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- INQ, Introduction
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- Inquiry commands are used to inquire about the relationship
- between various elements in the current drawing. It can also be
- used to inquire on the limits of the system, ie. what the total
- allowed number of each entity is and how many are currently
- present.
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- "INQ POINT"
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- The following information about a located point is printed to
- the prompt and dialogue area:
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- - Point number.
- - Coordinates of the point.
- - Colour of the point.
- - Layer of the point.
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- "INQ PT-PT"
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- The following information about two located points is printed to
- the prompt and dialogue area:
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- - Point numbers of the two points.
- - Coordinates of the two points.
- - Distance between the points.
- - Point offsets, i.e. the vector between the points.
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- "INQ ANGLE"
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- The following information about an angle defined by three points
- is printed to the prompt and dialogue area:
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- - Pointer number to three points.
- - Coordinates of the three points.
- - Angle in degrees.
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- "INQ LINE"
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- The following information about a located line is printed to the
- prompt and dialogue area:
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- - Pointer number of end points.
- - Coordinates of the two end points.
- - Direction and length of the line.
- - Colour and layer of the line.
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- "INQ CIRCLE"
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- The following information about a located circle is printed to
- the prompt and dialogue area:
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- - Radius.
- - Arc angle, length and area of sector.
- - Plane equation.
- - Numbers of the five defining points.
- - Colour of the circle.
- - Layer of the circle.
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- "INQ PLANE"
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- The following information about a located plane is printed to
- the prompt and dialogue area:
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- - Number of vertices.
- - Plane equation and area (the area will be reported as 0 if
- the computer's memory is too small).
- - Centroid coordinates.
- - Colour of the points.
- - Layer of the points.
- - Numbers of the first three points.
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- "INQ CURVE"
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- The following information about a located curve is printed to
- the prompt and dialogue area:
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- - Curve type.
- - Degree.
- - Colour of the point.
- - Layer of the point.
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- "INQ SUB"
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- The following information about a located sub-part is printed to
- the prompt and dialogue area:
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- - Part file name.
- - Part name.
- - Pointer number.
- - Sub-part number in part file.
- - Colour of the point.
- - Layer of the point.
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- "INQ CYLIN"
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- The following information about a located cylinder is printed to
- the prompt and dialogue area:
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- - Colour and layer of the cylinder.
- - Numbers of the three defining points.
- - Sweep angle, and radii
- - Basal, top and curved areas
- - Enclosed volume
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- "INQ RV. ARC"
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- The following information about a located revolved arc is
- printed to the prompt and dialogue area:-
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- - Colour and layer of the revolved arc
- - Arc angle and sweep angle
- - Numbers of the four defining points
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- "INQ LIMIT"
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- The following information about a each type of entity defined in
- QikDraw and the total heap is printed to the prompt and dialogue
- area:
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- - Current count.
- - Limit.
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- The version number of the program is also printed on the screen.
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