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Freehand drawing mode plots the movement of the cursor and converts it into a line. Tracing flowing or curved lines using this mode is not very efficient or precise. Depending on the drawing speed and selected smoothing factor (1, 2 or 3), the line may appear somewhat angular because the vertices are connected using straight lines.
Der Freihand-Zeichnungsmodus zeichnet Bewegungen mit dem Mauszeiger auf und wandelt sie in eine Linie um. Freehand drawing mode plots the movement of the cursor and converts it into a line. Eine Linie oder eine Kurve in diesem Modus zu zeichnen ist nicht sehr effizient oder präzise. Je nach Zeichnungsgeschhwindigkeit und gewähltem Glättungsfaktor (1, 2 oder 3) wird die Linie eher eckiger, weil mehrere Stützpunkte zu einer geraden Linie verbunden werden.
# Select a line or area symbol from the symbol box.
# Wählen Sie ein Linien- oder Flächensymbol aus der Symbolbox.
# Select '''Freehand mode'''.  
# Wählen Sie den '''Freihand'''-Modus.
# Position the cursor at the beginning of the line, press the left mouse button briefly and trace the line you want using the mouse.  
# Positionieren Sie den Mauszeiger am Anfang der Linie, drücken Sie die linke Maustaste kurz und machen Sie die gewünschten Bewegungen mit der Maus.
# Click the left mouse button when you have finished drawing and the help line is transformed into the selected line or area symbol.
# Drücken Sie die linke Maustaste, wenn Sie fertig sind und die Hilfslinie wird in das gewünschte Linien- oder Flächensymbol verwandelt.
If you draw in freehand mode the same way as in straight mode, normal points will be placed at the corners. Unlike corner points, normal points do not affect dashed lines.
Beim Zeichnen im Freihandmodus werden gleich wie im Geraden-Modus Normalpunkte an den Ecken eingefügt. Normalpunkte beeinflussen im Gegensatz zu Eckpunkten nicht die Strichelungen von gestrichelten Linien.


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==Rechtwinklige Fläche zeichnen [[File:Space.PNG]][[File:Pro40px.PNG|This function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.|link=https://www.ocad.com/en/products/ocad-for-cartography]][[File:Std40px.PNG|This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.|link=https://www.ocad.com/en/products/ocad-for-orienteering]][[File:Sta40px.PNG|This function is available in OCAD 11 Starter.|link=https://www.ocad.com/en/products/ocad-for-orienteering]]==

Version vom 2. Juli 2013, 12:41 Uhr

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Punktobjekt zeichnen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.This function is available in OCAD 11 Starter.This function is available in OCAD 11 Course Setting.

  1. Wählen Sie ein Punktsymbol.
  2. Wählen Sie einen beliebigen Zeichnungsmodus. Der Mauszeiger wird als Fadenkreuz mit einem Punkt in der oberen rechten Ecke abgebildet.
  3. Klicken Sie auf die gewünschte Position im Zeichnungsfenster.
  4. Das Punktobjekt erscheint.
hint -Um einem Punktobjekt eine bestimmte Richtung vorzugeben, drücken Sie die rechte Maustaste an der gewünschten Position und halten diese während Sie die Maus in die gewünsche Richtung ziehen. Lassen Sie die Maustaste los.
-Die Richtung des Objektes kann auch später noch verändert werden. Selektieren Sie dafür das gewünschte Punktobjekt und wählen Sie die Schaltfläche Richtung von Flächenmustern, Punkt- und Textobjekten angeben in der Bearbeitungs- und Zeichnungs-Werkzeugleiste.
video available Punktobjekte zeichnen

Linien- oder Flächenobjekt zeichnen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.This function is available in OCAD 11 Starter.This function is available in OCAD 11 Course Setting.

Sie müssen einen der acht Zeichnungsmodi wählen, um ein Linien- oder Flächenobjekt zu zeichnen. Der Mauszeiger erscheint als Fadenkreuz mit dem entsprechenden Symbol des Zeichnungsmodus in der unteren rechten Ecke.

