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MicroVertex G4 - A Quick User’s Guide 

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INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................3 

Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 3 

USER INTERFACE .............................................................................................4 

Starting MicroVertex G4.................................................................................................................... 4 

MicroVertex G4 Working Window ................................................................................................... 5 

Toolbar Command Buttons............................................................................................................... 5 

PRINTING............................................................................................................6 

Printing from the Print Manager....................................................................................................... 6 

Printing from the Working Window.................................................................................................. 7 

SELECTION FILTER BUTTON ...........................................................................9 

Turning off an element ...................................................................................................................... 9 

Turning on an element ...................................................................................................................... 9 

ELEMENT SELECTION ......................................................................................9 

Window selection ............................................................................................................................... 9 

Cursor selection ................................................................................................................................. 9 

ADDING, EDITING, DELETING TEXT ..............................................................10 

Adding text to the drawing .............................................................................................................. 10 

Editing text......................................................................................................................................... 12 

Deleting text ...................................................................................................................................... 14 

DIMENSIONING ................................................................................................15 

Adding Dimensions.......................................................................................................................... 15 

Editing Dimensions .......................................................................................................................... 15 

Moving Dimensions ......................................................................................................................... 16 

ADDING, EDITING, DELETING A LINE............................................................17 

Adding lines....................................................................................................................................... 17 

Editing the line type ......................................................................................................................... 18 

Deleting a line................................................................................................................................... 19 

COPYING ..........................................................................................................20 

ZOOMING..........................................................................................................22 

Zooming in and out .......................................................................................................................... 22 

RESETTING THE DRAWING AREA.................................................................23 

GROUPS ...........................................................................................................25 

Defining Groups ............................................................................................................................... 25 

Exploding Groups............................................................................................................................. 26 

SAVING A DRAWING .......................................................................................27 

IMPORTING A DRAWING.................................................................................28 

EXPORTING A DRAWING................................................................................29 

CREATING A PDF.............................................................................................30 


INTRODUCTION 




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Overview 

MicroVertex G4 CAD program is used to edit, modify, and print the drawings generated 

through QuoteMaster ® . MicroVertex G4 has easy-to-use, Windows-type user interfaces. 

The drawing file of MicroVertex is Vertex (.vxp extension). MicroVertex drawings can be 

converted to AutoCAD DWG or saved to PDF. 

MicroVertex G4 is a limited version of the full version Vertex G4 and is specially modified to 

use with QuoteMaster ® . MicroVertex G4 is started through the Print Manager in 

QuoteMaster ® . It cannot be started independently of QuoteMaster ® . 

The purpose of the MicroVertex G4 - A Quick User’s Guide is to instruct the user on how to 

perform simple, basic drawing tasks such as adding text or dimensions, editing text or 

dimensions, drawing lines, printing, zooming, snapping, or saving. 


USER INTERFACE 




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Starting MicroVertex G4 

MicroVertex G4 must be started through Print Manager window in QuoteMaster ® . 

1. Select Drawings in the Print Types. 

2. Check Offer drawing in the Available Prints. 

3. Click Edit in Word/Vertex button to start MicroVertex and open the drawing. 

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MicroVertex G4 Working Window 

STANDARD 

TOOLBAR 

COMMAND 

BUTTONS 

Toolbar Command Buttons 

Toolbar contains buttons that start commands. When you move cursor over toolbar button, 

the tool tip displays the name of the button. Buttons with a small down arrow are dropdown 

menus that contain related commands. 

SELECTION FILTER 

(Snap to all objects or 

to lines or groups etc.) 

ZOOMING BUTTONS 

(zooming, redraw, 

refresh) 

LAYER BUTTONS 

(All layers, select 

layer, working layer 

DRAWING BUTTONS 

(Lines, trim, hatches, 

dimension, text, part 

data, groups etc.) 





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PRINTING 

There are two different ways to print the drawing from QuoteMaster ® . 

Printing from the Print Manager 

One way to print the drawing is through the Print in Word/Vertex command in the Print 

Manager window. This command prints the drawing without opening the drawing in the 

working window. 

A onetime setup of the printer properties is required to give the printer a share name of 

CRANE before the Print in Word/Vertex command can be used. 

