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Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. 4SmartSketch User's Guide SmartSketch User's Guide5 Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................................................ 19 What's New in SmartSketch? ................................................................................................................... 21 Introducing SmartSketch .......................................................................................................................... 23 Technical User Forum ........................................................................................................................... 24 Additional Documentation ..................................................................................................................... 24 Using SmartSketch Options .................................................................................................................. 24 AEC Solutions ................................................................................................................................ 25 Electrical Solutions ......................................................................................................................... 25 Image Integrator ............................................................................................................................. 25 Mechanical Solutions...................................................................................................................... 26 Process Solutions ........................................................................................................................... 26 Symbol Authoring ........................................................................................................................... 27 Programming Tools ........................................................................................................................ 27 Translators ...................................................................................................................................... 28 User Assistance .................................................................................................................................... 28 Display Context-Sensitive Help ...................................................................................................... 29 Help Command ............................................................................................................................... 29 Access the Printable Guides .......................................................................................................... 29 Access Online Tutorials .................................................................................................................. 29 Display the Tip of the Day .............................................................................................................. 30 Turn the Tip of the Day On or Off ................................................................................................... 30 Display Help Topics ........................................................................................................................ 31 Open the SmartSketch Home Page ............................................................................................... 31 Display Information About the Software ......................................................................................... 31 About Command ............................................................................................................................. 31 Getting Started with SmartSketch ........................................................................................................... 33 Using the SmartPlant License Checkout Utility .................................................................................... 33 Install SmartPlant License Checkout Utility .................................................................................... 33 Check Out a License for SmartSketch ........................................................................................... 34 License Checkout Utility Dialog Box ............................................................................................... 35 Exploring the Interface .......................................................................................................................... 35 Exploring the Window with Your Mouse ......................................................................................... 36 Menu Bar and Menus ..................................................................................................................... 38 Ribbons and Dialog Boxes ............................................................................................................. 39 Toolbars .......................................................................................................................................... 40 Keyboard ........................................................................................................................................ 51 Mouse ............................................................................................................................................. 52 Status Bar ....................................................................................................................................... 53 Viewing Your Work ............................................................................................................................... 54 Zoom Area ...................................................................................................................................... 55 Zoom In on an Area ........................................................................................................................ 55 Zoom Out ........................................................................................................................................ 56 Fit All Elements in the Active View ................................................................................................. 57 Restore a View ............................................................................................................................... 57 Contents 6SmartSketch User's Guide Pan a View ..................................................................................................................................... 57 Switch to Another Open Document ................................................................................................ 58 Open a New Window ...................................................................................................................... 58 Change the Window Layout ........................................................................................................... 59 Understanding Document Concepts ....................................................................................................... 61 Document Explorer Command .............................................................................................................. 61 Document Explorer Window ........................................................................................................... 62 Filter Objects Dialog Box ................................................................................................................ 62 View Document Properties ............................................................................................................. 62 Setting Up Documents .......................................................................................................................... 63 Create a New Document ................................................................................................................ 64 Open a Document .......................................................................................................................... 65 Set Up a Drawing Sheet ................................................................................................................. 66 Fit a Sketch Drawn in Real-World Units on the Drawing Sheet ..................................................... 68 Most Recently Used Files Command ............................................................................................. 68 Set Document Properties ............................................................................................................... 68 View the Properties of a Document ................................................................................................ 69 Managing Multi-Sheet Documents ........................................................................................................ 73 Sheets and Document Templates .................................................................................................. 76 Create a New Drawing Sheet ......................................................................................................... 76 Scroll Through Drawing Sheet Tabs .............................................................................................. 77 Activate a Drawing Sheet ............................................................................................................... 77 Select and Manipulate Drawing Sheets ......................................................................................... 77 Create a Background Sheet ........................................................................................................... 78 Display Background Sheets ........................................................................................................... 79 Change the Background Sheet ...................................................................................................... 79 Rename a Drawing Sheet .............................................................................................................. 80 Delete a Drawing Sheet.................................................................................................................. 