Gerade zeichnen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.This function is available in OCAD 11 Starter.This function is available in OCAD 11 Course Setting.

draw a straight line
Draw a straight line
  1. Um eine gerade Linie wie zum Beispiel für Strassen oder Hochstpannungsleitungen zu zeichnen, wählen Sie den Zeichnungsmodus Gerade.
  2. Wählen Sie ein Linien- oder Flächensymbol aus der Symbolbox.
  3. Wählen Sie den Gerade-Modus.
  4. Positionierten Sie den Mauszeiger an den Startpunkt der Linie, drücken Sie die linke Maustaste und halten sie, während Sie mit der Maus in die gewünschte Richtung fahren. Die Hilfelinie zeigt eine Vorschau der Linie.
  5. Um einen Stützpunkt hinzuzufügen, lassen Sie die Maustaste los. Drücken und halten Sie die Maustaste erneut, während Sie wieder mit der Maus in die gewünschte Richtung fahren. Wiederholen Sie diesen Vorgang nach Belieben.
  6. Drücken Sie die rechte Maustaste, wenn Sie mit dem Zeichnen fertig sind und die Hilfslinie wird in das entsprechende Linien- oder Flächensymbol umgewandelt.
video available Geraden zeichnen

Kurve zeichnen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.This function is available in OCAD 11 Starter.

curve mode

Wählen Sie den Bézier-Kurven-Zeichnungsmodus, um eine fliessende oder kurvige Linien, wie zum Beispiel Höhenkurven zu zeichnen. Mit Bézier-Kurven zu zeichnen verlangt ein bisschen Übung, bis Sie ein Gefühl für Radius und Krümmung der Kurve entwickelt haben. Die Stützpunkte bestehen aus Wendepunkten mit Tangenten. Sobald Sie diese Technik beherrschen, können Sie mit dem Kurven-Zeichnungsmodus sehr effizient und genau kurvige Linien und Flächen zeichnen.

Wendepunkt von Bézier-Kurven
  1. Wählen Sie ein Linien- oder Flächensymbol aus der Symbolbox.
  2. Wählen Sie den Kurven-Modus
  3. Positionieren Sie den Mauszeiger an den Startpunkt der Kurve. Drücken und halten Sie die linke Maustaste und ziehen Sie mit dem Mauszeiger einen gewünschten Radius. Lassen Sie die Maustaste los.
  4. Positionieren Sie den Mauszeiger an den nächsten Wendepunkt. Drücken und halten Sie die linke Maustaste und ziehen Sie mit dem Mauszeiger den nächsten Radius. Lassen sie die Maustaste los. Die Hilfslinie zeigt eine Vorschau der Linie. Wiederholen Sie diesen Prozess nach Belieben für jeden Wendepunkt.
  5. Wenn Sie mit der Linie fertig sind, drücken Sie die linke Maustaste und die Hilfslinie wird in das gewünschte Linien- oder Flächensymbol verwandelt.
Bézier-Kurven zeichnen
hint -Wenn Sie mit Ihrer Tangente unzufrieden sind, drücken Sie Backspace backspace. Die letzte Tangente wird gelöscht und Sie können eine neue setzen. Sie können bis zum Anfang der Linie beliebig viele Tangenten löschen. Wenn das Objekt bereits fertiggestellt wurde, ist dies nicht mehr möglich.
-Sinuslinien können durch das Platzieren von Tangenten an den äussersten Punkten einfach gezeichnet werden.
Äusserster Wendepunkt einer Bézier-Kurve
hintSie können einen Eckpunkt erstellen, indem Sie zwei Tangenten den gleichen Stützpunkt geben. Kurve: Tangenten 2 und 3 starten am gleichen Punkt, führen jedoch in andere Richtungen. Ein Eckpunkt wird erstellt.
Create a corner vertex in a Bézier curve
video available Kurvenobjekte zeichnen
hintSie können Teile eines Linien- oder Flächenobjektes mit verschiedenen Zeichnungsmodi zeichnen. Zeichnen Sie den ersten Teil des Objektes im gewünschten Zeichnungsmodus. Drücken Sie nun die Tab-Taste, um den Zeichnungsmodus zu wechseln.
Draw objects using different drawing modes
hint Sie können bereits vorhandene Linien- oder Flächenobjekte verlängern. Wählen Sie dafür das gewünschte Symbol und den gewünschten Zeichnungsmodus. Drücken und halten Sie Shiftshift, während Sie den ersten Stützpunkt setzen. Sie können nach diesem die Shift-Taste shift wieder loslassen.
video available Bereits vorhandene Objekte verlängern
hint Um eine horizontale oder vertikale Linie zu zeichnen, drücken und halten Sie die Alt-Taste. Shift- shift und Alt-Funktionen können kombiniert werden.

