One
of the highlights is the ease with which you can arrange and print
drawings to scale. All text sizes are defined as 'print out size' and
they are accurate and readable, even if you change the scale of the
image. You work on a paper size and borders that perfectly match
your printer. No more guess work! What you see is what you get. Of
course, it is also possible to print independently from the defined
paper format. The program will recalculate the scale so the drawing
will fit on the different paper.
You can either get
automatically dimensioned drawings from the 3D model by presetting the
information you require within the 'assistant' OR you can manually
extract the drawings from the model to obtain any perspective, cut or
3D view. When you work in the automatic mode, the drawings are put in
individual windows with automatic dimensioning, timber lists and
standard text.
Within the overall 'paper space', you can have
individual drawings in different scales. This is especially useful when
showing details and can save a great deal of time.
The
dimensioning of single pieces, groups, whole views or cuts can be done
or changed anytime in Distance Dimension or Baseline Dimension. It is
also easy to change the units (m, cm, inch, feet, architectural) at any
time. You can also choose to have metric and imperial measurements on
the same drawing.
Dietrich’s does custom design work for
clients, so we use our software on a daily basis. This new program was
developed based on the CAD user’s wish list. There are many features
like hatching, layering, inserting, wmf/emf and bitmap files that make
this module exceptional in the CAD world.