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1. Regional Zoom To use this method of zooming first select Zoom tool from the Edit toolbox Now hold down the mouse button and drag a selection rectangle to select the of the design to be magnified The area identified within he selection rectangle is displayed to the maximum size ofthe screen The magnification factor is determined by the size of he area selected Drag a selection rectangle Text Toot This tool can be used to add captions and paragraphs of text lo any drawing The user can mix fons font sizes and font styles o Fonts v Align elt Alon Fight Aig Certer Before text is typed within a design choose the font font size font style and text alignment that are appropriate for the document The program supports any font that is installed within the operating system KeyCAD Pro also supports TrueType and PostScript fonts Text be aligned along the Ic or right margins or centered between margins KeyCAD Pro s pop up dialog allows fast access when selecting the desired text To access the pop up dialog pull down the Text menu and choose the Fonts option and select from options such as Font Sole Adding Text to a document 1 Choose a font from the Font menu 2 Choose a font size from the Size menu 3 Choose a font style from the Style menu 4 Choose align Left Right or Center from the Text menu After the choices made select the Text tool f
2. SOAS Bal red oj New Image Ungroup Fill Pattern Pen Color Save File Import Image FlipHorizontal As Snap to Grid Menu Bar The Menu Bar permits more efficient work within the design The Menu Bar can be turned On or Offas necessary To turn the Menu Bar On or OM firs pull down the Layout menu and select the Barcommand Hold down Cirl M to tum the Menu Bar On or The commands tools and options found within the Menu Bar can be accessed within the various menus found at the top of the sereen The buttons and pull down menus have been designed with minimal size They are placed along the edge ofthe title bar to minimize space utilization and allow an unobstructed design environment Ifthe monitor being used is smaller than the width of the Menu Bar the program cuts off the options furthest to the right It omits one option ata time until the width of the Menu Bar fits within the screen size The following pages provide brief definition ofeach found within the Menu Bar Refer to the Menu to access further details on selected options The Menus provide detailed examples on how touse these options while creating a design Refer to the Contents Section at the beginning of the manual fora list of commands contained within each menu Mirror This function permits the selected object to be duplicated and flipped The mirrored objecti
3. Using Keyboard Entry with the Line Tool The Line tool Numeric Keyboard Entry Dialog box can be accessed by double licking on the Line tool icon A Dialog box appears allowing the user to numerically enter length angle and start point After double clicking onthe Line ool the Numeric Keyboard Entry Dialog box appears Ii disregards the mouse actions and the line is drawn to the numericinformationenteredinthe Dialog box The lengthand angle ofthe line as well as the start point can be set When setting the start point first select the Start Point button Notice that the Dialog box information changes to coordinate positions These coordinates allow the user to set the start and end points of the line The user ean choose from Cartesian or Polar coordinates for drawing the line the Polar coordinates are selected a start point must still be set for the linc being drawn Cartesian coordinates allow the user to set the start and end point atany X Y coordinates Polar coordinates allows the entry of the length and angle of the line The start point coordinates must still be set for the linc being created Once thecorrectinformationis entered click on the OK button to complete the new line Click on the Cancel button to cancel the line drawing operation Spline Tool The SHIFT key together with the Spline tool constrain cach spline segment to a perfect horizontal or vertical line The Spline tool is designe
4. Chamfer Tool Trim Tool Eu Zoom Tool Text Tool Selection Toot The Selection tool is primarily used for repositioning selected objects to any location within the design This tool is used to select and move individual or groups of objects anywhere within the design area This tool is the first tool in the Edit toolbox and is sometimes called a Cursor tool The tool works in two different fashions when selecting objects First click on any of an objectto highlight the object more objects be added by holding down the SHIFT key when clicking on additional objects The second method of selection is to drag a selection rectangle around the objet or group of objects there is a specific location that sto be entered when moving objects do so by using Keyboard Entry This is explained later in this section under the subheading Keyboard Entry Selecting Objects One of the most common ways of selecting objects is to click on a part of the object Alter clicking on the object the vertex points become highlighted The object may then be relocated anywhere on the sereen by clicking and dragging on a line in the object When dragging the abject a ghost line appears which represents the boundary lines of the object or objects selected NOTE Perfect horizontal or vertical movement can be achieved By holding down the SHIFT key while dragging the object Example 1 The following example provides furth
5. print they represent where KeyCAD Pro dividesthe drawing into printed pages The page break lines are in accordance with the page size and orientation selected in the Page Setup Dialog box Page break lines cannot be moved or adjusted on the page where they appear on the design KeyCAD Pro automatically sets the page break positions based upon the settings chosen in the Paper Size and Page Sep Dialog boxes D To display Page Breaks choose the Page Break command from the Layout Menu Axis Lines Page Breaks To hide the page breaks choose the Page Breaks command again and the lines disappear The Page Breaks command Works as a toggle switch Grid The Grid options are accessed through the Grid pop up menu which is found under the Layout menu Drag the mouse cursor on top ofthe word Grid and a pop up menu appears as shown below Within this menu the user can choose o turn the Grid lines On or Snap To Grid and set the Grid Spacing Gri es Snap to Grid Grid Spacing The Grid Pop Up Mena o Grit Lines Grid lines are evenly spaced on the screen and can be used as reference points when creating adesign These ines asistin accurately positioning and adjusting the size of objets The space between each grid line ean be set to a specific distance To change the grid spacing select the Grid Spacing command Dialog box appears which allows the grid spacing to be set
6. only snap 1 points onthe current grid setting Ithe Snap To Gridoptionis tumed Offtheuser con then snap o the comer point within the object closes to the cursor Changing The Corner Point Snap To Tool The Comer Point Snap To tool can be changed at any time by pressing the Tab key This allows the user to start with the Comer Point Snap To tool and end with different Snap To tool suchas the Perpendicular Point Snap To wool Setting Tool to Lock or Reset The Center Pointtool can besettoalocked position sothatitdoesnotreset afier the first point is set Double clicking locks the tool to a dark background whilea single click onthe tool results in a gray backgroundin the Reset mode Intersection The Intersection Snap To tool should be used to connect the start or end point of an object where two other objects intersect An intersection is defined as any point where the lines of two objects meet or cross p neenon poin e When using the Intersection tool the user can snap to any intersection point of two objects The Intersection Snap Totoolsupportsan interactive snap to function This meansthe ghost ine of the object being drawn or edited snaps tothe closest intersection of any two objects allowing the user to see which intersection the point is to be snapped before releasing the mouse bution The Intersection tol snaps to the intersection point of any two objects i thecursoris within the sensit
7. 1Unliled Scrolling Speed The Serolling Speed Dialog box is used to change the speed at which the document scrolls when clicking on the Scroll Arrows The Scrolling Speed is determined by the number of pixels the document moves before it redraws the screen The Pixel setting can be changed intwo different ways either click onthe small arrows next tothe numeric display or highlight the numeric value and type in the new setting The program defaults to 50 pixels The higher the number the faster the document scroll Once the desired speed has been entered click on the OK button and the new settings become effective Click the Cancel button to cancel any changes male Background Color The Background Color option is used to change the background color of the document If there are any objects that have no fill to them the background color appears through the objects The background color covers the entire page size of the current document li nue ange 3 8 Lightness B When the Background Coloris selected from the Windows menu a Color Picker Dialog box appears Choose fromany color available lo the current video hardware KeyCAD Pro supports up to 16 8 million colors The RedGreen Blue valuesofany colorcanbechanged as well as the Hue Saturation Brighinessof the selected color Once the colors set click on the OK button or cli
8. Theexample below shows the duplication ofa bush fora landscape layout 1 Select the bush as shown below Notice the highlighted points around the object Highlighted Points Now pulldown the Edit menu and select Duplicate orpress CTRL D Anerselecting Duplicate notice thenewobjectishighlighted Use the Selection tool to drag the duplicate to new location Sidewalk Duplicate Buh Alter moving the second duplicate bush select the Duplicate command and make a third bush Repositionthe third bush to its proper location Third Bush 4 When moving the objects after duplication monitor the readouts at the bottom of the sereen to assist in relocating the selected object to a precise coordinate NOTE The Duplicate Offsets Dialog box determines the ofset distanceof the duplicate objects The Duplicate Offsets Dialog box can be accessed fromthe Edit menu Duplicate Offsets The Duplicate Offsets Dialog box is useful for laying out charts and other design elements such as evenly spaced bolt patterns or multiple shrubs in a landscape design The Duplicate Offsets Dialog function duplicates a selected object requiring a number of evenly spaced copies The Duplicate Offsets Dialog can be accessed by pulling down the Edit menu After typing the Horizontal and Vertical offsets together with the numberof Repeats click the OK button or press ENTER t
9. W 4 05 34 05 Nudge Width Left or Right Nudge W when clicking on these buttons the object changes along the X Axis H 2 49 Nudge Height Up or Down Nudge H when clicking on these buttons the object changes along the Y Axis Setting the Nudge Rate When using the Nudge commands the distance an object moves each time the Nudge command is used can be specified To access the Nudge Rate Dialog box pull down the Edit menu and drag the eursoron top ofthe word Nudge A pop up menu displays Now select the Nudge Rate Once the dialog box appears the nudge rate can be entered Click OK after entering the correct rate Click on the Cancel button to cancel and return to the previous seting The Nudge Rate Dialog affects all of the Nudge commands NOTE The Nudge Rate is always tied to the current scale of the design Nudge Rate Rate Smoothing This command is designed to round the angles of polygons splines and unsmoothed freehand shapes This command can also work conversely by changing the rounded angles back into sharper angles The Smoothing commands can be accessed under the Edit menu hold down the mouse button on top of the word Smoothing and a pop up menu appears From the pop up menu the Smooth Unsmacth and Tension Dialog box can be accessed Smoothing Smooth Unsmooth Tension Smooth Smooth changes selected polygons to smoothed splines
10. Setting End Point Tool to Lock or Reset The End Pointtool can be setto a locked position to prevent resetting after the first point is set Double clicking locks the tol to a dark background while single click on the tool results in a gray background in the Reset mode Point On Use the Point On Snap Totoolto connectthe objects being drawn toa point on another abject The pointthe toolsnaps tois the closestealculated point at the current position when the mouse button is released The Point On Snap To tool supports an interactive snap to function This means the ghost lincofthe object being drawn or edited snaps tothe closest point within the object allowing the user to see where the point is to be placed before releasing the mouse button Anytime the Point On Snap To tool is selected the cursor automatically snaps to the closest point within the nearest object The tool snaps to any point tha is within the sensitivity range ofthe point Sensitivity can be set in the Preference Dialog found under the Edit menu NOTE Ir the Snap To Grid option is On the user can only snap to points onthe current grid setting Ithe Snap To Gridoptionis tumed Off the user con snap to the closest vertex point within the object nearest to the mouse Changing Snap To Tools The Snap To tool can be changed at any time while pressing the Tab key This allows the userto start with the Point On Snap To tool and end with different Snap To tool
11. Cis Actual Size ChE Fill Patterns The Fill Patterns window gives access to the various fill patterns A fill con be applied to any object such as poly gons circles rectangles squares multigons If an object is made up of lines and ares the different elements of the object must first be joined together prior to filling it select a fill pattern pull down the Options menu and drag the mouse ontop of Fill Patterns When the window appears move the mouse cursor top of the desired fill and click the mouse button Selecta fill pattern on returning to the Fill Pattern menu the selected fill isidentifiedbya white frame This indicates thata fillis currently selected Applying a Fill Pattern to an object 1 Selecttheobjecttobe filled More than one object can be selected by holding down SHIFT while clicking on additional objects 2 Now select the desired fill from the Fill Pattern window When an object is already filled and further edits are done to the size or shape of he object the fill pattem is automatically updated to reflect the changes Lock and Unlock Objects within the document can be Locked to prevent them from being accidentally moved edited or deleted When an objectis locked it cannot be deleted moved rotated mirrored or flipped No changes can be made toits appearance stacking order layer size alignment to the gric smooth unsmooth or shape ofth
12. Click once atthe desired offset distance Second Point First Point 4 Now drag the dimension text out away from the object while in cireular motion to reach any angle Then click once to set the angled dimension distance Use the Snap To tools to accurately snap to the end points of the angled line E Diameter Dimension Toot The Diameter dimension tool automatically calculates the dimension of any circles diameter and displays the correct diameter information of the circle This tool does not require the use of a Snap To tool The Diameter tool automatically snaps to the circle boundary points 1 319 NOTE The examples above show the Diameter Dimension of a circle The Diameter tool automatically snaps the cirele s boundary line allowing the user to quickly display the diameter of any circle How to use the Diameter Dimension Tool LL Select the Diameter tool from the Dimension toolbox Place the cursor near the circles boundary line Now click hold down the mouse button and drag the cursor in a circular motion around the edge of the circle and release the mouse button near the point to be dimensioned dre near ML rag the cursor tothe desired text position and release the mouse button 3 Now drag the dimension text to any position on the dimension line and release the mouse button The Dimension text appears at the point where the mouse button was released Any ofthe dimension options can be
13. The Grid Lines option works like toggle switch and the check mark beside the option means that the grid lines are On Select the Grid Lines option totum them and the check mark disappears Totum the Grid Lines On or Off click on the Grid Lines button found on the Menu Bar The Menu bar appears under the title barof he window The Menu Bar can be tumed On or Off from the Layout menu or by pressing CIRLAM E Sup ToGria ensure that objects drawn conform exactly to the Grid tum On the Snap to Grid option When the Snap to Grid option is tumed On KeyCAD Pro restricts the sizing placement and drawing of objets to the spacing of the grid Objects only change size in increments of the grid spacing when the Snap to Grid option is activated Objects cannot move to positions between the grid points The boundary lines of the object can be moved to align only with the grid lines Turning on the Snap to Grid To turn on the Snap to Grid option select it from the Grid pop up menu ound under the Layout menu The option works like atoggle switch and when the Snap to Grid is On a check mark appears beside the name Alternatively tum the Snap to Grid On or Off by clicking on the Snap To Grid button found on the Menu Bar Tum the Menu Bar On or Off by selecting the command under the Layout menu or by pressing CTRL M For more details concerning the Menu Bar refer to the Menudlar section of this chapter ut Menu Bar Cir
14. very detailed and accurate design The Snap To toolbox has the option of being turned On orOffand can be relocated for added convenience The Snap To toolbox docs not appear on the screen when the program is first started All toolboxes can be accessed under the Toolbox subheading found underthe Window menu atthe top of ihe scree A check mark beside the toolbox name indicates that it is active The Snap To tools have been designed to work in combination with the Edit Draw and Dimension tools found within the program When using the Snap To tools with the Draw tools a line can start from the end point of another ine and finish at the center of aciele Using the Snap To tools with othertoolsensures thal the line or objectcreated starts andendsin the precise location desired The sensitivity that determines how close the mouse cusor must be to an object for the program to snap specifie point can also be set The Sensitivity setting is found inthe Preference Dialog under the Edit menu When using the Snap To tools the tools selected can be changed while dragging the mouse by pressing the Tab key This isso that drawing or editing can start with one Shap To ool and end with another The following is picture of the Snap To tools as they appear in the program The names have been listed for the appropriate tool icon The name indicates the Snap To command that is performed when using that partic
15. Clickonthe OK button once the correct information is entered The Cancel button can be used to exit the Dialog and cancel the multigon drawing Arc Tool The Arc tool is designed to draw both elliptical and 90 degree ares KeyCAD Pro defaults to the elliptical Are tool To draw perfect circular ares select the tool icon and hold down SHIFT when using the tool An Elliptical Are A Circular Are Are Tool combined with Snap To Tools The Are tool can be used with the Snap To tools therefore allowing the user to start or end the are from another object cemer intersection end point percentage point etc Remember an are can start and end from any of the Snap To tools Use the Tab key to change Snap To tools when dragging the mouse to create selected objects Shut Point of Ase Theexampleabove shows how the start point was snapped tothe end point ofa line and theend pointofthe Arc was snapped to the comer point ofthe rectangle Using the Arc Tool with the Mouse Arcs can be created in two ways while using the mouse button The two types of ares are elliptical ares and perfect 90 degree arcs Creating an Elliptical are Elliptical are 1 Select the Are tool from the Draw toolbox Now place the crosshair cursor at the desired start point then click and drag the mouse Note how the are follows the crosshair cursor allowing the user to change the length and height of the are 3 At t
16. Smooth rounds the comers of polygons and unsmoothed free formed shapes 0 Unsmooth The Unsmooth command changes splines smoothed polygons and any smoothed free formed shapes into polygons with sharp angles Tension This command is used to access the Tension Dialog box and change the tension value from which the Smooth command is lied The smoothness of selected objects can be loosened or lightened Using the Smooth command The following example shows the effects of the Smooth command when applied toa polygon 2 create a simple open polygon then select the polygon by using the Selection Arrow tool sothatallofthe points within the polygon are highlighted as shown 2 Now select the Smooth command from the Smoothing pop up menu This command automatically smooths the angled corners ofthe polygon Unsmooth 2 After smoothing the polygon select the smoothed polygon and choose Unsmoath The polygon returns to its original angular shape Tension Dialog Box The Tension Dialog box is accessed t set the amount of smoothness that is to be applied when the Smooth command is used The Tension Dialog box can be selected fromthe Smoothing pop up menu whichis found under the Edit menu When entering the tension value the smaller the number the tighter the curves are going to appear Ifthe number is too small the corner points become angular This has similar effect to the Unsmooth command I the t
