Following Enclosures: 1. About GeoTools 2. GeoTools License Agreement 3. How to use this document 4. GeoTools Notes (Installation) 5. GeoTools Contacts 1.) About Geotools GeoTools is specifically designed for AutoCAD Release 14/2000, AutoCAD Map R2, R3, R4, AutoCAD Land Development Desktop and AutoCAD Architectural Desktop. GeoTools ia an application designed to meet the real world needs of AutoCAD GIS production. GeoTools is a collection of high performance programs, macros, toolbars and abbreviated commands designed for the analysis and conversion of geographic data. GeoTools is compiled into a user friendly dialog box driven application to make AutoCAD GIS more productive and efficient. Customized versions and add-ons are also available for client-specific needs. Some important GeoTools functions include... Advanced Polyline Editing Object Edit & Conversion Text Zoom, Search, Replace & Processing Enhanced Selection Control Settings Inquiry & Statistics Tools Drawing Editing Tools Extended Entity Data Tools Right of Way and Pavement Tools Enhanced Clean Up Tools Export Tools Annotation Tools Enhanced Block Tools Quick Abbreviated Commands Miscellaneous Geographic Production Tools 2.) GeoTools SHAREWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT *** EVALUATION LICENSE *** The following license applies to the evaluation version of GeoTools. You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software. Unless you have a different license agreement signed by Sentinel USA, Inc. and Four Dimension Technologies, your use of this software indicates your acceptance of this license agreement and warranty. Evaluation and Registration GeoTools is not free software. Subject to the terms below, you are hereby licensed to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days. If you use this software after the 30 day evaluation period a registration fee of $399.00 for one license is required. Payments must be in US dollars drawn on a US bank, and should be sent to Sentinel USA, Inc., 51 North Third Street, Suite 203, Newark, OH 43055. Credit card ordering and quantity discounts are available, as described in the file ORDER.TXT. When payment is received you will be sent a registered copy of the latest version of GeoTools. Unregistered use of Geotools after the 30-day evaluation period is in violation of U.S. and international copyright laws. Governing Law This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio. Disclaimer of Warranty THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. In particular, because of the various hardware and software environments into which GeoTools may be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it. The user must assume the entire risk of using the program. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE. Distribution of Evaluation Version Provided that you verify that you are distributing the evaluation version, you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the evaluation version of this software and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the original evaluation version to anyone; and distribute the evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means. There is no charge for any of the above. You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting donations, for any such copies, however made; and from distributing the software and/or documentation with other products (commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission. ************************************************** GeoTools Version 1.2 for AutoCAD Release 14/2000, AutoCAD Map R2, R3, R4, AutoCAD Land Development Desktop and AutoCAD Architectural Desktop. ************************************************* 2.) HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT ************************************************* To view GeoToolsReadMe.TXT on screen in Notepad or WordPad, maximize the Notepad or WordPad window. To print README.TXT in Notepad or WordPad, choose Print from the File menu. If you use another word processor, select the entire document and format the text in 10-point Courier before printing to ensure proper spacing. To print README.TXT from the DOS prompt, type COPY README.TXT PRN: ************************************************* 3.) GeoTools NOTES ************************************************* This README.TXT file covers compatibility information, late-breaking news, and usage tips for the GeoTools software. The following topics are discussed: 3-1. Completion of GeoTools Installation -------------------------------------- GeoTools is now almost installed except for a small setting that needs to be done under the AutoCAD Preferences dialog. We chose not to do this automatically as part of the installation program to enable you to configure your GeoTools exactly how you want it as we realize that you may be running multiple versions and / or multiple configurations of AutoCAD. In the "Preferences" menu, go to the "Files" tab and open the "Support files search path". Choose "Add" and "Browse", then point to the location where the main GeoTools application files are located. By defualt, the installation program would have installed this under the "C:\Four Dimensions\GeoTools" folder. There are various ways in which you may like to start your GeoTools program. 1. If you do not already use an ACAD.LSP, you can use the ACAD.LSP template supplied with GeoTools. This enables you to load GeoTools automatically when you start AutoCAD or will prompt you to load GeoTools with a "Yes/No" option. You can control this behavior by commenting the appropriate lines in the ACAD.LSP file as described in the ACAD.LSP file comments. If the loading was not done automatically upon AutoCAD startup, GeoTools can either be loaded or unloaded any time later using the GT_LOAD and GT_UNLOAD commands respectively. Alternatively, you can load and unload GeoTools using the "Load" and "UnLoad" options in the GeoTools menu. 2. If you already have an ACAD.LSP, you can either copy the contents of the supplied ACAD.LSP to merge with your existing ACAD.LSP or you can load GeoTools separately by first loading the loader program GT_LOAD.LSP and then using either the GT_LOAD or GT_UNLOAD commands to either load or unload GeoTools. To load GeoTools, browse to the file GT_LOAD.LSP (you can use the APPLOAD command to do this) and load it. This loads the GeoTools main executable GEOT.ARX (for AutoCAD Release 14) and GEOT.VLX (for AutoCAD 2000) and the GeoTools menu. ------------------------------------------------- 4.) GeoTools - Contact Sentinel USA, Inc. 51 N. Third St. Ste.702 Newark, OH. 43055 Tel:740-345-6412 Fax:740-345-9438 email: susa@nextek.net URL: http://www.4amfmgis.com URL: http://www.sentinelusa.com ------------------------------------------------- CD-ROM Versions of GeoTools have the Adobe Acrobat reader installation file already copied into the CD-ROM under the filename ar32301.exe. Double click on this file to install the reader if you do not already have it. Users who have downloaded this version from the web will have to download the Acrobat reader seperately. It is not included in the web version of GeoTools. GeoTools ordering information and pricing are contained in the file GeoToolsOrderForm.PDF file (or GeoToolsOrderForm.txt) in the GeoTools installation DOCS folder. ************************************************* END OF FILE *************************************************