C O N T E N T S

 

Chapter 1 Introduction

◊ About progeCAD and other CAD software

Using AutoCAD legacy drawings

◊ Using AutoCAD commands with progeCAD

◊ Comparing progeCAD and CAD to manual drafting

Drawing to scale • Using tools • Organizing information  • Drawing accurately  • Drawing efficiently   • Reusing CAD drawings and entities • Making changes • Working with other data and programs                               

◊ Using advanced CAD features

Using the progeCAD Explorer • Editing multiple documents simultaneously • Editing multiple entities • Using the Customize dialog box • Performing unlimited undo and redo

◊ Getting more information                                             

 

Chapter 2 Getting started                           

◊ System requirements                                                

◊ Installing progeCAD                                                

◊ Starting progeCAD                                                 

◊ Working in progeCAD:

Displaying commands on a shortcut menu • Displaying and hiding toolbars • Using the command bar • Using the status bar • Using prompt boxes

◊ Selecting commands:

Using commands • Starting commands using toolbars • Starting commands using menus • Starting commands • using the command bar • Repeating a command • Nesting a command • Modifying a command • Using the Prompt History window • Using mouse shortcuts • Using scripts

◊ Correcting mistakes

◊ Customizing progeCAD

◊ Getting online Help

◊ Saving your drawing

◊ Exiting progeCAD

 

Chapter 3 Working with drawings                  

◊ Creating a new drawing                                              

◊ Opening a drawing:                                                  

Opening an existing drawing • Opening damaged files                                            

◊ Setting up a drawing:

Setting the current layer  • Setting the current entity color • Setting the current linetype • Setting the linetype scale • Setting the current lineweight • Setting the current print style • Setting drawing units • Understanding scale factors • Setting the text height • Setting the drawing limits                                          

◊ Working with colors:

Using index colors • Using true colors • Using color books

◊ Setting and changing the grid and snap alignment:

Setting a reference grid • Setting snap spacing • Changing the snap and grid angle and base point • Using isometric snap and grid

◊ Using the Draw Orthogonal option                                     

Using entity snaps • Setting entity snaps • Nearest Snap tool • Endpoint Snap tool • Midpoint Snap tool • Center Snap tool • Perpendicular Snap tool • Tangent Snap tool • Quadrant Snap tool • Insertion Point Snap tool • Point Snap tool • Intersection Snap tool • Apparent Intersection Snap tool • Quick Snap command • Clear Entity Snaps tool                                            

◊ Using flyover snapping

◊ Etrack Snap tracking                                                

◊ Polar Snap tracking

◊ Saving your drawing:

Saving a drawing • Saving a drawing with a new name or file format • Saving a drawing with a password                                   

 

Chapter 4 Creating simple entities                  

◊ Drawing lines

◊ Drawing circles

◊ Drawing arcs                                                      

◊ Drawing ellipses                                                    

◊ Drawing elliptical arcs                                               

◊ Creating point entities:

Changing the size and appearance of point entities                      

◊ Drawing rays                                                      

◊ Drawing infinite lines                                               

◊ Creating freehand sketches:

Erasing freehand sketch lines • Setting the sketch method and accuracy                               

 

Chapter 5 Creating complex entities                

◊ Drawing rectangles                                                

◊ Drawing polygons:

Drawing polygons by side                                        

◊ Drawing polylines                                                 

◊ Drawing splines:

Specifying fit tolerance • Drawing a closed spline                                           

◊ Drawing donuts                                                   

◊ Creating planes                                                   

◊ Drawing wipeouts:

Drawing wipeouts using polygons and polylines • Turning wipeout frames on or off                                   

◊ Creating boundary polylines:

Using islands and island detection                                  

◊ Adding hatching:

Specifying a hatch pattern • Selecting entities for hatching • Selecting areas for hatching                                       

 

Chapter 6 Viewing your drawing

◊ Redrawing and regenerating a drawing                                 

◊ Moving around within a drawing:

Using scroll bars • Using the Pan command • Rotating the view in real time                                      

◊ Changing the magnification of your drawing:

Zooming in and out • Zooming methods • Displaying the previous view of a drawing • Zooming to a specific scale • Combining zooming and panning • Displaying the entire drawing                                      

◊ Displaying multiple views:

