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Gracias por su interés en DataCAD 10. Como parte de nuestra dedicación a la mejora para entregar el mejor producto de Calidad para diseño CAD para la Arquitectura, esta es la última versión que incluye varias mejoras que nos han pedido.  These major new features will help you share drawing information with other Windows applications, work simultaneously with other designers, and save time. To get the most from DataCAD 10, please refer to the overview below. If you have any questions about DataCAD 10, contact our technical support staff at techsupport@datacad.com.
 
 

Gracias por apoyar a DATACAD,
 
 

Mark F. Madura
President/CEO
mark@datacad.com

Accese el Layer Manager desde el menú de Herramientas (Tools), presione [CTRL] + L, o selecione "Manage" desde el menú de Layers.

Click on column headings to sort layers accordingly. To make the new sort order permanent check the Save new layer order box. To make the new sort order temporary, leave the Save new layer order box unchecked.

Drag and Drop layers to change their order. Hold down the [CTRL] or [Shift] key while picking layers to select multiple layers at once.

Sorting layers will not adversely affect GoTo Views or Multi-Scale Plot details.

Right-click in the layer window to quickly access the Select All and Set As Active options.

Use the [Insert] and [Delete] keys to add or delete layers.

Select Revert to undo changes and restore the original list. You will lose all changes made since opening the Layer Manager or selecting Apply.

Layer names may be up to 88 characters in length. Only the first 8 characters are displayed in the standard layer menu, but a tool tip will show the full layer name when the cursor is passed over a button.

The display speed and the color of the tool tip is controlled by a setting in the Misc tab of the Program Preferences dialog.

You may view or download the new Layer Manger Technical Bulletin directly from the DATACAD web site.
 
 

Watch the Layer Manager Viewlet
 
 

[View] the Layer Manager Technical Bulletin

To access Font Settings, select Font Name from the Text menu.

Check the "Fill using current color" option to use the active layer color for TrueType fonts.

TrueType fonts may have different colors for outline and fill. To select a color for either, select Fill, Outline or Both. Uncheck the "Fill using current color" or "Outline using current color" check boxes, then click on the colored square to the left of the check boxes.

TrueType fonts can be converted to 3D for use as signage in architectural models. Convert TrueType fonts to 3D by selecting 3D Edit, Explode, ToPgons.

TrueType Fonts will display as DataCAD CHR fonts when opened in pre-DataCAD 10 versions.
 
 

Watch the TrueType Font Viewlet

Select Hatch, SPB-Fill, Settings to choose colors and patterns (SPB = Solid, Pattern, Bitmap).

To display solid, pattern, and bitmap fills in the drawing, first toggle Fill On and BMP On in the Display menu.

The Status Window indicates display setting as either “f” = off or “F” = on in SWOTHLUDFB.

The Outline boundary, pattern and fill may have different colors. The Preview window will show current selections.

Check the Solid Pattern Fill box. Checking the Entity box will cause the fill to display with the color of the polyline entity in the drawing. To change the color, click on the colored rectangle. Select a pattern for the fill with the Pattern option. Check the Pattern color box. Checking the Entity box will cause the pattern to display with the color of the polyline entity in the drawing. To change the color, click on the colored rectangle.

A bitmap image can also be used to fill an area. Check the Bitmap Fill box, then click on the file folder button to select the BMP or JPG image. Uncheck the Maintain Aspect box if you want to change the X/Y aspect of the original image. After selecting a fill or bitmap, click on OK. Pick an existing polyline area to be filled, or draw a new area with the Boundary option.

You can control whether solid fills and bitmaps print behind or in front of lines by using the Print first or Print last options in the Pen Table.
 
 

Watch the Solid, Pattern, and Bitmap Fills Viewlet

Select Insert, Bitmap to place a BMP or JPEG file in your drawing.

Select Outline to draw a visible polyline boundary around the inserted image.

Leave FixRatio selected to maintain the original X/Y ratio of the inserted image. Turn it off if you want to dynamically stretch the X or Y ratios while inserting the bitmap. The ratio of that image cannot be changed after insertion if FixRatio was turned on during insertion.

To display bitmaps in the drawing toggle BMP On in the Display menu.

The Status Window indicates display setting as either “b” = off or “B” = on in SWOTHLUDFB.

Use bitmap import to trace scanned drawings, to display site maps, or to show digital photos of existing building facades.

Use the new Calibrate options in the Enlarge menu to scale bitmaps to real-world size (see description below).

You can control whether bitmaps print behind or in front of lines by using the Print first or Print last options in the Pen Table.

Imported bitmaps are referenced, not inserted into the drawing file, and do not increase the drawing file size.
 
 

Watch the Importing and Calibrating Bitmaps Viewlet

Pick Cal Dist, then select the first and second points to define the current length of an entity, or the length of a known distance within a bitmap. DataCAD will show you the current distance at the bottom of the screen, to the right of the “Enter new distance:” prompt. The distance might be something like 1’-6 3/32”. Type in the distance that the two selected points should be in the real-world, like 120 (feet). DataCAD calculates an equal X/Y enlargement factor for you. Now select the entity or entities to be enlarged, as you normally would. Use the Cal X-Y, Cal X, and Cal Y options to enlarge entities independently or unequally in the X and Y directions.

