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iengtipsYou can click on the Double-line Tool in the main Toolbar, (directlybeneath the menu bar), to automaticly offset any line, curve, or arcdrawn.

The Ortho mode can toggle you into and out of constraints for drawing

straight lines. Just press the H key on your keyboard while drawing aline.

The Point Select mode allows you to move points on objects with greatprecision. Just choose Point Select Mode from the Options menu.

You can press the right mouse button to bring up a context menu ofcommon commands, or to snap to the nearest point in the drawing.

To repeat the last drawing command, press F3.

To cancel the current drawing command, press Esc.

You can use Undo repeatedly, using Ctrl-Z key, Undo on the toolbar, orUndo from the menu. Redo will undo an Undo.

To move objects in front of or behind others, change their stackingorder in the Edit / Selection sub-menu.

Use the Cursor options to set the cursor step size. This makes it easyto move the cursor certain distances in the drawing with the arrowkeys.

Use the Shift key with the arrow keys to move the cursor smallerdistances. Set those distances in the Small Cursor Step Size field inOptions.

Try our new Tangent snap tool, (at the bottom of the Snap Toolstoolbar), to snap lines tangent to an existing arc or circle.

The Instant Engineer toolboxes can be moved, docked, enabled, anddisabled.

You can now control the resolution, (in pixels) of images as you savethem, regardless of which format you use.

Images can be rotated. Just select any inserted image and press R tostart the Rotate command.

The new Double-Line mode Toolbar controls the offset distance ofobjects in Double-line Mode.

You can enter a formula in Instant Engineer whenever a number isrequired. For example, you could enter "sqrt(15) / 3", "45*4/3" or"cos(30)" when asked for a distance.

You can now Print the current view only, which is great for printing



iengtipsan area of the screen you're zoomed into. This tool is found on theMain Toolbar beside Print Preview.

To set a point a certain horizontal and vertical distance from anotherin the drawing, use Point Relative.

To set a point a certain distance and angle from another in thedrawing, use Point Polar.

You can print a color drawing print as Black and White only bychecking that options in the "Type" tab of the Print dialog box.

To create custom colors just double click on an existing color on thecolor pallet.

You can use the double line mode to draw walls with an automaticoffset.

You can right click on any toolbox to bring up the show/hide menu forall the toolboxes.

To quickly move one point in an object, use the Point Select tool anddrag the point.

The Convert To Double Line command, (in the Edit menu), allows you tooffset any existing line just by clicking on it.

You can use the Duplicate command for quick copy and paste operationswith in the same drawing window.

The Line Split by Distance and Line Split by Points commands willbreak a normal or double-line, and cap the double line's openingautomatically. It's ideal for inserting holes for doors and windows.

Use the shortcut keys for faster access to commands.

The Line Connect command connects lines and double lines again wherethey were broken.

Instant Engineer has a built-in calculator. You'll find it under theTools menu.

It's a good idea to save your drawing often, either manually or with

Autosave.You can pre-assign colors to layers for a cleaner more professionaldrawing.

To edit any given entity just select the object in the drawing, andenable the Info Box.

Any Instant Engineer drawing can be used as a symbol. Simply save your



iengtipsfile in the desired location on your hard drive and use the symbolload command to place it in another drawing.

A Macro can save lots of time if you do repetitive tasks. To make amacro, select Macro Record from the tools menu. Then do the task to be

repeated in Instant Engineer, and stop the macro recording when thetask is finished.

You can press Q to bring up the Options tabs, and then set any of theInstant Engineer options.

You should keep backup copies of all your important work.

You can place different parts of your drawing in different layers justby selecting them and using the Info Box.

The Snap Grid causes the mouse to jump in specific increments so youcan set points precisely, for example, at the nearest centimeter.

For on-line technical support, click on the web site button in Help,About Instant Engineer.

You can quickly change a dimension's text using the Info Box and theFixed Text option.

The "Same As" tool makes it a snap to give one object the same color,layer, and linestyle information as another.

The rotate, scale, and circular repeat command use the handle for thecenter of rotation or scaling. Use Set Handles to position the handlefor these commands.

In point select mode, you can draw a box around more than one point tomove several points at once.

You can easily resize a part of your drawing using the resizinghandles found in the options menu.

Use the Import and Export commands to exchange drawings with AutoCADand most other CAD programs, through DXF or DWG file formats.

You can save a circle as a Circle or Line at the time of creation.

Instant Engineer features full context sensitive help. Just pressShift + F1 then click on any command icon or menu item to bring uphelp on that item.

To change the accuracy of dimensions and displays, check theCoordinate Precision settings in the General Options and DimensionOptions menus.

You can get help by sending an E-mail to [email protected] 3



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