17. The object is automatically aligned tothe grid NOTE The Snap To tools must used when aligning objects tothe grid This is so the program can identify which point of the object is to be aligned to the grid Any of the Snap To tools can be used when using the Align to Grid command Dimensioning The Dimensioning pop up menu allows the user to access several options forthe dimension tools Most options work like a toggle switch and have check marks beside them to indicate that they are on These options include Arrows In Arrows Out Center Text Text Frame Single Double Limiting Tolerances The Tolerance Values Dialog box can be accessed from the Dimensioning pop up menu This Dialog is for setting the upper and lower tolerance values for the Limiting Tolerance option The Arrowheads pop up menu is where the type of arrowhead for the dimension lines is selected Using thes options enhances the custom appearance ofthe document and helps in using industry standard methods of drafting Diner The Dinendoning Popup Menu Dimensioning Options Arrows In This option makes the Arrows appear on the inside of the witness lines The example below displays how the arrows look when using the Arrows dn option Arrows Out This option makes the Arrows appear on the outside of the witness lines The following example displays how the arrows look when using the Arrows Out option soit The Arrowhea
18. Line tool refer to the Draw Tools section under the Line tool subheading s Line toot pn Use Line tool to apply a The chamfer between two Draw separate end points Toolbox The rectangle shown below is the type of object that Chamfer tool The reason the Chamfer tool works on the rectangle is because the corner points are joined together and make up just one vertex peint rather than two as shown above Apply the Chamler tool to comer vertex points which are joined 1 Using the Chamfer Tool The following example goes through the proper usage ofthe Chamfertool This tool works with the mouse and enables the user to enter precise Jengthand ngleof thechamfered commer when using the numeric Keyboard Entry Example 2 Step 1 Fist create a shape similiar to the one below The shape below has been created withthe Rectangle tol Aftercreatinga shape selectthe Chamfer tool from the Edit toolbox and click on the corner vertex point as shown below Click on corner vertex Step 2 Now hold down the mouse button and begin dragging the cursor towards the center of he rectangle as shown below Watch the readouts at the bottom ofthe screen to maintain a specific length Atthe desired chamfer release the mouse button Thedesign is automatically updatedtorellectihc chamfered comer Drag cursor towards the center ofthe rectangle Release mouse button to display the chamfer Keyboar
19. Trim tool fromthe Edit toolbox and place the cursor at the required point to trim the excess line as shown below Then click the mouse button Excess hangover to be trimmed Place cursor at trim point and click mouse Step2 Oncethe mouse has been clicked a highlighted verte pointappears This indicates that the program has trimmed the excess line at the highlighted point Trimmed point 4 Step 3 the line as explained in the previous steps the excess line can then be deleted To delete the excess line first select the Selection tool from the Edit toolbox and click once on the excess line then press DEL Trimmed object NOTE Be sure that when DEL is pressed other objects are selected simultaneously objects other than the trimmed line are selected all the selected objects are removed Zoom Tool Zoom icon The Zoom tool is used o change the level of enlargement or reduction of he drawing view It would be the same as using a magnifying glass when looking at a design It is very useful to zoom in dai on a drawing for a clos view of details orto zoom out for an overview of the drawing layout pd The program offers several ways 1o use ks the Zoom tool for zooming In or Out amp The percentage of zoom can also be set Regional Zoom within the Preference Dialog found under the Edit menu When the program is started initially the Zoom tool defaults toa
20. an accurate dimension between two designated points The Readouts Nudge Absolute Nudge Incremental Buttons Buttons hx 10 82 61 67 RRD 0 83 j vzs DIR1 67 X Y Coordinates Width amp Height Display Radius amp Diameter Angle Display Absolute Coordinates incremental Coordinates Display Close Button Ene Drs zane f Readouts Position Info In addition to using the Snap To tools for locating specific points on the design the Readouts found at the bottom of the sereen also be used The Readouts are designed to assist in specifie point locations angles of lines and distance or lengths of objects Readouts are primarily designed tobe used with the mouse movements on the sereen The Readouts are a set of gauges that update automatically with accurate information as the pointer is moved to draw edit select or reposition objects The Readouts are designed to work with English or Metric measurement and display feet and inches or decimal equivalence Referto the Readouts to help draw or edit any object For example as the cursor is positioned to draw an object the Readouls display the X and Y coordinates of the mouse cursor which helps to locate the exact spot to begin drawing As the objects are rotated the degree of rotation can be checked while watching the Readouts angle display Absolute Coordinates There are two sets of coordinates one set reads X Y coordinates and t
21. button is released Drag the cursor to the seta poston 7 m Any ofthe dimension options can be applied within the Dimensioning pop up menu to any radius dimension The font size style or color ean also be changed Leader Line Tool The Leader Line tool is used for special quotes or parts of he design that need a line with an arrow at the beginning of the line PS Lender Line gle 500 radius typ The Leader Line tool can be combined with the Snap To tools so that the user can snap to specific points of other objects How to use the Leader Line tool 1 Select the tool from the Dimension toolbox Now place the tool at the point from which to start A Then click hold down the mouse button and drag the cursor 1o a desired length Now release the mouse button and drag the mouse to the end point required and click the mouse button once The Leader Line tool has three points to be placed in order to create the Jeaderline 2nd Point 3rd Point ye Ist Point Start Point The Snap To Tools Almost all technical and engineered drawings require the user to draw lines circles and rectangles in a very precise location in specifie relationships to each other For example to start a line at the intersection of two different objects or draw a ine perpendicular to another line KeyCAD Pro provides the Snap To tools to assist in locating the precise points required in creating
22. of one object to the comer point of another object A dimension con start and end from any two combinations of the Snap To tools Remember that the Parallel dimension tool always displays the dimension perfectly parallel to the line or imaginary line between two objects Any ofthe dimension options can be applied within the Dimensioning pop up menu to any parallel dimension 1 581 ZA a Imaginary line or actual length between the two center points Angular Dimension Tool The Angular dimension tool automatically calculates the angle between two lines For example triangles angles of pentagons sides of polygons aswellasthe angle between objects canbe dimensioned The Angular tool is designed to display only angular dimensions between any two lines x cusan NOTE The examples above show the dimension thal displays the actual angle between any two lines The Angle tool snaps to any of the Snap To tools allowing the user to start and end at different points of one or two objects How to use the Angle Dimension Tool 1 Select the Angle tool from the Dimension toolbox Select the Snap To tool that is required to snap to the first point of the angle to be dimensioned 3 Place the cursor near the point from which to start the dimension Now click hold down the mouse button and drag the cursor along the angled line to the second point and release the mouse button near the point
23. ofthe floorplan to another layer Each layer can separately named for easy access Layer Info an have di ow explains how the us information purae layers Notice that the separate layers information still pertains to one design and not separate designs Layer 1 Contains the original design created o p Layer 2 Contains the dimensions of the design on Layer 1 while Layer 1 remains hidden 0 542 Te e 0 389 la zns Layers Land 2 The diagram below shows both layers 1 and 2 0 542 gt 0 389 Layer Names Pop up Menu Under the Layers menu there is access to the Layer Names menu This menu displays the names of the layers The program defaults to one untitled layer A check mark beside the layer name indicates thatthe layer Layer Info Layers Dialog box Working with the layers provides the option of naming the layer showing individual layers showing all layers hiding layers hiding all layers adding new layers renaming layers or removing layers The Dialog lists the names of the layers to help choose the layer to assign any attributes to dot beside the layer name indicates that the layer is visible The Text Menu The Text Menu allows the user to edit words sentences and paragraphs that are created using the Text tool found in the Edit toolbox KeyCAD Pro provides the ability to label charts to
24. plotter The Plot Dialog box is used to set program s Parameters t the plotters specification For plotter specifications referto the Plotters Manual There is the option to set the Baud Rate Stop Bits Parity Data Bits and a choice of several different HP plotter models Before clicking on the Plot button be sure that the Dialog box settings are set for the plotter Tie Plt Dialog Box Print Windows Only The Print command can be selected from the File menu or by pressing CTRL P COMMAND P for Macintosh The program prints only the active view on the sereen Any other documents or files in the background that are opened are not printed NOTE The information which is displayed in the Print Dialog box depends on the system software and printer drivers that are in use The following example displays and discusses the Print Dialog box for an Epson primer The settings and choices within the Dialog box vary for different printers Refer to the Printer or Plotter Manual for more details concerning the printing device The Exit command is usedtoexitthe Key CAD Pro program Choose the Exit command from the File menu or by pressing CTRL Q any changes are made to the curently opened file the warning Save changes before closing appears Respond appropriately Inthe case of untitled files the Save As Dialog box is displayed which prompts the user to enter a name for the file The Edit Menu The Edit me
25. plus sign inthe center of the icon This indicates that this toolis setto zoom in The plus sign can be changed to a minus sign by holding down the SHIFT OPTION key on a Macintosh after the Zoom tool is selected thus allowing the user to zoom out Another way to use the Zoom toolis to click and drag with the Zoom tool therefore creating a Regional zoom This means that the area within the selection rectangle created by dragging the Zoom tool magnifies tothe full Zooming In Select the Zoom tool from the Edit toolbox and place it over the point to zoom in on then click the mouse button The percentage of zoom can be set which determines the degree by which the sereen zooms each time the mouseis clicked The Zoom Percentage setting is foundin the Preference Dialog under the Edit menu ius baa cou ig point to zoom in at Zooming Out Select the Zoom tool from the Edit toolbox and place it over the point to Zoom out The percentage of zoom canbe set which determines the degree by which the screen zooms each time the mouse is clicked The Zoom Percentage selling is found inthe Preference Dialog under the Edit menu Once the Zoom tool is selected hold down SHIFT or OPTION on a Macintosh to change the magnifying glass from a plus toa minus Now click the mouse button and the screen zooms out Repeat this process as many times as necessary Place Zoom tool atthe point to 200m out amp
26. the default settings Selecting this button is the same as selecting the File menu New option Open Image Macintosh only This button displays the Open Image window You can locate and open previously created documents Save Macintosh only This button allows you to save the currently active file I the file has been saved previously then this button saves the document overthe original document E E 8 8 icd Print Macintosh only This button displays the print dialog box This dialog box allows youlo sel printer options and print the currently active document Cut Madintoshonly This uttonsemoves selected object from a document and places on the clipboard Copy Macintosh only This bution places the selected objects in the clipboard while leaving the original objects in the document Paste Macintoshonly This button places the contents ofthe clipboard into the currently active document Line Type Macintosh only This button allows you to select a line style for any selected objects Fill Patterns Macintosh only This button displays the Pater Window Import Image Macintoshonly This button allows you to import a previously saved image into the currently active image Toolbox Pull Down Menu This pull down menu is used to turn On Off any of the toolboxes found within the program The Edit Toolbox The Edit tools offer the ability to
27. tool draws the multigon double the size of the Incremental Readouts or the distance the mouse width and height was dragged SY Deve from Center ioctl under the Layout Men TESTES EPIS Drawing a Multigon with the Mouse The following instructions explain how to construct multipon while using the mouse 1 Set the number of required sides for the multigon The number of sides can be set within the Preference Dialog under the Edit menu Second select the Multigon tool from the Draw toolbox 3 Now place the cursor at the required start point and click and drag the mouse until the desired size is obtained Watch the readouts at the bottom of the screen for the mull gons width The W indicates the object width and the H indicates the object height NOTE The start and end point of the Multigon can snap to any of the Snap tool options The Absolute coordinates display the object size added to the distance the cursor is from the absolute point of the document The Absolute Readouts truck the mouse movement in relation to the Origin point This means that the coordinatesare calculated from the Origin point Axis Lines Intersection The Incremental Readouts display the object size in relation to the start point or the distance the mouse is dragged Using Keyboard Entry with the Multigon Tool The Multigon tool Numeric Keyboard Entry Dialog box can be accessed by double clicking on the tool icon A Dial
28. toolicon andthe Dialog appears Enter the objects information in the displayed dialog box Rectangle Square Tool Oval Circle Tool Polygon Tool Multigon Tool Are Tool Line Tool B Free formed Spline Tool Snap To Toolbox Almost all technical and engineered drawings require lines circles and rectangles be drawn in a very precise location in specifie relationships toeach other Forexample tostarta line atthe intersection of two different objects ordraw aline perpendicular toanotherline Key CAD Pro provides theuser with the Snap Totoolstohelpin locating the precise points required tw create a very detailed and accurate design The Snap To toolbox can be positioned anywhere on the screen and its display can be tured on or off This toolbox is not displayed when the programs first started may be tumen onby selecting it from he Toolbox menuunder the Window menu A checkmark beside a toolbox name indicates that itis active The Snap To tools aredesigned toworkin combination with the Edi Draw and Dimension tools found within the program When using the Snap To tools with the Draw tools a line can be stared from the end point of another line and finish at the center of a circle Using the Snap To tools with other tools ensures that the line or object created starts and ends in the exact location required The semsitvity canalso be setto determine how close the mouse cusormust be to an object for the program to s
29. use with openor closed polygons Joined objects can be resized reshaped smoothed or filled Join can be selected from the Options menu or the Menu Bar Select objects prior to choosing the Join command How to Join objects 1 Select the object to join by using the Selection tool and holding own SHIFT swhil clicking on the individual objects Use the appropriate Snap To tool to ensure that the end points are overlapping 2 Now select the Join command from the Options menu or from the Menu Bar Unjoin When Unjoinis selected from the Options menu any selected objects are automatically disconnected from eachother Unjoinseparates the segments that have been combined into one joined polygon therefore making them individual line segments Unjoin divides rectangles rounded rectangles polygons or circles into individual ine segments The Unjoin command can be selected from the Options menu or fom the Menu Bar How to Unjoin objects 1 Select the object by using the Selection tool from the Edit toolbox 2 Then select the Unjoin command from the Options menu or from the Menu Bar Bring to Front The Bring Front command from the Options menu moves any selected objecttothe front ofthe stacking order This command can be sed to move an object to the front of the stacking order so that it can be edited After editing the object move the object to the hack of the stacking order I several objects are selected and the
30. 0mm x 330mm A3 330mm x 450mm A2 450mm x 625mm Al 625mm x 880mm AO 880mm x 1230mm Custom Can choose from in mm or em and have custom horizontal width and vertical height paper dimensions Page Setup The Page Setup command specifies the paper size orientation and pagination of the current file when printing the active file The Page Setup command is found under the File menu After choosing the Page Setup command the Print Setup Dialog box appears on screen see mm onte Page Setup Command Print Plot Macintosh Only The Prin Plot command can be selected from the File menu or by pressing CommandsP The program prints only the active view on the Screen Any other documents or files in the background that are opened are not printed NOTE The information which is displayed in he Prin Plot Dialog box depends on the system software and printer drivers that are in use The following example displays and discusses the PrinuPlot Dialog box fora Hewlett Packard printer The settings and choices within the Dialog box vary for different printers Refer to the Printer or Plotter Manual for more details concerning the printing device TEI f rel Paper Source Orest roms Xs v d Printer co Plot Windows Only The Plotcommandis used to plot desienstoany HPGL Hewlett Packard compatible
31. 50 0 025 2597 0 050 e 259050500 PA Limiting Tolerance When choosing this option the dimensions appear with a double dimension value that has added the upper and lower tolerance values to the actual dimension The examples below illustrate this option The upper tolerance value is set to 0 050 and the lower tolerance value to 0 000 These values are automatically added to the original dimension The values can be set in the Tolerance Values Dialog box found within the Dimensioning pop upmenu 2597 2 647 Tolerance Values The Tolerance Values Dialog is where the upper and lower tolerance values that are applied to the Single Double and Limiting Tolerance options are set The following diagram illustrates the Tolerance Values Dialog box Draw Parallel This command draws all objects with a parallel relationship Select the Draw Parallel command or press CTRL Y before starting to draw the object The parallel options can be set within the Parallel Dialog box which is found under the Layout menu and is discussed in the next Draw Para Example Parallel The Parallel Dialog box is used to set the parallel options for drawing parallel objects There is a choice of drawing the parallel to the Inside Outside or Center of the original object The distance that the parallelis o be offset from the original can also be specified wan PE tae
32. D Pro automatically locates that point ow as soe qs 100 The percentage snap value can be set in the Preference Dialog which is found under the Edit menu aline starting at a percentage point ofanother line first select the line tool from the Draw toolbox Then select the Percentage Snap To tool place the mouse cursor near the line to snap the start point to and click and drag the mouse away from the line Key CAD Pro automatically snaps the start point to the percentage snap point of the line selected Theprevious paragraph explained how to snap the start point of aline The same principle applies to the end point ofthe line being created As the line is being dragged change the Snap To tool to the Percentage tool Then position the end point of he line near the line to snap to and release the mouse button The Percentage Snap To tool supports an interactive snap to function This means the ghost line ofthe object being drawn or edited snaps tothe closest percentage point This allows the user see where the percentage point is placed before releasing the mouse button NOTE Tithe Snap To Grid is the user can only snap to points on The current grid setting Ifthe Snap To Grid option is tumed OI the user can then have lines snap to any percentage point that have been set for the percentage lool Changing The Percentage Snap To Tool The Percentage Snap To tool can be changed at any time afler starting