80 Reorder Sheets .............................................................................................................................. 81 Move Sheet Border ......................................................................................................................... 82 Using Title Blocks.................................................................................................................................. 84 Title Block Properties Command .................................................................................................... 84 Title Block Field Command ............................................................................................................ 84 Title Block Properties Dialog Box ................................................................................................... 85 Drawing Diagrams................................................................................................................................. 88 Saving and Printing Documents............................................................................................................ 91 Saving Documents ......................................................................................................................... 92 Printing Documents ........................................................................................................................ 99 SmartSketch Templates .......................................................................................................................... 107 AEC Templates ................................................................................................................................... 108 Architectural Templates ................................................................................................................ 108 HVAC Templates .......................................................................................................................... 110 Landscape Templates .................................................................................................................. 111 Site Templates .............................................................................................................................. 112 Electrical Diagramming Templates ..................................................................................................... 114 Control Loop Templates ............................................................................................................... 114 Electrical Templates ..................................................................................................................... 115 General Diagramming Templates ....................................................................................................... 117 Atlas Mapping Templates ............................................................................................................. 117 Basic Diagramming Templates .................................................................................................... 119 Contents SmartSketch User's Guide7 Directional Mapping Templates .................................................................................................... 121 Flowchart Templates .................................................................................................................... 122 Network Diagram Templates ........................................................................................................ 124 Office Layout Templates............................................................................................................... 126 Organizational Chart Templates ................................................................................................... 128 Workflow Diagram Templates ...................................................................................................... 130 Organizational Chart Wizard ............................................................................................................... 131 Mechanical Engineering Templates .................................................................................................... 131 Mechanical Templates.................................................................................................................. 132 Process Diagraming Templates .......................................................................................................... 134 Ortho Piping Templates ................................................................................................................ 135 PFD and P&ID Templates ............................................................................................................ 136 Plot Plan Templates ..................................................................................................................... 138 Process Block Diagramming Templates ...................................................................................... 139 Technical Drawing Templates ...................................................................................................... 141 Title Block Templates .......................................................................................................................... 142 Create a Template .............................................................................................................................. 143 Save a Document as a Template........................................................................................................ 143 Save as Template Command ....................................................................................................... 143 Drawing Basic Elements ......................................................................................................................... 145 Drawing Lines ..................................................................................................................................... 146 Draw a Line .................................................................................................................................. 146 Draw a Point ................................................................................................................................. 148 Drawing Connectors ........................................................................................................................... 149 Connector Drawing Elements ....................................................................................................... 150 Place a Connector ........................................................................................................................ 150 Modify a Connector ...................................................................................................................... 152 Format a Connector ...................................................................................................................... 154 Attach a Connector to an Object .................................................................................................. 154 Merge Connectors ........................................................................................................................ 155 Reverse Connector Direction ....................................................................................................... 155 Connect Two Objects ................................................................................................................... 155 Split a Connector .......................................................................................................................... 156 Drawing Doublelines ........................................................................................................................... 158 Draw a Doubleline ........................................................................................................................ 158 Drawing Circles, Arcs, and Ellipses .................................................................................................... 160 Draw a Circle by Defining Three Points ....................................................................................... 160 Draw a Circle by Center Point ...................................................................................................... 161 Draw a Circle Tangent to One or Two Elements .......................................................................... 162 Draw an Arc by Defining Three Points ......................................................................................... 163 Draw an Arc by Center Point ........................................................................................................ 165 Draw an Arc Tangent to Two Elements ........................................................................................ 166 Draw Connected Lines and Arcs .................................................................................................. 166 Draw Connected Lines and Arcs with FreeSketch ....................................................................... 167 Draw a Curve ................................................................................................................................ 168 Insert a Node into a Curve ........................................................................................................... 169 Delete a Node from a Curve ......................................................................................................... 169 Change the Curve Type ............................................................................................................... 170 Change the Node Type ................................................................................................................ 171 Draw an Ellipse by Defining Three Points .................................................................................... 172 Draw an Ellipse by Center Point ................................................................................................... 