8.12.1 Drawing a Picture with Dots

The following describes how to draw a valve using dots.

  1. From the [Common Settings (R)] menu, click [Mark Registration (M)]. Select the [New] option, set the [Number] and [Comment] and then click [New]. (For example, [Number]=1, [Comment]=Mark Registration)

  2. Create an outline of the valve body with a rectangle. From the [Draw (D)] menu, select [Filled Rectangle]. Place after dragging to adjust the size and location of the rectangle.

    • From the [Edit] menu, click [Undo (U)] to undo the command.

  3. Create a valve opening with an ellipse. From the [Draw (D)] menu, select [Filled Circle/Ellipse (C)] and move the mouse to the canvas to adjust the size and location of the rectangular area.

  4. Create an outline of the valve opening using [Color Inversion]. From the [Edit] menu, select [Color Inversion (Y)] to mirror the dot on the canvas. In this state, from the [Draw (D)] menu, select [Filled Circle/Ellipse (C)] and place the object after adjusting the size and location of the ellipse. After placement, click [Color Inversion (Y)] again to return to the canvas.

  5. Create the handle part with an ellipse and rectangle. From the [Draw (D)] menu, select [Filled Circle/Ellipse (C)] or [Filled Rectangle (T)] and place the object after adjusting the size and location of the ellipse or rectangle.

  6. Fine tune each part using dots. From the [Draw (D)] menu, click [Dot (D)]. To draw, you can click to turn ON (white) and right-click to turn OFF (black).

  7. Click the [Base 1] tab and open a base screen to place the mark. From the [Draw (D)] menu, click [Call Screen (O)].

    • From the [Screen (S)] menu, select [New Screen (N)] to create a new base screen.

  8. Click the screen drawing area to view a dotted border and display the [Call Screen] dialog box.

  9. Select [Mark Registration] from [Call Object] and select the mark number registered in [Number]. (For example, 1)

    • You can designate the display color of the created mark.

  10. Select an image and click [OK] to display the designated image.