting mistakes
4 Correcting mistakes=[e-mail]>overview
3 Customizing IntelliCAD
4 Customizing IntelliCAD=[e-mail]>overview
3 Getting online Help
4 Getting online Help=[e-mail]>overview
3 Saving your drawing
4 Saving your drawing=[e-mail]>overview
3 Exiting IntelliCAD
4 Exiting IntelliCAD=[e-mail]>overview
2 Working with drawings
3 About working with drawings=[e-mail]>overview
3 Creating a new drawing
4 Creating a new drawing=[e-mail]>overview
4 To create a new drawing based on a template=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Opening an existing drawing
4 Opening an existing drawing=[e-mail]>overview
4 To open an existing drawing=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Setting up a drawing
4 Setting up a drawing=[e-mail]>overview
4 Setting the current layer=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the current entity color=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the current linetype=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the linetype scale=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting drawing units=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Understanding scale factors=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the text height=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the drawing limits=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Setting and changing the grid and snap alignment
4 Setting and changing the grid and snap alignment=[e-mail]>overview
4 Setting a reference grid=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting snap spacing=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Changing the snap and grid angle and base point=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Using isometric snap and grid=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Using the Draw Orthogonal option
4 Using the Draw Orthogonal option=[e-mail]>overview
4 To enable orthogonal drawing=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Using entity snaps
4 Using entity snaps=[e-mail]>overview
4 To change the size of the entity snap target box=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting entity snaps=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Nearest Snap tool=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Endpoint Snap tool=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Midpoint Snap tool=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Center Snap tool=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Perpendicular Snap tool=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Tangent Snap tool=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Quadrant Snap tool=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Insertion Point Snap tool=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Point Snap tool=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Intersection Snap tool=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Plan View Intersection Snap tool=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Quick Snap tool=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Clear Entity Snaps tool=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Saving your drawing
4 Saving your drawing=[e-mail]>overview
2 Creating simple entities
3 About creating simple entities=[e-mail]>overview
3 Drawing lines
4 Drawing lines=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw a line as a continuation from the end of an arc=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Drawing circles
4 Drawing circles=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw a circle by specifying its center and radius=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To draw a circle tangent to existing entities=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Drawing arcs
4 Drawing arcs=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw an arc by specifying three points=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To draw an arc by specifying its start point, center point, and end point=UG04_To_draw_an_[e-mail]>procedur
4 To draw an arc by specifying two points and an included angle=UG04_T[e-mail]>procedur
4 To draw an arc tangent to an arc or line=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Drawing ellipses
4 Drawing ellipses=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw an ellipse by specifying the axis end points=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Drawing elliptical arcs
4 Drawing elliptical arcs=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw an elliptical arc by specifying the axis end points=UG04[e-mail]>procedur
3 Creating point entities
4 Creating point entities=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw a point=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To draw several points=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Changing the size and appearance of point entities=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Drawing rays
4 Drawing rays=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw a ray=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Drawing infinite lines
4 Drawing infinite lines=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw an infinite line=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To draw an infinite line at a specified angle relative to another entity=UG04_To_draw_an_i[e-mail]>procedur
3 Creating freehand sketches
4 Creating freehand sketches=[e-mail]>overview
4 To create a freehand sketch=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Erasing freehand sketch lines=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the sketch method and accuracy=[e-mail]>procedur
2 Creating complex entities
3 About creating complex entities=[e-mail]>overview
3 Drawing rectangles
4 Drawing rectangles=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw a square=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Drawing polygons
4 Drawing polygons=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw a polygon by vertex=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Drawing polygons by side=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Drawing polylines
4 Drawing polylines=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw a polyline with straight segments=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To draw a line segment followed by an arc polyline segment=UG0[e-mail]>procedur
3 Drawing splines
4 Drawing splines=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw a spline=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Specifying fit tolerance=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Drawing a closed spline=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Drawing donuts
4 Drawing donuts=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw a donut=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To draw a donut tangent to existing entities=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Creating planes
