Opening, Saving, Printing, Importing and Exporting
New Drawing
To create a new drawing, choose New Drawing from the File menu. This will
open a new, blank window.
Open
To open a saved drawing, choose Open from the File menu. The last 5 opened
or saved files can be chosen from the Open Recent file menu. You can also use
Open to open files sent by the
iPhone version of Metes and Bounds.
Open As Layer
An existing saved file can be opened as a new layer in the current drawing
by choosing Open As Layer from the File menu.
Saving
To save your drawing, choose Save from the File menu.
To save a copy of your drawing, choose Save As from the File menu.
Pictures
The drawing can also be saved as a picture. To save a picture of the drawing
exactly as it appears on screen, choose Save as Picture (Screen) from the File
menu. To save a full size picture of the drawing, choose Save as Picture (Full)
from the File menu. This option is helpful for pictures that are scaled larger
than the screen.
A picture of the current drawing can also be copied to the clipboard. To copy
the drawing to the clipboard choose Copy Drawing as Picture from the Edit menu.
Import
Import Call List: This option will allow you to choosing between
importing a call list in the Metes and Bounds style (N 12:34:56 E 100) or the
Alternate style (n12.3456e 100). The Alternate style can be used to import call
lists from other 3rd party programs.
Export
DXF:
The drawing data can be exported as a DXF file. To export just the current
layer as DXF, choose Export as DXF from the File menu. To export all of the
visible layers as DXF, choose Export All Layers as DXF from the File menu.
Exporting a single layer will use the POB X,Y settings
(if any) for the coordinates. Exporting all of the layers will use its own
coordinates so that the DXF will look identical to the layers drawn on the
screen.
Point Coordinates: This will allow you to save the point coordinates, as shown using the Show Layer Point Coordinates menu under the Tools menu, as a delimited text file. The points will be saved using the POB X,Y settings (if any). Choosing this menu option will bring up the following window:
Choose either comma, tab or space from the popup menu to pick
which character will be used to delimit the file.
Check the Include Layer # checkbox if you want include a layer number as an
additional field in the file.
Choose the unit of measurement so save the coordinates in.
Check the Round to Nearest Unit checkbox to round the exported values to the
nearest unit.
KML Format: This will save the current layer in the KML file format. Choosing this menu will bring up the following dialog box that will allow you to modify some of the KML settings.
Call List: This will allow you to export the call list to a text file. The call list can be exported as either the Metes and Bounds style (N 12:34:56 E 100) or an Alternate style (n12.3456e 100). The Alternate style can be used to export call lists for importing into other 3rd party programs. The current layer can be exported in both styles. Exporting all layers can only be done in the alternate style.
Lat/Long Waypoints as GPX: This will allow you to export any layer's lat/long waypoints as a GPX file.
Printing
Page Setup
This will preset you with the page setup dialog for your printer. These setting
will be used by the Size Window to Printer and Show Printer Watermark features
listed below. This also allows you to set the drawing size for
Printer Centric
drawings.
Screen Centric Printing
These features help you setup a Screen Centric drawing for printing.
Size Window to Printer
This will resize the drawing window so that the drawing area will represent a
single piece of paper. Printing with the drawing window sized to the same size
as the printer settings will produce the highest quality printing.
Show Printer Watermark
This will cause a watermark to be drawn that represents a single piece of paper.
Print
This will present you with a print option form. This form allows you to preview
how the drawing will print using several different printing options.
Print as Printer Centric. This will print the drawing as if drawing was set as Printer Centric. It is also the same as choosing the Size Window to Printer option.
Printer Watermark. This will print the area of the drawing that is shown under the Show Printer Water overlay.
Print Scaled. This will scale the drawing to fit on a single
sheet of paper.
Printer Centric Printing
Printing a Printer Centric drawing is automatic as the drawing has already been configured for the printer. So features such as Size Window to Printer and Show Printer Watermark are not needed.
Print
This will print the current drawing.
Print Picture
(Screen) will resize the visible drawing to fit on a single sheet of paper and then print the drawing as a picture.
(Full) will print the drawing at the full-scale size and will print on as many sheets of paper as needed.