StickFont Editor™ v1.50 User Manual
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1. Character Left Padding This setting is used by the Auto Shift tool and determines the X location that the left most extent of the character will be shifted to 23 StickFont Editor Manual Character Right Padding This setting is the amount of space added to the right most extent of the character by the Auto Size tool Remove Zero Length Objects When checked the cleanup tool will remove entities with a length less then 0 001 Remove Duplicate Objects When checked the cleanup tool will remove multiple copies of an entity with the same start and end points Re Chain Geometry When checked the cleanup tool will automatically re chain the drawing Remove Colinear segments When checked the cleanup tool will remove line segments that are colinear within the tolerance amount Colinear line removal tolerance Moving this slider to the right will loosen the colinear line tolerance amount Draw Menu Line Draws a line You will be prompted for Start Point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line After the first point has been picked you can constrain the line length by entering L followed by the desired length on the command line The lines angle can also be constrained by entering A followed by the desired line angle on the command line If both length and angle are entered the line is added to the drawing and the command completes End Point click a poin2. You can also enter S followed by the shear value Desired shear amount or shear value click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line to set the shear amount You can also enter S followed by the shear value This command has an option called copy which will create new entities when enabled TIP Shear values will typically be in the 2 0 to 2 0 range when using this command to create italicized lettering TIP Note that arcs and circles cannot be sheared and still be circular so any arcs or circles are first broken into series of line segments After shearing these entities are converted back to a series of arc segments that approximate the sheared shape Scale This command will scale the selected entities You will be prompted for Scaling base point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line to select a base point First reference point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line You can also enter S followed by the scale factor X followed by a scale factor or Y followed by a scale factor Second reference point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line You can also enter S followed by the scale factor X followed by a scale factor or Y followed by a scale factor This command has an option called copy which will create new entities when enabled It also has an option c
3. for other users Check In License 36 Menus This will return a stored license back to the license manager This tool may also be used to add a license to the license manager If you have registered StickFont Editor on a computer its license may be moved to the license manager by first enabling the license server and then checking the license into the license manager If the license does not already exist in the license manager it will be added This is very handy if you are adding a license manager to a group of computers that already have StickFont Editor installed and registered License Manager Settings Opens the license manager settings dialog This dialog allows you to specify a network IP address or host name for the license server or let StickFont Editor automatically detect the server k Network License Manager Settings Find license manager automatically C Specify license manager IP address C Specify license manager hostname 37 Customizing StickFont Editor Customizing the Toolbars The toolbars in StickFont Editor are highly customizable You can hide individual buttons hide entire toolbars or even create your own toolbars containing your most commonly used buttons or even menu shortcuts The toolbar layout including custom toolbars is saved when you exit StickFont Editor If you want to reset your toolbars to the default layout click the menu File Reset Toolbars Hiding toolbar
4. allows you to see how many line segments are created by marking the start point of each segment 19 StickFont Editor Manual TIP High resolution settings can be useful if you need to create large lettering as it makes curved lettering appear smoother However if this is not required you can reduce the number of segments in your characters by using the Cleanup tool Print Opens the print preview window where you can setup print options and print the graphics preview Export Keyboard Shortcuts This tool allows saving the keyboard shortcuts that have been assigned to the menu items Import Keyboard Shortcuts This tool loads a previously saved keyboard shortcut file Reset Toolbars This will load the default toolbar layout clearing any changes that have been made to the layout This includes custom toolbars and the keyboard shortcuts Exit Exits StickFont Editor If any unsaved changes have been made to the current character set you will be prompted to save them before the application closes Edit Menu Undo Undoes the last operation If there is nothing to undo then this option will be greyed out Redo Redo the last undone operation If there is nothing that can be redone then this option will be greyed out Cut Copies the selected entities to the clipboard then deletes them from the character 20 Menus Copy Copies the selected entities to the clipboard Paste Paste the clipboard contents into the ac
