COMMAND ORGANIZATION
63
How is the system organized to accept command input?
64
What sort of on-line help is available?
CUSTOMIZATION
65
Which of the following are user-definable?
66
Which of the following scripts, macros, and programming tools are provided?
SAFETY
67
Can you undo the last command(s) if you goofed? How far back? What about redoing that
command(s) if you decide it was not a goof after all?
STANDARDS:
68
Which of these standards are you fully or partially compliant with?
-1
q
command-driven: w/ cryptic shorthand
-2
q
command-driven: w/ full command name
-3
q
icon-driven
-4
q
menu-driven: screen
-5
q
menu-driven: tablet
-6
q
heads-up orientation
-7
q
syntax-driven command structure
-8
q
nounverbmodifier
-9
q
verbnounmodifier
-10
q
modeless commands
(i.e., event-driven)
-1
q
no on-line help
-2
q
on-line help: context sensitive
-3
q
on-line help: w/ command options
-4
q
on-line help: w/ command description and explanation
-5
q
on-line tutorial
-6
q
tool tips
-7
q
context generated tips/techniques/shortcuts
-8
q
wizards
-9
q
Hypercard tutorial (or similar)
-10
q
a videotape tutorial is provided with the system
-1
q
hatch patterns
-2
q
line styles
-3
q
text fonts
-4
q
commands
-5
q
screen menus
-6
q
tablet menus
-7
q
icons
-8
q
icon pallets
-9
q
dialog boxes
-10
q
GUI
-11
q
other_________________
___________________
-1
q
commands can be run from an ASCII text file (scripts)
-2
q
record/playback macros
-3
q
assignable key commands/macros
-4
q
macros/menu commands with internal programming language
-5
q
external programming language can be used to modify the program or drawing model (i.e., C binding)
-6
q
macros/menu commands can be optimized for speed
-7
q
macros/menu commands are compilable to run at the same speed as system commands
-8
q
programming language can run in interpretive mode
-9
q
programming tools provided are the same as those used to develop the system with
Undo
Redo
q
none
1
q
q
last command
2
q
q
# of steps is fixed at ___________
3
q
q
# of steps is user definable, up to
_____________steps
4
q
q
unlimited to last save
5
q
q
unlimited, beyond last save
6
q
7
q
any command may be undone
8
q
most commands may be undone
9
q
a few commands may be undone
10
q
undo a command without undoing all subsquent commands
inbetween
Partially
Fully Compliant
Partially
Fully Compliant
q
32-bit QuickDraw
1
q
q
ANSI Y14.1 (drawing sheet size and format)
2
q
q
ANSI Y14.2M (line conventions and lettering)
3
q
q
ANSI Y14.5M (dimensioning and tolerancing)
4
q
q
ANSI/AWS A2.4 (symbols for welding and brazing)
5
q
q
CALS
6
q
q
CCIT group IV (raster data format)
7
q
q
CGM
8
q
q
Direct3D (DirectX)
9
q
q
DXF 2D
10
q
q
DXF rel. 12 - 3D
11
q
q
GOSSIP
12
q
q
IGES release 4
13
q
q
ISO 9000
14
q
q
MAP
15
q
q
MIL-STD-1840 raster
16
q
q
MIL-D-28000 (CALS data set)
17
q
q
PDES version___________
18
q
q
PHIGS extensions to X (PEX)
19
q
q
POSIX
20
q
q
SQL
21
q
q
SSA
22
q
q
STEP level 1
23
q
q
STEP level 3
24
q
q
VRML version___________
25
q
q
X-Windows
26
q
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1
990
,
1
991
,
1
9
9
2
,
19
93,
19
94
,
199
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The CAD Rating Guide
April 1996
Vendor Survey for the Fifth Edition
WBH Associates
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