4 Creating planes=[e-mail]>overview
4 To draw a quadrilateral plane=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To draw a rectangular plane=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Adding hatching
4 Adding hatching=[e-mail]>overview
4 To hatch an entity using a simple line pattern=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Using a predefined hatch pattern=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Using hatch styles=[e-mail]>procedur
2 Viewing your drawing
3 About viewing your drawing=[e-mail]>overview
3 Redrawing and regenerating a drawing
4 Redrawing and regenerating a drawing=[e-mail]>overview
4 To redraw (refresh) the current window display=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Moving around within a drawing
4 Moving around within a drawing=[e-mail]>overview
4 Using the pan command=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Changing the magnification of your drawing
4 Changing the magnification of your drawing=[e-mail]>overview
4 Zooming using a window=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Displaying the previous view of a drawing=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Zooming to a specific scale=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Combining zooming and panning=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Displaying the entire drawing=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Displaying multiple views
4 Displaying multiple views=[e-mail]>overview
4 Dividing the current window into multiple views=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Saving window configurations=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Controlling visual elements
4 Controlling visual elements=[e-mail]>overview
4 Turning Fill on and off=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Turning Text display on and off=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Turning Highlighting on and off=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Turning Blips on and off=[e-mail]>procedur
2 Working with coordinates
3 About working with coordinates=[e-mail]>overview
3 Using Cartesian coordinates
4 Using Cartesian coordinates=[e-mail]>overview
4 Finding the coordinates of a point=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Using two-dimensional coordinates
4 Using two-dimensional coordinates=[e-mail]>overview
3 Using three-dimensional coordinates
4 Using three-dimensional coordinates=[e-mail]>overview
3 Using xyz point filters
4 Using xyz point filters=[e-mail]>overview
3 Defining user coordinate systems
4 Defining user coordinate systems=[e-mail]>overview
4 Defining a user coordinate system=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Using a preset user coordinate system=[e-mail]>procedur
2 Working with the Drawing Explorer
3 About working with the Drawing Explorer=[e-mail]>overview
3 Using the Drawing Explorer
4 Using the Drawing Explorer=[e-mail]>overview
4 Copying settings=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Deleting settings=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Organizing information on layers
4 Organizing information on layers=[e-mail]>overview
4 Creating and naming layers=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the current layer=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Controlling layer visibility=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Locking and unlocking layers=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the layer color=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting a layer's linetype =[e-mail]>procedur
3 Working with linetypes
4 Working with linetypes=[e-mail]>overview
4 Setting the current linetype=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Loading additional linetypes=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating new linetypes=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Working with text fonts and styles
4 Working with text fonts and styles=[e-mail]>overview
4 Creating new text styles=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Modifying text styles=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the current text style=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Working with coordinate systems
4 Working with coordinate systems=[e-mail]>overview
3 Using named views
4 Using named views=[e-mail]>overview
4 Saving named views=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Restoring named views=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Working with blocks and external references
4 Working with blocks and external references=[e-mail]>overview
4 Creating a block=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Inserting a block=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Inserting a drawing as a block=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Attaching a drawing as an external reference=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Saving a block as a separate drawing =[e-mail]>procedur
2 Getting drawing information
3 About getting drawing information=[e-mail]>overview
3 Specifying measurements and divisions
4 Specifying measurements and divisions=[e-mail]>overview
4 Measuring intervals on entities=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Dividing entities into segments=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Calculating areas
4 Calculating areas=[e-mail]>overview
4 Calculating areas of closed entities=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Calculating combined areas=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Calculating distances and angles
4 Calculating distances and angles=[e-mail]>overview
4 To calculate the distance between two points and their angle=UG09_[e-mail]>procedur
3 Displaying information about your drawing
4 Displaying information about your drawing=[e-mail]>overview
4 Displaying information about entities=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Displaying the drawing status=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Tracking time spent working on a drawing=[e-mail]>procedur
2 Modifying entities
3 About modifying entities=[e-mail]>overview
3 Selecting entities
4 Selecting entities=[e-mail]>overview
4 Displaying selected entities highlighted=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Entity selection methods=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To create a Window-Inside=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To create a Crossing Window=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To select entities using Window Polygon=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To select entities using Fence=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Choosing the command first=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Selecting entities first=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Turning grips on and off=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Editing with grips=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Changing the properties of entities
