The Command Line Interpreter (CLI) is located just below the Drawing Window.
The CLI is a text-based interface, or communication channel. It provides a textual record of any command you enter in creating a drawing, including information you were required to enter, as well as DynaScape Design command prompts. All tasks that you perform are recorded by the CLI, even if you use panels, buttons, or the mouse to initiate them. Advanced users can use the CLI to instruct DynaScape Design to perform tasks by entering commands and data via the keyboard.
Understanding the CLI operation simplifies your overall drawing operations and enables you to use some more advanced DynaScape Design features.
Full-Screen and Normal-Sized CLI Display
To open the CLI to full-screen view, right-click inside the text (white background) area of the CLI. To restore the CLI to normal size, right-click again anywhere within the CLI text-field area.
Use the scroll bar on the right side of the CLI to review the contents of the CLI log.
The top of the CLI log contains important information about the DynaScape Design program, including various ways to contact DynaScape Design’s Sales and Support departments.
Closing the CLI Completely
If you wish to close the CLI completely (to maximize the size of the Drawing Window), press [Shift] and [Tab] simultaneously. When the CLI is closed, command line information is displayed in the Prompt Line above the Drawing Window. To restore (open) the CLI, again press [Shift] and [Tab] simultaneously.
Re-sizing the CLI
It is possible to change the number of lines displayed on the CLI to always show more information or to increase the size of the drawing page. To change the size of the CLI press [Shift] and use the up and down arrow keys to increase or decrease the size of the CLI.
Measuring Tools and the CLI
If you are a new user, you may elect not to use or to take much notice of the CLI. However, when you use any of the measuring tools in DynaScape Design, the results of the measurement inquiry are displayed in the CLI. Therefore, to see the results of any measurement inquiry, use the above-mentioned methods of opening the CLI.