nanoCAD Platform Help

Notepad

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The Notepad button is available in the Value picker dialog box and in the Table edit toolbar.

Notepad is used to enter temporarily used text (acronyms, symbols etc.). It is a universal tool for text input.

Notepad permits:

·         The saving of a set of expressions and their positional structure in a file;

·         Entering and placing of text expressions;

·         Entering and placing small tables;

·         Searching and editing of previously created notes.

There is a content tree in the left part of Notepad. The user can select partitions, pages and tables in the right part of the content view. There are control buttons in the top part:

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Buttons:

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Open from file:

Opens the Notepad file saved on the disk.

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Save to file:

Saves changes in the Notepad file.

These buttons control the structure of the Notepad:

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Add partition:

Adds partitions.

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Add page:

Adds page.

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Add table:

Adds table. When you run the command, the Create new table dialog appears. In the dialog, enter the table name and its size.

 

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Delete tree item:

Deletes the selected tree item.

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Edit page:

Switches on page and table editing mode.

This button is available if a page or table is selected in the tree.

When editing a page, the tree becomes unavailable and the edit toolbar buttons show in the right part of the dialog box:

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or the table:

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Select/Transfer selected text:

Transfers the selected text (table cells) into the edited table cell cursor position in technical requirements and technical characteristics.

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Search

Search for a text string in your notebook. To search for the required entries, enter the expression in the text field and click the CAD drawing Notepad 14 Search button.

Page editing tools:

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Add technical condition:

Adds technical condition.

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Delete technical condition:

Deletes technical condition.

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Superscript:

Turn on/off the input mode for upper index.

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Subscript:

Turn on/off the input mode for bottom index.

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Insert fraction:

Opens the Fraction dialog box to set the numerator and denominator of the fraction:

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The switch CAD drafting Notepad 21 controls the display of the fraction line.

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Insert tolerance:

Opens the Fit dialog box.

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Insert material:

Opens the Material dialog box.

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Calculator:

Opens the Calculator dialog box.

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Insert a special symbol

Opens a panel for selecting and inserting special characters.

Table editing tools:

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Insert row

Inserts row.

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Delete row

Deletes row.

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Insert column

Inserts column.

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Delete column

Deletes column.

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Rename column

Opens the Column properties dialog box, in which you can set the width and name of the selected column:

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Note

When you use the Notepad for the first time, it is recommended to save the new notepad in a separate file using the Save button.

The dialog box has a special search tool to search the text line. Right click on any partition or page of the partition and select the Find command from the context menu. The found links are placed in the Find result section.

To speed up the search procedure, you can view recently used expressions in the History section:

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You can create an unlimited number of sections and subsections, pages and tables in the Notepad:

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You can move the partitions, pages and tables in the structural tree by using drag and drop.

To rename the partitions, pages and tables, use the Rename command from the context menu.

When you want to close the dialog box, it offers to save the changes in the Notepad:

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