174 Drawing Squares, Rectangles, and Polygons .................................................................................... 174 Contents 8SmartSketch User's Guide Draw a Rectangle or Square ........................................................................................................ 175 Draw a Fillet Rectangle ................................................................................................................ 176 Draw an N-Sided Polygon ............................................................................................................ 178 Draw a Polygon by Center point ................................................................................................... 179 Drawing FreeForm Shapes ................................................................................................................. 180 Draw a Line with FreeSketch ....................................................................................................... 182 Draw a Circle with FreeSketch ..................................................................................................... 182 Draw an Arc with FreeSketch ....................................................................................................... 183 Draw a Rectangle or Square with FreeSketch ............................................................................. 183 Draw a Curve with FreeForm ....................................................................................................... 185 Creating Isometric Drawings ............................................................................................................... 186 Draw an Isometric Circle .............................................................................................................. 187 Draw an Isometric Line ................................................................................................................. 189 Draw an Isometric Rectangle ....................................................................................................... 191 Format Part of an Element ........................................................................................................... 193 Using Scaled Sketching ...................................................................................................................... 194 Add the Scaled Sketching Button to the SmartSketch Toolbar .................................................... 194 Draw or Edit Objects at the Same Scale Factor ........................................................................... 194 Scaled Sketching Command ........................................................................................................ 195 Scaled Sketching Ribbon ............................................................................................................. 195 Selecting, Moving, and Copying Elements ........................................................................................... 197 Display the Change Toolbar ............................................................................................................... 198 Selecting Elements ............................................................................................................................. 198 Select an Element ........................................................................................................................ 199 Select Elements Using SmartSelect ............................................................................................. 202 Undo Actions ................................................................................................................................ 205 Redo Actions ................................................................................................................................ 205 Finding Elements ................................................................................................................................ 206 Find a SmartSketch Object .......................................................................................................... 206 Moving Elements................................................................................................................................. 210 Move an Element .......................................................................................................................... 211 Move an Element with the Select Tool ......................................................................................... 211 Move an Element Precisely .......................................................................................................... 212 Nudge an Element ........................................................................................................................ 213 Copying and Pasting Elements ........................................................................................................... 213 Copy an Element .......................................................................................................................... 213 Copy an Element with the Select Tool ......................................................................................... 214 Copy a Format .............................................................................................................................. 214 Paste an Element ......................................................................................................................... 215 Paste an Element with a Different Format.................................................................................... 216 Offset Elements ............................................................................................................................ 216 Cutting or Deleting Elements .............................................................................................................. 219 Delete an Element ........................................................................................................................ 219 Cut an Element ............................................................................................................................. 220 Creating Patterns ................................................................................................................................ 220 Draw a Rectangular Pattern ......................................................................................................... 221 Draw a Circular Pattern ................................................................................................................ 222 Adding Text to Documents ..................................................................................................................... 225 Placing Annotations ............................................................................................................................ 225 Move an Annotation ...................................................................................................................... 228 Contents SmartSketch User's Guide9 Place a Text Box .......................................................................................................................... 230 Move a Text Box ........................................................................................................................... 237 Delete Text in a Text Box ............................................................................................................. 237 Apply a Border to a Text Box ....................................................................................................... 237 Edit a Text Box ............................................................................................................................. 237 Resize a Text Box ........................................................................................................................ 238 Use Spell Checker ........................................................................................................................ 238 Place a Balloon ............................................................................................................................. 239 Place a Revision Cloud ................................................................................................................ 242 Add a Leader ................................................................................................................................ 245 Insert a Vertex in a Leader ........................................................................................................... 247 Delete a Vertex from a Leader ..................................................................................................... 248 Insert a Font Character into a Text Box ....................................................................................... 248 Labels .................................................................................................................................................. 250 Create a Text Label ...................................................................................................................... 251 Edit a Text Label ........................................................................................................................... 252 Move a Label ................................................................................................................................ 252 Place a SmartLabel ...................................................................................................................... 252 Place Multiple Labels.................................................................................................................... 252 Edit a SmartLabel ......................................................................................................................... 253 Engineering Fonts ............................................................................................................................... 