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1. 1 Menu Navigating through the Menus and clicking on the appropriate command 2 Command Line Typing the command in the Command Line 3 Alt Key Method Keyboard entry of the appropriate command using the Alt key perfect for constructing your own macros 4 Menu Shortcut Keyboard entry of the command s menu shortcut using the Control key 5 Toolbar button Clicking on the command s toolbar button Tooltips are provided so that the functionality of the toolbar buttons can be easily determined Allowing the cursor to hover over a toolbar button for just a second will display that button s purpose The chart which follows on the next page lists all the commands in 3Dsymbols Manager and the ways in which they can be invoked When using Command Line input remember to press the Enter key to invoke the command after typing the command s Command Line Code 3Dsymbols Manager Command Chart Operation Command Line Menu AltKey Keyboard Button E e Ej Closeanopenfile 1 close 1 File Close AHFC Ctl W Y PrintSetup File gt Print Sep AIIFU Y Print 4 j Fie Pint AFP Ctrl P IX SetDefault Directory dir File gt Set Default Directory AED Y eT EE Undo prior operations undo 1 Edit Undo AE Ctrl Z Y Redo undone operations redo Edit Redo 1 AER
2. Command Line with the Ctrl J keyboard shortcut or by typing AIt E J The prompt Select Entities is now displayed in the Prompt Box You can select all the objects displayed in the Drawing Window by typing all in the command line and pressing Enter or by dragging a selection window around all the objects In the Drawing Window If you want to select fewer than all the elements of the objects displayed on screen you may select them by dragging a selection window or by clicking on them sequentially After selecting items press Enter The color dialog box is now displayed Set the new color to apply to the selected objects by entering the color s number in the Color field or by clicking on the color s box Press Enter to complete the operation and apply the new color assignment If you wish you may place your cursor over the desired color box and double click to complete the operation rather than clicking on the desired new color and then pressing the Enter key Upon completion of the operation the selected objects will now display in the new color which you have selected Keep in mind that this color assignment will not appear in Chief Architect upon import of the custom symbol the colors in which a symbol displays inside Chief is dependent upon layer assignments and the materials which Chief applies to those layers The Set Screen Color Tool This tool allows you to select the color for the background of the drawing screen To use th
3. Ctl R Y Refresh the screen display regen Edit gt Refresh AKEEF F5 Y Delete Selection gei Edit gt Delete AI amp ED Ctl X Y Toggle ScreenColor tog Edit ToggleScreenColor AItXET Ctl T Y SetScreenColor bc jEdit SetScrenColr Alt ES Ctl E Y SetObjetColor ces Edit SetObjectColor AIEJ Ctll J Y LayerManager la X L t Layer Manger Alt EL Ctl L Y Po ee EG NEEN E Zoom Window Wr zoomw View gt ZoomWindow AlteVZ Zoom Events e or zoome View Zoom Events Al VX P IX Zoomin lorzoomi View gt ZoomiIn AltVI NumPad Y Zoom Out oorzoomo View ZoomOu AILVO NumPad Y Pan pan View Pam ANE LL Y En cup View the top of the object t or top View Top ARV TT Y View the front ofthe object f or front View gt Front ANE Y View the rear ofthe object bk or back View gt Back ANER Y View the object sleftside or let View gt Left ANE Y View the object s right side r or right View Right AR ee ee dL ME SoutheastIsometricview ses View gt ISOSE ANE Southwestlsometricview sw View lSOSW AIVS IV Northeast Iso
4. Hep j hep jHelppHeiep AHH Fi CN About jabout 9 j Help About3DsymbosMgr AA N 10 5 Command Instructions The File Tools Print and Print Setup The Print Setup and Print tools work in the standard Windows fashion so we won t go into detail here Suffice it to say that the Print Setup tool allows you to specify the settings of the printer you want to use when you invoke the Print function the Print function allows you to print the contents of the main 3Dsymbols Manager window If a wireframe view is displayed the printout will be of the wireframe if a shaded view is displayed the printout will be of the shaded view Note that printing a drawing will print all of the drawing you cannot select an area of a drawing for printing in this version Open Files You can open files in the standard Windows fashion using File gt Open An even easier and faster way to open a file however is to call up its directory in the FileSelector on the main window and then to select the file in the File listing of the FileSelector You can then use the Up and Down arrows to toggle through all the drawings in a directory this file browsing functionality is a great time saver when using 3Dsymbols Manager as a companion to Chief Architect Only files with the extensions dwg and dxf will be displayed in the FileSelector NOTE When the cursor is in any of the areas of the FileSelector you can