Working with multiple views of a single drawing • Opening a new window of the same drawing • Dividing the current window into multiple views • Saving window configurations • Working with multiple drawings                                   

◊ Controlling visual elements:

Turning Fill on and off • Turning Quick Text on and off • Turning highlighting on and off • Turning Blips on and off • Controlling the display of lineweights                                

 

Chapter 7 Working with coordinates

◊ Using Cartesian coordinates:

Understanding how coordinate systems work • Understanding how coordinates are displayed • Finding the coordinates of a point                                  

◊ Using two-dimensional coordinates:

Entering absolute Cartesian coordinates • Entering relative Cartesian coordinates • Entering polar coordinates                                        

◊ Using three-dimensional coordinates:

Using the righthand rule • Entering xyzcoordinates • Entering spherical coordinates • Entering cylindrical coordinates                                    

◊ Using xyz point filters                                              

Using point filters in two dimensions • Using point filters in three dimensions                               

◊ Defining user coordinate systems:

Defining a user coordinate system • Using a preset user coordinate system

 

Chapter 8 Working with the progeCAD Explorer      

◊ Using the progeCAD Explorer:

Copying settings • Deleting settings • Purging elements                                                

◊ Organizing information on layers:

Creating and naming layers • Setting the current layer • Controlling layer visibility • Locking and unlocking layers • Controlling layer printing • Setting the layer color • Setting a layers linetype • Setting a layers lineweight • Setting a layers print style                                        

◊ Working with linetypes:

Setting the current linetype • Loading additional linetypes • Creating and naming linetypes • Syntax for a complex linetype definition • Editing linetypes                                                

◊ Working with text fonts and styles:

Creating and naming text styles • Modifying text styles • Setting the current text style                                       

◊ Working with coordinate systems:

Defining and naming user coordinate systems • Setting the current user coordinate system                            

◊ Using named views:

Saving and naming views • Restoring named views • Changing named view properties                                   

◊ Working with blocks and external references:

Creating and naming blocks • Inserting a block • Inserting a drawing as a block • Attaching a drawing as an external reference • Saving a block as a separate drawing                                

◊ Working with dimension styles:

Creating and naming dimension styles                               

 

Chapter 9 Getting drawing information

◊ Specifying measurements and divisions:

Measuring intervals on entities • Dividing entities into segments                                     

◊ Calculating areas:

Calculating areas defined by points • Calculating areas of closed entities • Calculating combined areas                                        

◊ Calculating distances and angles                                      

◊ Displaying information about your drawing:

Displaying information about entities • Displaying the drawing status • Tracking time spent working on a drawing                           

 

Chapter 10 Modifying entities

◊ Selecting entities:

Displaying selected entities highlighted • Entityselection methods • Choosing the command first • Selecting entities first • Deselecting entities • Quick Select • Turning grips on and off • Editing with grips                                               

◊ Modifying the properties of entities:

Properties palette                                                

◊ Deleting entities                                                   

◊ Copying entities:

Copying entities within a drawing • Copying between drawings • Making parallel copies • Mirroring entities

◊ Arraying entities

◊ Rearranging entities:

Moving entities • Rotating entities • Reordering entities                                               

◊ Resizing entities:

Stretching entities • Scaling entities • Extending entities • Trimming entities • Editing the length of entities                                       

◊ Breaking and joining entities:

Breaking entities • Joining entities                                                 

◊ Grouping entities:

Creating groups • Modifying groups • Ungrouping entities                                              

◊ Editing polylines:

Opening and closing polylines • Curving and decurving polylines • Joining polylines • Changing the polyline width • Editing polyline vertices                                          

◊ Exploding entities                                                 

◊ Chamfering and filleting entities:

Chamfering entities • Filleting entities                                                

◊ Express:

Layer • Blocks • Text • Modify • Tools/Entity Data

 

Chapter 11 Working with text

◊ Creating line text

◊ Creating paragraph text                                             

◊ Working with text styles                                            

◊ Formatting text:

Setting the line text style • Setting the paragraph text style • Setting the line text alignment • Setting the paragraph text alignment • Including special text characters                                    

◊ Changing text                                                     

Changing line text • Changing paragraph text                                          

◊ Using an alternate text editor:

Selecting an alternate text editor • Creating paragraph text in an alternate text editor                      

