   Copyright (C) Professional Power Cadd, Inc.
   Version 6.5.0w


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    WELCOME TO PROFESSIONAL POWER CADD 
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   This document will explain the following:

   What is ProCadd
   What the Installation Has Done
   Starting the Program
   Quick Tour
   Release Notes
   How To Order
   ProCadd Drafting Features
   ProCadd Command and Control Utilities
   ProCadd Precision Positioning



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    WHAT IS PROCADD ? 
   


   Professional Power Cadd is a computer aided design and drafting
   software system introduced as a user tailored program written
   specifically for the engineer, architect, designer, draftsman, or 
   novice user.

   Professional Power Cadd is the most powerful and easiest to use Cadd 
   program available today.



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   DISCOVER THE POWER of PROFESSIONAL POWER CADD
   


   YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT TO USE THIS PROGRAM.

   Professional Power Cadd was originally developed to fill a need that 
   was unfulfillable by any other program.  As is common today, a 
   majority of Cadd programs are slow, clumsy and complicated.  As the 
   years have gone by and customer demands have increased, the 
   traditional packages have added on to the existing program's 
   foundation making their packages top heavy, bulky and loosely 
   footed.


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   In 1985, when no commercial Cadd program with the power and 
   versatility that a successful business required was available, the 
   author of Professional Power Cadd set out to fill that need for his 
   own operations.

   His primary goal was the development of a Cadd package that was 
   above all else, simple to use.

   ProCadd requires NO SCHOOLING whatsoever.

   Within a few short minutes, the novice user can begin to draw basic
   elements which would take days or weeks to achieve on other 
   programs.

   ProCadd's registered version 7.0.0 is compatible with most graphics 
   programs including Corel Draw 3.0.  Corel can directly import 
   ProCadd drawings and manipulate them to wrap, stretch, graphically 
   accentuate or add 3D.
   
   Version 7.0.0 includes the Corel Draw 3.0 interface.

   ProCadd is currently used in construction, manufacturing, 
   engineering, design and development in fields including residential, 
   commercial, electronics, electro-mechanical, marine and aerospace.

   At the end of this document is a features list.  If there is any 
   doubt about the Absolute Abilities of Professional Power Cadd please 
   take a moment to review them and compare.

   In the following dialogue we will discuss the installation of 
   ProCadd and walk you through a brief overview of samples prepared to 
   give the new user an idea of the power of ProCadd.

   
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   WHAT THE INSTALLATION HAS DONE
   


   As a result of installing ProCadd, you,ve been given a number of 
   files including the program, drawing files, symbol files, session 
   files, help files, plotter drivers, fonts and various documents as 
   described below.

        1.  cadmanul.txt - ProCadd Operations Manual text file
            The manual formed in popular word processor formats is 
            available on the ProCadd BBS.



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        2.  relnotes.txt - The Release Notes document includes product
            information including update information.

        3.  1st_info.txt - This document contains price and ordering 
            information.

        4.  params.txt - This document is a description of the 
            available custom program options as can be inserted in the 
            Parameters File.  This information is also available in 
            Appendix D of the ProCadd Oprerations Manual.


   ProCadd's installation routine will also create directories as 
   required as well as install and prepare all files necessary.

   The directories created will be as follows:

       \CAD650    ->  program, text, and help files
             \drawings  ->  drawing file storage
             \session   ->  parameter and entity files
             \plotters  ->  printer and plotter drivers
             \fonts     ->  font type files
             \symbols   ->  symbol file storage
             \stdparts  ->  parts file storage
                         

   As a matter of interest we have listed below the file by file 
   contents of these dirctories so that verification of completness
   can be ascertained.

   \CAD650        \drawings        \session      \fonts 

    cad.exe         sampelec.dwg    dnm.ses       f0.s
    1st_info.txt    sampfil.dwg     ent.ses       f1.s
    cad.ico         samphous.dwg    kotek3        f1.w
    caddstar.phd    samplay.dwg     kotek4
    cadmanul.txt    sampsen.dwg     params
    params.txt      samptxt.dwg     sp.ses
    phdr.exe                        sym.ses
    procad.bat                      mary3
    relnotes.txt                    mary4
    install.txt








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   \plotters      \symbols         \stdparts

    hi             electsym.sym     <empty>
    hp             mecansym.sym
    pr
    sp



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   HOW TO START
   


   While installing ProCadd, you were asked to choose whether to allow 
   the installation routine to create a C:\CAD650 directory for your 
   program files or to specify an alternate location.

   Assuming that the default was acceptable, you can go to your hard 
   disk drive C by typing from the DOS prompt, "C:" and "enter".  This 
   will take you to, if you're  not already there, the C drive.

