FORMAT

Purpose:

To establish some aspects of the format of newly created and displayed entities on the graphic screen and in drawings.

Instructions:

The format commands that are available can be selected from at the discretion of the user. The system assumes various standard defaults unless the user makes changes through these commands. Typically a User may wish to use the available commands at the commencement of a new drawing.

The format commands can be used at any time, however the actions of format changes are not retroactive to the graphic items and geometry, that has been created before the format change was made through use of these commands. The Format, then Layer command establishes the drawing layer on which all subsequent input is to be stored. The user may need to use the available alternative 'modify' facilities if changes are subsequently required to previously existing entities.

Options:

Any options that are available during format activities are described in the Tip Text for that particular command.

Result:

The user can set the color, line type, hatch pattern, various defaults and drawing layer to be used for all subsequent input.