33. M Grid Spacing The spacing between the horizontal and vertical grid lines can be set by accessing the Grid Spacing Dialog hox The prid spacing can be set for both the Horizontal and Vertical lines Access the Grid Spacing Dialog box by selecting the Grid Spacing option found in the Grid pop up menu which is found under the Layout menu Grid id Lines Snap to Grid Grid Spacing With the appearance of the Dialog box type in the horizontal and vertical distance required The horizontal and vertical distances do not have tobe the same Once the desired settings have been entered click on the OK button and the Grid lines are automatically updated to reflect the new settings The Dialog can be cancelled by clicking on the Cancel button and the program retums to the previous settings Align to Grid The Align to Grid command automatically aligns individual or groups of objects to the current grid spacing Using the Align to Grid 1 Select he object to align to by using the Selection tool on the Align to Grid command by selecting i rom the Layout menu or press CTRLAR 3 Now select the End Point Snap To tool and click on the vertex poin within object align tothe grid Clicking on the poiat Sithe Snap To toci tells the program which pointto sapto the pid a snapping to desired point while holding down the mois buton rag the objet othe clones pid point and release the mouse button
34. Reset Tools This option can be tumed On or Of An X inthe box indicates that itis On This option when turned On resets the tool selected back to he Arrow tool Selection too after the selected tool has been used once If this option tured Off then the tool selected stays selected until anothertool is chosen Show Clipboard The Show Clipboard command opens the Clipboard The Clipboard window shows the objects or text recently cut or copied to the Clipboard The Clipboard is used copy duplicate or move selected objects from any partof the design to another par or even oa different file Objects can also be moved to other applications that support the Clipboard Cut Copy and Paste commands The Show Clipboard window is accessed under the Edit menu When Show Clipboard is chosen a window appears which displays the recently copied object or text from the Clipboard To close the window click on the Close button of the window The Layout Menu When using the Layout menu think of the commands as items that customize design requirements The Layout menu allows the user to access commands suchas tuming the Menu Bar On or Of Drawing Scale Fitto Window Axis Lines on or off Grid specifications and many other commands used for creating viewing and measuring objects Several commands have keyboard equivalents for fast access when combining the CTRL key or COMMAND key on the Macintosh with certain letters as shown in the
35. The Basics This chapter discusses the basic layout of KeyCAD Pro for Windows and Macintosh The general layout ofthe Program Star Up Window isdisplayed with all ofthe correct names of tools menus readouts ete Each toolbox found within the program is explained ina general overview of how those particular tools work This chapter is not intended to provide step by step explanation of each toolbox and readout To gain a more detailed explanation of how lo use specific tools menus or commands referto the appropriate chapter in this manual Tool box Draw Tool Origin Point Zoom e Unlock Lock Ungroup Group Color ip Horizontal Eye Dropper Flip Vertical ius Seroll Bars Readouts Reduce Enlarge Buttons 300 amp t MOPULAA au Edit Toolbox The Edit Toolbox contains tools that are used on previously designed objects There are only two tools within the Edit toolbox that do not edit the shape of predrawn objects These are the Zoom tool and the Text ool Remember that the following tools require that an objector points within an object be selected before the Edit function selected can be performed These tols are Resize Skew Rotate Filler and Chamfer The Selection tool and the Point Select tool are used for selecting the objects or groups of points to be edited The Edit tools use the mouse and keyboard entry when working with objects When using the mouse use click and drag metho
36. Tie Fall Options Dialog box Draw from Center This command sets the Draw tools to always draw from the objects center When using this command the readouts display half of the objects width and height due to the fact that itis drawing the object from the center To draw acircle witha specifi radius select Draw from Centerand the width and height readouts display the radius Color The Fill Coloristhe color that is usedto object The Fill Color ean be changed by selecting Fill Color under the Layout menu orby clicking on the Color button paint bucket in the Menu Bar This brings up the color picker within the program The color picker is used to choose any color or grayscale that is available tothe hardware The current fill coloris shown to the right ofthe Fill Color button in the Menu Bar The Menu Bar can be turned or Off from the Layout menu or by pressing CTRLAM KeyCAD Pro provides an easy method to selecta fill color that may have previously been chosen for an object within the drawing Use the Eyedropper tool to conveniently change the fill color in the color picker ira NOTE IEFUI Color option underthe Layout menu doesnot Alihe object with the desire color make sure the Color Pattern 1 as shown above is selected in the Fill Pattems Box You can access the Fill Pattems Box under the Options menu Fill Color Pattern 1 isthe first pattern inthe third row from the t
37. ally highlights the selected objects Move Origin The Move Origin command is used to move the Absolute point of the design The Absolutepointis the point from which ll absolute coordinates are calculated from The Absolute coordinates are considered the X and Y coordinates or the horizontal and vertical distance from the zero point The Origin point is where the horizontal and vertical axis lines intersect The Origin point can be moved to any location on the current document Moving the Origin point affects all layers The Move Origin command can be accessed from the Options menu Actual Size Use the Actual Size command to retum the current document back to the 100 view Actual Size means the measurement on the sereen is the size the document is to be printed Actual Sizeisusefulforremoving any Zoom In or Out commandsthat may have been performed The design retums to 100 viewing The Actual Size command can be accessed from the Options menu press CTRL E The Windows Menu The Windows menu provides access to various options that affect the characteristics of he drawing window setup The options are Scrolling Speed Background Color Title Options and Toolboxes The list of currently open files is drawn atthe bottom of the menu selecting a filename makes that document active The following di m shows how the menu appears within the program Scraling Speed Background Colo Title LI Toolboxes
38. applied within the Dimensioning pop up menu to any diametrical dimension Radius Dimension Tool The Radius dimension tool automatically calculates the dimension of any arcradius circle or fillet and displays the correct radius information on the screen The Radius tool is used only for dimensioning the radius of a 90 degree are radius of a circle or the fillet of an object This tool does not require the use of a Snap To tool The Radius tool automatically snaps to the radius start point by clicking the mouse near the radius that is being dimensioned 0 514 0 805 1 000 NOTE the examples above the radius dimension display three different types of radii The Radius tool automatically snaps the radius start point allowing the user to quickly display the radius of any circle fillet or 90 degree are How to use the Radius Dimension Tool 1 Select the Radius tool from the Dimension toolbox Place the cursor near the radius boundary line Now click hold down the mouse button and drag the cursor in a circular motion around the edge of the are circle or filet and release the mouse button near the point to lock the radius dimension to The Radius tool automatically snaps to the start point P X the arc and hold down he moine buon Start Point of Radius 3 Now drag the dimension text to any position on the dimension line and release the mouse button The Dimension text appears at the point where the mouse
39. board Entry The Dialog box is used to type in the exact radius and to select from a Standard fillet or an Inverse fillet Inverse Fillet Standard Fillet The Fillet tool can select points in two ways One sto place the Fillet tool cursor on top of the corner point and click the mouse button one time The second method isto use the Filletiooland drag a selection rectangle around the point s to apply a fillet to When using Keyboard Entry with the Fillet tool the point s must be selected before activating he Dialog box To access the Fillet tool Dialog box first select the points then double click onthe Fillet tool icon After the correct radius have been entered and the standard or inverse fillet chosen click the OK bution Chamfer Tool When using the Chamfer tool an angular corner can be applied to any object Remember that the Chamfer iol works with the comer points of snobject What this means sthat before a chamfer can be applied with the Chamfer lool corner point selected must he joined together or made of enclosed objects such as rectangles squares polygons etc The example below offers further explanation Example 1 With thetwo lines shown below the Chamfertoolcannotbeused to apply a radius between the end points ofthe two lines In this ES instance the Line tool rom the Draw toolsis used then snapeach end ofthe line to the end points of the separated ines For more information concerning the
40. ce to set the first point Then drag the mouse to the second point location and click the mouse button Repeat this process as many times as necessary 3 When the polygon is completed double click the mouse button to end the polygon IF the end point is within a 10 pixel radius of the point the polygon is automatically closed If the end point is outside of the 10 pixel radius the polygon ends at the point clicked creating an open poly Once either an Open or Closed Polygon have been created it can be filled withany ofthe fill paters available The line type and size that make up the boundaries ofthe polygon can also he changed Lines cun be changed from under the Layout menu in the pop up menu called Lines The color ofthe polygon can also be changed by selecting the polygon and then choosing a new color from the color dialog Ifthe polygon has been filled and the colors changed the fill then reflects the color changes therefore allowing for colored fills Using Keyboard Entry with the Polygon Tool When using the Polygon tool the user has the option of using numeric Keyboard Entry instead of the mouse To access the Dialog box double click on the Polygon tool icon Withinthe Polygon tool Dialog box choose from Open or Closed polygons and se the start point of the polygon and the number of points within the polygon Choose from Cartesian or Polar coordinates The Dialog box also displays which point is being entere
41. ck on the Cancel button to return to the previous background color Title Options KeyCAD Pro offers severaldifferent options for tiling documents These options consist of the Drawing Name Drawing Name Axis Axis and Layer Name Drawing Name Drawing Name Axis axis Layer Name Select the Tile Options by accessing the Title menu under the Options menu The document tite be changed at anytime during the design process The selected title appears in the middle of the Title Barat the top of the screen Ifthe Layer Name option is chosen only the active layername appears Toolboxes The toolbox pop out menu tums On or OF ay of the tolboxes as well as the Readout display at the bottom ofthe sereen There is access to the Edit Draw toolbox Snap To toolbox Dimension toolbox and Position Info readouts A check mark beside the name indicates that the toolbox Toolboxes Edit Draw Snap Dimension Position Info The Toolbox Pop up Mons The Toolboxes can also be accessed from the Menu Bur This pull down menu is designed totum On and Of the tools The Menu Barcan be tumed on by pressing CTRL M or by pulling down the Layout menu 4 lt Edi Draw Snap Dimension Position Info The Layers Menu The Layers menu is where the user can control ihe various layers KeyCAD Pro allows the user to add information to a document in separate layers
42. d I the keyboard entry method is used he objects points must first be selected Then double click on the required Fit tool The following Edit tools are the only tools that support keyboard entry They are Selection Point Select Resize Skew Rotate Fillerand Chamfertools The Trim Zoom and Text ols do not require any keyboard entry Selection Tool Point Select Too Resize Tool Skew Tool Rotate Tool Fillet Tool Chamfer Tool Trim Tool Zoom Tool Text Tool The Edit Toolbox Draw Toolbox The KeyCAD Pro Draw toolbox is positioned on the left side of the screen when the programis first opened The toolbox can be moved lo any position onthe screen This feature is very useful when working on large monitors Toselectatool place the mouse cursoron the tool andclick once Theicon then becomes highlighted to show which tol is selected The tools found within the Draw toolbox and their proper names are listed below These tools are designed to allow the user to draw individual objects such as rectangles circles polygons lines arc etc Some ofthese tools use the click and drag method of drawing i e click and hold down the mouse button while dragging Each tool is explained in greater detail under the Draw Tools section of this manual The Draw toolsalsoallow for keyboard entry ofthe object size Thisis very useful for precise construction of designs To access the Keyboard Entry Dialog foratool double click onthe
43. d as well as the total number of points making up the polygon After entering point coordinate press the Enter Point button to place and ad the new pointto the polygon Continue adding points as necessary At the desired number of points click on the End Polygon button to automatically end the polygon Click the OK button t close the Dialog box Polygon Tool Multigon Tool The Multigon toolis designed to draw objects that contain any numberof sides with each side of equal length This tol is used o create octagons pentagons triangles ete This tool saves a lot of ime in creating various muligons Other programs usually use the Polygon tool for creating muligons KeyCAD Pro defaults the Multigon tool to contain five even sides The number of sides can be changed in the Preference Dialog which is found under the Edit menu Different objects rete with the Multo tat Multigon Tool combined with Snap To Tools The Multigon tool can be used with the Snap To tools therefore allowing the user to start or end the multigon from another object center midpoint comer percentage point ete Remember that any mulligon can start or end from any of the Snap To tools Use the Tab key to change Snap To tools when dragging the mouse to create the multigon The multigon can also be drawn from the object s center point The Draw From Center option be selected from the Layout menu When this option is clicked the
44. d Entry with Chamfer Tool The Chamfer tool has the ability tobe used by typing in the length of angle With numeric Keyboard Entry The Dialog box allows the user to type in the length of the chamfer The Chamfer tool can select points in two ways One is to place the Chamfer tool cursor ontop of the desired comer point and click the mouse button once The second method isto use the Chamfer tool and drag selection rectangle around the point s to which a chamfer is to be applied When using Keyboard Entry with the Chamfer tool the point s must be selected before activating the Dialog box To access the Chamfer tool Dialog box first select the points then double click on the Chamfer tool icon After the correct length has been entered click the OK button The Dialog bext 3 Tin The Trim tool is useful for cutting objects or trimming away segments of objects that would otherwise require the user to redraw resize or edit in some fashion The Trim tool quickly assists in the cutting of lines rectangles polygons as well as the outlines of ares or circles When the Trim tool is selected from the Edit toolbox the cursor turns into a crosshair When the crosshair is placed on a line and the mouse button is clicked the Trim tool inserts a vertex point therefore breaking the line The following example explains how to properly use the Trim tool Example Step Firstselectthelinetobe rimmed and then selectthe
45. d to draw Open or Closed free formed splines thatcan contain many individual spline segments Choose the Spline tool 1o create a curve that passes through specific points in the design The points must be specified that Key CAD Pro should use to draw the curve KeyCAD Pro then calculates the coordinates of the curve and draws the free formed curve A Closed Free Formed Spline Nn A Open Free Formed Spline Spline Tool combined with Snap To Tools The Spline tool can be used with the Snap To tools therefore allowing the user to start or end curved splines from another object center midpoint end point percentage point ete Remember that any open or closed spline can start or end from any of the Snap To tools Use the Tab key to change Snap To tools when dragging the mouse to create selected splines To we a Snap To tool with the Spline tool start point first select the required Snap To tool then select the Spline tool and place the start point To finish the Spline at a specifie Snap To tool press the Tab key to change the Snap To tool while drawing the spline and double click at the desired end point sls Creating a Free Formed Spline with the Mouse Tostart drawing a free formed spline position the cursor on the first point of the spline Click the mouse button and move the mouse the mouse button does nothave to beheld down A line followsthe mouse movement Position the pointeron the nex point that the cur
46. display measurements and to give titles to objects and designs This chapter shows how to change the Tont the style the size or the alignment of atext black in orderto place text anywhere in a design Four comer points represent the borders ofatext block When atext block firstappearson the sereen the default size is about 1 5 inches by 1 5 inches The size of the text block can be altered by using the Selection tool Theappearance oftextis governed by theselections in the Text Menu To change the appearance select the text to be changed using the Text tool then select one of the Font and Text Menu options Only the selected or highlighted text is affected by the change The initial font style that KeyCAD Pro is setto is Arial 12 point The font style is easily changed using the Text tool and the Text menu Ton gt Fonts Size 4 stue Align Left Lett Align Right oe Align Center Align Center Font Fonts are different types of lettering styles that are installed within the System For adding and removing fonts refer o the Windows User Manual How to change Fonts 1 Highlight the text to be changed with the Text tool by clicking the mouse button and dragging the highlight bar across to the end of the desired text To highlight individual words double click on them The highlighted area is blackened Pull down the Text Menu at the top of the screen and choose Fonts Select
47. dius Star Angle and Arc Angle When creating the circular are the start point of the arc must first be set and then the radius and degree of length for the are Chula Sua Foe 00 E pu The Are Tol Dialog boc Line Tool The Line toolis designed to draw lines at any angle or length line can be drawn by clicking onthe Line tool icon and positioning the cursor where the line isto begin Thecursorthen becomes a crosshair showing the exact position where the line begins or ends To draw perfect horizontal or vertical lines seleetthe Line tool icon and hold down SHIFT when using the tool Horizontal Lines Vertical Lines When creating line drag the cursor in the direction the line is to be created As long as the mouse button is held down the line can be lengthened or shortened and its angle can be changed Line Tool combined with Snap To Tools The Line tool can be used with the Snap To tools allowing the user to start or end any line rom another object center midpoint end point percentage point ele Remember that any line can start or finish from any of the Snap To tools Use the Tab key to change Snap To tools when dragging the mouse to create lines For example start the line from the end point of another line and finish the line at the center point of a circle by changing Snap To tools after setting the start point of the line p
48. dows only Choose BMP to display or open files that have been saved in the formal Thisis astandard graphics file formatusedin Windows BMP files are bitmap or raster files These files are primarily used in painting programs EPS Preview Windows only Choose EPS to display or open files that have been saved in the EPS format The EPS format stands for Encapsulated PostScript which translates a file to the PostScript page command language This format is very popular among page layout and illustration programs TIFF TIF Windows only Choose TIFF to display or open files that have been saved in the TIFF format The TIFF Tagged Image File Format file formatis used to save scanned images Export The Export option is a pop up menu that is used to access the different file formats that are supported within KeyCAD Pro These formats can be used to export to any program that supports the DXF HPGL EPS and XYZ Coordinates When one of the formats within the Export menu is Selected a Dialog box appears prompting the user to name the file OXF HPGL EPS XZ PICT Macintosh only Choose PICT toexportorsave files in the PICT format This is a standard graphies file format used onthe Macintosh These files are primarily used in painting programs DXF Choose DXF to export or save files in the DXF format The DXF format is the most popular among AutoCAD users this format is used when