Freihandlinie zeichnen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.This function is available in OCAD 11 Starter.

freehand mode

Der Freihand-Zeichnungsmodus zeichnet Bewegungen mit dem Mauszeiger auf und wandelt sie in eine Linie um. Freehand drawing mode plots the movement of the cursor and converts it into a line. Eine Linie oder eine Kurve in diesem Modus zu zeichnen ist nicht sehr effizient oder präzise. Je nach Zeichnungsgeschhwindigkeit und gewähltem Glättungsfaktor (1, 2 oder 3) wird die Linie eher eckiger, weil mehrere Stützpunkte zu einer geraden Linie verbunden werden.

  1. Wählen Sie ein Linien- oder Flächensymbol aus der Symbolbox.
  2. Wählen Sie den Freihand-Modus.
  3. Positionieren Sie den Mauszeiger am Anfang der Linie, drücken Sie die linke Maustaste kurz und machen Sie die gewünschten Bewegungen mit der Maus.
  4. Drücken Sie die linke Maustaste, wenn Sie fertig sind und die Hilfslinie wird in das gewünschte Linien- oder Flächensymbol verwandelt.

Beim Zeichnen im Freihandmodus werden gleich wie im Geraden-Modus Normalpunkte an den Ecken eingefügt. Normalpunkte beeinflussen im Gegensatz zu Eckpunkten nicht die Strichelungen von gestrichelten Linien.

Rechtwinklige Fläche zeichnen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.This function is available in OCAD 11 Starter.

RectangularMode.JPG

Select Rectangular mode if you want to draw rectangular areas or objects such as buildings or squares. This drawing mode creates a right-angle in every corner and ensures the start and end points of the outline are identical.

  1. Select a line or area symbol from the symbol box.
  2. Select Rectangular mode.
  3. Position the cursor on one of the corners of the longest side of the rectangular area. Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor along the longest side to the next corner.
  4. When the cursor reaches the corner, release the left mouse button and then press it again. Hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor towards the next corner. The help line provides you with a preview of the straight line that has just been drawn. A broken line shows you what the rectangular object will look like when you have finished. Repeat the above process to draw a line to the third corner.
  5. Click the right mouse button to finish the drawing; the help line is then transformed into the selected line or area symbol.

You should always draw the longest side of a rectangular area first since it is easier to define the rectangular orientation of an area from the longer side.

Draw a rectangular area or line
video available Drawing rectangular objects

Rechtwinklige Linie zeichnen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.

rectangular line mode

Select Rectangular line mode if you want to draw rectangular line objects such as sidewalks or stairs. This drawing mode creates a right-angle in every corner. The only difference between Rectangular line mode and Rectangular mode is that the start and end points are not identical when using rectangular line mode.

  1. Select a line symbol from the symbol box.
  2. Select Rectangular line mode.
  3. Position the cursor at the beginning of the rectangular line. Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor along the longest side to the next corner.
  4. When the cursor reaches the corner, release the left mouse button and then press it again. Hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor towards the next corner. The help line provides a preview of the line that has just been drawn. Repeat this process until you reach the end of the rectangular line.
  5. Click the left mouse button when you have finished drawing and the help line is then transformed into the selected line symbol.

You should always draw the longest side of a rectangular line first since it is easier to define the rectangular orientation of a line from the longer side.

Treppen zeichnen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.

Stairway drawing mode

Select Stairway drawing mode if you want to draw a rectangular stairway.

  1. Select a line symbol from the symbol box.
  2. Select Stairway mode.
  3. Position the cursor at the beginning of the stairway. Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor along the longest side to the next corner.
  4. When the cursor reaches the corner, release the left mouse button and then press it again. Hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor towards the next corner. The help line provides a preview of the line that has just been drawn.
  5. Hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the first step. The step help lines provide a preview of the stairway. Release the left mouse button.
DrawStairway.png

Kreis zeichnen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.

circle mode

Select Circle mode if you want to draw circular objects such as roundabouts or silos.

  1. Select a line or area symbol from the symbol box.
  2. Select Circle mode.
  3. Position the cursor at the edge of the object, then press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the opposite edge. Release the mouse button. The help line is transformed into the selected line or area symbol.
hint -The outline or circular line is drawn as a Bézier curve.
-You can also drag the circle from the center point. Simply press and hold the Shift shift button and drag a radius.
-Clicking the center of the circle with the right mouse button without dragging displays the Draw Circle dialog box. Here you can enter the radius of the circle in mm or m.
video available Drawing circular objects

Ellipse zeichnen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.

