ShortCAD.User_Guide.pdf

ShortCAD User Guide

v2009.07.12

ShortCAD

User Guide

v2009.07.12

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ShortCAD User Guide

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Table of contents

Table of contents .................................................................................. 2

About ShortCAD..................................................................................... 5

ShortCAD Drawings ................................................................................. 6

ShortCAD Drawing Symbols ....................................................................... 7

Working with ShortCAD Drawings ................................................................ 8

Launching Commands of ShortCAD .............................................................. 9

Entering Information in ShortCAD ..............................................................10

Specifying points on ShortCAD Drawing........................................................11

Selecting drawing elements .....................................................................12

Use Hardware Buttons ............................................................................13

Command Toolbar .................................................................................14

Command Palette .................................................................................15

Start a new ShortCAD Drawing ..................................................................16

Save ShortCAD Drawing under a new name ...................................................17

Open an existing ShortCAD Drawing............................................................18

Save ShortCAD Drawing as a Symbol ...........................................................19

Open an existing ShortCAD Drawing Symbol ..................................................20

ShortCAD Drawing List ............................................................................21

Save, rename, move, and delete ShortCAD Drawings .......................................22

Transfer a ShortCAD Drawing via InfraRed (IR) ...............................................23

Send a ShortCAD Drawing via e-mail ...........................................................24

Create Drawing Elements ........................................................................25

Modify ShortCAD Drawings .......................................................................26

Create Single Points ..............................................................................27

Create Straight Lines .............................................................................28

Create Polylines ...................................................................................29

Create Arcs .........................................................................................31

Create Arcs by Center, Start and End points .................................................32

Create Arcs by 3 points...........................................................................33

Create Elliptic Arcs ...............................................................................34

Create Elliptic Arcs by Center, Axis and Start and End angles.............................35

Create Elliptic Arcs by Axis and Start and End angles .......................................36

Create Circles ......................................................................................37

Create Circles by 3 points........................................................................38

Create Circles by Radius points .................................................................39

Create Circles by Diameter points..............................................................40

Create Solid-filled Polygons .....................................................................41

Create Traces ......................................................................................42

Create Texts .......................................................................................43

Create Rectangles .................................................................................44

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Create Chamfers...................................................................................45

Create Donuts......................................................................................46

Insert Drawing Symbols...........................................................................47

Copy Drawing Elements ..........................................................................48

Change Drawing settings .........................................................................49

Change the current Drawing Line Type, Color and Weight .................................50

Set Insertion Base point for Drawing ...........................................................51

Manage Drawing Layers...........................................................................52

Manage Drawing Text Styles .....................................................................53

Drawing Grid Mode ................................................................................54

Grid Snap Mode ....................................................................................55

Object Snap Mode .................................................................................56

Intersection Snap Mode...........................................................................57

Ortho Mode .........................................................................................58

Display Entire Drawing ...........................................................................59

Zooming in and out ...............................................................................60

Zoom to Specified Window ......................................................................61

Move Drawing Elements ..........................................................................62

Rotate Drawing Elements ........................................................................63

Scale Drawing Elements ..........................................................................64

Mirror Drawing Elements .........................................................................65

Erase Drawing Elements..........................................................................66

Bring Drawing Elements to Front ...............................................................67

Send Drawing Elements to Back.................................................................68

Match Properties of Drawing Elements ........................................................69

Enter Drawing Text ...............................................................................70

Open/Save Symbol Dialog........................................................................71

Chamfer Options Dialog ..........................................................................72

Donut Options Dialog .............................................................................73

Select Drawing Symbol ...........................................................................74

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Concepts

About ShortCAD

ShortCAD Drawings

ShortCAD Drawing Symbols

Entering Information in ShortCAD

How to

Work with ShortCAD Drawings

Create a ShortCAD Drawing

Open an existing ShortCAD Drawing

Create Drawing Elements

Modify ShortCAD Drawings

Use Hardware Buttons

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About ShortCAD

In ShortCAD , you can create and edit 2D vector-graphic drawings just as you do in well known CAD

applications on your PC. ShortCAD Drawings are usually saved as . ShortDWG files, but you can also save

them in .dxf format so you can export them to other vector-graphic editors.

When you close a ShortCAD Drawings , it is automatically named and placed in the ShortCAD Drawing

List .

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