Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The second in the series of webinars run in 2021
The Caddie 2021 Webinar Series:
1) Caddie Architectural
2) Caddie General Drafting
3) Caddie Survey and Digital Terrain Modelling (DTM)
4) Caddie Geographical Information System (GIS)
5) Caddie Mechanical and Steel Environment
6) Sans 10400-XA:2 Vertical Fenestration
This short webinar will summarise some of the key features in Caddie 27 that make general drafting so fast and easy.
Topics covered include:
Modelspace and Sheets
Linework - smart automated creation and editing tools
Hatching - Including the quick hatch pane and hatching with blocks and bitmaps
Blocks
The Caddie Catalogue
Integrating PDFs in your drawing
Finishes - Text, Dimensions and Leaders
Video timings are as follows:
(00:10) Configure Modelspace Workspace, Units and background colour
(00:30) Accessing Tool Groups including, Build, Draw, Geometry, Measure, Annotate, Measure, etc.
(01:30) Polylines, basic use including Snap Modes and drawing to size
(02:00) Polar Snap, Cursor Control and Keyboard Shortcuts
(02:30 Snap Modes)
(03:30) Copying and Rotating Objects using the Context Sensitive Menu (CSM)
(04:10) QuickHatch: Automated Hatching
(04:50) Fill areas with Bitmap or Blocks and rescaling fill objects
(05:50) Editing Hatch to Add Corners
(06:20) Modify Elements: Trim and Fillet and Multiple Fillet Tools
(07:10) Transformations: Making multiple copies
(07:40) Annotation: Adding, Editing Properties and Copying and Incrementing Text
(08:50) Trimming and Trimming Multiple Objects
(09:40) Dimensioning
(10:00) Modify Objects: Stretch Tool
(10:40) Recall Stored Selection of Objects
(10:50) Caddie Catalogue: for User-customisable one-click access to Blocks, Tools and Materials
(11:10) Inserting Blocks from the Caddie Catalogue, Auto-rotating Block Attributes and Attribute Editing
(12:00) Drag Settings for drafting and transformations in combination with he, 'TAB' key
(13:00) Delete Segment for the removal of sections of Objects
(13:20) Printing: Creation of Rectangular, Circular and Polygon Viewports and adding to a print layout Sheet
(13:50) Print Layout Sheets: Adding a Title Block
(13:50) Printing: Plotstyle assignments and use of RGB colours for Objects including Hatch
(16:00) Insert PDF Underlays and Convert and insert PDF to .Dwg drawing
(17:10) Editing converted PDF drawings
Visit the Caddie website at caddiesoftware.com
Download your Evaluation copy of Caddie:
caddiesoftware.com/index.php/download/download/2-current-version/261-caddie27x64
International: +44 (0)1234 834 920 (Head Office)
South Africa: +27 (0) 12 644 0300 (0861 CADDIE)
The second in the series of webinars run in 2021
The Caddie 2021 Webinar Series:
1) Caddie Architectural
2) Caddie General Drafting
3) Caddie Survey and Digital Terrain Modelling (DTM)
4) Caddie Geographical Information System (GIS)
5) Caddie Mechanical and Steel Environment
6) Sans 10400-XA:2 Vertical Fenestration
This short webinar will summarise some of the key features in Caddie 27 that make general drafting so fast and easy.
Topics covered include:
Modelspace and Sheets
Linework - smart automated creation and editing tools
Hatching - Including the quick hatch pane and hatching with blocks and bitmaps
Blocks
The Caddie Catalogue
Integrating PDFs in your drawing
Finishes - Text, Dimensions and Leaders
Video timings are as follows:
(00:10) Configure Modelspace Workspace, Units and background colour
(00:30) Accessing Tool Groups including, Build, Draw, Geometry, Measure, Annotate, Measure, etc.
(01:30) Polylines, basic use including Snap Modes and drawing to size
(02:00) Polar Snap, Cursor Control and Keyboard Shortcuts
(02:30 Snap Modes)
(03:30) Copying and Rotating Objects using the Context Sensitive Menu (CSM)
(04:10) QuickHatch: Automated Hatching
(04:50) Fill areas with Bitmap or Blocks and rescaling fill objects
(05:50) Editing Hatch to Add Corners
(06:20) Modify Elements: Trim and Fillet and Multiple Fillet Tools
(07:10) Transformations: Making multiple copies
(07:40) Annotation: Adding, Editing Properties and Copying and Incrementing Text
(08:50) Trimming and Trimming Multiple Objects
(09:40) Dimensioning
(10:00) Modify Objects: Stretch Tool
(10:40) Recall Stored Selection of Objects
(10:50) Caddie Catalogue: for User-customisable one-click access to Blocks, Tools and Materials
(11:10) Inserting Blocks from the Caddie Catalogue, Auto-rotating Block Attributes and Attribute Editing
(12:00) Drag Settings for drafting and transformations in combination with he, 'TAB' key
(13:00) Delete Segment for the removal of sections of Objects
(13:20) Printing: Creation of Rectangular, Circular and Polygon Viewports and adding to a print layout Sheet
(13:50) Print Layout Sheets: Adding a Title Block
(13:50) Printing: Plotstyle assignments and use of RGB colours for Objects including Hatch
(16:00) Insert PDF Underlays and Convert and insert PDF to .Dwg drawing
(17:10) Editing converted PDF drawings
Visit the Caddie website at caddiesoftware.com
Download your Evaluation copy of Caddie:
caddiesoftware.com/index.php/download/download/2-current-version/261-caddie27x64
International: +44 (0)1234 834 920 (Head Office)
South Africa: +27 (0) 12 644 0300 (0861 CADDIE)
