CADkey Light: A Handbook
C. E. Horton, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

ISBN-10: 0023571950
ISBN-13: 9780023571954

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 1992
Format: Paper; 250 pp
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Provides readers at all levels with a quick and efficient instruction and reference handbook at a reasonable price. Commands and topics are arranged alphabetically so information is readily available, and readers can spend more time learning CADKEY Light and less time searching through the index.

  • The focused and concise book avoids redundancy and each major topic includes an outline extracted from the CADKEY menu system.
  • Additional attention and space is devoted to complex topics such as drawing in three dimensions.
  • Supplies readers with the techniques and information needed to master the essentials of CADKEY Light.



1. Getting Started.The menu system. Creating entities. Useful techniques. Exiting Cadkey.


2. What You Need to Know to Read This Handbook.


3. Reference.Arc. Arrow Keys. Arrows. Arrows/witness lines-- construction. Arrows/witness lines--control. Attributes. Circle. Color. Configuration. Construction mode. Coordinates. Copy. Cross-hatching. Cursor. Defaults. Delete. Depth. Dimensioning,.Dimensioning--basic skills. Dimensioning standards. Dimensions with notes. Entity. Error messages. Exit. Files. Fillet. Grid. Group. Immediate mode commands. Label. Leader. Lettering. Level. Line. Line Limit. Line type. Line width. Masking. Memory. Move/copy/ join. Note. Part. Pattern. Pen #. Plot. Point. Polygon. Position menu. Print. Recall. Rectangle. Redraw. Save. Scale. Selecting entities. Snap. Status window. Toggles. Tolerances. Trim/extend. Troubleshooting. 2D/3D. Units. Verify. View. View Coordinates. Window. Windows in the Cadkey display. Witness lines. World coordinates. Zoom.


4. Index.

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