◊ Working with text written in different languages:

Using Unicode characters • Specifying character sets for drawings                               

 

Chapter 12 Dimensioning your drawing

◊ Understanding dimensioning concepts                                 

◊ Creating dimensions:

Creating linear dimensions • Creating angular dimensions • Creating diametral and radial dimensions • Creating ordinate dimensions • Creating leaders and annotations • Dimensioning model space entities in paper space                      

◊ Editing dimensions:

Making dimensions oblique • Editing dimension text                                           

◊ Understanding dimension styles and variables:

Controlling dimension arrows • Controlling dimension format • Controlling line settings • Controlling dimension text • Controlling dimension units                                       

◊ Adding geometric tolerances:

Controlling dimension tolerance • Controlling alternate dimension units                                

 

Chapter 13 Working with blocks, attributes, and external references

◊ Working with blocks:

Creating blocks • Inserting blocks • Redefining blocks • Exploding blocks • In-place block edit                                               

◊ Working with attributes:

Defining attributes • Editing attribute definitions • Attaching attributes to blocks • Editing attributes attached to blocks • Extracting attribute information                                    

◊ Working with external references:

Attaching external references • Viewing the list of external references • Opening external references • Removing external references • Reloading external references • Changing the path for external references • Binding external references to drawings • Clipping external references                                       

 

Chapter 14 ALE

◊ Working with ALE:

BROWSE function • Browse • Favourites • Zoom Preview • Slide • Angle and Scale options                                          

◊ LIBRARIES function:

Create new library • Description and Category • Edit Libraries                                                   

 

Chapter 15 Printing drawings

◊ Getting started printing                                             

◊ Defining layouts for printing:

Understanding layouts • Understanding paper space and model space • Viewing drawings in paper space and model space • Displaying the Model and Layout tabs • Creating a new layout • Reusing layouts from other files                                    

• Managing layouts in a drawing • Working with layout viewports                                     

◊ Customizing print options:

Setting the paper size and paper and drawing orientation • Selecting a printer or plotter • Setting the scale and view                                         

• Choosing how lineweights print • Using print styles • Reusing print settings                                            

◊ Printing or plotting your drawing:

Previewing a drawing before printing • Printing a drawing

◊ Print a PDF or JPG file:

Creating a PDF or JPG File

◊ Print a Viewport with hidden lines or shaded mode                       

 

Chapter 16 Drawing in three dimensions

◊ Viewing entities in three dimensions:

Setting the viewing direction

◊ Creating three-dimensional entities:

Applying elevation and thickness • Creating three-dimensional faces • Creating rectangular meshes • Creating polyface meshes • Creating ruled surface meshes • Creating extruded surface meshes • Creating revolved surface meshes • Creating edge-defined Coons surface patch meshes

◊ Creating Surfaces:

Creating boxes • Creating wedges • Creating cones • Creating pyramids • Creating cylinders • Creating spheres • Creating dishes •Creating domes • Creating tori

◊ Creating Solids:

Creating Boxes • Creating Wedges • Creating Cones • Creating Tetrahedrones • Creating Pyramids • Creating Cylinders • Creating Spheres • Creating Dishs • Creating Domes • Creating Tori • Creating regions • Creating extruded solids • Creating revolved solids • Creating composite solids

◊ Editing in three dimensions:

Rotating in three dimensions • Arraying in three dimensions • Mirroring in three dimensions • Aligning in three dimensions • Editing three-dimensional solids • Chamfering and filleting solids • Sectioning and slicing solids

Modifying edges • Imprinting solids • Separating solids • Shelling solids • Cleaning solids • Checking solids

◊ Hiding, shading, and rendering:

Creating hidden-line images • Creating shaded images • Creating rendered images • Creating custom rendered images • Printing a rendered image

 

Chapter 17 Render

◊ Getting Started

◊ Render Command

◊ Full Render Command

◊ Materials Command:

Material Library • Material Mapping • Material Editor • Surface Pattern • Color Map • Surface Finish

◊ Background

◊ Light:

Ambient Light • Point Light • Distant Light

◊ Preferences:

Rendering Worksheet • Shadows Worksheet • Floor Worksheet • Site Settings • Render to File

 

Chapter 18 O2C Converter

◊ O2C Commands:

