DrawTools
by Andrew Hersee

DrawTools is an application which creates a separate tools window for use with Draw (or any other application which accepts Draw files). Any of the shapes provided within the DrawTools window can be selected and dimensioned as required before dragging and positioning in your main drawing. 

Click on the DrawTools icon that appears, and a window will open. To draw a shape, click the corresponding radio icon (the available shapes are Line, Arc, Polygon and Sector). Now enter the relevant dimensions for the chosen shape. The Units section of the window offers a choice of inches or millimetres for the dimensions. Note that the size of a polygon is defined as the radius of a circle which passes through its vertices. Circles can be drawn by selecting the Arc option and entering 360 degrees for the angle.

After entering the required information, either drag the Draw file from the Save section of the window to a directory viewer (where it will be saved as a Draw file) or to the drawing you are creating. In the latter case the shape will then appear in the drawing. The position of the pointer when you release the Select button will define where the object will appear. For all shapes except the line it will define the centre of the circle which defines the shape. With a line it defines the start point of the line. By switching grid lock on in Draw you can ensure that all the objects have the same centre. Note that if you drag the resulting Draw file directly to Draw's icon bar icon, the centre of the selected shape will be positioned in the bottom left-hand corner of the Draw window, so the result is that (except for lines) only the upper right quadrant of the shape will appear. It is better to drag the Draw file into a Draw window instead.
