QUICK START GUIDE (for Eagle Point software)
QUICK START GUIDE (for Eagle Point software)
QUICK START GUIDE (for Eagle Point software)
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<strong>QUICK</strong> <strong>START</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong> (<strong>for</strong> <strong>Eagle</strong> <strong>Point</strong> <strong>software</strong>)<br />
CONFIGURE PRINTER (<strong>for</strong> <strong>Eagle</strong> <strong>Point</strong> Reports)<br />
MENU: <strong>Eagle</strong> <strong>Point</strong>, File, Print Setup COMMAND: prntsets<br />
You can choose to send <strong>Eagle</strong> <strong>Point</strong> reports to your default printer or to a file. To set the default printer, select Start<br />
(Windows start button), Printers and Faxes; right click on the desired printer and then select Set as Default.<br />
TOOLS<br />
LAYER COMMANDS<br />
MENU: <strong>Eagle</strong>, Products, Tools, Layer Commands<br />
Select Printer.<br />
Set other settings (i.e., headers, lines/page,<br />
margin, font, etc.) as desired.<br />
Click OK<br />
This menu includes utilities that allow you to set the current layer to that of a selected entity, to find out (list) what layer<br />
a node or entity is on, and freeze the layer of a selected entity.<br />
PLOT SCALES<br />
MENU: <strong>Eagle</strong> <strong>Point</strong>, Tools, Plot Scales COMMAND: plotscales<br />
Enter desired horizontal and vertical plot scales.<br />
The horizontal scale affects size of text placed by <strong>Eagle</strong> <strong>Point</strong>.<br />
The ratio of horizontal over vertical scales is the “vertical stretch<br />
factor” used in creating profiles.<br />
Since the size of any text placed by <strong>Eagle</strong> <strong>Point</strong> (e.g., node attribute text) is determined by these plot scale settings, it is<br />
important to have these set as desired be<strong>for</strong>e reducing any nodes.<br />
05/2008 CADD Note 3 3.13
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