Download Chapter 7. Configuring BlueCAD Express

Chapter 2. Drawing with BlueCAD Express........................ 23
Use of the Grid and Snap Tools............................................ 23
Graphic entities in BlueCAD Express .................................. 25
How to Draw Lines........................................................... 25
Draw an Arc...................................................................... 27
Draw a Dimension ............................................................ 28
If You Make a Mistake: Undo, Redo and Cancel Command 30
Manipulate Graphic Entities: Interactive Modifying ........... 31
Modifying the View of a Drawing......................................... 34
Magnify............................................................................. 34
Vector Pan and View All .................................................. 35
Multiple WindowsView.................................................... 35
Graphic Entities’ Attributes.................................................. 37
Use of the Attributes ......................................................... 38
Define Attributes .............................................................. 39
Modify Attributes ............................................................. 39
Selection or Editing .......................................................... 40
Chapter 3. Organization of the Drawing: Blocks and Layers
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Using Layers ......................................................................... 42
The Layers Window ......................................................... 42
Create Layers .................................................................... 43
Modify the Layer of a Graphic Entity .............................. 44
Define the Work Layer ..................................................... 44
Layer Color ....................................................................... 45
Modify Layers’ Characteristics and Delete Layers .......... 45
Using Blocks ......................................................................... 47
Create and Delete a Library of Blocks ............................. 48
Create a Block................................................................... 49
Save a Block in a Library ................................................. 51
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