254 Drawing with Relationships.................................................................................................................... 255 Display the Relationship Toolbar ........................................................................................................ 257 Using Relationships as You Draw....................................................................................................... 257 Intent Zones .................................................................................................................................. 259 Draw with Relationships ............................................................................................................... 261 Suspend Relationships ................................................................................................................. 263 Establish a Relationship with the SmartSketch Command .......................................................... 263 Delete a Relationship ................................................................................................................... 263 Maintain Relationships ................................................................................................................. 264 Display or Hide Relationship Handles .......................................................................................... 264 Lock an Element or Key Point ...................................................................................................... 265 Insert a Detail View ....................................................................................................................... 265 Drawing Precisely .................................................................................................................................... 267 Placing Elements in Precise Locations ............................................................................................... 267 Draw with PinPoint ....................................................................................................................... 268 Move an Element with PinPoint and the Select Tool ................................................................... 269 Reposition the PinPoint Target Point ........................................................................................... 269 Re-Orient PinPoint ........................................................................................................................ 269 Placing Elements with a Grid .............................................................................................................. 271 Place Elements with a Grid .......................................................................................................... 272 Modify Grid Intensity ..................................................................................................................... 273 Dimensioning Drawing Elements ........................................................................................................ 274 Types of Dimensions .................................................................................................................... 277 Display the Dimension Toolbar .................................................................................................... 278 Place a Linear, Angular, or Radial Dimension ............................................................................. 279 Dimension Along a Curve ............................................................................................................. 290 Align Dimensions .......................................................................................................................... 291 Place a Dimension Between Two Elements or Key Points .......................................................... 292 Using Dimensions to Change Existing Elements ......................................................................... 294 Contents 10SmartSketch User's Guide Dimension Groups ........................................................................................................................ 295 Place a Dimension Group ............................................................................................................ 296 Add a Dimension to a Dimension Group ...................................................................................... 297 Place a Symmetric Diameter Dimension ...................................................................................... 298 Set a Dimension Axis ................................................................................................................... 300 Set the Dimension Type ............................................................................................................... 301 Edit a Dimension Prefix ................................................................................................................ 302 Set the Dimension Units ............................................................................................................... 303 Move a Dimension ........................................................................................................................ 303 Using Dimensions to Change Existing Elements ......................................................................... 305 Converting Dimensions to Individual Elements ............................................................................ 308 Setting Paper and Model Units ........................................................................................................... 309 Fit a Sketch Drawn in Real-World Units on the Drawing Sheet ................................................... 310 Measuring Distances and Areas ......................................................................................................... 310 Measure a Distance ...................................................................................................................... 311 Measure the Length of a Line ....................................................................................................... 312 Measure the Distance Along an Object ........................................................................................ 313 Measure an Area .......................................................................................................................... 316 Set Bearing and Azimuth .............................................................................................................. 318 Using the Variable Table ..................................................................................................................... 318 Create a Variable with a Value or Expression .............................................................................. 320 Edit an Existing Variable............................................................................................................... 320 Create a Variable Using a Function or Subroutine ....................................................................... 321 Create a Variable with a Link to a Spreadsheet ........................................................................... 322 Edit a Formula Containing a Function .......................................................................................... 323 Insert a Function into a Formula ................................................................................................... 323 Format a Column .......................................................................................................................... 323 Transforming Elements .......................................................................................................................... 329 Changing the Shape of an Element .................................................................................................... 330 Modify an Element with the Select Tool ....................................................................................... 330 Change Command ....................................................................................................................... 331 Rotating Elements ............................................................................................................................... 331 Rotate an Element ........................................................................................................................ 331 Rotate Command ......................................................................................................................... 332 Rotate Ribbon ............................................................................................................................... 332 Mirroring Elements .............................................................................................................................. 334 Mirror an Element ......................................................................................................................... 334 Aligning SmartSketch Objects ............................................................................................................ 336 Align SmartSketch Objects ........................................................................................................... 337 Scaling Elements ................................................................................................................................ 338 Scale an Element ......................................................................................................................... 339 Scale an Element with Its Handles ............................................................................................... 340 Scale an Inserted Object Back to Its Original Model Size ............................................................ 340 Extending or Trimming Elements ........................................................................................................ 341 Trim an Element ........................................................................................................................... 