Introduction

1. Introduction The purpose of this presentation is to familiarize new users with the basic tools of Isodraw. We will start with orienting ourselves with the workspace environment. Please press ENTER when the following symbol appears during the presentation: Also, you can use the cursor arrows to go back and replay a particular portion of the presentation at any time. To advance to the next slide, either press ENTER or click on the action arrow that will appear in the lower right-hand corner. It is highly recommended to apply what you’ve learned right away in Isodraw. Stop the presentation at any time and resume it whenever you’re ready to continue. Let’s begin!

2. Styles Various line styles. Shadows Styles Various line styles. Shadows Pens Both the pen thickness and pen name can be defined by double-clicking the pen name. Pens Both the pen thickness and pen name can be defined by double-clicking the pen name. Grids The Grid window shows the background grids available for the current file (the default grids are isometric and plane view). Attribute Windows

3. Drawing Functions in Isodraw

4. Delete (Auto) When "Auto" has been selected, IsoDraw automatically deletes a part of the selected element provided that the element has common intersection points with other elements. The part you click on will be deleted up to the two nearest intersection points.The graphic shown will demonstrate this: First, select the ellipse where you want to delete The area that is highlighted in red will be deleted

5. F6 Then press F6 Intersection point Intersection point Delete (Auto) The finished result!

6. F5 Then press F5 Intersection point Delete Part If you choose "Select points", the arrow cursor changes to a delete cursor and you will see a number of points marked in various ways. These consist in part of deletion points which you can subsequently select from. The deletion points include all intersection points where the element intersects with other elements and the element points themselves. The point where you clicked the element - the selection point - is also still selected. This next graphic will demonstrate this: First, select once on the line where you want to delete The red square identifies the selection point. The circles indicate all the intersection points that are available to you for this function. The part you click on will be deleted up to the two intersection points that you now choose.

7. Delete Part If you choose "Select points", the arrow cursor changes to a delete cursor and you will see a number of points marked in various ways. These consist in part of deletion points which you can subsequently select from. The deletion points include all intersection points where the element intersects with other elements and the element points themselves. The point where you clicked the element - the selection point - is also still selected. This next graphic shown will demonstrate this:

8. Delete Part The lines between the two chosen selection points have been deleted.

9. F9 F9 Then press F9 Shift Press Shift + F9 Rotate to Line The Rotate to line function automatically rotates the major axis of an ellipse or polygon perpendicular to a line. First select both the line and the ellipse… The ellipse is now rotated with the line. The ellipse is now aligned with the line. Holding down the Shift key produces another variant of this function. The center of an ellipse or polygon will align itself perpendicular to a line. Select both the line and the ellipse as before…

10. This presentation was designed by Carleton Cumberbatch of TECHNICAL IMAGE INC.