Integrated View and Markup
The drawing review and approval process can be greatly simplified
using the integrated markup feature of Drafting Apprentice. 
Drawing
review and change notations can easily be added using standard text and
markup capabilities, allowing users to make reference to specific portions of
the drawing needing change or revision. Simple geometric features provide
the ability to easily add graphic notations, highlight areas of concern, and
markup the drawing. Graphic primitives such as lines, arrows, circles, and boxes, are
all easily accessible through the standard Microsoft Windows interface.
Multi-user Support
Multi-user, multilayer red lining is also supported and includes the use of colors, names, and layers, which are defined by each user. During the review process, users have the ability to review the various notations of others, examining both information on the drawing and additional information provided through the non-graphic attributes of the layers. Non-Graphic markup features include information on the reviewer, review date, as well as additional comments.
Drafting Apprentice Provides
Numerous Features to Simplify
Drawing Review
Intuitive Drawing Manipulation
Developed using standard Windows menuing practices provides users with an interface that is and natural easy to use. Drawing manipulation is intuitive and uses standard nomenclature for pans, zooms and view orientation. Users immediately feel comfortable and familiar with the application, making it appealing to more people, shortening the learning curve, and reducing training.
Drawing Interrogation
In addition to drawing manipulation, users also have access
to all of the entity and attribute information on the drawing, allowing them to
access and directly obtain detailed information from the drawing files. 
An
advanced verification feature provides access to detailed information about each
of
the entities on the drawing. Review features include entity information, the
ability to measure entity attributes (angles, lines, radii, and diameters),
information on layering, and entity visualization settings such as color.
Interactive measurement is provided and supports the following capabilities:
• Length of entity or curve
• Point to point measurements
• Entity to entity measurements
• Point to entity measurements
In addition, an extensive entity filter is provided which allows for precise selection by end points, center points, arbitrary points on entities, and in spatial locations.
Legacy Data Access
As in every engineering environment, native access to CAD data is
only a small element of the data distribution problem. Access to data from
archives of hand drawings stored in TIFF format, or legacy CAD data archived in
HPGL often times represent a significant challenge to successful data
distribution.
Drafting Apprentice supports TIFF, HPGL, and other generic formats, so incorporating legacy design data is as easy as viewing your present-day CAD information.
Standards Based
CAD Centric's applications, such as Drafting Apprentice, are well thought out and completely integrated with the Windows environment. They are based on industry standards in order that they may evolve and grow as technology advances. Because of this approach, future growth and flexibility are built in, insuring that new application features can be added quickly and easily.
The result is an application with broad data accessibility; that's user friendly and easy to use; and can grow with technology and user needs.