Adding Redlines

Adding Redlines

The Redline Tools control bar is a dockable bar like all others in JetStream. It can be accessed by clicking on the Workspace control bar or by going to Tools, Redline

Note

Redlines can only be added to a saved viewpoint or to a clash result which has a saved viewpoint. If a viewpoint is not selected, a warning is given if a redline tool is selected.

Redline Tags are the exception to this rule. If a viewpoint is not already saved, then adding a tag will automatically save a viewpoint. See for more information.

    Adding a redline to a saved viewpoint

  1. Go to a saved viewpoint, or a Clash Detective result with the Save Viewpoint check box checked.

  2. Ensure the Redline Tools control bar is displayed as outlined above.

  3. Type the thickness of the redlines into the Thickness edit box. The thickness applies to the redlines you are about to draw and will not change any existing redline thicknesses.

    Note

    Thickness does not effect redline text. This is a default size and weight.

  4. To change the color of the redline (they don't have to be red!), click on the Color button to open the standard Windows color chooser. This color applies to the redlines you are about to draw and will not change any existing redline colors.

  5. Choose the Text redline tool to add text over the viewpoint. Click in the main navigation window where you wish to start entering text.

    The redline text dialog will be displayed.

    Enter the text you wish to add, then click OK to add the text, or Cancel to return to JetStream without adding it.

    Note

    Text can only be added in a single line with this redline tool. To display text on multiple lines, you will need to write each line individually.

  6. Choose the Tag redline tool to add a tag on the current view. See for more information.

  7. Choose the Freehand redline tool to sketch over the viewpoint. Simply click and drag the left mouse button in the main navigation window to interactively sketch a redline.

  8. Choose the Line redline tool to draw single lines over the viewpoint. Alternately click the start and end points of lines with the left mouse button in the main navigation window.

  9. Choose the Line String redline tool to draw a string of lines over the viewpoint. Clicking the left mouse button in the main navigation window to add a new point in the line string. When the string is complete, click the right mouse button to end the line and you can then start a new line string.

  10. Choose the Ellipse redline tool to draw ellipses over the viewpoint. Click and drag a box in the main navigation window with the left mouse button to outline the ellipse.

  11. Choose the Cloud redline tool to draw clouds over the viewpoint. With the left mouse button, click points in the main navigation window in a clockwise direction to draw the arcs of the cloud (if you go counter-clockwise, the arcs will be inverted!). Right click with the mouse button to automatically close the cloud.

  12. Choose the Erase redline tool to erase all redlines from the viewpoint.

Note

You can also access all the redline tools from the Review, Redline menu.