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Contents
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1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
4
4.1
4.2
4.3
Introducing AutoDRAFT
What is AutoDRAFT? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4.4
5.1
5.2
5.3
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
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7.1
7.2
7.3
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8.1
8.2
8.3
9.1
9.2
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11.1
11.2
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A.1
A.2
A--1
A--1
A--2
A--3
B.1
B.2
B.3
B.4
B.5
B.6
B.7
Linestyles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B--5
Text Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B--5
Support for AutoCAD Bigfont Text (PDMS/J users only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B--8
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C.2
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1.1
Introducing AutoDRAFT
What is AutoDRAFT?
AutoDRAFT is an AutoCAD application which gives you an easy way of using AutoCAD to
perform 2D drafting on engineering drawings imported from DRAFT, and on isometric
drawings imported from ISODRAFT. It can also create 2D entities for export to DRAFT.
As well as providing access to the full range of AutoCADs 2D draughting facilities,
AutoDRAFT allows you to transfer drawings from DRAFT and ISODRAFT to enhance
them. You can also use it to create symbols and drawing frames, and then generate macros
for their subsequent recreation in DRAFT.
You can activate AutoDRAFT directly from a DRAFT or ISODRAFT menu. Alternatively, if
AutoCAD and PDMS are running on different machines, you can generate a DXF format
file for transfer to AutoDRAFT and AutoCAD by DRAFT and ISODRAFT.
This release of AutoDRAFT has been developed to allow you to take full advantage of the
latest features of AutoCAD Releases 13/14/2000.
AutoDRAFT consists of three sub--systems:
D
The Drawing Editor, which allows you to add further details to PDMS drawings from
within AutoCAD.
The Symbol Editor, which generates PDMS macros from AutoCAD inserts to create
equivalent symbol template elements in DRAFT.
The Frame Editor, which generates PDMS macros from drawing frames in AutoCAD
to create equivalent DRAFT backing or overlay sheet elements.
A range of new AutoCAD fonts, developed at Cadcentre, is also provided for your use. These
fonts are supplied in both binary and source formats. These fonts are compatible with all
new and existing PDMS draughting fonts, and can be transferred to PC--based systems.
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Introducing AutoDRAFT
1.2
How to use the DRAFT and ISODRAFT forms--and--menus user interface to activate
AutoDRAFT directly.
How to use the AutoDRAFT facilities within AutoCAD, using typed--in commands or
menu selections.
This manual does not describe how to use the main AutoCAD facilities. Refer to your
AutoCAD user documentation for this.
1.3
Manual Audience
It is assumed that those users who are involved with creating drawings in PDMS DRAFT
and transferring them to AutoCAD have attended the appropriate DRAFT and/or
ISODRAFT training courses.
It is further assumed that users who are working on a drawing transferred from PDMS are
(at least) familiar with AutoCAD.
Best use of this manual will be made by those trained in the use both of PDMS
DRAFT/ISODRAFT and of AutoCAD.
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1.4
References
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2.1
AutoDRAFT Functions
The Symbol Editor. This enables symbols created in AutoCAD to be converted into a
PDMS DRAFT command macro which can then be used to create the equivalent
symbols as DRAFT database Symbol Template elements.
The Frame Editor. This enables drawing frames created in AutoCAD to be converted
into a PDMS DRAFT command macro which can then be used to create the equivalent
frames as DRAFT database Backing Sheet elements.
Each of the above sub--systems is described in detail in the following chapters of this
manual..
2.2
With the Drawing Editor, a DRAFT drawing Sheet is transferred from PDMS DRAFT to
AutoDRAFT via a DXF--format file.
With the Symbol Editor and Frame Editor, the DRAFT command macros are created as
ASCII files. If AutoCAD and PDMS are on the same hardware platform the macro files will
be transferred back to PDMS automatically. See Figure 2--1 for an illustration of the
DRAFT/AutoDRAFT interface.
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AutoDRAFT
Drawing Editor
DXF--format
drawing file
Symbol-creation
macro file
(ASCII)
DRAFT
Symbol Editor
AutoCAD
Frame--creation
macro file (ASCII)
Frame Editor
2.3
With the Drawing Editor, you can transfer an ISODRAFT isometric to AutoDRAFT via a
DXF format file.
You cannot transfer an ISODRAFT isometric with the Symbol or Frame Editor.
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AutoDRAFT
ISODRAFT
DXF--format
drawing file
Drawing Editor
AutoCAD
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3.1
All AutoCAD facilities are available to Drawing Editor users. AutoDRAFT adds the
following facilities to the standard AutoCAD system:
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Blank out part of the drawing behind specified drawing items. For example, blank out
the graphics behind a label.
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AutoCAD entities should be added to a drawing on layers other than those allocated to
PDMS. If the PDMS DRAFT part of the drawing is updated by overwriting it with a new
drawing file imported from DRAFT, none of the entities on the user--allocated (i.e.
AutoCAD) layers will be lost.
The Drawing Editor can be used to change DRAFT entities displayed in AutoCAD (the
Drawing Editor, of course, does not know about the DRAFT database hierarchy), but these
changes will be lost when the DRAFT part of the AutoCAD drawing is next updated from
the DRAFT picture.
AutoDRAFT can only be used to create new drawings, or open existing ones, with
ISODRAFT.
NOTE: PDMS or DRAFT Layers referred to in this manual should not be confused with LAYE (layer)
database elements in DRAFT. PDMS layers are AutoCAD layers that have been allocated to
drawing data generated by DRAFT. AutoCAD layers are described in the AutoCAD Reference
Manual.
See Figure 3--1 for an illustration of the use of AutoDRAFT layers.
