You can access on-line Help in two ways: o To obtain descriptive information on commands, modifiers, and command format type an exclamation mark (!) in the command line. Do not leave a space before entering the exclamation point or DRA will not display the information. The information you receive depends on where in the command you ask for help. For example, if you enter INS!, DRA displays information about the INSERT command. However, if you enter INS LIN!, DRA displays information on the INSERT LINE command and its modifiers. If the command contains more than one screen of information, the message -MORE- appears at the bottom of the screen. Press the Enter key to display the next screen of help. o To obtain a list or nouns you can use with a verb, type a question mark (?) after the verb in a command line. To obtain a list of all the modifiers for a command, type a question mark (?) after the noun. Leave a space before entering the question mark or DRA will not display the information. BUILD Used with MENU to create a series of binary files describing screen layout and on-screen menus. For more information see BUILD MENU. BUILD MENU Creates a series of binary files describing screen layout and on-screen menus. You must display on the screen the drawing file containing the graphics and property information for the menu before using this command. You can use BUILD MENU to create new menus and screen layouts or make changes to existing ones. COMMAND FORMAT: BUILD MENU modifier(s) <CR> Modifiers: File Modifiers: You must use one of the file modifiers. NEW The system saves the file under a new name. OLD The system adds to an existing file. Menu Characteristics Modifiers: BLAY n Specifies the first layer containing layout information. ELAY n Specifies the last layer containing layout information. MAXI n Indicates the maximum number of icons. The default is 100. Enter a larger number if your layout exceeds the default maximum. MAXC n Indicates the maximum number of commands. The default is 1000. Enter a larger number if your layout exceeds the default maximum. COUNT Used with ENTITY to provide statistical information on the currently displayed drawing. COUNT ENTITY Provides statistical information on the drawing currently being displayed. COMMAND FORMAT: COU ENT <CR> For more information on entity data, see VERIFY ENTITY. CREATE Takes existing entities and combines them into a string. Use with STRING. CREATE STRING Creates a single string from existing lines, strings, and/or arcs. You indicate the entities you want to be part of the string. COMMAND FORMAT: CREA STRI modifier n: ent d1...dn <CR> Modifiers: KEEP Retains the individual entities that make up the string. REP (Replace) Replaces the individual entities that make up the string. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Specifies the smoothness of an arc as it appears on the screen. TOL n (Tolerance) Specifies the minimum end-to-end gap the system will extend the string across. For more information on strings, see MODIFY STRING and EXPLODE ENTITY. DEFINE This command allows you to define construction planes and views. Choose one of the following nouns: CPL VIEW For more information, see DEFINE CPL and DEFINE VIEW. DEFINE CPL Creates a user-defined construction plane on a three-dimensional part. You specify an origin, a positive point along the X axis, and a positive point along the Y axis. COMMAND FORMAT: DEF CPL: dig (reference) d1 d2 d3 <CR> VIEW NUMBER: view number <CR> For more information on using construction planes see RESTORE VIEW and the getdata command CP. DEFINE VIEW Sets up a user-defined view. You specify the angles of rotation about the axes or reference existing geometry to create a true view of an irregular face. COMMAND FORMAT: DEFINE VIEW modifier(s) n <CR> VIEW NUMBER: view number <CR> or DEFINE VIEW: dig (reference) d1 d2 d3 <CR> VIEW NUMBER: view number <CR> Modifiers Xn Specifies the angle of rotation about the X axis. Yn Specifies the angle of rotation about the Y axis. Zn Specifies the angle of rotation about the Z axis. For more information on views, see RESTORE VIEW. DELETE Deletes entities and/or properties. Choose one of the following nouns: ALL ENTITY PROPERTY For more information on DELETE, refer to the on-line Help on the verb/noun combination you select. DELETE ALL Removes all entities and associated properties from the screen and from the data base. CAUTION: You cannot restore anything that has been deleted. COMMAND FORMAT: DEL ALL <CR> ARE YOU SURE ??? Y <CR> For more information on removing unwanted entities and properties see DELETE ENTITY, DELETE PROPERTY, MODIFY LAYER, and MODIFY VVIS. DELETE ENTITY Deletes entities and their associated information from the screen and from the data base. You digitize the entities you want to delete. CAUTION: You cannot restore anything that has been deleted. COMMAND FORMAT: DEL ENT: ent (mask) d1...dn <CR> For more information on removing unwanted entities, see DELETE ALL, MODIFY LAYER, and MODIFY VVIS. DELETE PROPERTY Removes one or more attributes associated with a part or entity. You indicate the name of the property you want removed, the digitize the entities from which you want the named property removed. COMMAND FORMAT: DEL PROP ALL <CR> or DEL PROP NAME name: ent d1..dn <CR> Modifiers: You must use one of the following combinations of modifiers and punctuation with DELETE PROPERTY. Modifier Definition ALL: Deletes all properties from selected entities. ALL <CR> Deletes all properties from all entities. NAME name: Deletes the named property from selected entities. NAME name <CR> Deletes the named property from all entities. NAME name ALL <CR> Deletes the named property from all entities. For more information on properties, see INSERT PROPERTY. DISPLAY Used to activate or deactivate command and layer displays. Use DISPLAY with the following nouns: COMMAND LAYER CPL For more information on DISPLAY, see the on-line Help on the verb/noun combination you select. DISPLAY COMMAND Turns the display of commands and prompts on or off during the running of an execute file. This command is entered inside an execute file. CAUTION: Use DISPLAY COMMAND only when creating or editing an execute file. Do not use it when you are working in DRA. COMMAND FORMAT: DIS COM modifier <CR> Modifiers: ON Turns on the display of commands and prompts. OFF Turns off the display of commands and prompts. For more information on execute file commands, see SELECT JOURNAL, EXECUTE, PAUSE, WAIT, and REMARK. DISPLAY COMMAND OFF Turns off the display of commands. COMMAND FORMAT: DIS COM OFF <CR> DISPLAY COMMAND ON Turns on the display of commands. COMMAND FORMAT: DIS COM ON <CR> DISPLAY CPL Lets you turn on and off the display of local axes associated with the active construction plane. COMMAND FORMAT: DISP CPL ON <CR> Modifiers: OFF Turns off the display of the axes. ON Turns on the display of the axes. DISPLAY LAYER Gives you information on the 256 layers of the drawing and allows you to alter the layers currently displayed. Use REPAINT to implement layer display changes. COMMAND FORMAT: DIS LAY modifier n <CR> Modifiers: no modifier Displays the layer numbers and the display codes. You can then change the display codes. USED Shows which layers have entities on them. A (All) Displays all 256 layers. N (None) Displays the active layer only. M n (Minus) Removes the specified layer from the display. P n (Plus) Adds the specified layer to the display. For more information on layers, see SELECT LAYER and MODIFY LAYER. DISPLAY LAYER A (All) Displays all layers of the current drawing. Use REPAINT to implement layer display changes. COMMAND FORMAT: DIS LAY A modifier n <CR> Modifier: M n Removes the specified layer from the display. For more information on layers, see DISPLAY LAYER, SELECT LAYER, and MODIFY LAYER. DISPLAY LAYER M (Minus) Removes the specified layer from your display. You cannot remove the active layer from display. Use REPAINT to implement layer display changes. COMMAND FORMAT: DIS LAY modifier M n <CR> Modifiers: A Displays all the layers minus the layer you specify. P Adds a specified layer to your display. For more information on layers, see DISPLAY LAYER, SELECT LAYER, and MODIFY LAYER. DISPLAY LAYER N Displays only the active layer. Use REPAINT to implement layer display changes. COMMAND FORMAT: DIS LAY modifier n N <CR> Modifiers: P n Adds the specified layer to your display. For more information on layers, see DISPLAY LAYER, SELECT LAYER, and MODIFY LAYER. DISPLAY LAYER P (Plus) Adds the layer you specify to the layers currently being displayed. Use REPAINT to implement layer display changes. COMMAND FORMAT: DIS LAY modifier n P n <CR> Modifiers M n Removes the specified layer from the display. N Displays the active layer only. For more information on layers, see DISPLAY LAYER, SELECT LAYER, and MODIFY LAYER. DISPLAY LAYER USED Shows which layers have entities on them. Use REPAINT to implement layer display changes. COMMAND FORMAT: DIS LAY USED <CR> For more information on layers, see DISPLAY LAYER, SELECT LAYER, and MODIFY LAYER. DIVIDE Use with ENTITY to take an individual entity and divide it at specified intervals. DIVIDE ENTITY Creates two or more entities from a single entity. Properties associated with the original entity are associated with the created entities. You indicate the entity you want to divide and the points at which you want it divided. COMMAND FORMAT: DIV ENT modifier: ent d1 dig d2 <CR> Modifier: BETW Specifies you want to divide an entity at an even number of places and delete the geometry in between each pair of digitized points. For more information on dividing entities, refer to your reference guide. DIVIDE ENTITY BETW Divides an entity at an even number of specified points and removes the geometry in between each pair of digitized points. You indicate the entity, then the division points. COMMAND FORMAT: DIV ENT BETW: ent d1 dig d2...dn <CR> EDIT Used with MENU or TABLET to assign functions to on-screen menu cells or tablet menu keys. For more information on menus, see EDIT MENU, EDIT TABLET, RESTORE MENU and RESTORE TABLET. EDIT MENU Defines or changes the function of the on-screen menu keys or cells. In addition to defining the command associated with a menu key, you can define the location and size of new cells. The menu key contents can be instructions or special menu commands to manipulate the on-screen menus. A list of special menu commands appears below. COMMAND FORMAT: EDIT MENU <CR> dig menu box to edit: d1 old cmd: new cmd: ^enter new command here^ <CR> dig menu box to edit: <CR> Considerations: You can use the following function keys when editing existing menu cells or when entering new command contents. F1 repeats the old command contents character by character. F2 repeats all characters of the old command contents up to a specified character. F3 repeats all characters of the old command contents. F4 deletes all characters of the old command contents up to a specified character. Use the following keys when entering new cell contents: BACKSPACE deletes the preceding character. ESC returns you to the beginning of the new command line. Use these keys when changing the size of menu cells or creating new cells. Ctrl-B Position the cursor on the cell you want to change. Press Ctrl-B to select the cell. Ctrl-A Identify the two corners of the new cell by positioning the cursor at each corner and pressing Ctrl-A. Special Menu Commands: \A+n\ Activates or deactivates a current menu. If you \A-n\ deactivate a currently displayed menu, the menu remains on display but you cannot select an icon from the menu. \Cn\ Establishes the color for text generated with the special menu command P. \E+\ Turns on or off the display of the menu cell contents. \E-\ \Fn\ Fills a window with a specific color. You supply the color number after the \F. \M+n\ Adds or deletes a menu from the screen. You specify \M-n\ the menu number by referencing the layer number on which the menu appears in the screen layout drawing. \O+n\ \O- removes all menus from the screen. O+ displays \O-n\ the initially active menus. \P'text'\ Displays text in a user-defined window. You must enclose the text string in delimiters (either ' or "). \RM n\ Repaints the submenu specified by n where n is the number of the predefined window. See \W #\ below. \RW n\ Repaints the alphanumeric window identified by the number you supply. See \W #\ below. \W #\ Specifies the number of the window affected by the F and P special menu commands. Use this command in conjunction with the F and P commands. The predefined windows are: 1 Command window 2-10 UPL windows 11 Message window 12 Warning message window 13 Error message window 14 X,Y cursor location window 15 Status window 16 Help window 17 General window 18-20 Unassigned windows NOTE: You can embed the special menu commands in the tablet menu keys and then access them from the tablet. EDIT TABLET Defines or changes the function of a tablet menu key. You digitize the key you want to change, then enter new contents for the key. The tablet key contents can be instructions or special menu commands to manipulate the tablet menu. A list of special menu commands appears below. COMMAND FORMAT: EDIT TAB <CR> dig menu box to edit: d1 old cmd: new cmd: ^enter new