49. ds pop up menu provides the Arrowhead types available for selection with dimensions The following example displays the available ee Arrowheads blrites Center Text When selecting this option the text that appears with the dimension is automatically centered between the witness lines This is usefultoalterthe size of an object that is already dimensioned The text remains in its original position until the dimensionis selected and Center Textis chosen Text Frame Afterselecting the Text Frame option the dimension text automatically has a box drawn around the text The example below displays how the Text Frame appears 2597 Single Tolerance This option displays a telerunce value with the dimension text The Tolerance option can be combined with the Text Frame option as shown in the examples below To set this tolerance value choose Tolerance Values from the pop up menu and set the upper tolerance to the required specifications 2597 0050 20 050 1 Single Tolerance vi Double Tolerance This option displays the dimensions with a double tolerance value ie an upper and lower tolerance value To set these upper and lower values access the Tolerance Values Dialog box The Double Tolerance option be displayed with or without a text frame The following examples show how the options appear with a dimension Examples of Double Tolerance options 0 0
50. e object However the user can copy and duplicate a locked object If a locked object is included among objects selected for grouping KeyCAD Pro keeps that objectlockedeven though itis grouped with other objects The Lock commandis found under the Options menu or use the Lock and Unlock buttons foundon the Menu Bar The Menu Baris turned On orOIT from under the Layout Menu NOTE Anentire document can be proiecied by selecting allo lc objects in the document and locking them When locked none of the objects can be changed Locking an Object 1 Select the object by clicking on it with the Selection tool 2 Choose the Lock command from the Options menu or click on the Lock button found on the Menu Bar Unlocking an Object 1 Select the objects to be Unlocked by clicking Selection tool 2 Choose the Unlock command from the Options menu or click on the Unlock button found on the Menu Bar Join and Unjoin When Join is selected from the Options menu or the Menu Bar the program automatically connect all line segments with overlapping end points Overlapping means that the end points are connected by snapping them to each other using the Snap To tools The Join command combines individual line segments arcs polygons and free formed splines into one polygon Ohm The Join command turns individual ine segments and ares into polygons Perform any of the procedures or choose any of the commands to
51. e or oval are reduced to half of the actual size The Ora Circle Toot Dialog box Polygon Tool Open and Closed The SHIFT key together with the Polygon tool constrain each segment perfect Horizontal or Vertical line The Polygon tool is designed to draw Openor Closed polygons that can contain many individual sides Polygon shapes are often closed shapes which means that the last line connects with the beginning point of the polygon Closed polygonsinclude triangles parlleograms stars octagons and many other shapes A Open Payson Polygon Tool combined with Snap To Tools The Polygon tool can be used with the Snap To tools therefore allowing the user to start or end polygons from another objects center midpoint end point percentage point etc Remember that any polygon can start and end fromany of the Snap To tools Use the Tab key to change Snap To tools when dragging the mouse to create selected polygons To use a Snap To tool with the polygons start point first select the required Snap To tool then select the Polygon tool and place the start point To finish the polygon at a specific Snap To tool press the Tab key to change the Snap To tool while drawing the polygon and double click at the desired end point Creating a Polygon with the Mouse 1 Select the Polygon tool from the Draw toolbox then place the crosshair cursor at the desired start point Click the mouse bution on
52. e resized together drag a selection rectangle around those objects to highlight the objects vertex points Example Point and click Selection Rectangle The following example shows how to resize the window that was just created Notice thatthe window is made up of multiple objects such as lines and rectangles Therefore toselectihe window draga selection rectangle aroundihe entire window as shown below tobighlightthe points within he window Step First dragtheselectionrectangle around the window to highlight the points within the window The Selection Rectangle Step2 Be sure that the Resize tool is selected then place the cursor on top ofthe corner point as shown below This is the point to be dragged to resize the window The opposite pointisusedas the anchor point when resizing This means thatthe point stays in its original position while dragging the other point Step3 Anchor point Point being dragged Now hold down the mouse button and begin dragging The ghost lines appear as a visual reference for resizing the window Watch the readouts at the bottom of the sereen to maintain specifie size Release the mouse button at the desired size Ghost lines a Window altersesizing desired size Keyboard Entry with Resize Tool When resizing objects there is the option to use numeric Keyboard Entry This is very
53. ect tool from the Edit toolbox Now drag a selection rectangle around the end of the closet as shown below Once selected the individual points are highlighted and can be moved a required Selection Rectangle Step2 Place the Point Selection tool cursor on top of ahighlighted pointas shown below After placing the cursor on top of the point hold down the mouse button and drag the selected points to the left Watch the readouts at the bottom ofthe screen for precise movement Remember that SHIFT can be held down to constrain movement horizontally Hold down mouse button and drag to the le Step 3 the design is automatically upd e desired distance has been reached release the mouse button and ted reflect the changes This is a very useful tool for updating previously drawn designs Closet Keyboard Entry with Point Select Tool The Point Select tol has the option of using Keyboard Entry for a very precise movement This means that ifit is necessary to move any point or group of points to a specific location XY Coordinates it can be done easly Toaccessthe Point Select tool Dialog box double click on the Point Select too icon Il is important to remember that when moving selected points using Keyboard Entry the points to be moved must be selected first After selecting the points snap to one of the selected points then press ENTER This allows the program to deter
54. ects together clear everything from the design choose the SelectAllcommand andpress DEL or select Clear fromthe Edit menu This is easier than selecting each individual object Using Select All to Move Objects With the SelectAll command subsequent mouse repositioning moves all the objects together Individual objects cannot be repositioned but the place of the entire design can be changed by dragging the objects toa new location lf the entire design is bigger than the monitor choose Fit to Window to assist in design adjustment Resizing with Select All Once the Select All command is chosen cach individual object cannot be resized Iahandle is dragged i proportionally and simultaneously resizes allfthe selected objects Forexample ifa handle is dragged toreduce the Size of one object all selected objects are reduced by the corresponding amountthat the mouse is dragged However the relative distance between all objects does not change The proportional distance from the center of one objecttothe centerof thenextobjectremains the same Only the object size changes either by enlargment or reduction Objects can be reduced by pushing the mouse towards the center of an object and enlarged by dragging it away An entire design can be reduced or enlarged yet maintaining proportional spacing between objects First select the SelectAll command from the Edit menu and then choose the Group command found under the Options men
55. ed with Snap To Tools The Circle Oval tool can be used with the Snap To tools therefore allowing the user o start or end the objects from another object center midpoint end point percentage point Remember that any circle or oval ean start or end from any of the Snap To tools Use the Tab key to change Snap To tools when dragging the mouse to create selected objects circle or oval ean also be drawn from the object center point The Draw From Center option can be selected from ander the Layout menu When this option is selected the tool draws the object and doubles the size of the Incremental Readouts or the distance the mouse width and height is dragged LY Do rm Coster ia located the peu Drawing a Circle or Oval with the Mouse The following instructions explain how to construct a circle or oval while using the mouse 1 Select the Cirele Oval tol from the Draw toolbox Place the eursor at the desired start point and click and drag the mouse until the desired size is reached Walch the readouts at the bottom of the sereen for the object size The W indicates the object width and the H indicates the object height Lr 2 53 The Absolute coordinates display the object size added to the Absolute coordinates of the start point This means that the coordinates are calculated from the Origin point Axis Lines Intersection The Incremental Readouts display the ob
56. edit or change any object that has been created within the program in addition to designs that were imported from elsewhere When working with imported designs verify thatthe design is in a vector format NOT a raster format such as paint files The way that the Edit tools work is by selecting the individual or groups of points that aretobe edited Points may be selected by clicking on the individual vertex points of the object or by dragging selection rectangle around the points tobe edited The Edit tools offers the following types of functions Selecting Objects Individual point selection Resizing of objects Skewing objects to any angle Rotating objects from 0 to 360 degrees Fillet and Chamler capabilities Trimming of objects Zooming and Text To maintain a high level of accuracy the Edit tools can be combined with the Snap To tools which are also found within the program The Snap To tools are designed to work in conjunction with all of the tools found within the program Refer to the Snap To Tools section of this manual for more details concerning these tools This section of the manual offers a detailed explanation of each Edit tool capability as well as some step by step instructions on how to use the Edit tools Edit Tools and Individual Names The following diagram shows a complete list ofall the Edit tools and the propername foreach tool Is very important to learn their proper names X3 sac ro aot EE
57. eering fields Itis also used to set the unit of measure and the number of divisions a unit on the ruler will be divided into Scale factors are very useful when working on precise designs that are larger than the paper needed to print the design Working with scaled drawings requires knowledge of how a design proportionally fits with respect to the real world coordinates The program defaults to 1 in on the screen equals 1 in in the real world and l rulerdivisions Once the scale and rulersetiingsare changed they stay at the new setting until they are changed again Below are some example scales that are commonly used Mim 1 Mim 1k Mim I Win I These scales are more commonly used in Architectural designs Since most Architectural designs are very large in real life a small scale factor is needed to permit the design to fit on reasonable size of paper Kes AD Pro Rulers Scale Dialog supports both English and Metric scales Example Below is a simple room presented in wo different scales to assist in the comprehension of how scales can benefit a design 1 Create the room 1 1 seale factor Notice that the size ofthe rooms very smallincomparisontothe real world size ofthe same e 2 000 i 1 250 1 sealefactor toshow 0 375 2 Now create the same room but use 1 the real life measurements 16 0 gt 10 0 o Sett
58. elow the heading World Units the desired world beentered Below the edit field there isa pop up list box where the world unit of measure is chosen Cchoose from Inches Feet Yards Miles Millimeters Centimeters Decimeters or Meters Minor Divisons The Minor Divisions ist box allows enables the user to change the number of divisions that a unit of measure will be divided into The number of division are indicated by tick marks I inches are chosen the possible number of divisions listed are 1 16 If millimeters are chosen he Minor Divisions list box is hidden and the program uses 5 divisions To unhide the list box chose either inches or centimeters If centimeters are chosen the possible number of divisions listed are 1 5 Rescale Objects The Rescale Objects box can be selected to automatically update any previously drawn objects the Rescale Objects is not selected then only the objects drawn from this point take on the new scale factor This allows multiple scale factors within one document Fit to Window This command provides an overview of tbe entire document by fitting it tothe current window size This command s useful for designs that cover several pages The view be changed to see how the whole design looks and ensure a proper fit on the selected paper size KeyCAD Pro reduces orenlarges the size ofa design to permit viewing of itin ts entirety within the current window size The F
59. ension 16 0 lt Closet Example af Linear Dimensioni Parallel Dimension Tool The Parallel dimension tool automatically calculates the dimension between any two points and displays the correct distance between those points For example lines squares rectangles sides of polygons as well as the distance between objects can be dimensioned The Parallel tool is designed to display only parallel dimensions i e the parallel offset of the actual length between any two points AN 1 414 1 000 i dimension examples 1 581 A Paral dimension between te hj NOTE The examples above show the dimension thal displays the actual length between any two points The Parallel tool snaps to any of the Snap To tools allowing the user to start and end at different points of any two objects How to use the Parallel Dimension Tool LL Selecttbe Parallel tool from the Dimension toolbox Select the required Snap To tool to snap o the first point of the object to be dimensioned Place the cursor near the point to start the dimension from Now click old down the mouse button and drag the cursor to the second point and release the mouse button near the point A Now drag the dimension text out away from the object and then click once to set the parallel dimension distance When using the Snap To tools dimensioning can be done from the midpoint
60. ension tool automatically calculates the correct distance between any two points For example ines squares rectangles sides of polygons as well as the distance between objects can be dimensioned The Linear dimension tool is designed to display only horizontal dimensions e the horizontal distance between any two points 1 444 je 4 1 986 NOTE The examples above show dimension that displays the actual distance between any two points The Linear dimension tool snaps to any ofthe Snap To tools How to use the Linear Dimension Tool 1 Selectthe Linear tool from the Dimension toolbox Select the Snap To tool required to snap o the first point of the object to be dimensioned Place the cursor near the point to start the dimension from Now click hold down the mouse button and drag the cursor to the second point of the dimension and release the mouse button near the point Now drag the dimension text out away from the object and then click once to set the dimension distance When using the Snap To tools dimensioning can be done from the end point of one object to the center point of another object A dimension can start and end from any two combinations of the Snap To tools Remember that the Linear dimension tool always displays the dimension perfectly horizontal Any ofthe dimension options can be applied within the Dimensioning pop up menu to any linear dim
61. ension value is increased the curve smoothness becomes looser taking on a larger curve effect Ifthe value is 1oo high objects can be made withno straightness Tension 5 4 Cancel ok Preferences This Dialog boxisusedto personalize Key CAD Pro The program defaults for tools and commands can be changed The Preferences options are useful to adjust the Key CAD Pro environment to fit the user s working habits The Preferences Dialog box can be accessed under the Edit menu The Dialog permits a choice of several options Zoom Percentage Thissetting determines the percentage that the Zoontool Inor Out Multigon Sides The number in this box represents how many even sides are drawn when using the Multigon tool found in the Draw toolbox Curve Smoothness KeyCAD Pro uses splines when creating any curves within the program This setting s used to determine how many points are placed om each curve segment The higher the number the Smoother the curves appear The lower the number the rougher the ook to the curves Snap To Tool Sensitivity This setting determines how close the cursor should be to the object outline for the Snap To tools to function The number represents how many pixels away from the object the cursor can be Snap To Tool Percentage The percentage value entered in this box determines the point on the line the Percentage Snap To tool snaps to It can be set from 0 to 100 Auto
62. er explanation on how to use the Selection tool by clicking on an object Step Create a simple object as shown below then place the cursor on top ofthe object as shown and click the mouse button once Click mouse once Step2 Once the mouse button is clicked the vertex points of the object are highlighted as shown below Selected vertex points Step 3 Now that the objectis selected it can be moved While keeping the cursor on top of the selected object hold down the mouse button and begi dragging the object to a different location The ghost lines then appear to help align the object with other objects Perfect horizontal or vertical movement canbe acheived by holding down the SHIFT key while dragging the object Ghostlines Example 2 The following example provides further explanation on how to use the Selection tool with a selection rectangle Step Create a simple object as shown below then click on the Selection tool within the Edit toolbox Now place the cursor near object as shown below and hold down the mouse button while dragging the mouse This creates the selection rectangle and therefore selects any objects within the selection rectangle This method is suited for selecting multiple objects to bbe moved together Selection Rectangle Step 2 Once the objects have been selected the vertex points of the objects are highlighted as s
63. ere are two ways to activate the Undo command Select Undo fromthe Edit menu or press CTRL Z Cut The Curcommand removes any selected objects ortext from the design and automatically places them on the Clipboard Remember that when the Cut command is used anything curently onthe Clipboards replaced with the mew selection that was Cut The Cut command can be selected from the Edit menu or by pressing CRUX Undo ux Use Cut to delete objects or text orto move them toa new location on the design To use the Cur command first select the object or text and choose the Cur command it cuts the selected objects to the Clipboard Move or scroll the document to a new location and choose the Paste command to place the Clipboard contents at the center of the new location The Paste command is also found under the Edit menu can be used to move objects from one KeyCAD Pro document to another Cut the object from the first document then open the second document and choose the Paste command If there are multiple windows opened the user Cut from the active window then click on the target Window to activate it then choose the Paste command Copy Choose the Copycommand tocopy selected objects or text tothe Clipboard The copied object replaces anything previously on the Clipboard Use the Copy command to duplicate objects ortet within the current document or different files The Copy command can be
64. for Macintosh When choosing the Save command only the document that is active is saved The program always saves the file to the currently selected directory or drive Ifthere are several Windows open activate the window that contains the document to be saved before selecting the Save command Inthe case ofan untitled document a Dialog box appears requesting a file Enter a name for the drawing and either click the OK button or press ENTER Ifthe current disk does not have sufficient free space a message appears asking to save the document to another disk Ifthe document already has a name the Dialog box is not displayed The Save command automatically updates the current document hy replacing the version on the disk with the version curently active on the screen Save To update the most recent changes of the current document choose the Save command Use Save Ar to ave copy of the current document lo a second file without affecting or replacing the version currently held on disk The Save As command saves file or document under different name directory or toa different disk drive Save As can be used to save new document forthe firsttime The Save As command s found under the File neni Cifoiications tea Grammar C1tocuments The Save As command can be used in different ways For example to make a backup of a current wo
65. he other reads W coordinates The X Y displays are called the Absolute Coordinates Thismeansthatthey track the mouse location from the point oforigin ofthe sereen The X Y coordinates assist inthe accurate location of the start and end point of the drawing or editing of an objet Absolute Nudi Buttons v3 04 Incremental Coordinates The Incremental Coordinates are displayed with the letter W for the Width and for the Height of any object drawn Select a Draw or Edit tool click to start the selected function The W H readout is automatically set to zero 0 to track actual movement ofthe mouse when drawing or editing an objec NOTE The W H or Incremental Readouts only display and wack the start and end point of the mouse movements Incremental Nudge ua 05 Burons lg iz 49 Nudge Buttons The Absolute and Incremental Nudge buttons are shown in the two previous figures These buttons move a selected object by the amount set inthe nudge increment Set the nudging rate under the Nudge subheading found under the Edit menu at the top of the sereen The program defaults to one pixel nudge rate The Absolute Nudge buttons move the selected object according to the nudge rate This does not change the size ofthe object but rather changes the location of the object The Incremental Nudge buttons change the width and height of any selected object The center of the selected object is used as a refe