AutoCAD Layers
User--allocated.
Contain AutoCAD entities.
DRAFT
DRAFT Layers
Automatically
allocated.
Contain DRAFT
entities drawn in
AutoCAD.
DXF
PDMS drawing
AutoDRAFT drawing
Figure 3--1 Layers in AutoDRAFT/AutoCAD.
NOTE: It is possible, within the Drawing Editor, to map the DRAFT layers onto user--defined
AutoCAD layers. See Section 6.1.
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3.3
Concepts
Before using the Drawing Editor, you should be familiar with the following concepts and
terminology.
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FINCH units are transferred from DRAFT to the Drawing Editor with measurements in
millimetres.
A special code in the transfer file will specify whether the original DRAFT drawing sheet
was specified in MM, INCH or FINCH units. INCH/FINCH drawings are scaled from one
drawing unit = 1 millimetre to one drawing unit = 1 inch when loaded into the Drawing
Editor.
A similar system is employed for ISODRAFT drawings.
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Directly. This method is used when AutoCAD and PDMS are on separate hardware
platforms. The (DXF--format) drawing file to be used must be created in PDMS
DRAFT/ISODRAFT and manually transferred to the AutoCAD platform.
From PDMS DRAFT/ISODRAFT. This method is used when AutoCAD and PDMS are
on the same hardware platform. The (DXF--format) drawing file to be used is
automatically created and transferred to the Drawing Editor when
AutoDRAFT/Drawing Editor is activated from DRAFT/ISODRAFT.
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This is done automatically when the Drawing Editor is activated from the DRAFT
forms--and--menus interface.
NOTE: See Section 4.4.1 for details of an important restriction regarding drawing units
when using the PLOT command.
See the PDMS DRAFT User Guide for full details of the PLOT command. This section
describes the optional keywords that can be added to the command.
Using DRAFTs Graphical User Interface
See the DRAFT on--line help.
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1. Starts AutoCAD.
2. Creates a drawing file (.dwg) (unless you quit from the AutoDRAFT session).
3. Loads the AutoDRAFT Drawing Editor program.
4. Loads the picture from the transfer file into the drawing layers.
5. Leaves you in a Drawing Editor session. The DRAFT or ISODRAFT drawing is
displayed. The current drawing layer is Layer 0.
"
where dwg_filename is the name of the required (existing) AutoCAD drawing database,
and transfer_filename is the name of the updated version of the drawing file transferred
from DRAFT.
The steps carried out by this form of the script are:
1. Starts AutoCAD.
2. Opens the specified AutoCAD drawing file.
3. Loads the AutoDRAFT Drawing Editor program.
4. Empties all picture layers, without altering any items on user--defined (AutoCAD)
layers.
5. Loads the picture from the transfer file into the drawing layers, including any extra fonts
and linestyles required.
6. Leaves you in a Drawing Editor session. The DRAFT drawing is displayed. The current
layer and the status of user--defined layers are left as they were when you last saved the
drawing.
"
where dwg_filename is the name of the required (existing) AutoCAD drawing file.
The steps carried out by this form of the script are:
1. Starts AutoCAD.
2. Opens the specified AutoCAD drawing file.
3. Loads the AutoDRAFT Drawing Editor program.
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4. Leaves you in a Drawing Editor session. The current layer and the status of user--defined
layers are left as they were when you last saved the drawing.
4.2
4.3
4.4
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The Drawing Editor enables you to blank out selected parts of a drawing. This could be
used, for example, to blank out the graphics behind a label. There are three principal
options:
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Create a blank (in the form of a shape (usually a rectangle) defining the outline of a
blank).
Hide items covered by a blank (and make the blank itself invisible).
These operations, and the different ways of performing them, are described below.
NOTES: Blanks are automatically placed on a special layer called PDMS_BLANKS, even if
this is not your current layer.
When a drawing is updated, any PDMS items other than text which were not
covered by blanks return to the default state, which is covered. Section 5.3
describes how to uncover selected drawing items.
5.1
This operation allows you to create a three-- or four--sided shape which can be used to blank
out parts of the drawing. This would commonly be used to blank out graphics behind a label,
as shown in Figure 5--1.
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Figure 5--1 Use of Blanking (entities blank) to hide graphics behind a Label.
Command:
pdms_blank_create
<First corner>
This is the default option, which creates a rectangular blanking area.
1. Move the mouse pointer and click (left--hand button) on the first corner
of the rectangle. The prompt changes to
Angle/<Other corner>
2. Move the mouse pointer and drag the dotted rectangle that appears
out to the desired size/position. Click again. The prompt changes to
Select objects not to blank:
Select objects:
At this point you can select objects which you do not wish to be covered
by the blank. For example, if blanking a label by using a blanking
rectangle, you would usually still wish to see the label border, the label
text and the leader line. Because text cannot be hidden by a blank, it
will remain shown when the blanking operation is carried out.
3. Move the small square over an object you do not wish to blank and
click. Repeat as necessary, finally pressing Enter at the Select objects
prompt.
(If you do not wish to select any objects not to be blanked then simply
press Enter straight away.)
The Angle option above enables you to create a rectangular blank at an
angle to the principal axes. A possible use of this option could be to blank
out graphics behind angular dimension text.
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Selecting this option (by pressing A after the > character) gives another
prompt which allows you to specify the angle either by typing in a value or
by pointer hit. When specifying the second corner of the rectangle, a line
will follow the pointer which represents a diagonal of the blanking
rectangle.
At this point the blanking rectangle will appear, but the objects within it
will not be blanked. See Section 5.2 for how to carry out the blanking
operation.
