nanoCAD Platform Help

Status Bar

CAD drafting Status Bar 0 Ribbon: ManageCustomizationCAD software Status Bar 1 Status Bar

CAD drawing Status Bar 2 Menu: ViewCAD drafting Status Bar 3 Status Bar

CAD software Status Bar 4 Hotkeys: ALT+S

CAD drawing Status Bar 5 Command line: SHOWSTATUSBAR

There are interface elements in the status bar:

Current coordinates of the cursor:

Status bar element

Description

CAD drafting Status Bar 6

CAD software Status Bar 7

Display field for the current cursor coordinates. Cursor coordinates display modes:

·         dynamic display of cursor absolute coordinates in the Cartesian coordinate system when the cursor is moving,

·         display of relative distance in polar coordinates (distance<angle) when the cursor is moving. Switching to the relative distance mode is made automatically when specifying two or more points is required.

CAD drawing Status Bar 8

Button to toggle snap mode (F9).

CAD drafting Status Bar 9

Button to toggle grid mode (F7, CTRL+G).

CAD software Status Bar 10

Button to toggle object snap mode (F3).

CAD drawing Status Bar 11

Button to toggle 3D snap mode (F4).

CAD drafting Status Bar 12

Button to toggle object tracking mode (F11).

CAD software Status Bar 13

Button to toggle polar tracking mode (F10).

CAD drawing Status Bar 14

Button to toggle ortho mode (F8).

CAD drafting Status Bar 15

Button to toggle dynamic input mode (F12).

CAD software Status Bar 16

Button to toggle the mode for building rectangular isometric projections.

CAD drawing Status Bar 17

Button to toggle line width showing.

CAD drafting Status Bar 18

Button to toggle the hatches showing.

CAD software Status Bar 19CAD drawing Status Bar 20

Multi-function button to switch between model space and paper space:

·         when working in model space, switches to the space of the last active layout.

·         when working in paper space, switches to model space of the viewport.

CAD drafting Status Bar 21 CAD software Status Bar 22 CAD drawing Status Bar 23 CAD drafting Status Bar 24

Button to lock the scale of the selected viewport in paper space.

Viewport lock is used to keep the previously set viewport scale unchanged (so that zooming inside the viewport does not affect the viewport scale).

The button can be in four states:

·         CAD software Status Bar 25 No viewports selected.

·         CAD drawing Status Bar 26 The scale of the selected viewport is available for changing (unlocked).

·         CAD drafting Status Bar 27 The scale of the selected viewport is not available for change (locked).

·         CAD software Status Bar 28 Several viewports with different locking parameters are selected in paper space.

CAD drawing Status Bar 29

Sets the scale for the selected viewport in paper space. Not available when the viewport is locked CAD drafting Status Bar 30.

CAD software Status Bar 31

Button to control the preview state of drawing objects in a selection set.

CAD drawing Status Bar 32 

Controls visibility of objects by isolating or hiding a selection set.

CAD drafting Status Bar 33

Enables/disables selection for objects on locked layers.

CAD software Status Bar 34

Button to display the Select Objects dialog.

CAD drawing Status Bar 35

Button to display the floating Quick Properties mini bar.

CAD drafting Status Bar 36

Dynamic UCS.

CAD software Status Bar 37

Button to set symbol scale and measurement scale of an objects.

CAD drawing Status Bar 38

Pan.

CAD drafting Status Bar 39

Zoom.

CAD software Status Bar 40

Zoom All.

CAD drawing Status Bar 41

Zoom Window.

CAD drafting Status Bar 42

3D Orbit.

CAD software Status Bar 43

Button to start drawing regeneration.

CAD drawing Status Bar 44 CAD drafting Status Bar 45

Button to lock/unlock interface elements to prevent accidental movement:

·         Docked toolbars;

·         Floating toolbars;

·         Docked windows;

·         Floating windows;

·         All locked;

·         All unlocked.

For temporary unlocking – press and hold the Ctrl key.

CAD software Status Bar 46

Button to indicate the presence of external reference in a drawing.

When rolling over the button, a pop-up window appears on the absence or presence of external references.

The button’s context menu contains the commands:

          External references – opening the function bar;

          Refresh external references.

CAD drawing Status Bar 47

CAD standards: configuring standards, checking drawings for standards violations, notification of standards violation.

CAD drafting Status Bar 48

Button to switch on/off full screen mode (CLEANSCREEN, FULLSCREEN command).

Managing Elements of the Status Bar

Use the Status Bar Configuration menu to set elements of the Status bar:

 CAD software Status Bar 49 CAD drawing Status Bar 50

To open the context menu:

1.      Right button click on the Status bar.

2.      Select/deselect the required elements in the context menu.