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- PC-Draft-CAD version 3.03
-
- Full featured Computer Aided Drafting
-
- Copyright 1990
- Natural Software
- 19 South Fifth Street
- St. Charles, IL 60174
- (708) 377-7320
-
- Compuserve ID: 70047,744
-
- PC-Draft-CAD release 3.03 is distributed as
- three self-extracting LHARC files. The list
- below shows the file names in each EXE file.
-
- If you find missing files or altered files,
- please contact us at the above address/phone.
-
-
- To install PC-Draft-CAD:
-
- - if you received this shareware version on diskette, there should be
- three EXE files: PCDCAD1.EXE PCDCAD2 and PCDCAD3.EXE:
-
- To install on your hard disk (C:)
-
- 1 - Place this disk in drive A:
- 2 - Enter: [C:] to make it your current drive.
- 3 - Enter: [A:INSTALL].
-
- To install on a two floppy system, you must have
- THREE formatted (empty) disks
-
- 1 - Place this disk in drive A:
- 2 - Place a blank disk in drive B:
- 3 - Enter: [B:] to make B: your current drive.
- 4 - Enter: [A:PCDCAD1].
- 5 - After all files have been extracted from PCDCAD1,
- 6 - Place a new blank disk in drive B:
- 7 - repeast steps 4, 5 and 6 for PCDCAD2 and PCDCAD3.
-
- - if you received this from a BBS you obviously have already extracted
- the files (or you wouldn't be reading this!). To select the correct
- display driver and to set up your sub-directories, run: BBSINST.BAT.
-
- Contents of the three self-extracting EXE files:
-
- --------PCDCAD1-----------------------
- ! 732 4-13-90 19:37 - LHARC banner
- read.me1 5308 4-13-90 21:09 - you're reading it
- bbsinst.bat 4434 4-13-90 20:18 - run this if you got this from a BBS
- order.frm 1735 4-13-90 19:34 - fill this in to register
-
- draft3.exe 140267 8-28-90 13:32 - the main PC-Draft-CAD program
- draft3.cfg 295 3-12-90 11:55 - configuration file (EGA/VGA displays)
- CGA.CFG 295 5-14-90 9:55 - config file for CGA displays
- draft3.hlp 33708 4-05-90 11:01 - help file
-
- cgadrv.com 2984 3-05-90 12:50 - driver for CGA (delete if not used)
- vgadrv.com 3011 3-10-90 11:56 - driver for VGA/EGA (del if not used)
- svgadrv.com 2930 3-06-90 9:30 - driver for Super VGA (del if not used)
- hgcdrv.exe 39143 4-12-90 10:37 - driver for Hercules (del if not used)
-
- vgastart.bat 30 3-04-90 11:44 - starts PC-Draft-CAD on VGA/EGA
- cgastart.bat 30 3-04-90 11:44 - starts PC-Draft-CAD on CGA
- hgcstart.bat 11 4-12-90 11:23 - starts PC-Draft-CAD on Hercules
- vidtest.com 123 4-12-90 10:46 - tests vidio - used by install.bat
-
-
- --------PCDCAD2-----------------------
- ! 604 4-13-90 19:45 - LHARC banner
- read.me2 388 4-13-90 21:02 - info on distribution files
- dot--drv.exe 50737 7-03-90 9:20 - driver for dot-matrix printers
- hpgl-drv.exe 44115 7-03-90 9:20 - driver for HPGL plotters
- hplj-drv.exe 45579 7-03-90 9:20 - driver for LaserJet/DeskJet printers
- wpg--drv.exe 42813 7-03-90 9:20 - "print" drawing in WordPerfect format
-
- epson060.cfg 416 3-19-89 22:10 - configuration files for Epson
- epson072.cfg 350 5-18-89 21:10 compatible printers: each for a
- epson090.cfg 379 3-19-89 8:31 different horiz. resolution.
- epson120.cfg 395 5-18-89 21:10 (copy one of these to: PRINTER.CFG)
- epson240.cfg 390 5-18-89 21:14 for use by DOT--DRV.EXE
-
- ibmdm060.cfg 434 3-19-89 22:36 - configuration files for IBM dot matrix
- ibmdm120.cfg 421 5-18-89 21:14 compatible printers.
- ibmdm240.cfg 416 5-18-89 21:14
-
- printer.cfg 390 5-18-89 21:14 - The config file used by DOT--DRV.EXE
-
-
- --------PCDCAD3-----------------------
- ! 668 4-13-90 19:51 - LHARC banner
- read.me3 390 4-13-90 21:03 - info on distribution files
- draft3.doc 152074 4-13-90 12:45 - Manual. enter: COPY DRAFT3.DOC PRN
-
- dline.dwg 891 3-19-90 21:46 - Sample drawing: Double line command
- fndation.dwg 9633 3-17-90 10:16 - Sample drawing: Patterns
- house.dwg 6426 3-17-90 10:15 - Sample drawing: Layers
-
- pattern1.lib 4976 10-28-89 23:51 - Object Library: Patterns
- archplan.lib 1361 1-09-89 16:17 - Object Library: Architectural
-
- duplex.fon 4314 3-02-90 11:36 - Font: double line
- sans.fon 5394 3-17-90 11:20 - Font: sans serif
- script.fon 6420 3-19-90 9:10 - Font: fancy script
- simplex.fon 2662 2-25-90 9:14 - Font: single line
- triplex.fon 8384 2-25-90 9:55 - Font: triple line
- arcs.mac 199 3-04-90 13:01 - Sample macro file
-
-
- ------- Files not included (for registered users only) -------
-
- DXF2PCD.EXE - Converts Autocad DXF files to Draft3 drawings
- WPGCONV.EXE - Converts WordPerfect Graphic files into Draft3 Drawings
- GEM--DRV.EXE - to dump as GEM Draw file
- PRTDATA.EXE - Prints Drawing database reports on printer.