343 Trim to Element Command .......................................................................................................... 343 Draw a Corner by Trimming and Extending Elements ................................................................. 344 Trim an Element to a Point ........................................................................................................... 345 Trim Part of Element ..................................................................................................................... 345 Split Graphic Elements ................................................................................................................. 345 Extend an Element ....................................................................................................................... 347 Extend an Element to a Point ....................................................................................................... 348 Contents SmartSketch User's Guide11 Draw a Chamfer ........................................................................................................................... 349 Draw a Fillet .................................................................................................................................. 352 Applying Relationships to Change Existing Elements ........................................................................ 354 Make Elements Concentric .......................................................................................................... 356 Make Elements Collinear.............................................................................................................. 357 Connect Elements ........................................................................................................................ 357 Make Elements Equal................................................................................................................... 358 Make Elements or Key Points Horizontal or Vertical .................................................................... 358 Make Elements Parallel ................................................................................................................ 359 Make Elements Perpendicular ..................................................................................................... 359 Make Elements Symmetric About an Axis ................................................................................... 360 Make Elements Tangential ........................................................................................................... 360 Arranging Elements ................................................................................................................................ 363 Grouping Elements ............................................................................................................................. 363 Group or Ungroup Elements ........................................................................................................ 364 Element Display Priority ...................................................................................................................... 367 Bring an Element to the Front of the Display Order ..................................................................... 368 Send an Element to the Back of the Display Order ...................................................................... 368 Pull an Element Up in the Display Order ...................................................................................... 369 Push an Element Down in the Display Order ............................................................................... 369 Using Layers to Arrange Elements ..................................................................................................... 370 Control the Display of Elements in a Window .............................................................................. 371 Create a Color for Displaying Sheets or Layers ........................................................................... 374 Create a Layer .............................................................................................................................. 374 Display or Hide Layers ................................................................................................................. 375 Change the Layer of an Element .................................................................................................. 376 Change the Active Layer .............................................................................................................. 376 Create a Layer Group ................................................................................................................... 377 Modify Layers in a Layer Group ................................................................................................... 377 Change the Name of a Layer or Layer Group .............................................................................. 377 Delete a Layer Group ................................................................................................................... 378 Remove Empty Layers ................................................................................................................. 379 Using Symbols in Documents ................................................................................................................ 381 Creating Symbols ................................................................................................................................ 381 Create a Symbol ........................................................................................................................... 381 Create Symbol Command ............................................................................................................ 382 The Symbol Explorer .......................................................................................................................... 382 Symbol Explorer Window ............................................................................................................. 384 Open a Symbol Library ................................................................................................................. 385 View a Web Page with the Symbol Explorer ................................................................................ 386 View Documents with the Symbol Explorer.................................................................................. 386 Close the Symbol Explorer ........................................................................................................... 387 Open Documents from the Symbol Explorer ................................................................................ 387 Set the Home Page for the Symbol Explorer ............................................................................... 387 Move the Symbol Explorer ........................................................................................................... 388 Show a List of Favorites in the Symbol Explorer .......................................................................... 388 Add to the Favorites List in the Symbol Explorer ......................................................................... 389 Delete From a List of Favorites in the Symbol Explorer ............................................................... 389 Discovering Symbol Behavior and Handles ........................................................................................ 390 Associate a Symbol with an Element ........................................................................................... 392 Contents 12SmartSketch User's Guide Placing Symbols.................................................................................................................................. 392 Place a Symbol ............................................................................................................................. 393 Place Copies of a Symbol ............................................................................................................ 394 Editing Symbols .................................................................................................................................. 395 Edit a Symbol ............................................................................................................................... 396 Symbol Ribbon ............................................................................................................................. 397 Edit Symbol Properties ................................................................................................................. 398 Create a Symbol Report ............................................................................................................... 401 Update a Symbol Report .............................................................................................................. 401 Scaling Symbols.................................................................................................................................. 402 Scale a Symbol ............................................................................................................................. 402 Mirroring Symbols ............................................................................................................................... 403 Mirror a Symbol ............................................................................................................................ 403 Rotating Symbols ................................................................................................................................ 403 Rotate a Symbol ........................................................................................................................... 404 Manipulating Symbols ......................................................................................................................... 405 Manipulate a Symbol .................................................................................................................... 