Working with 2D Documents

1. Open the Linear menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.) 
2. Select Point Coordinates.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on the point whose coordinates you want to see and click. (Crosshairs appear when you mouse over a selectable point.)
5. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
6. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
7. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.
   

1. Open the Linear menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Arc Center Coordinates.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your pointer over the arc whose center coordinates you want to see and click. (Selectable arcs appear highlighted when you mouse over them.)
5. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
6. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
7. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.
   

1. Open the Linear menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Edge Length.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your pointer over the edge whose length you want to measure and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted when you mouse over them.)
5. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
6. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
7. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.
   

1. Open the Linear menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Point to Point.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
   3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on the first point and click. (Crosshairs appear when you mouse over a selectable point.) The selected point is yellow.
5. Select the end point.
6. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
7. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
8. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.
   

1. Open the Linear menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Point to Edge.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
   3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on the first point and click. (Crosshairs appear when you mouse over a selectable point.) The selected point is yellow.
5. Select the edge. (Selectable edges are highlighted when you mouse over them.)
6. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
7. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
8. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

1. Open the Linear menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Arc Center to Edge.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
   3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on an arc and click. (Selectable arcs are highlighted when you mouse over them.) The selected arc remains highlighted.
5. Select the edge. (Selectable edges are highlighted when you mouse over them.) The selected edge remains highlighted.
6. The arc center and the measurement end point appear in yellow. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
7. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
8. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

1. Open the Linear menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Arc Center to Arc Center.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis or for the distance between the arcs' centerlines (the default is Normal).
   3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on an arc and click. (Selectable arcs are highlighted when you mouse over them.) The selected arc remains highlighted.
5. Select the second arc.
6. The arc center points appear in yellow. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
7. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
8. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

1. Open the Linear menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Sum of Connected Edges.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on an edge and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted when you mouse over them.) The selected arc remains highlighted.
5. Select the next edge—it must be connected to the first. Continue selecting edges as needed. Double-click the last edge.
6. The edge and end points are highlighted yellow. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
7. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
8. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

1. Open the Linear menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Minimum Distance Between Edges.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Click a radio button to select a measurement axis (the default is Normal).
   3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on an edge and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted when you mouse over them.) The selected edge remains highlighted.
5. Select the second edge.
6. The measurement end points appear in yellow. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
7. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
8. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

1. Open the Linear menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Boundary Center by Edges.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on an edge and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted when you mouse over them.) The selected edge remains highlighted.
5. Continue selecting connected edges until SpinFire determines the intended boundary shape and calculates its center point.
6. The boundary center point appears in yellow. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
7. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
8. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

1. Open the Linear menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Boundary Area by Edges.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on an edge and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted when you mouse over them.) The selected edge remains highlighted.
5. Continue selecting connected edges until SpinFire determines the intended boundary shape and calculates its area.
6. The boundary area appears as a highlighted surface. You can hide this surface by right-clicking the markup and choosing Hide Surface.
7. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
8. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
9. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

1. Open the Linear menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Boundary Area by Edges.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on the first point and click. (Crosshairs appear when you mouse over a selectable point.) The selected point is yellow.
5. Continue selecting points as needed. Double-click the last point.
6. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
7. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
8. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.
   

1. Open the Radial menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Arc Diameter.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Choose to show/hide the arc center point coordinates (the default is Show.
   3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on an edge and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted when you mouse over them.) The selected edge remains highlighted in yellow.
5. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
6. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
7. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.
   

1. Open the Radial menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Arc Radius.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Choose to show/hide the arc center point coordinates (the default is Show).
   3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on an edge and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted when you mouse over them.) The selected edge remains highlighted in yellow.
5. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
6. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
7. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

1. Open the Radial menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Circle by Three Points.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Choose to show/hide the arc center point coordinates (the default is Show).
   3. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on the first point and click. (Crosshairs appear when you mouse over a selectable point.) The selected point is yellow.
5. Continue selecting the next two points. The resulting circle is drawn in yellow, and the markup contains the center point coordinates and diameter length.
6. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
7. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
8. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

1. Open the Angular menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Three Points Angle.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on the first point and click. (Crosshairs appear when you mouse over a selectable point.) The selected point is yellow.
5. Select the second and third points. The second point will be the vertex point of the angle.
6. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
7. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
8. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.
   

1. Open the Angular menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Four Points Angle.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on the first point and click, then select the second point. (Crosshairs appear when you mouse over a selectable point. A selected point is yellow). These two selections define the first side of the angle.
5. Select the third and fourth points. These selections define the second side of the angle, which SpinFire extends to intersect with the first side.
6. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
7. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
8. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.
   

1. Open the Angular menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Linear icon to see the menu of commands.)
2. Select Two Edge Angle.
3. Optional:
   1. Select Lock tool to use the command more than once.
   2. Enter a hyperlink to a file or to a document and user view within the current file.
4. Position your cursor on the first edge and click. (Selectable edges are highlighted when you mouse over them.)
5. Select the second edge.
6. Drag and click to position the markup in the drawing.
7. Optional: Click Copy to copy the markup content to the Windows clipboard.
8. Click Stop when you're finished taking multiple measurements. Click Close (or X) to end the command and close the dialog box.

1. Open the Length Units menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Length Units icon to see the unit list.)
   
2. Make your selection.

1. Open the Angular Units menu on the 2D Document Toolbar. (Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the Angular Units icon to see the unit list.)
   
2. Make your selection.

1. On the 2D Document Toolbar, click the Settings icon.
   
2. In the Options dialog box, click the appropriate COLOR… button.
   
3. In the Color dialog box, choose from Standard Colors or Recent Colors or create a new custom color.
   
4. Click OK.

To revert color changes back to default settings:

1. On the 2D Document Toolbar, click the Settings icon again.
2. In the Options dialog box, click the RESET TO DEFAULT button.

1. On the 2D Document Toolbar, click the Settings icon.
   
2. In the Options dialog box, click the font name in the Label Fonts and Colors field.
   
3. In the Font dialog box, choose a new font, style, size, color, and/or effects.
    
4. Click OK.

1. In the 2D Document Toolbar, click the Background Color icon.
   
   
2. In the Color dialog box, choose from Standard Colors or Recent Colors or create a new custom color.
    
3. Click the OK button.

1. Click the Markups icon on the 2D Browser Toolbar.
    
2. Clear/select the note or markup checkbox to hide/show the label.
    

1. Click the Drawing icon on the 2D Browser Toolbar.
    
2. Clear/select the node or layer checkbox to hide/show the object in the drawing.

1. From the Menu bar (see The SpinFire Ultimate User Interface), select File > Print Document… or click in the Standard toolbar.
2. In the Print Options dialog box, select to use the default print template or a custom template (see Using the Templates Editor).
3. Click OK.
4. In the Windows Print dialog box, select the options you want and click Print.

1. From the Menu bar (see The SpinFire Ultimate User Interface), select File > Print Preview... to see how your document will look on the printed page.
2. You can adjust your view to examine the document (using the zoom, Zoom to Default Size, Fit to Width, or Fit to Page icons located in the upper-left of the display. These commands do not alter the way the document is printed.
3. If you want to use a print template (*.tpl), enter the filename in the Apply Template field. (You can also use the [...] button to navigate to your template.) See Using the Templates Editor.
4. If the view is satisfactory, click the printer icon to open the Windows Print dialog box.
5. In the Windows Print dialog box, select the options you want and click Print.