Convert to o2c • Material • Texture • Converter Settings

◊ About the O2C Technology

 

Chapter 19 Working with other programs

◊ Saving and viewing snapshots

◊ Using data from other programs in progeCAD drawings:

Embedding objects into drawings • Linking objects to drawings • Editing an embedded or linked object from within progeCAD • Importing files created in other formats • Convert PDF to DXF • Import RedLine from progeCAD Viewer Dwg

◊ Using progeCAD data in other programs:

Embedding drawings • Editing an embedded progeCAD object in place • Linking drawings • Dragging progeCAD drawings into other programs • Exporting drawings • Sending drawings through e-mail

◊ Using progeCAD with the Internet:

Add hyperlinks to a drawing • Publishing drawings to the Internet • Inserting drawings from a Web site • Accessing the progeCAD Web site during a drawing session

◊ Other programs

 

Chapter 20 Image

◊ Image overview

◊ Image commands:

Attaching images • Modifying images • Changing the display of images • Clipping images • Unloading and reloading images • Changing the path for images • Deleting images • Draw Order command • Correlate Command

 

Chapter 21 Customizing progeCAD

◊ Setting and changing options:

Changing the options on the General tab • Changing the options on the Paths/Files tab • Changing the options on the Display tab • Changing the options on the Crosshairs tab • Changing the options on the Profiles tab • Changing the options on the Printing tab • Changing the options on the Snapping tab

◊ Customizing menus:

Understanding menu compatibility • Creating new menus and commands • Setting the experience levels for menus • Saving menu files • Loading menu files • Creating custom shortcut menus

◊ Customizing toolbars:

Creating a new toolbar • Naming toolbars • Creating flyouts • Setting the experience levels for tools • Creating custom toolbar tools • Importing toolbars • Creating toolbars that you can share as files

◊ Customizing the keyboard:

Creating a keyboard shortcut • Saving keyboard shortcut files • Loading keyboard shortcut files

◊ Creating aliases:

Creating, redefining, and deleting aliases • Saving alias files • Loading alias files

◊ Customizing entities:

Working with audio notes • Using shape files

◊ Creating and replaying scripts

◊ Programming progeCAD:

Using LISP routines • Using ADS applications • Using DCL with progeCAD • Using VBA

◊ Using a digitizer tablet:

Configuring the tablet • Calibrating the tablet • Understanding transformation types • Customizing the tablet interface

 

 

Appendix

◊ Using enhanced AutoCAD commands in progeCAD

◊ Using additional selection sets

◊ Using additional progeCAD commands

◊ Recognizing subtle command differences

◊ Identifying unsupported commands

◊ Identifying what does not display

◊ Supporting AutoCAD customization

◊ Understanding menu compatibility

◊ Importing and exporting customization files

◊ Programming progeCAD:

Understanding AutoLISP compatibility

◊ progeCAD-AutoCAD list of terms

      XVII

Procedure

Chapter 1 Introduction (No procedures)

Chapter 2 Getting started

Installation on S.O. Microsoft and prior to Windows Vista • Installation on S.O. Microsoft Windows Vista • To choose which toolbars to display • To change the items that display on the status bar • To change the setting of an item on the status bar • To display or hide the status bar • To repeat the command you just used • To repeat commands you used previously • To display or close the Prompt History window • To view entries in the Prompt History window • To copy or paste text in the Prompt History window • To change the number of command lines to track

Chapter 3 Working with drawings

To create a new drawing based on a template • To open an existing drawing • To open a damaged file • To check a drawing file for errors • To set the current layer • To set the current entity color • To set the current linetype • To set the current individual linetype scale • To change the global linetype scale • To set the current lineweight • To set the current print style in a drawing that uses named print style tables • To set the linear drawing units • To set the angular drawing units • To set the text height • To set the drawing limits • To select an index color • To select a true color • To select a color book color • To create a color book • To modify a color book • To load a color book • To turn the grid on and set the grid spacing • To turn snap settings on and set snap spacing • To change the snap angle and base point • To turn the Isometric Snap And Grid option on • To enable orthogonal drawing • To change the size of the entity snap • target box • To set the Nearest Snap • To set the Endpoint Snap • To set the Midpoint Snap • To set the Center Snap • To set the Perpendicular Snap • To set the Tangent Snap • To set the Quadrant Snap • To set the Insertion Point Snap • To set the Point Snap • To set the Intersection Snap • To snap to an extended intersection point • To set the Apparent Intersection Snap • To snap to an extended apparent intersection point • To set the Quick Snap • To set Clear Entity Snaps • To set the Fly-over snapping option • To set On or Off Etrack tracking • To acquire a point • To set On or Off Polar Tracking • To set the polar pointing angles • To acquire a point with Polar • To save a drawing with a new name or file format • To save a drawing with a password