4 Changing the properties of entities=[e-mail]>overview
4 To change the properties of entities=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Deleting entities
4 Deleting entities=[e-mail]>overview
4 To delete a selection set=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Copying entities
4 Copying entities=[e-mail]>overview
4 Copying entities within a drawing=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Copying between drawings=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Making parallel copies=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Mirroring entities=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Arraying entities=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Rearranging entities
4 Rearranging entities=[e-mail]>overview
4 Moving entities=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Rotating entities=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Resizing entities
4 Resizing entities=[e-mail]>overview
4 Stretching entities=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Scaling entities=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Extending entities=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Trimming entities=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Editing the length of entities=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Breaking and joining entities
4 Breaking and joining entities=[e-mail]>overview
4 Breaking entities=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Joining entities=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Editing polylines
4 Editing polylines=[e-mail]>overview
4 Opening and closing polylines=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Curving and decurving polylines=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Joining polylines=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Changing the polyline width=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Editing polyline vertices=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Exploding entities
4 Exploding entities=[e-mail]>overview
4 To explode an entity=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Chamfering and filleting entities
4 Chamfering and filleting entities=[e-mail]>overview
4 Chamfering entities=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Filleting entities=[e-mail]>procedur
2 Working with text
3 About working with text=[e-mail]>overview
3 Creating text
4 Creating text=[e-mail]>overview
4 To create text=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Creating paragraph text
4 Creating paragraph text=[e-mail]>overview
4 To create paragraph text=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Working with text styles
4 Working with text styles=[e-mail]>overview
4 To create a new text style=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Formatting text
4 Formatting text=[e-mail]>overview
4 Setting the text style=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the text alignment=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the paragraph text alignment=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Including special text characters=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Changing text
4 Changing text=[e-mail]>overview
4 To edit text=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To change text properties=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Checking spelling
4 Checking spelling=[e-mail]>overview
4 To check spelling=[e-mail]>procedur
2 Dimensioning your drawing
3 About dimensioning your drawing=[e-mail]>overview
3 Understanding dimensioning concepts=[e-mail]>overview
3 Creating dimensions
4 Creating dimensions=[e-mail]>overview
4 Creating linear dimensions=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating angular dimensions=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating diameter and radius dimensions=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating ordinate dimensions=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating leaders and annotations=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Editing dimensions
4 Editing dimensions=[e-mail]>overview
4 Making dimensions oblique=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Editing dimension text=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Understanding dimension styles and variables
4 Understanding dimension styles and variables=[e-mail]>overview
4 To create a dimension style=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Controlling dimension arrows=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Controlling dimension format=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Controlling line settings=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Controlling dimension text=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Controlling dimension units=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Adding geometric tolerances
4 Adding geometric tolerances=[e-mail]>overview
4 To add a geometric tolerance=[e-mail]>procedur
2 Working with blocks, attributes, and external references
3 About working with blocks, attributes, and external references=UG13[e-mail]>overview
3 Working with blocks
4 Working with blocks=[e-mail]>overview
4 Creating blocks=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Inserting blocks=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Redefining blocks=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Exploding blocks=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Working with attributes
4 Working with attributes=[e-mail]>overview
4 Defining attributes=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Editing attribute definitions=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Attaching attributes to blocks=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Extracting attribute information=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Working with external references
4 Working with external references=[e-mail]>overview
4 Attaching external references=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Detaching external references=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Reloading external references=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Overlaying external references=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Changing the path for external references=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Binding external references to drawings=[e-mail]>procedur
2 Formatting and printing paper drawings
3 About formatting and printing paper drawings=[e-mail]>overview
3 Using paper space and model space
4 Using paper space and model space=[e-mail]>overview
4 To switch to paper space=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To switch to model space with floating viewports=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To switch to model space with tiled viewports=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Preparing a layout
