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Version 18 is out, but it has a couple dimensioning issues that need addressed. If you don't need a lot of dimensioning and especially EXTENDED dimensioning then the rest of the software seems pretty good.

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Speedmenu V17
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  •  Leave's the default DesignCAD V17 menu in the dust!

  •  More Top-Level options and fewer pop-out levels!

  •  More commands than the default menu!

    •  Self-extracting .exe inside a .zip file. Just open the ZIP and run the EXE!

    •  Open Options|Menu and load the file. Save as default.

    •  You can always RESET to go back to the DC default menu, but why?

  •  It's FREE!

  •  Updated 1/08/07

  •  Self-Extracting EXE file. DOWNLOAD

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The Basics: Editing Objects 1

Download file: Sign Bracket Ear tutorial.dcd
Resize Line and Dim Example
  •  Select line segments and dimension to resize in 'Resizing Handle Mode'

    • Notice which lines are not selected.

    • Click on top-center resizing handle
      to select it.

    • Hit ' for Point Relative

    • Enter Y value 2+3/8 and select 'Reference Point'

    • Hit ENTER

    • Gravity Snap to point where lower right resizing handle is.

  •  Top of Line Segments and Dim are now resized to 2 3/8

    • Notice lower point of vertical line is resized beyond small horizontal line [at arrow], fix this by selecting segment and move resizing handle with gravity snap.

  •  Resize upper line segment.

  •  Draw a box from the upper left corner to the center of the circle using Gravity Snaps [shown selected]

    • This will give us a reference for the next step.

 

  •  Now select 'Section Edit|Stretch' and draw a window around the end of the object including the upper Dims

    • Gravity Snap a Start Point at the upper
      left corner
      [where cursor + is]
    • Hit ' for Point Relative
    • Enter X value 1
    • Choose 'Reference Point'
  •  Gravity Snap next point at green arrow.
    • Notice left edge and all Dims are resized.
    • Selected Dim added for clarification.
    • Delete green box

 

  •  Use Layer Toolbox select layer with Dims [10] and  disable multi-later editing with
    • Select everything with CTRL+A
    • Open Info Box with CTRL+I
    • Select HAND Icon and click on one of the upper Dims with the small arrows.
  •  All dims and arrows are now uniform size.
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I've inverted and sorted the HOTKEY LIST provided by Steve MS and included duplicate references where I thought it would be useful. Thought it might be good to be able to look up by function. The attached file is a Word document. It might be useful to others as well. regards, Marc

Thanks Marc, here's the file
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AUTOMATION

 Here's some code from a site user for those working with Automation and Visual basic.

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Visual Basic and macro driven add-on for woodworking projects.
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MACRO: Orbit with Triad by prl
Set an orbit point for spinning a drawing and this macro adds
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Textures and Materials files from V14
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Create folders in DC directory: textures, materials. Extract ZIP file contents to these folders.

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Download this symbol file and insert it at 0,0,0 for a handy marker!
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This includes the tutorials not found in V15 help.
With 1000 layers available, sorting by layers can come in very handy when working with complex drawings. My suite of layer utilities (including hide-selected and show-selected, plus named groups) are available at http://www.wwslalom.org/dc/layers.zip
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