Chapter 2. Trace

Table of Contents

User Interface

The Group Manager

File Menu

File → New
File → Open
File → Insert
File → Save
File → Save As
File → Select Scanner
File → Scan
File → Import
File → Export
File → Print
File → Print Setup
File → Exit

Edit Menu

Edit → Undo
Edit → Redo
Edit → Cut
Edit → Copy
Edit → Paste
Edit → Paste Picture
Edit → Delete
Edit → Mark All
Edit → Align
Edit → Verify
Edit → Measure

View Menu

View → Zoom
View → Grid
View → Auto Snap
View → Cross Cursor
View → Show Picture On/Off
View → Original Contour

Modify Menu

Modify → Edit Chain
Modify → Sketch
Modify → Delete Chain
Modify → Break Chain
Modify → Change Chain Type
Modify → Filter Short Chains
Modify → Global Reduce Points
Modify → Force Corner
Modify → Force Tangent
Modify → Line Filter
Modify → Curve Filter
Modify → Reduce Points
Modify → Edit Picture

Trace Menu

Trace → Set Region
Trace → Outline
Trace → Centerline

Layers Menu

Layers → Add Layer
Layers → Delete Layer
Layers → Show All Layers
Layers → Hide All Layers
Layers → Show Active Layer Only

System Menu

System → System Options

Help Menu

Help → Contents
Help → How to Use Help
Help → About

User Interface

	Title bar: Displays the name of the file you are working on.
	The Close, Maximize and Minimize buttons.
	Main menu: Contains system commands, which are listed in the form of drop-down menus.
	Toolbars: These are shortcut areas, where you are able to add or delete icons from the defaulted list provided.
	Work area: Where all editing and tracing are done.
	Group manager: In addition to the Layers menu, many operations can be performed directly in the Layer Manager area...
	System toolbar: Enables you to open other modules, and to cut copy and paste objects between them.
	View toolbar: Shortcut buttons for the View menu.
	Status bar: The application interaction area with the user. Displays varied information as system units, mouse cursor position etc.
	Modify panel: Shortcut buttons for the Modify menu.
	Message panel: When user input is needed for some of the Modify menu commands, it will appear in this area.

The Group Manager

Color

When selecting a new layer, a color is automatically chosen for you. If you decide to select your own representative color for a layer, select the colored bar for the relevant layer:

Select from the Basic colors or select Define Custom Colors to choose your preferred colors. This option contains all the 32-bit range of colors from the Microsoft Windows™ operations.

Show

Enables you to select the layers you want displayed on an image. Ensure Show All Layers is selected from the Layers Menu; all the eye icons will be open. To hide or reveal a layer, click on the eye icon. A closed eye icon means the layer is hidden.

Name

To make a layer active click on the layer's name; the layer will be highlighted meaning it is active.

To change a layer's name right-click, and select Rename from the menu.

Note

Bold layer name - layer is not empty.

Italic layer name - layer is hidden.

Show	Select this option to reveal a previously hidden layer. The eye icon will change from closed to open.
Hide	Hide a layer. The eye icon will change from open to closed.
Mark	Mark all entities within the highlighted layer.
Rename	Change group name.
Color	Change Color.
Add	Adds a new layer.
Erase	Erase the current layer. All entities in this layer will be deleted (you will be prompted to confirm this action if entities are going to be deleted).
Help	Opens the help file.


Help Menu		File Menu