5. axis This makes a horizontal object become vertical Instructions on the use of these tools is found in the 3D Tools section of this User Manual CAD Menu Line Show Ongin Icon Delete Oram Icon Osnap On Osnap Off Display Edges Tum ff Edge Display Assion Layer Explode Help Menu Help Fi About 5Dsymbols Manager CAD Line Line drawing tool to add positioning lines to the drawing CAD Show Origin Icon Displays the 0 0 0 point for positioning CAD Delete Origin Icon Turns off display of the 0 0 0 point CAD Osnap On Turns Object Snap on CAD Osnap Off Turns Object Snap off CAD Display Edges Turns on the display of 3dface edges CAD Turn Off Edge Display Turns off the display of 3dface edges CAD Assign Layer Edit the layer assignment of individual faces CAD Explode Convert meshes unreadable by Chief into 3dfaces Instructions on the use of these tools is found in the CAD Tools Section of this User Manual Help Help Provides information on the location of online user guides Help About 3Dsymbols Manager Version information and contact information for the developer of 3Dsymbols Manager The Toolbars The user may alter the relative placement of the toolbars by grabbing them by the double vertical lines at their left sides and then dragging to the desired location New rows may be created by dragging a toolbar below the existing rows Standard Toolbar GHG 1 2 3 4 5 OpenFile Sav
6. invoked The individual menus are as follows File Menu Open Cil O File Open Opens an existing file Save As Ctrl 5 File Save Saves an open file Close Col W File Close Closes the open file Print Col P File Print Print the screen contents Print Setup File Print Setup Set printer options Set Default Directory File Set Default Directory Sets the default ES directory for opening and saving files Exit Col Q File Exit Exits the application Most Recently Used Files Edit Menu Undo Col 4 Edit Undo Undoes operations which have been performed Redo Col R Edit Redo Redoes operations which have been undone Refresh F5 Edit Refresh Refreshes the screen display Delete Cil X Edit Delete Deletes the selected objects To gole Screen B W Ctl T Edit Toggle Toggles the background color between black and white set Screen Color Ctl E Edit Screen Color Sets the background color to any color selected set Object Color Col Edit Set Object Color Change the display color of objects on screen Layer Manager Ctrl L Edit Layer Manager Opens Layer Manager More information on these items is found in the Edit Tools section of this User Manual View Menu Pan View Pan Move contents of the drawing area laterally with no change in perspective oom Window View Zoom Window Allows the user to drag a window around the area to be magnified 00m Extents F View Zoom Extents Fits the entire drawing to the drawing screen oom In View Zo
7. layer you want to delete isn t marked as the Current Layer since a current layer can t be deleted Note that it s not possible to delete Layer 0 in any drawing Designate a layer to be the current layer the layer upon which new line objects will be placed by selecting that layer and pressing the Current button To turn off a layer s display select that layer and click the Freeze button To turn the layer back on select the layer and click the Thaw button You can also toggle a layer s visibility by selecting that layer and clicking on the Frozen Thawed symbol for that layer To lock a layer so that objects on that layer won t be affected by editing operations you intend to perform select that layer and click on the Lock button To unlock the layer select it and click on the Unlock button To change the color for new entities to be drawn on a layer select the layer and click on the Color button select the color you want to assign to that layer and complete the operation Note that this color assignment will only affect new items to be drawn on that layer it will not affect the color of existing objects Their color can be changed by selecting them and invoking the Set Color tool To change the linetype for new entities to be drawn on a layer select the layer and click on the LType button select the linetype you want to assign to that layer and complete the operation Note that this linetype assignment will only affect n
