User manual IMSI TURBOCAD 11 REFERENCE MANUAL

[. . . ] TurboCAD Ve r s i o n 11 REFERENCE MANUAL ® IMSI US 100 Rowland Blvd. CA 94945, USA Tel: +1-415-878-4000 Fax: +1-415-897-2544 Web Site www. imsisoft. com www. turbocad. com The material presented in this publication is copyright-protected © 1986­2005 by IMSI and may not be reproduced in any form, by any method for any purpose without the prior written consent of IMSI. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. It is against the law to copy the software, except in accordance with the terms of the licensing agreement. PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please read the terms of the following License Agreement carefully. [. . . ] Selected nodes turn from blue to magenta. Then select Delete Node(s) from the local menu. NOTE: If you remove a node from a polygon, the polygon will remain closed, but will become an irregular polygon. 2. Use a selection window to enclose all the nodes you want to edit. contact us at www. turbocad. com 195 TurboCAD Reference Manual 3. The selected nodes turn from blue to magenta. When you move any of the selected nodes, all nodes move as a group. Closing Open Objects Closes an open object (polyline, open curve), turning it into a closed polyline, curve, or polygon. To deselect nodes, draw an "empty" selection window (one that does not encompass any nodes). Use the Edit Tool on the open object you want to close. Right-click on the node at which you want to close the object, and select Close from the local menu. A line segment is created between the node you selected and the other endpoint. Breaking (Opening) Closed Objects Breaks a closed object (polygon, closed polyline, rectangle, closed curve, etc. ), turning it into a polyline. Use the Edit Tool on the closed object you want to break. Right-click on the node at which you want the break, and select Break from the local menu. The object is now an open polyline, with two end nodes at the node where you broke the object. 196 For updates and additional information, Chapter 7 Editing and Modifying 2D Objects 3. NOTE: If the two endpoints of the polyline share the same location, the object will simply be closed geometrically. If you simply snap the endpoints of a polyline together, the resulting object will only appear to be closed, but is still considered open. This means, for example, that the object cannot be filled with a hatch pattern. In order to geometrically close the object, you must use this feature. You can now drag any of the new nodes to create new line segments. Editing Linear Objects In addition to adding, deleting, or moving nodes, there are several Edit Tool features unique to linear objects. Dividing a Line Segment Adds nodes to a line or line segment, breaking it into a polyline composed of segments of equal length. Double lines and multi lines can also be divided. Use the Edit Tool on the object you want to divide. Hiding or Showing a Line Segment Applies only to single-line segments. Use the Edit Tool on the object whose segment you want to hide. 2. Right-click over the segment you want to hide, and select Hide Segment from the local menu. The segment is no longer displayed. 2. Right-click over the segment you want to divide, and select Divide Segment from the local menu. To show the segment again, select Show Segment from the local menu. The selected segment is divided into the specified number of segments. contact us at www. turbocad. com 197 TurboCAD Reference Manual Filleting Two Line Segments Adds an arc connecting two line segments, creating a fillet. Use the Edit Tool on the multi-segmented object you want to fillet (polyline, rectangle, polygon, etc. ). Enter the fillet radius in the Inspector Bar. Right-click on the node to fillet and select Insert Arc. To modify the width of all adjacent segments, right-click and select Edit Linked Widths. Modifying Line Widths 1. Use the Edit Tool on the line object (line, rectangle, polygon, etc. ) whose width you want to change. [. . . ] 320 Object materials See Materials Object properties See Properties Object Trim . 10 Node Editing See Edit Tool Noise factor . 13 468 For updates and additional information, Index Luminances . 123 contact us at www. turbocad. com 426 Multi Line . [. . . ]