For those of you trying the beta, please leave comments about how you like/ dislike the program in this thread, as well as things you feel are missing or un-necessary.
Brief instructions on getting started:
Open the program
select new
select template
set template parameters
select a face to edit
on the left is the toolbar for drawing shapes
on the right is the context sensitive toolbar that shows up when you highlight an object
on the top is the normal toolbar with view, grid, undo, and accept/ reject changes
Text can only be silkscreen, so silkscreen will automatically be selected when you click it
sometimes, it seems that a bug prevents the switching from cutout to silkscreen of an object. If that occurs, select move mode, highlight the object, and set the type to exclusion, then to the type you want
Cutout library can be accessed from a place menu and also by clicking the library tool on the left
There is now a tool that allows you to select whether the default is to draw cutouts, silkscreens, exclusion zones, or construction lines. It is on the toolbar on the left.
This beta is a real good improvement over the previus versions of protocase designer.
I just wanted to point a bug I found yesterday.
After Placing a text box, if you go back select it and try to edit the contents the program
acts like it is responding to short cut while type new content into the test box.
Example: If you select the text box and start typing and you type the letter "P", the
program will switch to what appears to be Pan mode.
This is also ture for other letters that may have shortcut meaning.