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Table of contents

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Table of contents ..................................................................................2 Main Contents ......................................................................................4 About ShortCAD ....................................................................................5 ShortCAD Drawings ................................................................................6 ShortCAD Drawing Symbols .......................................................................8 Work with ShortCAD Drawings ...................................................................9 Launching Commands of ShortCAD ............................................................ 10 Entering Information in ShortCAD ............................................................. 11 Specifying points on ShortCAD Drawing ...................................................... 12 Selecting drawing objects ...................................................................... 13 Use Hardware Buttons........................................................................... 14 Command Toolbar ............................................................................... 15 Command Palette ................................................................................ 16 Start a new ShortCAD Drawing ................................................................. 17 Save ShortCAD Drawing under a new name .................................................. 18 Open an existing ShortCAD Drawing ........................................................... 19 Save ShortCAD Drawing as a Symbol .......................................................... 20 Open an existing ShortCAD Drawing Symbol ................................................. 21 ShortCAD Drawing List .......................................................................... 22 Save, rename, move, and delete ShortCAD Drawings ...................................... 23 Transfer a ShortCAD Drawing via infrared.................................................... 24 Send a ShortCAD Drawing via e-mail .......................................................... 25 Create Drawing Objects......................................................................... 26 Modify ShortCAD Drawings ...................................................................... 27 Create Single Points ............................................................................. 29 Create Straight Lines ............................................................................ 30 Create Polylines .................................................................................. 31 Create Arcs ....................................................................................... 33 Create Arcs by Center, Start and End points ................................................ 34 Create Arcs by Center, Start Point and Including angle .................................... 35 Create Arcs by 3 points ......................................................................... 36 Create Elliptic Arcs .............................................................................. 37 Create Elliptic Arcs by Center, Axis and angles ............................................. 38 Create Elliptic Arcs by Axis and angles ....................................................... 39 Create Circles .................................................................................... 40 Create Circles by 3 points ...................................................................... 41 Create Circles by Radius points ................................................................ 42 Create Circles by Diameter points ............................................................ 43 Create Solid-filled Polygons .................................................................... 44 Create Traces .................................................................................... 45
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Create Texts ...................................................................................... 46 Create Free form Lines ......................................................................... 47 Create Rectangles ............................................................................... 48 Create equilateral Polygons .................................................................... 49 Create Chamfers ................................................................................. 50 Create Donuts .................................................................................... 51 Insert Drawing Symbols ......................................................................... 52 Copy Drawing Objects ........................................................................... 53 Create rectangular array of Drawing Objects ............................................... 54 Create polar array of Drawing Objects ....................................................... 55 Change Drawing settings ........................................................................ 57 Change the current Drawing Line Type, Color and Weight ................................ 58 Set Insertion Base point for Drawing .......................................................... 59 Manage Drawing Layers ......................................................................... 60 Manage Drawing Text Styles.................................................................... 61 Drawing Grid Mode .............................................................................. 62 Grid Snap Mode................................................................................... 63 Object Snap Mode ............................................................................... 64 Intersection Snap Mode ......................................................................... 65 Ortho Snap Mode ................................................................................. 66 Display Entire Drawing .......................................................................... 67 Zoom to Specified Window ..................................................................... 68 Zooming in and out .............................................................................. 69 Move Drawing Objects........................................................................... 70 Rotate Drawing Objects ......................................................................... 71 Scale Drawing Objects .......................................................................... 72 Erase Drawing Objects .......................................................................... 74 Bring Drawing Objects to Front ................................................................ 75 Send Drawing Objects to Back ................................................................. 76 Match Properties of Drawing Objects ......................................................... 77 Trim Drawing Objects by other objects ...................................................... 78 Break Drawing Objects between two points ................................................. 79 Break compound drawing objects into their components ................................. 80 Change configuration of polylines ............................................................. 81 Enter Drawing Text .............................................................................. 82 Open/Save Symbol Dialog ...................................................................... 83 Chamfer Options Dialog ......................................................................... 84 Select Drawing Symbol .......................................................................... 86

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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 Objects Modify ShortCAD Drawings Use Hardware Buttons

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About ShortCAD

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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. See Also Entering Information in ShortCAD Work with ShortCAD Drawings Main Contents

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ShortCAD Drawings
ShortCAD Drawing is a document consisting of 2D drawing objects such as:

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Single Points, Straight Lines, Polylines, Arcs, Elliptic Arcs, Circles, Solid-filled polygons, Texts, Traces, Inserted Drawing Symbols

Each Drawing Object is drawn with its own type of line, color, line weight. Drawing Objects reside in different Drawing Layers identified by their friendly names. There is always at least one Drawing Layer in any ShortCAD Drawing. The name of layer is '0' Each ShortCAD Drawing is characterized with its own drawing area size and a number of drawing settings such as: Insertion base, Spacing of reference drawing grid, Spacing of the grid snap. Current Line Type, Color, Line weight and Layer, which are applied to the newly created drawing objects.

ShortCAD Drawings are stored as the files, which have extension ShortDWG.

See Also Create a ShortCAD Drawing Open an existing ShortCAD Drawing

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Create Drawing Objects Modify ShortCAD Drawings Work with ShortCAD Drawings Main Contents

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ShortCAD Drawing Symbols

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You can place any number of copies of any ShortCAD Drawing into the currently opened one. Such way, any ShortCAD Drawing may serve as many times used Drawing Symbol. ShortCAD allows considering any file folder as a Drawing Symbol Library or a Collection of the Drawing Symbol Libraries. For example, on a Storage Card of your device, you can create the folder 'Furniture', in which you will collect several libraries (folders) like 'Chairs', 'Tables', 'Beds', and so on. In the root folder of a Collection of the Drawing Symbol Libraries, you can store the symbols, which are considered as something general in relation to the collected libraries. In case, you need to insert an ordinary ShortCAD Drawing, you can simply navigate to its location and select it like if it was a Drawing Symbol. Once having created the folder tree to collect the libraries of Drawing Symbols, you can use ShortCAD to: save ShortCAD Drawings as Drawing Symbols, open Drawing Symbols to edit, delete Drawing Symbols, rename Drawing Symbols

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Work with ShortCAD Drawings
View ShortCAD Drawing List Create a ShortCAD Drawing Open an existing ShortCAD Drawing Save, rename, move, and delete ShortCAD Drawings Transfer a ShortCAD Drawing via infrared Send a ShortCAD Drawing via e-mail Main Contents

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Launching Commands of ShortCAD
You can launch commands of ShortCAD by the following means: Selecting appropriate items in the Menu, Tapping appropriate icons in the Command Toolbar, Tapping appropriate icons in the Command Palette.

