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Documentation for EDRAFTM  Version 3.1
Getting Started

Unzip files with PKUNZIP. There should be
the following files.
These include...
EDRAFTM.EXE
EDRAFTM.DOC
OBJL.DAT
DRAW.DAT
46 object files
11 drawing files
45 character files

To install Edraft to floppy
1. Insert formatted disk into drive A or drive B
2. Type A: or Type B:
3. Type MD DRAFT
4. Copy All files to A:\DRAFT or B:\DRAFT
                            or
5. PKUNZIP EDRAFT.ZIP A:\DRAFT

To install to hard disk
1. Type C:
2. Type MD DRAFT
3. Copy All files to C:\DRAFT
                        or
4. PKUNZIP EDRAFT.ZIP C:\DRAFT

Running EDRAFT
Make sure that DRAFT is the default directory.
To do this...
Type CD DRAFT
Once you are in the DRAFT directory type EDRAFT

Start up Screen
First you will be asked to enter distance across
the screen. Choose a distance based on the
largest anticipated size of the object to be drawn.
Next you will be asked to choose between a white
or dark background.
Note that the PAINT option is not available with
a white background.

Drawing Screen
At the top of the drawing screen X and Y distances
are displayed. The second line of the screen displays
the name of the item that is currently being drawn.
The third line on the screen displays current drawing
status.

Moving The Cursor
Mouse movement controls the drawing cursor.

Drawing a Line
To draw a line just move the cursor to the starting
point of the line and press the left mouse button
then move the cursor to the finishing location of the
line and press the left mouse button again.
Note that when you first press the left mouse button
the words PEN ON are displayed at the top of the
screen and also the X and Y distances are set to zero.
After the starting point of the line is MARKED the X and Y
distance values will change as the cursor is moved
around the screen.

Options List
The following commands listed in this document
can only be accessed through the options list.
To exit the Drawing mode and access the options
list press the right mouse button. Options are
displayed in the upper right hand corner of the
screen. Move the mouse up and down to scroll
through the options list. Once the desired
option is displayed press either the right or
left mouse button.

Change Color
This option is used to select the current line
color. 1-15 solid lines of various colors.16-30
dotted lines of various colors. Use the
mouse to scroll through the various colors.
Once the desired color is displayed, press
either the right or left mouse key.

Circle Functions
1. Full Circles Referenced From The Center
Choosing this option allows you to draw
full round circles. First the cursor is moved
to the center. Once the left mouse button is
pressed then the cursor is moved to any point
which is to end up on the outer circumference
then the left mouse button is pressed again.

2. Partial Circles Referenced From The Center
Choosing this function allows you to draw
partial circles. First the cursor is moved
to the center. Once the left mouse key
is pressed then the cursor is moved to
the starting point on the circumference.
Then the left mouse button is pressed
again. Then the cursor is moved to the
ending point on the circumference and the
left mouse button is pressed again. Keep
in mind that circles are drawn counter
clockwise so to draw a 1/4 circle between
9:00 and 12:00 the starting point on the
circumference should be at 12:00

3. Mark Circle Centers (toggle)
This function is used to display all circle
centers. Useful for centering one circle
inside of another or placing spokes inside
of a wheel.

Disk Functions
1. Load Drawing From Disk.
Choosing this option will cause a list of
drawings that have previously been saved
to be displayed on the screen. Just
choose the desired drawing and it will be
loaded into memory and ready to work with.

2. Save Drawing To Disk
Choosing this option will cause the current
drawing to be saved to disk. If the current
drawing does not have a name you will be
asked to give the drawing a name. If the
name of the drawing matches the name
of another drawing then the current
drawing will overwrite the other drawing
with the same name.You can make
multiple copies of a drawing by saving
the drawing under a new name.

3. Load Object From Disk.
Choosing this option will cause a list of
objects that have previously been saved
to be displayed on the screen. Just
choose the desired object and it will be
loaded into memory and ready to work
with.
(See Object Functions)

4. Save Object To Disk
Choosing this option you will be able to
select an object from the list of objects
that part of the current current drawing
to be saved to disk.This way objects
created in one drawing can be used in
another drawing.
(See Object Functions)
Note...
This option is not available
in the Freeware version
of this program.

Erase
Use this option to Erase previously drawn
sections of the drawing. After selecting this
option you then move the cursor to one
corner of the area to be erased. Then press
the left mouse button. You will then be asked
to move the cursor to the opposite corner of
the area to be erased. As you move the
cursor a box will be drawn between the
previously marked spot and the current
cursor location. Once the box completly
surrounds the section that you want erased
press the left mouse button. All lines that are
completly inside the box will be removed from
the drawing.
Note...
Objects or parts of objects cannot be erased.
Use the Remove Object option.

Measuring Distances
Although the X pos and Y pos indicators give
the distance from the last marked point. This
distance is only expressed in X and Y offsets.
This is adequate for measuring vertical and
horizontal distances. To measure the true
distance along a diagonal you must choose
the DISTANCE option from the options menu.
This will return the distance and angle from
the last measured point.

No Paint Toggle
This option toggles between painting and
not painting.When paint toggle is off
painted items will be displayed as
unpainted items.

