How to draw an arc Left click the button in the tool bar. Left click the mouse in the working space to choose a start point. Left click the mouse to define the midpoint of this arch. Left click the mouse to define the endpoint of this arc. Additional arc drawing options are located in the drop down menu next to the arch button. How to round corners Select the Filet tool Type and “r” press “Enter” Type and to specify a radius of 0.5 mm for the corner “.5” press “Enter” Select the two lines of the corner How to make dimensions Left click the drop down menu on the linear dimension button. Choose aligned from the list. Left click the start point of the line and another left click at the end point; move the mouse to move the displayed dimension; left click to set the displayed dimension down. 3) Left click the mouse on the displayed dimension to set the properties. 4) Then right click the mouse and choose the in the menu list. “properties” 5) Reset the and of the dimensions in the properties list. “Color” “Text height” How to view the design The view can be zoomed in and out by scrolling the middle mouse button. The design can be panned by holding down the middle mouse button and move the mouse The whole design can be viewed by selecting the extent button in the view tab. How to use pedit command The pedit command contains many useful tools; two of which are join and spline. Multiple lines can be joined together into a polyline. The total length of the polyline can be viewed by selecting the polyline, right click, and then selecting properties; the length of the polyline is under geometry section. This feature helps in getting the total length of an antenna design. Joining multiple line into a polyline Type and press Enter “pedit” Type and press Enter “m” Select two or more lines connected in series by left clicking; then press Enter Type and press Enter “y” Select join Type and press enter for the fuzz distance “1” Press Esc Converting a polyline into multiple line
How to draw an arc Left click the button in the tool bar. Left click the mouse in the working space to choose a start point. Left click the mouse to define the midpoint of this arch. Left click the mouse to define the endpoint of this arc. Additional arc drawing options are located in the drop down menu next to the arch button. How to round corners Select the Filet tool Type “r” and press “Enter” Type “.5” and press “Enter” to specify a radius of 0.5 mm for the corner Select the two lines of the corner How to make dimensions Left click the drop down menu on the linear dimension button. Choose aligned from the list. Left click the start point of the line and another left click at the end point; move the mouse to move the displayed dimension; left click to set the displayed dimension down. 3) Left click the mouse on the displayed dimension to set the properties. 4) Then right click the mouse and choose the “properties” in the menu list. 5) Reset the “Color” and “Text height” of the dimensions in the properties list. How to view the design The view can be zoomed in and out by scrolling the middle mouse button. The design can be panned by holding down the middle mouse button and move the mouse The whole design can be viewed by selecting the extent button in the view tab. How to use pedit command The pedit command contains many useful tools; two of which are join and spline. Multiple lines can be joined together into a polyline. The total length of the polyline can be viewed by selecting the polyline, right click, and then selecting properties; the length of the polyline is under geometry section. This feature helps in getting the total length of an antenna design. Joining multiple line into a polyline Type “pedit” and press Enter Type “m” and press Enter Select two or more lines connected in series by left clicking; then press Enter Type “y” and press Enter Select join Type “1” and press enter for the fuzz distance Press Esc Converting a polyline into multiple line
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