An example of rectangle blanking is shown in Figure 5--2. Note the gaps
in the entities behind the blank. Entity blanking can be used to give a
blank which does not leave such gaps. See Figure 5--1.
NOTE: This method of blank creation also works if you are using the
AutoCAD UCS (User Coordinate System) facility.
Figure 5--2 Use of Blanking (rectangular blank) to hide graphics behind a Label.
Irregular
This option (selected by pressing I after the > character) creates an
irregular three-- or four--sided shape.
1. Move the mouse pointer and click (left--hand button) on the first corner
of the shape. The prompt changes to
First point:
2. Move the mouse pointer and drag the small square that appears out to
the desired position. Click again.
3. Repeat step 2 twice more. At the prompt
Last Point:
define the last point as before, or press Enter to produce a triangle.
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At this point the blanking shape will appear, but the objects within it will
not be blanked. See Section 5.2 for how to carry out the blanking
operation.
Entities
This option (selected by pressing E after the > character) allows you to
define a blanking rectangle which surrounds the selected entities.
Selecting this option changes the prompt to:
Select objects:
Click on the required entities. When the last entity has been selected
press Enter.
You will then be given the option to enter a value for the Angle of the
rectangular blank. If you press Enter at this prompt, the rectangular
blank calculated will be unrotated.
At this point the blanking rectangle will appear, but the objects within it
will not be blanked. See Section 5.2 for how to carry out the blanking
operation.
NOTE: When the blanking operation is carried out, all entities except
those selected will be hidden.
The entities option is useful for blanking out graphics behind labels. The
picture on the right--hand side of Figure 5--1 has been produced by
defining the label border as the (sole) blanking entity.
Notes:
When using the Entities option, the extent of a blank is calculated from the entities chosen.
The entities that may be selected are Points, Lines, Traces, Solids, Circles, Arcs, Polylines,
Inserts, Text, Attribute Definitions, Inserts with Attributes (invisible attributes are
ignored) and combinations of the above. User coordinate systems are taken into account
when these blanks are created.
The following entities will not blank correctly:
Outsized Text
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Shapes
Dimensions
Viewports
3D Entities
5.2
Blanking
The blank creation operations described in the previous section produce outlines of blanks
which can be used to preview the blanks that you have defined. Hiding the graphics behind
the blanks is carried out as described below.
Command:
pdms_blank
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activated from the main AutoCAD menu. If a plot is sent from inside the
AutoCAD drawing editor, any invisible blanks will be ignored, showing
the entities behind them.
5.3
Editing Blanks
erase blanks
Command:
pdms_blank_edit
Visible
Invisible
Blank>Invisible (or I at the command prompt) will make all visible blank
boundaries invisible.
Blank>Visible (or V at the command prompt) will make all invisible
blank boundaries visible.
Notes:
Blank boundaries are drawn as purple (AutoCAD colour 194) solid lines.
If you wish to create a new blank, all invisible blanks must first be made
visible.
pdms_blank makes blanks invisible. In order to see them after a
pdms_blank command use pdms_blank_edit Visible.
pdms_blank_edit Invisible will fail if PDMS_BLANKS is the current
layer, returning an error message. To recover from this condition, make a
layer other than PDMS_BLANKS the current one.
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Uncover
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The picture will be redrawn with the outlines of the hit blanks no longer
shown.
Items hidden by erased blanks will still be hidden. Use the AutoCAD
regen command to redisplay the unblanked items.
Notes:
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If blanks are not visible they will be made visible by this option so they
can be selected at the Select objects: prompt. If any objects other than
blanks are selected they will not be erased. Blanks can also be deleted
with the AutoCAD erase command.
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These operations, and the different ways of performing them, are described below.
The available options allow you to turn PDMS and User layers on and off, and to freeze and
thaw them, enabling you to distinguish easily the PDMS and non--PDMS parts of the
AutoCAD drawing.
6.1
Layer Mapping
This facility allows you to move automatically entities from PDMS DRAFT layers to
AutoCAD layers by mapping the DRAFT layers onto user--defined AutoCAD layers. (These
user--defined layers will be created automatically if they do not already exist.)
The operation of this facility depends upon the contents of a user--defined text file named
pdmslaymap.txt, which must exist in the users local directory and which must have read
access. Each line of the file may contain the following four fields:
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Command:
pdms_layer_mapping
Press Enter to abort, or enter yes (or YES) and press Enter to proceed.
Assuming the pdmslaymap.txt file exists and is correctly structured, the
appropriate actions (see above) will be carried out.
Example:
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An entity whose linestyle is set to BYLAYER on its PDMS layer will also have its linestyle
set to BYLAYER when it is moved to the AutoCAD layer. However, if the linestyle setting for
an entity differs from that of the owning PDMS layer, then the entity--level setting will be
preserved when it is moved to the AutoCAD layer. This rule also applies to the colour
attribute.
If an update operation is applied (i.e. if the Update existing Drawing button is pressed
on the AutoDRAFT Drawing Editor form; see the DRAFT User Guide and on--line help)
to a drawing which has already had the pdms_layer_mapping command applied to it, then
it is likely that multiple copies of some or all of the PDMS entities will appear on the
drawing. It is therefore not advisable to apply the pdms_layer_mapping command to a
drawing which requires further PDMS updates.
6.2
Controlling Layers
Command:
pdms_layers
(Whether User or PDMS is selected, the resulting options are the same.)
ON
(Type ON or make On selection from pull--down menu.)
Appropriate layers are turned on.
OFF
(Type OFF or make Off selection from pull--down menu.)
Appropriate layers are turned off.
Freeze
(Press F or make Freeze selection from pull--down menu.)
Appropriate layers are frozen, i.e. they will not be regenerated by an
AutoCAD regen command.
