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Version 1.4 (Release 4)   October 1983

LINE command enhancements (automatic polygon close, start line at end of last line or arc).

Alternate arc and circle specifications.

ZOOM enhancements (Previous, Extents, magnification relative to current magnification).

New ARRAY facility, including circular arrays.

Block enhancements (WBLOCK command writes Block to file, Blocks can be redefined).

Specification of text size by width of area allowed (Aligned).

New text fonts supplied.

Vertical alignment of text for vertical dimensions.

Control keys to toggle Snap, Grid, Ortho, and Tablet modes.

Insert rotation angle governed by Ortho mode.

Display snapped crosshairs if Snap mode is on.

Enhanced shape definitions (X-Y displacements, arcs).

Specification of REPEAT or ARRAY column/row distance using two corners of a rectangle.

FILES command and new Main menu task for access to disk file directories.

The grid no longer automatically rescaled.

Command script facility.

New mode/coordinate status line.

New Commands:

HATCH

for crosshatching and pattern filling.

SKETCH

for free-hand drawing.

AXIS

to display ruler lines.

UNITS

for feet-and-inches input and display.

BREAK

to delete part of a line, trace, circle, or arc.

FILLET

to connect two lines with a smooth arc.