Table of Contents
Advertisement
Cre ating Graphic Ob jects
The Arc Tool
The arc tool is used to create arcs. Each arc created has three parameters associated with it: size, thickness, and
color.
To create an arc
1. From the Draw menu, click Arc or click the Arc icon in the Draw toolbar. The Attributes
dialog box appears.
2. In the Frame section, click the pull-down arrow of the Color box and select a color. Click
OK in the Color dialog box to go back to the Attributes dialog box.
3. Click on the line thickness that you want to use.
4. Move the mouse cursor over to the work area of EasyBuilder onto the window that you are
currently editing. The mouse cursor has changed from an arrow to a crosshair cursor.
5. Click to mark a corner of the arc. Move the mouse to where the opposite corner of the arc
should be. Click the mouse cursor again to mark the arc. The arc object is formed and
displayed on the window screen with small white square blocks around the perimeter of the
arc.
6. To continue creating more arcs repeat the last step. To move the arc, click on the Select
option from the Edit menu or click the Select icon in the Draw toolbar. Move the arc to the
preferred location.
7. To change any of the attributes, double-click on the arc to display the Arc Object's Attribute
dialog box.
The Poly gon Tool
The polygon tool is used to create polygons. Each polygon created has four parameters associated with it: size,
thickness, color, and filled.
To create a polygon
1. From the Draw menu, click Polygon. Or click the Polygon icon in the Draw toolbar. The
Attributes dialog box appears.
2. If the interior of the polygon is to be filled with a color, check the Filled box. Two additional
settings appear.
3. If you want to fill the polygon with a solid color, then select a color for the Interior box.
Click Pattern Style to display the Pattern Style dialog box. Select the upper left-most
pattern for a solid color. If you want to use a pattern for the filled section of the polygon, then
select from the available patterns, and click OK to exit the Pattern Style dialog box. In the
Attributes dialog box, select the Pattern color.
4. In the Frame section, click the pull-down arrow of the Color box and select a color. Click
OK in the Color dialog box to go back to the Attributes dialog box.
5. Click on the line thickness that you want to use.
6. Move the mouse cursor over to the work area of EasyBuilder onto the window that you are
currently editing. The mouse cursor has changed from an arrow to a crosshair cursor.
7. Click to mark a corner of the polygon. Move the mouse to where another corner of the
polygon should be. Click the mouse cursor again to mark the corner. Continue clicking each
corner until it is time to connect the last corner to the first corner of the polygon. Right click
to complete the polygon. The polygon object is formed and displayed on the window screen
with small white square blocks around the perimeter of the polygon.
8. To continue creating more polygons repeat the last step. To move the polygon, click on the
Select option from the Edit menu or click the Select icon in the Draw toolbar. Move the
polygon to the preferred location.
9. To change any of the attributes, double-click on the polygon to display the Polygon Object's
Attribute dialog box.
The Scale Lines Tool
The Scale Lines tool is used to create scales. Each scale created has four parameters associated with it: size,
thickness, color, and filled.
142
1010-1007W, Rev 06
Advertisement
Table of Contents