Thaw
(Press T or make Thaw selection from pull--down menu.)
Unfreezes the appropriate frozen layers.
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For example, by selecting pdms_layers off, you can see only the AutoCAD
entities added since the DRAFT drawing was transferred.
Notes:
6.3
pdms_layers controls all PDMS (GT_) layers or all other (user) layers
with a single command. The layer controls ON, OFF, Freeze and Thaw
are described in the AutoCAD Reference Manual.
This option allows you to apply PDMS standard colours to PDMS layers on a Drawing
Editor drawing.
Command:
(Simply type the command or make the menu selection; there are no
arguments or options)
Notes:
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If colours have already been set for the PDMS layers they will be
changed by pdms_colour.
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This option allows you to load lines of text from an ASCII file onto a drawing.
Command:
pdms_textfile
Enter the name of the text file, with extension (if present).
Left/Centre/Right/<start point>:
Click where you wish the text to start, or select one of the justification
options (by pressing L, C or R as appropriate). The justification options
will give
Start point:
Centre point:
or End point:
prompts. Click at the required justification point. The default is left
justified.
The remaining prompts are:
Height <default>:
where default is the AutoCAD default text height. This will be the last
text height used, or the starting default (0.2). A height of at least 10 times
the AutoCAD starting default (for metric drawings) is recommended.
Press Enter to accept the default value, input a new value, or define the
text height by clicking on a point above the text start point.
Rotation angle <default>:
where default is the AutoCAD default rotation angle. This will be the last
angle used, or the starting default (0).
Press Enter to accept the default value, input a new value, or define the
angle by clicking on a suitable point.
Line Spacing (range --0.5 to 3.0) <default>:
where default is the AutoCAD default line spacing. This will be the last
spacing used, or the starting default (0).
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Notes:
Text is loaded from a file onto the current layer on the drawing.
The start point is always located at the top of the input text.
Text height and rotation are specified in the same way as the AutoCAD
text command.
Line spacing factor (LSF) specifies the gap between lines of text. It is
measured as a proportion of the text height. If LSF=0 (the default) the
lines are positioned one below the other with no gap. If LSF=1, one blank
line is left between each line of text.
If LSF=--0.2 then the lines of text will overlap. Note that text fonts allow
for spacing above and below characters in the font. This means that the
text body itself may not overlap with adjacent lines of text for small
negative LSF (e.g. --0.1).
If a block name is specified the text loaded onto the drawing is put into a
block of that name and an INSERT created on the drawing. If no block
name is specified then the text is loaded onto the drawing as individual
text entities.
If a block name is used more than once, then previous examples of blocks
with that name will be redefined (to conform to the new settings) should
you respond positively to the Redefine it? prompt.
The MONOTXT font (or any other fixed--spaced font) is recommended
when loading in column style reports.
6.5
This option allows you to copy a specified group of objects, with the option to give the copy a
different size to the original.
Command:
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undisplaced base point
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This option creates a paper space viewport and makes it the current viewport.
Command:
pdms_view_create
Use:
Click on one corner of the part of the drawing that you wish to be
contained within the viewport.
Other corner:
Drag out the rectangle which appears, and click on the other corner.
Position new viewport:
A rectangle representing the new viewport moves with the crosshairs.
Click on the required position.
Magnify -- base point/<None>:
Pressing Enter at this point will give a same--size copy of the windowed
group of objects, and the viewport creation operation will be complete.
To produce a resized copy, click on the point that you wish to be the base
point for the resize operation. (Should this point be outside the viewport,
the viewport will be displaced as illustrated in Figure 6--2.)
<Magnification factor>/Reference:
The default input for this prompt is simply a value, for example 2 will
give a copy twice as large as the original. (If you wish to produce a copy
smaller than the original, input a value less than 1.)
Pressing R (for Reference) gives two further prompts:
Reference length:
New length:
This option enables the copy to be magnified in an absolute sense rather
than a relative sense. It works in exactly the same way as the Reference
option of the AutoCAD scale command; see the AutoCAD Reference
Manual.
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NOTE: The drawing should be zoomed out to the edge of the drawing
sheet in order that the new views are seen in their correct
position with respect to the sheet. (See also Section 3.3.1.)
6.7
This option selects a paper space viewport and makes it the current viewport, thus enabling
all of the AutoCAD facilities to be used within it.
Command:
pdms_view_sel
Notes:
6.8
This option allows you to leave AutoCAD without saving changes, avoiding the AutoCAD
main menu.
Command:
pdms_quitacad
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Press Y (or type YES or YE) to quit; anything else will not quit.
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This option allows you to leave AutoCAD while saving changes, avoiding the AutoCAD
main menu.
Command:
pdms_endacad
(No prompt; simply type in the command or make the menu selection.)
Notes:
The drawing will be saved over any existing drawing of the same name.
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The Symbol Editor allows you to create symbol templates in AutoCAD and transfer the
template graphics into a DRAFT Symbol Library (SYLB element). The symbol templates
must be constructed from a subset of AutoCAD entities and attributes which can be
reproduced in DRAFT. You can create those entities using any AutoCAD geometry
definition facilities, including hatching, spline curve fitting and offsetting.
The Symbol Editor reads AutoCAD drawing entities and creates a DRAFT command macro
that reproduces AutoCAD block inserts as Symbol Templates (SYTM elements) in DRAFT,
each owning 2D primitives.
If any of the SYTMs thus defined already exist in the current DRAFT Symbol Library then
the old 2D primitives are deleted and replaced by the new definition.
See Chapters 8, 9 and 10 for details of how to use the Symbol Editor.