Panning Around The Drawing
Once you have drawn some lines on the screen
you might want to pan around the drawing.To do
this choose the PAN option from the options list
and then press one of the arrow keys.
Up arrow pans up
Down arrow pans down
Right arrow pans right
Left arrow pans left

Objects
When working with Edraft you are either
drawing to the Main Drawing or you are
drawing to an object. This status is
indicated on the second line from the top
of the screen (Left hand side). If you were
editing a drawing called DECK1 and you
were editing the main drawing the drawing
status line would display...
DECK1 / MAIN DRAWING
If you were editing an object  called CHAIR
in the drawing DECK1 the drawing status
line would display...
DECK1 / CHAIR
What are objects ?
Objects are part of a drawing. Yet objects
are also independent of the main drawing.
Objects can be...
Moved
Rotated
hidden
displayed
copied
removed
without affecting the main drawing.
When objects are loaded from the object
list into a drawing, the object is set to the
scale of the main drawing.

Object functions
1. Start Object
Choose this function when you want to
start creating an object. You will be
prompted to give the object a name.
Object names should be precise.
Example
5/16 x 4in. Lag Bolt
is better than
Lag Bolt
Once you have supplied the object name
everything you draw from this point on
will be part of this object. When you have
finished drawing the object you can either
start a new object by choosing object
function 1 again or you can choose object
function 2. Stop editing current object.

2. Stop Editing Current Object
Choose this function when you have
finished drawing an object and you want to
return to drawing to the main drawing.

3. Move Object
Choose this function when you want to
re-locate an object. You will be asked to
choose the object from a list of objects
that are already part of the drawing. Once
you have chosen the object from the list
the drawing will be displayed with the
chosen object MARKED. Now move the
cursor to the spot where you want the
object MARK to be located and press
the right mouse button.

4. Rotate Object
Choose this function when you want to
rotate an object. You will be asked to
choose the object from a list of objects
that are already part of the drawing. Once
you have chosen the object from the list
You will be asked to enter the rotation
in degrees
Example...
-90 will rotate an object 1/4 turn
counter clockwise

5. Hide Object
Choose this function when you want to
hide an object. You will be asked to
choose the object from a list of objects
that are already part of the drawing. Once
you have chosen the object from the list
the object will not be displayed in the
drawing but will remain a part of the
drawing.

6. Re-display Object
Choose this function when you want to
display a previously hidden  object. You
will be asked to choose the object from a
list of objects that are already part of the
drawing. Once you have chosen the
object from the list. The object will be
displayed in the drawing.

7. Copy Object
Choose this function when an object
appears in a drawing more than once.
You will be asked to choose the object
from a list of objects that are already part
of the drawing. Once you have chosen
the object from the list the drawing will be
displayed with the chosen object MARKED.
Now move the cursor to the spot where you
want the duplicate object MARK to be
located and press the right mouse button.

8. Remove Object
This function is similar to the Hide Object
function except that objects that are
removed are no longer a part of the current
drawing unless they are re-loaded into
the drawing from disk.

Paint Function
Use this function to fill in an area with
solid color. You will be asked to choose
the color 1-15. Then move the cursor to
the middle of the area to be painted and
press the right mouse button.
Note...
Be sure that the area to be painted is
completely surrounded with solid lines
all of the same color or else paint will
be spilled into the rest of the drawing.

Print
Choosing this option causes the drawing
to be displayed in the CGA mode. You
may then use the DOS GRAPHICS
command to get a printout of the drawing.
Example...
1. Before running Edraft type the
    DOS command GRAPHICS and press
    ENTER
2. Run Edraft
3. Load a drawing
4. Choose the PRINT option
5. Once the drawing is displayed in the
    CGA mode press PRINT SCREEN.
6. Press the spacebar and you will be
    returned to the VGA mode.
Example #2...
1. Run Edraft
2. Load a drawing
3. Choose the SETTINGS option
4. Choose 1/4" = 1'
5. Once the drawing is displayed on the
    screen again choose the PRINT
    option.
6. When the drawing is displayed in the
    CGA mode press PRINT SCREEN.
7. Press the Down arrow and the next
    portion of the drawing will be displayed
8. Press PRINT SCREEN again.
9. Continue using the direction arrows
    and print screen key to print various
    sections of the drawing. These
    printouts can then be assembled
    into a large printout of the drawing

Quit
Use this option to return to DOS

Scribble
Use this option to draw a rough looking
(scribbled) line. Once this option is
selected the next line drawn will be
scribbled.

Settings
This option is used to change
zoom speed
pan speed
drawing scale
background color

Text
Use this option to add Text to a drawing
First select the height of  the text in inches.
Then select rotation angle of the text
0 degrees is normal right to left across the
screen (even if the drawing is rotated)
-90 degrees is bottom to top
90 degrees is top to bottom
and so on...
After you select the text angle just
start typing the text in. When you have
finished entering text press ENTER.
Note...
Keep in mind that text will be located
starting from where the cursor is
positioned.

Width (lines)
Choosing this option causes the program
two draw 2 parallel lines between marked
points instead of 1 line between marked
points. You select the distance between
the parallel lines.
Note...
See the drawing Demo 5 for examples
of parallel lines.

Zoom In
Using the mouse and left mouse button
you simply place a window around the
area that you want to see up close.

Zoom Out
Use this option to zoom out.

If you have any questions or comments
Write to
Astek Software
P.O. BOX 1271
DEWEY, AZ. 86327-1271
You may copy and distribute the Freeware
version of this program.


To obtain the registered version of this
program with all functions intact and an
expanded object library

Send $10
to ...
Astek Software
P.O. BOX 1271
DEWEY, AZ. 86327-1271

Be sure to specify  3 1/2 or  5 1/4 disk.