To set up the printer properties with a share name, do the following: 

1. Click on My Computer from the desktop. 

2. Click on the Printers folder. 

3. Highlight the printer in the folder that will be used to print the drawing. 

4. Click File 

5. Click Properties 

6. Click the Sharing -tab 

7. Click Share the printer 

8. Write CRANE to Share name line 

9. Click OK 

Note: Word documents printed through QuoteMaster ® will print automatically to your “Default” 

printer and does not use the printer named “CRANE” unless that printer is your “Default” 

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Printing from the Working Window 

Another way to print the drawing is from the working window. Click Edit in Word/Vertex in 

the Print Manager window to open the working window. 

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1. Click File in the toolbar. 

2. Select Print to open the print drawing screen. 

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3. Select the printer name from the Printer box. 

4. Modify the printer properties as needed by clicking the Properties button. 

5. Select Fit to sheet in the Scale box. 

6. Center the drawing on the sheet by clicking the middle button. 

7. Rotate the drawing if needed. 

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SELECTION FILTER BUTTON 

The selection filter button can be used so the drawing cursor snaps to a specific element type 

in the drawing. Conversely, an element type (or types) in the selection filter can be turned off 

so the drawing cursor will not snap to a specific element type in the drawing. 

Element types are lines, text, dimensions, hatches, projections, macros, or groups. 

All the element types are turned on when the drawing is initially opened. A check mark next 

to the element type listed in the menu indicates that the element is turned on. 

Turning off an element 

1. Click on the down arrow next to Selection filter button to pull down the selection filter 

menu. 

2. Click once on the element that you want to uncheck. 

Turning on an element 

1. Click on the down arrow next to Selection filter button to pull down the selection filter 

menu. 

2. Click once on the element to activate it. 

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ELEMENT SELECTION 

Window selection 

• Move the cursor to make a rectangle using two points around the elements you want 

to copy. (Selected elements turn purple.) 

Cursor selection 

• Move the cursor over the element you want to select, and then select the element by 

doing a single left mouse click. To select more than one element with the cursor, hold 

down the Ctrl button on keyboard while clicking with the left mouse button. (Selected 

elements turn purple.) 





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ADDING, EDITING, DELETING TEXT 

Adding text to the drawing 

1. Click on the down arrow next to TXT button to pull down the text command menu. 

2. Select the appropriate text style from the text menu. 

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3. Write the text in the text field and click OK. 

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4. Locate the text, and then left click to snap the text to the drawing. 





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Editing text 

1. Move the cursor over the text or dimension text you want to edit, and then select the 

text by doing a double left mouse click. 

2. Edit the text shown in the text field. 

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Editing text properties 

1. Move the cursor over the text or dimension text you want to edit, and then select the 

text by doing a single left mouse click. (Text turns purple when selected.) 

2. Move the cursor away from the text and then do a right mouse click to open the menu 

window. 

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3. Select Properties to open the Properties window. 

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Deleting text 

1. Move the cursor over the text or dimension text you want to delete, and then select the 

text by doing a single left mouse click. (Text turns purple when selected.) 

2. Move the cursor away from the text and then do a right mouse click to open the menu 

window. 

3. Select Delete from the menu. 

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DIMENSIONING 




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Adding Dimensions 

Objects can be dimensioned in millimeters or inches. 

1. Click on the down arrow next to dimension button to pull down the dimension 

command menu. 

2. Select Dimensions from the menu. 

3. Check and select, if needed, the preferred dimension units - inch or mm from the 

properties menu. 

4. Change the Inch dimension settings as needed. 

5. Select the end points of the object to be dimensioned 

6. Locate the dimension and then the text. Do a left mouse click to place the dimension. 

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Moving Dimensions 

Dimensions along with the dimension text can be moved to a new location through a single 

command. 

1. Click on the down arrow next to dimension button to pull down the dimension 

command menu. 

2. Select Move from the menu. 

3. Select the dimension in the drawing that you wan to move. 

4. Move the dimension to the new location. 

5. Do left mouse click to place the dimension at the new location. 

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ADDING, EDITING, DELETING A LINE 

Adding lines 

1. Click on the down arrow next to Line button to pull down the line type command menu. 

2. Select a line type from the menu. 

3. Move the cursor to the point where you want to start the line. 

4. Do a left mouse click and move the cursor to point where you want to end the line. 

Press letter “e” on the keyboard for a vertical line and letter “w” for a horizontal line. 

5. Left click again and move your cursor to the finishing point. 

6. To finish a line, click the center button on the mouse or push “Esc” or “v” on the 

keyboard. 