8. most easily return the cursor to the Command Line by pressing the Escape key or by clicking the right button of your pointing device Set Default Directory To set a default directory for the FileSelector and for all Open and Save operations navigate to that directory in the Directory area of the FileSelector and then click the Set Default Directory toolbar button navigate to File Set Default Directory in the menu use the keyboard shortcut Alt F D or type dir into the command line and press Enter The 3D Tools 3D Rotation Tools Rotating a Symbol consists of the following 4 steps In Chief Architect 1 Create an object which you wish to use as a symbol but which needs to be rotated before you can take full advantage of it Slab based objects are the quintessential example of the kind of object for which this tool has been created but you can rotate any object created in Chief even walls and cabinets Just keep in mind that intelligent objects in Chief lose their intelligence once they ve been exported from Chief You can t rotate the faces that comprise a wall and expect to import them back into Chief as Chief wall objects Examples of other objects which you may want to create in Chief and export for rotation are those made with Chief s moulding tool including objects created as 3D revolves and as horizontal extrusions as explained in the tutorials at the ChiefSymbols website 2 Export a 3D model of the object s as a dxf or dwg
9. point of the guide line which can be used to snap the model to the origin point The series of four images below illustrates this functionality Model of Arch Positioning Line Ned VE User Locks onto Added a Snap Point t At Center of Positioning Line Origin Icon 9 1 Before Move Operation 2 Object Selected for Move Model Snapped to ue i User drags Ed Origin Center of Positioning Line and Snaps to CR Origin Icon es 3 Moving Object 4 Move Operation Completed 13 Display of 3dface Edges Objects often display more clearly if only those edges which comprise the object s outline are visible When you import a 3D model you may find that you would like to turn off the display of some edges which appear on the screen or you may find that certain edges don t display even though you would prefer that they do This tool allows you to choose which 3dfaces edges display and which don t The changes you make here will remain in effect once the model is imported into Chief or any other CAD program capable of opening or importing dxf or dwg files To use this tool Invoke the command by typing either eon to turn on 3dface edges or eof to turn off 3dface edges at the Command Line or by selecting the appropriate command from the CAD menu The prompt Select Entities will now be displayed in the Prompt Box You can select all the 3dfaces displayed in the Drawing Window by typing all in t
10. 3Dsymbols Manager ChiefSymbols rower Too 3D Symbol Editing and Viewer Software Chief Architect v1 00 March 18 2003 2003 Cardiff Consultants Limited New York New York USA ChiefSymbols 3Dsymbols Manager 3D Symbol Editing and Viewer Software for Chief Architect CONTENTS 1 Introduction Overview re rrr hh hh n 2 Jet CHEN To MEME TCR 3 Inti aris ete ee i ee ee ew ms he wee ee ee Screen Menus Toolbars 4 Command Charts eee ees 5 Jet dd ET deu CC SEN The File Tools The 3D Tools The CAD Tools The Edit Tools General Notes and Pointers 6 Information oiv de dri done Hs eins tw we sw ew Se Ge ees we We a ew we a Bae ae eee ChiefSymbols 3Dsymbols Manager 1 Introduction Chief Architect allows the user to import three dimensional objects created inside and outside of Chief The user does not however have the ability to perform certain editing functions which would maximize the usefulness of these objects and it s to deal with many of these issues that 3Dsymbols Manager has been created Most significantly this new ChiefSymbols PowerTool provides the following functionality e Edit layer assignments to individual faces allowing materials to be assigned within a symbol e Explode polyface meshes reducing pre made symbols to 3dfaces which can be read by Chief e ExplodeArrest feature prevents 3dfaces from accidentally being exploded into non importable object
11. 4 Explode Tool Many three dimensional symbols which you may wish to acquire are composed of objects most often called meshes or polyface meshes Chief Architect however can t display such entities properly To use such objects in Chief however requires merely that the meshes be exploded into their 3dface constituent parts To use the tool activate it by clicking the Explode toolbar button by typing ex in the Command Line by navigating to CAD gt Explode on the CAD menu or by using the keyboard combination Alt C X Upon invoking the command the Select Entities prompt will appear Select the entities you want to explode and complete the operation by clicking the right button or by pressing the Enter key Some CAD programs allow exploding 3dfaces into polylines Because this destroys the surface quality of the 3dface it s no longer a renderable entity To prevent you from accidentally selecting a 3dface and exploding it 3Dsymbols Manager has a built in ExplodeArrest feature which excludes 3dfaces from explode operations even if you ve included them in the group of items you ve selected to be exploded 15 The Edit Tools The Set Object Color Tool This tool allows you to change the color in which all or part of an object is displayed on the screen in 3Dsymbols Manager To use this tool Invoke the command from the menu by clicking on the Set Object Color toolbar button by typing cs at the
