Welcome to Design Documentation

Commands

Please note that all commands have prompts displayed on the CommandLine. If in doubt read the CommandLine.

Commands Shortcut/Alias

Below is list of common, abreviated commands available in Design. Enter the Shortcut followed by SpaceBar or Enter.

Icon

Shortcut

Command Description
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L

Line - Pick a start point followed by picking consecutive point(s) to draw line(s).
_images/polyline.svg

P L

PolyLine - Pick a start point followed by picking consecutive point(s) to draw a continuos Polyline.
_images/circle.svg

C

Circle - Pick a centre point followed by second point to define the radius.
_images/arc.svg

A

Arc - Pick a centre point, followed start of arc and end point.
_images/rectangle.svg

R E C

Rectangle - Pick a startpoint followed by oposite corner to draw a rectangle.
_images/move.svg

M

Move - Moves selected objects from picked base point to destination point or distance (select first or during).
_images/copy.svg

C O

Copy - Copies selected objects from picked base point to destination point or distance (select first or during).
_images/rotate.svg

R O

Rotate - Rotates selected objects about picked base point to a defined or selected angle (select first or during).
_images/trim.svg

T R

Trim - Select trim boundry object(s) followed by object(s) to trim.
_images/extend.svg

E X

Extend - Select boundry edge(s) followed by object(s) to extend.
_images/erase.svg

E

Erase - Select items to erase. (select first or during).
_images/erase.svg

DEL

Delete - Functions as per Erase Command.
_images/text.svg

D T

Text - Pick start point, enter height and enter required test string.
_images/distance.svg

D I

Distance - Pick a centre point followed by second point to measure the distance.
_images/identify.svg

I D

Identify - Pick a single point to display the co-ordinates.

SpaceBar repeats last command

What is Design

Design is an opensource 2D computer aided design application (CAD) application, created to meet the needs of makers and designers, hobbyists and professionals that require a first class CAD application.

Goals:

  • Educate. Learn. Teach. Pay it forward!

  • Encourge. We love CAD and we want to love CAD too!

  • Be free. Zero cost and zero restrictions.

  • Play Well With Others. Design uses industry standard DXF Files.

What is Opensource

Opensource software is a computer program for which the code is made assessible to allow inspection, modification and distribution under specific license terms. The sourcecode for Design is hosted on GitHub

How Can I Help?

  • Use Design, Enjoy Design and share it with your friends.

  • Help others.

  • Report any problems or suggest improvements on the Issue Tracker