Editor
Editor - this is editing main mode for ABViewer. In this mode ABViewer allows creating new CAD file, editing it or editing previously open CAD file and saving changes into AutoCAD™ DXF file format.
Starting:
(see quick manual how to create a new drawing)
| • | On the toolbar,  click for creating new CAD file or select Editor from the drop down list for editing current: |
| • | Make necessary settings in the Properties panel. |
| • | Use Draw submenu for adding new entities: text, line, polyline, pen, arrow, dimension, hatch, rectangle, ellipse and arc. |
| • | Set necessary Snap mode (snap to entities and snap to the block's insert points). |
| • | Use Editing system allows copying, pasting, pasting by block, cutting and deleting selected entities and undo or redo your actions. |
| • | Use Properties panel for changing entities' properties. |
| • | ABViewer includes additional measurement tools. You can measure a distance between two points, a polyline length and an area on the drawing. |
| • | More over ABViewer allows changing a definition of the drawing units. This is very useful when creating new drawings or when working with CAD file which have no necessary measure marks. |
| • | On the toolbar, Save [Ctrl + S]  button or [File > Save] menu command to save changes. |