Terms/Commands | Definitions |
GRID | Provides a visual means of referenceing distance and controls the spcaing. |
SNAP | Snaps your crosshairs along an imaginary grid of dots and is useful when setting up your drawing. |
Ortho | Forces lines to be vertical or horizontal |
Undo | Allows you to reverse several commands and once, or set a mark to go back to. |
U command | Backs up one command only. |
Redo | Reverses the previous U or Undo command. |
XLINE | creates lines of infinite length through a given point |
RAY | creates lines from a specified point that extend infinitely in one direction. |
Coordinate Display | provides updated coordinate information on the location of your crosshairs. |
F6 | toggles the coordinate display on/off. |
F7 | Toggles the Grid on/off. |
F8 | Toggles Ortho on/off. |
F9 | Toggles the Snap on/off. |
TIME command | provides a timer to keep an accurate record of actual time spent on a drawing. |
Zoom Commands | Make the objects on the screen appear larger or smaller. |
Zoom Window | Allows the operator to place a box around a portion of the drawing and Zoom in on that area. |
Zoom Previous | Restores the last zoomed area on your drawing up to 10. |
PAN command | allows you to move around the zoomed area without changing the zoom value. |
Zoom Realtime | Using the pointing device, zooms interactively to a logical extent. |
Zoom All | Zooms to display yhe entire drawing, up to the limits. |
Zoom Extents | Maximizes the drawing in screen area. |
Named Views | Allows you to capture a view and restore it when needed. |
Transparent Zoom | One that takes place while another command is in progress. |
REGEN | The recalculation of each vector in the drawing. |
VIEWRES command | Allows you to set the view resolution for arcs and circles. |
Ariel View | A dialog box that shows the entire drawing while zoomed in on another area. |
Orthographic Projection | Process used to create views at right angles to a projection plane. |
Multiview drawing | Completely describes an object using 2 or more views. |