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Essential Skills

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  • Coordinates, Distances, and Angles 
  • Geometric Constraints
  • Alignments
  • Snaps
  • Select Objects
  • Zoom and Pan
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    • Essential Skills
      • Coordinates, Distances, and Angles 
      • Geometric Constraints
      • Alignments
      • Snaps
      • Select Objects
      • Zoom and Pan
  • Organize the Project
    • Using Layers
    • The Project Browser
    • Drafting Sheets
    • Trace References
    • Detailing
  • Drawing
    • Basic Drafting Skills
    • Reference Objects
      • Construction Lines
      • Drawing Origin
      • Points
    • Lines
      • Double Lines
      • Editing a Line
      • Line by Center
      • Line by Start Point
      • Segmented Lines
    • Polygons
      • Rectangles
      • Regular Polygons
    • Arcs, Circles and Ellipses
      • Arcs and Circles
      • Ellipses
    • Polylines
      • Create a Polyline
      • Modifying a Polyline
    • Curves
      • Bézier Curves
      • Clouds
      • Freehand Lines
      • Splines
    • Hatches and Fills
      • Create Polygonal Hatches
      • Editing a Hatch
      • Hatch at Click
      • Hatch Tool Settings
      • Opening Islands Inside a Hatch
    • Images
      • Editing Images
      • Image Tool Settings
      • Insert an Image
    • Symbols
      • Choose and Insert a Symbol
      • Create and Edit Symbols
      • Symbol Tool Settings
    • Groups
      • Edit Groups
      • Group Commands
  • Architectural Design
    • Zones
      • Zone Tool Settings
      • Creating Zones
      • Edit Zone Polygon
      • Convert to Zone
    • Columns
      • Column Tool Settings
      • Editing Columns
      • Place a Column
    • Walls
      • Compound Walls
      • Construct and Edit Walls
      • Standard-Case Walls
      • Utilities for Walls
      • Wall Tool Settings
    • Doors
      • Door Tool Settings
      • Editing a Door
      • Insert a Door
    • Windows
      • Editing a Window
      • Insert a Window
      • Window Tool Settings
  • Object Properties
    • Geometric Properties
    • Graphic Properties
      • About Graphic Properties
      • Arrowheads and Markers
      • Copy and Paste Graphic Properties
      • Fill Color
      • Gradients
      • Line-type
      • Pen Weight
      • Shadow
      • Stroke Color
      • The Graphic Attributes Panel
  • Styles and Types
    • About Styles and Types
    • Building Element Types
    • Create a New Building Element Type
    • Create a New Graphic Style
    • Edit a Style or Type
    • Graphic Styles
    • Managing Project Styles and Types
    • The Project Styles Panel
  • Editing Objects
    • Select Objects
      • Searching Objects
      • Selection Commands
      • Selection Tool
    • Basic Editing
      • Align Objects
      • Arrange Objects
      • Copy as Image
      • Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete 
      • Distribute Objects
      • Undo and Redo
    • Affine Transformations
      • Flip Horizontal and Vertical
      • Linear Multiply/Distribute
      • Mirror Objects
      • Move and Duplicate Objects
      • Polar Multiply/Distribute
      • Resize Objects
      • Rotate by Angle
      • Rotate Objects
      • Stretch Objects
    • Linear Modifications
      • About Linear and Boolean Modifications
      • Boolean Operations
      • Break
      • Divide into Parts
      • Extend
      • Join
      • Mark Intersections
      • Split
      • Trim
    • Advanced Editing Tools
      • 2D Extrude
      • About Advanced Editing Tools
      • Apply Hatch
      • Calculate Area
      • Convert into Polyline
      • Explode
      • Fillet and Chamfer Objects
      • Find Center of Mass
      • Fit Text Box
      • Offset
      • Simplify Curve
  • Document and Present the Project
    • Dimensions
      • About Dimensions
      • Angular Dimensions
      • Dimension Tool Settings
      • Elevation Dimensions
      • Linear Dimensions
      • Multiple Linear Dimensions
      • Ordinate Dimensions
      • Radial Dimensions
    • Texts
      • About Texts and Labels
      • Editing Text Blocks
      • Insert Text Blocks
      • Place Text Labels
      • Text Tool Settings
    • Annotations and Tags
      • About Annotations and Tags
      • Annotation Tool Settings
      • Annotations
      • Tags
    • Tables
      • About Tables
      • Add Functions to a Table
      • Create a Table
      • Format Table Cells
      • Import a Worksheet
      • Table Tool Settings
    • Schedules
      • About Schedules
      • Apply Filters
      • Create a Schedule
      • Editing Schedule Elements
      • Export a Schedule
      • Formatting a Schedule
      • Show totals, sums, and count
      • Sorting and Grouping
      • The Schedule Sheet
      • The Schedule Table
    • Layouts
      • About Layouts
      • Create and Edit a Title Block
      • Inserting a Viewport
      • Layout Settings
      • Title Blocks
      • Viewport Settings
      • Viewports
  • Customize HighDesign
    • App Settings
      • About Application Settings
      • Drawing Settings
      • General Settings
      • Keyboard Shortcuts Settings
      • Templates Settings
      • Workspace Settings
    • Shared Resources
      • About Shared Resources
      • Colors Manager
      • Hatch Patterns and Textures
      • Layer Manager
      • Line types Manager
      • Styles and Types Manager
  • Collaborate and Share
    • Drawing Presentation Tool
    • Printing
      • About Printing in HighDesign
      • Print Detail Areas
      • The Print Preview Window
    • Publish to PDF
    • Working with DXF:DWG Drawings
      • Export a DXF/DWG Drawing
      • Import a DXF/DWG Drawing
      • Import and Extract Blocks
    • Working with Images
      • Edit Images
      • Insert an Image
  • 2D Photogrammetry
    • About 2D Photogrammetry
    • Draw and View Projected Items
    • Photogrammetry Utilities
    • Start a New Photogrammetry
  • Troubleshooting
    • Migrate Settings and Resources
    • Purge Unused
    • Repair Document
    • Restore Defaults
  • Knowledge
    • How To
      • How to Convert a DWG drawing to PDF Without AutoCAD
    • Tips and Tricks
  • Updates & Support
    • Release Notes
      • HighDesign R8.2 Release Notes
      • HighDesign R8.1 Release Notes
      • HighDesign R8 Release Notes
      • HighDesign R7.1.1 Release Notes
      • HighDesign R7.1 Release Notes
      • HighDesign R7 Release Notes
      • HighDesign R6.5 Release Notes
      • HighDesign R6.1 Release Notes
      • HighDesign R6.0.2 Release Notes
      • HighDesign R6.0.1 Release Notes
      • HighDesign R6 Release Notes
      • HighDesign R5.3 Release Notes
      • HighDesign 2016 Release Notes
      • HighDesign 2015 Release Notes
    • Activation Issues in HighDesign R7.1
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