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Free PowerCAD Pro Program Descriptions

These programs are provided at no cost under the GNU General Public License.
There are more detailed usage notes for many of these programs in the headers
of the source code. The download link is at the end of this page.

CATC : Convert arc to circle. Convert arc(s) to circle(s) by picking.
Snaps ignored. Continuous, exit with ESC.

CHS : Chamfer set. Gets size of chamfer x 45 degrees from user and draws chamfer.
The CHAMFER command inherits the size.

CS : Clear snaps. Set OSMODE to zero.

DC : Draws duplicate diameters at any screen position.
Continuous, exit with ESC.

DTX : Draws duplicate text at any screen position.
Continuous, exit with ESC.

FS : Fillet set. Gets size of fillet from user and draws fillet.
The FILLET command inherits the size.

IDE : Display entity list of (last) selected object.

IP : Set a point at the intersection (actual or implied) of two lines.

LAI : Line angle increment. Draws a line from endpoint of selected line
at incremental angle.

NS : Normal snaps. Sets (or resets) to a standard set of snaps :
End of entity, center, node point, intersection.

SST : Standard start. Gets user input for orthogonal rectangle of any size.
Rectangle is composed of pairs of parallel lines, not a polyline.
Lower left corner is 0,0,0.

T : Text. A simplified TEXT command to enter a single line at any point.
Continuous, exit with ESC.

UPDTS : Update plain text (not dimension text) to new size. Does not
change sysvar TEXTSIZE.

V1 : Set to view #1 - Top.

V2 : Set to view #2 - Front.

V5 : Set to view #5 - Right.

V7 : Set to view #7 - Isometric.

V9 : Set to view #9 - Axonometric.

ZB : Reduces image size by 20% (step back).

ZC : Zoom image to 20% less than full extents.

These tools are only available as a group.

Click here to download zip file (ftpc.zip)