Helpful Tips for the CadCARD SlideChart

DRAWING SCALE – Slide the inner panel until the correct drawing scale appears in the window. This setting controls all other values on the front of the CadCARD.

SCALE FACTOR – Use this multiplier for the insertion scale when inserting blocks or wblocks onto scaled drawings. This is also the factor to use for LTSCALE to control the appearance of linetype symbols, for PATTERN SCALE to control the size of hatch patterns, and for DIMSCALE to control the effect of scale on dimensioning variables.

INVERSE MULTIPLIER – This multiplier can be used to convert back from scaled drawing to full size (or 1:1).

SHEET SIZES and USABLE AREAS – Displays the usable working area on various size drawing paper at a given scale.

TEXT SIZES – Indicates the proper value for various sizes and shows the relative height for the current scale factor.

FITTED TEST and ALIGNED TEST – Displays the different effect on text appearance when using either of these two text options.

WIDTH FACTORS – To control the width of text, input a factor relative to “normal” text. (Normal text =1, wider text=number greater than 1, narrow text= number less than 1.) This is not related to the value for text height.

CONTROL CODES – Lists the proper key-in codes to use the special symbols available in the text commands.

OBLIQUING ANGLE – Illustrates the capability to place “slanted” text at various degrees of incline.

FONTS – Indicates an example of standard AutoCAD font files.

TEXT GAUGE – Handy gauge to measure existing text on drawings or sketches when trying to “match what’s there.”

FUNCTION KEYS – Displays the standard function key assignment.

PDMODE – Lists the various options available for the symbols to be used when placing points.

UNITS AND ANGLES – Provides illustrations of the different systems of linear units and angle measurement for use when inputting data and how data in output in dimensions or prompts.

DIMENSIONING VARIABLES – A listing of quick definitions of various dimensioning variables.

DIMENSION PLACEMENT and ORIENTATION – Shows how the various DIMVAR settings control the position and orientation of dimension text.

ROUNDING OFF – Displays how the DIMRND variable affects the output of dimension text by rounding off to various values.

ZERO DIMENSIONS – Shows how AutoCAD controls dimensions with “zeros” by means of the DIMZIN dimension variable.

MIRRORED TEXT – Indicates which setting to use with the MIRROR command to cause tet to be reverse reading or right reading, and the effect of mirroring on text justification.

TOLERANCES – Shows the system variables for controlling and displaying tolerances used during dimensioning operations.

POSTSCRIPT TEXT and ALTERNATE TEXT – Lists the variable names with which to add additional text to a dimension string, or to add alternate dimension values to the dimension text strings.

SCALES – Provided along each edge are ruled scales for easy use to measure or compare elements on existing drawings or sketches. One edge shows 1/8^th and 1/4^th architectural scales and the other shows fractions and decimals of an inch.

*Some definitions and values have been simplified or “rounded-off.” Refer to the AutoCAD software for a more detailed listing of the functions and operations available with the current release of the software.