66. he Font Style menu Multiple font styles can be applied to one text block For the Macintosh version of Key CAD Pro pull down the Text Menu and select Style This will allow you to select a style to apply to the selected text Font Style Align The last three options under the Text menu Align Left Align Right and Align Center These three options used to justify the text inside a text block This option makes it easier to place text on designs The default mode is Align Left The mode can be changed in order to create right or center aligned text as in headlines or tiles How to Change Text Alignment 1 Highlightthetextusing the Texttoolby clicking at the beginning blockanddragging across tothe end ofthe text In words are highlighted by double clicking on them Highlig textis blackened 2 Pull down the Text menu at the top of the screen and choose the appropriate Align options E Align Right Align Center L Alignment Options Below are some examples of the alignments and how they appear within a text block Aligned Lent Text Aligned Ri Text Aligned Center Font sizes styles and align modescan be changed prior to typing the text Make the desired choices rom the Text menu atthe topo the screen before typing the titles paragraphs or captions in the designs NOTE Placing in excess of Torty ext boxes on he sereen may result m d
67. he desired are release the mouse button NOTE The start and end point of the are be snapped to any of the Snap To tool options Creating a Circular are 90 degree are Select the Arc tool from the Draw toolbox Then place the crosshair cursor at the desired start point Now click and hold down the mouse button while dragging the mouse When dragging the mouse hold down SHIFT and release the mouse button A straight line from the start point to the cursor appears representing the radius of the are 4 Drag the cursor in clockwise or counterclockwise direction and watch the are being created Press the mouse button once to end the are Using Keyboard Entry with the Are Tool The Are tool Numeric Keyboard Entry Dialog box can be accessed by double clicking on the tool icon A Dialog box appears allowing the user enter the type of the are and set the start and end points Afer double clicking on the Arc tool the Numeric Keyboard Entry Dialog box appears It disregards the mouse actions and the are is drawn to the informationenteredin the Dialog box The arcradiusand degre oflength be set fora circular are The box shown below is for an Elliptical are Elliptical Are When selecting the Elliptical are button the Dialog prompts the user to type in the X Y coordinates for the start and end points for the arc Circular Are Ifthe Circular are buttons selected the End Point Entry boxes change to Ra
68. he userto select the name of the file 1o be opened Ema ETiempararu items FreeLance Tisnom Premeu The Open Dialog bax Macintosh The Open Dialog box Windows On the appearance of the Dialog box select the required document from the listin the left hand box The list contains the names of each KeyCAD Pro file The directories on the current drive are shown in the right hand box there are more filenames than can fit in the window use the scroll bars to find the file or directory name required Click the Cancel button to retum to the screen before the Open command was selected Refer to the Windows User Manual under Opening Documents Close The Close command is used to close the currently active document The Close command is found under the File menu or press CTRLEW COMMAND W for Macintosh to activate the Close command Other open documents are not affected by the Close command To close a window that is not active click on the window firsttoactivate it and then choose the Close command If changes have been made to currently active document since the last lime it was saved amessage Dialogappearsasking ifthe user wants to save the changes before closing the window document Save This command saves copy of the current document being worked on The Save command is found under the File menu or it can be accessed by pressing CTRLAS COMMAND
69. heading Use Are tool to apply a radius between two separate end points N Are tool The rectangle shown below is the type of object that the Fille tol is used with The reason the Fillet tool works on the rectangle is because the comer points are joined together and make up one vertex point rather than two as shown above Apply the Fillet tool to comer vertex points which are joined _ Using the Fillet tool The following example guides the user through the proper usage of the Fillet tool This tool works with the mouse and allows the user to enter a precise radius with the numeric Keyboard Entry Example 2 Step First createa shape similiar tothe one shown The object shown below has been created with the Rectangle tool After creating a shape select the Fillet tool from the Edit toolbox and click on the corner vertex point as shown below Click on corner vertex point Step2 Now hold down the mouse button and begin dragging the cursor towards the center of the rectangle as shown below Watch the readouts at the bottom of the screen to maintain a specifie radius At the desired radius release the mouse button The designis automatically updated to reflect the fileted comer Drag cursor towards the center of the rectangle Fa 4 Release mouse button to display the radius Keyboard Entry with Fillet Tool The Fillet tool has the ability to be used by typing in the radius with numeric Key
70. helpful when an object is to be resized o a specific size access the Resize tool Dialog box double click the Resize tool icon When using Keyboard Entry with the Resize tool an object must first be selected The Resize Dialog offers the option to resize by Percentage orby Object size The Dialog box also specifies from which part ofthe object the resizing is to be done porcum com eS gc aes ed S Skew Toot This tools designedto give any selected objecta skewed angle When this tool is used the selected object takes on an angular shape The Skew tool supports the mouse as well as numeric Keyboard Entry When using the mouse first select theentire object so thatthe vertex points arehighlighted Nextplace the mousecursorontopofahighlighted vertex point then click and drag to a desired angle When using the mouse a ghost line appears lo give a visual representation of the object as it is being skewed Watch the readouts at the bottom of the screen to obtain the necessary angle Example Step Create a shape similiar to the one shown below Then select the object so thatthe vertex points are highlighted Now place the cursor on the top point ofthe triangle then click and drag the cursor to the left as shown below Ghost lines Step 2 At the desired distance or angle release the mouse button This example shows a triangle skewed by a 30 degree angle Skewed Object Keyboard Entry with Ske
71. hown below LH selected vertex points Step 3 Now that the objectis selected it can be moved While keeping the cursor on top of the selected object hold down the mouse button and begi dragging the object to a different location The ghost lines then appear lo help align the object with other objects Perfect horizontal or vertical movement can be acheived by holding down the SHIFT key Je Keyboard Entry with Selection Tool When using the Selection tool there is the option ofusing Keyboard Entry This is advantageous because it allows the user to enter the coordinates for specifie locaton to movean objecto Toaccessthe Selection tool Dialog box double click on the Selection tool icon To move an object it must first be selected If no object is selected snap toa point on the object then press ENTER This allows the program to determine which point ofthe object should be placedat the new coordinates When snapping to the required point be sure to use the Snap To tools to assure complete accuracy when moving the object The Dialog box offers a choice of Cartesian or Polar coordinates Selection Tool NOTE The typed coordinates are relative to the objects current postion EE Point Select Toot The Point Select tool is primarily used for repositioning individually selected points to any location within the design To maintain perfect accuracy in working with the Point Select tool combine this tool wi
72. indow size This is useful for viewing the overall layout of a design Actual Size Windows only This button displays a design atts actual size This is very useful retum to Actual Size without using the Zoom tool or Menu command This command may be accessed lom the Options menu or by pressing CTRL E New Image Macintosh only This button is used to create a new image at the default settings Selecting this button is the same as selecting the File menu New option Open Image Macintosh only This button displays the Open Image window You can locate and open previously created documents has been saved previously then this button saves the document over the original document Print Macintosh only This button displays the print dialog box This dialog box allows youtosetprinteroptions and print the currently active document Cut Macintosh ont This button removes selected objects from a document and places them on the clipboard leaving the original objects in the document Paste Macintosh only This button places the contents ofthe clipboard into the currently active document Line Type Macintosh only ems This bution allows you to select a line style for any selected objects ERE Fi Patterns Macintosh only This baton displays Patter Window peri Image Macintosh oniy BO you ta importa previously saved image ito the currently cic image Toolb
73. ing the Drawing Scale Set the Drawing Scale at the begining of the design when a new file is first started When setting the scale factor consider setting the Display options to display the proper units of measurement 1 Pull down the Layout menu and select Rulers Scale or if the rulers are on double click on either the unit of measure readout horizontal or vertical ruler A dialog box like the one shown on page 8 10 appears asking the user to set the desired scale unit of measure and number of ruler divisions At the top of the dialog box there is a sample view of what the rulers will look ike if they are tumed on Type the desired sereen unit in the edit field under the Sereen Units heading Type the desired world unit in the edit field under the World Units heading Choose the desired unit of measure for the screen scale from the pop up list box below the screen scale edit field 5 Choose the desired unit of measure for the world scale from the pop up list box below the world scale edit field 6 Choose the desired number of ruler divisions from the Minor Divisions pop up list box O Torescale all of the objects in the drawing to the new settings make sure the box next lo Rescale Objects is turned on To tum it on click once on the box an X appears in the box to indicate thatit is on fitis on X in the box and you want to tum it off click once on the box and the X disappears The readouts atthe bottom of the se
74. ing the object down from the original object Vertical Axis Line Up or Down Horizontal Axis Left to Right Nudge The Nudge commands are very useful to move selected objects in small or large increments withoutusing the Selection tool Arrow tool sometimes becomes difficult to move elected objects using the Selection tool Arrow tool With this in mind KeyCAD Pro has designed several convenient ways of Nudging moving selected objects The distance an object is to nudged can be set by accessing the Nudge Rate Dialog box Toaccessthe Nudge command pull down the Edit menu highlight Nudge anda pop up menu appears from which the user ean select either Nudge UP DOWN LEFT or RIGHT The Nudge Rate Dialog box can also be accessed 3 Un pes Nudge Rate The Nudge Buttons KeyCAD Pro has placed Nudge buttons on the Readout display window The display buttons support two types of Nudge ie Incremental Nudge and Absolute Nudge The following examples display two types of Nudge Nudge Absolute Nudge Incremental Buttons Buttons d 9 7 85 4 3 53 Sea sa Nudge Absolute The Nudge Absolute buttons are used to nudge any selected objects and Individual vertex points from the Absolute reference point Origin Point The Absolute Origin Point is where the axis lines meet The program defaults to the lower let of the screen Forexample selectanobjecithenclickonone ofthe Nudge button
75. ion tools have several options available These options are designed to give the design a more customised look The options available appear in the Dimensioning pop upmenu found under the Layout menu These options consist of Arrows In Arrows Out Arrowheads choices Center Text Text Frame Single Tolerance Double Tolerance Limiting Tolerance and the Tolerance Values Dialog box The Tolerance Values Dialog is discussed in the Layout Menu chapter under the Tolerance Values sub chapter The Dimensioning options pop up menu can be accessed underthe Layout Arrows n Arrows Out Arrowheads Dimensioning Center Text Tex Frame Single Tolerance Double Tolerance Limiting Tolerance Tolerance Values Olly Changing dimension colors Thecolorof any complete dimension including ext arrowhead lines and witness lines can be changed First select the dimension and its witness lines and then choose new color from the color picker Changing font size and style Choose the font size and style from the Text menu before selecting the required dimension tool Dimension Examples The following examples display how the different options affect the dimensions 1 472 gt 0 946 e Tie Arrows Out option gt 1 770 0 500 gt The Single Tolerance option 40 500 Pe LT S309 Tht Deeble Tolerance option 7338 i Linear Dimension Tool The Linear Dim
76. istortion of subsequently placed text boxes on the sereen
77. itto Window command can be selected under the Layout menu Mera Bar m Rulers E Rulers Scale Fit to Window KeyCAD Proalsoallowsthe option to use the Fitto Window button on the Menu Bar To activate the Menu Bar either pull dawn the Layout Menu or press CTRL M Axis Lines The Axir Linescommand ums Onor Offthe Axis lines onthe sereen The axis lines represent where the X amp Y axis lines meet This is considered the Absolute reference point of the design When the program is first started axis lines appear n the lower left hand comerofthe sereen The axis lines can be moved by selecting the Move Origin under the Options Menu runs horizontal or eft to right Y Axis runs vertical or up and down Touccese the Axis Liner command pull down the Layout Menu A check mark beside the name indicates that the axis lines are on Mena Bar m Rulers Rulers Scale Fi lo Window Axis Lines KeyCAD Proofferstheoptionofusing the Axis Lines button found on the Menu Bar The Menu Bar command can be activated under the Layout Menu or press CTRL M Click on the button totum the lines On or Of like atoggle switch Page Breaks This command permits viewing of how a drawing divides into pages for printing purposes shows the page breaks of any file document A page break appears as dashed lines on the sereen The design may extend over the page break lines The dashed lines
78. ivity range ofthe intersection Sensitivity can be setin the Preference Dialog found under the Edit menu NOTE Ifthe Snap To Grid option is On the user only snap to the closest points on the curent grid seting IF the Snap To Grid option is ured Off the user ean then snap to any intersection point of two objects Perpendicular This tool should be used when a line is to be automatically drawn perpendicular to other objects within a design The following examples show lines drawn perpendicular to other types of objects NS Rectangle Open or Cased Polygons To draw a line perpendicular to object 1 Select the Line tool from the Draw toolbox 2 Then select the Perpendicular Snap To tool 3 Now place the mouse cursor near the object that the line is to be perpendicular o click and drag the mouse to the desired line length and release the mouse button The user can also designate that a ine be perpendicular to an object at it s endpoint Asthe line is being drawn to the object itis tobe perpendicular to before releasing the mouse button make sure the Perpendicular tool is selected Now when the mouse button is released near the object the end point of the line becomes perpendicular to the object NOTE Ihe Snap To Grid option is On the user can only snap to points onthe current grid setting Ifthe Snap To Grid option is turned Off the user con then have lines snap per
79. ject size in relation to the start point Using Keyboard Entry with Circle Oval Tool The Ciscle Ovaltool Numeric Keyboard Entry Dialog box can beaccessed by double clicking on the tool icon A Dialog box appears allowing the object size start point radius and diameter to be entered After double clicking on the tool and the Numeric Keyboard Entry Dialog appears the Dialog box disregards the mouse actions and the object is drawn to the numeric information entered in the Dialog box Start Point When setting the start point first select the Start Point button notice that the Dialog box info changes to coordinate positions When the coordinate positions are entered the start point can also be set to be at a selected point on the object such as Top Left Right Center and Bottom of the circle or oval The start point is always relative to the Absolute Point of the document Start Point coordinates The Oval Circle Tol Dialog bex Object Size When the Object Size button is clicked the Dialog changes so that the object width and height can be entered Remember that the Object Size information is taken from the selected Draw From and Start Point coordinates The Circle Oval tool has the options of using Radius Diameter or Object Size for creating the object Select one of the options after the Start Point and Draw From options have been sel 1 Draw From Center option is selected the width and height of the circl
80. l to clear an object from the design while maintaining the contents of the Clipboard The DEL key functions in the same manner as the Clear command NOTE The Undo command may be used to cancel the most recent operation Howto Clear an Object 2 Select the object or text to be cleared 2 Pulldown the Edit menu and select Clear or press DEL The objectselectedis removed from the design necessary Undo be used to retrieve the object jk Select an The Select llcommandallows forthe selection of all the objects within the current design including text and geometrie shapes The vertex points of cach object are highlighted indicating that all the objects are selected Upon choosing the objects within the design it is easy to move them to a different location Moving objects with Select All 1 Pull down the Edit menu and choose the SelectAll command or press CTRL A Notice that all the vertex points are highlighted 2 Click onthe Selection tool Arrow tool from the Edit toolbox Place the cursor on top of one of the selected objects and hold down the mouse button while dragging the objects to a new position Watch the readouts at the bottom of the screen for a precise location Another use of the Select All command is to select all objects before choosing a command that affects the entire file For example all the objects within the design can be locked to a specific grid point or even group of the obj
81. lected before releasing the mouse button Now when the mouse cursor is near the object tosetthe end pointa release the mouse button Key CAD Pro automatically snaps the end point of the line to the line center point The Line Center Snap To tool supports an interactive snapto function This means the ghost line ofthe object being drawn or edited snaps tothe closest line center point Therefore allowing the user to see where the line center will be placed before releasing the mouse button NOTE Il the Snap To Grid option is On the user can only snap to points onthe current grid setting Ithe Snap To Gridoption s turned OM the user con then have lines snap to line center points of other objects Changing The Line Center Snap To Tool The Line Center Snap To tool can be changed at any time afer drawing a line has started by pressing the Tab key Setting Tool to Lock or Reset The Line Centertool canbe settoa locked position so thatit does not reset afier the fini point is set Double clicking locks the tool to a dark background whilea single click onthe tool resulisin a gray background in the Reset mode Percentage This tool allows the user to locate a point on a line are or polygon by specifying a percentage value of the line The percentage indicates a distance along the length of the line The start point is considered 0 and the end point is 1005 A point located at 40 of the line s length can be specified and KeyCA
82. lines The choice of lines consist of plain lines centerlines and different types of dashed lines The line size applies to line types Line Types he Line Type Dal Box Changing Line types To change the line type of an object proceed as follows 1 Select the object hen pull down the Layout menu and access the Lines pop up menu to select the required line type 2 Only the selected objects change to the new line type Line Size This Dialog bos is used to select the line thickness that appears when using the Draw tools The lines are determined by point size The Dialog box displays the line width after the point size is entered Use whole numbers suchas 1 2 3 ete There isa choice from 1 to20 onthe line size Line The followin printed examples illustrate how different lines sizes look when The Options Menu The Options menu is where various setings available to the program are selected Some of the commands available are filing objects with Fill Patterns Lock or Unlock objects Join or Unjoin objects Group or Ungroup Move Origin and Actual Size Several of the Options menu commands can also be accessed from the Menu Bar refer to Menu Bar section or by using the Control key Command key on the Macintosh Version Menu Bar Buttons Menu Commands Fil Patterns Lock Unlock doin Unicin Bringto Front Send lo Back ChB Group Move Origin