5. buttons To customize a toolbar it must first be docked Each toolbar has a band on its right side that may clicked to display the option to Add or Remove Buttons j A e Hovering the mouse pointer over Add or Remove Buttons will then display a list of the buttons on the toolbar along with check boxes for each button Unchecked boxes will hide the corresponding button New File 4 Open File Save File Save File As Reset Toolbar Customize Create custom toolbars 39 StickFont Editor Manual You may also create your own custom toolbars that can contain any combination of buttons from the other toolbars The toolbar customize dialog can be accessed by right clicking any of the toolbars and selecting Customize from the menu that appears Customize On this dialog click the New button and then enter a name for the new toolbar The toolbar is then created and will appear on the screen as an undocked toolbar To add buttons to the new toolbar the Customize dialog must be left open Click and drag buttons to move them from the other toolbars to your new toolbar or hold the Ctrl key while dragging to copy them Adding menu shortcuts to a toolbar Menu commands may also be added to existing or custom toolbars 40 Customize Customizing StickFont Editor Toolbars Commands Options Categories Edit Menu Translate Menu Description Reverse chain direction Co
6. is used to enter the desired character width viewport displays the character being edited The viewport shows the character being edited The dashed lines show where 0 0 is on the drawing as well as the entered width The top horizontal line shows where the top of the scaled character will be and is always at a Y value of 21 If the grid is enabled then you will also see points at regular intervals indicating the grid points The grid can be turned on or off via the menu View Show Grid Character Editor Character Set Editor Drawing Import Char widthfig o lt a Ox41 65 lt Al Characters are made up of entities that form the shape of the character An entity is simply a single line arc or circle More than one entity connected into a StickFont Editor Manual continuous path is called a chain Every chain has a start point end point and direction In the image above the chain start points are marked with small green squares and the direction is marked with an arrow es 0 When the show u Ze points setting is turned on a small square marks nn the start location of every entity When turned off only the chain start points are marked Show points off The Viewport The graphics viewport is where the character drawing is displayed and edited Character Editing The dashed lines indicate where 0 0 is on the drawing and is usually the lower left co
7. location on the command line Ellipse corner point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line This command has an option called mark center which will draw a crosshair at the center point of the ellipse when enabled TIP This command creates a series of line segments approximating an ellipse To control how many segments are created see the Arc Resolution setting on the Preferences dialog TIP To turn this shape into a series of arc segments use the tool Draw Arc Through Points 26 Menus Ellipse From Corner Draws an ellipse you will be prompted for Ellipse corner point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Ellipse opposite corner point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line This command has an option called mark center which will draw a crosshair at the center point of the ellipse when enabled TIP This command creates a series of line segments approximating an ellipse To control how many segments are created see the Arc Resolution setting on the Preferences dialog TIP To turn this shape into a series of arc segments use the tool Draw Arc Through Points Arc CW Draws a clockwise arc you will be prompted for Arc center point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Arc start point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the
8. snap When the grid snap is turned on the mouse cursor will snap to the nearest grid point The spacing of the grid points are determined by the X and Y grid interval settings on the Preferences dialog 11 StickFont Editor Manual When object snap is turned on the mouse cursor will snap to certain locations on the existing drawing entities The object snap types are End the start or end points Mid the mid point of a line arc or circle Int a point where any two entities intersect Ctr the center point of an arc or circle Quad one of four quadrant points on an arc or circle Tan where one entity is tangent to another The ortho snap is activated by holding the SHIFT key while drawing and constrains the mouse cursor to an angular setting The ortho angle can be set via the Ortho Angle setting on the Preferences dialog Entity Info The entity info toolbar displays information about selected entities As a toolbar it can be detached from the application window or docked to the top or bottom of it The information displayed varies with the type of entity that is selected Example entity information for a line 12 Character Editing Start 4 000 0 000 End 4 000 21 000 Center Delta 0 000 21 000 Length 21 000 90 000 Start the X Y coordinates of the line start point End the X Y coordinates of the line end point Center not displayed for line entities Delta the X Y distance from