Chapter 4 Creating simple entities

To draw a line • To draw a line as a continuation from the end of an arc • To draw a circle by specifying its center and radius • To draw a circle tangent to existing entities • To convert an arc to a circle • To draw an arc by specifying three points • To draw an arc by specifying its start point, center point, and endpoint • To draw an arc by specifying two points and an included angle • To draw an arc tangent to an arc or line • To draw an ellipse by specifying the axis endpoints • To draw an elliptical arc by specifying the axis endpoints • To draw a point • To draw several points

To change the size and appearance of point entities • To draw a ray • To draw an infinite line • To draw an infinite line at a specified angle relative to another entity • To create a freehand sketch • To erase freehand sketch lines • To specify lines or polylines when sketching

Chapter 5 Creating complex entities

To draw a rectangle • To draw a square • To draw a polygon by vertex • To draw a polygon by side • To draw a polyline with straight segments • To draw a line segment followed by an arc polyline segment • To draw a spline • To add tangents to a spline • To specify the fit tolerance • To draw a closed spline • To draw a donut • To draw a donut tangent to existing entities • To draw a quadrilateral plane • To draw a rectangular plane • To draw a wipeout • To create a wipeout using an existing polygon or polyline • To turn wipeout frames on or off  • To draw a boundary polyline • To open the Boundary Hatch dialog box • To specify a predefined hatch pattern • To specify a user-defined hatch pattern • To use a predefined library pattern • To select entities for hatching • To select an area for hatching

Chapter 6 Viewing your drawing

To redraw (refresh) the current window display • To turn scroll bars on or off • To pan by specifying two points • To pan in real time • To pan using a mouse with a wheel • To pan using the arrow keys • To rotate the view in real time • To zoom in to an area using a window • To zoom in real time • To zoom using a mouse with a wheel • To zoom to a specific scale relative to the current display • To change the center of the current view • To create multiple views • To join two views • To name and save a window configuration • To restore a named window configuration • To turn Fill on or off • To turn Quick Text on and off • To turn highlighting on and off • To turn Blips on and off • To control the display of lineweights

Chapter 7 Working with coordinates

To find the coordinate of a point in the drawing • To define a UCS by specifying a new origin and points on the positive x- and y-axes • To select a preset UCS

Chapter 8 Working with the progeCAD Explorer

To display the progeCAD Explorer • To copy layers from one open drawing to another open drawing • To delete a layer and relocate its entities to another layer • To purge an element • To create a new layer • To change a layer name in the current drawing • To make a layer current • To set the current layer to that of an existing entity • To turn layers on or off  • To turn on XRef Layer Visibility • To freeze or thaw layers • To lock or unlock layers • To turn layer printing on or off • To change the layer color • To change the linetype assigned to one or more layers • To change the lineweight assigned to one or more layers • To change the print style assigned to one or more layers (only in a drawing that uses named print style tables) • To display the progeCAD Explorer Linetypes element ... • To make the linetype current

To load a new linetype from a linetype library • To create a new simple linetype • To create a new complex linetype • To change a linetype name • To change a linetype definition • To display the progeCAD Explorer Text Styles element • To create a new text style • To change a text style name in the current drawing • To modify a text style • To make the text style current • To display the Coordinate Systems element • To define new user coordinate systems in the progeCAD Explorer • To change a user coordinate system name in the current drawing • To set the current UCS from the progeCAD Explorer • To display Views in the progeCAD Explorer • To save the current view as a named view • To save a portion of the current view as a named view • To change a saved view name in the current drawing • To restore a named view using the View command • To restore a named view from the progeCAD Explorer • To change the view options • To display blocks in the progeCAD Explorer • To create a block • To change a block name in the current drawing • To insert a block • To insert a drawing as a block • To attach an external reference • To edit the path of an external reference • To save a block as a separate drawing file • To display the progeCAD Explorer Dimension Styles element • To create a dimension style • To change a dimension style name in the current drawing • To copy a dimension style from one drawing to another.