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Entering Information in ShortCAD
Launching commands of ShortCAD Specifying points on ShortCAD Drawing Selecting drawing objects Use Hardware Buttons Main Contents

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Specifying points on ShortCAD Drawing

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Simplest way to specify a point is to tap its location on the drawing area. Tap pen down and move it carefully to the point, you want to specify; then lift the pen to have the point finally specified. To check if you move the pen to a correct location, see the crosshair on the drawing area:

Another way to specify a point is using the arrow keys of joystick of your mobile device and the ENTER key. Using the arrow keys move the crosshair cursor on the drawing area to the location of the point and press ENTER (central button of joystick) to have the point finally specified. For most precise specifying of points, use the Enter Coordinates dialog box. To activate it, tap in the prompt bar when it is offered. Normally, the following fields are available to specify a coordinate: X. Specify x-coordinate. Y. Specify y-coordinate. Relative. If set on, the point is specified with X and Y added to the coordinates of another location. E.g. the end point of a line will be specified by adding specified X and Y added to the start point of the line. A. Angle of a vector, which specifies a point in polar coordinate system with a center in another location. L. Length of a vector, which specifies a point in polar coordinate system with a center in another location. Polar. If set on, the point is specified with A and L in polar coordinate system with a center in another location. E.g. the end point of a line will be specified by A and L in applying to the start point of the line.

To make specifying of points more suitable you can tap following options:

in the prompt bar to set on or off the

Drawing Grid visibility Grid Snap mode Object Snap mode Intersection Snap mode Ortho Snap mode

See Also Create Drawing Objects Modify ShortCAD Drawings Use Hardware Buttons Main Contents
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Selecting drawing objects

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Simplest way to select a drawing object is to tap it on the drawing area. Tap pen down and move it carefully to the drawing object, you want to select; then lift the pen to have the drawing object finally selected. To check if you move the pen to the supposed drawing object, watch the object locator on the drawing area and verify a way the drawing object is echoed:

Another way to specify a point is using the arrow keys of joystick of your mobile device and the ENTER key. Using the arrow keys move the object locator on the drawing area to the supposed drawing object and press ENTER (central button of joystick) to have the drawing object finally selected. A number of ShortCAD commands allow selection by window. That is you can define rectangular window to select all objects which lie partially or entirely within the window. See Also Create Drawing Objects Modify ShortCAD Drawings Use Hardware Buttons Main Contents

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Use Hardware Buttons
To Scroll to and select a ShortCAD Drawing. Open or close a ShortCAD Drawings. Scroll the current drawing view in idle mode. Launch Command Palette in idle mode. Move crosshair to a location on the drawing area when a command prompts to specify a point. Enter point indicated by crosshair on drawing area. Move the object locator to a drawing object on drawing area when a command prompts to select a drawing object. Select drawing object captured by the object locator on drawing area.

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Press Up/Down Action Up/Down/Left/Right Action Up/Down/Left/Right Action Up/Down/Left/Right Action

See Also Work with ShortCAD Drawings Entering Information in ShortCAD Main Contents

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Command Toolbar

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The Command Toolbar is located right below the Drawing Area and initially looks as the following:

The Command Toolbar allows you to launch recently used commands of ShortCAD.

The most right button Command Palette.

is never replaced with a recently used command. Use this button to invoke the

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Command Palette
The Command Palette looks as the following:

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The Command Palette allows you to launch the commands of ShortCAD. Tap appropriate icon to launch a command of ShortCAD. Use the arrow keys of joystick of your mobile device to navigate the selection focus to appropriate icon and then press ENTER key to launch the command. Tap and hold on a command icon to see short description of the command. If the command should not be called move the pen out of the icon and lift it. Activate Menu > That is to invoke help topic, which explains how to use the command assigned to the currently selected icon. If the screen of your mobile device is too small to display entire Command Palette, then the contents will be automatically scrolled during the navigation by means of the arrow keys of the joystick.

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Start a new ShortCAD Drawing
In ShortCAD, tap Menu->New. You will see a blank ShortCAD Drawing. See Also Save, rename, move, and delete ShortCAD Drawings Work with ShortCAD Drawings Main Contents

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Save ShortCAD Drawing under a new name
1. Tap Menu > Save Drawing As. The Save Drawing As dialog is displayed.

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2. In the Save Drawing As dialog specify new name (field Name), location (fields Folder and Location) and type of format in which the ShortCAD Drawing will be saved (field Type) ShortCAD provides a possibility to save ShortCAD Drawings in the following forms: ShortCAD Drawing (*.ShortDWG). DXF - Drawing eXchange Format (*.dxf). 256 Color Windows Bitmap (*.BMP).

Use DXF format to export your ShortCAD Drawings to others CAD systems. Use BMP - format to export your ShortCAD Drawings to publishing systems.

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Open an existing ShortCAD Drawing

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In the ShortCAD Drawing List, tap the ShortCAD Drawing you want to open. If you dont see the ShortCAD Drawing in the list, make sure you've chosen the correct folder in the folder list (labeled All Folders by default).