command here^ <CR> dig menu box to edit: <CR> Considerations: You can use the following keys to perform editing functions when editing existing menu keys or when entering new command contents. F1 repeats the old command contents character by character. F2 repeats all characters of the old command contents up to a specified character. F3 repeats all characters of the old command contents. F4 deletes all characters of the old command contents up to a specified character. Use these keys when entering new key contents: BACKSPACE deletes the preceding character. ESC returns you to the beginning of the new command line. Use these keys when changing the size of keys or creating new keys. Ctrl-B Position the cursor on the key you want to change. Press Ctrl-B to select the key. Ctrl-A Identify the two corners of the new key by positioning the cursor at each corner and pressing Ctrl-A. EXECUTE Runs an execute file. COMMAND FORMAT: EXEC filename <CR> For more information on execute files, see DISPLAY COMMAND, SELECT JOURNAL, PAUSE, REMARK, and WAIT. EXIT Saves your drawing and leaves DRA. You can rename the drawing, then save and overwrite the previous version of the drawing, and consolidate the data in the data base. COMMAND FORMAT: EXIT <CR> FILING NAME: filename <CR> FILENAME SAVE (Y, N, ^C): Y REPLACE EXISTING FILE (Y, N, ^C): Y PACK THE DATABASE ? (Y N ^C): Y For more information on filing drawings, see FILE and FILE PART. EXPLODE Used with ENTITY, breaks a complex entity down into its basic components. EXPLODE ENTITY Breaks a complex entity such as a dimension down into its basic components. You indicate the complex entity you want to break down. If you have the Surfaces software, the entities you can explode include planes, cpoles, and spoles. COMMAND FORMAT: EXP ENT: ent d <CR> Modifiers: Use the Lin and STRI modifiers only when exploding a string with width. CHT (Chord Height Tolerance) Specifies the smoothness of an arc or circle when it is exploded. This is useful when transferring an arc or circle from Architectural Design software (DES). LIN Used with a string, changes the string into line segments. STRI Changes the boundary of a string with width to a string. The centerline of the string is deleted. KEEP Retains the original entity or entities. REPL Replaces the original entity or entities. FILE Saves the current drawing without exiting DRA. You can rename the drawing, then save your work and overwrite the older version of your drawing in the data base. You can also consolidate the data in the data base. COMMAND FORMAT: FILE <CR> FILING NAME: filename filename SAVE (Y N ^C): y REPLACE EXISTING FILE ? (Y N ^C) y PACK THE DATABASE (Y N ^C) y For more information and filing drawings, see EXIT and FILE PART. FILE PART Copies one or more entities currently displayed on the screen and stores the copy in a separate file. You specify the name the entities either individually or with a window, then the origin of the part. COMMAND FORMAT: FILE PART filename: ent d1...d2, dig origin END d3 <CR> For more information on working with parts, see INSERT SYMBOL and INSERT PART. INSERT Places entities in a drawing. Use INSERT with the following nouns: ADIM (Angular Dimensions) PGON ARC POINT CIRCLE PROPERTY XHA (Crosshatching) RDIM (Radial Dimension) DFILE (Datafile) RECT FILLET SCURVE LABEL STRING LIN (line) SYMBOL LDIM (Linear Dimension) TEXT PART TFILE (Text File) PDIM For more information on INSERT, see the on-line Help on the verb/noun combination you select. INSERT ADIMENSION Calculates the angle between two lines and inserts the dimension information at a specified point. You indicate the lines which form the angle and the location of the dimension value. COMMAND FORMAT: INS ADIM modifier(s) n: lin d1 d2 dig d3 <CR> Modifiers: ANG n Specifies the angle of the dimension value. HGT n Specifies the text height of the dimension value. WDT n Specifies the text width of the dimension value. ASIZE n Specifies the arrowhead size. OFFSET n Specifies the distance between the extension lines and the geometry. ATYPE n Specifies the arrowhead type. PREC n (Precision) Specifies the number of places to the right of the decimal. BOTH Suppresses both extension lines. FIR Suppresses the first extension line. NONE Displays both extension lines. SEC Suppresses the second extension line. AI Places the arrowheads and dimension lines inside the extension lines. AO Places the arrowheads and dimension lines outside the extension lines. TXT Replaces the dimension value with text. INSERT ARC Creates an arc. You indicate arc radius, length and location. COMMAND FORMAT: INS ARC modifier(s) n: dig d1 ...dn <CR> Modifiers: D n (Diameter) Specifies the diameter of the arc. R n (Radius) Specifies the radius of the arc. AB n (Angle Beginning) Specifies the beginning angle of the arc. AE n (Angle End) Specifies the ending angle of the arc. There are five different ways you can insert an arc. Refer to your reference guide for more information. INSERT CIRCLE Creates a circle. You indicate the radius and location. COMMAND FORMAT: INS CIR modifiers n: dig d1 ..dn <CR> Modifiers: D n (Diameter) Specifies the diameter of the circle. R n (Radius) Specifies the radius of the circle. There are four different ways you can insert a circle. Refer to your reference guide for more information. INSERT DFILE (Datafile) Creates geometry in the drawing in which you are working based on the information stored in a data file. COMMAND FORMAT: INS DFILE filename <CR> For more information on using data files, refer to your communications documentation and reference guide. INSERT DIMSTR Calculates the distance between a series of points and inserts the resulting dimension string. COMMAND FORMAT: INS DIMSTR: end d1...dn, dig dn <CR> Modifiers: HOR Locks the dimension line to the horizontal axis. VERT Locks the dimension line to the vertical axis. INSERT FILLET Creates an arc or circle tangent to two entities. You indicate the entities to which the arc or circle is tangent. COMMAND FORMAT: INS FIL modifier n: ent d1 d2 <CR> or INS FIL: lin d1 d2 d3 <CR> Modifiers: D n (Diameter) Specifies the diameter of the fillet. R n (Radius) Specifies the radius of the fillet. ARC Creates the fillet as an arc. CIR (Circle) Creates the fillet as a circle. NOTRIM Retains the original length of the entities you digitized. TRIM Shortens the entities you digitized to the point of intersection with the fillet. For more information on inserting fillets, see your reference guide. INSERT LABEL Attaches a label to an entity. You enter the label text, then indicate the entity you are labeling, the extension line location, and the label text location. COMMAND FORMAT: INS LAB /text/ modifiers n: ent d1 dig d2 d3 <CR> Modifiers: ANG n (Angle) Defines a text angle. LNSP n (Line Spacing) Sets the text line spacing. ASIZE The default arrowhead is based on the size of the text. ATYPE Specifies the type of arrowhead. HGT n Sets a text height. WDT n Sets a text width. ADJ Justifies label text based on the position of the leader line. LJT Left justifies text regardless of placement of leader line. For more information on detailing, see INSERT ADI, INSERT LDI, INSERT PDIM, INSERT PROPERTY, INSERT RDIM, INSERT TEXT, INSERT TFILE, and EXPLODE ENTITY. INSERT LDIM (Linear Dimension) Calculates the distance between two entities and inserts the resulting linear dimension. You indicate the entities, then the dimension location. COMMAND FORMAT: INS LDI modifier(s) n: ent d1 d2, dig d3 <CR> or INS LDI modifier(s) /text/: ent d1 d2, dig d3 <CR> Modifiers: PPNT (Point-to-point) Measures the straight-line distance between two entities. HOR Measures the horizontal distance. VER Measures the vertical distance. ANG n (Angle) Sets value/text angle. HGT n Sets value/text height. WDT n Set value/text width. ASIZE n Sets arrowhead size. OFFSET n Sets the distance between the extension lines and the geometry. ATYPE n Sets arrowhead type. PREC n (Precision) Specifies the number of places to the right of the decimal. BOTH Suppresses both extension lines. FIR Suppresses the first extension line. NONE Displays both extension lines. SEC Suppresses the second extension line. AI (Arrows in) Places the arrowheads and dimension lines inside the extension lines. AO (Arrows out) Places the arrowheads and dimension lines outside the extension lines. TXT Replaces the dimension value with text. ALIGN Places the dimension value in the same direction as the arrows. NOALIGN Makes the dimension value horizontal. For more information on detailing, see INSERT ADIM, INSERT LABEL, INSERT PDIM, INSERT RDIM, INSERT TEXT, INSERT TFILE, and EXPLODE ENTITY. INSERT LINE Creates one line or a series of interconnected lines. You indicate the endpoints of the line(s). COMMAND FORMAT: INS LIN modifier(s) n: dig d1 d2...dn <CR> Modifiers: HOR Specifies that the line is horizontal. VER Specifies that the line is vertical. LEN n Specifies the length of the line. ANG n (Angle) Specifies the angle of the line you insert relative to an existing line. PRL (Parallel) Specifies the line is parallel to an existing line. DIST n (Distance) Specifies the distance between the parallel line and an existing line. PRP (Perpendicular) Specifies that the line is perpendicular to an existing line. TANTO (Tangent to) Specifies that the line is tangent to a circle. COLO n Specifies the color of the line. FONT n Specifies the font of the line. LAY n Specifies the layer of the line. VIEW Makes the line appear parallel or perpendicular in the current view. For more information on basic construction, see the other INSERT commands. INSERT PART Copies the entities and associated properties stored in the named drawing into the current drawing. You indicate the drawing or part name and then the location of the part in the current drawing. COMMAND FORMAT: INS PART file= filename modifiers: dig d1 <CR> Modifiers: FVIEW n (From View) Specifies the orientation of the part you want to insert. TVIEW n (To View) Specifies the orientation in which the system inserts the part. ANG n (Angle) Specifies the angle of the part relative to the X axis of the view or construction plane. VEC (Vector) Specifies a new X axis for the view or construction plane. ALAY n (Absolute Layer) Places all entities in the part on the specified layer. BLAY n (Base Layer) Adds this layer number to each entity's original layer number. ILAY n (Incremental Layer) Places each additional copy of a part on a separate set of layers. This modifier requires BLAY. The system adds the incremental layer value and the base layer value to each entity's original layer number for each copy beyond the first. ELAY n (Error Layer) Place all entities that go beyond the 256 layer limit on this layer. SCL n (Scale) Specifies the proportionate increase or decrease in the part's size along all three axes. XSCL n (Xscale) Specifies the proportionate increase or decrease in the part's size along the X axis. YSCL n (Yscale) Specifies the proportionate increase or decrease in the part's size along the Y axis. ZSCL n (Zscale) Specifies the proportionate increase or decrease in the part's size along the Z axis. GROUP Places all the entities in the part in a group. NOGROUP Specifies that you don't want to group the part's entities. For more information on using parts and symbols, see FILE PART and INSERT SYMBOL. INSERT PDIM (Point Dimension) Determines the X, Y and Z coordinates of a point or location and inserts the resulting dimension. You indicate the point, the endpoint of the arrowhead, the endpoint for the leader segment, and the value location. COMMAND FORMAT: INS PDIM modifiers n: dig d1 dig d2 d3 d4 <CR> Modifiers: ANG n (Angle) Sets the text/value angle. HGT n Sets the text/value height. WDT n Sets the text/value width. LNSP n (Line Spacing) Sets the text/value line spacing. PREC n (Precision) Specifies the number of places to the right of the decimal point. For more information on detailing, see INSERT ADIM, INSERT LDIM, INSERT LABEL, INSERT RDIM, INSERT TEXT, INSERT TFILE, and EXPLODE ENTITY. INSERT POINT Places a point at the location you specify. COMMAND FORMAT: INS POI: dig d1 ..dn <CR> INSERT POLYGON Creates a polygon. You specify the number of sides, the centerpoint, and the distance from the centerpoint to a corner. COMMAND FORMAT: INS PGON: number of sides: n <CR> d1d2; <CR> INSERT PROPERTY Assigns attribute information to individual entities or to a collection of entities. You can assign a property name or a property name and value, then indicate the entity. COMMAND FORMAT: INS PROP NAME name VALUE n or text: ent d1 <CR> Modifiers: NAME name Identifies the property. VALUE n Defines the attribute information associated or text with the property name. For more information on the use of properties, see the documentation on the EXTRACT utility. INSERT RDIM (Radial Dimension) Calculates the radius of a circle or arc and inserts the resulting radial dimension. You specify the entity you are dimensioning, the location of the arrowhead, leader segments and value. COMMAND FORMAT: INS RDIM modifier(s) n: ent d1 dig d2 d3 d4 <CR> or INS RDIM modifier(s) /text/: ent d1 dig d2 d3 d4 <CR> Modifiers: HGT n Sets the text/value height. WDT n Sets the text/value width. ANG n Sets the text/value angle. LNSP n Sets the text/value line spacing. PREC n (Precision) Specifies the number of places to the right of the decimal. AI (Arrows in) Places the arrowheads and dimension lines inside the extension lines. AO (Arrows out) Places the arrowheads and dimension lines outside the extension lines. TXT Replaces the dimension value with text. For more information on detailing, see INSERT ADIM, INSERT LABEL, INSERT LDIM, INSERT PDIM, INSERT PROPERTY, INSERT TEXT, INSERT TFILE, and EXPLODE ENTITY. INSERT RECT Creates a rectangle defined by two diagonal corners. COMMAND FORMAT: INS RECT: dig d1 d2 <CR> INSERT SCURVE Inserts a string with enough points to represent a curve. You indicate the points which form the curve. COMMAND FORMAT: INS SCURV modifier(s) n: dig d1...dn <CR> Modifiers: CUBIC Specifies that the system uses cubic interpolation to create the curve. BSPL (B-spline) Specifies that the curve behaves as a B-spline. TENS (Tension) Determines the radius of curvature between the points of a cubic curve. DEG n (Degree) Determines the number of vertices between the points of a B-spline curve. WID n Specifies the width of the string. LAY n Specifies the layer on which the system places the string. CJT (Center Justify) Centers the string on its invisible center line. LJT (Left Justify) Places the string to the right of its invisible center line. RJT (Right Justify) Places the string to the left of its invisible center line. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Determines the number of line segments used to display the curve. For more information on inserting curves, see your reference guide. INSERT STRING Creates a string consisting of two or more continuous line segments. You indicate the endpoints of the line segments. COMMAND FORMAT: INS STRI modifier(s) n: dig d1...dn <CR> Modifiers: WID n Specifies the sting's width. CJT (Center Justify) Centers the string around its invisible center line. LJT (Left Justify) Positions the string's left border at its invisible center line. RJT (Right Justify) Positions the string's right border at its invisible center line. For more information of strings, see CREATE STRING, EXPLODE ENTITY and MODIFY STRING. INSERT SYMBOL Inserts one of more copies of a part into the current drawing as a symbol. You specify the symbol name and indicate the location. COMMAND FORMAT: INS SYM file= filename modifier(s) n: dig d1; dn <CR> Modifiers: FVIEW n (From View) Specifies the orientation of the symbol you are inserting. TVIEW n (To View) Specifies the orientation in which the system inserts the symbol. ANG n Specifies the insertion angle of the symbol in relation to the X axis of the current view or construction plane. VEC (Vector) Specifies a new X axis. ALAY n (Absolute Layer) Places all entities in the symbol on the specified layer. BLAY n (Base Layer) Adds this layer value to each entity's original layer number. ELAY n (Error Layer) Places all entities that go beyond the 256th layer limit on this layer. SCL n (Scale) Specifies the proportionate increase of decrease in the symbol's size along all three axes. XSCL n (Xscale) Specifies the proportionate increase or decrease in the symbol's size along the X axis. YSCL n (Yscale) Specifies the proportionate increase or decrease in the symbol's size along the Y axis. ZSCL n (Zscale) Specifies the proportionate increase or decrease in a the symbol's size along the Z axis. For more information on symbols, see FILE PART, INSERT PART, and EXPLODE ENTITY. INSERT TEXT Enters the text you specify. You enter the text, then indicate its location. COMMAND FORMAT: INS TEX text modifier(s) n: dig d1 <CR> Modifiers: HGT n Sets text height. WDT n Sets text width. ANG n (Angle) Sets text angle. LNSP n Sets text line spacing. CJT Centers text. LJT Justifies text at the left. RJT Justifies text at the right. For more information on working with text, see INSERT TFILE, and the documentation on the EXTRACT utility. INSERT TFILE Inserts copies of the text in a text file into the current drawing. You indicate the name of the text file and the location in the drawing. COMMAND FORMAT: INS TFILE filename: dig d1 <CR> For more information on inserting text in a drawing, see INSERT TEXT and INSERT LABEL. INSERT XHA (Crosshatching) Fills a boundary with crosshatching. You indicate the boundary. COMMAND FORMAT: INS XHA modifier(s) n: ent d1... dn <CR> Modifiers: ANG n (Angle) Sets the angle of the crosshatching. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Sets the chord height tolerance of an arc when displayed as a boundary. DIS n (Distance) Sets the distance between crosshatch lines. OFFSET n Sets the distance between the boundary and the first crosshatch line. TOL n (Tolerance) Sets the minimum end-to-end boundary gap the system requires to crosshatch an area. LIST Gives you a list of files, parts, or properties. Use LIST with the following nouns: FILE EXTENTS PROPERTY For more information on LIST, see the on-line Help on the verb/noun combination you select. LIST EXT Displays the current boundaries of the screen and the screen scale. COMMAND FORMAT: LIST EXT <CR> For more information on the status of your workspace, see the SELECT commands. LIST FILES Displays the names of files in the current DOS directory. You can specify which drive to search and partial names. COMMAND FORMAT: LIST FIL option(s) <CR> Options: *.xxx Lists all files with the extension xxx. xxx* Lists all files that begin with the letters xxx. A: *.* Lists all files on drive A. Specify any drive. LIST PROPERTY Displays the property name and attribute information associated with a drawing or entity. You indicate the property name and the entities. COMMAND FORMAT: LIST PROP modifier name: ent d1 <CR> Modifiers: ALL Displays all properties for all entities. NAME Displays attribute information for a specific property name for all entities or specific entities. For more information on properties, see INSERT PROPERTY and your documentation on the EXTRACT utility. MEASURE Gives you information on angle, area, or distance between entities. Use MEASURE with the following nouns: ANGLE AREA DISTANCE For more information on measuring, see the on-line Help on the verb/noun combination you select. MEASURE ANGLE Calculates the inner and outer angles formed by two existing lines. You indicate the lines. COMMAND FORMAT: MEAS ANG: lin d1 d2 <CR> Modifier: VIEW Measures the angle as it appears in the current view. For more information on getting information about your geometry, see the other MEASURE commands and VERIFY ENTITY. MEASURE ANGLE VIEW Calculates the apparent inner and outer angles formed by two lines in the current view. You indicate the lines. COMMAND FORMAT: MEAS ANG VIEW: lin d1 d2 <CR> For more information on getting information about your geometry, see the other MEASURE commands and VERIFY ENTITY. MEASURE AREA Calculates the area inside a polygon that has three or more vertices. You indicate the vertices. If you use feet and inches for your drawings, the area is displayed in square feet rather than square inches. COMMAND FORMAT: MEAS AREA: dig vertices END d1...dn <CR> For more information on getting information about your geometry, see the other MEASURE commands and VERIFY ENTITY. MEASURE DISTANCE Calculates the distance between two locations, or the inner and outer angles formed by three locations. You indicate two locations to obtain a distance, three to obtain an angle. If you use feet and inches for your drawings, the distance is displayed in feet and inches rather than decimal inches. COMMAND FORMAT: MEAS DIST modifier: dig d1...dn <CR> Modifier: VIEW Measures the angle as it appears in the current view. For more information on getting information about your geometry, see the other MEASURE commands and VERIFY ENTITY. MEASURE DISTANCE VIEW Measures the apparent angle formed by three points in the current view. You indicate the points. COMMAND FORMAT: MEAS DIST VIEW: dig d1 d2 d3 <CR> For more information on getting information about your geometry, see the other MEASURE commands and VERIFY ENTITY. MERGE Used with STRING joins two strings width at their intersection. For more information, see MERGE STRING. MERGE STRING Joins two strings with width at their intersection. You indicate the strings. COMMAND FORMAT: MERG STRI: ent d1 d2 <CR> For more information on strings, see CREATE STRING and MODIFY STRING. MIRROR Creates a mirror image of an entity or entities. You indicate the axis about which the entities are mirrored and then the entities. COMMAND FORMAT: MIR modifier: axis dig d1 d2, ent d1...dn <CR> Modifier: COPY Copies the entity and inserts a mirror image of it. For more information on using existing entities to build other geometry, see MOVE and ROTATE. MIRROR COPY Creates a mirror image copy of an entity or entities. You indicate the axis about which the entities are mirrored and then the entities. COMMAND FORMAT: MIR COPY: axis dig d1 d2, ent d1...dn <CR> For more information on using existing entities to build other geometry, see MOVE and ROTATE. MODIFY This command changes a variety of defaults, system display characteristics, and the basic elements in a compound entity. You indicate what you want to modify by adding one of the following to the MODIFY command: COLOR STRING FONT TEXT LAYER VVISIBILITY (View visibility) For more information on MODIFY commands, refer to the on-line Help on the verb/noun combination you select. MODIFY COLOR Changes the color of existing entities. You indicate the new color with the color number and then identify the entities. COMMAND FORMAT: MOD COLO n: ent d1...dn <CR> The following number/color table tells you the colors associated with each number. 0 black 6 magenta 11 light blue 1 red 7 gray 12 light yellow 2 green 8 dark gray 13 light cyan 3 blue 9 light red 14 light magenta 4 yellow 10 light green 15 white 5 cyan For more information on colors, see SELECT COLOR. MODIFY LAYER Moves selected entities from their current layer to the layer you specify. You indicate the layer number, then the entities whose layer you want to modify. Use REPAINT to implement layer display changes. COMMAND FORMAT: MOD LAY n: ent d1...dn <CR> For more information on layers, see DISPLAY LAYER, and SELECT LAYER. MODIFY LFONT Changes the current default line font. You indicate the new line font with line font number, then identify the entities you want to modify. COMMAND FORMAT: MOD LFONT n : ent d1...dn <CR> The following table tells you the line fonts and their associated numbers. 0 solid ( --------- ) 1 dotted ( - - - - ) 2 short dash ( - - - - ) 3 long dash ( -- -- -- ) 4 dash dot ( ---.---.--- ) 5 centerline ( ---- -- ---- ) 6 phantom ( ---- - - ---- - - ) For more information on line fonts, see SELECT FONT. MODIFY STRING Changes the width or justification of an existing string. You indicate the width and/or justification, then the string. To use the justification modifiers, your string must have width. COMMAND FORMAT: MOD STRI modifier n: ent d1...dn <CR> Modifiers: WID n Specifies string width. CJT Centers string on centerline. RJT Places entire string width to the left of the centerline. LJT Places the entire string width to the right of the centerline. For more information on strings, see CREATE STRING, MERGE STRING, AND EXPLODE ENTITY. MODIFY TEXT Replaces existing text with new text or modifies the characteristics of existing text. You indicate the new text or text display characteristics, then digitize the text you want to modify. COMMAND FORMAT: MOD TEXT TXT text: txt d <CR> or MOD TEXT modifier(s) n: txt d1 ...dn <CR> Modifiers: TXT text Replaces existing text with a new text string. CJT Centers text. LJT Justifies text at the left. RJT Justifies text at the right. ANG <n> Defines a text angle. LNSP <n> Sets the text line spacing. HGT <n> Sets a text height. WDT <n> Sets a text width. For more information on text, see SELECT TEXT and INSERT TEXT. MODIFY VVISIBILITY Changes the visibility view for specified entities. You indicate both the view number and one or more entities. COMMAND FORMAT: MOD VVIS view number: ent d1..dn <CR> For more information on view visibility, see SELECT VVIS. MOVE Moves one or more entities in your drawing. You indicate the entities, then a vector which specifies angle and distance of the move. COMMAND FORMAT: MOV modifier: ent d1..dn, dig from d3 to d4 <CR> Modifier: COPY Creates a copy of the entities you indicate and moves the copy. For more information on using existing entities to build other geometry, see MIRROR and ROTATE. MOVE COPY Creates a copy of the entities you indicate and moves the copy. COMMAND FORMAT: MOVE COPY: ent d1..dn, dig from d3 to d4 <CR> For more information on using existing entities to build other geometry, see MIRROR and ROTATE. PAN Lets you redefine the center of the screen or shift your viewing window by half a screen. You indicate either a new center point, vector or modifier. COMMAND FORMAT: PAN: dig d1 <CR> or PAN: dig d1 d2 <CR> or PAN modifier <CR> Options: 1 dig System moves the center of the screen to location digitized. 