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- WINFOIL 2.0.5 INSTALLATION NOTES
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- AIRFOIL PLOTTER FOR MODEL AIRCRAFT
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- Copyright (c) Malcolm Hardy 1993, 1994, 1995
- All rights reserved.
- Release date December 1994.
- Updated 12/09/95.
-
- Ombudsman Statement
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- This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principal
- 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 can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP
- member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please
- write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA,
- FAX 616-788-22765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP
- Ombudsman 70007,3536.
-
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- Disclaimer
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- Users of WINFOIL must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- "WINFOIL is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed
- or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability
- and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages,
- direct or consequential, which may result from the use of WINFOIL."
-
-
- Introduction
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- Winfoil was originally released in September 1993 as version 1.0. A new
- version 1.5 was released in December 1993.
- This version replaces all other versions. Winfoil has been totally rewritten
- using Microsofts' Visual Basic and Microsofts' Access Database Engine.
-
- Listed below are the features provided by the previous versions which are
- also included in version 2.0.5;
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- Print airfoils sections in metric or imperial dimensions.
- Print one per page or automatically adjust to print more than one per page.
- Print airfoils for a range of chord lengths.
- Print airfoil name, grid, chord length and coordinates.
- Print to the windows clipboard.
- Store airfoil lift, drag and pitching moment coefficients for airfoil
- comparison and selection.
- Export airfoil data for input into other programs.
- Online help.
- Context sensitive Help. Press the Function Key F1 to select help on the
- currently selected feature within WINFOIL or press the HELP button.
- Faster screen redraws
- Improved user interface - toolbars
- Print Airfoils larger than page size.
- CAD like user interface screens to design wings and airfoils
- Design wings or tails of any shape. Winfoil will automatically determine
- rib lengths.
- Airfoil thickness shown
- Airfoil thickness variation allowed for printing.
- Different airfoil sections can be selected for a wing design. Winfoil will
- automatically print the airfoil sections along the span.
- Automatic calculation of area, aspect ratio and mean aerodynamic chord.
- Comments can now be entered for each airfoil.
- Airfoil data import capability.
- Horizontal and vertical tail sizing calculations for conventional aircraft
- configurations.
- Reynolds number calculation in air and water.
- Print wing planform . Left , right or both panels.
- Print wing specifications and rib lengths.
- Use windows calculator from within Winfoil to perform scaling calculations
- Enter wing coordinates from the keyboard
- DXF file output for airfoils and ribs
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- The following new features are provided with version 2.0.5;
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- Soartech Airfoil Coordinate Import capability.
- Enhanced Airfoil editing.
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- There are no restricted functions in the unregistered version and full
- online help is provided. Ten airfoils are provided in the unregistered
- version.
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- Please Note this program is Shareware. It is not Freeware. You are permitted
- to try the program for a maximum of 30 days after which you are expected to
- send a registration fee to the author. Registered users will receive my
- thanks , a receipt and a registered version of WINFOIL with 120 airfoils.
- Registered users will also receive a free WINFOIL upgrade when available.
- The upgrade will include new features and extra airfoils.
-
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- Registration can be made as follows;
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- 1. Compuserve (GO SWREG) Registration ID : 6441
- Fee $18 US (Australia/New Zealand)
- $28 US (All other countries).
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- 2. Cheque or Money order (Australia only) $25 (Australian Dollars)
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- 3. International money order $18 US (New Zealand)
- $28 US (All other countries).
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- Registered users will receive a registered version of Winfoil with 120
- airfoils.
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- The unregistered version of this program may be distributed freely and
- a minimal cost may be charged to cover disk duplication costs only.
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- For Postal Orders please see Registration details and order form in the
- HELP menu in Winfoil or write to
-
- MALCOLM HARDY
- 6 TIBOOBURRA ST
- ENGADINE NSW 2233
- AUSTRALIA
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- Phone (AH) (02) 548 2982
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- or Compuserve 100244,2132
- or malhardy@ozemail.com.au
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- System Requirements
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- Winfoil runs on any IBM or 100% compatible with the Intel 386,
- 486 or Pentium CPU and requires Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11 or Windows NT.
- At least 4 MB of memory and 3.5 MB of hard disk space is required.
- Graphics modes supported are; EGA , VGA , 8514/A and Hercules.
- Winfoil will print to any Windows supported printer and can run on a
- network.
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- Installation
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- 1. You will need to modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to run the DOS SHARE
- utility.After the path statement which has C:\DOS in it add the following
- line before the WIN command that starts Windows:
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- SHARE /L:500 /F:5100
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- If the /L or the /F setting to SHARE has a larger value than listed here,
- leave the setting as it is rather than reducing it.
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- Save the file and restart your computer.
- If you do not have an AUTOEXEC.BAT file, type C:\DOS\SHARE as a line
- in a text file and save it as AUTOEXEC.BAT then restart your computer.