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Editing the line type 

1. Move the cursor over the line you want to edit, and then select the line by doing a 

single left mouse click. (Text turns purple when selected.) 

2. Move the cursor away from the line, and then do a right mouse click and select 

Properties from the menu. 

3. Make the desired property changes and click OK. 





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Deleting a line 

1. Move the cursor over the line you want to delete, and then select the line by doing a 

single left mouse click. (Text turns purple when selected.) 

2. Move the cursor away from the line, and then do a right mouse click 

3. Select Delete from the menu. 

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COPYING 

1. Move the cursor to make a rectangle using two points around the elements you want 

to copy, or move the cursor over the element you want to copy, and then select the 

element by doing a single left mouse click. (Selected elements turn purple.) Move the 

cursor away from the selected element, and then do a right mouse click. 

2. Select Copy from the menu. 

3. Do a right mouse click and select Paste from the menu. 

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4. Move cursor to the copy location and then do a left mouse click to copy the element to 

the drawing. 

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• Copied elements can be pasted into the same window or to another working window. 


ZOOMING 




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Zooming in and out 

Click the Zoom button (left button) and then select a rectangle zoom area in the drawing 

using the two points. 

Click the Zoom All button (right button) to maximize drawing in the working window. 

Zoom button 

Zoom all button 

Zooming with the mouse and keyboard Shift key 

Press the Shift key on the keyboard and the right mouse button at the same time while 

moving the mouse up or down. Moving the mouse down zooms the drawing in. Moving 

the mouse up zooms the drawing out. 

Zooming with the mouse wheel 

Move the cursor over the object area you want to zoom in. Moving the mouse wheel up 

zooms in to area. Moving the mouse down zooms out of the area. 





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RESETTING THE DRAWING AREA 

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1. Select Settings on the toolbar. 

2. Select Draft from the menu. 





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3. Select Sheet tab for the Drafting Settings window. 

4. Click on Set 10% Oversize button. 

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Set 0.5 mm Oversize 

Automatically sets the drawing area in the drawing. Vertex will set the borders so that all 

the elements are inside the borders of the drawing area, and add a 0.5 mm margin. 

Set 10% Oversize 

Automatically sets the drawing area in the drawing. Vertex will set the borders so that all 

the elements are inside the borders of the drawing area, and add a 10% margin. 





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GROUPS 

Defining Groups 

Elements can be grouped together into a single entity. 

1. Click on the down arrow next to Group button to pull down the Group command menu. 

2. Select Define group from the menu. 

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3. Move the cursor to make a rectangle using two points around the elements you want 

to group, or move the cursor over the element you want to group (see Tips), and then 

select the element by doing a single left mouse click. For multiple element selection, 

hold the Ctrl key while doing a left mouse click. (Element turns purple when selected.) 

Move the cursor away from the selected element, and then do a right mouse click. 

4. Click OK from the menu. 

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Exploding Groups 

A group can be exploded so it is no longer a single entity. 

Tips 

• Elements within a group can be edited or modified without exploding the group by 

turning off the Group selection in the Selection filter. 

1. Click on the down arrow next to Group button to pull down the Group menu. 

2. Select Explode group. 

3. Select the grouped object. 

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SAVING A DRAWING 


2. Select Save As from the menu. 

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3. Check Save In location. 

4. Click Save. 

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IMPORTING A DRAWING 

A drawing file can be opened in MicroVertex from a separate directory. The types of drawing 

file that can be opened in MicroVertex are Vertex or AutoCAD, or any other supported 

drawing formats. 

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2. Select Import from the menu. 

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3. Browse the drawing location. 

4. Highlight the drawing file to enter it into the File name box. 

5. Click Open. 

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EXPORTING A DRAWING 

The Export function can be used to save a CAD document to another file type. The Vertex 

drawing file can be saved as an AutoCAD DWG file. Conversely, an AutoCAD DWG file can 

be saved as a Vertex file. 


2. Select Export from the menu. 

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3. Select Save in location. 

4. Select drawing file type Save as type (DWG, DXF, vertex file) 


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CREATING A PDF 




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2. Select Print from the menu. 

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3. Select PDF printer name from the Printer box. 

4. Select appropriate Sheet size and scale Fit to sheet. 

5. Center the drawing by clicking on the middle Place drawing button. 

6. Click OK. 

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7. Browse to the Save In location. 

8. Give the drawing a file name. 


10. Open the PDF file 

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