9. status on or off Show points status the current show points on off status Clicking this panel on the status bar will toggle the status on or off Message area various messages appear in the right most panel of the status bar Drawing and Editing Commands Character Editing When a command is started the character selection controls change to a command line Character Editor Character Set Editor Drawing Import Line start point The command line serves to prompt you for requested input Any requested points can be entered by either clicking a point on the drawing or by entering an X Y coordinate pair on the command line Line end point IJength a ngle Some commands have optional settings that can be entered via the command line In this example after a line start point has been picked the options IJength and alngle appear A value for the options may be entered by typing the letter that is enclosed in square brackets followed by a numeric value For example typing A30 0 on the command line in this example would constrain the line to an angle of 30 degrees To cancel a command in progress press the ESC key or click the right mouse button on the viewport When no command is active right clicking the mouse on the viewport will repeat the last command Using Snaps Snaps are drawing aids that assist with creating entities on the viewport There are three types of snaps grid snap object snap and ortho
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12. StickFont Editor v1 50 script_font dxf 17 Menus File Menu New Character Set Clears the active character set If any unsaved changes have been made to the current character set you will be prompted to save them first Open Character Set Open an existing StickFont character set file If any unsaved changes have been made to the current character set you will be prompted to save them first This menu item also displays the list of the most recently opened files Clicking a file in this list will open the corresponding StickFont character set Save Character Set Saves the active character set If the active character set is untitled you will be prompted for a file name to save as Save Character Set As Save the active character set under anew name You will be prompted for a new file name to save as Convert True Type Font This tool loads a True Type into the editor If any unsaved changes have been made to the current character set you will be prompted to save them first After selecting the font to convert you will be prompted for the desired character resolution Since these fonts are based on spline curves they must be converted to line segments The resolution setting determines how many line segments will be used to approximate the curved outline of the font characters Moving the slider to the right will increase the number of line segments required TIP Turning on the Show Points setting on the status bar
13. alled scale width which will apply the resulting scale factor to the character width when enabled Tools Menu Reverse Chain This command will reverse the direction of the selected chain 31 StickFont Editor Manual Move Chain Start This command allows you to specify the entry point for a closed chain You will be prompted to pick the end point of an entity that you want to be the new start point for the chain TIP This command has no effect if the picked point is not part of a closed chain An example of a closed chain would be a circle TIP Chain start points are marked on the drawing by small squares Join Entities This command will join two entities at one of their intersection points You will be prompted for First entity to join click an entity on the drawing Second entity to join click an entity on the drawing A point near the desired intersection point If both selected entities are lines then the additional point is not requested If at least one of the selected entities is an arc or circle then move the mouse pointer until the preview shows the desired result when picking the additional point TIP This command looks at the spot where the entities were picked to determine which end to move When joining a line and arc or two arcs then click the selected entities near the end point to be moved Fillet Entities This command will join two entities with a radius You will be prompted for First
14. command line Arc end point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line This command has an option called mark center which will draw a crosshair at the center point of the arc when enabled Arc CW from 3 Points Draws a clockwise arc from three points you will be prompted for First point on arc click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Second point on arc click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Third point on arc or radius click a point on the drawing or use the command line to enter either a radius value or an X Y location 27 StickFont Editor Manual After the second point has be picked this command will behave in one of two ways depending on the mouse pointer location When the mouse pointer is between the first two points an arc can be created using the first two points as the start and end points and the third point as a point on the radius Once the mouse pointer moves beyond the second point the arc will created from the first point through the second point to the last point A radius value may also be entered after the second point has been picked In this case an arc will be created using the first and second points as the start and end points of the arc This command has an option called mark center which will draw a crosshair at the center point of the arc when enabled Arc CCW Draws a counter clockwi