83. lor Ee yr Tw Esos menses Cal Actual Size FlipHorizontal Axis Lines Eyedropper Unlock Snapto Grid m Grid Lines Unjoin DGA Toolbox Menu Menu Bar Layout with Names Macintosh ds B Mirror This button is used to duplicate and flip selected object The mirrored object is slightly offset from the original To use the Mirror command first select the object then click on the Mirror button within the Menu Bar Individual objects or groups of objects be mirrored Flip Vertical This buttonis used to Flip selected objects along the vertical axis comparable to Ripping the selecedobjeetupside down Individual objects or groups of objects can be flipped Flip Horizontal This button is used Flip selected objects along the horizontal axis comparable to flipping the selected object to the right Individual objects or groups of objects can be flipped Group This button is used to consolidate a set of selected objects as one grouped object A grouped set of objects is treated as a single object rather than several individual objects Ungroup The Ungroup button automatically divides a grouped object into individual objects Lock Windows only This buttons used to Lock the characteristics and location of any selected object or groups of objects so that they cannot be changed Unlock Windows only Thi
84. mbol can be opened again from the Open Symbol command Al symbols are given the extension SYM in order that they be easily identified Send Windows only See Microsoft Windows 95 user manual Paper Size When the Paper Size command is selected from the File menu Dialog boxappearsasking the userto choose the paper size for the new document There are several industry standards to choose from or the option to create a custom paper size The program also supports most of the metric standard sizes of paper The pull down menus have the letter or numeric name along with the paper s actual dimension size When the program is first started it defaults to the Mechanical A size 8 5 x11 piece of paper The Paper Size can be changed at anytime while creating the design Click the OK button after selecting the appropriate paper size The program represents the paper with white background Scroll to the edge of the paper and notice where the paper ends and the background color of the monitor begins Below isan example of the Paper Size Dialog box andthe following pages display the pull down menu options The Paper Size Chart Architectural A 9 12 B grim C gx D Mude E Mae BOO Nay 3042 30 x 42 I C grum D mw E ww Metric DIN A4 210mm x 297mm DIN 297mm 420mm DIN A2 420mm x 594mm DIN A1 594mm x 841mm DIN AO 841mm x 1189mm DIN 707mm x 1000mm Metric Oversize A4 24
85. menu below Weis Ca Rulers E Filer Sca Fito Window is Lines Page Breaks Gid gt Diesensering 5 Dien Paalel Paralel Draw tom Conter Pen Cob Menu Bar The Menu Bar is designed to let the user work efficiently and quickly Within a design The Menu Bar can be tumed On or Of by selecting the Menu Bar command under the Layout menu or pressing CTRL M The commands tools and options found within the Menu Bar can be accessed within the various menus found at the top of the screen The buttons and pull down menus have been designed with minimal size They follow along the edge ofthe tile barto minimize space utilizationand should not interfere with design work the monitor thats being used is smaller than he width of the Menu Bar the program cus off the options furthest to the right It euts off one option ata time until the width of the Menu Bar fits within the screen size A brief definition of each option found within the Menu Baris provided on the following pages Further information on these options is available by referring to the menu that contains the required option The Menus have more detailed examples on how to use these options in the creation of a design Refer to the Table of Contents at the beginning of this manual for alist ofthe commands contained within each menu Menu Bar Layout with Names Windows Fitto Window Group Flip Vertical Mirror Fill Color Ungroup Pen Co
86. mine which point of the object should be placed atthe new coordinates When snapping tothe desired point be sure touse the Snap To tools within the Snap To toolbox for complete accuracy when moving the selected points The Dialog box allows a choice of Cartesian or Polar coordinates as well as Relative or Absolute reference coordinates NOTE The Absolute coordinates entered are in reference to the point of origin of the working design The program initially sets the origin to the Tower left hand corner of the design Resize Tool When using the Resize tool the horizontal and vertical widths ofany object be changed Also when using the Resize tool either the mouse or Keyboard Entry can be used Inusingthe mouse click and drag the comer of the object tobe resized The readouts at the bottom of the screen be used to maintain any specific size While resizing objects ghost lines appear for visual representation Ifthe Keyboard Entry methodis used first selectthe objet and then double click the Resize tool icon to access the Keyboard Entry Dialog box Once the Dialog box appears enter the new width and height of the object Selecting an object for resizing Fist seletthe Resize tool from the Edit toolbox then place the cursor on the object and click the mouse burton The points ofthe object then become highlighted and are ready for resizing there are multiple objects that make up one design and all of them are to b
87. n Bring to Front is chosen all selected objects move together in front of the unselected objects The transposed objects remain inthe same stacking order they were prior to the command Choose the Bring to Front command from the Options menu or press CTRLF Send to Back The Send to Back command moves any selected object to the last position of the stacking order object moved to the back can be partially or totally obscured from view by other objects placed in front Although obscured the object remains selected and it ean be moved to the front if necessary The Send to Back command can be selected from the Options menu or press CTRL B To move an object Front or Back 1 Select the objectis This command also works with grouped objects 2 Then select the desired command and the selected object is moved to the Front or Back depending on which command is selected Group and Ungroup Designs can be made of many different individual objects A design may need to consolidate or group several objects into one object to make working with a design easier Once objects are grouped it enables them 1o be manipulated as one object Ungrouped objets selected O Same objects grouped and selected as a group Notice in the previous example that the objets have individual boundary points when not grouped After grouping the objects they share the same boundary points Clicking onasetof grouped objects selects the entre gr
88. n command select Detect All fromthe Edit menuorpress CTRL K This featureis useful when working in very ight design area and problems are encountered selecting a particular point due to the close proximity of several points Duplicate The Duplicate command immediately copies any and all selected objects including text blocks The duplicate objects are placed in the current window This command does not placea copy ofthe selected objects onto the Clipboard therefore the Paste command is not necessary Duplicate is an option that allows copies of any selected object in one step The Duplicate commandis found under the Edit menu or press CTRL D The Duplicate Offsets affect the location of the newly duplicated objects Refertothe upcoming section called Duplicate Offsets formoreinformation Using Duplicate When using the Duplicate command first selectie object s to duplicate Then pull down the Edit menu and select the Duplicate option or press CTRLD The copy that appears is slightly offset from the original Once the object is selected it can be edited reduplicated or relocated If objects that appear on different layers are selected and duplicated the duplicates appear on the same layers as the original objects To duplicate an object and place it on a different layer use the Copy and Paste commands This copies the object and places it on the Clipboard Pasted objects appear in the active layer Example
89. n the Macintosh version of Key CAD Pro down the Text Menu and select Size This will allow you to select from the font size options for the font selected Under the Size menu only certain point sizes are shown The numbers shownarethe recommended sizestoreceive thebest quality text KeyCAD Pro supports other point sizes however the text quality may be inferior Font sizes are determined foreach individual font when the actual fontis installed within the System KeyCAD Pro allows point sizes that are larger than 18 points For larger point sizes highlight the point size above the scroll bar selections Type ina whole number for the point size and press e or click on the OK button Style Font styles are useful for adding a special touch to text within any document KeyCAD Pro supports several styles such as Regular Bold Bold Italic and Italic Additional styles are available depending on the fontselected Any ofthe be combined withany Font or Font Size The KeyCAD Pro default Style is Regular text The style can be changed acany time How to change Font Style 1 Highlight the text with the Text tool by clicking the mouse and dragging it across the desired text Double clicking on words highlights them When highlighted the selected text is blackened Pull down the Text Menu at the top of the screen and choose the Font Dialog Select the desired font style by clicking on the option within t
90. nap to a specific point The sensitivity setting is found in the Preference Dialog under the Edit menu gisa picture ofthe Snap Toloolsas they appearin the program The names have been listed for the appropriate tool icon The name indicates the Snap To command that is lo be performed when using that particular tool These tools should he used in all precise alignment of objects as well as object start or end points Drag Zone L ose Baton Msg Any Point End Point Point On Center Comer Intersection Perpendicular Line Center Percentage Absolute NOTE Refer to the Snap To Toole section ofthis manual fora detailed explanation on how to use these tools Dimension Toolbox The Dimension tools ate designed to help create dimension lines that appear With witness lines also called extension lines which automatically represent the correct dimension value or measurement A dimension may contain the size of a particular object or the distance between two separate objects Dimension lines can be created for diagonal lines that measure the vertical or horizontal distance and even the length of the angular line Drag Zone ol Close Button Linear Parallel Dimension tools as Anpiler they appear in the Diameter program Radius Leader Lines One of the most important factors in sing these dimension tools is that they are designed to work in combination with the Snap To tools This ensures that there is
91. nu is designed to offer the commands for changing editing or modifying any object and text within a design Many of these commands have menu equivalents for quicker access The Preferences Dialog box is accessed under the Edit menu This is where ihe preference of certain defaults found within the program can be changed Some ofthe Menu Bar button selections are also found under lhe Edit menu Some ofthe Fle menu commands can be accessed with keyboard equivalents when combining the CTRL key COMMAND key on the Macintosh with the appropriate key as shown below Tbe Edit Menu Show Clipboard An additional command is located under the Edit menu in Key CAD Pro Tor Macintosh Show Clipboard This command will display the current contents of the Clipboard Undo The Undo command s used to cancel the last action that changed the file being worked on For example if a door is created then resized to revert to the original size choose the Undo command from the Edit menu it Undo The Undo command permits cancellation of the last action on an object suchas duplicating resizing reshaping or changing position and location NOTE Undo works only on the last action performed Once another action changes the file the preceding action cannot be undone Scrolling selecting adrawing changing ofa Dialog box orthe resizing of window are actions that cannot be undone and effectively do not change afile Th
92. o any position on the sereen lola To select a tool for drawing with the mouse click once on the required tool then click and drag the mouse to construct the selected object 12141 0 access the Draw tools Numeric Keyboard Entry Dialog double click on the tool icon These two methods of selection work the same for all Draw tools The Draw toolbox can be umed On or Of for convenience Toolboxes canbe umed On or Off under the Tools pull down menuon the Menu Bar or the Toolbox pop up menu found under the Windows menu Combining Draw Tools with Snap To Tools The Draw tools are designed to workin conjunction withthe Snap To tools This allows the user to precisely snap to end points midpoints ete when starting and finishing the objects found in the Draw toolbox Bj Rectangle Square Tool The Rectangle Square tool is designed to draw both rectangles and squares KeyCAD Pro defaults to the Rectangle tool To draw squares select the tool icon and hold down SHIFT when using the tol to draw perfect squares Sean Rectangle Tool combined with Snap To Tools The Rectangle Square tool can be used with the Snap To tools allowing the rectangle square to start or end from another object s center midpoint end point percentage point ete Remember that any rectangle or square can start or end from any of the Snap To tools Use the Tab key to change Snap To tools when dragging the mou
93. object Keyboard Entry with Rotate Tool Theristheoptiontorotate any object or group of objects by using numeric Keyboard Entry An objectmust be selected before accessing the Keyboard Entry Dialog After selecting an object double click on the Rotate tool icon Once the Dialog box appears any degree of rotation can be entered There is also an option to choose either Degrees or Radians After the correct information is entered click on the OK button NOTE The program allows the rotation of individual objector groups of objects when using Keyboard Entry Be sure to have all the necessary objects selected before accessing the Dialog box Rotate Tool The Rotate Dialog box Ej Fiet Toot When using the Fillet tool aradius can be added to any object Remember thatthe Fillet tool works with comer points of an object What this means is that before a fillet can be applied with the Fillet tool the selected corner point must be joined together or made of enclosed objects such as rectangles squares polygons ete The example shown below gives a furherexplanation Example 1 With the two lines shown below the Fillet tool cannot be used to apply 2 radius between the end points of the two lines In this instant the Are tool from the Draw toolbox would be used then snap each end of the arc to the end points ofthe two lines For more information concerning the Are tool refer to the Draw Tools section under the Arc tool sub
94. oclosethe Dialog The Horizontalor Vertical offsets are changed within the Duplicate Offsets Dialog box The Duplicate command duplicates the number of objects and their offsets in correlation to the settings within the Duplicate Offers Dialog box All Duplicate Offset objects are measured from the origin ofthe preceding object Once the Duplicate Offsets and Repeat Count of a selected object is chosen the position of the first copy is measured from the origin of the original object The position of the second copy is measured from the origin of the first duplicate copy This process is repealed as many times as the Repeat Count entry displays Copies of objects created via the Duplicate Offsets or Duplicate command are placed in front of the original This applies to each duplicated object regardless of the Repeat Count number NOTE The Duplicate Offers and Duplicate command do not alec he contents of the Clipboard The example below showsthe actual Duplicate Offsets Dialog box settings found within the program te Offsets Dupi Offset Vertical Offset 050 Beeeutoun _ Cancel The Duplicate Dialog bx How to use the Duplicate Offsets 1 First select the object to be duplicated by using the Duplicate Offsets Dialog box Aller selecting the object pull down the Edit menu and select Duplicate Offsets ANerthe Dialog box appearstypeina Horizontal Offsetof LOO anda Vertical Offse
95. og box appears allowing the user to numerically enter the object size and start point After double clicking on the ool the Numeric Keyboard Entry Dialog box appears It disregards the mouse actions and the object is drawn to the numeric informationenteredin the Dialog box The size and star point of the multigon canbe set The Draw From button isthe point on the multigon which is placed at the Start Point coordinates The Malin Tool Dis box Start Point When setting the start point first select the Start Point button notice that the Dialog box information changes to coordinate positions v 0 00 Up Down When the coordinate positions are entered the start point can be set to be ataselecid pointontheobjectsuchas Top Left Right Center and ofthe multigon The start point is always relative to the Absolute Point of thedocument Ifthe Draw From Point is selected the multigon doubles the width typed in the Total Width Entry box Object Size When the Object Size buttons clicked the Dialog changes so that the user canenterthe multigons width Remember that the Object Size information draws from the selected Draw From and Start Point coordinates The Multigon tool Dialog has the option to enter the number of sides that make up the multigon Remember that each side is even in length the Dnw From Center option is selected the width and height of the multigon is twice the Total Width entry
96. ool snaps to any absolute point coordinate that is currently set within the document if the cursor is within the sensitivity range of the absolute point Sensitivity of Snap To settings can be found inthe Preference Dialog under the Edit menu The File Menu The File menu contains the commands which control the opening and closing o les and symbols Printing of drawings is also controlled from within the File menu Some of the File menu commands be accessed with keyboard equivalents when combining the CTRL key COMMAND key on the Macintosh with the appropriate Key as shown below The following pages in this chapter explain the proper uses for these menu commands The Fle Mena New The New command is used to open a new document as shown below The new documents untitled and has only one layer The title bar automatically displays Untitled which means that the document has no name To name the document save the document KeyCAD Pro supports multiple documents meaning that the New command be used even if another document is already open The new documents appear on lop of each other without replacing the previous document Inorderto change the names ofthe new documents save them Open This command is used to open previously created documents To access this command select the Open command from the File menu or press CTRL O COMMANDO for Macintosh After choosing the Open command a Dialog appears allowing t
97. op Fill Pattern 2 fills the object with white space Using the Eyedropper tool Windows ony 1 Click on the Eyedropper ool wti is foundon e Meno Bar 2 nes ne ete dpe onthe corto td x Nott clr buton cungeto te clr vast Tic clr say nls charged Pen Color The Pen Coloris the color that is used to outline an object The Pen Color can be changed by selecting Pen Color under the Layout menu or by clicking on the Pen Color button in the Menu Bar Thisbringsupthe colorpicker within the program Thecolorpickerisused to choose any color or grayscale that is available to the hardware The current pen coloris shown to the right ofthe Pen Color button inthe Menu Bar The Menu Bar can be tumed On or Off from the Layout menu or by pressing CTRLAM Readouts The Readouts pop up menu gives access to the options available for the Readouts window From the pop up menu the readouts can be set to display certain levels of precision The readouts can also be set to display feet and inches A check mark indicates which option is active 5 m 0000 0000 m iut Pop up Men The diagram below shows the Readouts window which appears at the bottom of the screen These readouts can be turned On or Off and can be moved to any location on the sereen EE t um mum ae he Reads Window Lines The Lines pop up menu is used to choose from the different Typesand Size of
98. oup simultaneously I is possible when working with grouped objects to resize delete or duplicate them Once a set of objects are grouped the individual objects that make up the group cannot be changed unless the objects are first ungrouped Objects can only be grouped on the same layer When objects for grouping are selected they appear al different positions in the object stacking order Once these objects are grouped they take on the stacking order of the foremost grouped object Grouping Objects Select the objects to be grouped by clicking on the individual objects use the Seleetiontooland hold down SHIFT Altematively a selection rectangle can be drawn around the objects Choose Group from the Options menu or click on the Group button found on the Menu Bar or press CTRL G Once the objects are grouped a display of boundary points are exhibited around the grouped objects Ungrouping Objects To ungroup any grouped objects to make any changes to the individual objects within the group Ungrouping of an object breaks that object into the individual objects again Locked objects cannot ungrouped Unlock the objects first using the Unlock command 1 Selectthe grouped objects by clicking on them with the Selection ool 2 Choose Ungroup from the Options menu or click on the Ungroup button found on the Menu Bar Once grouped objects are Ungrouped changes can be made to cach individual object KeyCAD Pro automatic