Chapter 9 Getting drawing information

To measure intervals along an entity and mark them using point entities • To measure intervals along an entity and mark them using blocks • To divide an entity into segments and mark them using point entities • To divide an entity into segments and mark them using blocks • To calculate the area defined by points you specify • To calculate the area of a closed entity • To add areas to calculate a combined area • To subtract areas when calculating a combined area • To calculate the distance between two points and their angle • To display information about an entity • To display the drawing status • To display the timer information

Chapter 10 Modifying entities

To turn the highlighting feature on or off • To create a Window-Inside • To create a Crossing Window • To select entities using Window Polygon • To select entities using Fence • To select entities using their properties • To remove an entity from the selection set • To remove all entities from the selection set • To create the selection set • Element Type • Properties • How to Apply • Append to Current Selection Set • To change grip settings • To modify the properties of entities • To modify the properties from Properties Palette • To delete a selection set • To copy a selection set once • To make multiple copies of a selection set • To cut entities to the Clipboard • To copy entities to the Clipboard • To paste entities from the Clipboard • To make a parallel copy by specifying the distance • To make a parallel copy passing through a point • To mirror entities • To create a polar array • To create a rectangular array • To move a selection set  • To move an entity using grips • To rotate a selection set • To rotate a selection set in reference to a base angle • To reorder entities • To stretch an entity • To stretch an entity using grips • To scale a selection set by a scale factor • To scale an entity using grips • To extend an entity • To extend an entity to an implied boundary • To extend several entities using the fence selection method • To trim an entity • To trim an entity to an implied boundary • To trim several entities using the fence selection method • To change the length of an entity by dragging • To break an entity • To select an entity and then specify the two break points • To join two entities • To create a group • To modify a group and its entities • To change the order of entities in a group • To ungroup entities • To convert an entity into a polyline • To close an open polyline • To fit a curve to a polyline • To join an arc, line, or polyline to an existing polyline • To apply a uniform width to an entire polyline • To taper a polyline uniformly along its length • To move a polyline vertex • To taper the width of an individual polyline segment • To explode an entity • To chamfer two entities using the distance-distance method • To chamfer two entities using the distance-angle method • To chamfer all vertices in a polyline • To chamfer selected vertices in a polyline • To fillet two entities • To fillet an entire polyline • To fillet selected vertices in a polyline • To set an entity layer as current • To set the current layer for the selected entities • To move some entities on another entity's layer • To move some entities on new layer • To set all layer to OFF except the selected entity layer • To freeze a selected entity layer • To freeze all layer of the selected entities • To lock a selected entity layer • To unlock a selected entity layer • To set all layers On • To set all layers Off • To thaw all layers • To freeze all layers • To unlock all layers • To lock all layers • To copy one or more entities on another layer • To copy one or more entities on a selected entity's layer • To save the layer settings status with name • To Renamed or Delete a layer status configuration with name • To change a layer configuration status with name • To export the saved layers settings • To import the layers settings • To restore the layers settings • To copy nested objects in a block • To trim some entities using the ones of a block as trim limit • To extend some entities considering the block objects as extension limit • To replace a block with another • To modify the request messages order for the attributes values • To remove attribute from a block definition and from all the block references • To update the existing block references with the changed attributes • To modify the attributes assigned to a block definition • To fit the text in relation to two points • To explode a text • To Convert Text to MText • To rotate a text • To enclose texts with object • To automatically numbering a text

To move, copy, rotate and scale objects with a single command • To change the elevation of the objects • To execute the multiple copy of objects • To execute extended offset • To create or edit entity data • To copy entity data • To move the entity data • To delete the entity data • To reassociate the data merged with an application with another application

Chapter 11 Working with text

To create text • To create paragraph text • To create a text style • To specify a line text style • To specify a paragraph text style • To specify the line text alignment • To edit text • To change text properties • To edit paragraph text • To change paragraph text properties • To select an alternate text editor • To use an alternate text editor • To manage how code pages are assigned to drawings

