I've tried adding 7 . It seems to work. Thanks.
Clem
On Nov 23, 2004, at 7:49 PM, Michael Eifert wrote:
> I have been annoyed with the page numbers in the index too. I have
> found if you add 7 to what is indicated in the index of the users
> guide you should end up on the page you want.
>
> You can find some layer info on pages 13, and 62-64.
>
> On Nov 23, 2004, at 10:51 AM, Clem Jensen wrote:
>
>> Thanks again for your help.
>> I would really like to use this program but it can be very
>> frustrating at times. Sometimes I give up and just go over to the
>> drawing board and finish it up.
>> Am I doing something wrong? When I go to the index to find a subject
>> the page numbers do not reflect the actual location.
>> On another point I can't find anything on " Layers "
>> I am not giving up but some days I just go and do something else.
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Clem
>>
>> On Nov 23, 2004, at 1:42 AM, Rowland Carson wrote:
>>
>>> At 2004-11-22 15:29 -0600 Clem Jensen wrote:
>>>
>>> > Does that mean that I can not pull a line and watch the box for
>>> the length
>>>
>>> Clem - CADintosh does not work like MacDraw or the other
>>> "traditional" Mac drawing applications. I found I had to learn a new
>>> way of working that seemed rather awkward at first, but is now much
>>> easier with practice. You cannot (as far as I know) click and drag
>>> to
>>> draw a line, for instance. To draw a straight line, you specify the
>>> start and end points, in a much more precise way than you could by
>>> just clicking on a spot and dragging to another spot.
>>>
>>> It may be that CADintosh is not the application best suited for your
>>> needs. If you don't require precision in drawing, then perhaps
>>> OmniGraffle (bundled with new Macs) may suit you better.
>>>
>>> >If the box says 4 inches it might be most anything
>>>
>>> If the box says (f'rinstance) x:4" y:0", then that is where your
>>> cursor is now. It does not relate to any of the objects you have
>>> drawn. If you choose the simplest straight line tool (top left on
>>> the
>>> tool palette, line point-to-point) and set the selection mode to
>>> "Freehand/Snap to grid" (use the tab key to rotate through the icons
>>> on the right-hand end of the controls at the bottom of the drawing)
>>> then you can set the start and finish points of your line freehand.
>>> If you move the cursor until the position box shows x:0" y:0" and
>>> click, a small blue cross appears where you clicked. Move the cursor
>>> until the position box shows x:4" y:0" and click gain. The line
>>> appears. If you want to check the exact position and length of the
>>> line, use the measurement tool, that looks like a vernier caliper.
>>> You find it as the bottom-right item on the pop-up menu of the
>>> attributes icon (4th from the top on the right-hand side) on the
>>> tool
>>> palette. When you choose that tool and click on the line you've
>>> drawn, it may not be exactly the length you wanted, or at the exact
>>> position (particularly if you have chosen "grid on" from the options
>>> menu).
>>>
>>> I find it's better to enter object dimensions from the keyboard, at
>>> least in the early stages of a drawing. So in the example above, you
>>> would key
>>>
>>> 0,0
>>> 4,0
>>>
>>> to get a line exactly where you wanted it. As your drawing builds
>>> up,
>>> it becomes easier to use existing objects to define the position of
>>> new objects, and it's useful to switch the selection mode to
>>> "Intersect" or "Middle/End" (or the new automatic mode in the latest
>>> betas). Thus a new line (or other object) can start precisely at the
>>> intersection of 2 existing objects, or at the middle or end of one.
>>> Sometimes you have to use a bit of lateral thinking to get what you
>>> want, and often it's useful to create construction lines (just like
>>> on a real drawing board) which can be erased once they have served
>>> their purpose.
>>>
>>> Hope this helps - please get back if I haven't understood your
>>> question.
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
>>> Rowland
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