You can have only one ShortCAD Drawing opened at a time. When you open a second ShortCAD Drawing, the first one is saved and closed automatically. See Also View ShortCAD Drawing List Main Contents

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Save ShortCAD Drawing as a Symbol
1. Tap Menu > Save Drawing Symbol. The dialog to specify path for new Drawing Symbol is displayed.

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2. In the dialog, specify a path name, under which you want to save new Drawing Symbol and confirm your selection with Menu > Save or button in the application caption. See Also View ShortCAD Drawing List Main Contents

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Open an existing ShortCAD Drawing Symbol
1. In the ShortCAD Drawing List, tap Menu > Edit Drawing Symbol. The dialog to select a Drawing Symbol is displayed.

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2. In the dialog, select the ShortCAD Drawing Symbol, which you want to edit and confirm your selection with Menu > Open or button in the application caption. You can have only one ShortCAD Drawing Symbol opened at a time. When you open a second drawing, the first one is saved and closed automatically. See Also View ShortCAD Drawing List Main Contents

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ShortCAD Drawing List

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The ShortCAD Drawing List displays all ShortCAD Drawings stored on your device. Youll see the list whenever you switch to ShortCAD and whenever you close a ShortCAD Drawing. You can specify how the ShortCAD Drawings are displayed: Sort the list by name, date, size, or type. Tap the sort list (labeled Name by default), and then tap the sort option. Display only the contents of a specified folder. Tap the folder list (labeled All Folders by default) and then tap the folder name.

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Save, rename, move, and delete ShortCAD Drawings

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When you create a new ShortCAD Drawing, the information you enter is saved automatically and named as ShortCAD<x>, where <x> is ordinary number available for use. In the ShortCAD Drawing List, you can: Rename the ShortCAD Drawing. Tap Edit > Rename/Move. In the Name box, type the new name. Move the ShortCAD Drawing to a storage card or folder. Tap Edit > Rename/Move. Select the appropriate folder or location. A is displayed next to the file's name to indicate the file is saved on a storage card. Delete the ShortCAD Drawing. Tap Tools > Delete Drawing. Transfer a ShortCAD Drawing via infrared. Send a ShortCAD Drawing via e-mail. Open an existing ShortCAD Drawing. Open an existing ShortCAD Drawing Symbol.

In an opened ShortCAD Drawing you can: Save changes made. Tap Menu > Save Drawing. Start a new ShortCAD Drawing. Save opened ShortCAD Drawing under a new name. Save opened ShortCAD Drawing as a Drawing Symbol To move or delete multiple ShortCAD Drawings, in the ShortCAD Drawing List, tap and drag to select the ShortCAD Drawings. Then, tap and hold the selected ShortCAD Drawings. On the popup menu, tap Rename/Move or Delete. See Also View ShortCAD Drawing List Main Contents

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Transfer a ShortCAD Drawing via infrared

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Align the infrared (IR) ports according to the instructions in your owner's manual so that they are unobstructed and within a close range. To send a ShortCAD Drawing, in the ShortCAD Drawing List, tap and hold the drawing. To select multiple ShortCAD Drawings, tap and drag. Then, tap and hold the selected ShortCAD Drawings. Tap Send via Infrared. To receive a ShortCAD Drawing, in the ShortCAD Drawing List, tap Tools > Receive via Infrared.

You can also receive IR transfers by tapping See Also View ShortCAD Drawing List Main Contents

> Programs > Infrared Receive.

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Send a ShortCAD Drawing via e-mail
You can send a ShortCAD Drawing as an e-mail attachment in Inbox. 1. In the ShortCAD Drawing List, tap and hold the ShortCAD Drawing. 2. On the pop-up menu, tap Send via E-mail.

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An e-mail message in Inbox is displayed, with the ShortCAD Drawing included as an attachment. The message can then be sent during synchronization or through a connection to an Internet service provider. See Also View ShortCAD Drawing List Main Contents

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Create Drawing Objects

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Create Single points Create Straight Lines Create Polylines Create Arcs Create Elliptic Arcs Create Circles Create Solid-filled polygons Create Traces Create Texts Create Free form Lines Create Rectangles Create Chamfers Create Donuts Insert Drawing Symbols Create rectangular array of Drawing Objects Create polar array of Drawing Objects

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Modify ShortCAD Drawings

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Change Drawing Settings Change Current Drawing Line Type, Color and Weight Set Insertion Base point for Drawing Manage Drawing Layers Manage Drawing Text Styles

Toggle the Drawing Grid visibility Toggle the Grid Snap mode Toggle the Object Snap mode Toggle the Intersection Snap mode Toggle the Ortho Snap mode

Display Entire Drawing Zoom to specified window Zooming In and Out

Move Drawing Objects Rotate Drawing Objects Scale Drawing Objects Mirror Drawing Objects Erase Drawing Objects

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Bring Drawing Objects to Front Send Drawing Objects to Back Match Properties of Drawing Objects Trim Drawing Objects by other objects Break drawing objects between two points Break compound drawing objects into their components Change configuration of polylines

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Create Single Points

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Point or in the command palette. The prompt Point? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify position of the single point, you want to create, or tap The prompt Point? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Create other single points the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the single points. Use command Change Drawing Settings to set appearance of point objects. to finish creation of single points.

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Create Straight Lines

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Line or in the command palette. The prompt Start? is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify start point of the line, you want to create. The prompt End? is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify end point to create the line. The prompt End? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify end point to create the next line. The created line starts at the end of the previously created one. The prompt End? <xxx, yyy to close> is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Specify end points of other lines you want to create. Each next line starts at the end of its predecessor.

Tap to close the sequence of the created lines by a line that connects end point of the last created line and start point of the first created line. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the straight lines.