Chapter 12 Dimensioning your drawing

To create a horizontal or vertical dimension • To create an aligned dimension • To create a linear baseline dimension • To create a linear continued dimension • To dimension an angle encompassed by an arc • To dimension an angle between two lines • To create a diametral dimension • To create a radial dimension • To create an ordinate dimension

To create a leader and an annotation • To dimension model space entities in paper space • To make oblique extension lines • To rotate dimension text • To move dimension text • To restore dimension text to its home position • To replace existing dimension text with new text • To create a dimension style • To select a dimension style • To rename a dimension style • To delete a named dimension style • To display information about the current style • To choose an arrowhead • To format dimensions • To set the color for dimension lines • To align dimension text with the dimension line • To round off dimensions • To add a geometric tolerance • To create a tolerance dimension • To create an alternate dimension

Chapter 13 Working with blocks, attributes, and external references

To create a block for use within a current drawing • To save a block as a separate drawing file • To insert a block • To insert an entire drawing into the current drawing • To redefine a block in the current drawing • To explode a block • To modify a local block • To add objects to a block • To remove the object from a block • To delete the block local change • To define an attribute • To edit an attribute definition • To edit an attribute attached to a block • To create a template file • To extract attribute information • To attach an external reference • To view a list of external references • To open an external reference • To unload an external reference • To detach an external reference • To reload an external reference • To change the path for a single external reference • To change the search paths for all external references in the drawing • To bind an existing external reference to a drawing • To define a rectangular clipping boundary • To define a clipping boundary using a polyline • To turn clipping boundaries on and off • To delete a clipping boundary

Chapter 14 ALE (No procedures)

Chapter 15 Printing drawings

To start printing • To view a drawing in model space on the Model tab • To view a drawing in paper space on a Layout tab • To view a drawing in model space on a Layout tab • To turn the Model and Layout tabs display on or off • To create a new layout using the Layout1 or Layout2 tab • To create a new layout using a new Layout tab • To create a new layout from an existing file • To make a copy of a layout • To save a layout as a drawing template • To rename a layout • To delete a layout • To reorder the Layout tabs • To view a list of all layouts • To create layout viewports • To turn layout viewports on or off • To change the layout viewport scale • To change the scale of model space entities relative to paper space • To modify layout viewport properties • To modifying view mode in a layout viewport • To select the paper size and paper and drawing orientation • To print a drawing upside down • To select a printer or plotter • To automatically scale the drawing for printing • To specify the scale factor yourself • To specify a portion of the drawing to print • To specify the print area origin • To set lineweight options • To assign print style tables • To create new print style tables • To modify print style tables • To copy, rename, or delete print style tables • To change a drawing to use named print style tables • To change a drawing to use color-dependent print style tables • To convert a color-dependent print style table to a named print style table • To turn off print style tables • To save print settings in a PCP file • To assign a PCP file • To preview a drawing before printing • To print a drawing • To create a PDF or JPG File • To print a viewport with hidden lines or shaded mode

Chapter 16 Drawing in three dimensions

To set a new viewing direction • To dynamically set a view direction • To display a plan view of the current drawing • To set the current elevation • To set the current thickness • To set the current elevation and thickness using a dialog box • To change the thickness and elevation of an existing entity • To create a three-dimensional face • To create a rectangular mesh • To create a polyface mesh • To create a ruled surface mesh • To create an extruded surface mesh • To create a revolved surface mesh • To create an edge-defined Coons surface patch mesh • To create a box as a three-dimensional surface • To create a wedge as a three-dimensional surface • To create a cone as a three-dimensional surface • To create a tetrahedron • To create a pyramid with a planar top • To create a pyramid as a three-dimensional surface • To create a cylinder as a three-dimensional surface • To create a sphere as a three-dimensional surface • To create a dish as a three-dimensional surface • To create a dome as a three-dimensional surface • To create a torus as a three-dimensional surface • To create a box • To create a wedge • To create a cone • To create a tetrahedron • To create a pyramid • To create a pyramid with a planar top • To create a cylinder • To create a sphere • To create a dish • To create a dome • To create a torus • To create a region • To create an extruded solid • To create a revolved solid • To combine solids • To subtract solids • To intersect solids • To rotate an entity about an axis in three dimensions • To create a three-dimensional rectangular array • To create a three-dimensional polar array • To mirror an entity about a three-dimensional plane • To align an entity an entity with another • To chamfer a solid • To fillet a solid • To section an entity • To slice an entity • Modifying faces • To extrude a solid face • To move a solid face • To rotate a solid face • To offset a solid face • To taper a solid face • To delete a solid face • To copy a solid face • To color a face • To copy an edge • To color an edge • To imprint a solid object • To separate solids • To shell a solid • To clean a solid • To check a solid • To create a hidden-line image • To create a shaded image • To create a quickly rendered image • To create a fully rendered image • To apply materials, backgrounds, and lighting • To save a rendered image of your drawing

