5.4 Line with direction constructions

With the interactive tool Line 10, the user can create a line object with specific direction. The direction construction ensues via its own sub-menu, which automatically appears for other construction purposes, also, similar to the point construction sub-menu. The direction construction sub-menu is required for the following operations for example:

• construction of a line, to be adjusted parallel to another line,

• construction of curves and

• adjustment of symbols

5.5 Circle arcs

cp + p - circle arc out of centre point and periphery point

• click the line cp+p

• construct the centre point for the circle

• construct a periphery point

cp + r - circle arc out of centre point and radius

• enter radius for the circle in the line r=50.0

• construct centre point for circle

• click direction in which the circle arc is to be constructed

5.6 Rectangles

p+w+h - rectangle out of width and height

• enter the width of the rectangle in the line w= 100.0

⇒ enter the height of the rectangle in the line h= 50.0

• click the line p+w+h

• construct the starting point

Reference:

©Friedrich: Grafis – Textbook Part 1, Edition 2008, Chapter 6, 2-21p.p.

Self assessment questions

1. What are the variations of building a point in Grafis?

2. What are the variants of drawing a line in Grafis?

3. How to draw a line with direction constructions?

4. How to draw circle lines?

5. How to draw rectangles?

Reference:

©Friedrich: Grafis – Textbook Part 1, Edition 2008, Chapter 5, 2-14p.p.

Lecture 6

Measurements and annotation.

6.1The measure menu

6.2 Finished measurements

6.3 Set and edit text

6.4 Set symbols

6.5 Attributes

6.6 Hatching

6.1The measure menu

The measure menu is offered as a constant tool in a number of functions, e.g. p+l+c+r, link, raster and lengthen. It is used for temporary measuring during pattern development. increments opens the sub-menu for measuring increments in a graded nest.

Step-by-step guide

• Start measure from the Extras

pull-down menu or from the menu of a record function

• Activate click or construct

• possibly: set new co-ordinate origin with set new coordsystem (relevant for points, only)

• Click what is to be measured (point, line, distance,...)

Click the objects in the construction

6 .2 Finished measurements

fin.measure is a record function for calculation of areas and perimeters, line lengths and distances. As opposed to the measure function the function fin.measure is recorded. Measurements are automatically calculated for all graded sizes and the results are saved in Finished Measurement Tables. These are required for specification sheets, finished measurement charts and other documentation.

• fin.measure

• Activate the type of measure-ment: area, length or distance

• set the measurement with the sub-menu point construction

• for distance: Adjust horizontal, vertical, direct or x/y coord

• Position the measurement with drag

• Adjust the text size and enter a name for the measurement with the text editor

• Adjust the display options

• possibly: retake or delete measurement

• Quit with .

All measurements are given a consecutive measure number M1, M2, M3,... .