Select Object Viewer from the View pull-down menu
 
 

Watch the o2c Player Viewlet
 
 

[CTRL] + Right-click on an entity and select o2c Settings to adjust color, opacity, and reflection settings.

Right-click inside the Object Viewer window and select Save Image to save a high quality rendered bitmap of the current view in the Object Viewer window.
 
 

Watch the o2c Color Map Quick Start Viewlet

Watch the o2c Color Map Overview Viewlet

Download a trial version of eZ meeting from the DATACAD web site.

Start an eZmeeting session by selecting eZmeeting from the View pull-down menu. You can then choose to view a 2D, 3D or Bitmap image.

eZmeeting will only appear as an option if it is installed on your computer.

Collaborate, review, and share drawings interactively online with consultants and clients. The above image shows the redlining feature.

    - Custom edge color and thickness
    - Custom overshoot setting
    - Bitmap background image
    - Color Mapping

Select Settings from the Shader menu and toggle on Cast Shadows. Check Cast Shadow under Light Settings.

Select Shadow from the Shader menu and select entities to receive shadows.

An entity that receives a shadow cannot cast a shadow.

Go to Shader, Settings for Edge and Overshoot options.
 
 

Watch the OpenGL Shader Viewlet

Select Curves, Polyline, to access the Polyline menu. Select Edit to access additional editing features.

While in the Polyline menu, use RectAngl or Closed to draw regular, closed polylines.

In the polyline Edit menu, polyline vertices, edges, and curves may be edited in place.

To create voids in polylines, first draw a ‘master’, closed polyline, then draw other closed polylines to later be defined as voids. For instance, a building elevation to be hatched might have a polyline created around its perimeter, then the windows and doors would have closed polylines drawn around them. To create and edit voids in a ‘master’ polyline, select Voids, “Select master polyline to process voids”. Use AddVoid to pick other polylines to become voids in the ‘master’ polyline.

To hatch a polyline with voids, go to the Hatch menu and pick the new polyline to be hatched.

Select Polyline, Covered to create a polyline with a closed top and bottom (for shading or rendering purposes).

3D Edit, Explode has ToPgons and ToSlab options to convert polylines to polygons.

To find the Area, Perimeter or Centroid of a polyline shape, select the Area/Per option in the Polyline, Edit menu.

Polylines support fillets and chamfers. Select Edit, then Fillets or Chamfer to edit the vertices of polylines.

Polylines can be filled with hatches, solid fills or bitmaps.

Use [CTRL] + Right-click while selecting an entity to access the Hyperlink menu.

Select Goto View, URL, or File to associate the selected entity with one of those objects. Use Add to add a new link, Delete to delete one, or Edit to edit an existing link.

Once an entity has been hyperlinked to a GoTo View, [Alt] + Left click on the entity to instantly recall the GoTo View.

To recall a hyperlinked file or internet URL, use [Ctrl] + Right-click on a hyperlinked entity, then pick the file or URL.

Select View, Hyperlinks from the View pull-down menu to display all the hyperlinks in drawing.

Select Palettes from the Tools pull-down menu.

Select any color, or use Edit to create a custom color.

The 15 colors across the top row are the standard 15 DataCAD colors. Clicking on a color will display the color below, along with its color name.

Select SaveAs from the Color Palette dialog to save custom color palettes.

This dialog will also appear when you pick Custom from any other Color menu, like the Layers, Color menu.

The DXF/DWG Import Dialogs now have local settings for Move drawing to origin, and Use color table.

DXF/DWG Export Dialogs now have local settings for Translate custom lines to continuous, use color table, Explode 3D entities to 3D Faces, and Export XREFs.

        - Solid fills
        - TrueType Fonts
        - MText (paragraphed text)
        - Polylines and polylines with voids
        - Complex hatch patters such as StoneCAD
        - Long layer names

Select Goto View, URL, or File to associate the selected entity with one of those objects. Use Add to add a new link, Delete to delete one, or Edit to edit an existing link.

Use the following hotkeys to access the walk-through commands.

[PgUp] - Walk Backward
[PgDn] - Walk Forward
MouseWheel - Walk Forward/Backward

[Up Arrow] - Walk Forward
[Dn Arrow] - Walk Backward
[Right Arrow] - Step Right
[Left Arrow] - Step Left

[SHIFT] + [Up Arrow] - Look Up
[SHIFT] + [Dn Arrow] - Look Down
[SHIFT] + [Right Arrow] - Turn Right
[SHIFT] + [Left Arrow] - Turn Left
 
 

Use the walk-through hotkeys in any perspective view.

A new WalkThru, Options menu allows you to customize the way you navigate.

When FixFocal is toggled on you will always look at the same point in your model while navigating.

When FixFocal is toggled off your focal point will move the same distance as your eye point while navigating.

When FixFocal and FixDist are toggled on you will navigate spherically around a fixed focal point while navigating.

It is not possible to turn off FixFocal and FixDist at the same time.

Turning PanView on disables the walk through controls so you can pan and zoom your perspective view as if it were a two-dimensional drawing.

[View] Batch Plot Scripting Technical Bulletin