12. Information You may contact Cardiff Consultants Limited the developer of the ChiefSymbols amp 3Dsymbols Manager as follows Telephone 212 717 5425 Mail Cardiff Consultants Limited 1470 First Avenue No 4A New York New York 10021 U S A E Mail Technical Support techsu ChiefSymbols com General Information info ChiefSymbols com All ChiefSymbols products and associated documents are produced entirely in the United States of America Copyright 1999 2003 Cardiff Consultants Limited All Rights Reserved This document may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any manner whatsoever without the express written consent of Cardiff Consultants Limited having first been obtained in writing amp ChiefSymbols and 3Dsymbols are registered trademarks of Cardiff Consultants Limited New York NY USA Chief Architect is a registered trademark of Advanced Relational Technology Inc Coeur d Alene ID USA Document ID 3DM 100 4 030318 19
13. anager has been designed to operate efficiently even when reduced to the maximum extent possible maximizing screen real estate for Chief Architect Additionally 3Dsymbols Manager is a full featured CAD viewer application for AutoCAD Drawing files dwg and for Drawing Exchange Format files dxf permitting inspection of 3D models from any vantage point in four modes Wireframe Hidden Line Shaded and Shaded with Lines Hidden The Save function also permits conversion between dwg and dxf file formats 2 Installation To install ChiefSymbols amp 3Dsymbols Manager on your computer double click the installation file which you downloaded If you downloaded the trial version of the software please be aware that it is a fully functional version of the program but that it will expire as specified on the screen when you open the program 3 Interface Here is a screen shot of the ChiefSymbols 3Dsymbols Manager drawing window i iDsymbn 5 Mana iT ET File Edit View 3D CAD Help 4 These are the dropdown Menus SAFa coda Om Glue G mgoogogo lI sncmr z sam Linx t POE i i NI r E COS GIG Dub 30F ma Lenk diel orn M cr le IN Cti HoneDecor File Selector Drawing Area Coordinates Indicator SU Axes Icon Object Snap Indicator T 13 4 815 DEMAR OFF Progress Bar and Prompt Box Careraand Linz This is the Command Line for User Input The elements of the main window
14. are 1 Drawing Area This is where the objects are displayed The background color of the Drawing Area can be set by the user with the Set Screen Color tool and the Toggle Screen Color tool can be used toggle the background between black and white 2 Dropdown Menus The dropdown menus group the commands by category Clicking on a menu item will invoke the stated command 3 Toolbars The toolbars also group the commands by category Allowing the cursor to hover over a toolbar button for a second will pop up a caption explaining the operation associated with that button Pressing on a toolbar button invokes the related command 4 Progress Bar and Prompt Box Messages and status reports to the user will appear in this area It is here that you will see messages asking you for input when it is needed This is also where a progress bar will display during time intensive operations such as the loading of a large file 5 Command Line This is where the cursor is always stationed ready for the user to enter text After inputting information into the Command Line remember to press the Enter key to continue 6 Coordinates Indicator This box will show you the x and y coordinates of the cursor These numbers will be accurate in Top Front or Side views but are not accurate in isometric views 7 Axes icon This icon shows you the orientation of the X Y and Z axes relative to your viewpoint In the above image the axes icon indicates that the vi
15. e File Close File Print Setup Print ORNA Edit Toolbar je c Box 1 2 3 4 5 Undo Previous Operation s Redo Previous Operation s Refresh Display Delete Selected Objects Layer Manager ok GAMM ch Zoom Toolbar BRA an 1 2 3 4 5 Zoom Window Zoom Extents Zoom In Zoom Out Pan RUUNA View Toolbar ED CB CH CD a o o 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 o E ge 9 Top View Front View Back View Left Side View Right Side View Isometric Southeast View Isometric Southwest View Isometric Northeast View Isometric Northwest View Symbol Toolbar AS 1 2 1 Explode 2 Assign Layer Display Mode Toolbar E 0 ad 1 2 3 4 1 Wireframe 2 Hidden Line 3 Shaded with Edges Displayed 4 Shaded with Hidden Edges CAD and 3D Toolbar NO eer E 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 Draw Lines Object Snap On Object Snap Off Display Origin Icon Rotate View 3D Rotate Objects Express 3D Rotate Objects Move Objects o oo0nomNwza Color Toolbar b hb E 1 2 3 1 Toggle Background Color B W 2 Set Background Color 3 Set Object Color Default Directory Toolbar EES 1 1 Set Default Directory 4 Command Chart For maximum convenience all the operations in 3Dsymbols Manager may be invoked in a variety of the following methods While every operation may be accessed through the first three methods many of the important operations may be accessed in all 5 methods
