Create a new trace

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So it's been suggested that a window be added to the workroom like the office has.

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We don't want to add it yet without input from the rest of the team.

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So we'll bring it up within a trace

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in the upper left corner of the traces pallet. You'll find two icons,

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click on the left one to create a new trace.

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Your editor will change to display a thick blue border

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and a small dock toolbar at the top.

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The color will change to gray

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and fade out the drawing objects.

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Let's first look at the tools on the toolbar.

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I'll click on the gear icon which will open a pull down menu with a couple of

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sliders that allow you to control the transparency of

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both the overlay and the geometry in the trace

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beside the gear is your user icon.

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And then a button to toggle the trace display from front to back,

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which we'll see a little later

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think of a trace as just another canvas for you to draw on

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add whatever objects you need to get your point across.

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I'll just add a piece of MT text to suggest adding a window like the office has.

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I'll also add a rev cloud to make it stand out a bit.

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Your new trace will appear in the pallet list

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with a default incremental name,

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right? Click on the trace entry to display a pop up menu.

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It's good practice to name your traces similar to what Chris has done.

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I'll click on rename and call this one window edition.

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This trace is created and ready so we need to close it and return to our drawing.

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You should note that you can open rename or delete from the right click, pull down,

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but you can't close to

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close the trace. Click on the X in the right corner of the toolbar.