99. ox Pull Down Menu This pull down mena tuna On or Off any of the found within the progam Tools E Edit Draw Snap Dimension v Position Info The Toolbox Pull Down Menu checkmark beside an entry indicates that the Toolbox is currently displayed on the screen The diagram above shows the program defaults Rulers Totumon the Rulers either choose the Rulers command from the Layout Menu or press CTRL R To tum them off choose Rulers again from the Layout Menu or press b R again The rulers show the currentrulerscalesetings ofthe document To change these settings either choose Rulers Scale fromthe Layout Menu or ifthe rulersareon double click on either the unitof measure readout horizontal or vertical ruler The vertical ruler does not start at 0 at the top but at the bottom This is because the Origin point is in the lower left Theborizontaland vertical rulersalso change if you change the documen s papersize origin point or if you click on the Actual Size or Fit to Window buttons or their menu equivalents in the Menu Bar Unit of Measure Readout To the left of the horizontal ruler and at the top of the vertical ruler is the Unit of Measure Readout which indicates the current screen unit of The RalerstSeale Dialog Box The Rulers Scale Dialog box is used for seing he scale to work in when creating design KeyCAD Pro supports all of the scales used in today s engin
100. p To tool and end with a different Snap To tool such as the Comer Point Snap To tool Setting Tool to Lock or Reset The Center Pointtool can be settoalocked position sothatitdoesnotreset afier the first point is sel Double clicking locks the tool to a dark background while a single click on the tool results in a gray background in the Reset mode Corner Point Use the Comer Point Snap To tool to connect the objects being drawn to ibecomerpointon another abject Lines have twoend pointsthat Key CAD Pro identifies as comer points The comers of other objects such as rectangles ares circles and ellipses are at the corners of the rectangular boundary lines LJ point oa icai The tool snaps to the comer point of the object which is closest to the current position at the moment the mouse button is released The Comer Point Snap Totool support an interactive snap to function This means the ghost line of the object being drawn or edited snaps to the closest comer point of an object allowing the user to see where the point will be placed before releasing the mouse button When the Comer Point Snap To tool is selected the cursor automatically snaps to the closest comer point within the nearest object The tool snaps Toany comer point ofan object ifthe cursoris within the sensitivity range of the object Sensitivity can be set in the Preference Dialog found under the Edit menu NOTE ic Snap To Grid option is On the user
101. pendicular to other objects at any position Changing the Perpendicular Snap To Tool The Perpendicular Snap To tool can be set at any time after drawing a line has started by pressing the Tab key Setting Tool to Lock or Reset The Perpendicular tool can be set to a locked position so that it does not reset after the first point is set Double clicking locks the tool to a dark background whilea single click onthe tool results in a gray backgroundin the Reset mode Line Center The Line Centertool automatically sets the startorend pointof aline atthe exact midpoint of a line or frce formed spline The following examples further explain how one object may have more than one mid point This means that the Line Center tool snaps to any midpoint within an object CEN m N ma a Todraw alineatanother object midpoint firstselect the Line tool from the Draw toolbox and then select the Line Center tool Now place the mouse cursor near the object to snap o Click and drag the mouse away from the object and the line start point automatically snaps to the line center point ofthe object Remember that the line center is located between any two points witha line between them The line be straight or curved The usercanalso designate the end point of the line being drawn to finish atthe line center point of another object As the line is being drawn to set its end point be sure that the Line Center Snap To tool is se
102. pline button to automatically end the spline that is being Workedon KeyCADPro draws the curved lines through the points Click the OK button to close the Dialog box EE TY irl The Spline Dialog hor The Dimension Tools The Dimension tools are very important for drafting or creating any type of blueprint The tools found within the Dimension toolbox consistof Linear Parallel Angular Diameter Radius The Dimension toolbox can be turned On or OFF and can be relocated for faster access The Dimension toolbox can be accessed from the Tools pull down menu found on the Menu Bar It can also be tumed On or Off from under the Window menu using the Toolboxes pop up menu A check mark indicates whether the toolbox is On or vol Edi Draw Snap Dimension 2 5 Postion Info he Ton ue Combining Dimension Tools with Snap To Tools Some ofthe Dimension tools can be used with the Snap To tools The Dimension tools that work with the Snap To tools are Linear Parallel Angular and Leader Line The Diameter and Radius tools automatically snap to the points of the object that have been dimensioned The following is a complete list of the Dimension tools found within the toolbox BREE E BI Lincar Tool Parallel Tool Angular Tool Diameter Tool Radius Tool Leader Line Tool Dimension Options The dimensions that appear when using the dimens
103. reen change accordingly to reflect any changes The Sample Ruler There are two sample rulers displayed atthe top ofthe dialog box The top ruler shows the screen unitof measure inches millimeters or centimeters The bottom ruler shows what the rulers will look like if they are tumed on The lines onthe rulers are called tick marks and vary in height depending on whether there is a major or minor division of the unit of measure Between the two sample rulers is an arrow that shows how many sereen units make up a screen unit of measure inch millimeter centimeter As the values for the screen units world units sereen unit of measure and number of ruler divisions are changed the bottom ruler is updated to show what effect changes will have on the rulers As the values for the screen unit of measure and number of divisions are changed the top ruler is updated As the values of screen units world units and screen unit of measure are changed the arrow between the rulers is updated Sereen Units In the edit field below the heading Sereen Units the desired screen unit can be entered Below the edit field there is a pop up list box where Ihe screen unit of measure is chosen Cehoose from Inches Millimeters or Centimeters NOTE Millimeters are shown on the sample rulers in groups of 20 millimetersinstead of individual millimeters Each tick mark on the rulers is 2 millimeters World Units Inthe edit field b
104. rence point and nudges according to the current nudge rate Percentage Readouts The Percentage readouts are used mainly for the resizing of selected objects When an object is drawn the percentage display shows 100 when the mouse button is released This means that the object drawn is at 100 size I the object is then resized using the Resize tool here is the option of resizing by percentage versus using the coordinates The readouts display the width and height percentages Width 1008 Height 1008 Radius and Diameter Readouts When ares or circles are being created the Radius and Diameter readouts display an accurate measurement of the radius or diameter of the object being drawn Radius display Diameter display Angle Readouts This section of the Readouts window tracks the angular movement ofthe cursor Itis useful when creating angular lines or rotating objects to a specific angle Angle display amp 63 24 Group Flip Vertical Mirror Ungroup The Menu Bar Windows Fit to Window Fill Color Pen Color a Jas FlipHorizontal Li Actual Size Anis Lines Eyedropper Unlock e Join Oria Lines P Pull Down Menu The Menu Bar Macintosh Group Open 2 Grid Lines Image Fip Vertical Gn or Off Tools Print Mirror Line Type Mena Fill Color
105. rk file or keep both the original version of the file along with a more recent version In making different versions save the original version under one name and then use Save As again lo save the new document under a different name To save a file in a different directory double click the directory name in the Directories box to open the new directory Change which drivethe new fleissavedio by clicking onthe drive name shown in he lower right hand comer of the Save As Dialog box Import The Import option is a pop up menu thatis used to access the different file formats that are supported within KeyCAD Pro The formats that ean be imported are DXF AutoCAD DRW CorelDraw PICT and XYZ Coordinates Daw 77 PICT DHF EFS even HYZ Jes PICT Macintosh only Choose PICT toimportfilesthathave been saved in the PICT format This is a standard graphics file format used on the Macintosh These files are primarily used in painting programs DRW Windows only Choose DRW to display or open files that have been saved in the DRW format DRW is the Micrographix Designer file format DXF Choose DXF to display or open files that have been saved in the DXF format The DXF formatis the most popularamong AutoCAD users this format is used when transferring AutoCAD files from one computer program to another NB Versions of AutoCAD DXF subsequent to Version 10 are no
106. rom the Edit toolbox and addtextio any part ofthe design KeyCAD Pro defaults to Arial 12 point text with left alignment when the program is initially started Moving Text Blocks The creation of a text block is used to move the text to a preferred location Todo this select the Selection tool from the Edit toolbox and click on the text that has been already created Moving Click on the text to highlighttextblock tert block Editing Text within a Text Block Textcanbesclected within atext block for editing purposes To select part ofatextobject first select the Text tool from the Edit toolbox Then select the letters or words to be edited by dragging through the text The selected text becomes highlighted and can now be edited Drag beam through the text ohighlightindividual words or letters text within a tert block Deleting a Text Block An entire text block can be deleted at one time First select the Selection ool from the Edit toolbox Then click once on the text block to be deleted and press DEL The Draw Tools The Draw tools are used n the construction of basic shapes that can be combined together to create complex shapes The Draw tools consist of rectangles squares circles ovals polygons multigons arcs lines and fre formed splines The Draw toolbox automatically appears to the left side of the window when the program is first started but the toolbox can be relocated t
107. rrored copy in alignment with the original half of the tee The example below shows the end result after alignment of the mirrored objects Oncethe miroredobjeetsarealigned take the Line tooland make accent lines within the trees boundary lines This adds a more realistic appearance Flip The Flip comand flipsany selected objector group of objects horizontally or vertically When flipping objects the program uses the center of the selected objects for a reference point The Flip command is oundunderthe Edit menu The Flip options are found within a pop up menu Flip ntal For quick access tothe Flip Horizontaland Vertical commands use the Menu Bar buttons To um the Menu Bar On or Of pull down the Layout menu orpressCTRLM DEDEH Lg Flip Vertical Flip Horizontal Buton Buton Example The Flip Horizontal command is useful forcreating objects that should be symmetrcalalongavercalaxis Anexample ofthis isifa free formed shape is drawn copy the shape and then reposition and flip the copy to produce two free formed shapes with symmetrical curves and lines The Vertical Flip command works in the same manner exceptthe objects flipon the Vertical Flip Horizontal fips the objectalong the Horizontal axis 80 Thinkoritas ripping the object the right ofthe original object Vertical Axis Line Upor Down O Horizontal Axis Leftto Right Flip Vertical flips the object along the Vertical axis Think of it as flipp
108. s either tothe leftorto the right and por down The selected object moves in that direction according to the distance set within the Nudge Rate Dialog box NOTE Remember he reference point rom whichihe Nadgeiscalealated Js the Absolute Origin point of the design Nudge Absolute Buttons 495 3 43 04 Sk 9 3 43 Nudge Left or Right Nudge X Leftor Right when clicking on thesebuttonsthe object roves along the X Axis Nudge Up or Down Nudge Y Upor Down when clicking on thesebuttonsthe object movesalong the Y Axis Click the Nudge buttons as many times as necessary Nudge Incremental The Nudge Incremental buttons are used to nudge any selected objects andindividual vertex pointsin Incremental coordinates Incremental means thattheselectedobjectisresizedin reference tothe original size ofthe object orpoints For example ifa rectangle is selected and then click onthe W Nudge buttons the rectangle changes in width which changes the size ofthe selected object The nudge distance is set in the Nudge Rate Dialog box Man objectis selected then click on one of the Incremental Nudge buttons either W left or right and H up or down the selected objects change in Widthor Heightaccording tothedistanceset within the Nudge Rate Dialog box When using the W or H nudge buttons on selected objects the width and height are referenced from the center of the selected object Incremental Nudge Buttons
109. s button is used to unlock locked objects Join Windows only This button is used to connect Join all selected lines or ares that share overlapping connected end points i Windows ont The Unjoinbutton disconnects all selected lines or ares that have been previously Joined Eyedropper Windows only The Eyedropper tool is used to select the current color from any color currently in use within a design Once the Eyedropper ool is clicked on a color within the design that color becomes the current color The color that was clicked on is then displayed in the Current Color button T Fl Color The current Fill color is displayed to the right ofthis button To selectanother fil color click once onthe button to open the color picker Pen Color JW urren Pen color is displayed the ight ofthis buton To selectanother pen color click once on the bution to open the color picker Grid Lines On or OF gg The Grid button tums the Grid Lines Onor Off depending onthe current status of the Grid Lines when the button is clicked Snap To Grid x This button is used to turn the Snap To Grid option On or Off Axis Lines On or Off Windows only Clicking this button toggles the Axis Lines On or Off NOTE The Axis Lines represent ihe Origin point a reference site forall Absolute coordinates and Readout vmi Fit to Window Windows only This button automatically makes the entire design fit within the current w
110. se to create selected objects The rectangle or square can be drawn from the objects center point The Draw from Center can be selected as an option under the Layout menu When this option is selected the tool draws the object double the size of the Incremental Readouts or the distance the mouse width and height is dragged Dr fom Conter i tated under he Layla Drawing a Rectangle Square with the Mouse The following instructions explain how to constructa rectangle or square while using the mouse 1 Select the Reetangle Square tol from the Draw toolbox 2 Place the cursor at the required start point and click and drag the mouse until the desired size is oblalned Wach the 2 readouts al the bottom of the sereen for the object size The W indicates the objects widths and the H indicates the object height Objet Sae d x3 43 b u4 05 v3 04 u2 as The Absolute coordinates display the object size added to the Absolute coordinates of the start point This means that the coordinates are calculated from the Origin point Axis Lines Intersection The Incremental readouts display the object size in relation to the start peint Using Keyboard Entry with Rectangle Square Tool The Rectangle Square tool Numeric Keyboard Dialog can be selected by double clicking on the tol icon A Dialog box appears allowing the user 1o numerically enter the object size and start point After double clicking on the tool the Numeric Entr
111. sed when moving objects between layers Be sure to activate the layer first before choosing the Copy command then activate the layer to Paste the object into Transferring Pasted Objects An option exists for the transferring of complete drawings individual objects and text created in other applications The files designed in other Draw or CAD programs can be transferred to the Clipboard and then pasted into KeyCAD Pro documents Theentire contents ofthe Clipboard are pastedintothe KeyCAD Pro document as one objectand notseparately Oncetheobjecthas been pasted within the document resizing ol the object canbe performed NOTE To paste a drawing object or text from any Kind of Paint product remember the applications draw the images on pixel basis dot by dot bitmapped The user cannot edit the objects that appear within the boundaries of the pasted object These objects cannot be Ungrouped or Unjoined Files created in a Paint application are called Raster files Copy and Paste are used to transfer objects from applications that support vector objects such as KeyCAD Pro the user can edit ungroup orunjointheseobjects Filescreatedinadrawapplication are called Vector files Clear The Clear command removes clears selected objects or text from the design The Clear command does not place the cleared object on the Clipboard Clear is used to delete or permanently remove any selected object or text This is usefu
112. selected from the Edit menu or by pressing Objectsorlextmustbe selected prior lo selecting the Copy command Alter selecting the Copy command the objctsortext remain selected Desclection is done by clicking anywhere on the drawing are Once selections copied to the Clipboard the objector text can be pasted toanother section ofthe document or even tothe file of another application that supports the Paste command Paste The Paste command places current copy of the Clipboard contents into the active layer ofthe current window Pasting an object from the Clipboard does not clear the Clipboard contents Because the contents of the Clipboard remain on the Clipboard the Paste command can be used repeatedly to make multiple copies of text or objects within the same or different files Fora description other methods of duplicating objects refer to Duplicate and Duplicate offsets later in this chapter Paste can be selected from the Edit menu or by pressing CTRL V Pastingan Object CAD Pro pastesanobjectby placing itin front ofallotherobjects within the current file Ifthe current file bas just been opened and the Paste command selected the copy is placed in the center of the screen Ifthe file in the window has been scrolled the copy is placed in the center of the sereen Since KeyCAD Pro supports multiple layers within one file the Cut Copy and Paste commands can also be u
113. set Double clicking locks the tool to dark background and single clicking results in a gray background in the Reset mode End Point Use the End Point Snap To tool to connect the object being created to the End Point of another object The End Point Snap To tool supports an interactive snap to function This means the ghost line ofthe object being drawn or edited snaps to the closest end point allowing the user to see where the end point is to be placed before releasing the mouse button When using the End Point Snap To command first select the line to snap o line 1 With the handles at either end of the object select the line tool from the toolbar Begin to draw your line line 2 and you will notice that itautomatically gravitatesto either one end or the other Ifthe line doesnot snap to the ends raise the Snap Tool sensitivity in the Edit Preferences dialog box The Snap to line command will work with any selected object when the handle boxes are present B 3 siii z 3 NOTE Ifthe Shap To Grid option is tumed OF the user can then snap to heclosestend pointof the nearestobject Ifthe Snap To Gridoptionis the user can only snap to points on the current grid setting Changing End Point Snap To Tool The Snap To tool can be changed at any time while pressing the Tab key This tool allows the user to start with the End Pointtool and end the object with a different Snap To tool such as the Center tool
114. sslighlly offset fromthe original To use the Mirror command first select the object then click on the Mirror button within the Menu Bar Individual objects or groups of objets can also be mirrored Flip Vertical This buttons used to Flip selected objects along the vertical axis Iiis comparable to flipping the selected object upside down Itis possible to an Individual object or a group of objects Flip Horizontal This button is used to Flip selected objects along the horizontal axis Itiscomparableto flipping the selected objectto the right It is possible to Flip an individual object or a group of objects Group This button is used to consolidate a set of selected objects as one grouped object A grouped set of objects is treated as a single object rather than several individual objects Ungroup The Ungroup button automatically divides a grouped object into individual objects Lock This button is used to Lock the characte selected object or groups of objects so that they cannot be changed istics and location of a Unlock Thisbutton isused to Unlock selected objects that were previously locked m Thistle allstars at Shevington en oi This button is used to disconnect all selected lines or arcs that have been Joined together Eyelropper The Eyedeopperbuttonisusedto selectthecurrentcolorftom any color within a design When the Eyedropper button is clicked on color within a design thatcolor