7.2
Symbol templates can be created using standard AutoCAD functions. The special
requirements for drawing organisation are as follows:
D
Each symbol block must have an AutoCAD attribute (ATTRIB) called PDMS_NAME.
The DRAFT symbol name is given in response to the PDMS_NAME attdef command
prompt when the symbol Block is inserted on a drawing. (See Section 9.2.)
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Symbol template inserts should be on a separate layer from any annotation for the
symbol templates. Annotation may be sent to DRAFT by using the AutoDRAFT
Frame Editor -- see Chapters 11--13.
The drawing limits must match the size of the Symbol Library sheet in DRAFT (see
Section 7.3).
Note that 3D AutoCAD entities in symbol inserts cannot be sent back to DRAFT. Attributes
entities on the top--level Insert are ignored (other than the PDMS_NAME attribute).
Entities smaller than 0.01mm may be ignored or simplified. Symbol inserts can contain the
following AutoCAD entities:
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
7.3
Line
Point
Circle
Arc
Text (with Generation Normal)
Polyline (including fitted curves and splined curves)
Inserts which contain 2D primitives as specified above, including any Attributes.
In DRAFT, symbol templates are stored in Symbol Library (SYLB) elements. Each SYLB is
like a drawing sheet containing pictures of all the symbol templates in the library.
In order to add annotation to the symbol templates it is necessary to create a Backing Sheet
(BACK) element in DRAFT which is used as a backdrop on the symbol library sheet.
The annotation should be on layers separate from the symbol template graphics in the
symbol blocks. This enables you to freeze the layer(s) containing the symbol template
graphics and create a backing sheet from the remaining annotation layer(s) using the
AutoDRAFT Frame Editor.
In DRAFT, you must add a reference to the backing sheet from the SYLB element (BSRF
attribute) to see the symbol templates and annotation together.
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Directly. This method is used when AutoCAD and PDMS are on separate hardware
platforms.
From PDMS DRAFT. This method is used when AutoCAD and PDMS are on the same
hardware platform.
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where dwg_filename is the name of the required (existing) AutoCAD drawing database.
The steps carried out by this form of the script are:
1. Starts AutoCAD.
2. Opens the specified AutoCAD drawing file.
3. Loads the AutoDRAFT Symbol Editor program.
4. Leaves you in a Symbol Editor session with an existing drawing displayed.
8.2
See the VANTAGE PDMS DRAFT Administration Application User Guide, Chapter 14.
8.3
The size of the AutoCAD drawing should match the size of the symbol library (SYLB) sheet.
When setting up a symbol templates drawing in AutoCAD the limits should be set such that
the lower left corner is at 0,0 and the upper right corner is at the upper right corner of the
sheet. The AutoCAD command limits is used to specify drawing limits. For example an A0
metric sheet would be specified by :
Command:
limits
ON/OFF/<Lower left corner><current value>: 0,0
Upper right corner<current value>: 1189,841
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The Symbol Editor allows you to create symbol templates in AutoCAD as AutoCAD blocks.
A block, and an insert of the block, are created. (Blocks may, of course, be created using
standard AutoCAD commands, but the AutoDRAFT Symbol Editor provides a method
which is optimised for the creation of blocks to be used as symbol templates in DRAFT.)
The procedure for creating a symbol template is:
1. Create the symbol graphics using lines, points, circles, arcs, polylines and text.
2. Create an AutoCAD attribute called PDMS_NAME for the symbol name.
3. Create a block and an insert of the block.
9.1
Command:
attdef
Use:
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9.2
Command:
pdms_make_symbol
enter the desired block name in response to the initial prompt. The
remaining prompts and required responses are:
Insert base point:
Select Objects:
Scale factor<1>:
Rotation angle<0>:
Finally, enter the required PDMS symbol name. The prompt displayed
will be that defined when the ATTDEF command was used, for example:
Enter PDMS symbol name:
NOTE: If desired, the AutoCAD block and insert commands may be used instead of the
above sequence. If this option is taken up, do not use differential scale when
defining the insertion scale factor.
9.3
Redefining a Symbol
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you have entered the Symbol Editor directly (AutoCAD and DRAFT not linked together
on same hardware platform);
you have entered the Symbol Editor from DRAFT (AutoCAD and DRAFT on same
hardware platform).
pdms_symbols
select the required block inserts. The remaining prompts and required
responses are:
Inch/<MM>:
Draft Symbol Library Name <CE>:
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The above procedure will create the macro file and save it in the current directory. This can
then be run in PDMS from the command line using the $M/ command (having first
navigated to the correct database position if the CE option was selected), or the relevant
DRAFT menu option may be used -- see the PDMS DRAFT Administration Application User
Guide, Chapter 14.
NOTE: The ways in which AutoCAD entities and attributes are mapped to DRAFT elements and
attributes are described in Appendix B.
pdms_symbols
In this case the units, DRAFT Symbol Library name and command file name have already
been specified on entry to AutoDRAFT, and so need not be reinput.
Having selected the required block inserts, AutoCAD will output messages indicating the
number of inserts read and the number of symbols output. Having exited AutoCAD, the
SYTM elements will be automatically created as members of the destination Symbol
Library.
Command:
pdms_quitacad
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pdms_endacad
(No prompt; simply type in the command or make the menu selection.)
Notes:
DRAFT will read in the macro created to produce the required Symbol
Templates (SYTW elements) in the current Symbol Library.
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translated into DRAFT entities (see Appendix B). Note that 3D AutoCAD entities cannot be
sent back to DRAFT. AutoCAD entities smaller than 0.01mm will not be transferred. The
AutoCAD entities that can be reproduced in DRAFT are:
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Line
Point
Circle
Arc
Text (with Generation Normal)
Attribute (Visible, with Generation Normal)
Polyline (including fitted curves and splined curves)
Inserts which contain 2D primitives as specified above
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Directly. This method is used when AutoCAD and PDMS are on separate hardware
platforms.
