CADVANCE News
July 2002
Issue 07:12
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For all the latest
Info - www.cadvance.com
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CADVANCE
2002 now shipping!
Just
a reminder, if you haven't already placed your order for v2002 then
now is the time to do so. Read "What's New" since
v2000 and see how the new features can benefit you and increase your
productivity!
Please
note: CADVANCE 2002 is compatible with v2000, but is not
downward compatible with any version below that.
Highlights
of the updated Feature List:
- Reference
file with scanned OLE2 embedded bit map data – In addition to
the File/Open command, OLE2 embedded bitmap data is an added
feature to display scanned image data in a reference file.
Ex. - your company logo as an OLE2 embedded scanned image
will be displayed in the reference file when attached to the
active drawing.
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Ortho Move
– Move, Copy and Move Vertex functions operate in accordance to
the specified “line angle”.
Angle 0 means free hand.
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Query
Object – Show the type of OLE2 Auxiliary object.
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Euro
symbol (€) added to all fonts, accessed by using the number pad
on the right of a US keyboard, press ALT + 0128.
On a European keyboard, press ALTGr + E.
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Isometric
Line - Draws line segments
with fixed angles that create an Isometric Layout.
The angles are 30,90,150,210,270, & 330
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New
search - searches objects by many filters. It finds objects
within groups
or symbols by layer, kind and object types.
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Edit
Symbol/Group - edits objects within symbol or group. It
allows you to edit objects within a symbol or group, and reflects
the changes to other instances of the same symbol in the drawing.
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Key
map - jumps to a specified drawing.
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When
a key map symbol is created, the “linked” drawing name has
to be specified and the name is attached to the key map
symbol.
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Double
clicking the key map symbol will load a drawing specified in
the key map symbol.
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Virtual
Tablet - acts like a digitizer tablet. Originally
sold as a stand-alone tool, it is now included with CADVANCE 2002.
- DWG/DXF
2D and 3D imports are improved to allow import of both at the same
time.
- Improved
Layer Setup Dialog Functionality - Layers can be sorted by Name or
Data, or layer rows can be moved around in any way while in Layer
Setup.
- All
"Utility / Query" queries (except Query/Object) have
been given dialogs that offer text that can be copied to the
clipboard. These text items are numeric type values.
- Dimension
setup has been divided into several sections for easier
understanding and operation, and allows easier settings according
to your needs.
- Text
attributes has been enhanced to manage multiple entries with one
dialog box rather than many dialog boxes popping up per entry.
- Multiple
object selection by “window with a right mouse button”.
A pop-up menu will be displayed for editing.
- Multi-line
CAD Text editing - When
text strings are selected by “window with a right mouse
button”, a pop-up edit menu is displayed. Selecting ‘Edit
Word” will show the whole string in a CAD text edit dialog box
for editing.
- Customizable
Auto Snap - Object
type(s) for auto snap is selectable.
- DWG
symbol to CADVANCE symbol translator - All DWG symbols in one
directory are converted to CADVANCE symbols.
- Set
default properties - When an object is selected, the drawing
properties are set to the object. Thus the following operation
allows the user to create new objects with the same properties as
the selected object.
- Layer
setup dialog box and File reference setup dialog box are now
re-sizable.
- Utility/Query/Size
shows a diameter for circle and arc.
- Draw/Fillet
and Draw/Chamfer inherit properties of the first object selected.
- Improved
translation from VWF to DWG including:
- Corrected
symbol problem in translation of primitive elements
- Improved
translation where DWG needs less Audit
- Plus
more!
Contact
us for more information or to receive a free demo CD!
sales@fitinc.com or (800)
931-3171 x14
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FAQ's
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- Q: When
I open an AutoCAD file, CADVANCE always gives me a Recommended
Smallest Unit, different than the Smallest Unit I normally use.
Can I type in a new Smallest Unit?
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- A: Yes.
If the value is a fraction and you use 1/1024, you can change the
Smallest Unit to 1/1024 in the 'Options' Box when you open the DWG
file. If the Recommended Smallest Unit is displayed in decimal,
you can use 0.0009765625 which is equal to 1/1024. We recommend
you type in the same value you use when creating a new drawing.
The default value for CADVANCE is 1/1024 and for AETools users it is
1/8000.
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- Q: Are the newer
HP Printer/Plotter Drivers compatible with CADVANCE? What about
the Xerox 8830 Engineering Plotter drivers?
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- A: We have received
reports that the newer HP drivers (v5.0, 5.01 and 5.21) are not
compatible with CADVANCE. We recommend using a driver version
4.61 or earlier. HP 4.0 drivers are downloadable from our web
site on the Downloads page.
If you are using a Xerox 8830 Engineering
Plotter, do not use the latest Xerox driver. You can find older
drivers (for Windows 98/ME) at either of these links:
http://4.33.137.143/Drivers/
or http://www.masterg.com/download-drivers.html
The Xerox drivers on
these links work with all
versions of CADVANCE 6.0 and higher.
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- Q: How do I
generate a PDF file from CADVANCE?
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- A: You need a PDF
driver for a PDF printer. Do not use the Acrobat Distiller
driver, use the Acrobat PDF Writer. Load your drawing and do
File/Print, and select the PDF driver to print to a PDF file. Do
not check the "Print to file" box.
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Have a
Question? Send it to us at support@fitinc.com
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