Annotate
Annotate is a collection of macros which help the user to quickly and
efficiently place annotation symbols on the drawing. Annotate has a
wide variety of used which include:
All of these items can be drawn to the proper plot scale of the drawing
upon insertion into the drawing; just use the scale feature in any of
the above selections.
AsciiMAX
AsciiMAX is a DataCAD macro for processing ASCII text files into schedule
form on your drawings.
AsciiMAX allows you to eliminate the cumbersome task of typing all of
that text on the drawing by taking full advantage of your office secretary's
typing skills. While the secretary is creating the ASCII text file,
you can continue with the task that is best-suited for your skills:
producing drawings! When the ASCII file is complete, simply load it
into AsciiMAX and insert it on your drawings in a matter of just a few
seconds. All lines, titles, sub-titles, and text are calculated and
placed in their proper locations within the schedule.
AsciiMAX makes the size of your schedule correspond with the current
text size parameters of your drawing. Also you can select the line/text
weights and colors to be used within the macro.
Once a schedule is on the drawing you can fully edit or change any portion
of it. If major changes to the schedule are required, you can simply
make the changes to the text file using a word processor, erase the
old version, and then insert the new updated copy of the schedule on
the drawing.
AsciiMAX will allow your office to draw all of your door schedules,
room finish schedules, plumbing schedules, etc., in a standard format
to be used by all of your DataCAD users.
ArcArrow
ArcArrow draws arcs with open or closed arrowheads at the end. Closed
arrowheads can be filled with cross hatching. Another feature of ArcArrow
is that you can turn off the arrowhead and daisy-chain as many arcs
together as you want, then turn on the arrow head to be drawn at the
end of the last arc. This works great for electrical plans!
Break
Break allows you to break a line at a given point and leave a space
in the line. The distance of the space can be defined with the macro.
In addition, you can also have an arc drawn at the break location to
indicate one line "jumping" over another.
CountSym
CountSym counts symbols on your drawing and places the description,
number found, and cost into an ASCII text file, which can then be printed
out on your printer. The ASCII text file can also be appended to add
new symbol count information.
DuctPRO
DuctPRO is an easy-to-use drafting package for inserting HVAC ductwork
on your drawings. By simply selecting a width and depth (for rectangular
ductwork) or a diameter (for round ductwork), and then locating the
points on the duct run, you can create a full 2D or 3D ductwork drawing.
Choices for duct type (rectangular or round), sizes, Z elevation, elbows
and branches are all available from the menu. In addition, you can set
DuctPRO to draw ductwork to the left, center, or right of given points
as well as flat-on-bottom, flat-on-top, or centered on the Z elevation.
The ductwork elbows, reductions, branches, vanes, and text are all drawn
as you select points.
GenOff
GenOff is a utility macro that was designed for constructing (generating)
multiple offset lines. GenOff eliminates the need for offsetting multiple
lines and then trimming them, and also allows for multiple repetitions
of offset lines. Offset distances can be changed at any line segment
during the macro to allow for unequal offset lines.
GridLock
GridLock will lock every layer's grid settings to the current active
layer grid settings.
LgtCalc
LgtCalc calculates the number of light fixtures required for a selected
space by setting the lumens, number of lamps, foot candles, etc. Results
can be stored in an ASCII text file.
SteelPro
Use SteelPRO to draw all of your steel shapes and know for certain that
your details are drawn accurately. SteelPRO accesses virtually all shapes
currently listed in the AISC Manual of Steel Construction. All wide
flanges, tees, channels, angles, tubes and pipes are available. All
steel sections can be input into your drawing in either top, side or
section view.
SubLine
SubLine substitutes all 3D lines selected into 2D lines using the 3D
lines X and Y coordinates. This macro is useful if you receive an AutoCAD
drawing file which contains 3D lines. Changing the lines to 2D lines
allows you to use DataCAD's trimming functions.
SubText
SubText is a text-editing macro giving you further enhancements to the
DataCAD text-editing functions. The macro makes character and/or word
substituting within a line of multiple lines of text using DataCAD's
entity/group/area/fence command. SubText also allows the user to substitute
text with text strings which are longer than the DataCAD change text
content maximum.
TxtLine
TxtLine is a very useful macro which virtually eliminates the need for
line fonts with text in them, in addition to allowing for changing text
size, text-to-text spacing, and selecting any line font for the line
portion of TxtLine. Another feature (not allowable with line fonts)
is being able to select different colors for your text and lines. TxtLine
then gives you more room to have other line fonts in your font file
by eliminating line fonts with text.
You should immediately see the advantages of the TxtLine program, especially
when pieces of text cross one another they can be moved by using Move
or Stretch. This kind of flexibility cannot be offered with regular
line fonts. Sure, the line goes in as individual (grouped) entities,
but this also allows you more freedom to adjust individual portions
of the line.
Uses for the TxtLine program range from site plans to HVAC plans to
plumbing plans, etc. Let your imagination run wild!
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