From PDMS DRAFT. This method is used when AutoCAD and PDMS are on the same hardware
platform.
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where dwg_filename is the name of the required (existing) AutoCAD drawing database.
The steps carried out by this form of the script are:
1. Starts AutoCAD.
2. Opens the specified AutoCAD drawing file.
3. Loads the AutoDRAFT Frame Editor program.
4. Leaves you in a Frame Editor session with an existing drawing displayed.
Command:
limits
ON/OFF/<Lower left corner><current value>: 0,0
Upper right corner<current value>: 1189,841
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Having drawn the required Sheet graphics in AutoCAD, the procedure for creating the
command macro for import into DRAFT depends on whether:
D
you have entered the Frame Editor directly (AutoCAD and DRAFT not linked together
on same hardware platform).
you have entered the Frame Editor from DRAFT (AutoCAD and DRAFT on same
hardware platform).
pdms_sheet
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The above procedure will create the macro file and save it in the current directory. This can
then be run in PDMS from the command line using the $M/ command (having first
navigated to the correct database position if the CE option was selected), or the relevant
DRAFT menu option may be used -- see the VANTAGE PDMS DRAFT Administration
Guide.
NOTE: The ways in which AutoCAD entities and attributes are mapped to DRAFT
elements and attributes are described in Appendix B.
pdms_sheet
In this case the units, DRAFT Sheet Library name, sheet element name and command file
name have already been specified on entry to AutoDRAFT, and so need not be reinput.
Having selected the required entities, AutoCAD will output messages indicating the
number of entities read and the number output. Having exited AutoCAD, the BACK (or
OVER) element will be automatically created as the first member of the destination Sheet
Library, with a member NOTE element having 2D Primitives as its own members.
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Command:
pdms_quitacad
Press Y (or type YES ) to quit; anything else will not quit.
Command:
pdms_endacad
(No prompt; simply type in the command or make the menu selection.)
Notes:
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If the name has already been used for any other database element in the PDMS database
then the command file will be aborted.
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It is difficult to describe a simple sequence of steps for using DRAFT with AutoDRAFT
because they can be combined in a number of different ways depending on users
requirements. The examples below describe two different ways of using DRAFT with
AutoDRAFT
Add intelligent labels in DRAFT (i.e. those containing information extracted from the
database using the intelligent text system).
Add drawing frame, symbols, text notes, detail views etc. using AutoCAD functions.
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To update a drawing:
D
The Drawing Editor removes the original PDMS layers from the AutoCAD drawing
file and replaces them with the updated DRAFT picture. Original AutoCAD additions
(on AutoCAD layers) remain unchanged, but AutoCAD additions on PDMS layers will
be lost.
Add symbols from the symbol template library, along with other annotation.
Use the Frame Editor to send drawing items added in AutoCAD back to an
Overlay/Backing Sheet in the DRAFT database
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To update a drawing:
D
If it is necessary to send the drawing to the Drawing Editor, delete from the
AutoCAD--generated Backing/Overlay Sheet any drawing items to be replaced in
AutoCAD.
Send the Sheet to the Drawing Editor, creating a new (temporary) AutoCAD
drawing.
Add new drawing items and send to a new Overlay/Backing Sheet in DRAFT.
A.2
It is difficult to describe a simple sequence of steps for using ISODRAFT with AutoDRAFT
because they can be combined in a number of different ways depending on users
requirements. The example below describes one way of using ISODRAFT with AutoDRAFT
Add drawing frame, symbols, text notes, detail views etc using AutoCAD functions.
NOTE: With ISODRAFT, AutoDRAFT can only be used to create new drawings or open existing ones.
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The table below shows the mapping from AutoCAD entities into DRAFT elements. Any
AutoCAD entities not mentioned in the table are ignored, and will not be represented in the
DRAFT database.
All AutoCAD entities must be in model space. They can be drawn in the world coordinate
system, or they can be drawn in a User Coordinate System (UCS) providing that the Z--axis
of the UCS is in the same direction as the World Z--axis.
AutoCAD Entity
DRAFT Element
Line
Line (STRA)
Point
Point (MRKP)
Circle
Circle (CIRC)
Arc
Arc (ARC)
Text
Text (TEXP)
Attribute
Text (TEXP)
Polyline straight
Line (STRA)
Polyline arc
Ellipse (polyline)
Insert
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B.2
The table below shows the mapping from AutoCAD attributes into DRAFT attributes. Any
AutoCAD attributes not mentioned in the table are ignored, and will not be represented in
the DRAFT database.
