Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic and Pro, Bricscad (Linux) Classic
Places shapes in drawings.
Accessing the Command
command bar: shape
: shape
Prompts you in the command bar:
? to list/Shape to insert: (Enter the name of a shape, or type?)
Insertion point for shape: (Pick a point or enter x,y coordinates.)
Scale factor for shape <1.0>: (Enter a positive or negative number.)
Rotation angle for shape <0>: (Enter a positive or negative number.)
Before you can place shapes in drawings, you must first load a SHP shape file with the Load command.
Shapes are an early version of blocks that were highly efficient but difficult to code; shapes are rarely used anymore.
The SHP format is also used by certain fonts; it contains a flag to distinguish between shapes and fonts.
To code shapes, see Customizing Bricscad.
Command Options
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Option |
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Specifies the name of the shape; prompts you: Insertion point for shape - specify the insertion point. Pick a point, or enter x,y coordinates. Scale factor for shape - specify the scale factor. Enter a positive or negative number larger or smaller than 1.0 Negative numbers mirror the shape. Rotation angle for shape - specify the rotation angle. Enter a positive or negative number. Positive angles are measured clockwise from the positive x axis. |
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Lists the names of shapes loaded in the current drawing. Reports the file name and names of shapes. If no shapes are loaded, prompts you: * no file * Use the Load command to load shapes. |
Grips Editing
Shapes can be edited directly through grips:
Select the shape. Notice that it has one grip at its insertion point.
Drag the grip to move the shape.
Related Commands
Load - loads SHP shape files.
Insert - inserts blocks into drawings.
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