Ellipse mode

Select Ellipse mode if you want to draw oval objects such as hills or dips.

  1. Select a line or area symbol from the symbol box.
  2. Select Ellipse mode.
  3. Position the cursor at the beginning of the longer ellipse axis, then press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor towards the end of the axis.
  4. Position the cursor at the beginning of the shorter ellipse axis, then press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor towards the end of the axis. Release the mouse button. The help line is transformed into the selected line or area symbol.
Draw an ellipse
video available Draw an ellipse
hint The outline or ellipse line is drawn as a Bézier curve.
video available Drawing elliptical objects

Mehrere Punktobjekte zeichnen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.

drawing multiple point objects

This drawing tool is used to draw several point objects that are placed on a line with a constant interval.

  1. Choose a point symbol in the symbol box.
  2. Choose the drawing tool Drawing multiple point objects from the Edit and Drawing toolbar.
  3. Draw a line from the position of the first to the position of the last feature.
  4. The Dialog Draw Multiple Point Objects appears:
number of objects

Enter the number of objects and click the OK button.

The defined number of objects are drawn:

Defined number of objects
hint If the number of objects is 1, the objects position will be in the center of the drawn line.

Laser-Distanzmessgerät Zeichnungswerkzeug Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.

Icon LaserDistance.PNG

Laser-Distanzmessgerät Zeichnungswerkzeug.

Nummerischer Modus Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.

numeric mode

Select Numeric mode if you have measurement values or coordinate pairs for specific objects.

video available Numeric drawing mode


Construct a point object using distance or azimuth measurements.

  1. Select a point symbol from the symbol box.
  2. Select Numeric mode.
  3. Enter the coordinates of your location in the Easting and Northing fields. A small cross highlights the position in the drawing window.
  4. Enter the length in mm or m in the Length field and the Angle in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
  5. Click End.
  6. The angle and distance measurements are used to position the point object.
hint -You can change the direction from clockwise to counterclockwise, or vice-versa, by clicking the Counterclockwise or Clockwise buttons.
-You can change the unit of measurement from millimeter to meter, or vice-versa, by clicking the Millimeter or Meter button.


Construct a line or area object using coordinate pairs.

  1. Select a line or area symbol from the symbol box.
  2. Select Numeric mode.
  3. Enter the coordinates of your first coordinate pair in the Easting and Northing fields. A small gray cross highlights the position of the first coordinate pair in the drawing window.
  4. Select the construction mode construction mode position Enter positions.
  5. Enter the coordinates of the second coordinate pair in mm or m and click Next. A help line appears between the first and second coordinate pair. Repeat this process as often as necessary; the help line is extended each time. Click End once you have entered the final coordinate pair.
  6. The sections are then transformed into the selected line or area symbol.


Construct a line or area object using distance or azimuth measurements.

  1. Select a line or area symbol from the symbol box.
  2. Select Numeric mode.
  3. Enter the coordinates of your starting point in the Easting and Northing fields. A small cross highlights the position of the starting point in the drawing window
  4. Select the construction mode construction mode terangle Enter length and angle.
  5. Enter the length in mm or m in the Length field and enter the Angle in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. A help line appears that displays the distance and azimuth from the starting point. Repeat this process as often as necessary; the help line is extended each time. Click End once you have entered the final distance and azimuth values.
  6. The sections are then transformed into the selected line or area symbol.

Textobjekt platzieren Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.This function is available in OCAD 11 Starter.This function is available in OCAD 11 Course Setting.

Text and line text symbols are available for placing text. Text symbols are generally aligned horizontally. Line text symbols follow the flow of rivers or streets.

Place a text object

You can choose text frames or anchor points for placing text objects.

video available Writing text


Define a text frame

  1. Select a text symbol from the symbol box.
  2. Select a drawing mode.
  3. Position the cursor on the upper left-hand corner of the desired text frame, then click and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the lower right-hand corner. Release the mouse button. The text cursor for inputting text appears.
  4. Enter the desired text. The line break is added automatically Press Enter to start a new paragraph.
Place text using a text frame
video available Writing text


Define a text anchor point

  1. Select a text symbol from the symbol box.
  2. Select a drawing mode.
  3. Position the cursor at the point where the text is to be anchored. Release the mouse button. The text cursor for inputting text appears.
  4. Enter the desired text. Press Enter to start a new paragraph.
video available Writing text


Place a Line Text Object

Select a Line Text symbol if you want your text to follow the flow of a curve.