16. e certain to turn Osnap on before invoking the Rotate or Move command Assign Layer Tool The usefulness of the Assign Layer tool is belied by its simplicity of use This tool greatly enhances the flexibility of a symbol and affords you a high level of customization Chief Architect allocates materials within a symbol based on the layer assignments of the 3dfaces which comprise that symbol all 3dfaces on a single layer will display the material and texture assigned to that layer If you want to change the way the 3dfaces of a symbol are grouped the Assign Layer tool allows you to edit the symbol accordingly To use the tool activate it by clicking the Assign Layer toolbar button by typing al in the Command Line by navigating to CAD gt Assign Layer on the CAD menu or by using the keyboard combination Alt C A When the Assign Layer tool is activated the Assign Layer dialog box will be displayed Type into the text field the name of the layer to which you want to assign faces and press the Okay button or the Enter key to record the layer name The Assign Layer dialog box will disappear and the Select Entities prompt will appear Select the entities whose layer you want to change and complete the operation by pressing the Enter key or by right clicking You can create a new layer by typing in a layer name which doesn t yet exist or you can assign 3dfaces to an existing layer by typing that layer s name into the Assign Layer dialog box 1
17. ew items to be drawn on that layer it will not affect the linetype of existing objects The Select All and Deselect All allow you a one click option when you want all layers involved in a change you plan to make 17 General Notes and Pointers Escape Key Functionality Pressing the Escape key at any time will terminate the operation in progress at that time Selecting Entities with a Window Dragging a selection window from right to left will include in the selection set all items included in or intercepted by the selection window Dragging a selection window from left to right will include in the selection set only those items enclosed by the selection window Resizing 3Dsymbols Manager To maximize its usefulness to you 3Dsymbols Manager has been designed to optimize its display regardless of its main window s size As such you will sometimes use it as a primary application sized accordingly but you ll find that its resizing functionality allows you easily to use 3Dsymbols Manager as a companion CAD file browser and editor when sized quite small so that it takes up a minimum of screen real estate You ll find that you aren t able to resize the main program window below the point at which it will display properly When Importing a 3Dsymbols symbol into Chief Architect To optimize the display of a 3Dsymbols object within Chief Architect make certain to check the Make Faces Double Sided box in Chief s Symbol Crea
18. ewer is looking at the drawing area from a Top view with the Z axis perpendicular to the user s view 8 Object Snap Indicator This box shows you whether Object Snap is activated On or not Off Turning Object Snap on allows you to snap the cursor to snap points on objects See a complete description of this tool in the Edit Tools section of this User Manual 9 FileSelector The FileSelector permits rapid browsing of entire directories of symbols without the need to open and close individual files Highlighting a file name causes it to be displayed in the Drawing Area and the Up and Down arrows can be used to select the file to be displayed The Menus The Menu Bar is at the top of the Main window directly under the Title Bar SDsymbol Manager v1 00 File Edt View 3D CAD Help The commands can be invoked by navigating through the menus or by pressing the keys corresponding to the two key shortcuts which appear on the menus to the right of the individual commands If there is no shortcut for a command you still have the option of using the Command Line to enter the command s name or to hold down the Alt key while pressing the letter which is underlined in each menu item For example to invoke the command to open a file which corresponds to the menu item File Open you can hold down the Alt key and type F and then press the O key The chart on page 10 shows all the ways in which each command in 3Dsymbols Manager can be
