nanoCAD Platform Help

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Table of Contents

Trademarks

General Information

Introduction

Modular Program Configuration

System Requirements

Program Installation

Program Registration

Launch of nanoCAD

Licensing and Launching the Program

Program Launch

Construction and Mechanica Adapters

Migration of settings from previous versions

Help System

When Malfunctions Occur

Exit from nanoCAD

nanoCAD User Interface

The nanoCAD Button

Quick Access Toolbar

Ribbon

Main Menu

Toolbars

Drawing Window

Context Menu

Functional Bars

Placing Functional Bars

Managing Tabs

Command Line

Input of Commands, Aliases and Shortcuts

Text Window

Command Line Prompt

Format of Input Data

Mathematical Processor

Auto Hide Mode in the Command Line

Working with Commands

Transparent Commands

Non-dialog Mode of Commands.

Command Recall

Undo-Redo Commands

Undo

Redo

Settings of the Right Mouse Button

Status Bar

Managing Elements of the Status Bar

Restore UI State

Color Themes

Serach Field

Working With Documents

Creation of New Document

Creating a New Document Using Template

Choose Template Dialog

Opening a Document

Opening a Document from the Command Line

Replacement of Missing Font in the Document

Documents Protection when Sharing

Working with Document Tabs

Floating Document Window

Docked Document Window

Drawing Properties

Closing a Document

Saving a Document

Saving a Document with Another Name

Saving a Document or Its Part Using the WBLOCK Command

AutoSaving and Backup

AutoSaving

Backup

Saving File History and Possibility to Return to Previous States

Incremental Saving

Import

Importing PDF Files Data

Importing PDF Underlay Data.

Export

Export of All Data

Export of Selected Data

Integration with CAE Fidesys

Open in FidesysBundle

Export Model for Sim4Design.

Download CAE Fidesys

Create Transmit Package

Sending by Email

CAD Standards

Creating a Standards File

Association of Standards with a Document

Checking Standards

Standards Check Options

Layer Translator

Utilities

Document Audit

Batch Audit

Auditing Geometry

Recovery of Document

Purging of Document

Purgeable Items Tab

Non-Purgeable Items Tab

Purging a Document Using the Command Line

Convert to 2D

Text Encoding Conversion

Vector Correction

Batch File Processing

Problem Report

File Explorer Toolbar

Actions

File Explorer Toolbar

Drawing Comparison

IFC Viewer

Model Import

Main Menu of the Toolbar

Grouping

IFC Import Settings

Tuning nanoCAD

Migration of Settings from Previous Versions

Migrating Settings at Minor Update

Transferring User Interface Settings

Exporting User Interface Settings

Editing the file package composition

Importing User Interface Settings

Tuning Program Parameters

Cursor

Select

Object Highlighting

Fade Control

Grips

Color Settings

Application Look

Snap Settings

Dynamic input

Mouse Settings

Floating windows

Command Line

System Settings

Save Documents

Undo Command Settings

Import/Export and Print Settings

Default Directories

Template Usage

Standards Audit Usage

Papers

Raster File Formats

Text Settings

API

Feedback

Default Raster Properties

Georeferencing

Licensing

“Don’t show again” messageboxes

Quick Properties

Help format

Profiles

Profile Quick Setting

Graphic Subsystem Settings.

Graphics Hardware Acceleration Settings

Automatic Adjustment of Graphic Hardware Acceleration

OpenGL Manual Adjustment

DirectX Manual Adjustment

DirectX Version

Graphic Subsystem Common Settings

Antialiasing

Rendering optimization

Improved Compatibility Mode.

