nanoCAD Platform Help

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General Information
- General Information
- Modular Program Configuration
- System Requirements
- Program Installation
- Program Registration
- Launch of nanoCAD
- Licensing and Launching the Program
- Help System
- When Malfunctions Occur
- Exit from nanoCAD
nanoCAD User Interface
- Working with Commands
- nanoCAD User Interface
- The nanoCAD Button
- Quick Access Toolbar
- Ribbon
- Main Menu
- Toolbars
- Drawing Window
- Context Menu
- Functional Bars
- Managing Tabs
- Command Line
- Status Bar
- Restore UI State
- Color Themes
- Serach Field
Working With Documents
- Creation of New Document
- Opening a document
  - Opening a Document
  - Floating Document Window
- Saving a Document
- Import
- Export
  - Export
  - Integration with CAE Fidesys
- CAD Standards
- Utilities
- Working With Documents
- Drawing Properties
- Closing a Document
- Create Transmit Package
- Sending by Email
- File Explorer Toolbar
- Drawing Comparison
- IFC
Tuning nanoCAD
- Transferring user interface settings
- Tuning program parameters
- Graphic subsystem settings
- Customize User Interface
- Design settings
- Tuning nanoCAD
- Drawing Units
- Scale List
- Symbol Scale and Measurement Scale
- System Variable Monitor
Coordinate Systems
- User Coordinate System
- Coordinate Systems
Precision modes
- Snap and Grid mode
- Snap to raster objects
- Precision modes
Graphic Display Management
- 3D Navigation
- Order of objects
- Control the Objects Visibility
- Viewports of Model Space
  - Viewports of Model Space
  - Managing Viewports from the Command Line
- Graphic Display Management
- Setting of the Orthographic and Isometric Views
- Managing the Display of Annotative Objects
- Managing display of line weight on the screen
- Control the Display of Hatched Objects
- Managing Named Views
- Visual Styles
- Visual Styles Manager
- Isometric Drafting
- Drawing Regeneration
Objects’ Properties
- “Properties” bar
- Layers Functional Bar
  - Layers Functional Bar
- Layers
- Line Types Toolbar
- Objects’ Properties
- Quick Properties Functional Bar
- Drawing Explorer Toolbar
- Select Color Dialog Box
- Distributing Objects by Layers
- Managing the Transparency of Objects
Geometric objects
- Construction and reference geometry
- Linear Objects
- Curved Objects
- Geometric objects
Editing Objects
- Selection of objects
- Ways to edit objects
- Commands to Edit Objects Geometry
- Commands to Edit and Replicate Objects
- Editing Objects
Creating and editing complex objects
- Blocks
  - Block Attributes
  - Blocks
  - Creating a Block
  - Block Insertion
  - Editing Block Definition
  - Editing Block Definition (Block Redefinition)
  - Block Editor
  - 3D Block Editor
  - Replacing a Block with Another Block
  - Exploding a Block Reference
  - Reset Block
  - Managing Blocks in the Current Drawing
  - Saving a Block in a Separate File
- Proxy Objects
  - Proxy Objects
  - Removing Proxy Objects
  - Exploding Proxy Objects
- Underlays
  - Underlays
  - Insert Underlay
- Show boundary
  - Show Boundary
  - Setting Clip
  - Setting of the Show Boundary for the Block or External Reference
  - Setting of the Show Boundary for a Raster Image
  - Setting Viewport Border for Underlay
  - Boundary
- Creating and editing complex objects
- Using Drawing Explorer Bar to Work with Groups
- Object Grouping Dialog
- Insert External Reference
- Monitoring Changes in External References
- Edit References
- External References Toolbar
- Bind External References
- Bind Named Objects of External References
- Saving an External Reference as a Raster
- TIFF Saving Options
- JPG and JPEG Saving Options
- ECW Saving Options
- Finding and replacing Paths
- External References Control (Classic Version)
- Renaming Named Objects
- Binding and Embedding OLE-Objects
- Insert OLE-Object
- Open OLE-Object
- Update OLE-Links
- Update All OLE-Links
- Map Underlays
- Clip Map Underlay
- Unload Map Underlay
- Load Map Underlay
- Hyperlinks
Working with raster images