406 Unlock a Symbol From an Element .............................................................................................. 406 Attach a Symbol to Another Symbol with Drop Points ................................................................. 406 Mechanism Modeling .......................................................................................................................... 407 Attach a Connector to an Object .................................................................................................. 407 Working with Attributes .......................................................................................................................... 409 Display the Attribute Viewer ................................................................................................................ 410 Attribute Viewer ................................................................................................................................... 410 Move the Attribute Viewer ................................................................................................................... 410 Edit Cells in the Attribute Viewer......................................................................................................... 411 Edit Attributes ...................................................................................................................................... 411 Edit Common Attributes Within a Select Set ...................................................................................... 412 Delivered Reports ............................................................................................................................... 412 Create a Custom Report ..................................................................................................................... 412 Report Generator Command ........................................................................................................ 413 Report Generator Dialog Box ....................................................................................................... 413 Managing Styles, Formats, and Colors ................................................................................................. 415 Applying Formats with Styles .............................................................................................................. 416 Apply a Style ................................................................................................................................. 417 Rename a Style ............................................................................................................................ 417 Apply a Style to a Group of Elements .......................................................................................... 418 Delete a Style ............................................................................................................................... 418 Create a Style Using a Formatted Element .................................................................................. 418 Create a Style with the Style Command....................................................................................... 419 Change the Formats of a Style ..................................................................................................... 419 Save a Style to a Template .......................................................................................................... 419 Add Styles to the Current Document ............................................................................................ 420 Applying Unique Formats .................................................................................................................... 431 Format a Geometric Element ....................................................................................................... 432 Format a Text Box ........................................................................................................................ 440 Format a Dimension or Annotation ............................................................................................... 440 Applying Colors and Patterns to Closed Boundaries .......................................................................... 442 Place a Fill .................................................................................................................................... 444 Format a Fill .................................................................................................................................. 445 Contents SmartSketch User's Guide13 Create a Fill Color ......................................................................................................................... 445 Refill a Modified Boundary ........................................................................................................... 446 Draw a Mask ................................................................................................................................. 448 Working with Object, Linking and Embedding ..................................................................................... 451 How Embedding Works ...................................................................................................................... 453 Embed an Object .......................................................................................................................... 454 Edit an Embedded Object with the Source Software ................................................................... 455 How Linking Works ............................................................................................................................. 457 Link an Object ............................................................................................................................... 458 Open an OLE Object for Editing ................................................................................................... 459 Edit a Linked Object ..................................................................................................................... 459 Change the Source for a Linked Object ....................................................................................... 459 Break a Connection to a Linked Object ........................................................................................ 460 Close a Linked Object's Source Document and Save the Changes ............................................ 460 Customizing the Software ...................................................................................................................... 463 Customize the Software with the Options Command ......................................................................... 464 Options Command ........................................................................................................................ 464 Options Dialog Box ....................................................................................................................... 464 Create a New Toolbar ......................................................................................................................... 469 Restore a Customized Toolbar to Default Settings............................................................................. 470 Toolbars Command ...................................................................................................................... 470 Toolbars Dialog Box ..................................................................................................................... 470 New Toolbar Dialog Box ............................................................................................................... 471 Add a Button to a Toolbar ................................................................................................................... 471 Remove a Command from a Toolbar.................................................................................................. 471 Create a New Menu ............................................................................................................................ 471 Add a Command to a Menu ................................................................................................................ 472 Delete a Command from a Menu ........................................................................................................ 472 Restore All Built-in Menus to the Original Settings ............................................................................. 473 Customize Command ................................................................................................................... 473 Customize Dialog Box .................................................................................................................. 473 Run a Custom Command ................................................................................................................... 475 Custom Commands Command .................................................................................................... 475 Custom Command Dialog Box ..................................................................................................... 476 Assign a Shortcut Key ......................................................................................................................... 476 Customize Keyboard Command .................................................................................................. 477 Customize Keyboard Dialog Box .................................................................................................. 477 Installing Additional Tools ................................................................................................................... 478 Install or Remove an Add-In ............................................................................................................... 479 Add-Ins Command ........................................................................................................................ 