AxGlyph, a simpler and easier-to-use drawing tool than visio

1 Drawing effect

Example 1

Example 2

2 Software interface

• Commonly used is to import images, some basic graphics

3 Operating Instructions

3.1 Set shortcut keys

• Put the mouse on a graphics area, right-click, and then select set Hotkey to set shortcut keys for the corresponding operations. Setting shortcut keys can improve work efficiency

3.2 Create a 2D graph

• Here we use a rectangle as an example to illustrate

• Select a rectangle from the partition below as shown in the image below

• Clicking on it will put it directly on the screen
• You can also click and drag to the desired position

• The two positions of 1 and 2 can also rotate the image

• Here is an example of a rectangle, and other 2D graphics are also operated in the same way

Adjust the thickness of the border by the area on the right

Set the color of the border, and when it is pulled to 100%, the border will disappear

The color bar below is to set the internal color, and the color will be cleared when it is pulled to 100%.

set shadow effect

3.3 Create a cuboid

• The operation is basically the same as that of a rectangle

• Adjust the inner and outer frame lines separately: Main line and Margin guide line, you will know how to use it after exploring here
  

• Here, the three lines are operated together and cannot be operated separately. If you want to operate each side separately, you
  can remove all the frame lines, and then manually select a line segment and paste it to the side of the cuboid

One of the faces can be selected for operation

• The right side is circled in red, which means to operate on the upper surface of the cuboid. The picture below is the operation on the lower surface, and the color has been changed
  

3.4 Set the positional relationship between two objects

• If two objects overlap, you can adjust who is on top
  
• You can see that the green rectangle is now on top of the red rectangle, click the circled button, and now place the red on top

• If the two objects are not on the same horizontal line, they can be adjusted to the same height. The following two objects are obviously not at the same height
  
• right click
  
• click to align

3.5 Add text description

• Drag it to the position where you want to add text, and the embedded axmath formula editor will pop up, from which you can enter the corresponding formula, etc.
  

• If you want to type two lines of text, it is best not to wrap the line in the axmath input box
  

• after fork off
  

• This line spacing is a bit large, it is recommended to use two text boxes to facilitate the adjustment of the spacing
  

• Through the three options on the right, you can set the size, text format (regular, italic, bold) and color. If you want to change the font, change it to Times New Roman, etc., you need to change it in the axmath input box

• Here's how to change the font

• click settings

• Here I choose imitation song, and choose another font to compare the effect
  
• The effect after setting
  

3.6 Setting layers

• You can add layers on the right, let them be in different layers, you can lock layers, etc., to prevent misuse

4 Draw a simple flowchart

Step 1: Create the Box

Step 2: Remove Color (Personal Preference)

• Pull the color to the far right, which is 100%, and you can also adjust the thickness of the border by the way
  

Step 3: Enter text

Step 4: Create the Second Box

• Use the mouse wheel to zoom out the page, right click here and select the first frame, then hold down crtl and drag it out to get the second frame, you can also copy and paste
  

Step 5: Wiring

• Here are a few line segments
  

• These 5 are more commonly used, here directly select the one with the arrow
  

• There may be a problem here. If you feel that there is a gap between the arrow and the edge, you can use the mouse wheel to maximize it, and then connect, and there will be no problem.When the operation is relatively small, it is necessary to enlarge the operation

• Here I zoom in to a maximum of 1000%, so that there will be no gaps when connecting line segments, etc.
  

Here is the second way to connect

• Select a line segment without an arrow, then select the line segment , and follow 1, 2, 3 operations, and you can also adjust the thickness of the arrow

• The same is true for the arrows on the other side, you can adjust the size and type of the arrows

Here's how to adjust the shadow

• check a box first
  
• Next select the shadow effect

• Three colors can be adjusted, corresponding to the colors of the upper, middle and lower layers

• Here I randomly adjusted a few colors, which are ugly, for display, select the color and adjust the transparency
  

5 Export pictures

• Right-click in the blank area to export the picture, you can choose the corresponding export form, or you can export directly, you can do it yourself, here is not a good screenshot so I won’t show it first
  

keep! ! !

• If there is a lot of content drawn in this software, it will easily crash. If it is not saved, it will be a tragedy, so be sure to draw some and save it in time! ! ! After re-opening, it will keep for a period of time without freezing. In short, be sure to save it in time! ! !

Precautions for withdrawing crtl+z and restoring crrtl+y

• If you import a picture and use crtl+z to withdraw it, then you will make an error if you want to restore it again, and the picture will not be displayed