15. entity to join click an entity on the drawing Second entity to join click an entity on the drawing A point at the desired radius or the desired radius may entered on the command line TIP This command looks at the spot where the entities were picked to determine which end to move Ifthe entities to fillet do not touch then click the entities near the end point to be moved otherwise click them near the point where the fillet should be 32 Menus Adjust Radius This command allows the radius of an arc or circle to be adjusted This command prompts for The arc or circle to be adjusted click an entity on the drawing e A point at the desired radius or the desired radius may be entered on the command line The start and end points of the selected entity will remain at their current locations the center point is moved to adjust the radius Trim Entities This command will trim an entity back to where it intersects another entity You will first be prompted to pick an entity to cut at then for entities that you want to trim off Extend Entity This command will extend an entity to a new point You will first be prompted to pick an entity to extend then for the new end point TIP The endpoint to be moved will be the closest to the point that was picked Break Selected This command will break all selected entities at their midpoint so that each selected entity becomes two entities Split Entity This command will
16. hat you need in this help file please check the online forums at www ncplot com We can also be contacted directly via email scottmartinez ncplot com Registering StickFont Editor When StickFont Editor is first installed you are given a 15 day trial period During this time the software is fully functional allowing you to evaluate it s suitability for your needs After the trial period has expired StickFont Editor will no longer run without a registration key These may be purchased from the online ordering page at http www ncplot com The web site contains current pricing and ordering information To register StickFont Editor enter your registration name and product key into the splash window This window is displayed every time StickFont Editor starts but may also be accessed from the menu Help About Note that the splash window is not displayed at startup after the software has been successfully registered Getting Started Getting Started On startup you are greeted with the following screen If you have not registered the software a window displays your remaining trial period time You may click Ok to continue unregistered or you may enter your name and key information 6 StickFont Editor v1 50 Untitled e B x lt 2 hm 64 Chara StickFont Editor v1 50 Copyright c 2012 2013 NCPlot Software LLC Trial License 15 Days Remaining To register StickFont Editor enter you
17. he mouse is moved to indicate the area containing the entities to be selected The box will have either a solid line border or a dashed line border depending on which direction you drag the box A solid line border appears when you drag to the right and will select everything that is completely inside the box when the mouse button is released A dashed line border appears when you drag to the left and will select everything that is inside of or touching the borders of the box when the mouse button is released This action will first clear the current selection set e Ctrl Window selecting Window selecting while holding the CTRL key will add the selected entities to the current selection set e Shift Window selecting Window selecting while holding the SHIFT key will deselect the enclosed entities The Status Bar The status bar appears at the bottom of the application window and provides status information such as EDIT 25 803 20 717 Grid Snap OFF Object Snap ON Show Points ON Edit state the word EDIT appears when any changes have been made to the active character set since being loaded or saved Mouse pointer coordinates the X Y coordinates of the mouse pointer as it moves on the viewport Grid snap status the current grid snap on off status Clicking this panel on the status bar will toggle the status on or off Object snap status the current object snap on off status Clicking this panel on the status bar will toggle the
18. hen enabled Circle From 3 Points Draw a circle from three points you will be prompted for three points on the circle Enter the points by clicking on the drawing or entering their X Y locations on the command line This command has an option called mark center which will draw a crosshair at the center point of the circle when enabled 25 StickFont Editor Manual Circle Tangent Draw a circle tangent to two other entities You will prompted for The first entity to be tangent to Either an arc circle or line may be selected The second entity to be tangent to Either an arc circle or line may be selected The center point of the circle or the desired circle radius Click the viewport at the desired circle radius or enter a radius value via the command line In most cases there is more than one place where a circle could be tangent to both entities as you move the mouse pointer you will see a preview of the current solution This command has an option called mark center which will draw a crosshair at the center point of the circle when enabled TIP To create a circle of a desired radius after picking two entities enter R followed by the desired radius on the command line but don t press lt enter gt until moving the mouse pointer to get a solution in the desired location Ellipse From Center Draws an ellipse you will be prompted for Ellipse center point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y