2 digs System moves the center of the screen the distance and angle specified by the vector. Modifiers: UP Shifts your view up half a screen. DOWN Shifts your view down half a screen. LEFT Shifts your view left half a screen. RIGHT Shifts your view right half a screen. For more information on changing your display, see ZOOM. PAN DOWN Moves your view down half a screen. COMMAND FORMAT: PAN DOWN <CR> For more information on moving your screen image, see PAN. PAN LEFT Moves your view to the left half a screen. COMMAND FORMAT: PAN LEFT <CR> For more information on moving your screen image, see PAN. PAN RIGHT Moves your view to the right half a screen. COMMAND FORMAT: PAN RIGHT <CR> For more information on moving your screen image, see PAN. PAN UP Moves your view up half a screen. COMMAND FORMAT: PAN UP <CR> For more information on moving your screen image, see PAN. PAUSE Lets you incorporate a temporary stopping point in an execute file. COMMAND FORMAT: PAUSE <CR> For more information on execute files see EXECUTE, REMARK, and WAIT. PLOT Makes a hard copy of your drawing. You indicate the appropriate plotter for the size drawing you require. COMMAND FORMAT: PLOT plotter modifier(s) <CR> Plotter names and drawing sizes: HPA Size A and A4 drawings HPB Size A, A3, A4, B and BS HPD Size A, A1-A4, B, BS, C, and D HPE Size A, A0-A4, B, BS, C, D, and E HIB Size A, A3, A4, B and BS HID Size A, A1-A4, B, BS, C, and D HIE Size A, A1-A4, B, BS, C, and E Modifiers: BORD Creates a border around the drawing. NOBORD Creates no border around the drawing. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Sets the smoothness of arcs in the plot. COLOR Plots the entities in the colors they were assigned in the data base. FILE name Places a copy of the drawing and your plotting instructions in a file. LAYER Assigns pens based on entity layer. PORT n Specifies the portion of the paper you want to use. SCL n Specifies the scale of the plotted drawing. SIZE n Specifies paper size. ZALL d1 d2 (Zoom All) Makes the system plot your drawing at the largest possible scale. You digitize a window around the geometry you want included in the plot. PLOT BEN Makes a hard copy of your drawing on this plotter. You indicate the desired modifiers for your plot. COMMAND FORMAT: PLOT BEN modifier(s) <CR> Modifiers: BORD Creates a border around the drawing. NOBORD Creates no border around the drawing. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Sets the smoothness of arcs in the plot. COLOR Plots the entities in the colors they were assigned in the data base. FILE name Places a copy of the drawing and your plotting instructions in a file. LAYER Assigns pens based on entity layer. PORT n Specifies the portion of the paper you want to use. SCL n Specifies the scale of the plotted drawing. SIZE n Specifies paper size. ZALL d1 d2 (Zoom All) Makes the system plot your drawing at the largest possible scale. You digitize a window around the geometry you want included in the plot. PLOT CAL Makes a hard copy of your drawing on this plotter. You indicate the desired modifiers for your plot. COMMAND FORMAT: PLOT CAL modifier(s) <CR> Modifiers: BORD Creates a border around the drawing. NOBORD Creates no border around the drawing. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Sets the smoothness of arcs in the plot. COLOR Plots the entities in the colors they were assigned in the data base. FILE name Places a copy of the drawing and your plotting instructions in a file. LAYER Assigns pens based on entity layer. PORT n Specifies the portion of the paper you want to use. SCL n Specifies the scale of the plotted drawing. SIZE n Specifies paper size. ZALL d1 d2 (Zoom All) Makes the system plot your drawing at the largest possible scale. You digitize a window around the geometry you want included in the plot. PLOT HIB Makes a hard copy of your drawing on this plotter. You indicate the desired modifiers for your plot. COMMAND FORMAT: PLOT HIB modifier(s) <CR> Modifiers: BORD Creates a border around the drawing. NOBORD Creates no border around the drawing. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Sets the smoothness of arcs in the plot. COLOR Plots the entities in the colors they were assigned in the data base. FILE name Places a copy of the drawing and your plotting instructions in a file. LAYER Assigns pens based on entity layer. PORT n Specifies the portion of the paper you want to use. SCL n Specifies the scale of the plotted drawing. SIZE n Specifies paper size. ZALL d1 d2 (Zoom All) Makes the system plot your drawing at the largest possible scale. You digitize a window around the geometry you want included in the plot. PLOT HID Makes a hard copy of your drawing on this plotter. You indicate the desired modifiers for your plot. COMMAND FORMAT: PLOT HID modifier(s) <CR> Modifiers: BORD Creates a border around the drawing. NOBORD Creates no border around the drawing. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Sets the smoothness of arcs in the plot. COLOR Plots the entities in the colors they were assigned in the data base. FILE name Places a copy of the drawing and your plotting instructions in a file. LAYER Assigns pens based on entity layer. PORT n Specifies the portion of the paper you want to use. SCL n Specifies the scale of the plotted drawing. SIZE n Specifies paper size. ZALL d1 d2 (Zoom All) Makes the system plot your drawing at the largest possible scale. You digitize a window around the geometry you want included in the plot. PLOT HIE Makes a hard copy of your drawing on this plotter. You indicate the desired modifiers for your plot. COMMAND FORMAT: PLOT HIE modifier(s) <CR> Modifiers: BORD Creates a border around the drawing. NOBORD Creates no border around the drawing. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Sets the smoothness of arcs in the plot. COLOR Plots the entities in the colors they were assigned in the data base. FILE name Places a copy of the drawing and your plotting instructions in a file. LAYER Assigns pens based on entity layer. PORT n Specifies the portion of the paper you want to use. SCL n Specifies the scale of the plotted drawing. SIZE n Specifies paper size. ZALL d1 d2 (Zoom All) Makes the system plot your drawing at the largest possible scale. You digitize a window around the geometry you want included in the plot. PLOT HPA Makes a hard copy of your drawing on this plotter. You indicate the desired modifiers for your plot. COMMAND FORMAT: PLOT HPA modifier(s) <CR> Modifiers: BORD Creates a border around the drawing. NOBORD Creates no border around the drawing. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Sets the smoothness of arcs in the plot. COLOR Plots the entities in the colors they were assigned in the data base. FILE name Places a copy of the drawing and your plotting instructions in a file. LAYER Assigns pens based on entity layer. PORT n Specifies the portion of the paper you want to use. SCL n Specifies the scale of the plotted drawing. SIZE n Specifies paper size. ZALL d1 d2 (Zoom All) Makes the system plot your drawing at the largest possible scale. You digitize a window around the geometry you want included in the plot. PLOT HPB Makes a hard copy of your drawing on this plotter. You indicate the desired modifiers for your plot. COMMAND FORMAT: PLOT HPB modifier(s) <CR> Modifiers: BORD Creates a border around the drawing. NOBORD Creates no border around the drawing. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Sets the smoothness of arcs in the plot. COLOR Plots the entities in the colors they were assigned in the data base. FILE name Places a copy of the drawing and your plotting instructions in a file. LAYER Assigns pens based on entity layer. PORT n Specifies the portion of the paper you want to use. SCL n Specifies the scale of the plotted drawing. SIZE n Specifies paper size. ZALL d1 d2 (Zoom All) Makes the system plot your drawing at the largest possible scale. You digitize a window around the geometry you want included in the plot. PLOT HPD Makes a hard copy of your drawing on this plotter. You indicate the desired modifiers for your plot. COMMAND FORMAT: PLOT HPD modifier(s) <CR> Modifiers: BORD Creates a border around the drawing. NOBORD Creates no border around the drawing. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Sets the smoothness of arcs in the plot. COLOR Plots the entities in the colors they were assigned in the data base. FILE name Places a copy of the drawing and your plotting instructions in a file. LAYER Assigns pens based on entity layer. PORT n Specifies the portion of the paper you want to use. SCL n Specifies the scale of the plotted drawing. SIZE n Specifies paper size. ZALL d1 d2 (Zoom All) Makes the system plot your drawing at the largest possible scale. You digitize a window around the geometry you want included in the plot. PLOT HPE Makes a hard copy of your drawing on this plotter. You indicate the desired modifiers for your plot. COMMAND FORMAT: PLOT HPE modifier(s) <CR> Modifiers: BORD Creates a border around the drawing. NOBORD Creates no border around the drawing. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Sets the smoothness of arcs in the plot. COLOR Plots the entities in the colors they were assigned in the data base. FILE name Places a copy of the drawing and your plotting instructions in a file. LAYER Assigns pens based on entity layer. PORT n Specifies the portion of the paper you want to use. SCL n Specifies the scale of the plotted drawing. SIZE n Specifies paper size. ZALL d1 d2 (Zoom All) Makes the system plot your drawing at the largest possible scale. You digitize a window around the geometry you want included in the plot. PLOT IOL Makes a hard copy of your drawing on this plotter. You indicate the desired modifiers for your plot. COMMAND FORMAT: PLOT IOL modifier(s) <CR> Modifiers: BORD Creates a border around the drawing. NOBORD Creates no border around the drawing. CHT n (Chord Height Tolerance) Sets the smoothness of arcs in the plot. COLOR Plots the entities in the colors they were assigned in the data base. FILE name Places a copy of the drawing and your plotting instructions in a file. LAYER Assigns pens based on entity layer. PORT n Specifies the portion of the paper you want to use. SCL n Specifies the scale of the plotted drawing. SIZE n Specifies paper size. ZALL d1 d2 (Zoom All) Makes the system plot your drawing at the largest possible scale. You digitize a window around the geometry you want included in the plot. PROJECT Used with ENTITY adds depth or a third dimension to two-dimensional geometry. For more information, see PROJECT ENTITY. PROJECT ENTITY Takes one or more two-dimensional entities and adds depth or a third dimension to them. You indicate the entities, then specify a distance along the Z axis. COMMAND FORMAT: PROJ ENT: ent d1...dn, dig from Z n to Z n <CR> For more information on working in three dimensions see DEFINE CPL, SELECT CPL, and SELECT DEPTH. REMARK Lets you display a message in an execute file. You enter the message. COMMAND FORMAT: REM message <CR> For more information on execute files, see EXECUTE, PAUSE, WAIT, and SELECT JOURNAL. REPAINT or RPNT Redraws the visible entities on the screen; updates the screen with display changes; removes digitize marks. COMMAND FORMAT: RPNT <CR> or REPA <CR> RESTORE Reinstates an image, view, system file or hardware component. Use RESTORE with the following nouns: IMAGE MENU PEN SCREEN TABLET TFONT VIEW For more information on RESTORE, see the on-line Help on the verb/noun combination you select. RESTORE IMAGE Redisplays an image you previously saved through SAVE IMAGE. You indicate the image number. COMMAND FORMAT: REST IMA n <CR> For more information on working with images, see SAVE IMAGE. RESTORE MENU Activates a new on-screen menu. The new menu remains active only during the current session. If you exit Advanced Architectural Drafting and then reenter it, the menu identified in the configuration file appears. You must use the file extension when you enter the file name. COMMAND FORMAT: REST MENU filename.ext <CR> RESTORE PEN Lets you change the pen file the system uses to plot drawings. You indicate the name of the pen file you want activated. COMMAND FORMAT: RES PEN filename <CR> For more information on plotting, see PLOT. RESTORE SCREEN Restores the bit map of the screen display to the screen. COMMAND FORMAT: RES SCREEN filename <CR> RESTORE TABLET Lets you use a different tablet file with the menu tablet. You indicate the name of the tablet file you want activated. COMMAND FORMAT: REST TAB filename <CR> For more information on tablet menus, see EDIT TABLET. RESTORE TFONT Lets you change the text font the system uses to display text. You indicate the name of the font file you want activated. COMMAND FORMAT: RES TFON filename <CR> For other ways to modify the appearance of text, see INSERT TEXT. RESTORE VIEW Redisplays a previously defined view. You indicate the view number. COMMAND FORMAT: RES VIEW N> n <CR> For more information on working with views, see DEFINE VIEW. ROTATE Turns an entity about an axis or vector. You indicate the entity, the origin of the entity, and a vector. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT modifier n: ent d1, origin dig d2, from d3 to d4 <CR> Modifiers: ANG n Specifies the angle of rotation. COPY Tells the system to copy the entity and rotate the copy. VEC Tells the system you are going to define a vector in 3D space. For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE ANGLE Rotates an entity or group of entities at a specified angle. You specify the angle or rotation, indicate the entities, then digitize the origin of the rotation. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT ANG n: ent d1 d2 d3, d4 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE COPY Rotates and copies an entity or group of entities. You indicate the entities, the origin of the rotation, then the angle of rotation from the specified origin. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT COPY: ent d1 d2, d3, d4 d5 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE ENTITY Rotates an entity or group of entities. You indicate the entities, the origin of the rotation, then the angle of rotation from the specified origin. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT ENT: ent d1, d2, d3, d4 d5 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE VECTOR Rotates an entity or group of entities about a specified vector in 3D space. You indicate vector, the entities and the origin of the rotation. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT VEC: axis dig d1 d2, ent d3 d4, d5 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE COPY ANGLE Rotates and copies an entity or group of entities at a specified angle. You specify the angle or rotation, indicate the entities, then digitize the origin of the rotation. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT COPY ANG n: ent d1 d2 d3, d4 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE COPY VECTOR Rotates and copies an entity or group of entities about a specified vector in 3D space. You indicate vector, the entities and the origin of the rotation. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT COPY VEC: axis dig d1 d2, ent d3 d4, d5 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE COPY VECTOR ANGLE Rotates and copies an entity or group of entities about a specified vector in 3D space at a specified angle You indicate the angle, the vector , the entities and the origin of the rotation. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT COPY VEC ANG n: axis dig d1 d2, ent d3 d4, d5 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE ENTITY ANGLE Rotates an entity or group of entities at a specified angle. You specify the angle or rotation, indicate the entities, then digitize the origin of the rotation. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT ENT ANG n: ent d1 d2 d3, d4 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE ENTITY COPY Rotates and copies an entity or group of entities. You indicate the entities, the origin of the rotation, then the angle of rotation from the specified origin. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT ENT COPY: ent d1 d2, d3, d4 d5 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE ENTITY VECTOR Rotates an entity or group of entities about a specified vector in 3D space. You indicate vector, the entities and the origin of the rotation. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT ENT VEC: axis dig d1 d2, ent d3 d4, d5 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE ENTITY COPY ANGLE Rotates and copies an entity or group of entities at a specified angle. You specify the angle or rotation, indicate the entities, then digitize the origin of the rotation. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT ENT COPY ANG n: ent d1 d2 d3, d4 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE ENTITY COPY VECTOR Rotates and copies an entity or group of entities about a specified vector in 3D space. You indicate vector, the entities and the origin of the rotation. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT ENT COPY VEC: axis dig d1 d2, ent d3 d4, d5 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE ENTITY COPY VECTOR ANGLE Rotates and copies an entity or group of entities about a specified vector in 3D space at a specified angle You indicate the angle, the vector, the entities and the origin of the rotation. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT ENT COPY VEC ANG n: axis dig d1 d2, ent d3 d4, d5 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE ENTITY VECTOR ANGLE Rotates an entity or group of entities about a specified vector in 3D space at a specified angle You indicate the angle, the vector , the entities and the origin of the rotation. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT ENT VEC ANG n: axis dig d1 d2, ent d3 d4, d5 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. ROTATE VECTOR ANGLE Rotates an entity or group of entities about a specified vector in 3D space at a specified angle You indicate the angle, the vector , the entities and the origin of the rotation. COMMAND FORMAT: ROT VEC ANG n: axis dig d1 d2, ent d3 d4, d5 <CR> For more information on using existing geometry for construction, see MIRROR and MOVE. RUN Lets you execute a UPL file. You indicate the file name. COMMAND FORMAT: RUN filename <CR> To learn more about UPL, see your UPL guide. SAVE Used with IMAGE or SCREEN to store and number a displayed version of your drawing. For more information, see SAVE IMAGE and SAVE SCREEN. SAVE IMAGE Saves and stores the display currently on the screen. You supply the image number. COMMAND FORMAT: SAVE IMA n <CR> For more information on images, see RESTORE IMAGE. SAVE SCREEN Saves the bit map of the screen display to a file. This command functions only on advanced graphics and IBM Professional Graphics systems. COMMAND FORMAT: SAV SCREEN filename <CR> SELECT Determines parameters for display, system defaults, work environment, and certain hardware usage. Use select with the following nouns: CHT DIMENSION MODE TIME COLOR GRID PERSPECTIVE TRAP COORDINATE JOURNAL SCROLL VVIS CPL LFONT TABLET WHGT DEBUG LAYER TEXT MENU For more information on SELECT, see the on-line Help on the verb/noun combination you select. SELECT CHT (Chord Height Tolerance) Determines the display quality of a curve. The higher value displays smoother curve. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL CHT n <CR> For more information on changing CHT, see INSERT ARC, INSERT CIRCLE, and the Configuration File Guide. SELECT COLOR Determines the color the system uses to display new entities. You supply the color number. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL COLO n <CR> For more information on working with colors, see MODIFY COLOR. SELECT COORDINATE Turns on or off the display of the coordinate information in the cursor location window. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL COOR ON <CR> Modifiers: ON Turns on the display of coordinate information OFF Turns off the display of coordinate information SELECT COORDINATE ON Turns on the display of the coordinate information in the cursor location window. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL COOR ON <CR> SELECT COORDINATE OFF <CR> Turns off the display of the coordinate information in the cursor location window. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL COOR OFF <CR> SELECT CPL (Construction Plane) Activates a previously defined construction plane. You supply the construction plane number. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL CPL N>n <CR> For more information on construction planes, see DEFINE CPL. SELECT DEBUG Diagnoses problems that may arise in your system. CAUTION: Use this command only with the support of a Computervision application engineer. SELECT DIMENSION Determines the formatting standard and measurement the system uses for dimension values. You specify format and units of measure. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL DIM modifier <CR> Modifiers: ANSI Uses the ANSI standard. JIS Uses the JIS standard. FEET Displays dimension values in feet and inches. INCH Displays dimension values in inches. For more information on dimensioning, see INSERT ADIM, INSERT LDIM, INSERT PDIM, and INSERT RDIM. SELECT DIMENSION ANSI Establishes the ANSI formatting standard for dimensions. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL DIM ANSI <CR> For more information on setting dimension standards, see SELECT DIMENSION. SELECT DIMENSION JIS Establishes the JIS formatting standard for dimensions. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL DIM JIS <CR> For more information on setting dimension standards, see SELECT DIMENSION. SELECT DIMENSION FEET Establishes feet/inches as the unit of measure for dimensions. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL DIM FEET <CR> For more information on setting dimension standards, see SELECT DIMENSION. SELECT DIMENSION INCH Establishes inches as the unit of measure for dimensions. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL DIM INCH <CR> For more information on establishing dimension standards, see SELECT DIMENSION. SELECT LFONT Determines whether or not a change in scale affect a line font. You choose the hard or soft font. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL LFONT modifier <CR> Modifiers: HARD Uses the hard font or display font. SOFT Uses the soft (changing) or plotting font. For more information of changing line fonts, see the font modifier under INSERT LINE. SELECT LFONT HARD Establishes the hard font as the one the system uses. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL LFONT HARD <CR> For more information on establishing line font type, see SELECT LFONT. SELECT LFONT SOFT Establishes the soft font as the one the system uses. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL LFONT SOFT <CR> For more information on establishing line font type, see SELECT LFONT. SELECT GRID Determines the amount of space between the grid points; turns the grid on and off; lets you change the grid origin. You specify the distance between grid points, or the grid origin. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL GRI modifier(s) n <CR> or SEL GRI: end d1 <CR> Use REPAINT to display your grid or grid changes. Modifiers: ON Turns the grid on. OFF Turns the grid off. X n Sets the spacing between the horizontal grid points. Y n Sets the spacing between the vertical grid points. G n Sets the spacing between the horizontal and vertical grid points. SELECT JOURNAL Lets you record the activity during a session in a journal file. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL JOUR modifier <CR> Modifiers: OFF Stops recording the activity. ON Starts recording just the information you enter. ON ALL Starts recording the information you enter and all the system prompts. For more information on using journal files, see EXECUTE. SELECT JOURNAL OFF Stops recording the activity of a DRA worksession. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL JOUR OFF <CR> For more information on journal files, see SELECT JOURNAL. SELECT JOURNAL ON Starts recording the activity of a DRA worksession. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL JOUR ON <CR> For more information on journal files, see SELECT JOURNAL. SELECT JOURNAL ON ALL Starts recording the activity of a DRA worksession including all your input and all the system prompts. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL JOUR ON ALL <CR> For more information on journal files, see SELECT JOURNAL. SELECT LAYER Defines the layer on which the system places new entities. You provide the layer number. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL LAY N> n <CR> For more information on using layers, see DISPLAY LAYER and MODIFY LAYER. SELECT MODE Diagnoses problems that may arise in your system. CAUTION: Use this command only with the support of a Computervision application engineer. Modifiers: ADD BEEP SELECT MODE ADD Diagnoses problems that may arise in your system. CAUTION: Use this command only with the support of a Computervision application engineer. SELECT MODE BEEP Diagnoses problems that may arise in your system. CAUTION: Use this command only with the support of a Computervision application engineer. SELECT MENU Controls the display of the on-screen menus. Turning the display of the on-screen menus on or off does not affect the tablet menu. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL MENU OFF <CR> Modifiers: ON Turns on the display of the on-screen menus. OFF Turns off the display of the on-screen menus. SELECT MENU ON Turns on the display of the on-screen menus. COMMAND FORMAT: SELECT MENU ON <CR> SELECT MENU OFF Turns off the display of the on-screen menus. COMMAND FORMAT: SELECT MENU OFF <CR> SELECT PERSPECTIVE Temporarily distorts the model so that you can view it in perspective. You provide the station point. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL PERS modifiers <CR> or SEL PERS PDEP n modifiers <CR> Modifiers: ON Turns on perspective. OFF Turns off perspective. AUTO Automatically sets the perspective parameters and turns on perspective. PDEP n (Perspective Depth) Specifies the distance between the station point and picture plane. For more information on perspective, see your reference guide. SELECT SCROLL Determines the number of lines reserved to display commands and prompts. You supply the number. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL SCR N> n <CR> SELECT TABLET Reserves a substantial area of the tablet for the menu, or makes the entire tablet a large digitizer. You indicate how you want the tablet used. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL TABL modifier <CR> Modifiers: DIG Specifies that the tablet functions as a large digitizer. KEY Specifies that the tablet functions as a menu and partial digitizer. For more information on modifying the tablet menu, see EDIT KEY and RESTORE KEYFILE. SELECT TABLET DIG Makes the entire tablet a large digitizer. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL TABL DIG <CR> For more information on changing the way in which you use the tablet, see SELECT TABLET. SELECT TABLET KEY Specifies that the tablet functions as a menu and digitizer. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL TABL KEY <CR> For more information on changing the way in which you use the tablet, see SELECT TABLET. SELECT TEXT Determines the text characteristics the system uses when you insert new text. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL TEXT modifier(s) n <CR> Modifiers: ANG n Specifies the angle of the text. HGT n Specifies the height of the text. WID n Specifies the width of the text. LNSP n Specifies the text line spacing. CJT Centers text LJT Justifies text at the left. RJT Justifies text at the right. ON Displays the text. OFF Temporarily replaces text with a box to mark its place. For more information on working with text, see INSERT TEXT, INSERT ADIM, INSERT LDIM, INSERT RDIM, INSERT LABEL, and INSERT TFILE. SELECT TIME Turns the recording of operations on and off. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL TIME modifier <CR> Modifiers: ON Specifies that you want to start timing an operation. OFF Specifies that you want to stop timing and operation. SELECT TIME OFF Turns the recording of an operation off. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL TIME OFF <CR> For more information, see SELECT TIME. SELECT TIME ON Turns the recording of an operation on. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL TIME ON <CR> For more information, see SELECT TIME. SELECT TRAP Determines the maximum selection distance between your digitize and an entity. You supply the distance factor. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL TRAP N> n <CR> SELECT VVIS (View Visibility) Displays entities only in the view or views which you specified with the MODIFY VVIS command. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL VVIS <CR> For more information on changing the visibility of entities in different view, see MODIFY VVIS. SELECT WORKING HEIGHT Indicates the active working height and enables you to select a new default working height. COMMAND FORMAT: SEL WHGT current value<new value <CR> SET Can be used with the following modifiers: CHT TRAP SCROLL WINDOW For more information on SET, see the on-line Help on the verb/noun combination you select. SET CHT (Chord Height Tolerance) Determines the smoothness for arcs as they are displayed and in plots. You supply the tolerance factor. COMMAND FORMAT: SET CHT N> n <CR> For other ways to manipulate chord height tolerance, see INSERT ARC, INSERT CIRCLE, and your Configuration File Guide. SET SCROLL Determines the number of lines reserved to display commands and prompt. You supply the number. You can position the command window anywhere on the screen. The size of the command window is enlarged or reduced depending on the initial location of the command window. COMMAND FORMAT: SET SCR N> n <CR> SET TRAP Determines the maximum selection distance between your digitize and an entity. You supply the distance factor. COMMAND FORMAT: SET TRAP N> n <CR> SET WINDOW Lets you redefine the command window location and size by digitizing locations on the screen. You can place the window anywhere on the screen. If the command window and the on-screen windows overlap, the on-screen menus will appear in the area of overlap. COMMAND FORMAT: SET WINDOW: d1 d2 <CR> STRETCH Used with WINDOW, extends or shortens the lines or strings through the window boundary passes. For more information, see STRETCH WINDOW. STRETCH WINDOW Extends or shortens the lines or strings through which the window boundary passes. You digitize a window and a vector. COMMAND FORMAT: STR WIN: win d1 d2 dig from d3 to d4 <CR> For more information on windows, see getdata. TRIM Extends or shortens geometry to a specified point. Use TRIM with the following nouns: BOTH ENTITY For more information on TRIM, see the on-line Help on the verb/noun combination you select. TRIM BOTH Shortens or extends the end points of two entities that intersect or appear to intersect. You indicate the entities. COMMAND FORMAT: TRIM BOTH modifier: ent d1 d2 <CR> Modifier: VIEW Specifies that the entities have an apparent intersection in a view, not a real intersection in 3-D space. TRIM BOTH VIEW Shortens or extends the end points of two entities that appear to intersect in the current view. You indicate the entities. COMMAND FORMAT: TRI BOTH VIEW: ent d1 d2 <CR> For more information on modifying geometry see DELETE, MODIFY, DIVIDE, MIRROR, MOVE, and TRIM. TRIM ENTITY Shortens or extends the end point of an entity. You indicate the entity and a new endpoint location or entity length. COMMAND FORMAT: TRIM ENT modifier(s): ent d1 dig d2 <CR> Modifiers: LEN n (Length) Specifies the new length of the entity. INTOF (Intersection of) Specifies that you are trimming an entity to it point of intersection with another entity. VIEW Specifies that you are trimming an entity to its apparent point of intersection with another entity in the current view. For more information on editing geometry, see DELETE, DIVIDE, MIRROR, MOVE, and TRIM BOTH. TRIM ENT INTOF Extends or shortens an entity to the real or apparent intersection of another entity. You indicate the entities. COMMAND FORMAT: TRIM ENT INTOF modifier: ent d1 ent d2 <CR> Modifiers: VIEW Specifies that you are trimming an entity to its apparent point of intersection with another entity in the current view. For more information on using TRIM, see TRIM BOTH and TRIM ENTITY. TRIM ENTITY INTOF VIEW Extends or shortens an entity to its apparent intersection with another entity in the current view. You indicate the entities. COMMAND FORMAT: TRIM ENT INTOF VIEW: ent d1 ent d2 <CR> For more information on using TRIM, see TRIM BOTH and TRIM ENTITY. TRIM ENT LENGTH Extends or shortens an entity to a specified length. You specify the length, then indicate the entity. COMMAND FORMAT: TRIM ENT LEN n: ent d1 <CR> For more information on using TRIM, see TRIM BOTH and TRIM ENTITY. TRIM ENTITY VIEW Extends or shortens an entity to its apparent intersection with another entity in the current view. You indicate the entities. COMMAND FORMAT: TRIM ENT INTOF VIEW: ent d1 ent d2 <CR> For more information on using TRIM, see TRIM BOTH and TRIM ENTITY. VERIFY Displays statistical information about an entity. You indicate the entity. COMMAND FORMAT: VER: ent d1 <CR> For more information of obtaining statistical and status information from the system, see COUNT, LIST, and SELECT. VERIFY ENTITY Displays statistical information about an entity. You indicate the entity. COMMAND FORMAT: VER ENT: ent d1 <CR> For more information of obtaining statistical and status information from the system, see COUNT, LIST, and SELECT. WAIT Adds a temporary pause to an execute file. You specify the number of seconds the system should wait before continuing. COMMAND FORMAT: WAIT n <CR> For more information of working with execute files, see PAUSE, REMARK, and EXECUTE. ZOOM Increases or decreases the size of the image on the screen without affecting the information in the data base. You use modifiers to indicate, direction, scale, and area of zoom. COMMAND FORMAT: ZOOM modifier(s) n <CR> or ZOOM modifier(s) n: dig d1 d2 <CR> Modifiers: ALL Adjusts the size of the screen display to make all entities fit on the screen. DOWN n Reduces the screen image by the value you specify. SCA n (Scale) Adjusts the screen scale by the value you specify. UP n Enlarges the screen image by the value you specify. WIN (Window) Adjusts the size of the screen image to make the entities in the window fill up the screen. For more information on changing the display or your entities, see PAN, and MODIFY. ZOOM ALL or ZALL Adjusts the size of the screen display to make all entities fit on the screen. COMMAND FORMAT: ZOOM ALL <CR> or ZALL <CR> For more information on changing the display or your entities, see MODIFY, PAN, and ZOOM. ZOOM DOWN or ZDWN Reduces the screen image by the value you specify. COMMAND FORMAT: ZOOM DOWN n <CR> or ZDWN <CR> For more information on changing the display or your entities, see MODIFY, PAN, and ZOOM. ZOOM SCALE Adjusts the screen scale by the value you specify. COMMAND FORMAT: ZOOM SCA n <CR> For more information on changing the display or your entities, see MODIFY, PAN, and ZOOM. ZOOM UP or ZUP Enlarges the screen image by the value you specify. COMMAND FORMAT: ZOOM UP n <CR> or ZUP <CR> For more information on changing the display or your entities, see MODIFY, PAN, and ZOOM. ZOOM WIN or ZWIN Adjusts the size of the screen image to make the entities in the window fill up the screen. You indicate the window. COMMAND FORMAT: ZOOM WIN: dig d1 d2 <CR> or ZWIN: dig d1 d2 <CR> For more information on changing the display or your entities, see MODIFY, PAN, and ZOOM. getdata All on-line information on getdata is contained in this multipage on-line Help screen. Getdata describes everything in an instruction to the system which is to the right of the first colon. In getdata, you use either digitizes or coordinates to indicate an entity or a location. In addition, you can enter the following kinds of inputs in getdata: Calculations Masks Architectural Notation Punctuation Commands References Correction Procedures Repetitions CALCULATIONS: You can evaluate arithmetic expressions in the getdata portion of a command line. Example: INS LIN: dig X0Y0, IX 12*3 = 36 Use the following keys to perform calculations: + Add * Multiply - Subtract / Divide ( ) Establish Precedence = Display Value ARCHITECTURAL NOTATION: If units are set to feet (see SEL DIM FEET or the configuration file, line 62), the getdata calculator recognizes architectural notation within expressions. Note the following for entry of architectural notation: o The apostrophe (') is required to indicate feet. o The dash (-) and the double quote (") are optional. o A space ends architectural notation entry except when the space separates whole inches and a fraction. The following examples show valid expressions and their values: 10'-6 = 126 inches 10' -6 = 114 inches 10'-6 1/2 = 126.5 inches 5'-3 1/2" +6.5 = 70 inches 6'1/2"/(4*1/2) = 36.25 inches COMMANDS: This section is divided into two parts. The first part lists the getdata commands in groups according to their usage. The second part gives descriptions of the function of each getdata command. The commands are described in alphabetical order. Display Manipulation Commands: REPA PAN d1 ZSCL n PAN ZALL ZUP n PAN x ZDWN n ZWIN d1 d2 PAN d1 d2 Grid Commands: GON GOFF Lock Commands: LON LOFF Image Commands: RIMA n SIMA n Correction Commands: SELECT UNSELECT Construction Plane Command: CP n Command Descriptions: CP n (Construction Plane) Places you geometry on the construction plane you specify. GON Turns the grid on and snaps the points you digitize to the grid points. Use REPA to display the grid. GOFF Turns the grid off. Use REPA to remove the grid from your display. LON (Lock On) Snaps the points you digitize to the nearest 45 degree angle. LOFF (Lock Off) Neutralizes the LON command and lets you digitize freely. REPA Repaints the screen. Displays or removes a grid. RIMA n (Restore Image) Restore the specified image to your screen. PAN x Shifts your viewing window by half a screen in the direction specified. U Up R Right D Down L Left PAN d1 Redefines the center of the screen to the location you digitize. PAN d1 d2 Redefines the center of the screen by the direction and distance of the vector you digitize. SIMA n (Save Image) Saves the current image and assigns it the number you indicate. SELECT Neutralizes the UNSELECT and specifies that you want to select the entities you digitize. UNSELECT Deselects the entities you digitize. ZALL (Zoom All) Makes the entire drawing fit on the screen. ZDWN n (Zoom Down) Reduces the screen image by the value you specify. ZSCL n (Zoom Scale) Adjusts the scale of the screen image by the value you specify. ZUP n (Zoom Up) Enlarges the screen image by the value you specify. ZWIN d1 d2 (Zoom Window) Enlarges the entities in the window you specify so they fill up the screen. CORRECTION PROCEDURES: You can make corrections using one of the three methods: 1. UNSELECT/SELECT getdata commands Use these commands to deselect digitizes then make new selections. 2. <Del> Press the key marked Del to neutralize your last input. 