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Create Polylines

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Polyline or in the command palette. The prompt Start? is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify start point of the polyline, you want to create. The prompt End? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify end point of to create the next line segment of polyline or tap current polyline and start creating of new one. The prompt End? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Create other line segments of the polyline the described way. Tap to change or activate such options of polyline as closing, start width, end width, tangential arc segments and center defined arc segments. Use items of menu Options to close polyline or switch to such modes as straight line segments, tangential arc segments and center defined arc segments. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the polylines. to finish creating the

When creation of polyline switches to tangential arc segments, the prompt End? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 1. Specify end point to create the next arc segment of polyline or tap polyline and start creating of new one. 2. The prompt End? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Create other arc segments of the polyline the described way. Tap to change or activate such options of polyline as closing, start width, end width, straight line segments and center defined arc segments. Use items of menu Options to close polyline or switch to such modes as straight line segments, tangential arc segments and center defined arc segments. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the polylines. to finish creating the current

When creation of polyline switches to center defined arc segments, the prompt Center? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 1. Specify center point of the arc segment to create or tap start creating of new one. 2. The prompt End? is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify end point to create the next arc segment of polyline. The prompt Center? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Create other arc segments of the polyline the described way.
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Tap to change or activate such options of polyline as closing, start width, end width, straight line segments, tangential arc segments and center defined arc segments. Use items of menu Options to close polyline or switch to such modes as straight line segments, tangential arc segments and center defined arc segments. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the polylines.

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Create Arcs
Create Arcs by Center, Start and End points Create Arcs by Center, Start point and Including angle Create Arcs by 3 points

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Create Arcs by Center, Start and End points

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Arc: Center, Start, End or The prompt Center? is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify center point of the arc, you want to create. The prompt Start? is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify start point of the arc, you want to create. The prompt End? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify end point to create the arc. The prompt Center? is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Create other arcs the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the arcs.

in the command palette.

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Create Arcs by Center, Start Point and Including angle

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Arc: Center, Start, Angle or (when it is available there). The prompt Center? is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify center point of the arc, you want to create. The prompt Start? is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify start point of the arc, you want to create. The prompt Including angle? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify the point that defines the including angle to create the. The prompt Center? is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Create other arcs the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the arcs.

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Create Arcs by 3 points

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Arc: 3 points or The prompt Start? is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify start point of the arc, you want to create. The prompt Second? is displayed in the prompt bar.

in the command palette.

3. Specify second point laying on the arc, you want to create. The prompt End? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify end point to create the arc. The prompt Start? is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Create other arcs the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the arcs.

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Create Elliptic Arcs
Create Elliptic Arcs by Center, Axis and angles Create Elliptic Arcs by Axis and angles

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Create Elliptic Arcs by Center, Axis and angles

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Ellipse: Center, Axis, Start, End or The prompt Center? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify center point of the elliptic arc, you want to create, or tap arcs. The prompt Major axis endpoint? is displayed in the prompt bar.

in the command palette.

to finish creating the elliptic

3. Specify end point of the axis of the elliptic arc, you want to create. The prompt Minor radius? <ddd> is displayed in the prompt bar. Where, ddd is a default value equal to the distance of the main axis of the ellipse. 4. Specify length of the other axis of the elliptic arc, you want to create. To enter the default value tap . The prompt Start Angle? <0> is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Specify start angle of the elliptic arc, you want to create. To enter zero value tap is the same as the start angle the full ellipse will be created The prompt End Angle? <360> is displayed in the prompt bar. 6. Specify end angle to create the elliptic arc. To enter angle of 360 degrees tap The prompt Center? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 7. Create other elliptic arcs the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the elliptic arcs. . . If the end angle

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Create Elliptic Arcs by Axis and angles

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Ellipse: Axis, Start, End or in the command palette. The prompt Major axis endpoint? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify first point of the axis of the elliptic arc, you want to create, or tap elliptic arcs. The prompt Other major axis endpoint? is displayed in the prompt bar. to finish creating the

3. Specify second point of the axis of the elliptic arc, you want to create. The prompt Minor radius? <ddd> is displayed in the prompt bar. Where, ddd is a default value equal to the distance of the major radius of the ellipse. 4. Specify minor radius of the elliptic arc, you want to create. To enter the default value tap The prompt Start Angle? <0> is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Specify start angle of the elliptic arc, you want to create. To enter zero value tap is the same as the start angle the full ellipse will be created The prompt End Angle? <360> is displayed in the prompt bar. 6. Specify end angle to create the elliptic arc. To enter angle of 360 degrees tap The prompt Major axis endpoint? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 7. Create other elliptic arcs the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the elliptic arcs. . .

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Create Circles
Create Circles by 3 points Create Circles by Radius points Create Circles by Diameter points

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Create Circles by 3 points

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Circle> 3 points or The prompt First point? is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify first point laying on the circle, you want to create. The prompt Second point? is displayed in the prompt bar.

in the command palette.

3. Specify second point laying on the circle, you want to create. The prompt Third point? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify third point to create the circle. The prompt First point? is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Create other circles the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the circles.

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Create Circles by Radius points

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Circle>Radius or The prompt Center? is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify center point of the circle, you want to create. The prompt Radius? is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify radius to create the circle. The prompt Center? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Create other circles the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the circles.

in the command palette.

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Create Circles by Diameter points

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Circle > Diameter or The prompt First point? is displayed in the prompt bar.

in the command palette.

2. Specify first end point of the diameter of the circle, you want to create. The prompt Second point? is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify second end point of the diameter to create the circle. The prompt First point? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Create other circles the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the circles.

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Create Solid-filled Polygons

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Solid or in the command palette. The First point? prompt is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify first point of the polygon, you want to create. The Second point? prompt is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify second point of the polygon. The Third point? prompt is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify third point of the polygon. The Fourth point? <triangle> prompt is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Specify forth point of the polygon or tap to create a filled triangle. The last two points form the first edge of the next polygon which is created by further specifying the third and forth points in response to the Third point? and Fourth point? prompts. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the solid-filled polygons.

