Using the redline drawing tools

TOOL USE
To use this "Arrow" pen, follow these instructions:

  1. Click the Arrow button.

  2. Click on the location where the arrowhead should point to.

  3. Move the mouse to where the arrowhead line should end and double-click on the drawing.

    TIP: Instead of double-clicking, you can single-click in other locations of the drawing to add "polyline" segments to this arrowhead line.

  4. To end a "polyline" arrowhead line, double-click on the drawing in the desired location.

To use this "Polyline" drawing pen, follow these instructions:

  1. Click the Polyline button.

  2. Click on the drawing where you want to start a multi-segment line.

  3. Move the mouse to a new location and click once.

    CADViewer will connect the two locations with a straight line.

  4. Single-click in other locations on the drawing to add more line segments to this polyline.

  5. To end the polyline, double-click the mouse button at the final location.

To use this "Freehand" pen, follow these instructions:

  1. Click the Freehand button.

  2. Click and drag the cursor around on the drawing to create a "freehand" line.

  3. When you release the mouse button, the line will end. Note that CADViewer will attempt some "smoothing" of the line by reducing the number of points used to create that line.

To use this "Highlight" feature to illuminate a region of the drawing, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Highlight button.

  2. Click the preferred color in the Redline palette.

  3. Click in one corner of the drawing region that you want to be highlighted and drag the mouse to the opposite corner.

  4. Once the mouse is released, the highlight will appear as a background rectangle in a different color.

    The color of the region depends on the current redline color as well as the drawing's background color. In rare cases, the region will not be visible. If this happens, change the redline color and try to highlight that same region again.

To use this Circle pen, follow these instructions:

  1. Click the Circle button.

  2. Click the mouse on the drawing where you want the center of the circle to be, then drag away from that point to create a circle.

  3. Click once to create the final circle when it has reached the right size.

To use this Cloud pen, follow these instructions:

  1. Click the Cloud button.

  2. Click the mouse on the drawing where you want the center of the cloud to be, then drag away from that point to create a cloud.

  3. Click once to create the final cloud when it has reached the right size.

To use this Line pen, follow these instructions:

  1. Click the Line button.

  2. Click on the drawing and drag in any direction to create a straight line.

  3. When you release the mouse button, the line will be terminated at that point.

To use this Triangle pen, follow these instructions:

  1. Click the Cloud button.

  2. Click the mouse on the drawing where you want the center of the cloud to be, then drag away from that point to create a cloud.

  3. Click once to create the final cloud when it has reached the right size.

To use this Hexagon pen, follow these instructions:

  1. Click the Line button.

  2. Click on the drawing and drag in any direction to create a straight line.

  3. When you release the mouse button, the line will be terminated at that point.

To use this Rectangle pen, follow these instructions:

  1. Click the Cloud button.

  2. Click the mouse on the drawing where you want the center of the cloud to be, then drag away from that point to create a cloud.

  3. Click once to create the final cloud when it has reached the right size.

To use this Ellipse pen, follow these instructions:

  1. Click the Line button.

  2. Click on the drawing and drag in any direction to create a straight line.

  3. When you release the mouse button, the line will be terminated at that point.

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