  1. Select a Line Text symbol from the symbol box.
  2. Select Bézier Curve mode.


Draw a curve

  1. Once you have finished drawing the line, a help line appears as well as the text cursor for inputting text.
  2. Enter the desired text.
Place text using a text symbol
video available Writing text


Edit a vertex:

Select object and edit vertex

To edit a vertex, select the Select Object and Edit Vertex editing mode. You will then be able to move, delete or change the type of vertex.

For point objects, the middle of the symbol is represented by a large square large square . For line and area objects, the first point of the object is represented by a large square large square , vertices by small squares small square , and the last point of the object by a cross X. With Bézier curves, circle symbols circle symbol are used to represent the ends of the tangents.

Selected Bézier curves displaying the starting point, vertex, tangents and endpoint
video available Drawing curves

When drawing broken or dotted lines in OCAD, the dashes and spaces always have the same length. You will never get half dashes or spaces; the dashes are distributed proportionally across the entire object. However, if you add a corner vertex, the dashes before and after the vertex are calculated separately. A corner vertex is made up of two adjoining dashes; a dash point is positioned at the center of a single dash (the dash is therefore split in the middle). Corner vertices and dash points are therefore used to define the appearance of corners and intersections.

The following functions are available for editing vertices and influencing dashed lines:

remove vertex Remove Vertex: Remove a vertex from the object. Alternatively, you can press the Ctrl button and then click the vertex.
video available Different point types
Normal vertex and corner vertex
Normal vertex, dash vertex and corner vertex
Normal vertex, dash vertex and corner vertex
hint Every vertex can be changed into a different kind of vertex. To do this, simply select the vertex type you want and then click the vertex object to change it.
video available Influencing dashed lines

Tastatur zusammen mit der Maus einsetzen

Zeichnen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.This function is available in OCAD 11 Starter.

  • Continue an existing line: Press the Shift key and click the end point of the line to be continued. This can be used instead of the Icon Merge.PNG Verschmelzen function.
  • Draw horizontal or vertical lines: Press the Alt key while drawing. The line snaps in a vertical or horizontal direction. This can be useful when drawing a border or north lines. This function is also available in the This function is available in OCAD 11 Course Setting. OCAD 11 CS Edition.
  • Existierenden Objekten folgen: Hold the Ctrl key and click with the Left Mouse Button a point on the line to be followed. The Ctrl key can be released now. Keep the Left Mouse Button pressed and release it at the point the following shall stop. The drawing of the line can be continued now.
  • Change drawing mode during drawing and editing: Press the Tab key until the desired drawing mode appears to change the drawing mode.

Bearbeiten

  • Delete Stützpunkte from line or area objects: Hold the Ctrl key and click the vertex with the Left Mouse Button. See also: Icon RemoveVertex.PNG Stützpunkt entfernen
  • Add Normal Vertices to line or area objects: Hold the Shift and the Ctrl key pressed and click the corresponding point on the line with the Left Mouse Button. See also: Icon NormalVertex.PNG Normalen Stützpunkt hinzufügen
  • Select an object under a already selected object: Hold the Alt key and click the object above the object to be selected. This function only has an effect if you are clicking near a Stützpunkt of the object above.
  • Move the selected object: Use the Arrow keys to move a selected object. For more information about selecting and moving objects visit the Selektieren page.
  • Select multiple objects: Hold the Shift key and click the objects to be selected one after another. As an alternative, drag an area with the Right Mouse Button in the Icon SelectAndEditObject.PNG Selektiere und editiere Objekt or Icon SelectObjectAndEditVertex.PNG Selektiere Objekt und editiere Stützpunkt mode to select all objects which are in it. Read the Selektiere und editiere mehrere Objekte article for more information.

