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Now that you have downloaded the trial version of our software we want you to see its full potential. To help you see some of that potential we have compiled this list of features that we feel you should try. You might think of it as a crude tutorial.

Obviously we hope you will try all the 300+ commands and systems that we have to offer, but we understand that time is limited and you may not be able to try them all. We do ask that you try as many as you can, many of the commands will surprise you just how useful they can be.

Some of our systems take some time to set up and some may seem complicated at first but we have found that once people use these commands they become familiar with them and find them an absolute necessary part of their drafting processes. We know that if you "get in there" and use our commands and systems that you will see just how much time and effort they can save you; and while we love to brag about our software, we would rather you use it and allow the software to sell itself.

If these or any of our commands do not work perfectly for you, please let us know so we can help.

The following is the minimum we feel you should try:

• Doors and Windows

  • Insert doors and windows in plan
    • Our door and window commands
    • Customizing how the doors and windows look
  • Note the doors and windows with either text callouts or with symbols
    • Text callout command to note each door and/or window as selected
    • Text callout command to note all the doors and windows globally
    • Symbol callout command to note each door and/or window as selected
    • Symbol callout command to note all the doors and windows globally
    • Customizing the door and window symbols
  • If used symbols to note doors and windows then create door and window schedules
    • Door schedule command
    • Window schedule command
    • Command to define abbreviations used in schedules for legends under each schedule
  • Use the doors and windows from the plan to create the elevations
    • The DWELEV command
       

• Blocks & symbols

  • Insert blocks from our Plan and Elevation block libraries
    • Plan blocks command
    • Elevation blocks command
    • Architectural symbols
    • Planning block libraries
    • Customizing the block libraries
       

• Section and Detail materials

  • Try the various material commands
    • The Detailer command
    • ACTILE Acoustical Tile
    • ANGSEC Steel Angle Sections
    • BATTS Batt Insulation
    • BOLTS Hex, Lag, Expansion & "J" Bolts
    • BRICK Brick
    • CCHAN Steel "C" Channels
    • CMU Concrete Masonry Unit Block
    • DIMLUMB Dimensional Lumber
    • DRJAMB Hollow Metal Door Jamb
    • EIFS External Insulation & Finish System
    • FURCHAN Furring Channels
    • GLULAM Glue-Laminated Beams
    • GYPBD Gypsum Board
    • IJOIST Wood "I" Joist
    • LVLBEAM Laminated Veneer Lumber Beam
    • MTLDECK Metal Decking
    • NAIL Nail
    • PARTBD Particle Board
    • PLYWD Plywood
    • RIGINS Rigid Insulation
    • RNDTUBE Round Structural Steel Tube
    • SCREW Simple Screws
    • SCREWC Detailed Screws (Complex)
    • SOUNDBD Sound Board
    • SQRTUBE Square Structural Steel Tube
    • STLSTUD Steel Studs & Channels
    • TGDECK Tongue & Groove Wood Decking
    • WDFLNG Wide-Flange Beams/Columns
    • Customizing the appearance of the above materials
       

• Controlling layers

  • Choosing a layer control method
    • Which layer control method is right for you?
  • Try the "Layer Schemes" layer control system
    • How layer schemes work
    • Using the "Layer Schemes" system
    • Setting up layer schemes
    • Creating and editing layer schemes
    • Active toolbars
  • Try the "Direct" layer control system
    • How direct layer assignment works
    • Customizing layer assignments
   

• Miscellaneous commands

  • Use the predefined hatch commands
    • Hatches for sections and details
    • Hatches for plans
    • Hatches for elevations
    • Modifying your hatch library
  • Use the cabinetry elevation commands
    • Base cabinetry
    • Base drawers
    • Upper cabinetry
    • Customizing cabinetry appearance
  • Use the TXTEDT command to edit objects
    • The TXTEDT command
  • Drawing setup
    • Insert a sample title block using the DWGSETUP command
    • Setting up title blocks to use with the DWGSETUP command
  • Use the SHORTCUTS command to manage your keyboard shortcuts
    • The SHORTCUTS command

This is just a small sampling of the commands that are a part of the APS system. We hope this just whets your appetite and you will try many more commands than just these. See the full list of commands sorted alphabetically and try the rest.