CAD drawing

Modified on Fri, 21 Oct, 2022 at 9:24 AM


NUBIGON features essential CAD drawing tools for as-built modeling. 


Launch the CAD windowfrom the sidebar.




Drawing Plane

  • When Horizontal is selected, the first point defines the horizontal drawing plane. 
  • When Vertical is selected, the first two points define the vertical drawing plane. 
  • The Free drawing plane is defined by the first three points.
  • With None (3D), you can draw 3D polylines.

Draw

Open polyline 

  • Press & hold X or click the polyline icon to activate polyline drawing mode.
  • Left-click to specify the first vertex of the polyline.
  • Left-click to specify the second vertex of the polyline.
  • Left-click to continue specifying vertices as needed.
  • Release X, press Esc, or click the polyline icon to end the drawing. Once you exit the drawing mode, a new polyline will be created in the Object List.


Closed polyline 

  • Press & hold X or click the polyline icon to activate polyline drawing mode.
  • Left-click to specify the first vertex of the polyline.
  • Left-click to specify the second vertex of the polyline.
  • Left-click to specify the third vertex of the polyline.
  • Left-click to continue specifying vertices as needed.
  • Left-click on the first vertex to close the polyline.
  • Release X, press Esc, or click the polyline icon to end the drawing.

In the Object List, your polyline will appear with the icon if a drawing plane is chosen or with the icon   if None (3D) is chosen. 


Arc

  • Click the arc icon to activate arc drawing mode.
  • Left-click to specify the start point.
  • Left-click to specify the endpoint.
  • Left-click to specify a point on the arc.
  • Press Esc or click the arc icon to deactivate arc drawing.

The Object List icon of an arc is


Circle

  • Click the circle icon to activate circle drawing mode.
  • Left-click to specify the first point on the circle.
  • Left-click to specify the second point on the circle.
  • Left-click to specify the third point on the circle.
  • Press Esc or click the circle icon to deactivate circle drawing.

The Object List icon of a circle is


Point

Click the point icon to activate point drawing mode and left-click to define a point. The Object List icon of a point is