19. file To do this create a Camera View or Overview of the plan and use the File Export DWG DXF 3D Model option from Chief s File menu Now you need to select one of two 3D Rotate modes 3D Rotate or Express Rotate Express Rotate has no options and will automatically rotate the object 90 degrees across the X axis As an example you can use this mode to stand up a slab based object which is lying down in Chief 3D Rotate can handle rotation at any angle across any axis This includes not only the X Y and Z axes but also any custom axis defined by 2 points specified by the user Express Rotation In ChiefSymbols 3Dsymbols Manager 3 Open the appropriate dxf or dwg file in ChiefSymbols 3Dsymbols Manager 4 Choose Express Rotate from the toolbar from the 3D Menu by pressing F12 or by typing xr in the Command Line 11 3D Rotate When rotating an object in 3D Rotate mode you can choose to rotate it across the X axis the Y axis the Z axis or across a custom axis 2P designated by two points which you specify To choose either the X Y or Z axis simply type in the appropriate letter and press the Enter key To define a custom axis for the rotation enter 2 P or 2P When prompted by the program for the point around which rotation should occur you may either enter coordinates 0 0 0 will be sufficient as the importation process back into Chief Architect will allow you to reposition the symbol a
20. g the standard Windows keyboard shortcut Ctrl X or by using the keyboard combination Alt E D Once you ve invoked the Delete command select the items you want to delete by dragging a selection window around them Remember dragging a window from left to right will include only those items completely surrounded by the selection window dragging from right to left will include all items surrounded by and intercepted by the selection window Once you ve surrounded the items with a selection window press the Enter key to complete the operation When the operation has been completed the items which were included in your selection will have disappeared from the screen 16 The Edit Tools continued Layer Manager Access the Layer Manager by clicking on the Layer Manager toolbar button by typing la in the Command Line by navigating the Edit menu and clicking on Edit Layer Manager by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl L or by using the keyboard combination Alt E L The Layer Manager gives you control over a drawing file s layers To create a new layer type a name for the layer into the text field and press the New button You can also create a new layer during the Assign Layers operation as described above in the CAD Tools section To delete a layer select that layer and press the Delete button You can only delete an empty layer so delete all faces on a layer before you try to delete the layer itself and make sure the
21. he command line and pressing Enter or by dragging a selection window around all the objects In the Drawing Window If you want to select fewer than all the elements of the objects displayed on screen you may select them by dragging a selection window which surrounds or intercepts those items After making your selection press Enter to complete the operation changing the visibility of the edges you selected Object Snap When Object Snap is activated the selection cursor will lock onto the endpoints and midpoints of entities on the screen This can be helpful when specifying base points and axis points if you don t know their exact coordinates for entering into the Command Line and is crucial in Move operations to position the model correctly with respect to the origin To use Object Snaps activate Osnap mode by clicking the Osnap On toolbar button by typing on in the Command Line by navigating to CAD gt Osnap On on the CAD menu or by using the keyboard combination Alt C O If Object Snap mode is activated snap markers will become visible when the cursor is near snap points An endpoint will be surrounded by a red square and a midpoint will be marked by a red triangle Once a snap marker appears clicking the left button of your pointing device will lock the cursor to that snap point and you can then go on to the next step of the Move or Rotate operation you re using If you want to use Object snap during a Rotate or Move operation mak
22. he point where all three axes intercept with coordinates 0 0 0 While you can instruct Chief to perform a reorientation operation by checking the Reset Origin box in the Create Symbol Wizard the Chief Architect function will simply position an imported object so that for most types of objects the origin point will be at the object s center along the X axis at the object s rear with respect to the Y axis and at the object s lowest point along the Z axis Although this method will be effective for most objects there are cases where the bottom of the object should not be at 0 with respect to the Z axis or where the rear of the object should not be at 0 on the Y axis A self rimming sink for example needs to be positioned so that the bottom of the flange is at Z 0 as opposed to the bottom of the sink bowl being at z 0 A doorway should be positioned so that its front is at Y 0 not its rearmost point The Move tool will allow any symbol to be brought into Chief so that it can be used as intended 12 The CAD Tools Line Tool The Line tool has been provided to make it easier to position an object which has no 3dfaces at that place which should be positioned at the origin 0 0 0 An arch for example can be difficult to position because it has no components at that point which would constitute its bottom center rear But by adding a Line from one side of the arch to the other at the rear of the model the model now has a component the center
