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February 19th, 1991
Introduction
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This text file, "ReadMe!", contains last minute updates and other
useful and important information. See the file called "Revisions"
on disk 3 for additions and bug fixes to DynaCADD.
o CLI/Shell users need to use Stack 30000 before running DynaCADD.
o Keyboard menu alternates use either [Alt] or [Amiga] key with the
respective letter.
o In order for the menus to drop down the mouse pointer needs to be
in the menu bar area, otherwise the right-mouse button is used by
DynaCADD for command completion.
o The Install utility can also be used to update DynaCADD in
your system. Simply run Install and specify the destination.
Install will copy only the files that have changed. This means
that when you copy DynaCADD files, make sure that you use the
CLONE option with the CLI/Shell Copy command.
o The Vector Font Editor and MakePlot utilities will be shipped to
DynaCADD owners that have have sent in their registration cards.
New DynaCADD Features
=====================
New Commands
Since the printing of the DynaCADD manual, four new commands have
been added. For more information on these commands, point to the
appropriate icon and press [Help].
o Under the INSERT CIRCLE command:
- CIRRADLOC has been added.
o Under the INSERT ARC command:
- ARCRADLOC has been added.
o Under the CREATE icon:
- POINTFILE has been added.
o Under TRANSFORM:
- ALIGN has been added.
Printer and Plotter Support .. Appendix D
The following new printer drivers have been added:
ILBM072.PNT - IFF ILBM 72 DPI
ILBM150.PNT - IFF ILBM 150 DPI
ILBM300.PNT - IFF ILBM 300 DPI
IMG072.PNT - GEM image 72 DPI
IMG300.PNT - GEM image 300 DPI
LASRJETF.PNT - HP LaserJet 300 DPI
LQ-510.PNT - Epson LQ-510
New DEF Commands
The following four new commands have been added to the
DynaCADD Exchange Format (DEF):
Origin_X - set X co-ordinate of page origin
Origin_Y - set Y co-ordinate of page origin
2D_Figure - load a 2D figure
3D_Figure - load a 3D figure
Examples:
In the DEF file header:
Origin_X
5.50000000
Origin_Y
4.00000000
In the body of the DEF file
2D_Figure
filename
X location
Y location
X scale
Y scale
rotation
End
3D_Figure
filename
X location
Y location
Z location
X scale
Y scale
Z scale
plane rotation about X axis
plane rotation about Y axis
plane rotation about Z axis
rotation
End
Set buttons in Pen Indexes Dialog
The "Set" buttons are only active during TRANSFORM MODIFY CHAPEN.
They enable selective transformation of pen color, line weight, or
line style depending on their selected states. For example, if the
Set buttons beside pen color and line weight are selected, only the
color and weight attributes will be changed while retaining the
previous line style.
New UNDO Capabilities
You can now UNDO layer, pen color, line style and line weight
changes, as well as other TRANSFORM MODIFY commands.
Command History
It is possible to clear the command history buffer. Press the
[Del] key while the Command History window is visible.
DynaCADD Font Support
=====================
We are very pleased to announce that through an agreement with
AGFA Compugraphic, we have included at NO CHARGE the following
Compugraphic fonts with DynaCADD:
o CG Times, CG Triumvirate, Park Avenue, Revue Light, Brush, Zapf
Chancery, Architecture 1 & 2, Dom Casual and Old English.
We have also included four of our own fonts and over ten hatch styles.
New hatch styles can be created with the Vector Font Editor.
Special CAMM-1 versions of these fonts are available to registered
owners upon request.
Changes to the Manual
=====================
Page 10 in the 2-D Tutorial
Change LOC IX 1.20 to LOC IX 3.00
Page 51 in the 2-D Tutorial
Use DZWINDOW to zoom in on the area to be
dimensioned, before performing step 55.
Page 7 in the 3-D Tutorial
Last line of the page, change it to read:
Set the Pen Indexes to Weight 1 and Style CONTINUOUS.
Although pen color was not specified in the tutorial steps, the
supplied parts and drawings, which are the results of the tutorial
steps, have had color added. Feel free to experiment with pen and
system colors while doing the tutorials.
Crystal Ball
============
Currently under development and consideration is:
o AREXX support.
o An IFF CADD format.
o File exchange with rendering packages.
Bug Reports
===========
We have tested DynaCADD 1.84 and its functions very thoroughly,
although it is impossible, in this kind of application, to cover all
possibilities. In the event that you discover functions that are not
working as they should, please advise us as soon as possible.
When you call or write, please give as much detail as possible and
the steps that led to the problem. This will greatly assist our
development team in tracking down and fixing any remaining oversights.
Bug reports and any other feedback can also be sent electronically
via CompuServe, GEnie and BIX to the following accounts:
CompuServe 76004,2246
GEnie ISD or ISD2
BIX j.oklamcak
Good luck and thank you for your support!
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