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====Creating Objects==== | ====Creating Objects==== | ||
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+ | You can create single or multiple objects in TAD. | ||
There are many ways to create an object. As indicated elsewhere in this documentation, | There are many ways to create an object. As indicated elsewhere in this documentation, | ||
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However; one always first creates a shape in //plan// on some reference plane (often the ground itself) and then extrude that shape later to get the **3D volume** you want. In TAD 2D and 3D shapes co-exist. Of course, when you invoke the 3D Draft view command, only the 3D volumes would be visible. | However; one always first creates a shape in //plan// on some reference plane (often the ground itself) and then extrude that shape later to get the **3D volume** you want. In TAD 2D and 3D shapes co-exist. Of course, when you invoke the 3D Draft view command, only the 3D volumes would be visible. | ||
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+ | Here is how one creates a new object: | ||
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+ | - In the **Class Pane**, select the class where you want to create an object. | ||
+ | - On the **Create** menu, click **Create new object**. Alternately, | ||
+ | - Some of the hotkeys that we have to [[createhotkeys|create objects are listed here]] | ||
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+ | **Note**: Alternately, | ||
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+ | **Shapes from the web**\\ | ||
+ | From version 6.7.7.0 onwards, TAD now has the capability to import all kinds of shapes from the system clipboard. Once you invoke the // | ||
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+ | In future; more such websites would crop up at multiple locations. You can list out those URLs in a text file called tadshapeurls.txt It is in the same folder where you installed the main executable of TAD. Simply add to that list, as you find more websites that can yield TAD Shapes. We have created one here [[https:// | ||
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+ | The instructions for using that [[tadsketcher|TAD Sketcher]] is available. Other developers can make similar utilities and you can use them to create shapes and insert those shapes into TAD | ||
**IMPORTANT difference between TAD and CAD**\\ | **IMPORTANT difference between TAD and CAD**\\ | ||
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+ | **Once you create an object, some of the common activities that are often done**\\ | ||
+ | - In the **Site Info** pane, click the **Object** tab. | ||
+ | - Enter height for the object. | ||
+ | - Select a level for the object. The level refers to the level from the ground plane. | ||
+ | - Right click **' | ||
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+ | Note that the object that you created is automatically added to the current class. | ||
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+ | [[Advanced methods for setting attributes of an object]] | ||
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