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- MicroCAD 2.0 - Copyright (c) 1992 David R. Allaway
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- Description
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- Simple computer-aided design (CAD) and drawing program for the IBM PC.
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- Environment
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- - Runs under DOS, Windows (not required) or OS/2.
- - Requires VGA or VGA-compatible video adapter.
- - Requires mouse (IBM, Microsoft and Logitech supported).
- - Runs on any 8086, 8088, 80286, 80386 or 80486 processor.
- - Math co-processor not required.
- - Disk space requirement: 100K, plus diagrams.
- - Memory requirement: 100K, including diagram.
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- Feature Summary
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- - Super-easy interface. All icon-based, with dynamic help messages.
- - No commands, menus or keyboard input required.
- - Fast real-time drawing speeds. WYSIWYG object creation.
- - Create two-dimensional or three-dimensional objects and diagrams.
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- - Draw lines, rectangles, squares, circles, ellipses, arcs, boxes, text.
- - On-screen object selection and manipulation.
- - Move and rotate objects in any direction.
- - Object clone, resize, recolor, group-ungroup and erase-unerase features.
- - Dynamic object statistics: height, width, depth, length, slope, area.
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- - View diagrams from any angle.
- - Simultaneous front, side and top view windows.
- - Perspective, orthographic and isometric projection modes.
- - Diagram real-time pan in any direction.
- - Diagram zoom-in (to 8X scale) and zoom-out (to 1/8 scale).
- - One-click orthogonal (90 degree) diagram rotations in 3D.
- - Grid and axis-line overlays, with automatic snap-to-grid.
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- - On-screen selection from over 4000 colors.
- - Multiple-color mix or color-overlay.
- - Up to 64 simultaneous fill patterns, selectable via pattern gallery.
- - On-screen fill-pattern editor included.
- - Multiple line types.
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- - Linear auto-dimensioning in metric or English units.
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- - Up to 1500 objects per diagram, with very low memory requirement.
- - Diagrams automatically saved as individual files in compressed format.
- - File retrieval in directory sequence or via diagram gallery.
- - Compatible with all prior versions, via automatic file conversion.
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- - Full implementation of Drawing Interchange Format (DXF) for export.
- - Export in full 3-D for use in 3-D CAD programs.
- - Export 2-D 'snapshots' from any view for use in 2-D CAD or W-P programs.
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- - Printer support for Epson-compatible dot-matrix (low or high density).
- - Printer support for HP LaserJet and compatibles (portrait or landscape).
- - Printer support for HP PaintJet (16-color encoded).
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- - Full printable documentaion provided, including file formats.
- - Online documentation browse feature included.
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- - Distribution file only 43K. No additional files or upgrades required.