Mark Taylor Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Is there a way to step back a point at a time when a mistake is made while drawing a polyline, or any multi-point item? Thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Use the Delete key to step back one vertex at a time. Pat Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 YES! Simply hit the delete (backspace) key once for each vertex. You can do this during the creation process. This is great feature that was added back in version - um - I can't remember, maybe 11.5 or 12? Before that we had to redraw the entire thing. When you made a mistake toward the end of a complicated poly it was horribly depressing. Quote Link to comment
Mark Taylor Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Thanks again, Pat. So simple, yet I didn't think of it and couldn't find any mention of it in the help files. Mark Quote Link to comment
Mark Taylor Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yes, I also remember the depressing days (not so distant) of using TurboCAD 10 (a few iterations back) and having the software crash after 4 hours of intensive drawing only to discover that there was no autosave or backup of any kind. That's when I discovered that TurboCAD could fly like an eagle, but couldn't walk on level ground. Mark Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Ah yes, it was TurboCAD that lead me to VW (then MiniCAD) also. Back around 1992, I bought TurboCAD 3D. Spent hours modeling and then ran a command. BLAM!!! lines to infinity in every direction. Tried it again and got the same result. Called Tech support. I think it was the programmer. Explained the situation. His answer was "That tool only works with 2D objects. Don't use it for that." I asked if they would put in a check to make sure a valid object was selected and he said "No. It works fine." I promptly used their money back guarantee and orders MiniCAD. Never looked back. Pat Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Good story Pat, makes me feel good that MiniCad was my first choice in '93. I remember being really excited installing the program the first time, launching it and staring at the screen with no idea what to do next! Quote Link to comment
jbrhwy Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Started using MiniCad December 1990 & loved it, except for how it handles arc polylines, I do wish after 18 years that they could eliminate the restriction imposed by the mid-point (phantom) vertex. Merriam-Webster Dictionary: phantom - "an object of continual dread or abhorrence". Quote Link to comment
IanH Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Anyone remember RoboCAD and the bitstick joystick? Not sure if it ever made it past Apple II and BBC Micro/2nd processor. Quote Link to comment
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