#New Features
#0
#Vdraft.hlp

Many new features have been added to Vdraft v1.5 based on
user feedback.  These include stretch, object grips, offset,
projects for grouping drawings, object tips for quickly
viewing entity information, direct numeric entry, length
snap, offset from feature, and improved hyperlink tools for
the Web.  Click on 'Next Tip' for more details.

#5072
Projects give you the ability to quickly load all the
drawings in your project.  Choose a project name from the
Projects toolbar or dialog box and all the drawings are
loaded at once.

#2622
With Object Cursor Tips turned on, getting object information
such as lengths and angles is as simple as moving the mouse
over the object.

#2122
Using the Display Grips option from the Modify pulldown menu
or Select toolbar, you can graphically manipulate objects.
With Auto Grips on, you can move the endpoint of line by
simply moving the mouse over the endpoint of the line.  When
a grip appears, click the left button and move the
endpoint to its new position.

#2122
If you click the right button over a grip, the Options popup
menu may provide the ability to change its behavior.
For example, to maintain the angle of a line but change its
length, choose Change Length from the Options popup.

#2122
You can move more than one grip at a time.  Click the right
mouse button over a grip and choose Activate.  When you pick
up a grip with the left button or choose Basepoint from the
popup menu, all the active grips will move together.
Sometimes one grip will constrain the movements of the
others.

Whenever Vdraft is waiting for you to choose a point, you
can type the coordinate value without having to choose a
menu option first.  When a cursor tip displays length
or angle information, you can simply type in the value for
the first cursor tip without having to choose a menu option
first.  After you press enter, you can type in the next
cursor tip value if desired.

By choosing Length Snap, any distance you draw can be
constrained to multiples of any length you wish.  This can
be combined with Angle Snap.  These options are found on
the Angles tab of the Grid/Snap Settings dialog.

As you draw or move objects, you can choose a point relative
to anything in the drawing by using the Offset From option.
Click the right mouse button and choose Offset From off the
Options popup.  You can also select a point midway between
two others, or specify a point through which to draw a line.

#2353
You can click on a Web link embedded in a drawing and have
the default system browser automatically load the proper Web
page.  As an example, load Links.dwg from the Vdraft\Samples
directory.