Customize User Interface

Ribbon Tab

Tabs

Create a new tab

Create tab elements

Context tabs

Panels

Create new panel

Create panel elements

Rows

Create row elements

Quick Access Toolbar

Deleting Elements

Main Menu

Create Custom Menu

Toolbars Tab

Create New Toolbar

Toolbars Display Settings

Accelerators Tab

Object Actions Tab

Status Bar Tab

Rollover Tooltips Tab

Aliases Tab

Create New Command

Create Virtual Command

Design Settings

Main Menu

Main Options Tab

Standard Elements Tab

Symbols Tab

Forms Tab

3D Tab

Quick Options

Settings of Layers Profiles.

Saving and Transferring Settings to Another Computer

Drawing Units

Non-dialog Mode of the Unit Command

Scale List

Symbol Scale and Measurement Scale

Specifying Scale

Symbol Scale

Measurement Scale

Interaction with Global Scales

«Scale» Toolbar

System Variable Monitor

Coordinate Systems

Specifying Coordinates

Cartesian Coordinates

Polar Coordinates

Specifying Points With “Direction – Distance”

Coordinate Filters

User Coordinate System

Changing UCS Position

World Coordinate System

Changing the UCS Position from the Command Line

Aligning UCS to an Object

Setting UCS by View

New Origin for UCS

New Origin and Rotation Angle for UCS

Changing Direction of Z-Axis in UCS

Defining a New UCS by 3 Points

Rotating UCS Around X, Y or Z Axes

Dynamic UCS

UCS Icon

Named UCS

Named UCS Tab

Orthographic UCS Tab

Settings Tab

UCS for Viewports

Precision modes

Snap and Grid Mode

Controlling Grid Options from the Command Line

Drawing Limits

Polar Tracking Mode

Object Snap Mode OSNAP

Snap to Raster Objects

Settings of Raster Snap

Object 3D Snap

Object Snap Tracking Mode

Display of Snap Elements

ORTHO Mode

Dynamic Input

Dimension Input

Dynamic Input Using Mouse

Dynamic Prompts

Graphic Display Management.

Display Modes

Pan Command

Zoom

Realtime

Window

Scale

Zoom 1:1

Zoom Center

Zoom All

Zoom Selected

Zoom In

Zoom Out

Extents

Previous

Setting of the Orthographic and Isometric Views

Orthographic Views

Set Top

Set Bottom

Set Left

Set Right

Set Front

Set Back

Isometric Views

SW Isometric

SE Isometric

NE Isometric

NW Isometric

Managing the Display of Annotative Objects

3D Navigation

3D Orbit

Free Orbit

3D-Navigation View Modes

Perspective

Orthogonality

Differences in Zooming in 3D-Projections

3D-Fly

3D-Walk

Plan

View Cutting Planes

Viewport Tools for Views Management

Locator

Managing display of line weight on the screen

Lineweight Settings Dialog.

Control the Display of Hatched Objects

Managing Named Views

To save a current view:

To save several views at once:

Order of Objects

Bring to Front

Send to Back

Bring Forward

Send Backward

Bring Texts to the Front

Bring Dimensions to the Front

Bring Texts and Dimensions to the Front

Send Hatches to the Back

Control the Objects Visibility

Objects Isolation

Isolate Objects

Hide Objects

Undo Isolation Step

Redo Isolation Step

Unisolate Objects

Bounding Prism

Bounding Prism by Object

Viewports of Model Space

1 Viewport

2 Viewports Vertical

2 Viewports Horizontal

3 Viewports

3 Viewports Horizontal

3 Viewports Vertical

3 Viewports Left

3 Viewports Right

3 Viewports Top

3 Viewports Bottom

4 Viewports

Named Viewports

Managing Viewports from the Command Line

Visual Styles

Feature of 2D Wireframe Visual Style

Visual Styles Manager

Isometric Drafting

Drawing Regeneration

Regeneration

Redrawing

Objects’ Properties

“Properties” Bar

Change Object Properties Command

Creation of Custom Properties Fields

Quick Properties Functional Bar

Drawing Explorer Toolbar

Objects of the Current Document Space

Named Objects of a Drawing.