23. is tool Invoke the command from the menu by clicking on the Set Screen Color toolbar button by typing bc at the Command Line with the Ctrl E keyboard shortcut or by typing AIt E S Upon invoking the command the Color Dialog Box will appear To effect the color change simply double click on the color box of the color you wish to have display as the background color of the drawing screen or if you prefer left click on the color box and then click on the OK button Delete The Delete function is provided to allow you to eliminate those elements which you don t want included in the final model which you intend to import into your Chief Architect plan For example let s say you ve created a slab in Chief Architect which you want to rotate in ChiefSymbols 3Dsymbols Manager You ve exported a 3D Overview from Chief Architect but when you open the dxf or dwg file in 3Dsymbols Manager you notice that the file also includes all the other items like walls roofs and furniture which were in your Chief plan You don t want to rotate all those items and have them included in your final symbol you just want the one slab you ve created Using the delete tool you can easily eliminate everything except the slab after which you can run the rotate function To delete items invoke Delete mode by clicking on the Delete toolbar button by typing del in the Command Line by navigating the Edit menu and clicking on Edit Delete by usin
24. metric view ne View gt ISONE ANN Y Northwest Isometric view nwv VievISONW AIRVW pe c Hu Wireframe view wi View gt Wireframe Al VF Y HiddenLineview e View gt Hidden Line AIRVH Y Shaded view visible edges sh or shade View gt Shaded AIMVA Y Shaded view invisible edges shh or shadeh View gt Shaded Hidden AND Es u s LY Move Objects move j 3D Moe ASM Y Rotate the viewpoint rv 3D HotateView Ate Y Rotate Objects i3 amp 3D 3Dsymbols Manger AI43R F7 Y Express Rotate 90 on X Axis xx 3D gt Express Rotate AI amp 3X Fi2 0 Y ee O_O DrawGuideLines 1 i CAD Line ACP Show Originlcon Leg CAD gt Show Origin Ilcon Al CS Y Delete Origin Icon delor CAD gt Delete Origin Icon Ach CN ObjectSnmapOn fon v j CAD OsapOon AICO Object Snap Off of CAD gt OsmapOff AlCF_ Y AssignLayr al LCAD Assign Loyer At CA Display All Edges 1 Leon CAD DisplyEdges AIXCD N Turn of Display of All Edges eot 1 CAD gt Turn Off Edge Display Alt CT N Explode Les CT CAD gt Explode Ab Y p L uu
25. om In Zooms in by 20 Number pad also invokes this command oom Out View Zoom Out Zooms out by 20 Number pad also invokes this command Lop View Top Top View Front View Front Front View Back View Back Back view Left View Left Left View Right View Right Right View Iso SE View Iso SE Isometric SE View from in front of and to the left of the object Iso SW View iso SW Isometric SW View from in front of and to the right of the object Iso NE View iso NE Isometric NE View from in back of and to the right of the object Iso WW View iso NW Isometric NW View from in back of and to the left of the object Wireframe View Wireframe Wireframe Display Mode object appears transparent all edges visible Hidden Line View Hidden Line Hidden Line Display Mode object opaque only outline edges appear Shaded View Shaded Shaded Display Mode object solid and in color with visible edges shaded Hidden View Shaded Hidden Shaded Hidden Display Mode object appears solid and in color with only the outline edges visible 3D Menu 3D CAD Help Move 3D Move Allows movement and repositioning of objects Rotate View 3D Rotate View Drag in the direction of rotation to change the view of the object 3D Rotate bie 3D 3Dsymbols Manager Rotates the object across the axis specified by the user Express Rotate F12 3D Express Rotate One step process which rotates the object 90 degrees around the X
26. on in degrees and press the Enter key After saving the file to lock in the changes you ve made your model is ready for importation back into Chief Architect as a custom symbol The Rotate View Tool This tool allows you to change in real time the viewpoint from which you look at the screen objects Its operation is extremely simple just click on the screen and drag the cursor in the desired direction of rotation While it may look as though the objects themselves are rotating they re not you re actually changing the location from which you re look at the objects To use this tool Invoke the Rotate View tool from the menu by navigating to 3D gt Rotate View by clicking on the Rotate View toolbar button by typing rv at the Command Line or by typing Alt 3 V The cursor will now change to the Rotate View cursor a curved 4 arrowed cursor To change the view click with the left button and move the cursor in the desired direction To terminate the operation right click to return the cursor to its standard form This tool may be used in any of the four display modes wireframe hidden line shaded or shaded with hidden lines At any point you can use the Zoom commands to zoom in or out on a particular area of the model and the view will remain the same To start rotating again however make certain to invoke the command again Move Tool The Move tool allows the user to position the object with respect to the origin point t