479 Add-In Manager Dialog Box ......................................................................................................... 479 Install the To Do List Add-In ................................................................................................................ 480 To Do List Toolbar ........................................................................................................................ 480 Create a To Do List ............................................................................................................................. 480 To Do List Manager Command .................................................................................................... 481 To Do List Manager Dialog Box ................................................................................................... 481 To Do List Options Command ...................................................................................................... 481 To Do List Notification Options Dialog Box .................................................................................. 482 Contents 14SmartSketch User's Guide Using the Line Style Editor ..................................................................................................................... 483 Customize the Line Style Editor Toolbar ............................................................................................ 484 Customize Toolbar Dialog Box (Line Style Editor) ....................................................................... 484 Creating a Buried Pipe Line Style ....................................................................................................... 485 Line Style Editor Command .......................................................................................................... 492 Line Style Editor Toolbar .............................................................................................................. 492 Create Custom Point Styles ................................................................................................................ 493 Create New Style Command ........................................................................................................ 494 Create New Point Style Dialog Box .............................................................................................. 494 Create Custom Linear Patterns .......................................................................................................... 494 Create New Linear Pattern Dialog Box ........................................................................................ 494 Create Custom Linear Styles .............................................................................................................. 495 Create New Linear Style Dialog Box ............................................................................................ 495 Create Custom Fill Styles ................................................................................................................... 495 Create New Fill Style Dialog Box ................................................................................................. 495 Copy Point Styles, Linear Patterns, Linear Styles, and Fill Styles ...................................................... 496 Copy Style Command................................................................................................................... 496 Copy Point Style Dialog Box ........................................................................................................ 496 Copy Linear Pattern Dialog Box ................................................................................................... 496 Copy Linear Style Dialog Box ....................................................................................................... 497 Copy Fill Style Dialog Box ............................................................................................................ 497 Import Point Styles, Linear Patterns, and Linear Styles ..................................................................... 497 Import Style Command ................................................................................................................. 497 Delete Point Styles, Linear Patterns, Linear Styles, and Fill Styles .................................................... 497 Delete Style Command................................................................................................................. 498 Modify Point Styles, Linear Patterns, Linear Styles, and Fill Styles ................................................... 498 Properties Command .................................................................................................................... 498 Point Style Properties Dialog Box ................................................................................................ 498 Linear Pattern Properties Dialog Box ........................................................................................... 499 Linear Style Properties Dialog Box ............................................................................................... 501 Fill Style Properties Dialog Box .................................................................................................... 503 Show Styles in Resource Files Command ................................................................................... 503 Place Point Styles in the Drawing Sheet ............................................................................................ 504 Place Point Style Graphics Command ......................................................................................... 504 Redefine Point Styles .......................................................................................................................... 504 Define Point Style Graphics Command ........................................................................................ 504 Symbol Authoring ................................................................................................................................... 505 Planning Your Symbol ........................................................................................................................ 505 Create a Parametric Symbol ........................................................................................................ 506 Define Symbol Properties ............................................................................................................. 508 Define Handles for a Symbol ........................................................................................................ 508 Add a Symbol Attribute ................................................................................................................. 509 Modify a Symbol Attribute ............................................................................................................ 509 Remove a Symbol Attribute .......................................................................................................... 509 Attach a Help File to a Symbol ..................................................................................................... 510 Define an Icon for a Symbol ......................................................................................................... 510 Define Several Representations of a Symbol in One Document ................................................. 515 Redefine the Origin of a Symbol .................................................................................................. 518 Managing Text in Symbols .................................................................................................................. 519 Define SmartText Attributes for a Smart Label ............................................................................ 520 Edit SmartText Attributes for a Symbol ........................................................................................ 521 Contents SmartSketch User's Guide15 Create a Leader for a SmartText Label ........................................................................................ 521 Define a Text-Driven Symbol ....................................................................................................... 522 Create a SmartLabel With SmartText Fields ................................................................................ 524 Integrating Programs with Your Symbol ............................................................................................. 529 Add Symbol Commands ............................................................................................................... 529 Run a Program That You Created from a Symbol ....................................................................... 530 Using Blank Color and Fill with Symbols ............................................................................................ 530 Create a Symbol with a Fill for Masking ....................................................................................... 531 Defining SmartPoints .......................................................................................................................... 531 Define SmartPoints for a Symbol ................................................................................................. 531 Place a SmartPoint with Connect Attributes................................................................................. 532 Place a SmartPoint with Drag Attributes ...................................................................................... 532 Place a SmartPoint with Drop Attributes ...................................................................................... 532 Edit SmartPoints on a Symbol ...................................................................................................... 533 Symbol Lookup Tables ....................................................................................................................... 534 Set Up an ODBC Data Source ..................................................................................................... 