Select Color Dialog Box

Index Color Tab

True Color Tab

Color Books Tab

Distributing Objects by Layers

Layers Functional Bar

Table view of the list of layers

Tree view of the list of layers

Search for Layers by Name

Creating a New Layer

Deleting a Layer

View mode for selected layers (layer walk)

Layer Settings

Sorting Layers

Editing Layer Parameters

Selecting layers from the list

Renaming a Layer

Setting a Layer Current

Assigning Properties to a Layer

Managing a Layer Visibility.

Freezing a Layer

Freezing Layers in Layout Viewports

Overriding Layer Properties in Viewports

Locking a Layer to Make Changes

Managing Layer Availability for Plotting

Layers

Editing a Layer’s Parameters

To Select Layers in the Dialog Box

Search for Layers by Name

To Sort Layers by Property.

Specifying the Color, Type and Width of Lines in the Layer

Creation of a New Layer

Renaming a Layer

Removing a Layer

Removing of Used Layers

Making a Layer Active

Controlling Layer Visibility

Freezing a Layer

Freezing Layers in the Viewports of a Layout

Command to manage frozen layers in individual viewports

Redefinition of Layer’s Properties in Viewports

Lock a Layer

Controlling Layer Printability

View Mode of Selected Layers

Creating and Editing Group of Layers

Creation of a New Group of Layers

Editing a Group of Layers

Creating and Editing Filters

Creation of a New Filter

Editing Layers Filter

“All Used Layers” Filter

All Layers without xrefs Filter

“Invert Layers” Checkbox

Configurations of Layers

Layer State Manager

Tools to Work with Layers

Create Layer

Make Object’s Layer Current

Layer Walk

Match Layer

Change to Current Layer

Copy Objects to New Layer

Isolate

Layer Off

Turn on All Layers

Layer Freeze

VP Freeze Layer in All Viewports Except Current

Thaw All Layers

Layer Lock

Layer Unlock

Merge Layer

Delete Layer

Previous State of Layers

Line Types Toolbar

Linetype Editor

Creating a Linetype

Editing a Linetype

Deleting a Linetype

Importing linetypes

Exporting Linetypes

Creating and Editing Linetypes in the Text Editor

Linetypes Dialog

Linetype Editor

Managing the Transparency of Objects

Geometric objects

Construction and Reference Geometry

Point

Size and Style of Points

Infinite Lines

Ray

Construction Line

Linear Objects

Line

Polyline

3D Polyline

Multiline

Multiline Styles

Creating a multiline style.

Saving multiline styles

Loading multiline styles

Multiline Styles Dialog Box.

Save Multiline Styles

Load Multiline Styles

Polygon

PolygonPlus

Circumscribed Polygon

Inscribed Polygon

Star

Rectangle

Rectangle by Two Points

Creating a Rectangle from Center

Rectangle by Three Points

Quadrangle

Rectangle

Constructing a rectangle by Two Points

Constructing a Rectangle by Centered and Dotted

Constructing a Rectangle by Three Points

Constructing a Rectangle by Center and Half of the Side

Parallelogram

Constructing a Parallelogram by Two Points

Constructing a Parallelogram by Three Points

Constructing a Parallelogram by Diagonal and a Point

Rhombus

Constructing a Rhombus by Diagonal and a Point

Constructing a Rhombus by Two Points from the Center

Constructing a Rhombus by Side and Point

Curved Objects

Arc

Arc by Three Points

Arc by Center, Start and End

Arc by Continue

Arc by Start, Center and End

Arc by Start, Center and Angle

Arc by Start, Center and Chord Length

Arc by Start, End and Angle.

Arc by Start, End and Direction

Arc by Start, End and Radius

Arc by Start, Radius and Tangent

Arc by Center, Start and Angle

Arc by Center, Start and Chord Length

Arc by Center, Angles and Radius

Circle

Circle by Center and Radius.

