ShapeMaster User Guide
This section explains each of the default options available in the Catalog and Drawing Properties.
The Catalog Properties are where the global defaults for shape construction, pricing etc are set. These defaults can be overridden by Drawing Properties for the current job, which in turn can be overridden by Shape Properties.
A property is a user-defined variable (or default) that every shape in the library can access and the end user can modify by using Friendly pages.
Remember Catalog property sheets are displayed with a pink background to distinguish it from Drawing [F4] properties which display with a light grey background.
Images used in this section are in light grey but apply to both the Catalog and the Drawing properties.
Context Sensitive Help is a quick and easy way to find relevant help when you are working in ShapeMaster.
If you need more details on Property Inspector options/settings, click on the 
icon in the title bar [the cursor will change to a question mark 
] then click on the property sheet.
This means that before you start using ShapeMaster, it is important to setup the global defaults in your Catalog which can be accessed from the...
or
The reason is that ShapeMaster deals with shape settings...
(1) at a Global level i.e. opens a new drawing using defaults set in the Catalog Properties;
- distinguished by the
(2) these can be overridden for each Job by amending the Drawing Properties [F4];
(3) these can be overridden for individual Shapes by amending the Shape Properties.
Keep in mind that each drawing/job will start off with its own set of properties called Drawing Properties [F4], which are initially an exact copy of the default values set in the Catalog.
Individual jobs/drawings will need changes to the Drawing Properties to meet design, pricing and other processing requirements but without changing the Catalog defaults.