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 RED
DOTS
You will see red dots called "reference points" that
are placed on "components" (hands, cross, rose etc).
They are also placed at the bottom center of a
"lettering group" be it a single line or 150 lines.
When you want to do something with a component or
lettering group you place you mouse on the red dot
and "right click" (click the right mouse button
once). This is the only time in the program that you
"right click". With the right click, an edit window
will appear giving you options of edits. In
lettering, you can EDIT (change the lettering,
panels, justification and more features) MOVE (move
the lettering group) DUPLICATE (copy the group to a
different location and then change the names but
keep everything else with the group the same. Play
with this one as it's a time saver. ERASE (gets rid
of if). The following are for use with only
components ROTATE, SCALE, FLIP (Try this one),
REPLACE and ADD LETTERING (if you are adding
lettering within the confines of a components drawn
area, choose this function, then place the mouse
LETTERED
MONUMENTS
Right click on the RED dot of the Family Name….Left
Click on edit….Change the family name by typing in
the name you would like displayed on the
monument….Click on OK. It's that easy!
BLANK
MONUMENT
A couple of blank dies and markers are in the demo
package.
Double click on the Monu-Cad symbol on your desktop
and double click on "MCLite" in the dropdown window
and select "D30x24sp" and click on "open". A blank
monument is now on the screen.
Type: CP = Component Place and highlight MYROSE2 and
click "place". Move the mouse with the component
attached to the top left corner on the monument and
left click to place or draw it. If you don't like
where it is, "right click on the "reference point"
and move it.
Type: SG = Snap to Grid This makes the cursor jump
to an invisible grid. You can adjust the size of the
grid in the SNAPS pull down menu. This lets you put
the cursor on an exact spot and view it at the
bottom right of the screen. X (x 12.00 shows 12.0
inches to the right of center, -x shows 12.0 inches
to the left of center) the factor Y shows how many
inches up from the bottom of the monument you are,
say 14.0 inches.
Type: CP again and select MYROSE2 and put the cursor
on the red dot of the first rose BUT DO NOT CLICK
THE MOUSE. Look at the XY numbers at the bottom
right. Lets say they read X=-14.5, Y=22.5
Type in the co-ordinates (you see this going in at
the COMMAND>bottom left) 14.5 (no minus sign as we
want the rose on the plus or right side of center),
(put a comma…it separates the X from the Y) 22.5 The
line should read COMMAND> 24.5,22.5 (no space) Press
the "ENTER" key. But it's facing the wrong way?
Right click the reference point and left click on
"FLIP'.
Put the cursor where the family name should go and
"right click". Highlight "Add lettering…"Type in the
family name, give it a size, give it a "normal"
panel "single line" MAKE SURE the X reads 0.000 and
click on "OK". Do the same for the inscription
panels and maybe an "IN LOVING MEMORY" at the
bottom. You have just designed your first monument
on a computer. IT'S THAT EASY.
Go ahead and play. You can't hurt anything. Call Dan
if you need help, that's what we are here for. But
Most of all…have fun. |