- Create new image and rasterize objects
- Displaying quality of raster images
- Correcting raster image geometry
- Color correction
- Filtering color raster images
- Color reducing
- Monochrome filtering
- Raster drawing
- Digitizing raster data (vectorization)
- Working with raster images
- Insert Raster Image
- Separate Raster Image
- Embed Raster Image
- Image settings
- Selection of Data in Raster Images
- Separation by Type and Size
- Rasterization
Execution of Drawings commands
- The Filling and Hatch Commands
  - Execution of Drawings commands
  - Hatch Dialog Box
  - Creating Hatch
  - Gradient Fill
  - Fast Hatch
  - Fast Gradient
  - Overriding Layer for New Hatches and Fills (HPLAYER)
  - Modify Hatched Areas
- Work with Text
  - Work with Text
  - Text
  - Multiline Text
  - Background Mask
  - Editing Text
  - Justification of the Text Objects
  - Editing Text Objects
  - Editing Multiline Text
  - Alternative Editing of Text Objects
  - Arc Text
  - Text Styles
  - Text Style Dialog
  - Reset MText Formatting
  - Spellchecker
  - Find and Replace Text
  - Convert Text to Multiline Text
  - Justify Text
  - Alignment of Text Objects Along the Line
  - Text Fit
  - Explode Text
  - Change Text Case
  - Quick Text Mode
  - Text Mask
  - Text Unmask
  - Fields
  - Update Field
  - Edit Field
  - Convert Field to Text
- Dimensioning
  - Dimensioning
  - Dimensioning with a Single Auto Command
  - Linear Dimensions
  - Ordinate Dimensioning
  - Diameter Dimensioning
  - Radial Dimensioning
  - Big Radius
  - Angular Dimensions
  - Angle Ordinate Dimension
  - Arc Length
  - Offset Dimension
  - Group Dimension
  - Baseline Dimension
  - Continue Dimension
- Dimensions editing
  - Dimensions Editing
  - Oblique Dimension
  - Break and Restore Dimensions
- Dimension styles
  - Dimension Styles
  - Modify a Dimension Style
- Multileader
  - Multileader
  - Removing Leader Lines from the Multileader
  - Adding Leader Lines to the Multileader
  - Aligning Multileaders
  - Collecting Multileaders
  - Multileader Style Manager
- Notes
  - Notes
  - Construction Note
  - Comb Leader Note
  - Section Note
  - Note for Multilayered Constructions
  - Node Note
  - Linear Aligned Note
  - Chain Note
  - Editing the Leaders
- Tables
  - Tables
  - Work with Excel
  - Editing Tables on the Drawing
  - Interface of the Table Editor Dialog
  - Design of Rows and Columns
  - Cell Properties Dialog
  - Expression Builder Interface
  - Reports Creation
  - Grouping and Merging Cells
  - Insert material
- .dwg Tables
  - .dwg Tables
  - Table Styles .dwg
  - Converting Tables
- Getting Inquiry
  - Getting Inquiry
  - Point Coordinates
  - Cumulative Length
  - Calculating an object’s area
  - Cumulative Area
  - Displaying Data on Selected Objects Properties
  - Inquiry
  - Mass Properties of 3D-Solids and Regions
  - Set Variable
- Features of the design elements
  - Features of the Design Elements
  - The "Fedit" Command
  - The "In Place Edit" Command
  - Advanced Grips for Design Elements
  - Parameters Redefinition
  - Regenerate
- Shape
- Boundary
- Region
- Solid
- Wipeout
- Revision Cloud
- Calculator
- Notepad
- Input Field Context Menu
3D Modeling and Visualisation
- Surfaces
  - Box
  - Cone
  - Sphere
  - Pyramid
  - Wedge
  - Torus
  - Dish
  - Dome
  - Mesh
  - 3D Mesh
  - 3D Face
- Light Sources
- Coverings
- 3D Modeling and Visualisation
- 3D Module
- 2D Constraints
- Texture Editor
Tool Palettes
- Tool Palettes
Point Clouds
- Point Clouds Display Settings
- Information
- Point Clouds
- Import of Point Clouds
- Export of Point Clouds
- Point Cloud Project Manager
- Point Clouds Data Formats
- Extract from View
- Create a New Cloud Based on Clipping
- Point Clouds Coordinates Transformation
- Recalculation of Point Cloud Coordinates by EPSG
- Exporting Cloud Data to a Database
- Configuring Connections to Database
- Recalculation of point cloud coordinates
- Import Cloud Data from DBMS
- Work with DBMS-Based Point Cloud Storage
- Managing Point Cloud Revisions in the Database
Topoplan Module