   Go to the \CAD650 directory by typing "cd" for change directory and 
   without any spaces "\CAD650" and the "enter".

   To confirm your present location, type "cd" and "enter".  Your 
   current location will display at the prompt.  This should be 
   C:\CAD650>.

   To begin the program, type "procad" and "enter".

   The program will start and the active drawing will load as a sample.

   Note that if there is not a mouse driver present, the program will 
   not start.



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   QUICK TOUR
   


   In your \CAD650\drawings directory we have installed a set of sample
   drawings to give you an idea of some of ProCadd's capabilities.





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   The first one that you see after installation and execution is a
   cross section of a sensor valve.

   Feel free to play with it as you wish.

   If you should exit ProCadd without saving the drawing it will be
   automatically stored as the "active file" and it will appear upon
   re-entering the program.

   This sensor drawing is saved in your \drawings sub-directory with 
   the name "sampsen.dwg".

   In order to see the sample drawing as it actually is and likewise 
   would plot, the text must be displayed in real form.  At any time 
   you can go to the text menu by clicking on "TEXT" from the main 
   menu.  Click on "FAST TEXT".  This will reload the drawing with the 
   text reappearing in a real scaled and styled text mode.  This mode 
   is handy in visualizing the actual text as stored.  This is called 
   "REAL TEXT" mode.   This mode taxes the computer's resources, 
   however, so normally you might prefer to operate in the "FAST TEXT" 
   mode. 

   To get back to the main menu click on the sub menu title at the top 
   of the menu section or press escape.

   Now let's take a look at another sample drawing.

   Go to the "DWG FILES" menu by clicking on this menu item.

   Click on "GET DRAWING".

   A selection of the contents of your  \DRAWINGS directory will 
   appear.

   Select "samphous.dwg" with your mouse and then click on "GET 
   DRAWING" at the bottom of the screen.

   A sample drawing of a house plan will be retrieved and loaded for 
   you.

   Notice that beneath the Drawing File menu items is what we call the 
   Window View Locator.  This section tells you that the current view 
   of the drawing is at 1/128 real size.  This is a magnification 
   indicator. 






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   Click on the number "4" at the top of the Locator.  Notice that the 
   drawing reloads zoomed x4 ending up at 1/32 size.  Similarly 
   clicking on 1/4 will return it to 1/128. 

   Next click on the edge of the Window View Locator's rectangle 
   outline.  This will take you directly to the "WINDOW" function menu.  
   With your mouse zoom in x4 again  so that you can see some specifics 
   of the drawing.  Click on a point of the drawing and notice how the 
   drawing reloads with that point as the new center of the screen.  If 
   you click repeatedly at one side of the drawing, it will continually 
   redraw moving each time to that side.  This is called "Panning".

   Notice that the rectangle within the rectangle of the Window View 
   Locator moves with each pan.  The smaller rectangle represents the 
   view within the larger drawing represented by the outside of the 
   Locator.

   The next sample drawing is an electrical connection and layout 
   schematic that will give you an idea of the versatility of 
   ProCadd.

   From the Drawing Files function menu item select get "GET DRAWING" 
   and pick the drawing file "sampelec.dwg" from your drawings 
   directory.

   Notice that ProCadd has been used to create a graphic representation 
   and schematic, depicting an appropriate connection scheme to be used 
   as a assembly drawing.

   Next let's take a look at some samples of text available the ProCadd 
   user. 

   Use the same "GET DRAWING" sub function within the "DWG FILES" sub 
   set and load the "samptxt.dwg" sample file.

   Assuming that you are still in Fast Text mode, the text will appear 
   with the half rectangle outlines indicating an outline of their Real 
   Text size.

   Return to the "TEXT" function menu and toggle to "REAL TEXT" for an 
   accurate visualization.  While in the text mode you can move or edit 
   any of the text by selecting that text with your mouse and then 
   using standard text editing methods to change letters or the 
   variable parameters in the menu section to change the size or style.

   To move text click on the "MOVE TEXT" menu item and drag the string 
   to any position you like.



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   It is important that you press enter whenever you've finished 
   editing, to indicate that you're done.

   Also, when editing, the Fast Text mode makes it much easier.

   After you've finished practicing with text editing, go back to the 
   Drawing Files menu and load a file named "sampfil.dwg".

   Here is a sample of various filling, shading and sectioning that can 
   be done in the "SECTION" function menu set.

   Next load a file named "samplay.dwg". 
   
   We've given you this drawing as a demonstration of layers.  Layers 
   are groups of elements that may be drawn within a drawing and used 
   as overlays to be added or removed.  Different component types might 
   be drawn on different layers.

   Once this sample is loaded, go to the "WINDOW" function menu.

