Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

...

Draw Line

Draw Line draws a line.

Image RemovedImage Added

Left-click sets the point under the cursor.

Right-click snaps to the nearest point.

Hold down the CTRL key to draw only horizontal and vertical lines.

Image RemovedImage Added

Draw Arc

Draw Arc draws a three-point arc, which has a start, middle, and end point.

Image RemovedImage Added

Left-click sets the point under the cursor.

Right-click snaps to the nearest point.

Image RemovedImage Added

Draw Oval

Draw Oval draws an oval.

Image RemovedImage Added

Left-click sets the point under the cursor.

Right-click snaps to the nearest point.

Hold down the CTRL key to draw a circle.

Example below shows an oval and a circle.

Image RemovedImage Added

Move Point

Move Point moves a point of an entity (i.e., center point of an arc).

Image RemovedImage Added

Move the midpoint of a line to turn it into a curve.

Right-click snaps to nearest point.

Circles and ovals need to be exploded before their points can be moved.

Hold down the CTRL key moves a point only vertically or horizontally.

Example shows the midpoint of the right side of the rectangle has been moved outward, creating a curve.

Image RemovedImage Added

Copy Object

Copy Object makes an identical copy of an object.

Image RemovedImage Added

Right-click snaps to the nearest point when grabbing and releasing an object.

Hold the Shift key to move an object rather than copy it.

Hold the CTRL key to copy/move the object only horizontally or vertically.

Image RemovedImage RemovedImage AddedImage Added

Move Object

Copy Object will move an object if the Shift key is held down.

Image RemovedImage Added

Select the Copy function and select the object.

Hold down the Shift key to move it rather than copying it.
Right-click snaps to the nearest point when grabbing and releasing an object.
Hold the CTRL key to copy/move the object only horizontally or vertically.

Select Copy Object with Shift key to move an object.

Image RemovedImage RemovedImage AddedImage Added

Mirror Object

Mirror Object creates a mirror copy of an original object along an axis.

Image RemovedImage Added

Any existing line in the design can be used as the axis.

Or use Draw Line or Offset Circuit to create an object to use as an axis where one is needed.

Hold the Shift key to perform a mirror move rather than a mirror copy.

The object below was mirrored using the left line for the axis.

After using Explode Circuit, the middle lines were Deleted (one line per object).

Select Edit > Mirror All to flip the entire design.

Image AddedImage AddedImage Added

Delete Object

Delete Object deletes the selected object.

Image Added

Select Delete Object then click on the object to be deleted.

Object is deleted.

NOTE: The rectangle displayed here had been exploded. Only one line was deleted rather than the entire rectangle.

Image AddedImage Added

Load Image

Load Image loads an image into the background that the user can draw over, such as a logo.

Image Added

The image is loaded into the background.

Image Added

Opacity

Opacity determines the opacity of the image loaded into the background to make the drawing lines easier to see.

Move the scroll bar to the left to make the image dimmer.

Move the scroll bar to the right to make the image brighter.

Width

Width is the width of the loaded image.

Enter the desired width of the image.

The height adjusts automatically.

Hint: To design a CutArt with a reveal distance around an original size, draw it true to size then use the Offset feature for the reveal.

Height

Height is the height of the loaded image.
Enter the desired height of the image.

The width adjusts automatically.
Hint: To design .

Image RemovedImage RemovedImage Removed

a CutArt with a reveal distance around an original size, draw it true to size then use the Offset feature for the reveal.

Image Added