ChoiceCAD for Windows Micro 1 ============================= About ChoiceCAD Micro 1 ChoiceCAD for Windows Micro 1 is an evaluation version of ChoiceCAD for Windows. It gives you access to ChoiceCAD's full drawing power. You can import drawings via DXF and DWG and also bring in bitmaps. Once you have created a drawing you can save it, print it or plot it, or export it as a DXF or DWG file. ChoiceCAD for Windows Micro 1 is limited only in that it has a maximum drawing size of 150kb. If you try to create, load or import a drawing larger than 150kb you will get a Drawing Overflow error message. The parts of the drawing that exceed 150kb will not be displayed. The full version of ChoiceCAD for Windows costs just Ó149 + p&p + VAT (Ó183.31). It includes a comprehensive 3-part manual including Tutorials and free tele-support. There are no drawing size restrictions in the full version. See ChoiceCAD's Docs Menu or Help for sales information on ChoiceCAD. Please call us on 0171 259 2100 if you need further information or answers to specific questions. To order ChoiceCAD, print out the order form from the Docs Menu (see below for details), fill it in and return it to: Softcover International Limited 320 Old Brompton Road London SW5 9JH Tel: 0171 259 2100 Fax: 0171 373 6368 We also take credit card orders over the phone. Starting ChoiceCAD Micro 1 ========================== To start ChoiceCAD in Windows 3.1, double click on the ChoiceCAD icon. To start ChoiceCAD in Windows '95, click on Start, then Programs, then ChoiceCAD, then ChoiceCAD. Documentation ============= ChoiceCAD Micro 1 includes the following documentation that you should print out before you start using ChoiceCAD. * A one-page guide to ChoiceCAD's icons. * A one-page guide to ChoiceCAD's short-cut keys. * A page on drawing lines in ChoiceCAD. * Quick Start Guide - a five-page overview of using ChoiceCAD. This documentation is in the form of A4 ChoiceCAD drawings. To print it out, do the following: Go into ChoiceCAD. 1]. Go to the File Menu and select New. 2]. Go to the Docs Menu. Select the documentation you want to print out from the following: Short-Cut Key Guide Icon Guide Drawing Lines Quick Start 1 Quick Start 2 Quick Start 3 Quick Start 4 Quick Start 5 3]. The drawing appears on the screen together with Help explaining how to print it. 4]. Go to the File Menu and select Print Setup. Select the printer you want to print out to - an office laser printer or inkjet is ideal. Ensure that paper orientation is set to Landscape. Click on OK to exit the Print Setup dialogue box. 5]. Go to the File Menu and select Print. A dialogue box appears. Click on OK. 6]. Another dialogue box, the Printer Defaults dialogue box, appears. Ensure that the All Colours to Black option is not ticked or checked. Click on OK. 7]. The drawing is printed. Note: If your printer's print margins are so wide that some of the drawing is missing when you print it out, try to print the drawing again using Zoom Print instead of Print in Step 5. Use Zoom Print's Plot to Fit option. See the Help for more information on Zoom Print. 8]. To clear the drawing from the screen, go to the File Menu and select New. NOTE: The Geometry Menu referred to in the documentation and Help is called G in this version of ChoiceCAD. Help ==== ChoiceCAD's Help contains most of ChoiceCAD's illustrated Reference Manual. Use it! To print a Help Topic, go to the topic you want to print, select the Help's File Menu, then select Print Topic. If you get stuck, go to the Help and select Common Questions and Problems. This includes all our most common support questions and will almost certainly provide an answer. NOTE: The Geometry Menu referred to in the documentation and Help is called G in this version of ChoiceCAD. ChoiceCAD Add-Ons ================= Specialised add-on programs are available for ChoiceCAD. ChoiceCAD Micro 1 is supplied with information about and samples from the ChoiceCAD add-on programs Choice Steel, ArchiMATE and MechMATE. Portal Frames in the Docs Menu is a sample from Choice Steel, ChoiceCAD's add-on for steel detailing. It automatically draws portal frames according to the dimensions typed into a dialogue box. External Walls in the Docs Menu is a sample from ArchiMATE, ChoiceCAD's architectural and floorplan layout add-on. It automates ChoiceCAD's existing Parallel Line function to make drawing cavity walls quick and easy. See the Walls Tutorial in the Docs Menu or Help for a worked example of using External Walls. Bolts in the Docs Menu is a sample from MechMATE, ChoiceCAD's mechanical engineering add-on. It parametrically draws bolts to any metric or imperial size. For more information on Choice Steel, ArchiMATE, MechMATE or any of our products, please call us on 0171-259 2100. Other Softcover Products In addition to ChoiceCAD, we sell the following products: * Scan2CAD - convert scanned drawings to DXF! Works with any CAD program. * Parts&Vendors - a personal parts list manager and vendor database that integrates with your other software. * Cpost - CNC for Milling, Drilling, Routing, Profiling, Wire EDM. Works with any CAD program. * CADControl - ChoiceCAD packaged as a VBX. For more information on these products, see ChoiceCAD's Docs Menu or Help We also have products for PCB; printing to modern printers from old DOS CAD programs; designing belt conveyors; and off-line programming for CNC punch presses. For information on these or any of our products call us on 0171-259 2100. Registration ============ If you want to be kept updated on ChoiceCAD, register yourself as a ChoiceCAD for Windows Micro 1 User as follows: If you want to be kept updated on ChoiceCAD, you can register yourself as a ChoiceCAD Micro 1 user. To do this, do the following: 1]. Go into ChoiceCAD. 2]. Go to the File Menu and select New. 3]. Go to the Docs Menu. Select Register. 4]. A registration form appears on the screen as a ChoiceCAD drawing together with this Help explaining how to print it. 5]. Go to the File Menu and select Print Setup. Select the printer you want to print out to - an office laser printer or inkjet is ideal. Ensure that paper orientation is set to Portrait. Click on OK to exit the Print Setup dialogue box. 6]. Go to the File Menu and select Print. A dialogue box appears. Click on OK. 7]. Another dialogue box, the Printer Defaults dialogue box, appears. Click on OK. 8]. The registration form is printed. 9]. Fill it in and send or fax it to us at: 320 Old Brompton Road London SW5 9JH Tel: 0171 259 2100 Fax: 0171 373 6368 Order Form ========== To order ChoiceCAD or any of our products, do the following: 1]. Go into ChoiceCAD. 2]. Go to the File Menu and select New. 3]. Go to the Docs Menu. Select Order Form. 4]. The order form appears on the screen as a ChoiceCAD drawing together with Help explaining how to print it. 5]. Go to the File Menu and select Print Setup. Select the printer you want to print out to - an office laser printer or inkjet is ideal. Ensure that paper orientation is set to Portrait. Click on OK to exit the Print Setup dialogue box. 6]. Go to the File Menu and select Print. A dialogue box appears. Click on OK. 7]. Another dialogue box, the Printer Defaults dialogue box, appears. Click on OK. 8]. The order form is printed. 9]. Fill in the order form and send or fax it to us at: 320 Old Brompton Road London SW5 9JH Tel: 0171 259 2100 Fax: 0171 373 6368 We also take credit card orders over the phone. All prices are valid until 31/01/97.