wProCAD+ Hints & Tips

This page is reserved for good ideas that I may have or others have sent in. If you have found a novel way of doing something with wProCAD+, e-mail me and if it is suitable, I will include it here.

Text Entry

Text entry in the Text Tool writable box is limited to 256 characters: But if you select the Text Tool,(setting alignment, size and font) you can drag and drop a largish text file. This is helpful as it enables you to use your preferred text editor for, say, specification notes.

Long lines are wrapped to a maximum length of 256 characters, a writable preference allowing a lower maximum length may be set up from the icon bar preferences.

(Charles Barraball. )

Editing Rectangles and Polygons

With a tool other than the Select tool selected, a RIGHT click on a Rectangle or Polygon will open the appropriate dialogue box. However, if you hold down Ctrl while doing the RIGHT click the shape will be treated as a line and you will be able to edit the individual vectors.

(David Snell.)

Setting Styles

To save tedious setting of styles by setting each parameter one by one, select an item that has all the parameters already set. Then use the 'Style' menu and click on 'From selection'.

(Paul Williamson.)

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