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- *** DRAFT CHOICE Ver 2.0 (C) Copyright 1988 - 92 ***
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- TRIUS, Inc., P.O. BOX 249, North Andover, MA 01845
- Tel.(508)794-9377 FAX.(508)688-6312 BBS:(508)794-0762
-
- This file, contains information that did not make it into the Ver 2.0
- printing of the users manual. Please, READ IT THOROUGHLY! Reading
- it now will probably save you time and trouble later on!
-
- You can print this file by COPYing it to your printer with the
- following command: copy READ.ME prn at the DOS prompt.
-
- You can view it on your screen using: type READ.ME [ENTER]
-
- For more information on using DRAFT CHOICE, please see the user's manual.
-
- Shareware and the Association of Shareware Professionals
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- | ____|__ | Association of
- | | |_| Shareware
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- |___|___| MEMBER
-
- The shareware concept makes it possible for you to obtain extremely
- powerful software at an affordable price, and it lets you evaluate the
- software before you register.
-
- Shareware is kept alive by YOUR support.
-
- Evaluate the program for 30-days and give copies to your friends for
- evaluation. If, after the 30 days, you continue to use the program,
- then register it by sending us the registration form included in this
- help file or by calling our order number at 508-794-9377. You will receive
- the Latest version, Printed manual, Symbol Libraries, 90-day free Technical
- Phone Support and newsletter, BBS Technical Support and Reduced price
- Upgrades. Help support new developments in DRAFT CHOICE, register
- your copy today!
-
- TRIUS, Inc. is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
- (ASP). ASP wants to make sure the shareware principle works for you.
- If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an
- ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help.
- The ASP Ombudsman helps to resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member,
- but does not provide technical support for that member's products.
-
- Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at:
-
- ASP Ombudsman
- 545 Grover Road
- Muskegon, MI 49442-9427
-
- or send a Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
-
- Ordering Information
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- If you have not already ordered your registered copy of DRAFT CHOICE,
- you may do so using the order form in the ORDER.ME file, or by calling
- TRIUS, Inc. (800-468-7487) and charging your purchase on your credit card.
-
- You may also order your copy on-line by calling our TRIUS Support BBS
- at (508) 794-0762 [2400,N,8,1 - 24 hrs].
-
- If you live outside the US contact TRIUS, Inc. for a dealer in your
- country. Purchasing through these dealers can save you the delay and
- inconvenience which may be involved in dealing with currency
- conversions and international shipping and in many cases will provide
- you with faster technical support.
-
-
- INSTALLATION
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The DRAFT CHOICE Disk should contain the following Files:
- INSTALL.EXE - DRAFT CHOICE Installation Program
- DC20.FLS - Archive used by INSTALL
- LHA.EXE - Compression Program (c) Haruyasu Yoshizaki, 1991
- READ.ME - This File
- ORDER.ME - Registration/Order form
- VENDOR.DOC - Info on Distributing Shareware Copies
- LICENSE.DOC - Please Read This!
- ........... - Other files from time to time
-
- To install the program follow the instructions below:
-
- 1. Start your computer and make sure you are at the dos prompt.
- 2. Insert the DRAFT CHOICE diskette in Drive A or B.
- 3. Type A: (or B:, depending on step 2, above) and press ENTER
- 4. Type INSTALL, press ENTER and follow the on-screen instructions.
-
- STARTING THE PROGRAM
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- DRAFT CHOICE is started from DOS using the command:
-
- A> DC /Option1/Option2/Option3/..... [ENTER]
-
- For info on the Command line options, refer to user's manual.
-
- ON-DISK USER'S MANUAL
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The installation process extracts a file called DC20.MAN. This is a
- ready-to-print user's manual that you can use for evaluating your
- shareware copy of DRAFT Choice. (Note that this is not a substitute for
- the 200+ page bound professional manual you receive when you register
- the program)
-
- The on-disk user's manual has been formatted to print properly on most
- dot matrix and laserjet printers.
-
- Once you have completed the installation of the program, you may print
- the user's manual using the DOS COPY command, e.g.,
-
- COPY DC20.MAN PRN
-
- Please, make sure you have at least 80 sheets of paper available in
- your printer before you issue the above command.
-
-
- NEW FEATURES (NOT IN THE MANUAL)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. A new toggle switch is available Options, Toggle, EXTENTS.
- If EXTENTS is OFF, then an Image, All command sets the viewing
- window based on the scale/drawing border. If it is ON then Image,
- All sets the viewing window based on the calculated extents of
- the drawing elements.
-
- 2. When File selection dialogs are displayed, a file may now be
- selected by quickly double clicking the mouse left button, or
- pressing ENTER twice, while highlighting the file.
-
- 3. UNDO is no longer limited to Edit, Delete operations!
- Furthermore, multiple UNDOs are now possible. Created/Modified
- elements are placed in an UNDO buffer. By repeatedly selecting
- UNDO, you can now Un-Draw, Un-Move, Un-Delete and in general
- reverse any previous action. When the UNDO buffer is full, new
- actions get added to the buffer, while the 'oldest' ones get
- eliminated. The user may PURGE the UNDO buffer at any time.
- CAUTION: When the UNDO buffer is purged, any operations prior
- to that point cannot be UNDONE!
-
- 4. Wild cards may be used when specifying file names/extensions in
- file selection dialog windows.
-
- 5. When entering RELATIVE coordinates, if a third coordinate (Z) is
- specified then X and Z are interpreted as isometric coordinates,
- based on the current ISO angle (default is 30 degrees).
-
- 6. Hex print density on 24-pin printers is now supported (the print
- densities are: Low:60 dpi, Med:180 dpi, High:360 dpi).
-
- 7. The maximum dot line buffer was increased to 4680 in order to
- support hex density on 24-pin, wide carriage printers, i.e., max
- image width = 13" x 360 dpi = 4680 dots.
-
- 8. The user is now allowed to specify the Dots Per Inch (dpi)
- parameter in the image specification window for finetuning the
- performance of dot matrix printers.
-
- 9. When specifying hatching patterns, in the DC.PAT file, the
- horizontal and vertical displacement is indirectly, tied to the
- drawing units through the 'SPACE' parameter in the Option, Style,
- or Alter, Style sub-menus.
-
- 10. A new option is available under Measure, Dimension, Setup. This
- new option specifies that there will be no dimension line drawn
- and that the dimension will be placed parallel to the second end
- point specified.
-
- 11. When importing VALUE files, if a third coordinate (Z) is specified
- then X and Z are interpreted as isometric coordinates, based on
- the current ISO angle (default is 30 degrees), and relative to the
- X=0, Y=0 origin.
-
- 12. The Pick windows used in the Layers, Device, Image Views, etc.,
- have been given a slightly different look (for example, than that
- shown on page 4.10-1 of the printed manual) although functionally
- they remained the same.
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