4 Preparing a layout=[e-mail]>overview
4 Creating floating viewports=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Modifying floating viewports=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Printing or plotting your drawing
4 Printing or plotting your drawing=[e-mail]>overview
4 To preview the drawing before printing=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To print a drawing=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Using plotter drivers=[e-mail]>procedur
2 Drawing in three dimensions
3 About drawing in three dimensions=[e-mail]>overview
3 Viewing entities in three dimensions
4 Viewing entities in three dimensions=[e-mail]>overview
4 Setting the viewing direction=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Creating three-dimensional entities
4 Creating three-dimensional entities=[e-mail]>overview
4 Applying elevation and thickness=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating three-dimensional faces=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating rectangular meshes=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating polyface meshes=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating boxes=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating wedges=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating cones=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating pyramids=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating cylinders=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating spheres=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating dishes=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating domes=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating tori=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating ruled surface meshes=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating extruded surface meshes=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating revolved surface meshes=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating edge-defined Coons surface patch meshes=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Editing in three dimensions
4 Editing in three dimensions=[e-mail]>overview
4 Rotating in three dimensions=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Arraying in three dimensions=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Mirroring in three dimensions=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Hiding and shading
4 Hiding and shading=[e-mail]>overview
4 Creating hidden-line images=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating shaded images=[e-mail]>procedur
2 Working with other programs
3 About working with other programs=[e-mail]>overview
3 Saving and viewing snapshots
4 Saving and viewing snapshots=[e-mail]>overview
4 To create a snapshot=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To view a snapshot=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Working with other Visio products
4 Working with other Visio products=[e-mail]>overview
4 To view an IntelliCAD drawing in a Visio program=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Using data from other programs in IntelliCAD drawings
4 Using data from other programs in IntelliCAD drawings=[e-mail]>overview
4 Embedding objects into drawings=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Linking objects to drawings=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Editing an embedded or linked object from within IntelliCAD=UG16[e-mail]>procedur
3 Using data from IntelliCAD in other programs
4 Using data from IntelliCAD in other programs=[e-mail]>overview
4 Embedding drawings=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Editing an embedded IntelliCAD object in place=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Linking drawings=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Dragging IntelliCAD drawings into other programs=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Exporting drawings=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Sending drawings through electronic mail=[e-mail]>procedur
2 Customizing IntelliCAD
3 About customizing IntelliCAD=[e-mail]>overview
3 Setting and changing options
4 Setting and changing options=[e-mail]>overview
4 To change any of the options settings=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the search path=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the template drawing=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Saving your drawings automatically=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the experience level=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the command lines to track=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Displaying prompt boxes=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Automatic Menu Loading=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the graphics screen color=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the axis colors=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Customizing menus
4 Customizing menus=[e-mail]>overview
4 Creating new pull-down menus and commands=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the experience level for menus=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Saving menu files=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Loading menu files=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Customizing toolbars
4 Customizing toolbars=[e-mail]>overview
4 Creating a new toolbar=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Naming toolbars=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating flyouts=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Setting the experience level for toolbars=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Creating custom toolbar tools=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Importing toolbars=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Customizing the keyboard
4 Customizing the keyboard=[e-mail]>overview
4 Creating a new keyboard shortcut=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Saving keyboard shortcut files=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Loading keyboard shortcut files=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Creating aliases
4 Creating aliases=[e-mail]>overview
4 Creating, redefining, and deleting aliases=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Saving alias files=[e-mail]>procedur
4 Loading alias files=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Creating and replaying scripts
4 Creating and replaying scripts=[e-mail]>overview
4 To record a script=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To stop recording=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To replay a script=[e-mail]>procedur
4 To append a script=[e-mail]>procedur
3 Programming IntelliCAD
4 Programming IntelliCAD=[e-mail]>overview
4 Using LISP routines=[e-mail]>procedur