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Create Traces

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1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Trace or in the command palette. The prompt Start? is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify start point of the trace, you want to create. The prompt Width? is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify point to define width of the trace, you want to create. The prompt End? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify end point to create the trace or tap to start creation of another trace. The prompt End? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Specify end points of other traces you want to create. Each next trace is connected to its predecessor with the correctly calculated bevels. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the traces.

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Create Texts

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Text or in the command palette. The dialog box to enter text to create is displayed. 2. In the dialog box define a text and confirm definition. The prompt Start? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify start point of the text or tap to define another text to create. The prompt Height? <hhh> is displayed in the prompt bar. Where, hhh is a default value of the text height. 4. Specify height of the text. The prompt Angle? <aaa> is displayed in the prompt bar. Where, aaa is a default value of the text rotation angle. 5. Specify text rotation angle. The prompt Start? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the texts.

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Create Free form Lines

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Free line or in the command palette. The prompt Draw free lines <new group> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Draw lines by stylus like if you drawn them by pen on a board, or tap Tap menu Stop to stop creating the free lines. All segments of the drawn free form lines are grouped into the drawing symbols, inserted in the drawing. Every time, you tap , a new drawing symbol is created to combine further drawn segments of free form lines. Every segment of the free form line is represented by a stright line. See Also Specifying points on ShortCAD Drawing Main Contents to start new group of lines.

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Create Rectangles

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Rectangle or in the command palette. The prompt First corner? is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify first corner of the rectangle, you want to create. To define if the rectangle will be chamfered or filleted, tap . The prompt Other corner? is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify other corner of the rectangle, you want to create. To define if the rectangle will be chamfered or filleted, tap . The prompt First corner? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Create other rectangles the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the rectangles.

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Create equilateral Polygons

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Tools > Array > Polar or in the command palette. The Equilateral polygon dialog box is displayed. 2. In the Equilateral polygon dialog box specify the following definitions of the polygon, you want to create: Number of sides of the polygon, Width of polyline by which the polygon is created. The way you want to Define polygon by (available options are: Inscribed into a circle, Circumscribed into a circle and endpoints of first Edge of polygon). Further prompts of the command depend on the selected option Define polygon by: Inscribed: The prompt Polygon center? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar.

3. Specify center of a circle on which all vertices of the polygon, you want to create, lie, or tap to switch to Equilateral polygon dialog box to start creation of anoter equilateral polygon. The prompt Radius? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify endpoint of radius of the circle; also, the endpoint determines the rotation of polygon. The equilateral polygon is created. The Equilateral polygon dialog box is displayed to create new equilateral polygon. Circumscribed: The prompt Polygon center? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Specify center of a circle on which midpoints of all all of the polygon, you want to create, lie, or tap to switch to Equilateral polygon dialog box to start creastion of anoter equilateral polygon. The prompt Radius? is displayed in the prompt bar. 6. Specify endpoint of radius of the circle; also, the endpoint determines the rotation of polygon. The equilateral polygon is created. The Equilateral polygon dialog box is displayed to create new equilateral polygon. Edge: The prompt First point? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 7. Specify first endpoint of the first edge of the polygon, you want to create, or tap to switch to Equilateral polygon dialog box to start creation of anoter equilateral polygon. The prompt Second point? is displayed in the prompt bar. 8. Specify second endpoint of the circle; also, the endpoint determines the rotation of polygon. The equilateral polygon is created. The Equilateral polygon dialog box is displayed to create new equilateral polygon. 9. Create other equilateral polygons the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating of polar array of copies of the drawing objects.

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Create Chamfers

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Chamfer or in the command palette. The dialog box to set chamfer options is displayed. 2. In the dialog box define distances of the chamfers that you will create and and weather the chamfered lines will be trimmed. The prompt Select first line? <options> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Pick the first line or polyline, you want to build chamfer with it, or tap to change chamfer options. The prompt Select second line? <select first>> is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Pick the second line or polyline, you want to build chamfer with it, or tap first line. The prompt Select second line? <options> is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Create other chamfers the described way. If the lines or polylines, you are going to chamfer intersect each other, pick the lines or polylines at those parts, made by the intersection, which you would like to connect by chamfer. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the chamfers. for prompt to select the

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Create Donuts

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Donut or in the command palette. The dialog box to set donut options is displayed. 2. In the dialog box define diameters of the donuts that you will create. The prompt Center? <options> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify center of the donut, you want to create, or tap to change donut options. The prompt Center? <options> is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Create other donuts the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating the donuts.

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Insert Drawing Symbols

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Create > Insert or in the command palette. The dialog box to select a ShortCAD Drawing symbol to insert is displayed. 2. In the dialog box select ShortCAD Drawing Symbol to insert and confirm selection. The prompt Insertion point? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify point to place the selected ShortCAD Drawing Symbol or tap insert. The prompt Scale factor? <1> is displayed in the prompt bar. to select another symbol to

4. Specify point to define scale factor used for insertion or tap to confirm the scale factor is 1. The prompt Rotation angle? <0>is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Specify point to define rotation angle used for insertion or tap to confirm the rotation is 0. The prompt Insertion point? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 6. Specify points to make other insertions with the specified scale factor and rotation angle or tap to select another drawing symbol to insert. 7. Insert other drawing symbols the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop inserting the symbols.

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Copy Drawing Objects

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Modify > Copy or in the command palette. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing objects, you want to copy or tap to stop copying the drawing objects. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Pick other drawing objects, you want to copy or tap to finish selecting the drawing objects. The prompt Base point? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify base point of displacement of a copy of the selected drawing objects. The prompt Second point? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Specify second point of displacement of a copy of the selected drawing objects or tap to finish creation of copies of the selected drawing objects and start selecting other drawing objects to copy. The selected drawing objects are moved according to the defined displacement. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 6. Specify displacements of other copies of the selected drawing objects. To finish creation of copies of the selected drawing objects and start selecting other drawing objects to copy, tap 7. Copy other objects the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop copying the drawing objects. .