   The different colored bars in the sample are on layers two through 
   six. 

   At the  attributes menu click on "Layer 2" and it will toggle off. 
   Click on "RELOAD" or press "CTRL-R" and notice that the top yellow 
   bar disappears.  Toggle Layer 2 on again and Reload and it comes 
   back.

   You can do likewise with other layers three through six. 

   If the layer status of an element is unknown, you can go to the 
   "ATTRIBUTES" function menu and point out the element in question.  
   The descriptive parameters will alter to indicate the Attributes of 
   the object element.

   To begin drawing one of your own, go to the Drawing Files menu and 
   select "New Drawing".  Once selected you will have the option of 
   toggling between "US UNITS" and "METRIC UNITS" as a standard for 
   your drawing.

   Click on Drawing Files header on the menu to return to the main menu 
   and select a drawing function such as Line.  Instead of returning to 
   the main menu you could have simply pressed "F1" for Line to take 
   you directly there.  Here you can practice drawing lines using 
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   Likewise use other function to draw Rectangles, Circles, Ellipses, 
   Spline Curves, Fillets, etc...

   Hopefully you have enough to begin understanding and using ProCadd.

   Included in your program files is a file named "cadmanul.txt" which  
   you can read with any text editor or word processor.

   This file contains a complete operations manual with system 
   requirements.

   Also while in ProCadd you can click on the "HELP" item on the menu 
   or press CTRL-F1 and go directly to our on-line help menu where you 
   can get help on all user functions.
   
   If you still need assistance please feel free to contact us via our 
   support BBS or voice lines.



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   RELEASE NOTES FOR PROCADD VERSION 6.5.0
   






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   HOW TO ORDER
   


   Call or write.

       Professional Power Cadd Development Group
       P.O. Box 24967
       New Orleans, LA  70184-4967

       Voice and FAX      (504) 394-9557
       BBS                (504) 393-8664

   Included in your program files is "1st_info.txt".  This document 
   contains ordering information including pricing.





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  POWER DRAFTING FEATURES
  


       LINE DRAWING AND POSITION ASSISTS

         Two Points Defined
         Point and Slope Defined
         Chained Point Lines
         Direction and Distance Defined
         Isometric Limited Lines
         Tangent To Limiters
         Four and Eight Directions Limits
         MidPoint Precision Locator
         Four and Eight Directions Limits
         MidPoint Precision Locator
         EndPoint Precision Locator
         Ghost Assist


       RECTANGLE DRAWING AND ASSISTS

         Diagonal Point and Point Defined
         Center and Point Defined
         Concentric Rectangles
         Ghost Assist


       CIRCLE DRAWING AND POSITION ASSISTS

         Center and Radius Defined
         Center and Perimeter Defined
         Three Point Perimeter Defined
         Radius and Tangent Defined
         Radius and Two Point Perimeter Defined
         Concentric Circles
         Precision Circle Center Positioning
         Ghost Assist


       ARC DRAWING AND ASSISTS

         Two EndPoint and Perimeter  Defined
         Two EndPoint and Radius Defined
         Two Tangent Defined
         Ghost Assist



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       ELLIPSE CREATION 

         Center and Point Defined
         Center and Ratio and Rotation Defined
         Elliptic Arcs
         Elliptic Arc Modification


       DEFINITION AND CREATION OF SPLINE CURVES

         Spline Notation
         Spline Manipulation
         EndPoint Slope Specific Splines


       FILLET DRAWING FUNCTION

         Custom Radius Definition


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   POWER COMMAND AND CONTROL UTILITIES
   


       GLOBAL SETTINGS

         Unlimited Drawing Area
         Real World Grid Coordinate System
         Floating Point Format
         User Defined Default Line Structures
         User Defined Default Line Widths
         Flex Layer Assignment and Control
         Selectable Drawing Board Color Assignments
         Custom Definable Screen Sizing
         Global Coordinate Origination Selection
         Global Rescaling


      WINDOW ON THE DRAWING

         Window View Locator
         Window Panning
         Instant Zoom and Fallback
         View Size By Boundary
         View Size By Dimension
         Magnification Constant



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      GROUPING FOR TEMPORARY OPERATIONS

         Individual Element Definition
         Block Group Assignment
         Group Saving
         Group Rotation
         Group Mirroring
         Group Copying
         Group Translation
         Group Attribute Assignment
         Global Assignment


      COMBINING AS PERMANENT GROUPS

         Permanent Group Assignment
         Combination Manipulation


      SECTIONING AND FILLING

         Area Section Lining
         Element Defined Boundaries
         Point Defined Boundaries
         Sectioning Spacing Control
         Filling an Area