Circle by Two Tangents and Radius

Circle by Center and Diameter

Circle by Diameter

Circle by Three Points

Circle by Three Tangents

Donut

Spline

Creating Splines by Fit Points Method

Creating Splines by Control Vertices Method

Converting Objects to Spline

Ellipse

Ellipse by Semi-axes

Ellipse by Axis and Semi-axis

Elliptic Arc

Creation of Ellipses and Elliptic Arcs with One Command

Creation of Isocircle and Isoarc

Helix

Add Selected

Editing Objects

Selection of Objects

Selection of Objects Using the Command Line

Selection of All Objects

Remove from Selection

Leave in Selection

Invert Selection

Select Similar Objects

Selection of Overlaid Objects

Selection of Objects Using the Properties Bar

Mode and Commands to Select Objects

To Remove Objects from a Selection Set

To Leave Objects in a Selection Set

Quick Selection of Objects.

“Quick select” Functional Bar

Ways to Edit Objects

Copy of Objects Properties.

Copying and Insertion of Objects Using Clipboard

Cut

Cut with Base Point

Copy

Copy With Base Point

Copy OLE-Link

Paste

Paste as Block

Paste as Raster

Paste to Original Coordinates

Paste Special

Copying Objects and Creating a Block by Dragging with the Right Mouse Button

Editing Objects Using Ordinary Grips

Stretching

Movement, Rotation, Scale, Mirror

Copying

Editing Objects Using Multifunctional Grips

Segment Editing

Arc Editing

Polyline Editing

Spline Editing

Editing 3D-Polyline

Editing Viewports in Paper Space

Editing Hatch and Fill

Editing Polyline Segments

Commands to Edit Objects Geometry

Lengthen Objects

Trim Vectors

Smart Trim

Extend Vectors

Break Vectors

Break of Object in Two Points

Break of Object in One Point

Break Vectors at Point

Break All Vectors at Point

Reverse

Join Objects

Editing a Polyline

Editing a Spline

Simplify Spline

Commands to Edit and Replicate Objects

Erase

Copy

Copying Nested Objects

Mirror

Offset

Arrays

Associative Arrays

Rectangular Array

Polar Array

Path Array

Editing an Array

2D Arrays

Rectangular 2D Array

Polar 2D Array

ARRAY Command (non-dialog option)

3D Arrays

Rectangular 3D Array

Polar 3D Array

Deleting Duplicate Objects.

Move

Rotate

Rotate 3D

Scale

Stretch

Align

Distributing Copies

Divide

Measure

Chamfer

Chamfer Command, Non-dialog Option

Fillet

Fillet Command (Non-dialog Mode)

Explode

Explode Geometry

Explode All Objects

Creating and editing complex objects

Groups of Objects

Creating a Group of Objects.

Using Drawing Explorer Bar to Work with Groups

Object Grouping Dialog

Group Command (Non-Dialog Mode)

Blocks

Creating a Block

Block Insertion

Editing Block Definition

Editing Block Definition (Block Redefinition)

Block Editor

Completion of work

3D Block Editor

Block Attributes

Creating Block Attributes

Editing Values of Attributes in a Block Reference

Editing Attributes of a Block Reference

Block Attribute Manager

In-Place Attribute Editing.

Editing Block Attribute Definitions

Synchronizing Attributes of Block References

Controlling Display of All Block Attributes in a Document

Extracting Data from Attributes

Converting block attributes to text

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

Removing Proxy Objects

Exploding Proxy Objects

Insert External Reference

Monitoring Changes in External References

Edit References

Add Objects to the Working Set

Remove Objects from the Working Set

Save External Reference Changes

Discard External Reference Changes

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

Underlays

Insert Underlay

Show Boundary

Show Clip

Show Clipping Borders

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

Map Underlays

Insert Map Underlay

Clip Map Underlay

Unload Map Underlay

Load Map Underlay

Hyperlinks

Add Hyperlinks

The “Existing File or Web Page” Tab

The “View of This Drawing” Tab

The “E-mail Address” Tab

Edit Hyperlinks

Working with raster images.