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- 2. Run SETUP.EXE either by double clicking on the file whilst in FILE
- MANAGER or by using the RUN command from the FILE menu in PROGRAM MANAGER
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- eg; A:\SETUP
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- Select the source directory, Click on the CONTINUE button.
- Select the destination directory, Click on the CONTINUE button.
- You will be prompted to insert disk 2 after all disk 1 files are
- installed. You can cancel the installation process by clicking on the
- CANCEL button.
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- Bug Fixes and Enhancements
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- 17/1/95 Fixed Wing List 'Change Wing' function. Would only work if
- double clicked on the grid.
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- 17/1/95 Airfoil List, Coordinate List and Wing List are now sized
- according to the screen resolution. When Winfoil is run in
- SVGA and XGA modes the grids and buttons resize proportionally.
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- 19/1/95 Another fix required for screen sizing at different screen
- resolutions.
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- 19/1/95 Wing Cad Undo function (trash can icon) fixed. Was not undoing
- change until clicked a second time.
- Fixed mouse positioning when stretching a selected coordinate
- pair at high screen resolutions, was shifting the cursor left.
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- 14/2/95 Fix Registration form printing. Was defaulting to 5.25 disk.
- Also fixed switching to a different application when exiting
- this form.
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- 21/2/95 New DLL added (Winflprt) to stop printing problem on networks.
- Setup program modified to copy files to destination directory
- if copy to windows system directory is unsuccessful after
- version checking.
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- 10/4/95 Fix printing of wings. Sometimes 'array element' error was
- occuring.
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- 11/4/95 Added DXF file output for ribs and airfoils. DXF files can be
- read by other CAD programs (AutoCAD).
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- 6/5/95 Added Soartech Airfoil import capability. Shifted Import and
- Export functions to the FILE menu.
- Enhanced Airfoil editing in AIRFOIL CAD screen. Can now select
- coordinates for deletion or modification.
- 120 Airfoils provided for registered version.
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- 13/5/95 Fix airfoil coordinate edit screen. Fix airfoil coordinate
- delete function. Was previously using xupper coordinate
- as the index for selecting the coordinate. Aifoil Coordinate
- database table is indexed on the lower x coordinate.
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- 22/7/95 Version 2.0.5 release. New version handles different International
- language settings correctly. Printing of airfoils to DXF files
- fixed in Print Airfoil Screen. Camber and chord line plotted
- on screen.
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- 19/8/95 DXF file output fixed. Continuous lines incorrectly spelt. Autocad
- would not load the file. However DXF file would load in other CAD
- programs such as TurboCad.
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- 22/8/95 Vertical Tail sizing Graph was showing incorrect values when mouse
- clicked on graph for metric tail sizes.
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- File Packing List
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- Disk1
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- compressed uncompressed
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- apiguide.dl_ apiguide.dll Number conversion
- chkshare.dl_ chkshare.dll Checks if Share is loaded
- commdlg.dl_ commdlg.dll Common Dialog DLL
- ctl3d.dl_ ctl3d.dll 3D Dialog box DLL
- file_id.diz file_id.diz Program description File
- gswdll.dl_ gswdll.dll Graphic Server DLL
- msaes110.dl_ msaes110.dll MS Access Database DLL
- msajt110.dl_ msajt110.dll MS Access Database DLL
- setupkit.dl_ setupkit.dll Setup Kit DLL
- vbdb300.dl_ vbdb300.dll Visual Basic Database DLL
- vbrun300.dl_ vbrun300.dll Visual Basic Runtime DLL
- ver.dl_ ver.dll Version stamping DLL
- winflprt.dl_ winflprt.dll Winfoil Print DLL
- gsw.ex_ gsw.exe Graphic Server program
- setup1.ex_ setup1.exe Setup1 EXE - called by setup.exe
- setup.exe setup.exe Setup program
- setup1.ini setup1.ini Setup program INI file
- readme.txt readme.txt Readme documentation
- cbk.vb_ cbk.vbx Callback VBX
- cmdialog.vb_ cmdialog.vbx Common Dialog VBX
- graph.vb_ graph.vbx Graph VBX
- grid.vb_ grid.vbx Grid VBX
- spin.vb_ spin.vbx Spin Button VBX
- threed.vb_ threed.vbx Three-D effects VBX
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- Disk2
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- compressed uncompressed
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- file_id.diz file_id.diz Program description File
- winfoil.ex_ winfoil.exe Winfoil EXE
- winfoil.hl_ winfoil.hlp Winfoil Help file
- winfoil.md_ winfoil.mdb Winfoil MS Access Database
- vsvbx.vb_ vsvbx.vbx VSVBX VBX
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- Trademarks
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- VISUAL BASIC, ACCESS and WINDOWS are trademarks of
- the Microsoft Corporation.
- AutoCAD is a trademark of AUtoDesk Inc.
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