- Creating Geopoints
  - Description Key Sets and Description Keys
  - Creating Geopoints
  - Ceopoints/Blocks Manually
  - Creating Geopoints by Points and Texts
  - Creating Geopoints by Interpolation
  - Creating Geopoints by Surface
  - Creating a Group of Geopoints Manually
- Creating surfaces
  - Creating Surfaces
  - Exploding a Cloud into Points
  - Create TIN by Points
  - Create TIN by Objects
  - Creating a Surface Based on a 3D Slope
  - Importing Elevation Grid
  - Converting to Meshes or 3D Faces
  - Converting Model to 3D Faces
  - Converting Model to SubMesh
  - Converting Model to Polyface Mesh
  - Converting a Mesh, a Polyface Mesh and 3D Faces into a TIN Surface
  - Converting a TIN Surface into a Mesh, a Polyface Mesh and 3D Faces
- Tools to work with surfaces
  - Tools to Work with Surfaces
  - Deleting an Edge
  - Adding a Vertex
  - Deleting a Vertex
  - Changing Elevation
  - Moving a Point
  - Adding Structure Line
  - Adding an Edge
  - Adding a Group of Points
  - Adding Drawing Objects
  - Adding a 3D Slope to a Surface
  - Mesh Boundary
  - Mesh Sealing Holes
  - Simplifying the Mesh
  - Cutting Mesh
  - Classification Mesh
  - Combining Surfaces
- Tools to work with relief elements
  - Tools to Work with Relief Elements
  - Creating Contour Lines from Objects
  - Deleting Contour Lines
  - Creating Bergstriches
  - Creating Contour Lines Labels
  - 2D Slope
  - 3D-Slope
  - Offset of a 3D-Polyline
  - Creating a Profile Line
  - Search for Key Lines on the Surface
  - Projecting a Line onto a Mesh
  - Correction of Zero Elevation
  - Projecting Objects onto a Surface
  - Structural Lines on a 3D Slope
  - Extracting the Mesh Boundary
  - Managing Block Marker Attributes
  - Point Conversion
  - Creating Points by Resection
- Texturing and Calculation
  - Texturing and Calculation
  - Raster Texture Mapping
  - Mesh Coloring by Height
  - Calculating Volumes between Models
  - Calculating Surface Volume
  - Calculating Area
  - Surface Difference
  - Forming a Legend
  - Checking the Surface
- Situation
  - Situation
  - Clip Map Underlay
  - Unload Map Underlay
  - Load Map Underlay
  - Importing Geo-linked Rasters
- Import and export
  - Import and Export
  - Exporting Geopoints
  - Import from LandXML
  - Export to LandXML
  - Import from GIS
  - Export to GIS
  - Import of KML/KMZ files
- Measurement Archive
  - Measurement Archive
  - Adding Measurement File
  - Import measurements
  - Save to Measurement Archive
  - Attach GeoUnderlay
  - Save as Geounderlay
- Topoplan Module
- Settings
- Deleting Topoplan Data
- Project Location
- Recalculation of Coordinates
- Geocalculator
- Creating a Coordinate System
- Information About Coordinate Systems
- Scales
- Creating Groups of Geopoints by Original Description
- Creating Label Styles of Geopoints
- Creating Marker Styles of Geopoints
- Editing Label Styles of Geopoints
- Editing Marker Styles of Geopoints
- Editing Properties of Geopoint Groups
The Component Layout and Plot Drawing
- Work with Layouts
- Viewports
- Document Plot
- The Component Layout and Plot Drawing
- Export Layout to Model
EDS
- EDS
Sheet Set
- Sheet Set Manager Functional Bar
- Sheet Set Properties
  - Sheet Set Properties
  - Sheet Set Custom Properties
- Blocks in the Sheet Sets
- Sheet Set
- Create Sheet Set
- Open Sheet Set
- Actions on Sheet Set And Its Elements
Command Scripts and Extensions
- Software Extensions
- Command Scripts and Extensions
- Script Editor (JS, VBS, LSP, DCL, SCR)
- Creating Commands from Downloadable Applications and Command Scripts
- Run nanoCAD from Command Line with Program Module
Mechanica Module
- Intro
- Basic knowledge
- Settings
- Working with standard elements
- Designing
- Engineering analysis
- Drawing specifications
- Drawing design
- Utilities
- Editing
- Mechwizard
- Developer's guide database
Construction Module
- Intro
- Basic knowledge
- Settings
- Drawing design
- Utilities
- Editing
- MechWizard
Messages
- Save changes?
- Saving in demo mode
- Switch it to 3D render mode