19. icking an entity on the drawing will select the entire chain and is handy for selecting a path to offset Mirror This command will mirror the selected entities You will be prompted for Base point of mirror axis click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line End of mirror axis click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line The base point and end point form a line around which the selected entities will be mirrored This command has an option called copy which will create new entities when enabled Rotate This command will rotate the selected entities You will be prompted for Center point of rotation click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Reference point or rotation angle click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line to select a reference point You can also enter A followed by the number to degrees to rotate Second reference point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line This command has an option called copy which will create new entities when enabled Shear This command will shear the selected entities which is useful for creating characters that appear italicized You will be prompted for 30 Menus Reference point or shear value click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line to select a reference point
20. it is on a check mark appears next to it on the menu Enabling this item causes the snap grid to be displayed in the graphics preview window See also Using Snaps The StickFont Editor preferences window contains settings that determine where the grid points are see StickFont Editor Preferences Help Menu StickFont Editor Help Opens this help file Release Notes Opens the release notes This is a notepad document that details the most recent changes to StickFont Editor About StickFont Editor Displays a window showing the StickFont Editor version number and your license status This window also allows you to de register StickFont Editor on your computer To do this you must enter the original product key that was used to register the software and then click the De Register button If your StickFont Editor trial period has expired and you have a network license manager installed you can click Check for License Server to enable connecting to the license server Enable License Server Checking this menu item will enable communications to the license manager This requires that the Network License Manager be running on a computer that is connected to the network Check Out License This will request a license transfer from the license manager If successful the license is stored on the client computer so that StickFont Editor may be run while disconnected from the network While it is checked out the license will not be available
21. mmands Reverse Chain x Move Chain Start T Join Lines Trim Line A Extend Line gt Break Selected Se On the toolbar customize dialog select the Commands tab The Catagories list represents each of the menus in StickFont Editor and the Commands list represents the items in each menu To add a command to a toolbar drag it from the Commands list to an open toolbar Menu Shortcut Keys The menu shortcut keys can customized via the toolbar customize dialog The toolbar customize dialog can be accessed by right clicking any of the toolbars and selecting Customize from the menu that appears The keyboard shortcut keys are part of the toolbar layout and will be saved when exiting StickFont Editor Resetting the toolbar layout from the menu File Reset Toolbars will also reset the keyboard shortcut keys 41 StickFont Editor Manual On the Customize dialog click the Keyboard button to access the Customize Keyboard dialog Categories Commands Remove Reset All Press new shortcut key Current Keys poe _ Description Undo the last operation 42 Customizing StickFont Editor Using this dialog you can assign or change any of the keyboard shortcut keys for any of the StickFont Editor menu items 43
22. r arc segments is also enabled This combines arc segments wherever possible 34 Menus The preferences window contains settings that turn off or on the individual actions to be performed Auto Shift This command will move the drawing in the X direction so that the left most extent of the drawing is at the left padding amount The padding amount is set on the preferences window Auto Size Sets the character width to the right most drawing extent plus the right padding amount The padding amount is set on the preferences window View Menu Zoom Window Using the left mouse button drag a box around the desired view area This tool is also activated by pressing the Z key when the viewport is active Zoom Extents Sets the view center and zoom size to fit the entire project in the viewport This tool is also activated by pressing the X key when the viewport is active Zoom In Enlarges the view size while keeping the current view center This tool is also activated by pressing the C key when the viewport is active Zoom Out Reduces the view size while keeping the current view center This tool is also activated by pressing the V key when the viewport is active Pan After selecting this tool use either mouse button to drag the viewport to the desired view center 35 StickFont Editor Manual Show Grid This menu item is a toggle selection that turns on or off each time it is clicked when
23. r name here And your product key here Check for License Manager Register _ E 1 383 2 924 GridSnapON Object Snap ON Show Points OFF The StickFont Editor interface consists of Menu bar the menus provide access to the program features Toolbars the toolbar buttons provide quick access to the most commonly used program features Drawing viewport the graphical display of the character drawing StickFont Editor Manual Character selector where you select the character to edit Entity Info displays information about entities on the drawing Status bar provides feedback about the current state of StickFont Editor Editing Mode StickFont Editor provides three modes of operation character editing character set editing and drawing import mode The mode is selected via tabs at the top of the drawing viewport Character editing mode allows individual characters in the character set to be drawn and edited Character set editing mode allows a limited set of tools to be applied to the entire character set at once such as scaling or shear Drawing import mode allows a DXF drawing file to be loaded and all or parts of it to be copied into your character set Character Editing Character Editing The character editor consists of character selection there is a drop down list as well as a previous and next buttons for selecting characters character width this text box