535 Generate a Lookup Table ............................................................................................................. 535 Using the Internet .................................................................................................................................... 539 Open a Document Inside the Internet Explorer .................................................................................. 539 Hyperlinks ........................................................................................................................................... 539 Insert a Hyperlink .......................................................................................................................... 539 Remove Link Command (Shortcut Menu) .................................................................................... 541 Follow Link Command (Shortcut Menu) ....................................................................................... 541 Edit a Hyperlink ............................................................................................................................ 543 Working with Raster Images .................................................................................................................. 545 Insert a Raster Image ......................................................................................................................... 546 Image Command .......................................................................................................................... 547 Save Changes to a Linked Image ....................................................................................................... 547 Save Selected Image(s) Command ............................................................................................. 547 Undo Changes to Images ................................................................................................................... 547 Image Undo Command ................................................................................................................ 548 Redo Changes to Images ................................................................................................................... 548 Image Redo Command ................................................................................................................ 548 Select a Rectangular Area of an Image .............................................................................................. 548 Rectangular Select Area Command ............................................................................................. 549 Select a Polygon-Shaped Area of an Image ....................................................................................... 550 Polygonal Select Area Command ................................................................................................ 551 Adjust the Contrast and Brightness of an Image ................................................................................ 551 Contrast and Brightness Command ............................................................................................. 552 Contrast and Brightness Dialog Box ............................................................................................ 552 Invert Colors in an Image .................................................................................................................... 553 Invert Command ........................................................................................................................... 553 Fill an Image Area with Color .............................................................................................................. 553 Fill Command ............................................................................................................................... 554 Fill Dialog Box ............................................................................................................................... 554 Position an Image by Dragging ........................................................................................................... 554 Position Command (Shortcut Menu) ............................................................................................ 555 Position an Image by Clicking ............................................................................................................. 556 Position Command ....................................................................................................................... 556 View Image Properties ........................................................................................................................ 556 Contents 16SmartSketch User's Guide Image Properties Command ........................................................................................................ 557 Image Properties Dialog Box ........................................................................................................ 557 Erase Part of An Image ....................................................................................................................... 558 Image Erase Command................................................................................................................ 558 Remove Speckles from an Image ....................................................................................................... 558 Speckle Remove Command ......................................................................................................... 559 Speckle Remove Dialog Box ........................................................................................................ 559 Warp an Image Using Multiple Points ................................................................................................. 560 Multi-Point Warp Command ......................................................................................................... 560 Multi-Point Warp Ribbon............................................................................................................... 560 Warp Options Dialog Box ............................................................................................................. 561 Working with CAD Drawings .................................................................................................................. 565 Working with MicroStation Files .......................................................................................................... 565 Command Comparison with MicroStation .................................................................................... 567 Task Comparison with MicroStation ............................................................................................. 574 MicroStation-Based Workflow Examples ..................................................................................... 578 Accuracy of MicroStation Data During Import .............................................................................. 581 Accuracy of MicroStation Data During Export .............................................................................. 587 Configuration File Settings for MicroStation Translation .............................................................. 591 Open a MicroStation Document ................................................................................................... 595 Place MicroStation Information in the Document ......................................................................... 597 Create a Template to Insert a MicroStation Document ................................................................ 598 Establish Relationships on a MicroStation Reference File ........................................................... 598 Control Layers in a MicroStation Reference File .......................................................................... 599 Add MicroStation Styles to a Document ....................................................................................... 599 MicroStation Cells in Your Document ........................................................................................... 600 Open a MicroStation Cell Library ................................................................................................. 600 MicroStation Construction Class Information ............................................................................... 601 Working with AutoCAD Files ............................................................................................................... 601 Command Comparison with AutoCAD ......................................................................................... 603 Task Comparison with AutoCAD .................................................................................................. 609 AutoCAD-Based Workflow Examples .......................................................................................... 617 Accuracy of AutoCAD Data During Import ................................................................................... 620 Accuracy of AutoCAD Data During Export ................................................................................... 626 Configuration File Settings for AutoCAD Translation ................................................................... 631 Open an AutoCAD Document ...................................................................................................... 638 Place AutoCAD Information in the Document .............................................................................. 638 Establish Relationships on an AutoCAD Reference File .............................................................. 639 Control Layers in an AutoCAD Reference File ............................................................................. 640 Using the Validation Add-In Tool ........................................................................................................... 641 Install the Validation Tools Add-In ................................................................................................