Cadtips#4

TextAlign Tool

Aligns it to specific pt or distance. either by aligning the selected one to the last one. or by clicking options, the "distribute" one spreads the text out evenly.

Selection Tool

-left to right:

requires object to be entirely within the selection box.

-right to left:

anything that it touches will be within

-click and drag

freehand selection lasso tool. Can be done left to right and right to left too, same properties remain.

Undo:

settings make default layers all undo, if you only want the last layer to be undone, go to undo settings and undo.

Nudge:

Cltrl click allows you to nudge something a little bit. like text or trees.

"TORIENT"

pretty cool, while keeping same orientation of text, it redistributes the text in a readable direction all at once.

Cadtips#3_Basic Stuff

Shortcuts:
Refer to saved pdf that runs in default alphabetical order.
In folder: Improvement, cad

Starting Point:
Mouse over first at junction, drag cursor along, type in offset value and click.
First point of new line starts from this position

GridLine:
-right click at icon at bottom of panel.
-set separation distance & every module where bold line appears.
-enable easy snapping, eg 50mm, 100mm.. etc

Triming:
-Select all and click enter.
-trim at intersection points.
-drag area from left to right or right to left

Placing of doors:
-Have a master door, copy and paste in all 4 orientations.
-rotate set of 4 once.
-copy and paste from this master set accordingly.

Start Panel:
-can pin more commonly used object
-when click on learn, short cut tips and video for cad updates learning available.

Means of Escape

I ve research this topic many times, be it at the office. But each time i find there is much nuances that i have missed out.

Here, i will outline todays' discovery.
Exit requirement depends on 5 things:

1. Type of Use
2. Occupant Load
3. Floor Area (eg office/shop/warehouse if per floor <200m2 one exit staircase is enough, but also occupant load must be <50pax)
4. Travel Distance
5. Capacity of Exits

Type of Use & Occupant Load:
These two kinda go hand in hand. Starting from the approx office floor area of each plate: eg 3000 m2. Refer to Table 2.2 A, Type of use will indicate the occupant load. Office admin occupancy load is 10 m2/person. Approx 3000/10 = 300 pax

** In actual scenario, it will be the specific functional area(eg: admin, reception,shop, meeting room) divide by occupant load factor. Refer to occupancy load table.

Capacity of Exits:
This is tied to point 1 & 2. As From Table 2.2 A, office typology, the allowable escape through staircase per 500mm( unit width ) is 60pax. (Columns E & F).
Hence for approx OL of 300; at 60pax, 5 unit widths are needed. If each staircase is 1m, that means 2 unit widths, and so 2.5 staircase ~ 3 staircase needed.

This also means that the maximum permissable occupant load = 3(staircase) x 60(persons) x 2(unit widths) = 360pax

If mixed occupancy, most stringent measurement will be taken. Note best for each staircase to be of equivalent size, as difference will usually render the smaller one inadequate to provide for escape in event of fire.

Travel Distance:
Direct distance = 2/3 Travel distance.
Draw a straight line from most remote location to the the door of escape staircase. this DD should be 2/3 or less than TD(sprinkled or unsprinkled). This TD can be check from table 2.2A; one or 2 way.

Note max dead end of space to corridor door is 20m.

Cadtips#2_AutoCad UCS

A post just for UCS.

1)Saving the UCS state that has been selected
-set ucs angle. type "ucs", "e", place cursor at desired angle, enter. "plan"

2)Type "UC" immediately,
-"un-named" will appear, right click renamed to desired name.enter

3)Type "view", view manager appears, click on new, and give the view with the new ucs a name. can be same as ucs or different.
-choose the ucs that matches this new view ( ucs state has to be saved in previous step)
-customise any other options

4)In model space, a quick way to switch between windows, is to left click on top left corner of current cad window called [Top]. click on custom model views, and saved view with model state of ucs appears.

Cadtips#1_ReallyGood AutoCad Tips

CleanUp Lines.
select All lines to make straight.
cad command line "change", make sure ortho and osnap is on.
mouse over intended line till "endpoint" appears, click on it, all rotates slightly.
only works for lines and not polylines

Copy and Paste Layouts & Block
DesignCenter "cltrl 2" or "dc"

Layout right click add works but drag and drop doesn't, careful layer states and attributes doesn't carry over,

LTGAPSELECTION
only for cad 2017, turn from 0-1, when drawing line it is able to snap to the gaps between.

Continuing from an existing drawing

- To use same layers:
- right click on layer, click add selected, and start drawing. works for linetype, text type.

-To use same blocks:
- "Cltr 3" Right Click start new palette, drag and drop blocks over to reuse them. by double clicking on them, one can also change the property

Multiple
just type it in "multiple", do not have to enter to
repeat the command. to come out of it, just esc.

Lengthen
-clicking on line tells you what is current length
-"Total" allows you to type in desired total , click on side to extend
-"Delta" is how much longer u want to object to be.
-"Percent" is how much reduction you want it so if one types in 25, it becomes 1/4 shorter.

Android Developement

After 4 days of a $1200 class for android development, here i am documenting the progress
i am in the process of putting a notification app together, and everything is googling, quite the challenge.

There are quite many components.

Notification Compat capabilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iog_fmm6mE

Intents:
http://www.vogella.com/tutorials/AndroidIntent/article.html

Class: ( From book: Java for dummies)
 In your object-oriented program, you need a master list containing all the characteristics that a house object can possess. This master list of characteristics is called a class.

Initiation:
The instructions in a method aren’t executed until the method is called into action. But, if you give a method the name main, that method is called into action automatically.

Syntex:
Every complete Java statement ends with a semicolon.
Declaring a variable is xxxx;

Instantiate:
http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-instantiation-in-java-definition-example.html
Bicycle yourBike = new Bicycle(); invokes the no-argument constructor to create a new Bicycle object called yourBike.

Public Static Void String arg[]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by58arnoV4c

Adaptors:
There are 2 , one is an adaptor that converts from the data source, and another that displays it as a view (AdaptorView)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uic3TVp_j3M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iES7i17TEGM