SPEA Hotline Information
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Trouble Shooting Guide ............................................ AutoCAD
GALLERY-HILITE-FGA-FIRE                                      Release 1294.2
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Dear user, 
 
the following text contains hints, tricks and solutions for common 
problems and requests.
Many of them came from other users in the field. Weīd like to thank them 
for their contribution.

IMPORTANT NOTE
Please check also the references to driver updates and to 
system-configuration in the respective helpfile (A).

Yours sincerely
		the Support-Team of SPEA SOFTWARE AG 


AutoCAD-configuration 
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Questions                                                         !.Answers
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    "GDCINI failed" when starting AutoCAD?                        !.C4

    Are there drivers for AutoCAD 10?                             !.C1

    What can I do to get a correct display of 
    the instruments of DDVPOINT?                                  !.C2

    System crashes with font AUSTIN.FNT selected?                 !.C3

    AutoCAD starts with the message: 
    Old Version of BFOCCONF.EXP?                                  !.C4

    You canīt use SPEASAVE to modify the dialogue-boxes
    of AutoCAD?                                                   !.C5

    You canīt edit any more in the magnifying glass?              !.C6

    AutoCAD turned out to be very slow?                           !.C7

    Delays (Latch-up) when using a digitizer?                     !.C8

    You canīt select commands in the menu-area of ACAD11?         !.C9

    Distortions in the upper screen-area when using a 
    Fire with an EIZO monitor?                                    !.C10
    
    There is no tutor in BigFocus for Windows?!                   !.C11
    
    


AutoCAD-configuration 
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Answers
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C1  No, BigFocus supports AutoCAD from version 11 on.

C2  Edit the file DDVPOINT.DCL and set line 64 to
    height = 8;

C3  This font ist not suitable for AutoCAD and therefore should not be 
    used.

C4  The problem: Files from an old version of BigFocus 12 are mixed up 
    with files from a new version.
    The solution: Empty the directory SPEA\GDC and redo the installation
    of the utilities and the BigFocus 12.

C5  Use SPCAMERA instead of SPEASAVE to modify the dialogue-boxes of 
    AutoCAD (download SPCAMERA from the BBS)

C6  Editing in the magnifying glass is no longer supported by the
    BIGFOCUS12 drivers.

C7  1.- ACAD is swapping permanently on the harddisk: Get more RAM!
    2.- Install HIMEM.SYS in the CONFIG.SYS.
    3.- Set DEMANDLOAD to OFF using CFIGPHAR.EXE.

C8  Increase the value of VSCAN (e.g. to 80000) using the programm 
    CFIGPHAR.EXE (Configure Switches-System Switches-Vsan).

C9  AutoCAD11 driver rel. 1092.x solves this problem. (available on BBS)

C10 Get the latest BIGFOCUS12 driver and the latest monitor files 
    from the BBS.
    There are monitorfiles for three different hardware-revisions 
    of the FIRE:
    REV16A01.EXE, REV16A02.EXE and REV16A03.EXE
    Check the revision of your FIRE (find the sticker on the soldering 
    side of the pcb) and get the corresponding file from the BBS.

C11 There is really no tutor in the BigFocus 12 for Windows! 
    An extensive Online-Help renders the tutor superfluous.


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