10.4.3         STATUS BAR

 

Figure 10.16  Status Bar - DRAW

 

The Status bar is at the bottom DRAW and DrawDAQ window. It shows the current position of the cursor or mouse (X and Y), the layer (L), zoom level (Zm), line style, and brush color. 

 

The Command Line (> ____) acts as both a user prompt or as a command line. The contents of the command line changes when draw commands are picked from toolbar or menu.  User can also type commands directly (similar to AutoCAD).

 

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Menu Item

Description

Line Color setting

Shows color of next command to draw a line, polyline, circle, or arc.  See Line Setting  .

Brush Color

Shows color of next command to draw a pie, rectangle, or polygon. Also sets the Fill Color for next Fill command. See Brush Color .

Text Color

Shows text color and background color for next draw Text command. See Text Setting  .

Layer

Shows the current active Layer. The next items drawn will be on this layer.  See Layer Setting .

Zoom Magnification

1 to 8. Shows current Zoom Level. 8 is 8x power or 800%. See Zoom .

X coordinate

Cross Hair X Coordinates of Mouse in the horizontal (left to right).
Range is 0 - 1500
0 is far left of screen. 1500 is far right of display.  Also used with scripts to specify position of moving objects. Replaced by R (Radius) during some draw commands.

Y coordinate

Cross Hair Y Coordinates of Mouse in the vertical (up / down).
Range is 0 - 1000
0 is far bottom of screen. 1000 is top of display.  Also used with scripts to specify position of moving objects. Replaced by A (Angle) during some draw commands.

Radius

Specifies radius or length from start point in same units used by X and Y coordinates.  Range is 0 to 1500. Appears during some draw commands

Angle

Specifies Angle in degrees.  Range is 0 to 360. Appears during some draw commands

Command Line

The Command Line acts as both a user prompt or as a command line. The contents of the command line changes when draw commands are picked from toolbar or menu.  User can also type commands directly (similar to AutoCAD).