Autodesk AUTOSKETCH 8, User Manual

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You can change the location of the property bar by clicking and dragging it.
The property bar can also be docked alongside another toolbar. To dock the
property bar, simply click the left edge of the bar and drag it alongside
another toolbar.
You can specify whether the property bar is hidden or displayed by right-
clicking any bar, and clicking Property on the pop-up menu. If Property is
checked, it is displayed. If it is unchecked, it is hidden from view. The same
is true for all bars listed on the pop-up menu.
Edit Bar
The controls on the edit bar allow you to edit the geometric properties of
most entities. The controls change depending on your current activity, selec-
tion set, grid, and so on. When you select a single entity or when you draw
an entity, the edit bar displays controls based on the entity type. When you
click buttons for Transform and Trim operations, the edit bar displays corre-
sponding controls.
The various text boxes on the edit bar display information such as coordi-
nates, angles, line widths, bulge factors and other information appropriate to
the entity that is selected. You can change any of these values by clicking in
the appropriate text box to place an insertion point, then entering the new
value on the keyboard, and pressing ENTER. If you want to change more than
one value, use TAB to move the insertion point to the next text box to the
right.
You can change the location of the edit bar by clicking on its left edge and
dragging it. The edit bar can also be docked alongside another bar by simply
dragging it there, though the edit bar may not fully appear if space is limited.
You can specify whether the edit bar is hidden or displayed by right-clicking
any bar, and clicking Edit on the pop-up menu. If Edit is checked, it is dis-
played. If it is hidden, some commands will not work. The same is true for all
bars listed on the pop-up menu or in the Toolbars dialog box.
When the pointer changes to an Edit Bar pointer, AutoSketch requires you to
enter information on the edit bar. For instance, when you click the Edit Grid
button on the Standard toolbar, the grid edit controls appear and the pointer
changes to an Edit Bar pointer. All actions performed in this mode must be
performed on the edit bar.
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