RealCADD and iPocket Draw

Merci.

Can I preset templates, with different page layout and scalings, and use them when I start a new drawing? I mean a Template in the Mac sense (Stationary for Windows users,) where a new, untitled, unsaved document will be opened, leaving my template untouched.

Is it possible to draw a double line, of a specified width? I often draw shelves in my cabinets, usually one inch thick. Yes, I know how to draw a single line, and then use either parallel or duplicate and move, but a double line would be a nice option.

George,

Thanks. Still a few things to explore, but at first blush, this does what I need.

I really appreciate your knowledge, and willingness to share it!

So, I have set a layer scale 1/1, and have drawn a rectangle 11 x 8.5 inches, the size of my paper in landscape mode. And I have set a new layer scale of 1/12, for my drawing of a unit approximately 100 X 84 inches. I can do the drawing, and see that it fits nicely in my page size. I can delete the ...

Eric Pousse wrote:Mike,

This function works only with numbers.

And I show it on the page : http://adx-online.com/realcadd/realcaddus.htm

OK, I found it. But I still want to know if it would be possible to show the points that have been selected.

Eric Pousse wrote:

Mikerosen wrote:(number fields) Number ___ Distance ___
(checkbox) Left/Up/In ___ Right/Down/Out___

Like this, for example, you can't do 3 parallels left with a distance A and 1 parallel right with a distance B.

In the 20 years I've been using CAD, I have never needed to do this. Never.

Eric, would it be possible to fix that so that the direction the line is drawn is irrelevant? Sorry Mike, but I don't understand. As we've said, if you draw the line in one direction, the parallels work one way, but if you draw it in the other direction, the parallels work in reverse. In my opinion...

OK, thanks!

George, that helps a bunch. Although I'm not building boats, that 6 meter (19+feet) is just about right for me, as well.

So I open a new drawing, and immediately set the scale to 1:10. All the lines follow that scale. I'm a happy puppy!

Is there a way to set that as a default?

Thanks,

Mike