3. Ctrl + C Press the keys marked Ctrl and C simultaneously to cancel your instruction. MASKS Use getdata masks to specify the kind of entity you want to either include or exclude from your digitizes. The getdata masks and their meanings are listed below in alphabetical order for GCD then Surfaces. ALL All entities XALL No entities ARC Arcs and circles XARC Not arcs and circles COLO n This color FIG Figures XFIG Not figures LDIM Linear dimensions XLDIM Not linear dimensions POI Points XPOI Not points STRI Strings XSTRI Not strings TEXT Text XTEXT Not text XH Crosshatching XXH Not crosshatching PUNCTUATION Use punctuation in getdata to enter a series of coordinates, switch modes, build compound instructions, and access on-line Help. The punctuation marks and how they are used are listed below. : Separates the command from getdata in an instruction. Used after input in getdata, allows you to change modifiers in getdata and enter new data. ; Used after input in getdata, tells the system to process the instruction and places you at the beginning of getdata again so you can enter new input. , Separates explicit coordinates in a series. Used in an instruction that requires indication of both entities and locations, tells the system that entity input is complete and location input will be entered. ! Used to get get on-line Help in the getdata portion of an instruction. REFERENCES The references and what they refer to are listed below in alphabetical order. CHN n (Chain) A chain of entities connected end to end. CORG (Coordinate Origin) A temporary local origin. END The end of an entity. GRP d1 (Group) A group of entities. INTOF (Intersection Of) The point of intersection of two entities. INTOV (Intersection of View Space) The apparent point of intersection of two entities in the current view. LOC (Local) The view coordinate system. LCOOR (Last Coordinate) The last coordinate location entered. MIB n (Master Index Block) An entity by its master index point (MIP). MODEL The model coordinate system. ON A location on an entity. ORG (Origin) The origin of an entity. POI (Point) A point. REF (Reference) An entity. Used with other references or incremental coordinates VIEW The screen coordinate system. WIN d1 d2 A group of entities within the specified window. REPETITIONS Use N and a value to repeat an incremental coordinate or angle value. FORMAT: :dig... IX 3 N n <CR> BLEND Used with CURVE, joins any two curves to each other by creating a new cpole between the two original curves. See BLEND CURVE for more information. BLEND CURVE Joins any two curves tangent to each other by creating a new cpole between the two original curves. You specify the two curves. COMMAND FORMAT: BLE CURV modifier(s): Select curve at start of blend d1 Select curve at end of blend d2 <CR> Modifiers: CURVe Specifies that the curvatures are the same at the point of intersection. LAYer <n> Places the additional cpole on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. CHANGE CPOLE or MODIFY CPOLE Changes the characteristics of a cpole You must use at least one modifier and specify the cpole to be changed. COMMAND FORMAT: CHA CPO modifier(s): ent d1...dn <CR> Modifiers: CHT <n> (Chord Height Tolerance) Changes the display quality of the cpole on your screen. Maximum = 10, Minimum = -2, Default = 2.5. DEGree <n> Increases the number of vertices between poles of the controlling polygon. Maximum = 7. INVerse Reverses the order of polygon points. NPOLe <n> Increases the number of polygon poles. Maximum = 8. POFF (Polygon Off) Turns off display of the controlling polygon. PON (Polygon On) Turns on display of the controlling polygon. For more information on cpole, see GENERATE CPOLE, INSERT CPOLE, and SMOOTH CPOLE. CHANGE SPOLE or MODIFY SPOLE Changes characteristics of an spole You must use at least one modifier and specify the spole to be changed. COMMAND FORMAT: CHA SPO modifier(s): Select spole d1...dn <CR> Modifiers: CHT <n> (Chord Height Tolerance) Changes the display quality of the spole on your screen. Maximum = 10, Minimum = -2, Default = 2.5. MOFF (Mesh Off) Turns off mesh display. MON (Mesh On) Turns on mesh display. MU <n> (Mesh U) Sets the number of parametric curves in the U direction of the mesh. Maximum = 10, Minimum = 2. MV <n> (Mesh V) Sets the number of parametric curves in the V direction of the mesh. Maximum = 10, Minimum = 2. POFF (Polygon Off) Turns off display of the controlling polygon. PON (Polygon On) Turns on display of the controlling polygon. For more information on spole, see INSERT RSURFACE, INSERT SPOLE, INSERT SREVOLUTION, INSERT TCYLINDER, and SMOOTH SMOOTH SPOLE. COMPARE With CURVE, compares two entities and displays the relevant comparison information. See COMPARE CURVE for more information. COMPARE CURVE Compares the matching quality of two curves at tangency. It will display the distance between the curves (Dist), their relational angle (Angle), and their radii (RA and RZ). You specify the two curves. COMMAND FORMAT: COM CURV : Select First Curve d1 Select Second Curve d2 <CR> CUT Cuts a curve or a surface and generates either a point or a string at the cut location. For more information, see CUT CURVE and CUT SPOLE. CUT CURVE Cuts curves and generates a point or points on the curve at the cut location. You specify the curves and the planes. COMMAND FORMAT: CUT CURV modifier(s): Select Curves d1...dn, Select Planes d2...dn <CR> Modifiers: LAYer <n> Places the point on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. TOL <n> (Tolerance) Defines the accuracy of the cut. Default = .001. CUT SPOLE Cuts surfaces with planes and generates a string at the cut locations. You must use either DEL or DEV with this command. You specify the spole and the planes. COMMAND FORMAT: CUT SPO <DEL / DEV> modifier(s): Select 100 surfaces maxi d1...d100, Select 100 planes maxi d2...d100 <CR> Modifiers: CLOse Prevents the system from calculating the intersection of the plane and the boundary of the surface. DELta <n> Specifies the approximate distance between two consecutive points of the intersection. Default = .0000. DEV <n> (Deviation) Specifies the maximum distance allowed between the intersection and the midpoint of any line segment in the string that depicts the intersection. Default = .0000. DIFF <n> (Difficulty) Specifies the number of calculations, corresponding to levels of iteration, the system uses to determine the intersection. Default = 1. LAYer <n> Places the string on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. TOL <n> (Tolerance) Defines the accuracy of the cut. Default = .001. DISPLAY Used with CURVATURE, provides information about curvature and radius of curvature in a selected curve or curves. Do not confuse this microCADDS surfaces command with the shading option DISPLAY command. You use the shading option DISPLAY command at operating system level. For information on the former, see DISPLAY CURVATURE. For information on the shading option, see the microCADDS Surfaces Reference. DISPLAY CURVATURE Provides information about curvature and radius of curvature in a selected curve or curves. COMMAND FORMAT: DIS CURV modifier(s) : ent d1...dn <CR> Use modifiers to define and locate a curve, specify the offset, specify the number of points, and work in either permanent or temporary display. Modifiers: DMAX <n> (Display Maximum Radius) Sets the value for the maximum radius of curvature. Default = 1.0000. DMIN <n> (Display Minimum Radius) Sets the value for the minimum radius of curvature. Default = 0.1000. LAYer <n> Places the string on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. SCAle Makes values for maximum and minimum radii of curvature proportional to the size of digitized curves. VIEW <name> Specifies which view to display the curve in. Default = active view. EXTRemities Draws a line between two endpoints of the selected curve and applies the offset against this line. Default = ON. ON Determines the offset on the curve. This is the default. KEEP Makes the string part of the drawing. This is the default. TEMPorary Makes the string a temporary part of the drawing, until the screen is repainted. Default = KEEP. NPT <n> (Number of Points) Specifies the number of points on a curve (with straight lines drawn between them) used to calculate curvature. Maximum = 101, Minimum = 3, Default = 21. For more information on curvature, see COMPARE CURVE. FILLET Inserts a fillet between two lines or between two nonparallel curves. To insert a fillet between two lines, see the INSERT FILLET help screen. To insert a fillet between two nonparallel curves, see the FILLET CURVE help screen. FILLET CURVE Creates a fillet as a cpole between two nonparallel curves. You specify the two nonparallel curves. COMMAND FORMAT: FILL CURV modifier(s): ent d1 d2 <CR> When adding fillets, you can keep the original curves or replace them with the fillet, determine how and where the fillet is created, or automatically insert the final fillet in a profile. Modifiers: NEW Creates a new fillet entity keeping the original curves. This is the default. REPLace Replaces the original curves with the new fillet. TRIM Works with NEW or REPLace to remove the ends of curves. CHT <n> (Chord Height Tolerance) Defines the display quality of the curve on your screen. Maximum = 10, Minimum = -2, Default = 5. CLOSe Automatically creates a fillet between the first and last digitized curves in a series, even if you don't specify them. LAYer <n> Places the fillet on the layer you specify, rather than the active layer. PLANe Creates a fillet parallel to a specified plane. RADius <n> Defines the radius of the fillet. Default = 1.00. TOLerance <n> Specifies allowable distance between true points of tangency to endpoints of fillets. VIEW <name> Creates the fillet parallel to the current view. For more information about fillets, see INSERT FILLET. GENERATE Creates cpole, planes, and points from existing geometry. You indicate what you want to generate by adding one of the following to the GENERATE command: CPOLE PLANE POINT For more information on GENERATE commands, see the appropriate verb/noun combination. GENERATE CPOLE Creates four cpole that overlay the four edges of an existing spole You specify the spole COMMAND FORMAT: GEN CPO modifier(s): Select Spoles d1...dn <CR> Modifiers: BN (Boundary) Generates the cpole from the edges of each spole This is the default. CHT <n> (Chord Height Tolerance) Defines the display quality of the cpole on your screen. Maximum = 10, Minimum = -2, Default = 2.5. LAYer <n> Places the cpole on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. POFF (Polygon Off) Turns off display of the controlling polygon. PON (Polygon On) Turns on display of the controlling polygon. For more information on cpole, see GENERATE CPOLE, INSERT CPOLE, and SMOOTH CPOLE. GENERATE PLANE Creates a plane normal to or tangent to an existing curve at equiparametric repetitions. You must use either the NORMAL or TANGENT modifier with this command. You specify the curve. COMMAND FORMAT: GEN PLAN NORM modifier(s): ent d1 <CR> Modifiers: NORMal Places planes normal to the curve. This is the default. TANGent Generates a plane tangent to the curve and normal to the osculation plane. BND <n> (Boundary) Sets the plane's display size. Default = 2.000. LAYer <n> Places the plane on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. NPLane <n> (Number of Planes) Specifies the number of planes to generate. Maximum = 101, Default = 21. For more information about planes, see INSERT PLANE. GENERATE POINT Places one or more points on a curve. Multiple points are parametrically spaced along the curve. You specify the locations for the points. COMMAND FORMAT: GEN POI modifier(s): ent d1 d2 <CR> Modifiers: LAYer <n> Places points on the layer you specify, rather than the active layer. NPT <n> (Number of Points) Specifies the number of points to generate. Maximum = 1001, Minimum = 1, Default = 21. For more information about points, see INSERT POINT. INSERT CPOLE Creates a cpole from a controlling polygon. You digitize from 2 to 8 poles or supply equation values. The maximum degree is 7. COMMAND FORMAT: INS CPO modifier(s): dig d1 d2 (d3...d8) <CR> Modifiers: CHT <n> (Chord Height Tolerance) Defines the display quality of the curve on your screen. Maximum = 10, Minimum = -2, Default = 2.500. LAYer <n> Places the cpole on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. POFF (Polygon Off) Turns off display of the controlling polygon. PON (Polygon On) Turns on display of the controlling polygon. TMIN <n> Define a polynomial where X, Y, and Z are TMAX <n> independent functions of T. Default = .0000. XMIN <n> Define a polynomial in X where Y and Z are XMAX <n> functions of X. Default = .0000. YMIN <n> Define a polynomial in Y where X and Z are YMAX <n> functions of Y. Default = .0000. ZMIN <n> Define a polynomial in Z where X and Y are ZMAX <n> functions of Z. Default = .0000. For more information on cpole, see GENERATE CPOLE, INSERT CPOLE, and SMOOTH CPOLE. INSERT ELLIPSE Creates a sixth-degree oval cpole There are three methods of defining the ellipse. You specify the length of the axes, existing axes, or two focal lines. COMMAND FORMAT: INS ELL HMAJ n HMIN n: Select origin d1 <CR> or INS ELL AXIS: Select 2 conjugate axes d1 d2 <CR> or INS ELL FOCU: Select 2 focal lines d1 d2 <CR> Modifiers: AXIS Specifies two existing lines as axes of the ellipse. This is the default. FOCUs Specifies two existing lines as foci of the ellipse. HMAJ <n> Specifies the length of the horizontal axis. Default = 1.000. HMIN <n> Specifies the length of the vertical axis. Default = .500. LAYer <n> Places the ellipse on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. INSERT PARABOLA Creates a two-degree cpole that is a parabola, using an existing line as a directrix and an existing point as the focus. You specify the directrix and