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Create rectangular array of Drawing Objects

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Tools > Array > Rectangular or in the command palette. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing objects, you want to copy or tap to stop copying the drawing objects. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Pick other drawing objects, you want to copy or tap The Rectangular array dialog box is displayed. to finish selecting the drawing objects.

4. In the Rectangular array dialog box specify the following definitions of the rectangular array of drawing objects, you want to create: Number of Rows, Number of Columns, The way you want to Define array (by the array Unit Cell or by the Surrounder rectangle). The option to Rotate objects in the array. When Rotate objects option is set to Yes the source objects are rotated together with their copies. Depending on the selected way to define the array, the prompt Unit cell origin? or Surrounder origin? is displayed. 5. Specify the origin point of the array's unit cell (or surrounder). The prompt Other corner? is displayed in the prompt bar. 6. Specify the opposite corner of the array's unit cell (or surrounder). The prompt Array angle? is displayed in the prompt bar. 7. Specify angle used to rotate the array's surrounder rectangle. The option to Rotate objects is et to Yes, the prompt Rotation base? is displayed in the prompt bar and the specified unit cell (or surrounder) origin point is proposed as a default value. In this case: 8. Specify the base point of the rotation to have the array of drawing objects created. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 9. Create other rectangular arrays of drawing objects the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating of rectangular array of copies of the drawing objects.

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Create polar array of Drawing Objects

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Tools > Array > Polar or in the command palette. The prompt Select objects? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing objects, you want to copy or tap to stop copying the drawing objects. The prompt Select objects? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Pick other drawing objects, you want to copy or tap to finish selecting the drawing objects. The Polar array dialog box is displayed. 4. In the Polar array dialog box specify the following definitions of the polar array of drawing objects, you want to create: Total number of items, The way you want to Define array by (by Number of items & Filled angle, or by Angle between items & Number of Items or the Filled angle & Angle between items). Rotate objects, The option to Rotate objects in the array. When Rotate objects option is set to Yes the created copies of objects are rotated around the center point of array. The prompt Array center? is displayed. 5. Specify the center point of array. Further prompts of the command depend on the selected option Define array by: Number of items & Filled angle: The prompt Angle to fill? is displayed in the prompt bar. 6. Specify the included angle between the base points of the first and last elements in the array. If the option to Rotate objects is set to No the prompt Base point of objects? is displayed in the prompt bar. In this case: 7. Specify base point relative to the selected objects that will remain at a constant distance from the center point of the array as the objects are arrayed. The array of drawing objects is created. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. Angle between items & Number of Items: The prompt Angle between items? is displayed in the prompt bar. 8. Specify the included angle between the base points of the arrayed objects and the center of the array. If the option to Rotate objects is set to No the prompt Base point of objects? is displayed in the prompt bar. In this case: 9. Specify base point relative to the selected objects that will remain at a constant distance from the center point of the array as the objects are arrayed. The array of drawing objects is created. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. Filled angle & Angle between items: The prompt Angle to fill? is displayed in the prompt bar. 10. Specify the included angle between the base points of the first and last elements in the array. The prompt Angle between items? is displayed in the prompt bar. 11. Specify the included angle between the base points of the arrayed objects and the center of the array. If the option to Rotate objects is set to No the prompt Base point of objects? is displayed in the prompt bar. In this case:
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12. Specify base point relative to the selected objects that will remain at a constant distance from the center point of the array as the objects are arrayed. The array of drawing objects is created. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 13. Create other polar arrays of drawing objects the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop creating of polar array of copies of the drawing objects.

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Change Drawing settings

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Drawing Settings or The Drawing Settings dialog box is displayed.

in the command palette.

2. In the Drawing Settings dialog box change the following drawing attributes: Lower left corner of the drawing area, Upper right corner of the drawing area, Base point of the drawing; this point is used as a reference point of the drawing when it's inserted into another one, Grid spacing and whether the grid is displayed on drawing area, Snap spacing and whether the snapping is used to specify coordinates on drawing area, Object snap option to specify coordinates on drawing area, Ortho Snap option to specify coordinates on drawing area, Point display size and mode to specify appearance of the point objects. The following point display modes are available:

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Change the current Drawing Line Type, Color and Weight

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Line Type/Color/Weight or The Line Type/Color/Weight dialog box is displayed.

in the command palette.

2. In the Line Type/Color/Weight dialog box change the following drawing attributes: Linetype, which is applied to new created drawing objects of the ShortCAD Drawing, Lineweight, which is applied to new created drawing objects of the ShortCAD Drawing, Linetype Scale, which is applied to new created drawing objects of the ShortCAD Drawing, Color, which is applied to new created drawing objects of the ShortCAD Drawing, Different Line Weights are rendered only when printing in ShortCAD for PC. To specify color either enter its index or pick it from the color palette, available in the Line Type, Color Weight dialog See Also Main Contents

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Set Insertion Base point for Drawing

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Insertion base or in the command palette. The prompt Insertion Base point? <xxx, yyy> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify the insertion base point for the current ShortCAD Drawing. To confirm the insertion base point, which is currently used, tap .

The drawing settings dialog box is displayed to give a chance of checking if the new insertion base point does not impact other drawing settings. See Also Change Drawing Settings Specifying points on ShortCAD Drawing Main Contents

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Manage Drawing Layers

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Layers or in the command palette. The Drawing Layers dialog box is displayed. 2. In the Drawing Layers dialog box define drawing layers by means of the following fields: Drawing layers. Lists all the drawing layers created in current drawing. Each layer is marked with icons indicating the layer properties. Taping icons you can change appropriate properties. The following icons may occur there:

New. Tap this button to create a layer with the name specified in the field on the left side of this button. Rename. Tap this button to rename a layer, currently selected in the list of Drawing layers, with the name specified in the field on the left side of the New button. See Also ShortCAD Drawings Main Contents

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Manage Drawing Text Styles

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Text Styles or The Text Styles dialog box is displayed.

in the command palette.

