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- FILE, Introduction
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- The FILE commands allow previous parts of models to be
- retrieved and stored, and it implements the interface
- between QD2D and QD3D, in the form of TX2 files.
-
- The FILE commands are used to read files into the current
- working area, write the current drawing to a file, or just view
- or tidy files.
-
- With the FILE commands, there may be two commands selected from
- secondary menu, rather than the last command being selected from
- tertiary menu. This is the same as the file commands in QD2D.
- For example FILE READ TEXT has FILE selected fron primary menu
- and READ TEXT from secondary menu, in that order.
-
- If the user wishes to create a new file to write a part or a
- view to, then, having selected FILE WRITE PART/VIEW, choose
- KEYBOARD from the bottom of the tertiary menu that flashes up.
- Type in the new file name and QikDraw will open a new file to be
- written to. Another way this KEYBOARD option can be used is in
- accessing files in other directories. If the full pathname of
- the file to be read or written is typed, then that file will be
- accessed an processed in the usual way.
-
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- "FILE READ TEXT"
-
- There are two kinds of text files; the TX2 file and the Tx3
- file. Tx2 files are transferable between QD2D and QD3D. If the
- user wishes to pass a sub-drawing to QD2D for plotting or any
- other purpose, then a Tx2 file is selected.
-
- A text file contains information for one part, and when read in,
- that part is displayed on the screen.
- Procedure
- . Confirm if reading a Tx2 or a Tx3 file.
- . Select the file name from tertiary menu.
-
-
- "FILE READ PART"
-
- This command allows the user to read a part from a file. This
- part is not considered as one element as in SUB ADD. If, when
- the part was first stored, it contained parts, then it still
- contains parts, separate entities.
- Procedure
- . Pick part file name from tertiary menu.
- . Pick part from part file.
- . Confirm if part correctly retrieved.
-
-
- "FILE READ VIEW"
-
- During the execution of QikDraw, the user may wish to store the
- current view table of the drawing. This command allows for this.
- Procedure
- . Select a location in tertiary menu to store the view.
-
-
- "FILE WRITE TEXT"
-
- This command is used to write a drawing to a text file.
-
- If the user is in perspective view when this command is
- selected, then all curves, circles and arcs will be converted to
- lines and points when written to the text file. It may be
- necessary to change the current tolerence so that these entities
- have enough sides to be drawn at a satisfactory resolution.
- Procedure
- . Confirm TX2 or TX3 file.
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