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GmbH 2001 Table of Contents Welcome 1 Read the Getting Started First 2 CAD Concepts 2 Object Properties .....................................................................2 Entering Data............................................................................3 Data Input .............................................................................3 Deleting and Undeleting .......................................................4 Transparent Commands .......................................................5 Precision Aids.......................................................................5 Coordinate Filter... ................................................................6 Drawing Measurement..........................................................7 Calling Commands ...............................................................8 Object Snap........................................................................10 Object Selection..................................................................15 Coordinate Systems ...........................................................22 Layer Concepts ......................................................................26 Layer - Basic Information....................................................26 Layer Attributes...................................................................27 Layer Manager........................................................................29 Viewing, Zooming, Panning ..................................................30 Zooming and Panning.........................................................31 Parameters for Zoom Commands.......................................32 Dynamic Preview and Rubberbanding................................33 File Menu 35 Project Manager .....................................................................35 Drawing Information ..............................................................36 Close a Drawing .....................................................................36 Save Drawing File ..................................................................37 Save As... ................................................................................37 Save As MSCAD 2001 ............................................................38 (Backwards Compatibility) ....................................................38 Save All ...................................................................................39 i Delete Network Lock File ...................................................... 39 Send Drawing(s)... ................................................................. 39 Print......................................................................................... 40 The Print dialog box............................................................ 40 Printer Setup .......................................................................... 44 Batch Processing .................................................................. 45 Layout Mode-Paper Space .................................................... 51 Layout Viewport Control ....................................................... 53 CAD Configuration Options .................................................. 57 Palette Manager ................................................................. 58 Resource Manager Options................................................ 59 Load Alternate Menus ........................................................ 59 Exiting the Program............................................................... 61 Edit Menu 62 Undo........................................................................................ 62 Redo (Restore an Undo Operation)...................................... 62 Delete...................................................................................... 62 Undelete: Restoring Deleted Items....................................... 63 Purge....................................................................................... 63 Copy Selection to Clipboard................................................. 65 Cut Selection to Clipboard.................................................... 65 Paste Selection from Clipboard............................................ 65 Copy Region to Bitmap ......................................................... 67 Copy Region to Windows Metafile ....................................... 67 Change Object Display Order ............................................... 68 Differences between MicroSurvey and AutoCAD ............... 68 Modify Object Properties... ................................................... 68 Copy Object Properties......................................................... 69 Modify Object Layer .............................................................. 69 Explode Complex Objects..................................................... 70 Entity Info... ............................................................................ 70 Drawing Xplorer... .................................................................. 70 Identify Coordinate ................................................................ 71 Distance / Angle..................................................................... 72 Area / Circumference............................................................. 73 ii Draw Menu 75 Line..........................................................................................75 Circle .......................................................................................75 Arc ...........................................................................................75 Polygon (N-gon) .....................................................................75 Trapezoid ................................................................................75 Ellipse .....................................................................................76 Chain .......................................................................................76 Polyline ...................................................................................76 Polyline Contour ....................................................................76 Filled Faces.............................................................................76 Rings .......................................................................................77 Construction Points...............................................................77 Measure and Divide ...............................................................77 Drawing Modes.......................................................................78 3D ............................................................................................78 3D Polyline..........................................................................78 3D Faces ............................................................................78 3DMESH.............................................................................79