File Explorer Toolbar

CAD drafting File Explorer Toolbar 0 Ribbon: Manage – Palettes > CAD software File Explorer Toolbar 1 File explorer

CAD drawing File Explorer Toolbar 2 Menu: Tools – File Explorer

CAD software File Explorer Toolbar 4 Menu: View – Toolbars – Functional – FileExplorer

CAD drafting File Explorer Toolbar 6 Toolbar: Main –

CAD drawing File Explorer Toolbar 8 Command line: FILEEXPLORER, ADCENTER

File Explorer is association of Windows explorer and drawing definition table. Drawing definition table is tables of layers, layouts, external references, block definitions, linetypes, text styles, and dimension styles.

File explorer displays only the following files:

· drawing files – dwg, dxf, dwt;

· underlay files – dwf, dwfx, pdf;

· raster image files – jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, pcx, tiff.

File explorer not display files with other types.

	Note
	File explorer need more horizontal area than other functional toolbars.

CAD software File Explorer Toolbar 10

The File Explorer window has a built-in toolbar located below the window title.

Toolbar button:

	Selects a file in the tree, but using the Open dialog box.
	Moves to the previous state of the window.
	Moves to the next state of the window (according to the list of previously made transitions).
	Moves to the folder marked as primary (home).
	Moves to the Favorites folder.
	Moves up one level in the tree.
	Menu to set up the list display in the right area of the window (Large icons, Small icons, List, Details).

The central part of the window is a moving vertical line (splitter) divided into two parts. Left part (Folders) displays folders tree of current user. Right part displays content of selected tree node. Right part divided into three parts: full list of elements, description of selected element and image of selected element. Every element type has own icon.

Right part of dialog box shows the following elements: Folder, Drawing file, Underlay file, Raster image file, definitions table (Layers, Blocks, Text styles, Linetypes, Dimstyles, Layouts, XRefs), named object (Layer, Block definition, Text style, Linetype, Dimstyle, Layout, XRef).

Actions

Actions on elements from the right part of File Explorer: Drag&drop, double click, right click. Sometimes multiple preselection is available (with SHIFT and CTRL).

This makes it easy to copy definition table elements from one drawing to another

Drag and drop is used for the following elements:

Type of element	Effect

Blocks ()	Copy block definition to the current drawing. Multiple selection is available. Does not copy if block with the same name exists in current drawing.
Visual Style	The visual style is copied to the current drawing. If a style with the same name already exists in the current drawing, it is not copied.
Dimstyles ()	Copy dimension style to the current drawing. Multiple selection is available. Does not copy if dimstyle with the same name exists in current drawing.
Layers ()	Copy layer to the current drawing. Multiple selection is available. Does not copy if layer with the same name exists in current drawing.
Multileader style	The multileader style is copied to the current drawing. If a style with the same name already exists in the current drawing, it is not copied.
Table Style	The table style is copied to the current drawing. If a style with the same name already exists in the current drawing, it is not copied.
Textstyles ()	Copy text style to the current drawing. Multiple selection of styles is available. Does not copy if text style with the same name exists in current drawing.
Linetypes ()	Copy line type to the current drawing. Multiple selection is available. Does not copy if line type with the same name exists in current drawing.

Material ()	The Material is copied to the current drawing. Multiple choice of materials is possible. The new Materials appear in the Materials Browser. If a Material with the same name already exists in the current drawing, it is not copied.