115. such as the End Peint Snap To tool Setting Tool to Lock or Reset Setthe Point Ontool toa locked position to prevent resetting afier the first pointis set Double clicking Locks the tool to a dark background while a Single click sets the tool in a gray background in the Reset mode Center Point Use the Center Point Snap Totool to connectthe objects being center point of another object The tool snaps to the center point of the closest object in relation to its current position when the mouse button is released The Center Point Snap To tool supports an interactive snap to function This means the ghost line of the object being drawn or edited snaps tothe closest center point ofan object allowing the user to see where the point is to be placed before releasing the mouse button Anytime the Center Point Snap To toolis selected the cursor automatically snaps to the closest center point within the nearest object The tool snaps to any centerpoint of an object if the cursor is within the sensitivity range ofthe object Sensitivity can be set in the Preference Dialog found under the Edit menu NOTE Ifthe Snap To Grid option is On the user can only snap to points onthe current grid setting Ithe Snap To Gridoptionis tumed Offtheuser can then snap to the closest point Changing Snap To Tools The Center Point Snap To tool can be changed at any time while pressing the Tab key Thisallowsthe userto start with the Center Point Sna
116. t supported XYZ Coordinates This format is used to import XYZ coordinate points When using this formal the program only places data points in the proper coordinate position The program does not draw lines or curves between these points CorelDra Windows only hook the type COR imperi med pater change vien importing CorelDRAW Photo CorelDRAW 38 Necio ox Choose CorelDraw display or open files that have been saved in the CDR file format CDR is the CorelDRAW file formal This version of KeyCAD Pro supports file formats from CorelDRAW version 30 or lower As the waming in the dialog box indicates some il patterns used in CorelDRAW are not able to be converted There are two ways to impart CDR file Picture and Vector and they are deseribed below Picture format The file will be displayedon the sereenas one scaleable object You cannot edit the individual shapes and objects that were in the file You can resize the entire picture just as you would any other object This is the default CDR import format Vector format To use this method click on the radio button to the left of CorelDRAW Vector If this method is used the individual objects that make up the drawing can be edited and resized After selection of the appropriate method and click on the OK button you will then be presented with the standard open dialog box to locate the file BMP Win
117. t line of the object being drawn or edited snaps lo the current absolute point within the document allowing the user to see where the end point of the drawn line is to be placed before release of the mouse button To draw a line from the absolute point first select the Line tool from the Draw toolbox Then selet the Absolute Snap To tool and place the mouse cursor near the absolute point on the document By clicking and dragging the mouse the start point of the line automatically snaps to the absolute point The end point of the line being drawn can be designated to finish at the absolute point within the document As the line is being drawn to set its end point be sure that the Absolute Point Snap To tool is selected before releasing the mouse button Now when the mouse cursor is near the absolute point in the document release the mouse button KeyCAD Pro automatically snaps the end point of the line to the absolute point Changing The Absolute Snap To Tool The Absolute Point Snap To tool can be changed at any time after starting to draw line or moving an object by pressing the Tab key Setting the Absolute Point Tool to Lock or Reset The Absolute Point tol can be set to a locked position so that it does not reset after the first point is set Double clicking locks the tool to a dark background whilea single click onthe tool results in a gray backgroundin the Reset mode Sensitivity Settings The Absolute Point t
118. t of 0 anda Repeat Count of 2 3 Nowelick the OK button or press ENTER The design repeats as shown below The Objects aller a Duplicate Offset command Mirror Horizontal The Mirror Horizontal commandisused to Ilip any selected objector group of objectsina diametrically different direction Selectan object and perform the Mirror command tomake a duplicate of the object flipped horizontally and placed by a certain offset The Mirror Horizontal commands found under the Edit menu For quick aceessto the Mirror Horizontal command activate the Menu Bar and click 9 els eps The Menu Bar can be tumed On or Off by pressing CTRL M or by pulling down the Layout Menu and selecting Menu Bar How to use Mirror Horizontal The following example shows how to use the Mirror command to create a frontal view ofa tree Creation of the first half of the tree is devised using the Open Polygon tool 2 First select the object or group of objects to mirror Use the Selection tool for selecting objects 2 Once the object is selected pull down the Edit menu and select Mirror Horizontal or press the Mirror button on the Menu Bar 4 3 Notice that after the Mirror command is selected the newly duplicated copy is selected and slightly offset in the Horizontal axis This is so the object can be moved or edited if necessary ik Now that the second half of the tee is created use the Selection tooltodrag the mi
119. th the Snap To tools This tool is the second tol in the Edit toolbox and is also known as Cursor tool There is the option to specify any X Y coordinates by using Keyboard Entry rather than the mouse Keyboard Entryisexplainedin greater detail laterin this section Selecting points with the Point Select tool This tool works in two different ways when selecting objects First click onany individual vertex point within an object therefore highlighting just that point Individual points may be added by holding down SHIFT when clicking on additional vertex points The second method of selection is to drag a selection rectangle around the individual point or groups of points to be selected Selection Rectangle When the points are highlighted place the cursorontopofaselected point within the object hold down the mouse and move these points to any location on the screen When dragging these points a ghost line appears representing the boundary lines of the points selected Perfect horizontal vertical movement can be achieved by holding down SHIFT after the dragging of the selected points has started Example The following example shows how the Point Select tool can help in editing designs simple closet layout has been created for this purpose It is possible to use any design or create a similiar design to the one below Step 1 Alera design is created select the Point Sel
120. the desired font style and size by clicking onthe options within the Font Dialog Macintosh version of Key CAD Pro down the Text Menu and select Font This will allow you to select the desired font Unlike most programs of this nature KeyCAD Pro remembers the last selected font This means thatafterany fontis changed all subsequent text is written with or uses the same font style until it is changed again For example if some text was changed to Courier with the Text tool and then an objectis created when the Text tool is used again the Courier font is sill chosen The Font menu displays list of all fonts available in the current system To add and remove fonts from the System refer to the Windows User Manual KeyCAD Pro supports PostScript and TrueType fonts Eont MS Sans Serif MS Senf Small Fonts System Times Size The size of extis regulated by the Size function in the Font Dialog The initial or default point size of text s 12 The size can be raised or lowered depending on the requirements How to change Font Size 1 Highlight the desired text by clicking the mouse and dragging it across the words to be changed Individual words can be highlighted by double clicking on them The highlighted texts blackened Pull down the Text Menu al the top of the screen and choose the Font Dialog Select the desired font styleand size by clicking on the options within the Font Dialog O
121. then becomes the current color The color selected is then displayed in the Color button Jy The current fill color is displayed to the right of this button To selectanother fill color click once onthe button to open the color picker Pen Color The current pen color is displayed to the right of this button To select another pen color click once onthe button to open the color picker GriaLinsOnorort Thisbutonisusedto ure Grins Onor O Tifton i dependent on he en te Lines when he Slike Gri epacing under Grd mens Toud under ae Layout men E 8 Soap ToGrid This button is used to turn the Snap To Grid option On or Axis Lines Onor Of This button is used to toggle the Axis Lines On or OIT The Axis Lines represent the Origin point This is the reference source for all Absolute coordinates and readouts Fitto Window This bution allows the program to automatically fit the entire design withinthe current window size Thisisuseful forthe overall layout of a design Actual Size Click on this button to display a design at its actual size This is useful when the user has Zoomed In or Out and wishes to retum tothe Actual Size without using the Zoom toolor command Toaccessthe keyboard equivalent for Actual Size press CTRLE The Menu command is found under the Options menu New Image Macintosh only This button is used to create new image at
122. to draw a line by pressing the Tab key Setting Tool to Lock or Reset The Percentage tool ean be set to a locked position so that it does not reset afier the first point is set Double clicking locks the tool to a dark background whilea single click onthe tool results ina gray backgroundin the Reset mode Sensit ity Settings The Percentage tool snaps to any percentage point of any line ifthe cursor is within the sensitivity range of the percentage point Sensitivity Snap To setting can be found in the Preference Dialog which is found under the Edit menu Absolute Point The Absolute Point tool always snaps objects start or end points of objects tothe Absolute pointofa design The absolute pointis the same as the point where the X Y Axis lines meet it can also be referred to as the Origin point The absolute point is always equal to X Dand Y 0 This is the reference point for all absolute readouts The absolute point is located at the lower left corer of a design when the program is started The absolute point is a great point of rotation I is used for rotating and duplicating objects simultaneously thus providing a point of rotation that canbe located atany point within a design This is because the Axis Lines can be moved to any location Rotate objects around the Absolute Paint Origin Point ig The Absolute Point Snap To tool supports an interactive snap to function This means the ghos
123. transferring AutoCAD files from one computer program to another HPGL This formatis exported to create an HPGL file that canbe used with plotter servers A file can be plotted without having to have the KeyCAD Pro program running when plotting EPS The EPS format stands for Encapsulated PostScript which translates a file 10 the PostScript page command language This format is very popular among page layout and illustration programs XYZ Coordinates This format is used to export XYZ coordinate points When using this format the program only places data points in the proper coordinate position The program does notdraw linesorcurves between these points Open Symbol The Open Symbol Dialog kos Windows Symbols are treated like individual files that can be placed within the current design Symbols are predravm images that be used to save time when creating design Remember that Symbol fle format is different from the regular file formal thatthe designs are saved in when the user selects the Save or Save As command Symbol files have the extension SYM gt C1 Documents E Mierasart arnee sereen shots E Shou Proview Open Symbol Dialog Box Macintosh Opening a symbol Macintosh Pull down the File menu and select the Open Symbol command A Dialog box like the one above will appear Select the desired disk dri
124. u Then select the Resize tool and grab a selected handle and begin reducing or enlarging An example for this option is to reduce the entire size of a design to fit on a particular size of paper Detect All The Detect All command should not be confused with the Select All command These two commands have completely different end results The Detect All command can be accessed under the Edit menu or by pressing CTRLK Detect AIl is designed to undo the Hide Selection command also found under the Edit menu The Hide Selection command hides any selected objects from being selected again To select an object which is curently hidden use the Detect All command Example Fint selectone ormore objects andihenselectthe Hide Selection command from the Edit menu the chosen objects cannot be now selected To deactivate Hide Selection choose Detect from the Edit This feature is useful when working in very detailed design areas and problems are encountered selecting a particular point due to the close proximity of several points Hide Selection The Hide Selection command is used to select any object or groups of objects such as lines rectangles circles polygons and hide them to prevent selection with any of the tools Example 2 Select the objects to be hidden using the Selection tool from the Eaittoolbos 2 Now pulldownthe Editmenuorpress CTRL Jtoactivatethe Hide Selection command Toreleasethe Hide Selectio
125. ula tool These tools should be used in the precision alignment of objects as well as with the start and or end points of objects Drag Zone SES Close Bution Any Point End Point Point On Center Point Comer Point Intersection Point Perpendicular Line Center Percentage Absolute Point NOTE Remember by combining these tools withthe Draw Dimensioning and Edit tools there is more precise control overall of he tools functions Any Point KeyCAD Pro defaults to the Any Point Snap To tool when the program is first stated This allows the user to choose any point within Ihe document to set a point KeyCAD Pro supports an interactive snap to function This means the ghost line of the object being drawn or edited snaps to the selected tool s appropriate function allowing the user to see where the end point is to be placed prior to releasing the mouse button No ghost lines are visible with the Any Point tool NOTE Ir the Snap To Grid option is On the user can only snap io points onthe current grid setting Ifthe Snap To Grid optionis turned Of the user can locate a point at any coordinate within the current document Changing Snap To Tools When using the Any Point Snap To tool the cursor always snapsto the point on the screen at the time the mouse button is clicked Setting Tool to Lock or Reset The Any Point tool can be set to a locked position so that it does not reset afier the first point is
126. ve Select the desired directory Select the desired Symbol ar KeyCAD file by using the scroll box Click on the Open button The symbol will be centered in the current view window Opening symbol Windows 1 Pull down the File menu and select the Open Symbol command A Dialog box will appear 2 Select the desired disk drive by usir Drives heading 3 Select the desired directory by using the scroll box under the Directories heading 4 Select the desired file fomat SYM or KEY from the List Files of Type heading If the KEY file format is used the KEY file will be read in and placed as symbol S Select the desired Symbol or KeyCAD file by using the scroll box under the Symbol Name heading 6 Click on the Place button The symbol will be centered in the current view window the scroll box under the Show Preview The Show Preview check box can be either tumed On or OI An X in the box indicates that Show Preview is tured On Ifthis option is on a scaled version ofthe symbolis shown in the preview box on the left ofthe sereen If this option is tumed Of then no image appears in the preview box Save Symbol When an object has been created and it is to be saved as a Symbol first select the object to be saved before choosing the Save Symbol command A ter selecting the Save Symbol command from the File menu a Dialog box appears prompting for the name of the symbol After the symbol has been saved the sy
127. ve should pass throughand clickthe mouse button again Another line begins from the previous poini Continue moving the mouse and click to specify the number of points required When the required number of points are specifed double click the mouse button KeyCAD Pro automatically draws the curved lines through the selected point Alter asplineis created the tension value of the spline can be changed to loosen or tighten the curves that pass through the points The Smoothing menu is found under the Edit menu The Smooth Unsmoarh and the Tension Dialog boxes can be selected from the pop up menu Unsmooth Tension The Smoothing popup mena Using Keyboard Entry with the Spline Tool When using the Spline tool there s the option of using numeric Keyboard Entry instead of the mouse To access Dialog box double click on the Spline tol icon thin the Spline tool Dialog box choose from Open or Closed splinesand set the start point of each spline and the number of points within the free formed spline Also choose from Cartesian or Polar coordinates The Dialog box displays which point is being entered as well as the total number of points making up the spline Afterthe point coordinates have been entered press the Enter Point button 1o placeand add the new poinLtothe free formed spline Continue adding points as necessary Once the desired number of points are entered click the End S
128. w Tool The second method of using the Skew tool is with the numeric Keyboard Entry Using Keyboard Entry is useful when an object is to be skewed to a specifie angle Before accessing the Skew tool Keyboard Entry Dialog Box select an objet Then double click on the Skew too icon and ihe Dialog box appears Type inthe required angle and cick ihe OK button The selected ohjectisautomuially updatedorefetthe new changes The Dialog box offers the option to choose which direction to skew the object Choose rom Up Down Let or Right The Distance enuy determines how far the object is skewed The Shew Tol Dialog box Rotate Tool By using the Rotate tool any object can be rotated from to 360 degrees AIL objects are rotated from their centers Rotating objects can be performed by two methods the mouse or Keyboard Entry The following example shows how to use the Rotate tool with the mouse Example Step First create an object similiar to the one shown below Then select the object so that the vertex points are highlighted Highlight object Step 2 Place the cursor un verea puun then click and drag the mouse ina counterclockwise direction Once the dragging is started a ghost ine appears representing the boundaries ofthe object At the desired rotation release the mouse button Watch the readouts at the bottom of the screen for the degree of rotation Begindragging the mouse Rotated
129. whichactastransparentoverlays Layersareusedtohold or display various aspects of a design single layer can contain and display different aspects of a design KeyCAD Pro supports up to 256 layers Creating a Layer To create new layer in KeyCAD follow the steps below 1 Choose Layer Info from the Layers pull down menu 2 a new Layer Name in the Layer Name Dialog bos 3 Click on New OK When the Layers option from the Layers menu is selected the new layer name will appear in the dropdown box Click on the newly created layer to make it the currently active layer Hiding a Layer To hide a layer follow the steps below L Gotothe Layers option in the Layers menu to see the currently activelayer which is denoted by a check mark The currently active layer cannot be hidden 2 Now go to Layer Info option and click on the layer that you wish to hide 3 Click on the Hide button then on OK All portions of a drawing within a hidden layer are not dsiplayed on the Showing a Layer To display previously hidden layer follow the steps below 1 Choose the Layer Info option from the Layers menu 2 Click on the ayer to be displayed 3 Click on Show then OK Allportions ofthe drawing which were previously Hidden will now Show on the screen Anexample ofthe use of Layers would he to draw a floorplan on one layer adding the windows and doors ofthe floorplan to a different layers and the dimensions
130. y Dialog box appears it disregards the mouse actions and the object is drawn to the numeric information enteredinthe Dialog box The object width and height as well asthe start point of the rectangle or square can be set Start Point When setting the start point first select the Start Point button notice that the Dialog box information changes to coordinate positions When the coordinate positions are entered the start point can also be set to be at 2 selected point on the object such as Upper Left Upper Right Lower eft Lower Right or Center point of the rectangle or square The start points always relative tothe Absolute Point ofthe document Rectangle Tool E c e Start Point coordinates The Rectangle Square Tol Dialog box Object Size When the Object Size button is clicked the Dialog changes so that the objects width can be entered Remember that the Object Size information s taken from the selected Draw From and Start Point coordinates If the Draw From Center option is selected the width and height are reduced to half the actual size Rectangle Square Tool Ed Object Size Info The Object Size Dialog box Circle Oval Tool The Circle Oval tool is designed to draw both circles and ovals KeyCAD Pro defaults o the Oval tool To draw perfect circles select the icon and bold down SHIFT while using the tool to draw perfect circles c0 Circle Oval Tool combin

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