AutoCAD Attribute
DRAFT Attribute
Linetype
DRAFT preconfigured GT
linestyles
GTSOLID
NLPN 1
GTDASH
NLPN 2
GTDOT
NLPN 3
GTCHAIN
NLPN 4
GTLDASH
NLPN 5
NLPN 4
CHAINED
Dashed, Hidden
NLPN 2
DASHED
Dashedx2, Hiddenx2
NLPN 5
LDASHED
Dot
NLPN 3
DOTTED
Border
NLPN 121
DDASHED
(colour 1 only)
Divide
NLPN 122
DDOTTED
(colour 1 only)
Phantom
NLPN 124
DCHAINED
(colour 1 only)
others
NLPN 1
SOLID
GTDDOT
GTFDOT
GTDCHAIN
GTTCHAIN
Width
=0
No change to NLPN
Line Colour
B2
NLPN + 10
RED
NLPN + 30
YELLOW
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DRAFT Attribute
NLPN + 40
GREEN
NLPN + 50
CYAN
NLPN + 60
BLUE
NLPN + 70
VIOLET
NLPN + 0
GREY
other
NLPN + 0
GREY
Text
Height
CHEI
No mapping
Angle
ADEG
Font
FONT 1
HTX63 font
Roman
FONT 3
Italic
FONT 4
other
FONT 1
Vertical alignment
Top
ALIG TB
Middle
ALIG HB
Bottom
ALIG BB
Baseline
ALIG BASE
Horizontal alignment
Left, fit and aligned
JUST L
Centre
JUST C
Right
JUST R
Oblique forwards
Oblique backwards
Generation flags
Always normal
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AutoCAD Attribute
DRAFT Attribute
Text Colour
B.3
TPEN = 11
RED
TPEN = 31
YELLOW
TPEN = 41
GREEN
TPEN = 51
CYAN
TPEN = 61
BLUE
TPEN = 71
VIOLET
TPEN = 1
GREY
other
TPEN = 1
GREY
DRAFT Pens
In DRAFT, linestyle, line thickness and colour are bundled into a single value called a PEN.
Each linear 2D primitive in DRAFT has a NLPN (note line pen) attribute which refers to a
PEN number.
In order to convert from AutoCAD linestyle, line width and colour to DRAFT PEN the
NLPN values are combined as shown in the table. For example:
A solid, narrow, white line gives
A dashed, narrow, green line gives
A dashdot, wide, blue line gives
B.4
NLPN = 1 + 0 + 0 = 1
NLPN = 2 + 0 + 40 = 42
NLPN = 4 + 5 + 60 = 69
Line Widths
There are eleven line widths in DRAFT, 0mm to 2mm. Please note that the original DRAFT
settings for linewidths (thin and thick) are still supported. These are equivalent to
linewidths of 0mm and 0.4mm.
In AutoCAD all lines, circles and arcs are thin, but polylines may have a measured width
which varies along the length of a polyline span.
The mapping from AutoCAD to DRAFT is:
D
all polyline spans with non--zero thickness at either end of the span are DRAFT thick
lines
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Linestyles
Linestyles are scaled differently in DRAFT and AutoCAD. The AutoCAD linetype scale is
ignored, so dash and gap lengths may not match between the two systems. However, the
linestyles listed in the table will have a similar pattern of gaps and dashes.
Pens 1 to 120 are preconfigured in DRAFT. These map on to five linestyles each in two
widths and 10 colours as described in the PDMS DRAFT User Guide. There are five new
linestyles. The DRAFT forms--and--menu interface maps these on to pens 121 to 130 -- five
styles each in two widths, colour 1.
NOTE: User defined linestyles are now available in DRAFT. AutoDRAFT will export (and
maintain) these linestyles correctly in AutoCAD.
In order to export any user defined linestyles, AutoDRAFT creates a file called
pdmsuser.lin in the local directory. This file is only used by AutoDRAFT during
the current session, after which it is deleted. You should note that AutoDRAFT will
not work if a file called pdmsuser.lin already exists in the local directory.
If you are pre--loading any user defined linestyles into AutoCAD (for example, via
the acad.lsp file) which use the same names as any of your DRAFT user--defined
linestyles exported via AutoDRAFT, the pre--loaded linestyles will be used in
preference to DRAFT ones.
B.6
Text Fonts
If a non--PDMS text font is used in AutoCAD the height of the text will be the same in both
systems, but the length of the text will differ. The mapping of non--PDMS fonts on to font
numbers in DRAFT assumes that the default Font family definition is in use for the PDMS
project.
AutoCAD width factor and vertical text path are ignored. AutoCAD underlining will be
interpreted as DRAFT underlining. AutoCAD overscore codes are ignored. Positive oblique
angle is interpreted as forward shear. Negative oblique angle is interpreted as backward
shear. Non--standard text--generation flags are ignored.
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AutoCAD special symbols degree, plus/minus and diameter symbol will be converted to the
appropriate DRAFT special symbol.
AutoCAD special character numbers are ignored. AutoCAD Bigfont text cannot be
generally transferred -- but see below. However special characters in the AutoCAD fonts,
that have been defined to work with PDMS, will be reinterpreted back into the equivalent
special characters in DRAFT.
Text in styles HTX--nn will be assumed to be PDMS extension font characters (e.g. Latin--1
or Latin--2) and will be sent back to PDMS as ESC--X sequences.
To simplify the transfer of files between systems which have restrictions on filename
lengths, a convention for file naming has been adopted that never produces filenames with
a prefix greater than eight characters long. The system does this by:
D
The first five digits of the old font file names have been condensed to two alphanumeric
characters.
As DOS is case--insensitive, UPPER CASE is used for prefixes (TESTFILE etc.) with
lower case letters for the suffix (.txt for example).
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New Code
L
G
C
A
H
X
J
K
O
Meaning
Latin
Greek
Cyrillic
Arabic
Hebrew
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Oddments (1 byte)
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Initial Code New Code
004
B
006
A
100
1
101
2
109
3
110
4
148
5
018
G
537
R
521
D
998
R
999
P
058
X
087
J
126
L
144
L
127
L
138
L
Meaning
British
American
right--hand half of Latin--1
right--hand half of Latin--2
right--hand half of Latin--3
right--hand half of Latin--4
right--hand half of Latin--5
Greek
Russian
German (Deutsch)
Russian mixture (Latin--Cyrillic)
PDMS symbols
Chinese basic
Japanese basic
right--hand half of Latin--Greek
right--hand half of Latin--Cyrillic
right--hand half of Latin--Arabic
right--hand half of Latin--Hebrew
NOTE: The re--use of character set L is not important, as the fonts concerned are made
distinct by the alphabet letter.
