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GemCad 3.92 Command Summary
a angle: set the angle of a new facet
b blink: recompute the facet surrounding the cursor
c center the current view about the cursor
d draw the stone again, discard set points
e edge: set a point of a new facet on the edge of an old facet nearest cursor
f facet: set a point of a new facet on the interior of an old facet at cursor
g gear: change the index gear
h help: print out help for next command instead of doing next command
i index: set the index of a new facet
j jam: set the index of a new facet to that of the facet surrounding the cursor
k kill the facet surrounding the cursor
l list cutting schedule of angles and indexes to screen
m meet: set a point of a new facet at the existing meet point nearest cursor
n name (label) the facet surrounding the cursor
p pierce: set a point of a new facet where the cursor pierces the zero plane
q query user for x, y, and z coordinates of a point of a new facet
r rotate/tilt the stone; will prompt for what fraction of a revolution
s save the project as a binary file with the existing project name
t time-lapse, turn time-lapse on/off
u undo the last command which changed the stone
v vector: display distance, angle and index of line joining last two points
w waytwace: trace a light ray from cursor into stone and back out of stone
x xfer: transfer the stone
y sYmmetry: change the degree of radial sym. and whether mirror-image sym.
z zoom in on the view surrounding the cursor or zoom back out again
A Angle: get angle of facet surrounding cursor and set it for a new facet
B blink: recompute a tier of facets, one of which surrounds cursor
C change the facet surrounding by the cursor: next new facet will replace it
D demo: demonstrate GemCad by repeatedly cutting the current design
E export project as a Long & Steele GDP3DA format file
I index of refraction: change it and print the critical angle
K kill a tier of facets, one of which surrounds cursor
L list cutting schedule of angles and indexes to a file
M iMport project from a Long & Steele GDP3DA format file
N new cut: TRASHES EXISTING PROJECT
O open an existing project: read from a binary file
P playback: recut the current design
Q quit
R read a project from a text file (such as made by the W command)
S save the project as a binary file with a new project name
T tangent ratio scale top or bottom keying off of facet surrounding cursor
V vector: set the unit distance for the v command
W write the project as a text file
X scale the stone: change angles, shrink, enlarge, stretch, etc.
Z set a point where the facet surrounding the cursor meets the dop (z) axis
! Escape to DOS; will prompt for a one-line DOS command
- construction line: 1st time starts at cursor, 2nd time draws to cursor
F10 Screen dump to IBM ProPrinter or Hewlett-Packard 'Jet printer on LPT1
SPACEBAR draw crosshairs intersecting at cursor
Mouse Buttons: LEFT CENTER RIGHT
Graphics: m (meet pt.) f (pt. on facet) e (pt. on edge)
Text: y Backspace Enter