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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
╙149 + p&p + VAT (╙183.31). 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.