Double click is used for the following elements:

Type of element	Effect
Folder ()	Transition into the folder.
Drawing file ()	Open list of named objects definitions.
Underlay file ()	Open the Insert underlay dialog.
Raster ()	Open Insert Raster image dialog box.
Named objects definition (, , , , , , , , , , , , )	Open content of named objects definition.
Layers ()	Copy layer to the current drawing. Does not copy if layer with the same name exists in current drawing.
Block ()	Copy block definition to the current drawing. Does not copy if block with the same name exists in current drawing.
Textstyles ()	Copy text style to the current drawing. Does not copy if text style with the same name exists in current drawing.
Linetypes ()	Copy line type to the current drawing. Does not copy if line type with the same name exists in current drawing.
Dimstyles ()	Copy dimension style to the current drawing. Does not copy if dimstyle with the same name exists in current drawing.
Layout ()	Copy layout to the current drawing. Correct the layout if list with the same name exists in current drawing.
XRefs ()	Open Insert External reference dialog box.
Material ()	The Material is copied to the current drawing. Multiple choice of materials is possible. The new Materials appear in the Materials Browser. If a Material with the same name already exists in the current drawing, it is not copied.

Following elements contain context menu:

Element type	Context menu commands
Folder ()	Explore – transition into the folder; Set as Home – selected folder becomes a Home (main) folder. Add to Favorites – adding a link to the selected folder to the Favorites folder. Organize Favorites – opens the Favorites folder in Windows explorer, which allows for a wide range of actions with files.
Drawing file ()	Explore – transition into list of named objects definitions; Attach as XRef… – open Insert External reference dialog box; Open… – open selected file; Insert as Block… – open Insert Block dialog box; Create tool set – a tool set is created from all blocks of this file; Set as Home – selected file becomes a home (main) folder. Add to Favorites – adding a link to the selected file to the Favorites folder. Organize Favorites – opens the Favorites folder in Windows explorer, which allows for a wide range of actions with files.
Underlay ()	Insert underlay…– open Insert Underlay dialog box. Add to Favorites – adding a link to the selected file to the Favorites folder. Organize Favorites – opens the Favorites folder in Windows explorer, which allows for a wide range of actions with files.
Raster Image ()	Attach raster … – open Insert Raster Image dialog box. Add to Favorites – adding a link to the selected file to the Favorites folder. Organize Favorites – opens the Favorites folder in Windows explorer, which allows for a wide range of actions with files.
Named objects definition (, , , , , , )	Explore – open content of named objects definition. Create tool set – a tool set is created from all blocks of this file (only for table of blocks).
Layers ()	Add layer(s) – copy layer to the current drawing. Does not copy if layer with the same name exists in current drawing.
Blocks ()	Insert Block(s) – open Insert Block dialog box.
Textstyles ()	Add Textstyle(s) – copy text style to the current drawing. Does not copy if text style with the same name exists in current drawing.
Linetypes ()	Add Linetype(s) – copy line type to the current drawing. Does not copy if line type with the same name exists in current drawing.
Dimstyles ()	Add Dimstyle(s) – copy dimension style to the current drawing. Does not copy if dimstyle with the same name exists in current drawing.
Layouts ()	Add Layout(s) – copy layout to the current drawing. Correct the layout if list with the same name exists in current drawing.
XRefs ()	Attach … – open Insert External reference dialog box
Material ()	Add – the selected materials are copied into the current drawing, the names of which do not repeat the names of already existing materials in the current drawing. The new materials appear in the Materials Browser.

File Explorer Toolbar

File Explorer dialog box contains toolbar placed under window title.

Toolbar buttons:

Button	Command
	Select file in a tree with Open dialog box.
	Returns to the most recent location.
	Returns to the next later location.
	Returns to your home (main) folder.
	Transfer to the Favorites folder.
	Returns to one level above the current folder.
	Select display formats for the content that is loaded in the right area (Large icons, Small icons, List, Details).

Toolbar contains context menu that is identical to View > Toolbars:

Item	Context menu command
Customize…	Open Customize dialog box.
nanoCAD Toolbars	Show/hide nanoCAD toolbars.
Set configuration file…	Calls the Configuration files dialog box.
Toolbars	Submenu of loading and uploading of tool palettes.
Functional	Show/hide functional toolbars.

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