      ROTATE UTILITY

         Rotating Elements
         Rotating Groups
         Mirroring
         New Center Selection


      COPY UTILITY

         Copying Elements
         Copying Groups
         Copying to Form Arrays
         Rotating Copies
         Repeating Copies
         Repeating a Number of Copies
         Repeating Copies to Fill a Distance
         Vertical and Horizontal Copy Placement Limits




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         Ghost Assist
         Copying Others Relative to the Original
         Fast Drag


      MOVING ELEMENTS, ENTITIES OR GROUPS

         Moving Groups
         Moving to a Plumb Line
         Moving to a Level Line
         Vertical and Horizontal Limits
         Extending Lines to Moved Element
         Reconnecting Lines to Moved Element
         Moving Others Relative to the Original
         Ghost Assist
         Fast Drag


      TRANSLATION FUNCTION

         Element Translation 
         Group Translation
         Rotating the Translation
         Mirroring the Translation
         New Center Selection
         Fast Drag
         Repeat Translation
         Translate Others Relative to the Original



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   PROCADD PRECISION POSITIONING
   


       POSITION FACILITIES

         Real World Grid Coordinate System
         Floating Point Format
         X and Y Coordinate Positioning
         Accu-center  Positioning
         Precision EndPoint and MidPoint Location
         Precision Alignment and Intersection Point Locating
         Power Porting for Custom Restrictions
         Dynamic Floating Adjustable Grid




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         Vector Specific Locating
         Previous Point Finder and Lock
         Auto Accu-Resolutioning


       DISTANCE FACILITIES

         Geometric Interpretation
         Comparative Emulation
         Numeric Specific
         U.S. or Metric Standard


       DIRECTION FACILITIES

         Comparative OffSet
         Rose/Compass Selection
         Numeric Specific
         Geometric Interpretation



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   PROCADD SPECIAL FEATURES
   


       ON SCREEN HELP

         Point For Info Help Menu
         Complete Cross-referenced Operations Help


       DIMENSION FUNCTION

         U.S. or Metric Standard
         Parallel Dimension Calculation
         Vertical Component Dimensioning
         Horizontal Component Dimensioning
         Dimension Labeling Manipulation
         Scaled Dimension Labels
         Angular Dimension Calculation
         Radial Dimension Calculation
         Arc Length Circumfrential Measurement
         Adjustable Specific Notation Minimum
         Internal or External Arrow Indicators
         Dimension Notation Relocation
         Dimension Component Color  Selection


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       TEXT EDITING AND INSERTION

         Standard Text Edit Routines
         Text Moving
         Text Rotation
         Scalable Fonts
         Fast Text Mode
         Left/Center/Right Justification
         Bold/Underline/Italics Selection
       
       
       DISPLAYABLE ATTRIBUTES

         Sixteen User Defined Color Selections
         Elements Specific Color Selection
         Eight Variable Line Structure Toggled Options
         User Defined Temporary or Default Line Widths
         Variable Width Toggled Options
         120 Selectable Layers
         Global Attribute Alteration
         Individual Attribute Query


       PLOTTING YOUR DRAWINGS

         Pen Color Assignment
         Temporary Defining or Altering Line Structures
         Temporary Defining or Altering Line Widths
         All Side Margin Control
         Scaling Definition and Identification
         Best Fit
         Paper Orientation Control
         Over 100 Plotters Supported
         Plot Analysis
         Paper Selection Assistance


       PRINTING YOUR DRAWINGS

         Print Available in Registered Versions
         Over 100 Printers Supported


       PARTS LIBRARY

         Unlimited Parts Storage
         Auto Parts File Name Generation



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         Multi Definable Parts Sort Parameters
         Parts Insertion
         Parts Interface With Bill Of Materials
         Parts Number and Revision Definition
         Part Sort Filters


       SYMBOL SETS

         Symbol Retrieval by Picture or Description
         Symbol Set Grouping at 384 Per File
         Unlimited Symbol File Storage
         Symbol Scaling and Manipulation
         Combining Symbol Sets
         Auto Symbol File Name Generation
         Symbol Sort Filter


       DRAWING ARCHIVES

         Unlimited Drawing Storage 
         Combining Drawings on Retrieval
         Drawing Number and Revision Definition
         Multi Definable Sort Parameters
         Drawing Find
         Drawing Sort Filter



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   PROCADD ADAPTS TO YOUR ENVIRONMENT
   

       HARDWARE FRIENDLY

         Supports GA 1280 x 1024 or VESA Standard
         Auto Detect FallBack Video Mode to CGA
         MS DOS 3.3 Will Do
         Only 640k required
         Auto Incorporation of Expanded and Extended Memory
         Only 2 Meg Needed on Your Hard Disk









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