27. s e 3D Rotate functionality allows reorientation of 3D objects to any angle with respect to the ground plane e 3D Express Rotate allows one click 90 degree reorientation across the x axis e Set the position of a symbol with respect to the origin 0 0 0 coordinate for proper alignment in Chief e Rapid browsing of entire directories of dwg and dxf files without the need to open and close files e Toggle between Wireframe Hidden Line Shaded and Shaded without Edges views e Easily rotate the view of an object to review it from any orientation e Print images of symbols for easy referencing The importance of this tool to a user of Chief Architect is the ease and speed with which it permits the kinds of editing needed to maximize a symbol s usefulness within Chief A Chief user who isn t a proficient user of an advanced CAD modeling program as well as those who want to avoid the expense and learning curve associated with these programs will now be able to take full advantage of three dimensional objects acquired from other sources as well as to take advantage of Chiefs native 3D modeling capabilities quickly easily and inexpensively to create symbols for use in Chief 3Dsymbols Manager can be operated simultaneously with Chief Architect effectively integrating the creation of symbols with the design process in Chief Architect thus allowing Chief users to make custom symbols on the fly Because it is an ideal companion to Chief 3Dsymbols M
28. t that time or if the desired rotation point is visible in Plan view you may click at the appropriate point using Object Snap If using the Define Custom Axis by Two Points option the program will prompt you to designate the first of two points which defines the custom axis after entering the coordinates for the first point and pressing the Enter key the program will prompt you for the coordinates of the second point Each of these points must be typed into the command line in the following format X y Z where X represents the X coordinate of the point Y represents the Y coordinate of the point and Z represents the Z height of the point such as 0 6 50 24 1218 Remember to type commas between the coordinates 3 Open the appropriate dxf or dwg file in ChiefSymbols amp 3Dsymbols Manager 4 Choose 3D Rotate from the toolbar from the 3D Menu by pressing the F7 key or by typing r3 in the Command Line Then respond to the prompts which will appear in the Progress Bar and Prompt Box with the following information In the Command Line enter the axis around which you want the object s to be rotated and press Enter In the Command Line enter all to rotate all entities or drag a selection window on the screen to select the objects you want to rotate and press Enter In the Command Line enter the coordinates of the base point for rotation or click on the base point and press Enter In the Command Line enter the angle of rotati
29. tion Wizard If after you ve imported a three dimensional symbol into Chief you discover that the entire symbol are large portions of it aren t visible open the original symbol file in 3Dsymbols Manager and verify that the symbol has been exploded to 3dfaces It could be that you re trying to import an object composed of polyface meshes 18 6 Information Uninstalling To uninstall ChiefSymbol 3Dsymbols Manager go to the Control Panel and choose Add Remove Programs On the Install Uninstall tab select ChiefSymbols 3Dsymbols Manager from the list of installed programs and click the Add Remove button to remove the libraries and their registry entries from your computer Registering If you want us to send you upgrades if there should be any automatically upon their release register your ChiefSymbols 3Dsymbols Manager software by sending an e mail to register ChiefSymbols com or a letter to the mailing address of Cardiff Consultants Limited which appears below on this page Please make certain to include the following information The name of the ChiefSymbols product you ve purchased The date of your purchase Your Name Your Company Name Your complete Mailing Address Street City State and Postal Code Your Telephone Number and Your E Mail address NOoRWND Visit our website at http www ChiefSymbols com for updates and announcements concerning new and upcoming products Contact

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