24. rner of the character There are also dashed lines to indicate the width of the character and the scaled height Many commands require that you select one or more entities on the viewport An entity can be a line arc or circle The viewport offers several methods for entity selection e Clicking left clicking on an entity will select only that entity If no entities are near the mouse pointer then all entities are deselected e Select All the menu item Edit Select All or its corresponding toolbar button will select all the entities in the current character e Select Chain the menu item Edit Select Chain or its corresponding toolbar button is similar to Shift Clicking an entity except that all entities are first deselected e Ctrl Clicking left clicking on an entity while holding the CTRL key will toggle its selected state e Alt Clicking left clicking on an entity while holding the ALT key will select a chain up to the clicked entity A partial chain can be selected by clicking the first entity then ALT clicking the last entity to be selected e Shift Clicking left clicking on an entity while holding the SHIFT key will toggle the selected state of an entire chain e Window selecting Groups of entities can be selected by simply dragging a box around them Click and hold the left mouse button at one corner of a box and StickFont Editor Manual drag the mouse and release the button at the opposite corner A box will be drawn as t
25. rt Character Set Edits A A Factor Shear Factor Al i i abedefahiikimrisparstuvWgyz 0 ABCDEFGHHKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789 en O EEEN a Ries The available editing tools in this mode are Scale enter a scale factor and click the scale button By typing an X or Y before the scale factor value the X or Y axis can be scaled separately For example entering X1 5 as the scale factor value will apply scaling in the X direction only Shear enter a shear factor and click the shear button Auto Shift automatically shifts each character so that its left side has the spacing specified by the Character Left Padding setting on the Preferences dialog Auto Size automatically sets the width of each character to the right most extent plus the Character Right Padding setting on the Preferences dialog 15 StickFont Editor Manual Cleanup applies the cleanup tool to the entire character set When cleanup is finished a message appears indicating how many entities were removed 16 Drawing Import Drawing Import The drawing import mode allows a drawing file in Drawing Exchange Format DXF to be loaded Clicking the Open button allows for browsing to and opening a drawing file Once opened all or part of the drawing can be cut or copied then pasted into the character editor Character Editor Character Set Editor if Drawing Import Open C Program Files x86
26. se arc you will be prompted for Arc center point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Arc start point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Arc end point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line This command has an option called mark center which will draw a crosshair at the center point of the arc when enabled Arc CCW from 3 Points Draws a counter clockwise arc from three points you will be prompted for First point on arc click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Second point on arc click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Third point on arc or radius click a point on the drawing or use the command line to enter either a radius value or an X Y location After the second point has be picked this command will behave in one of two ways depending on the mouse pointer location When the mouse pointer is between the first two points an arc can be created using the first two points as the start and end points and the third point as a point on the radius Once the mouse pointer moves beyond the second point the arc will created from the first point through the second point to the last point A radius value may also be entered after the second point has 28 Menus been picked In this case an arc will be created using the first and
27. second points as the start and end points of the arc This command has an option called mark center which will draw a crosshair at the center point of the arc when enabled Arc Through Points This command will replace a selected series of line segments with one or more arcs Before the command begins it will automatically combine colinear line segments from the selected entities TIP More than one group of entities may be selected this command will process each group separately TIP There is a setting called Arc Fit Tolerance on the Preferences dialog that controls how loosely the resulting arcs can fit the selected points Sketch This command draws a series of line segments on the viewport whenever the mouse is moved while holding the left mouse button Translate Menu Move Moves the selected entities you will prompted for a point to move from and a point to move to TIP To move something a specific distance just enter 0 0 on the command line as the point to move from and then the X Y distance to move as the second point Offset Offsets the selected entities by the given offset distance If nothing is selected you will be prompted for a line to offset then the offset direction otherwise you will just be prompted for the offset direction 29 StickFont Editor Manual This command has the offset distance as an option to change the distance enter D followed by the distance on the command line TIP Shift cl
