Schedule
10:00 Prayer
Brother Jones
Opening remarks - What is MECS? Why are we using MECS?
Introduction using “A01 An Introduction to MECS.pdf”
Brother Graham
Overview of the MECS new drawing dialog box
Overview of the MECS toolbars & pull down menu
MECS Tool palettes
Highlight information from the MECS help files
Question and Answers
12:30 – 1:00 Break for lunch
Sister Bailey
Review opening and setting up a design file using the opening screen.Setting up using different disciplines
Question and Answers
Brother Jones
Closing remarks - Future classes etc…
Clean-up
What is IntelliCAD?
Go To: WatchTower CAD >Help >User Guide >Pg 3, About IntelliCAD and other CAD software
What is MECS?
Go To: WatchTower CAD >MECS >MECS Help >A01-E Introduction to MECS
Download and Saving WT-CAD User Guide
Download and Saving .dwg practice files
OPEN WT-CAD
NEW
USE TEMPLATE
MEC
NEW MEC DWG
SELECT: GENERAL, DECIMAL FEET, SCALE: 1” = 1’
NEW BORDER SETTINGS:
SELECT: MECS ARCH D: LANDSCAPE (SEE CHART FOR SIZES), DECIMAL FEET, SCALE: 1” = 1’
EDIT
BLOCK ATTRIBUTES: SKIP
FOR NOW (LABELING SHEETS)
MODIFY
SELECT: PROPERTIES
TOOLS
SELECT: OPTIONS
SEE TAB: GENERAL: EXPERIENCE LEVEL: BEGINNER
TO ADVANCE
- Beginner Menus and toolbars display only basic commands.
- Intermediate Menus and toolbars display most two-dimensional entity creation and modification commands.
- Advanced Menus and toolbars display all available commands.
SEE TAB: DISPLAY: UNDER GRAPHICS WINDOW: SHOW FULL DWG IN PATH IN TITLE
ENABLE SCROLL BARS
UNDER MENUS: UNCHECK DISPLAY PROMPT BOXES
STATUS BAR
SELECT ESNAPS: RIGHT CLICK AND ENABLE
SEE TAB: COORDINATE INPUT: SELECT ALL COMMONLY
USED FUNCTION KEYS: TURN ON/OFF SNAPS: F3
TURN
ON/OFF ORTHO: F8
**** IF PICK BOX IS TOO SMALL, TYPE IN PICKBOX AT COMMAND
LINE, AND INCREASE THE SIZE.
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