The current range of alphabets and character--sets supported is represented as:
Old Code
01004
01006
01100
01101
01109
01110
01148
01521
02018
02126
03537
03144
04127
05138
09998
11058
12087
New Code
LB
LA
L1
L2
L3
L4
L5
LD
GG
GL
CR
CL
AL
HL
OR
XX
JJ
Meaning
Latin, British
Latin, American
right--hand half of Latin--1
right--hand half of Latin--2
right--hand half of Latin--3
right--hand half of Latin--4
right--hand half of Latin--5
Latin, German
Greek
right--hand half of Latin--Greek
Cyrillic, Russian
right--hand half of Latin--Cyrillic
right--hand half of Latin--Arabic
right--hand half of Latin--Hebrew
Latin--Cyrillic (obsolete)
Chinese (basic set)
Japanese (basic set)
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The prefix of one to three initial letters becomes a single letter, as described above:
Letter Meaning
F
Filled Font
O
Outline Font
U
Uniform Width Font
}
} 1--byte fonts
}
E
S
} 2--byte fonts
}
B.7
EUC Encoding
Shift--JIS Encoding
Kanji text in EUC--format PDMS fonts may be transferred back to PDMS DRAFT using the
Frame and Symbol Editors. This is sent back to PDMS as byte pairs in &~. . . . . . &
sequences. Transfer of text in SHIFT--JIS PDMS fonts is not supported, nor is FECs text in
non--PDMS fonts.
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The AutoCAD Reference Manual describes command input to AutoCAD from the command
line and from standard screen menus.
The functions described in this document are defined as commands entered via the
keyboard at the AutoCAD Command: prompt.
AutoDRAFT customises the standard AutoCAD menus by the addition of the AutoDRAFT
options.
Note that the appropriate Autodesk, Inc. copyright notices apply to the AutoDRAFT menu
files which are derived from an original AutoCAD menu file. For example, for AutoCAD
Release 13, the following notice applies:
Copyright E 1982--1995 Autodesk, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Release 13_c3a (9/22/95) Silicon Graphics
C.1
Blank
PDMS Draw
Create
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Erase
Cover
PDMS Colours
Loa d Text
Copy Magnify
Select Viewport
Create Viewport
PDMS EndAcad
PDMS QuitAcad
Layers Submenu
The layers submenu is used to control both the PDMS layers and the non--PDMS layers
through the pdms_layers command
On
Switch layers on
Off
Freeze
Freeze layers
Thaw
Thaw layers
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PDMS Frame
PDMS EndAcad
PDMS QuitAcad
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PDMS Symbol
Write symbol
PDMS EndAcad
PDMS QuitAcad
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Index
A
adraftbe script, 12--1, 12--2
adraftde script, 4--2
adraftse script, 8--1, 8--2
attdef command (AutoCAD), 7--1, 9--1
B
Backing Sheet (BACK) element, 11--1
Backing Sheet element (BACK), 7--2
Backing Sheet Reference (BSRF) attribute, 7--2
block command (AutoCAD), 9--2
Blocks (AutoCAD), 9--1
Blocks, use of, 6--6
BYLAYER attribute, 6--4
C
CSPA (character spacing) attribute, 4--4
CUTMARKS OFF option, 4--1
D
Differential scale, use of in AutoCAD, 9--2
Drawing Editor, drawing file, 3--1
Drawing Editor drawings
creating, 4--2
displaying, 4--3
updating, 4--3
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E
Entities, mapping to PDMS elements, 7--2, 11--2
Entities blanking, entity selection, 5--4
F
Font files, transfer, B--6
Frame Editor drawings
creating, 12--1
updating, 12--2
G
GT_Layers, 3--3, 6--4, 6--8
I
insert command (AutoCAD), 9--2
Inserts (AutoCAD), 9--1
L
Layers
AutoCAD, 3--2, 3--3, 7--2
GT_, 3--3, 6--4, 6--8
mapping, 6--1
PDMS, 3--2
PDMS_BLANKS, 5--1, 5--6
limits command, 8--2
M
Mappings, AutoCAD to DRAFT, 10--2, 13--2
Model Space, setting up an imported drawing in, 4--2
N
NOTE element, 11--1, 13--2
Note line pen (NLPN) attribute, B--4
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O
Overlay Sheet (OVER) element, 11--1
Overscore codes, treatment of, B--5
P
Paper Space, setting up an imported drawing in, 4--2
pdms_blank command, 5--5
pdms_blank_create command, 5--2
pdms_blank_edit command, 5--6
PDMS_BLANKS layer, 5--1, 5--6
pdms_colour command, 6--4
pdms_copy command, 6--6
pdms_endacad command, 6--11, 10--3, 13--3
pdms_layer_mapping command, 6--2
pdms_layers command, 6--3
PDMS_NAME attribute, 7--1, 9--1
pdms_quitacad command, 6--10, 10--2, 13--3
pdms_sheet command, 13--1, 13--2
pdms_symbols command, 10--1, 10--2
pdms_textfile command, 6--5
pdms_view_create command, 6--9
pdms_view_sel command, 6--10
pdmslaymap.txt file, 6--1
PLOT command, 4--1, 4--4
Plotting a blanked drawing, 5--5
S
Sheet Library (SHLB) element, 11--1
Sheet size, specifying, 12--2
Symbol Editor drawings
creating, 8--1
updating, 8--2
Symbol Library (SYLB) Element, 7--1, 7--2
Symbol Template, Naming Conventions, 10--3
Symbol Template (SYTM) Element, 7--1
T
Text height, 6--5
Text line spacing, 6--6
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