Insert Raster Image

Creating a New Raster Image.

Create New Image and Rasterize Objects

New Image from Selection

Save as Image

Save Screenshot to a File

Separate Raster Image

Embed Raster Image

Image settings

Displaying quality of raster images

Image Adjust

Quality of Raster Images

Transparency of Raster Images Background

Correcting Raster Image Geometry

Resizing a Raster Image

Changing Image Resolution

Cropping of Raster Images

Automatic crop

Auto crop by frame

Crop by Rectangle

Crop by clip

Mirroring

Rotation

Deskewing

Correction by Four Points

Calibration

Color Correction

Conversion to True Color, Grayscale and 256 Colors

Conversion to True Color (Full Color)

Conversion to Grayscale

Conversion to the Indexed Colors

Changing Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation

Correction by Histogram

Gamma Correction

Editing Color Palette (Color Classifier)

Filtering Color Raster Images

Blur

Adaptive Blur

Contour Sharpness

Median

Color Reducing

Binarization

Adaptive Binarization

Color Separation

Color Reduction

Monochrome Filtering

Removing “Speckle”

Filling “Holes”

Smoothing

Thinning

Thickening

Contour

Inversion

Selection of Data in Raster Images

Basic Raster Selection Modes

Quantitative Raster Selection Modes

Object Raster Selection Methods

Trace Selection Methods.

Fill Selection Methods

Setting Selection Options

Separation by Type and Size.

Rasterization

Merge

Merge a Copy (Rasterize)

Raster Drawing

Pixel drawing

Floodfilling

Editing Raster Text

Digitizing Raster Data (Vectorization)

Trace (Semi-Automatic Vectorization)

Configuring Trace

Trace Modes

Trace Methods

Trace with Automatic Detection of Object Type

Forced Trace

Trace Polyline

Automatic Vectorization (Raster to Vectors)

Conversion Options

Recognition tab

Options tab

Separate Tab

Trace Tab

Texts Tab

Train OCR

Execution of Drawings commands

The Filling and Hatch Commands

Hatch Dialog Box

Creating Hatch

Gradient Fill

Fast Hatch

Fast Gradient

Overriding Layer for New Hatches and Fills (HPLAYER)

Modify Hatched Areas

Shape

Boundary

Region

Solid

Wipeout

Revision Cloud

Work with Text

Text

Multiline Text

Background Mask

Editing Text

Justification of the Text Objects

Editing Text Objects

Editing Single Line Text

Editing Multiline Text

Alternative Editing of Text Objects

Arc Text

Text Styles

Creating a Text Style

Deleting a Text Style

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

“Field” Dialog Box

Fields Categories and Types.

Update Field

Edit Field

Convert Field to Text

Dimensioning

Some Features of nanoCAD’s Dimensioning

Set the Scale for Dimensions

Dimensioning with a Single Auto Command

Linear Dimensions

Aligned Dimension

Horizontal Dimension

Vertical Dimension

Setting linear dimensions with the Linear command

Setting linear dimensions by Auto command

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

Editing Dimensions in the Properties Bar

Editing Dimensions Using Grips

Editing a Dimension in the Edit Dimension Dialog

Oblique Dimension

Break and Restore Dimensions

Dimension Break

Dimension Restore

Breaking and Unbreaking a Dimension in the Command Line

Explode Dimensions

Dimension Styles

Modify a Dimension Style

The “Lines” Tab

The “Symbols and Arrows” Tab

The “Text” Tab

The “Fit” Tab

The “Primary Units” Tab

The “Alternate Units” Tab

The “Tolerances” Tab

Multileader

Creating a Multileader

Removing Leader Lines from the Multileader

Adding Leader Lines to the Multileader

Aligning Multileaders

Collecting Multileaders

Multileader Style Manager

Modifying Multileader Style.

