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Search for Text as well as Block Inserts


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Search for text present within entities like Text, Mtext, Dimensions and Blocks

Identify entity snap points
When hovering the mouse near an entity, the snap point is highlighted as in AutoCAD.

Accurate Coordinate display in the status bar
When moving the mouse through the drawing, the coordinates are displayed in status bar

Rotate and mirror plot files
Plot file manipulation made easier with rotate and mirror options

Mail support
Supports mailing of .red files using clients default mail client

Email .red file to another user from within the program
This option invokes the user's default mail client to email .red file

Convert the supported file formats
Tiff/jpg/bmp/png are widely used in publishing industry. Converted images can be used in brochures and catalogues

 Print any part of a drawing or complete drawing
Select the portion to be printed using mouse

Print any part of a drawing or complete drawing
Select the portion to be printed using mouse

Print any particular viewport or all viewports
Select the viewport to be printed

Print any particular NamedView
Printing NamedView enables to take print out of any required detail of the drawing

Partial Print Preview
Helps to see actual margins within which the drawing will come

Print a particular view of a drawing
Print a particular view of a drawing, say NamedView or a selected window

 Display Entities That are Unchanged
Highlights the entities that are same in two given drawings.

 Display Entities that are Added
Highlights the entities that are different in two given drawings.

 Display Entities that are Removed Between Drawings
Highlights entities that are present in first drawing but not present in second drawing.

 Compare Drawings Against a Master Drawing Using the Audit Option
Drawings are audited for the changes in blocks when it is inserted into a series of drawings from a master drawing.While auditing only the block entity is taken into account. For effective auditing, the block that is inserted from the master drawing should be identified in the same name in the target drawings too. If the block name is changed after insertion, then LightBox identifies it as a new block in the drawing.

 Audit Report Can be Exported
Audit reports are available as text files