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  1. questionCan I open documents created in Claris product in MacDraft ?
    MacDraft can only open MacDraw II documents. Documents created in any other Claris application has to re-opened in the application that created them and re-saved as MacDraw II document. If 'Save as MacDraw II' is not available as an option in the Claris application, you need to make sure that th ...

  2. questionCan I open Dreams files in MacDraft version 5.6 ?
    No, MacDraft 5.6 can only open files created by MacDraft version 4.3.5 and above. However, versions prior to 5.6 can open Dreams files and these need to be opened and re-saved in at least version 4.3.5 of MacDraft, which MacDraft 5.6 can open. You may need to add the extension .mdd to the file. ...

  3. questionCan I open files created in older version of MacDraft in version 5.6 ?
    YES. Any files which are created by MacDraft 4.3.5 and above can just be copied over to the new mac and MacDraft 5.6 will open them. You may need to add the extension .mdd. IMPORTANT NOTE : Files created by version prior to 4.3.5, which contains both the data fork and resource fork, has to be tr ...

  4. questionHow do I determine which scale and units to use when creating documents ?
    MacDraft has a maximum drawing area of 56.44" x 56.44" (143.37 x 143.37 cm). If you want to draw an object that is less than that, you choose your units, and set the scale to 1:1 and draw your object. - Once you have drawn that object, you can change the units from imperial to metric and vice-v ...

  5. questionHow do I do a clean install of MacDraft/MacDraft P.E.
    Before you start, make sure you have your serial number handy, it will be required after the re-installation of the product. To find out the serial number, run MacDraft and from the MacDraft Menu, select 'Enter Serial Number...', accept the license agreement and a dialog will come up with your e ...

  6. questionHow do I enter/adjust tabs in text objects?
    MacDraft does not support the tab facility.

  7. questionHow do I open my older MacDraft documents created by version 1.2 in the latest version ?
    MacDraft version 1.2 documents needs to be opened in MacDraft version 2.1 and saved and this saved document needs to be opened in the latest version and saved.

  8. questionOnce I've set the defaults , how do I set them back to what they originally were ?
    There are two other ways, one to permanently reset them or just for one document. To permanently reset them, you throw the 'MacDraft Defaults' from the following folder : User:Library:Preferences:Microspot Preferences:MacDraft Preferences. To temporarily reset them, you hold down the option ke ...

  9. questionWhat is the difference between MacDraft Pro and MacDraft PE ?
    Main differences are as follows : Drawing size limited to 17"x17". No layers. No accessory palette. No dwg support. To view the full comparison chart, click here

  10. questionWhat is the difference between MacDraft Quartz and MacDraft Pro ?
    None. They are one and the same. MacDraft Pro (professional) is now used to distinguish between MacDraft PE (Personal Edition) and the Full version. Term 'Quartz' was originally used to distinguish between version of MacDraft (5.5) that uses the Quartz features of Mac OSX from prior versions (5 ...

  11. questionWhen I've set the defaults and gone back into Document defaults, these are not remembered, why ?
    Document defaults in MacDraft Preferences are NOT preferences but the ability for the user to take certain settings from the currently open document and have those set as defaults for all future documents. If you don't have a document open, Document Defaultlts are are not available in the MacDra ...

  12. questionWhy am I not able to update my version of MacDraft using the updater downloaded from the web?
    There are several reasons as follows : Make sure you are using the correct product updater. - There are MacDraft PE updaters and MacDraft Pro updaters. Make sure you are using the correct updater. - There is a version 5.5.x to 5.5.11 updater, this will only work on release versions of MacDraft 5 ...

  13. questionWhy are the palette state not remembered even if I have selected the option 'Save palette state' in the MacDraft Preferences ?
    MacDraft saves the state and location of palettes when it quits.</br> If you have no MacDraft document open, MacDraft hides the palettes. If you were then to quit MacDraft, it will store the state of palettes as 'Hidden' and when you next run MacDraft, the palettes will be hidden. </br ...

  14. questionWhy can I not change my scaled drawing from metric to inches and vise-versa ?
    In MacDraft you can draw either in inches or in metric units. Before you begin your document, you have to decide which scale and units that you wish to work in. Once you have drawn your document, unless the scale you are currently using can be expressed in the units you wish to change to, it ca ...

  15. questionWhy does it not print contents of a greyed out layer as grey ?
    Changing the layer to greyed does not change the attributes of the objects contained within the file, it merely greys the layer out so you can the outline of objects on the layer as opposed hidding the layer which, as the name suggests, hides the contents of the layer. If you to the objects in ...

  16. questionWhy is it that sometimes when I draw polylines, I can not end it with a double-click ?
    This is to do with your mouse settings. When you double click, it is not registering it as a double click but as two separate clicks. Go to your system preferences, keyboard/mouse control panel and adjust the double-click speed.

  17. questionWhy is it that when I double click on a MacDraft document, it is not opened in the latest version?
    When you double click on the document, the system looks for the application that created by it's signature , if there are more than one copy of the application, the system will launch the first one it encounters, which may not be the latest version. Remove all older versions of the application, ...

  18. questionWhy is that soemtimes I can not draw or move objects exactly where I want to ?
    This is to do with grid snapping. Hold down the command key (temporarily disable grid snapping) whilst creating the object or moving it.

  19. questionWhy is there no 'set grid' hierarchy menu in the Layout menu of MacDraft?
    There is an incompatibility issue with MacDraft versions prior to 5.5.2 and Panther version of Mac OS X (10.3). Users of version 5.5.0 and 5.5.1 can obtain a free update to fix this problem. Users of versions prior to 5.5.0 need to contact their local dealer or Microspot with regards to upgradi ...

  20. questionWhy is there no Outline and Shadowed text styles in MacDraft 5.5.0 and above ?
    MacDraft 5.5.0 and above uses ATSUI text features of Mac OS X. ATSUI does not support these styles at the moment. When it does, MacDraft will make use of them.

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