2. In the Text Styles dialog set text style definitions by means of the following fields: Style. Selects name of existing or accepts name of renamed or new text style. To rename an existing text style, select the style in this field, then overwrite it with a new name and press button Apply changes. To create new text style, enter its name in the Style field and press button New. Font. Selects a font for the text style, selected in the Style field. Height. Defines default text height for the text style, selected in the Style field. Rotation. Defines default text rotation for the text style, selected in the Style field. Width factor. Defines default text width factor for the text style, selected in the Style field. Oblique angle. Defines default text oblique (italicizing) angle for the text style, selected in the Style field. Upside down. Defines if by default the characters are drawn upside down, for the text style, selected in the Style field. Backwards. Defines if by default the characters are drawn backwards, for the text style, selected in the Style field. See Also Main Contents

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Drawing Grid Mode

User Guide

To toggle visibility of the Drawing Grid tap

in the command palette.

The grid is not a part of the ShortCAD Drawings. To serve as visual reference is only a purpose of the Drawing Grid. To set spacing of the Drawing Grid use the command Change Drawing Settings.

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Grid Snap Mode

User Guide

To toggle the way if the entered coordinates are locked into the rectangular snap grid tap command palette. The snap grid is not a part of the ShortCAD Drawings. To restrict the movements of cursor to specified intervals is only a purpose of the snap grid. To set spacing of the snap grid use the command Change Drawing Settings.

in the

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Object Snap Mode

User Guide

To toggle the way if the entered coordinates are locked into the endpoints of surrounding drawing objects tap in the command palette.

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Intersection Snap Mode

User Guide

To toggle the way if the entered coordinates are locked into the intersection points of surrounding drawing objects tap in the command palette.

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Ortho Snap Mode

User Guide

To toggle the way if the entered coordinates are constrained to the horizontal or vertical direction (relative to a base point) tap See Also Modify ShortCAD Drawings Main Contents in the command palette.

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Display Entire Drawing

User Guide

Tap either Drawing > Zoom > All or in the command palette. The entire drawing area is displayed on the screen. See Also Zoom to specified window Zooming In and Out Modify ShortCAD Drawings Main Contents

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Zoom to Specified Window

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Zoom > Window or in the command palette. The prompt First corner? <xxx, yyy> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify first corner of a rectangular drawing area you want to display. To use the first corner of currently displayed area tap . The prompt Opposite corner? <xxx, yyy> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify opposite corner of a rectangular drawing area you want to display. To use the second corner of currently displayed area tap . The specified drawing area is displayed on the screen. Tap menu Stop to stop specifying zooming window.

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Zooming in and out

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Zoom > In or in the command palette. The prompt Center of View (+)? <Zoom Out> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Specify center of new zoomed in view or tap to switch to the mode of zooming out. The prompt Center of View (+)? <Zoom Out> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Zoom in the displayed view required number of times the described way. When zooming is switched to zooming out, the prompt Center of View (-)? <Zoom In> is displayed in the prompt bar. 1. Specify center of new zoomed out view or tap to switch to the mode of zooming int. The prompt Center of View (-)? <Zoom In> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Zoom out the displayed view required number of times the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop zooming the current view.

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Move Drawing Objects

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Modify > Move or in the command palette. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing objects, you want to move or tap to stop moving the drawing objects. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Pick other drawing objects, you want to move or tap to finish selecting the drawing objects. The prompt Base point? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify base point of displacement. The prompt Second point? is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Specify second point of displacement. The selected drawing objects are moved according to the defined displacement. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 6. Move other drawing objects the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop moving the drawing objects.

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Rotate Drawing Objects

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Modify > Rotate or in the command palette. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing objects, you want to rotate or tap to stop rotating the drawing objects. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Pick other drawing objects, you want to rotate or tap to finish selecting the drawing objects. The prompt Base point? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify base point of the rotation vector. The prompt Angle? is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Specify second point of rotation vector. The selected drawing objects are rotated according to the defined rotation vector. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 6. Rotate other drawing objects the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop rotating the drawing objects.

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Scale Drawing Objects

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Modify > Scale or in the command palette. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing objects, you want to rotate or tap to stop scaling the drawing objects. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Pick other drawing objects, you want to scale or tap to finish selecting the drawing objects. The prompt Base point? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify base point of scaling vector. The prompt Scale factor? is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Specify second point of scaling factor. The selected drawing objects are scaled according to the defined scaling factor. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 6. Scale other drawing objects the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop scaling the drawing objects.

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Mirror Drawing Objects

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Modify > Mirror or in the command palette. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing objects, you want to mirror or tap to stop mirroring the drawing objects. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Pick other drawing objects, you want to mirror or tap to finish selecting the drawing objects. The prompt First point of mirror line? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify first point of mirror line. The prompt Second point of mirror line? is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Specify second point of mirror line. The selected drawing objects are mirrored according to the defined mirror line. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 6. Mirror other drawing objects the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop mirroring the drawing objects.

