UCS
Manager of the Layer-UCS-Post
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BobCAD-CAM provides an extensive and powerful set of CAD tools for creating 2D and 3D geometry including wireframe, text, dimensions, shapes, surfaces, and solids. The main menus and the toolbars of the BobCAD-CAM user interface contain all of the CAD tools for creating, modifying, and viewing geometry in the Workspace (also known as the CAD window or graphics area). This topic provides an overview of the important CAD topics in this Help System and acts as a navigation tool to find more information about all CAD functionality and usage in BobCAD-CAM.
Getting to Know the User interface is an important part of using BobCAD-CAM. The information provided in the User Interface topics is an essential part of understanding the BobCAD-CAM software and CAD.
The Preferences menu contains many important settings for system defaults and/or the current open file.
It is important to understand the selection methods in BobCAD-CAM when creating or modifying geometry.
CAD geometry is created using the Active UCS, or user coordinate system,
which determines drawing plane. This is selected in the UCS
Manager of the Layer-UCS-Post
Manager.
CAD geometry is created on the Active Layer that is selected in the
Layers Manager of
the Layer-UCS-Post
Manager.
The View menu contains many important commands for modifying the current viewing position and display states of the Workspace and the geometry in it.
The CAD functions include a preview that shows you what the result will be before you create the geometry. Because most CAD functions can be performed using various methods, the way that the preview works depends on the method used.
OK.
If you do not see a preview, check to make sure that you have made
all required selections, such as a start point.The OK button in the Data Entry Manager serves a dual purpose: when the preview is visible, OK performs the function as shown. If no preview is shown, OK creates the preview.
The Status Bar at the bottom of the user interface displays important information and provides prompts that guide you through the current task in the Data Entry Manager. Look to the status bar for help completing the current step.
The status bar also provides quick access to the snap increment button and snap increment distance value that is used with many CAD function to allow for accurate geometry creation when using mouse selection (also known as sketching). To learn more, view the Snap Increment topic.
The CAD Tree is a solid history tree that contains CAD Features for all solid and surface creation and modifications.
The Points menu and the CAD toolbar both contain the following functions for creating points.
The Lines menu and the CAD toolbar both contain the following functions for creating lines.
The Arcs menu and the CAD toolbar both contain the following functions for creating arcs.
The Other menu and the CAD toolbar both contain the following functions for creating wireframe shapes.
The Spline menu and the CAD toolbar both contain the following functions for creating splines.
You can also create a Spline from Curves.
The Text menu and the CAD toolbar both contain the following functions for creating text.
To learn about the dimensioning tools in BobCAD-CAM, view Dimensions.
The Surfaces menu and the Surfaces toolbar both contain the following functions for creating surfaces.
The Solids menu and the Solids toolbar both contain the following functions for creating solids.
The Utility menu and the Utility toolbar both contain the following Utility functions with many geometry modification tools.
The Edit Menu contains many tools for modifying the attributes of geometry, such as color, layer, and visibility.
The CAD Tree is a solid history tree that contains CAD Features for all solid and surface creation and modifications.