Schneiden

  • Select next object: Select a line object and choose the Icon Cut.PNG Linie schneiden function. If you press the Alt key, the cursor changes to the Icon SelectObjectAndEditVertex.PNG Selektiere Objekt und editiere Stützpunkt mode. Keep the Alt key pressed and click the next object you want to cut. Release the Alt key and continue with the cutting.
  • Insert a virtual gap: Select a line object and choose the Icon Cut.PNG Linie schneiden function. If you press the Ctrl key while cutting, a virtual gap is inserted. A virtual gap is graphical gap only: the line is not interrupted.
  • Dashed line: Insert a gap at the cutting point: Select a dashed line object and choose the Icon Cut.PNG Linie schneiden function. Hold the Shift key while cutting a dashed line to insert a gap with the same length, as the other gaps in the dashed line, at the cutting point.

Existierenden Objekten folgen Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.This function is available in OCAD 11 Starter.

Ctrl button: Following existing objects

Area objects are often limited by line objects. You can trace existing line or area objects without having to redraw them.

  1. Select a line or area symbol from the symbol box.
  2. Select a drawing mode.
  3. Press and hold the Ctrl button, then position the cursor at the point from which you want to trace the line. This does not have to be the start or end point of the line. The help line will appear with its vertices.
  4. Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor to the desired point. This does not have to be the start or end point of the line.
  5. Release the mouse button. The traced line is transformed into the selected line or area symbol.
Trace a line


hint -With double lines (e.g. streets), you can trace the middle line as well as both side lines. If you do not require this option, you can deactivate it under Preferences, Drawing in the Options menu.
-Line tracing is only possible in straight, Bézier and freehand mode.
-It is possible to trace the outline of existing area objects. However, it is only possible to trace up to one half of the outline, otherwise the trace would be in the opposite direction. The point, up to which the object can be traced, is represented by a large (the same symbol used for the first point of an object).
video available Following existing objects

Objekt editieren Space.PNGThis function is available in OCAD 11 Professional.This function is available in OCAD 11 Orienteering Standard.This function is available in OCAD 11 Starter.This function is available in OCAD 11 Course Setting.

Select and edit object

To edit an object, you must select the Select and Edit object mode. As soon as you have selected the object, the object frame appears with anchor points Anchor point. You can now move, rotate, cut, stretch or reduce the size of the object or use the following functions:

Selected object with object frame


Duplicate object Duplicate object: Duplicate the selected object. Alternatively, press Ctrl + C und Ctrl + V.
Indicate direction of area pattern, point or text object Indicate direction of area pattern, point or text object: Change the direction of the selected point or text object or the structure of the selected area object.
rotate object Rotate Object: Rotate the selected object around a defined rotation point.
move parallel Move parallel: Move the selected line object in a parallel direction or stretch or reduce the size of the selected area object.
Move parallel with distance
hint -Only for line, area and line text objects
-Positive values move the object to the right side, negative to the left.
-'Move': Move the selected object
-'Duplicate': Make a copy and move the copy to the new position


Fill or make border Fill or make border: Fill in a hole in the selected area object using an area symbol or draw a border around the hole using a line symbol. Fill in the selected line object using an area symbol or combine the selected area object with an area symbol.

Holes in areas often need filling. With OCAD you can draw a border around a hole using a line symbol or fill in a hole using an area symbol.

  1. Select a hole by clicking it.
  2. Select a line or area symbol from the symbol box.
  3. Select Fill or make border. A border is drawn around the hole using the selected line object or it is filled in using the area object.
hint After selecting a line or area object, you can combine it with another symbol. Select the object, then choose the desired line or area symbol from the symbol box and click Fill or make border. The duplicated object will be positioned above or below the selected object.
find selected objects Find selected objects: Display the selected objects in the center of the drawing window.
change symbol of object Change symbol of object: Assign a new symbol to the selected object.
Change symbol of all objects with this symbol Change symbol of all objects with this symbol: Assign a new symbol to all objects with a specific symbol.
join Join: Join the ends of selected line objects that have the same symbol.
video available Join and merge objects
to curve To Curve: Change the selected freehand line into a Bézier curve. Select smooth level in toolbar.
to graphic To Graphics: Break down the selected object into its graphical elements or display the outlines of the respective elements.

Change from drawing mode to one of the editing modes (Select and Edit object or Select Object and Edit Vertex) to edit an object. Click the Select and Edit object or Select Object and Edit Vertex button to do this. The cursor appears as either a solid or transparent arrow.

hint A context menu appears when you press the right mouse button and you can change from drawing mode to editing mode and vice-versa. By deactivating the Context menu option under OCAD Preferences, GUI in the Options menu you can switch from drawing mode to editing mode, and vice-versa, by simply clicking the right mouse button.

Snapping

Snapping


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