Notes

Mechanical Note

Construction Note

Comb Leader Note

Section Note

Note for Multilayered Constructions

Node Note

Linear Aligned Note

Chain Note

Editing the Leaders

Detach Leader

Append Leader

Edit Leader

Tables

Work with Excel

Importing table from Excel

Exporting table to Excel

Editing a table in the Properties bar

Editing Tables on the Drawing

Interface of the Table Editor Dialog

Filling of adjacent cells with data

Cell colors

Basic Tools

Menu bar commands

Toolbar commands

Using gestures to quickly call commands

Table Templates

Saving a table template to the database

Selecting a table template from the database

Design of Rows and Columns.

Editing dimensions

Context buttons

Context menu of rows

Context menu of columns

Design of a cell

Context menu

Cell Properties Dialog

Snap to cell

Expression Builder Interface

Formula Templates

Snap to objects

Functions in the Expression Builder

Reports Creation

Creating a report

Report template

Report

Grouping and Merging Cells.

Insert Material

.dwg Tables

Inserting .dwg Tables

Table Styles .dwg

Modifying Table Style

Converting Tables

Converting .dwg Tables to nanoCAD Tables

Converting nanoCAD Tables to .dwg Tables

Getting Inquiry

Measuring Distance and Angles

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

Calculator

Notepad

Features of the Design Elements

Commands for Editing nanoCAD’s Objects

The "Edit" Command

The "Fedit" Command

The "In Place Edit" Command

Advanced Grips for Design Elements

Mechanical Note

Construction Note

Comb Leader Note

Section Note

Note for Multilayered Constructions

Node Note

Linear Aligned Note

Chain Note

Table

Special Symbols

Parameters Redefinition

Regenerate

Input Field Context Menu

Templates Command

Pick from Drawing Command

3D Modeling and Visualisation

Surfaces

Box

Cone

Sphere

Pyramid

Wedge

Torus

Dish

Dome

Mesh

3D Mesh

3D Face

3D Module

2D Constraints

Light Sources

Point Light

Target Point Light

Spotlight

Distant Light

Weblight

Free Web Light

Properties of the Sun

Coverings

Coverings Browser

Coverings Library

Coverings Editor

Texture Editor

Tool Palettes

Create a Tool Palette

Create a Tool Palette Group.

Create a Tool

Execute the Tool

Delete the Tool

Edit the Tool

Export Tool Palette

Import Tool Palette

Point Clouds

Import of Point Clouds

Import from Text Formats

Point Clouds Import Dialog Box

Export of Point Clouds

Point Cloud Project Manager.

Point Clouds Data Formats

LAS

LAZ

BIN (Terrasolid format)

PTX (Leica Cyclone Format)

E57

PTS

PCD

TXT

XYZ

XYB (Faro)

PLY

NPC (nanoCAD Point Cloud Storage Format)

RCS (ReCap Format)

RCP (Autodesk Native Format)

Extract from View

Create a New Cloud Based on Clipping

Point Clouds Coordinates Transformation

Transformation to Default Coordinates

Recalculation of Point Cloud Coordinates by EPSG

Point Clouds Display Settings

Display Settings

Point Cloud Display Style

Scan Color

Elevation

Intensity

Code

Echo number

Color

Source ID

Normal

Feature and Feature type

Deviation

Fractal dimension

Clips

Hiding the Point Cloud

Displaying a Point Cloud

Clip Point Clouds

Clip Point Clouds by 2 Points of Rectangle

Clip Point Clouds by 3 Points of Rectangle

Clip Point Clouds by Fence.

Clipping Clouds by Sphere

Clipping Clouds by Cylinder.

