Attributes

The tools in the attributes menu enable alteration of the line type a switching a point into a particular marker.

The attributes menu

	ring / chain
line type with structure		line type with significance		marker
	continuous		Grain line		cross
	dashed		split line		big point
	dotted		annotation line		small point
	dashed wide		seam line		asterisk
	dashed short/wide		cut internal line		small arrow
	dot/dash		symmetry line

Alteration of line type

Step-by-step guide for alteration of line type

• manufacture → Attributes
• Activate the line type required
• Click the line

Explanation

Each line can be turned into one of the following line types:

Line types with structure…

continuous, dotted line with small distance, dotted line with greater distance, dashed, dot-dash rough, dot-dash fine or

Line types with significance…

annotation line, grain line, split line, cut internal line or seam line.

After activating the line type, the line to be altered in the construction is to be clicked.

If the option ring / chain is active, continuous lines, e.g. the contour, are assigned the selected attribute.

The line types with structure have significance during plot/print, e.g. for plotter/cutters. The line types with significance are required in marker making and for data export.

Setting a point mark

Step-by-step guide for setting a marker

• manufacture → Attributes
• Activate the mark type required
• Click the point

Explanation

Each point can be changed into one of the point markers shown in Attributes. For further modification, continue treating it as a point.

To change a point into a marker, activate the selected marker type and click the point.