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Chapter 8 - Graphics

The diagram in the CadnaA main window displays all objects that have been entered, irrespective of whether they have been entered using the mouse or the keyboard, or by digitizing or importing. The graphic representation can be displayed in different scales by zooming, copying (see manual "Introduction to CadnaA") and printing out (see Print Graphics).

The graphic objects are synchronized with the corresponding data record in the object tables. The current data recorded in the table automatically marks the corresponding graphic object so that you can always see which object or which polygon point you are working on.

This chapter covers the CadnaA-specific objects and operations being used within the graphic representation and output. This includes:

  • the definition of the project area („Limits“), of the scale and - if any - a coordinate grid,
  • the settings for the ObjectSnap,
  • the definition of the coordinate system,
  • the graphical design of the objects,
  • the drawing sequence of objects („Layer“),
  • the features provided by the objects „Auxiliary Polygon“ and „Section“,
  • the features provided by the objects „Text Frame“, „Level Box“, „Symbol“ and „Stationing“, and
  • the handling of the viewing options „Section“, „3D-View“ (wired frame model) and the 3D-Special View.