Clip Undo

Reset All Clips

Point Clouds Section

Point Clouds Unrestricted Section

Point Cloud Horizontal Section

Point Cloud Vertical Section

Clip Invert

Copying a Clip to the Selected View

Isolate Features

Hiding a Feature

Hiding All Features

Isolating a Feature

Isolating All Features

Showing All Features

Feature Isolation Reset

Information

Point Cloud Comparison Widget

Enabling the Point Cloud Comparison Widget

Disabling the Point Cloud Comparison Widget

Point Cloud Info

Statistics

Cloud Attributes

Geoinformation

Point Info

Determining the Radius

Determining the Diameter

Topoplan Module

Settings

New Topoplan

Deleting Topoplan Data

Project Location

Recalculation of Coordinates

Geocalculator

Creating a Coordinate System

Information About Coordinate Systems

Scales

Creating Geopoints

Geopoint Object

Geopoints in the Drawing Explorer

Marker and Label Styles of Geopoints

Geopoint Groups

User-Defined Properties of 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 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

Description Key Sets and Description Keys

Description Key Sets

Creating a Description Key Set

Deleting a Description Key Set

Modifying a Description Key Set

Description Keys

Creating a description key.

Code of a Description Key

Deleting a description key.

Modifying a Description Key.

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.

Flipping an Edge

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

Constructing Contours

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

Flat Texture Overlay

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

Map Underlay

Clip Map Underlay

Unload Map Underlay

Load Map Underlay

Importing Geo-linked Rasters

Import and Export

Importing Geopoints

Exporting Geopoints

Import from LandXML

Export to LandXML

Import from GIS

Export to GIS

Import of KML/KMZ files

Measurement Archive

Adding Measurement File

Import Measurements

Save to Measurement Archive.

Attach Geounderlay

Save as Geounderlay

The Component Layout and Plot Drawing

Model Space and Paper Space.

Work with Layouts

To Create a New Layout

To Create a Layout from a Template

Copy Layout

Copy Layout without Viewport

Save a Layout as a Template.

Delete Layout

Rename Layout

Layouts Manager

Managing Layouts from the Command Line

Export Layout to Model

Viewports

Create Layout Viewports

Rectangular Viewport

Create a rectangular viewport from the model space

Create a rectangular viewport from a layout

Polygonal Viewport

Create a polygonal viewport from the model space

Create a polygonal viewport from a layout

Viewport by Object

Edit Layout Viewports

Aligning Viewport Objects

Set Show Boundary for a Viewport

Change Space

Document Plot

Page Setup Manager

Page Setup

Plotter Settings

Internal Plotters

Internal DWFx Plotter, Internal DWF Plotter

Internal EMF Plotter

Internal PDF Plotter

Internal raster plotter

Saving Plotter Settings to PC3 File

Paper Formats

Modifying and Adding the Paper Formats

Editing the List of Paper Formats

Plot Preview

Plot Styles

Plot

Batch Plot

Features of the Batch Plot from the Model Space

EDS

Creating Internal EDS

Creating External EDS File.

Sheet Set

Create Sheet Set

Open Sheet Set

Sheet Set Manager Functional Bar

Set of Layouts

Set of Views

Mixed Type Set

Interface of the Sheet Set Manager

Sheet Set Tree Elements

Sheet Set Properties

Sheet Set Custom Properties.

Blocks in the Sheet Sets

Label Block for Views

Callout Blocks

Actions on Sheet Set And Its Elements

Sheet List Tab

Sheet Views Tab

Model Views Tab

Command Scripts and Extensions

Command Scripts (SCR)

Software Extensions

NRX and LISP File Loading

.NET Application Loading

JScript Loading

VBScript Loading

Loading Python-Script

NSF Files Loading

Work with LISP-Applications.

The ncad.lsp file

Script Editor (JS, VBS, LSP, DCL, SCR)

Options

Find and Replace in Scripts.

Find and Replace Bar

Regular Expressions

Bookmarks

Move to a Line by Number

Shortcuts

Creating Commands from Downloadable Applications and Command Scripts

Run nanoCAD from Command Line with Program Module

Index