the focus. COMMAND FORMAT: INS PARAB modifier : Select the directrix d1; Select the focus d2 <CR> Modifier: LAYer <n> Places the parabola on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. INSERT PLANE Creates one or more planes. You supply the plane origin with a coordinate value, three locations in the workspace, or an origin and existing geometry. COMMAND FORMAT: INS PLAN modifier(s): Select 3 locations d1 d2 d3 <CR> or INS PLAN modifier(s): Select origin d1; Select normal line ent d2 <CR> Modifiers: BND <n> (Boundary) sets the display size of the plane. Default = 2.000. LAYer <n> Places each plane on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. NORMal Places the plane normal to an existing line. NSTE <n> (Number of Steps) Specifies the number of planes to create, valid only with X, Y, or Z. Default = 1.000. STEP <n> Sets the distance between multiple planes. The value can be positive or negative, but it is valid only with NSTE. Default = 1.0000. X <n> Creates the plane normal to the X axis, with the origin on the axis at the specified location. For multiple planes, the first is placed at the specified location. The default location is 0.0000. Y <n> Creates the plane normal to the Y axis, with the origin on the axis at the specified location. For multiple planes, the first is placed at the specified location. The default location is 0.0000. Z <n> Creates the plane normal to the Z axis, with the origin on the axis at the specified location. For multiple planes, the first is placed at the specified location. The default location is 0.0000. For more information on planes, see GENERATE PLANE. INSERT RSURFACE (Ruled Surface) Creates spole as straight rules spaced equiparametrically between two curves. You specify the curves. COMMAND FORMAT: INS RSURF modifier(s): ent d1 d2, ent d3 d4 <CR> Modifiers: CHT <n> (Chord Height Tolerance) Changes the display quality of the curve on your screen. Maximum = 10, Minimum = -2, Default = 2.5. LAYer <n> Places the spole on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. MU <n> (Mesh U) Sets the number of parametric curves in the U direction of the mesh. Maximum = 10, Minimum = 2. MV <n> (Mesh V) Sets the number of parametric curves in the V direction of the mesh. Maximum = 10, Minimum = 2. POFF (Polygon Off) Turns off display of the controlling polygon. PON (Polygon On) Turns on display of the controlling polygon. INSERT SPOLE Creates an spole You specify a series of points that defines the spole COMMAND FORMAT: INS SPO modifier(s): dig d1 d2 ...dn; d3 d4...dn; d5 d6...dn; <CR> Modifiers: CHT <n> (Chord Height Tolerance) Changes the display quality of the curve on your screen. Maximum = 10, Minimum = -2, Default = 2.5. LAYer <n> Places the spole on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. MU <n> (Mesh U) Sets the number of parametric curves in the U direction of the mesh. Maximum = 10, Minimum = 2. MV <n> (Mesh V) Sets the number of parametric curves in the V direction of the mesh. Maximum = 10, Minimum = 2. POFF (Polygon Off) Turns off display of the controlling polygon. PON (Polygon On) Turns on display of the controlling polygon. For more information on spole, see INSERT RSURFACE, INSERT SREVOLUTION, INSERT TCYLINDER, and SMOOTH SPOLE. INSERT SREVOLUTION (Surface of Revolution) Creates an spole by sweeping a profile about an origin point at a specific angle for a specific distance. You specify the profile and the angle of sweep. COMMAND FORMAT: INS SREV modifier(s) (except ANG or VEC): ent d1, origin dig d2, from d3 to d4 <CR> Modifiers: ANGle Sets the distance in degrees through which the profile is swept around the origin. Positive values sweep clockwise, and negative values sweep counterclockwise. Default = 360. COMplement Specifies (with ANGle) that the complement of the ANGle value is to be used as the sweep distance. LAYer <n> Places the spole on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. MU <n> (Mesh U) Sets the number of parametric curves in the U direction of the mesh. Maximum = 10, Minimum = 2. MV <n> (Mesh V) Sets the number of parametric curves in the V direction of the mesh. Maximum = 10, Minimum = 2. VECtor Specifies a digitized axis of rotation. Otherwise, the system rotates the profile parallel to the Z axis. INSERT TCYLINDER (Tabulated Cylinder) Creates an spole by projecting a profile in a specific direction at a specific angle for a specific distance. You specify the profile and the projection distance. COMMAND FORMAT: INS TCYL modifier(s): ent d1 d2, dig from d3 to d4 <CR> or INS CYL BETW modifier(s): ent d1, dig from d2 to d3, Select Planes d4 d5 <CR> or INS TCYL NORM modifier(s): ent d1, Select Plane d2 <CR> Modifiers: BETWeen Creates the spole between two planes you specify. CHT <n> (Chord Height Tolerance) Changes the display quality of the curve on your screen. Maximum = 10, Minimum = -2, Default = 2.5. LAYer <n> Places the spole on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. MU <n> (Mesh U) Sets the number of parametric curves in the U direction of the mesh. Maximum = 10, Minimum = 2. MV <n> (Mesh V) Sets the number of parametric curves in the V direction of the mesh. Maximum = 10, Minimum = 2. NORMal Creates the spole normal to a plane you specify. POFF (Polygon Off) Turns off display of the controlling polygon. PON (Polygon On) Turns on display of the controlling polygon. INTERSECT Used with SPOLE, determines where two or more spole intersect. See INTERSECT SPOLE for more information. INTERSECT SPOLE Determines where two or more spole intersect, and creates a string that represents the intersection. You must use either DELta or DEViation with this command. COMMAND FORMAT: INT SPO <DEL / DEV> modifier(s): Select first serie of 100 surfaces maxi d1...dn, Select second serie of 100 planes maxi d2...dn <CR> Modifiers: CLOse Prevents the system from calculating the intersection of the plane and the boundary of the surface. DELta <n> Specifies the approximate distance between two consecutive points of the intersection. Default = .0000. DEV <n> (Deviation) Specifies the maximum distance allowed between the intersection and the midpoint of any line segment in the string that depicts the intersection. Default = .0000. DIFF <n> (Difficulty) Specifies the number of calculations, corresponding to levels of iteration, the system uses to determine the intersection. Default = 1. LAYer <n> Places the string on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. TOL <n> (Tolerance) Defines the accuracy of the cut. Default = .001. MATCH Used with CURVE to create a new cpole that overlays two existing, tangent curves. See MATCH CURVE for more information. MATCH CURVE Matches any two curves tangent to each other by creating a new cpole that overlays or replaces the two original curves. COMMAND FORMAT: MAT CURV modifier(s): Select first curve d1 Select second curve d2 Select first curve <CR> Modifiers: BOTH Alters both curves to make the match. Otherwise, the system alters only the second curve. CURVature Matches the curves' radii of curvature and tangency. LAYer <n> Places the cpole on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. NEW Overlays the original curves with a new cpole This is the default. REPLace Replaces the original curves with the new cpole TANGent Matches the curves in tangency only. This is the default. MOVE POLE or TRANSLATE POLE Allows you to refine the shape of a cpole or an spole by changing the locations of the poles in the controlling polygon. You specify existing poles and their new locations. COMMAND FORMAT: MOV POL: ent d1 identify the poles d2...dn, from d3, to d4...dn or MOV POL: ent d1 identify the poles d2, to d3, to <CR> Modifier: ECHo Displays the number of each pole you digitize. OFFSET Used with CURVE to create one or more strings with the same shape as a specific curve at a specific distance from the curve. See OFFSET CURVE for more information. OFFSET CURVE Creates one or more strings with the same shape as a specific curve at a specific distance from the curve. The distance may be constant or may vary linearly. The offset is calculated on the osculator plane, unless you use VIEW. COMMAND FORMAT: OFF CURV modifier(s): d1, In this direction? (Y, N, Ctrl-E) In this direction? (Y, N, Ctrl-E) Each time you respond Y, the system creates a string. The command ends after prompting for both sides, or when you press Ctrl-E or <CR>. Modifiers: STRing Creates a string. This is the default. DISI <n> (Distance Initial) Specifies the distance between the beginning of the string and the beginning of the curve. Default = 1.000. DISF <n> (Distance Final) Specifies the distance between the end of the string and the end of the curve. The default is 1.000. NPT <n> (Number of Points) Sets the number of parametric points, between 2 and 51, used in copying the curve and displaying the string. Default = 21. TOL <n> (Tolerance) Specifies how close to the stated value of DISI and DISF you want the system to place the string. Default = .01. VIEW <n> Creates the string parallel to the view. LAYer <n> Places the string on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. PUT Used with SHADE, creates a surface model data file of the current drawing that can be used to generate a shaded picture of the model. For more information, see PUT SHADE. PUT SHADE Creates a surface model data file of the current drawing to use to generate a shaded picture of the model. You supply a name for the shaded picture. Use this command in conjunction with the SHADE and DISPLAY commands. You execute both of these at operating system level. COMMAND FORMAT: PUT SHADE filename <CR> For more information about shading, see the microCADDS Surfaces User Guide and Reference. @ 00118 SMOOTH Used to fit a curve to new or existing points, or a surface to existing boundaries. Select one of the following to complete the command: CPOLE SPOLE See the appropriate verb/noun combination for more information. SMOOTH CPOLE Creates a cpole by fitting a curve to an ordered set of new or existing points or a string. The system displays progressively refined iterations of the curve until it satisfies you or falls within a specified degree of accuracy. COMMAND FORMAT: SMO CPO modifier(s): dig d1...dn <CR> We need to increase the degree. OK? (Y, N, ^E) <CR> Modifiers: DEGree <n> Sets the degree of the cpole equal to the number of vertices in the controlling polygon. Maximum = 7, Default = 2. ITER <n> (Iterations) Sets the maximum number of times the system can try to get the maximum deviation of the cpole with the TOL value. Default = 20. KEEP Retains the previous cpole at each step. LAYer <n> Places the resulting cpole on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. NPO <n> (Number of Poles) Sets the number of poles in the controlling polygon. Maximum = 8, Default = 3. STRing Specifies that an existing string, with a maximum of 32 points, is used to define the curve. TOL <n> (Tolerance) Specifies how close to the points you digitize, or to the points of the string, you want the system to place the new cpole Use a value proportional to the scale of the drawing. Default = .01. For more information about cpole, see INSERT RSURFACE, INSERT SPOLE, and INSERT SREVOLUTION. SMOOTH SPOLE Creates a spole using four contiguous curves as boundaries. The curves can be any combination of cpole, lines, or arcs. COMMAND FORMAT: SMO SPO modifier(s): ent d1...dn <CR> Modifiers: FLAT Creates a flat surface. This is the default. LAYer <n> Places the spole on the layer you specify, rather than on the active layer. MU <n> (Mesh U) Sets the number of parametric curves in the U direction of the mesh. Maximum = 10, Minimum = 2, Default = 3. MV <n> (Mesh V) Sets the number of parametric curves in the V direction of the mesh. Maximum = 10, Minimum = 2, Default = 3. SHAPe <n> Creates a surface that preserves, as far as possible, the shape of any number of curves. The value specifies the number of curves to be preserved. Default = 1. TOL <n> (Tolerance) Sets the allowable difference between the true surface and the calculated surface. The value should be proportional to the scale of the drawing. Default = .01. For more information about spoles, see INSERT RSURFACE, INSERT SREVOLUTION, and INSERT TCYLINDER. TRIM CURVE Shortens or lengthens curves by moving their endpoints without changing their curvature or the number of poles. COMMAND FORMAT: TRIM CURV modifiers: Select curves d1...dn <CR> or TRIM CURV modifier(s) Select curves d1 d2, Select 2 trimming ent (point or plane) d3 d4 <CR> Modifiers: LAYer <n> Places the curve on the layer you specify, rather than the active layer. NEW Overlays the original curve with a new curve. This is the default. PUI <n> (Parameter Initial) Specifies the curve's new starting position, relative to the original PUI of .0000. PUI can have a positive or negative value. The default is .0000. PUF <n> (Parameter Final) Specifies the curve's new end point, relative to the original PUF of 1.0000. PUF can have a positive or negative value. The default is .0000. REPLace Replaces the original curve with a new curve. TOL <n> (Tolerance) Specifies the acceptable distance from the true trim point. It is not valid with PUI or PUF. Default = .01. For more information about trimming, see TRIM ENTITY and STRETCH WINDOW.