Chapter 17 Render

Agate Pattern • Bozo Pattern • Brick Pattern • Checker Pattern • Image Surface Pattern • Gradient Pattern • Granite Pattern • Grit Pattern • Marble Pattern • Onion Pattern • Solid Checker Pattern • Tile Pattern • Wood Pattern

Chapter 18 O2C Converter (No procedures)

Chapter 19 Working with other programs

To create a snapshot • To view a snapshot • To embed another program’s object into an progeCAD drawing • To embed an object from an existing file within progeCAD • To create a new embedded object from within progeCAD • To link a file to an progeCAD drawing • To create a linked object from within progeCAD • To edit an embedded or linked object • To import a DXF, DWF, or DWT file • To import an ACIS file • To convert a PDF file into DXF • To import the Red Line in a drawing • To create an progeCAD drawing in another document • To embed selected progeCAD entities • To embed an entire progeCAD drawing • To edit an embedded progeCAD object in place • To link an progeCAD file to another document • To drag and embed drawings into another document • To export a drawing to a DWG, DXF, BMP, EMF, WMF, or SVG file • To export a drawing to a 2D DWF file • To export a drawing to a 3D DWF file • To export an ACIS file • To include a drawing file in an e-mail message • To view an progeCAD file sent by e-mail • To create a hyperlink • To remove a hyperlink • To access a hyperlink • To insert a drawing from a Web site • To access the progeCAD Web site

Chapter 20 Image

To attach an image • To modify images • To change the display quality for all images • To turn image frames on or off for all images • To clip an image in the shape of a rectangle • To clip an image in the shape of a polygon • To turn clipping on or off for an image • To remove clipping from an image • To unload and reload an image • To change the path for an image • To delete an image • To reorder entities • To Create a Correlation

Chapter 21 Customizing progeCAD

To change the options on the General tab • To specify a user path • To change a default system file • To change the options on the Display tab • To change the options on the Crosshairs tab • To create a profile • To load a profile • To restore default settings using an unchanged Default profile • To restore default settings without using the Default profile • To rename a profile • To copy a profile • To delete a profile • To export a profile to a file • To open a profile from a file • To change the options on the Printing tab • To change the options on the Snapping tab • To display the Customize dialog box • To see how progeCAD reads AutoCAD menu source files • To create a new menu • To add a command to a menu • To rename a menu item • To delete a menu item • To set the experience levels for a command • To save the current menu to a file • To load a menu file • To create a custom shortcut menu • To use the custom shortcut menu • To display the Customize dialog box • To create a new toolbar • To add a tool to a toolbar • To delete a tool from a toolbar • To add space between tools on a toolbar • To rename a toolbar • To add a flyout to a toolbar • To set the experience levels for a tool • To add a custom tool to a toolbar • To import a menu file • To create a toolbar that you can share • To copy an existing toolbar • To open the toolbar file on another computer • To customize the keyboard • To create a keyboard shortcut • To redefine an existing keyboard shortcut • To delete an existing keyboard shortcut • To save the current keyboard shortcuts to a file • To load a keyboard shortcut file • To display the Customize dialog box • To create a new alias • To redefine an existing alias • To delete an existing alias • To save the current aliases to a file • To load an alias file • To record and attach an audio note to entities • To attach an audio note to entities using a .wav file • To select audio notes • To play audio notes • To delete audio notes • To load a shape file • To use a shape file • To record a script • To stop recording • To replay a script • To append to a script • To load a LISP routine • To run a LISP routine • For more information • To run a VBA macro • To edit a VBA macro • To configure the tablet for menu input • To turn tablet mode on or off • To calibrate your tablet for digitizing points