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The KitCAD header bar

The header bar is designed for a standard display Appearance. Changed font sizes will affect the way KitCAD shows the toolbars.




Toolbar icons from Left to Right, by each icon, and then the buttons:

File - Opens a file for editing and to reopen a current file. (Includes preview)
New - Deletes a current file from the Plan View.
Save - Saves the image of the plan to the preview file (not the KPD file info).
Print - Prints the current View to the default WISIG printing device.

Move - Waiting for programming...(not enabled yet)
Front - Brings the selected item to the end of a plan drawing KPD file order.

Back - Sends the selected item to the front of a plan drawing KPD file order.

Plan - Displays the Plan View is none has been created yet...
3D - Creates and displays the 3D Model View image getter...
UP - Drawing rotates x 10, 3D elevates, Plan View disabled.
Down - Drawing rotates x 10, 3D elevates, Plan View disabled.
Left - Drawing rotates x 01, 3D rotates, Plan View disabled.
Right - Drawing rotates x 01, 3D rotates, Plan View disabled.
U2 - Drawing moves x 1 pixel, 3D moves up, Plan View disabled.

D2 - Drawing moves x 1 pixel, 3D moves down, Plan View disabled.
L2 - Drawing moves x 1 pixel, 3D moves left, Plan View disabled.
R2 - Drawing moves x 1 pixel, 3D moves right, Plan View disabled.

Black - Pen colour for drawing shapes or items in the Plan View.
White - Back-ground colour for drawing shapes or items in the Plan View.
Pause- Stops image drawing modes (default for Plan View).
Text - Adds text to the Plan View image.
Get - Get colour of current position on Plan View image.

Fill - Fills a region with the current colours on the Plan View.
Pen - Pen line drawing on the Plan View..
Eraser- Removes drawing images from an image on the Plan View.
Line - Draws lines from one click to another drawing on the Plan View..
Cir - Both filled and non filled circle shape drawing on the Plan View..
Squ - Both filled and non filled square shape drawing on the Plan View.
Size - Line thickness for drawing on the Plan View.
Type - Line type for drawing on the Plan View.

Select- Item or Object selection for the DRAW and SELECTION buttons.

EDITOR: Edits the whole world your currently using to get items and objects.
SELECTION: Shows the editor dialog that allows editing of a single item only.
DRAW: Down allows drawing of the selected item or object. Up deletes it again.

POP-UP options are available on many of the tool buttons described above, to use this feature Right-click on a button to show a pop-up Opening Files / Opening, and Editing the KitCAD library system.


Some older systems may not display the icons, if so - see the following FAQ information.

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Updated on the 27th of June, 2004.