- WINDOWS.LIB - Library of window elevations
- DOORS.LIB - Library of door elevations
- PATTERNS.DWG - Source for Pattern1.lib for user modification
-
-
- Latest Updates:
- ---------------
-
- Zenith EGA display incompatibility:
- -----------------------------------
-
- For PC-Draft-CAD to work properly with the Zenith EGA display adapter
- (model Z-449), dip-switch number five (5) must be set to "OFF". this is
- called "Auto-Emulation Mode" in their manual. If switch 5 is "ON", the display
- drivers (VGADRV.COM and CGADRV.COM) will hang the system when run.
-
- Dip-switch 5 on the Zenity EGA board is the second switch from the top.
- Moving the switch to the left is "OFF".
-
-
- Hercules display type:
- ----------------------
-
- If you have a Hercules display, the install process will detect it and
- create the proper start.bat file for your use. The Hercules driver is
- different than the other display drivers in that it executes DRAFT3.EXE
- directly and is not a TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) program. So, running:
- HGCDRV directly works just as good as running START.
-
-
- Menu Choices:
- -------------
-
- If you have a mouse, moving the cursor to the top menu bar changes the mouse
- cursor to a pointing hand for menu selections. If you do not have a mouse,
- the cursor disappears when you move into the menu bar, but you can still make
- menu choices in this way.
-
- However, it does not make sense to choose drawing commands in this manner,
- because the begining cursor position which selects the starting point of
- a drawing element such as a line will be in the wrong place (at the top of
- the screen). For drawing commands use the mouse left button or the F2
- function key instead (after positioning the cursor at the proper starting
- location).
-
-
- New [Q]uick move command:
- -------------------------
-
- You can now precisely position the cursor in relationship to your base point
- by using the [Q]uick move command. When you press the [Q] key a dialog window
- opens allowing you to enter the distance in feet and inches for both the Y
- offset and the X offset from your base point. After entering a value, first
- for the X offset, press ESC to continue and enter a value for the Y offset,
- then press ESC to exit the window. At that point (if the new location is
- within the current view) the cursor will be moved to the specified offset.
-
- For example to draw a line that is precisely 10 feet, 6 inches and 3/16 inch
- long:
-
- 1. move the cursor to where you want the line to start.
- 2. press [Alt+B] to set your base point to zero at the current cursor
- location.
- 3. press [L] to start the line command.
- 4. press [Q] to open the [Q]uick move window.
- 5. enter "10" for feet, press [Enter], enter "6" for inches, press
- [Enter], enter "3" for the 16th. field.
- 6. press [ESC] to exit the X offset window. and [ESC] again to exit
- the Y offset window (so the line is horizontal -- Y offset = 0).
- 7. press [Enter] to end the line command.
-
- In the case where the specified end point falls outside the current view,
- the current drawing command will be completed (you dont have to press [Enter]).
-
- This command allows you to draw elements with precise endpoints even though
- those points would fall between screen pixels. Otherwise you would have to
- Zoom in closer to position the cursor to the exact dimension.
-
-
- New [Z]ip to base command:
- --------------------------
-
- This new command moves the cursor to the base position:
-
- [Alt+Z] (for: "[Z]ip to base") moves the cursor to the base position. The
- base position is set by [Alt+B].
-
-
- New Group command:
- ------------------
-
- A new command: [G]roup, has been added to the Objects menu. This new function
- lets you create a new object from existing elements displayed on the screen.
-
- To use the [G]roup command, follow these steps:
-
- 1 - position the cursor to the upper left corner of the area containing
- elements you want to add to the new object.
-
- 2 - press [F3][G] to select the [G]roup command from the objects menu.
-
- 3 - move the cursor to surround the elements with a rubber band box.
-
- 4 - press [Enter] once the box surrounds the elements you want.
-
- 5 - enter the name for the new object in the pop up window.
-
- 6 - the new object will be redrawn in place -- use the Object Move command
- to display it in a new location.
-
- This is very useful when creating new object libraries from existing drawings.
- A hint: make a new layer in the existing drawing and add the new object that
- will go into the new object library on the new layer. Then when you are ready,
- (and have made backup copies of the original and new drawing), delete all the
- other layers, leaving only the new, object library layer. Then save the objects
- to your new object library file with the command: [F4][O][S].
-
-
- Expanded Memory Managers:
- -------------------------
-
- PC-Draft-CAD's own virtual memory management code automatically uses your
- expanded or extended memory. It may not be compatible with other memory
- management software. For example, Quarterdeck's QEMM. If you have a problem
- running PC-Draft-CAD, try disabling your other memory managers and TSR
- (Terminate Stay Resident) programs. Alternatively you may disable
- PC-Draft-CAD's memory manager by adding the following environment variable
- via DOS's SET command:
-
- SET PCDVM = /NOEMM/NOEXT
-
- PC-Draft-CAD will still be able to create and edit large drawings by paging
- to a hard disk swap file.
-