Fills close shapes with color. The fill color is the color of the layer holding the shape.

When filled mode is active, a checkmark is displayed beside the menu option and the button remains pressed. To cancel filled mode, repeat the command as a toggle switch.

	Note
	Open chains may cause unexpected results. Layers order is also important.

Define a grid to be displayed on the screen. Use this grid as a reference when operating on the image. Two grid types are available: rectangular and isometric (triangular). Refer to the grid points by selecting the mouse grid cursor. The grid is displayed by a rectangular net of small user-defined color crosses or by a net of isometric triangles. The grid is a background reference only and cannot be copied to the clipboard.

Figure 3.58. Grid Parameters Dialogue

Figure 3.59. Grid Display Options

Vector directions can be displayed or hidden by turning this option on or off.

Loading a raster image file as a background is a very useful tool for both digitizing and for general reference. The background picture can be displayed or hidden by toggling this function. Select Show Picture On/Off from the View menu or press Ctrl-B to toggle between showing the picture and hiding the picture.

The Markbox dimension of any image or text can be displayed or hidden by either turning this option on or off. You can select or unselect this option by selecting the icon or by selecting Markbox Dimensions from the View menu. To have markbox dimensions continually displayed, select Options from the Systems menu. Select the GraphiCAD ribtab and click on Show Markbox Dimensions.

Figure 3.60. Markbox Dimensions

Creates new fonts and edits existing fonts. Select Font Editor from the View menu. The Fonts dialog box appears.

Figure 3.61. Fonts Dialogue

Select the font to edit and press OK to open the Font Editor dialog box.

Figure 3.62. Fonts Editor Dialogue

Fonts map	This map displays all the characters related to the selected font. Select the character you want to edit by clicking the mouse on it.
	Create a new font. All the characters from the character map will be erased enabling you to insert your own characters. The layout window can be activated or deactivated without closing it. It can also be closed (terminated), moved or minimized. Any secondary window has its own layout window; so several fonts can be edited simultaneously, thereby sharing data between them. You may apply the Grid utility to aid in editing fonts.
	Load a new font file. Press Load to activate an Open File dialog box. Usually, the GraphiCAD program loads only font files that are stored in fonts directory (definable through the System → Options command) with a .GFT extension, along with TrueType (TTF files) that are recognized by Microsoft Windows™ system, but any font name or disk directory can be used to store fonts.
	This option saves the current edited font file. In order to use this in the GraphiCAD module, save the font to the fonts directory. Note Any alterations to a True Type Font (*.ttf) file can only be saved as a (*.gft) GraphiCAD file.
Left To right Right To Left	Select a radio button to choose the typing direction.
	You can insert the marked entities that appear in the working area into the character display area (and hence to the key entry as well). To store a proper character geometry in the Font editor, you must follow two simple rules: All letters must be scaled proportionately so that the typical height of a capital letter is 100 units. The letter must be then located on an imaginary baseline starting at (X0, Y0). Mark the character's geometry and then press Insert. The Font Editor automatically acquires the marked geometry in its window.
	You can translate the character display area to the GraphiCAD program by pressing Edit. The GraphiCAD Work Area automatically acquires the character's geometry.
	You can clear the key's entry and the character display area. At this point a new geometry may be attributed to this key entry.