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Erase Drawing Objects

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Modify > Erase or in the command palette. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing objects, you want to erase, or tap to stop erasing the drawing objects. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Pick other drawing objects, you want to erase or tap erased from the drawing. Tap menu Stop to stop erasing the drawing objects. to have the selected drawing objects finally

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Bring Drawing Objects to Front

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Modify > Bring to Front or in the command palette. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing objects, you want to bring to front or tap to stop bringing the drawing objects to front. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Pick other drawing objects, you want to bring to front or tap finally brought to front. Tap menu Stop to stop bringing the drawing objects to front. to have the selected drawing objects

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Send Drawing Objects to Back

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Modify > Send to Back or in the command palette. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing objects, you want to send to back or tap to stop sending the drawing objects to back. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Pick other drawing objects, you want to send to back or tap finally sent to back. Tap menu Stop to stop sending the drawing objects to back. to have the selected drawing objects

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Match Properties of Drawing Objects

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Modify > Scale or in the command palette. The prompt Select source object? <Settings> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing object, whose properties you want to apply to others or tap drawing settings. The prompt Select target object? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. to use the current

3. Pick other drawing objects, to which you want apply the selected properties or tap applying the selected properties and select new properties to apply. 4. Match properties of other drawing objects the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop matching the properties of drawing objects. If the current drawing settings are selected to apply to the drawing objects, tap current Line Type, Color and Weight to apply them to the drawing objects.

to finish

to change the

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Trim Drawing Objects by other objects

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Tools > Trim or in the command palette. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing object, you want to use as a cutting edge or tap to stop selecting the cutting edges. The prompt Select object? <no more> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Pick other drawing objects, you want to use as the cutting edges or tap to finish selecting the cutting edges. The prompt Select object to trim <no more>? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Pick drawing object you want to trim by the selected cutting edges or tap to finish trimming objects by the selected cutting edges and switch to selection of other cutting edges. The prompt Select object to trim <no more>? is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Trim other drawing objects the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop trimming the drawing objects.

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Break Drawing Objects between two points

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Tools > Break or in the command palette. The prompt Select object to break? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing object, you want to break or tap to finish breaking objects. The prompt First break point? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Specify first point, you want to break the selected object with or tap to finish breaking objects. The prompt Second break point? <no point>? is displayed in the prompt bar. 4. Specify second point, you want to break the selected object with or tap object at single point which is specified as first one. Select object to break? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 5. Break other drawing objects the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop breaking the drawing objects. to break the selected

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Break compound drawing objects into their components

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Modify> Explode or in the command palette. The prompt Select object to explode? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick drawing object, you want to break into its components or tap to finish breaking objects. The prompt Select object to explode? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. Break other drawing objects the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop breaking the compound drawing objects. The compound drawing objects are objects like inserted symbols or polylines.

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Change configuration of polylines

User Guide

1. Tap either Drawing > Modify> Edit Polylines or in the command palette. The prompt Select polyline? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 2. Pick a polyline, you want change its configuration, or tap to finish changing configuration of polylines. The dialog box Configuration of polyline is displayed in the prompt bar. 3. In the field Smoothing of the dialog box Configuration of polyline define type of the polyline smoothing. It can be one of the following: o o o None for the polyline which is not smoothed, Cubic to smooth polyline by approximated cubic B-Spline, Quadratic to smooth polyline by approximated quadratic B-Spline.

4. In the field Segments per spline patch define how many lines should approximate one patch of the approximated smoothing spline curve. As more segments you specify as more precise the approximation is. 5. In the field Closed of the dialog box Configuration of polyline define if the polyline is closed. 6. Having defined new configuration of the polyline finish the dialog box with Ok. The prompt Select polyline? <done> is displayed in the prompt bar. 7. Change configuration of other polylines the described way. Tap menu Stop to stop changing configuration of polylines.

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Enter Drawing Text

User Guide

The Enter Drawing Text dialog box defines text to create by the command Create single line Text Objects. Set the text definitions by means of the following fields: Text. Specifies contents of the text to create. Style. Selects an existing text style for the text to create. Height. Defines text height for the text to create. Rotation. Defines text rotation for the text to create. Width factor. Defines text width factor for the text to create. Oblique angle. Defines text oblique (italicizing) angle for the text to create. Justify. Defines alignment of the text to create. The available options are: Center, left and right boundaries of the text. See Also Create Texts Main Contents

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Open/Save Symbol Dialog
This dialog is used to select a ShortCAD Drawing Symbol for edit, save or insert. Symbol Library. In this field select the library, which symbol you want to select.

User Guide

In the ShortCAD Drawing Symbol list, which resides under the field Symbol Library, navigate to a ShortCAD Drawing Symbol which you want to open or save. Verify your current selection with the Thumbnail icon, residing after the list box. Delete. Tap this button to delete the ShortCAD Drawing Symbol, which is currently selected in the list box. Rename. Tap this button to delete the ShortCAD Drawing Symbol, which is currently selected in the list box. See Also Save opened ShortCAD Drawing as a Drawing Symbol Open an existing ShortCAD Drawing Symbol Insert Drawing Symbols Main Contents

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Chamfer Options Dialog

User Guide

This dialog is used to define distances of chamfers to create and weather the chamfered lines will be trimmed. First chamfer distance. In this field specify distance from start (or end) point of the first line to the point on the line where the chamfer will connect. Second chamfer distance. In this field specify distance from start (or end) point of the first line to the point on the line where the chamfer will connect. Trim. Check it to trim the lines connected by chamfer. See Also Create Chamfers Main Contents

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Donut Options Dialog
This dialog is used to define diameters of donuts to create. Inside diameter of donut. In this field specify the inside diameter of donut. Outside diameter of donut. In this field specify the outside diameter of donut. See Also Create Donuts Main Contents

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Select Drawing Symbol

User Guide

This dialog box is used to select a ShortCAD Drawing Symbol, which you want to insert in your ShortCAD Drawing. You can select either a ShortCAD Drawing, which is saved in your mobile device, or a symbol, which was already inserted into the current ShortCAD Drawing. Symbol. In this field select a drawing symbol that you will insert in your ShortCAD Drawing. []. Use this button to browse for a drawing symbol saved in your mobile device. Scale factor. If checked, fields X and Y specify X- and Y- scale factors to use it when inserting the symbol, specified in the field Symbol. Rotation angle. If checked, the field specifies rotation angle to use it when inserting the drawing symbol, specified in the field Symbol. See Also Insert Drawing Symbols ShortCAD Drawings ShortCAD Drawing Symbols Main Contents

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