28. split an entity into two entities at a selected point Break Arcs This command will break any selected arc or circle entities into a series of line segments The number of segments that are created is determined by the Arc Resolution setting on the Preferences dialog 33 StickFont Editor Manual Move Point This command moves an endpoint to a new location You are first prompted for the point to move then for its new location If multiple entities share the same end point then this command moves it for all of them Measure Two Points This command prompts you for two points then displays measurement info Cleanup Applies the cleanup tool to the active drawing This tool can perform these actions Remove zero length entities Removes any entities that are zero in length Remove duplicate entities If more than one entity shares the same start and end points then the duplicate entities are removed Re chain the drawing This ensures that all entities that form a continuous path are going in the same direction Remove colinear line segments This finds line segments that are end to end and going in the same direction and joins them into one line The preferences window contains a tolerance setting that determines how closely the two segments must match in direction for them to be considered colinear Remove cocircular arc segments When the setting to enable removing colinear segments is enabled removing cocircula
29. t on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line This command continues to repeat until you terminate it allowing you to easily draw multiple lines Line Perpendicular Draws a line perpendicular to another line You will be prompted for A line to draw perpendicular to Click an entity on the drawing you would like to draw perpendicular to Start point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line 24 Menus End point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Line Tangent Draws a line tangent to a selected arc you will be prompted for An arc or circle to draw tangent from End point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Rectangle Draws a rectangle you will be prompted for First corner click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Opposite corner click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Circle Draws a circle you will be prompted for Circle center point click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line Point on radius click a point on the drawing or enter an X Y location on the command line The desired circle radius or diameter may be entered on the command line This command has an option called mark center which will draw a crosshair at the center point of the circle w
30. the start point to the end point Length the overall length of the line Angle the angle of the line from the start to the end point Example entity information for an arc Start 13 000 21 000 End 13 000 11 000 Center 13 000 16 000 Radius 5 000 ength 15 708 SEIS PLE LL SE ru ee 90 000 270 000 Start the X Y coordinates of the arc start point End the X Y coordinates of the arc end point Center the X Y coordinates of the arc center point Radius the radius of the arc Length the length of the arc Angle the start and end angles of the arc Character Picker The character picker is a dialog that displays the entire character set at once and allows for easy character selection The character picker can be opened while the character editor is visible by clicking the button next to the character selection controls 13 StickFont Editor Manual Character Set Editor gt 65 41 0 gt Charwefiso Character Editor A character can be selected by simply clicking it on the character picker a o lt a N in m N o 0123456739 A ABCDEFGHIIKLMNO SPORSTUVWXYZT TS abcde fgh 1 4 2 et 14 Character Set Editing Character Set Editor The character set editing mode allows a limited set of editing tools to be applied to the entire character set at once Character Editor Character Set Editor Drawing Impo
31. tive character drawing Delete Selected Removes all selected entities from the drawing Select All Marks all entities in the drawing as selected Selected entities are drawn in a different color than the non selected entities Select Chain This command prompts you to pick an entity then selects all entities that are connected to the selected entity Preferences Opens the StickFont Editor Preferences window This window contains multiple tabs each containing a group of settings Drawing Tab 21 StickFont Editor Manual 22 StickFont Editor Preferences Arc Fit Tolerance X and Y Grid Interval Determine how far apart the grid points will be in the X and Y direction Ortho Angle The angular increment for commands that support ortho constraint Arc resolution This slider determines how accurately arcs circles and ellipses will be drawn by increasing or decreasing the number of line segments used to approximate them Arc Fit Tolerance This slider determines how closely the resulting arcs must fit the set of points Moving the slider to the right results in fewer looser fitting arcs Colors Tab Menus E StickFont Editor Preferences Program color settings Character Cleanup Tab StickFont Editor Preferences Y Remove Zero Length Objects IV Re Chain Geometry Remove Duplicate Objects Remove Colinear segments Colinear line removal tolerance
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