What's New in StruCad V12 - Computer Control Systems

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The World’s Leading 3-D Structural Steel Detailing System The Target Command To aid with the manipulation of the view direction the command ‘Target’ has been introduced. When the command is invoked you will be asked to select a point. This point is then used as the centre point about which the view is rotated. Zooming The mouse wheel or middle mouse button can be used to zoom in and out while in the Interactive, Wireframe & 2D environments. When using a mouse with a wheel button moving the mouse wheel ‘Up’ will zoom in and ‘Down’ will zoom out. When using a 3 button mouse with no wheel, hold the Middle mouse button down and drag the mouse cursor up the screen to zoom in and down to zoom out. This zoom function has 2 modes for specifying the centre point of the zoom. If you zoom in or out using the mouse wheel, the current mouse cursor position is taken as the centre point of the zoom. If the ‘Shift’ key is held down while the mouse wheel is used to zoom in or out, the centre point of the zoom will be taken as the current centre point of the screen. When using a 3 button mouse without a wheel, the zoom centre point is always the centre of the screen. AutoFit on New View The option ‘AutoFit on New View’ has been added to ‘CadModes’ and controls whether the model is zoomed out when the view direction is changed. When set to ‘No’ the current level of zoom will be maintained when the view direction is change using a command such as View -> ISO. When set to ‘Yes’ the model will be zoomed to fit the visible entities when the view direction is changed. Panning The view can be moved up/down/left/right or panned by pressing & holding the ‘Shift’ key while pressing and holding the right mouse button. Page 6 What’s New in StruCad V12
The World’s Leading 3-D Structural Steel Detailing System Rendered Solids Rendered solid has now been introduced to the ‘Solid Display’ in the Wire Frame. Previously only the edges of modelled solids would be displayed, now the faces are rendered to provide a true 3D solid display. The ‘Display’ Command is still used to display or un-display the solid. The introduction of Rendered solids has necessitated several new commands and functions. The Display and UnDisplay commands function the same as previously with the exception of the new options to switch the Solid / Wire Frame on or off. These two options have been added to a new type of toolbar icon on the left hand side tool bar. SolToggle Toggles the solid rendered Display ‘On’ and ‘Off’. When the icon is depressed the Solid is visible. Toggles the wire frame display ‘On’ and ‘Off’. When the icon is WireToggle depressed the wireframe is visible When the solid display is rendered it can be difficult to use snaps for inputting wires or selecting member ends when applying end types etc. We have introduced two modes of rendering. These modes are known as ‘Work Mode’ and ‘View Mode’. Each mode has its own settings for the level shading or transparency. Each mode is used in different circumstances. Work Mode is used whenever a command or part of a command requires the selection of an entity or point. This could also be referred to as a pick mode. Having a lower level of transparency makes it far easier to use a select command but stills allows for the full rendered What’s New in StruCad V12 Page 7
Page 1: What’s New in StruCad V12 StruCad
Page 4 and 5: Introduction The World’s Leading
Page 6 and 7: The World’s Leading 3-D Structura
Page 14 and 15: Undo & Redo The World’s Leading 3
Page 16 and 17: ACAD Viewer The World’s Leading 3
Page 20 and 21: Joist Macros The World’s Leading
Page 22: The World’s Leading 3-D Structura

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