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The Line sub-palette creates various types of lines. Lines may be created based on selections. 1. Two points 2. Point Angle 3. Angle & Tangent Circle 4. Parallel 5. Perpendicular 6. Axis 7. Mouse Line 8. Return button Two Points Creates a line through two points. The points may already …

Most connections are made automatically by the software. If the Point button is chosen on the Geometry Creation palette and two features on the screen are selected, the software will automatically create a connector at the intersection or tangency of the two features. If a connection cannot be made automatically, …

The free-form CAD tools included in the system are very powerful and easy to use. Creating points and features is as easy as clicking on buttons and entering values. Likewise, connecting features to form shapes that can be machined simply involves selecting the intersecting features and clicking on a button. …

How do I eliminate empty spaces in a list? Using a Shift+double-click on the empty space will clear the space. Shift+double-clicking on a tile number will insert a space. � My entire screen just went black and I can’t see any geometry. What happened and how do I fix this? …

The Process List, Operations List and Machining palette must be open to create operations. These are opened by clicking on the Machining button in the Top Level palette. Additionally, there must be a model of the part to be machined. This may be either geometry or solids. Lastly, there must …

Depressing the Tool List button in the Top Level palette will bring up the Tool List. The Tool List can hold up to 999 tools in a part file. Double-clicking on a tile will bring up a Tool Creation dialog. This dialog is used to create and modify tools. Once …

Workgroups are separate layers used to separate different groups of geometry, including custom stock. This can be of great help in keeping the Workspace uncluttered. While the geometry for more than one workgroup may be viewed, only the geometry in the current workgroup may be modified. All geometry created will …

Default settings and prepared tool lists may be automatically applied when creating a new part. This includes information such as tools, processes, operations, geometry and custom stock. This capability works for Machine Types and MDD’s. To enable Defaults for machine types or MDD’s create a new part with the desired …

The Trash is a graphical method for deleting on-screen objects such as tiles in a list, geometry or solids. There are two ways to use the Trash. The first method is to click the Trash button which will delete any active and selected item. Multiple elements may be selected, such …

The Task Bar is only available in Level 2 interface. It is located along the top of the drawing window below the Main Menu. The Task Bar contains a series of buttons which affect the drawing and selection of items in the drawing window. 1. Geometry 2. Dimensions 3. Show …