.help1
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│                       HOW PlanFINDER WORKS                                 │
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│       PlanFINDER first let's the customer order their priorities from      │
│    1 to a maximum of 18. The top priority is always size (total            │
│    square feet of living area). Size must be larger than 400 sq.ft         │
│    but smaller than 32,000 sq.ft. PlanFINDER then proceeds to search       │
│    your plan library for plans that fit the customers specifications       │
│    as best as possible. The more plans you have in your library - the      │
│    better chance of finding a house that fits the priorities. The          │
│    plans are then displayed on the screen in order of most features in     │
│    common with the prospective buyers priorities down to the plan with     │
│    the least similiarities. You can scroll through these plans simply      │
│    by touching the appropriate key shown on the screen. Refer to the       │
│    appendix for a list of the functions of the various keys.               │
│                                                                            │
│       With the vast number of possible combinations of features, it is     │
│    impossible to have a floor plan that fits every possible order of       │
│    priorities. Rather than arbitrarily adding floor plans that fit all     │
│    features, the library is a collection of select floor plans currently   │
│    being used by active builders.                                          │
│                                                                   more...  │
│                                                                            │
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│       Once all the customers priorities have been selected, press F2 to    │
│    display the first plan in the search. Once in search mode, pressing     │
│    F3 will advance ot the next slide, F4 will go to the previous slide.    │
│    (A 'slide' is the image on the screen. For a two story plan, there      │
│    will be three slides: the first floor, the second floor, and the        │
│    elevation slide.) For quick reference, the keys used during the search  │
│    and display operation are as follows :                                  │
│                                                                            │
│       F1   HELP.              Pressing F1 gives these help screens.        │
│                                                                            │
│       F2   COMMENCE  SEARCH.  This option starts the search for designs    │
│                               that meet the CUSTOMER PRIORITIES.           │
│                                                                            │
│       F3   CHANGE PRIORITY.   This option allows you to change the feature │
│                               of a priority choice you have already made.  │
│                                                                            │
│       F4   DELETE PRIORITY.   This option allows you to delete a priority  │
│                               from your list of chosen features.           │
│                                                                            │
│       ESC  MAIN MENU.         This key returns you to the main menu.       │
│                                                                            │
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.help3
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│    HOW TO WORK PlanFINDER                MAIN VIEWING SCREEN INFORMATION   │
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│       This is the main viewing screen for use within PlanFINDER V2.0.      │
│    Following is a list of the various keys used in PlanFINDER, and a       │
│    brief description of their function:                                    │
│                                                                            │
│       F1   HELP.           Pressing F1 gives these help screens.           │
│                                                                            │
│       F2   UTILITY HELP.   Pressing F2 shows you the following             │
│                            additional utilities for the keys shown.        │
│                                                                            │
│                                  *** PLEASE NOTE ***                       │
│                            All of the key actions below are executed       │
│                            when the slide image is being displayed.        │
│                                   ******************                       │
│                                                                            │
│                    D       CREATE A .DXF FILE. This command creates a      │
│                            .DXF file of the current slide.                 │
│                                                                            │
│                    H       PLOT A PLAN.  FILE. This command creates an     │
│                            HPGL compatible plot (.PLT) file and sends it   │
│                            to the plotter on LPT1.                         │
│                                                                            │
│                    P       PRINT A PLAN. This command sends a graphics     │
│                            screen dump to your printer.                    │
│                                                                            │
│                    W       ORDER WORKING DRAWINGS. This command loads the  │
│                            order form for ordering the actual working      │
│                            AutoCAD .DWG files.                             │
│                                                                            │
│                    I       ZOOM IN. This command enlarges the viewing      │
│                            cross-section of the current slide.             │
│                                                                            │
│                    O       ZOOM OUT. This command reduces the viewing      │
│                            cross-section of the current slide.             │
│                                                                            │
│                ARROW       DIRECTIONAL PAN. This command allows you to     │
│                 KEYS       freely pan 1/2 screen in the arrows direction.  │
│                                                                            │
│                    R       RESTORE INITIAL VIEW. This command restores     │
│                            the initial view, in the event you pan or       │
│                            zoom out of view on accident.                   │
│       F3   NEXT VIEW.      This command takes you to the next slide in     │
│                            the search, if any.                             │
│                                                                            │
│       F4   PREVIOUS VIEW.  This command takes you to the slide viewed      │
│                            previously, if any.                             │
│                                                                            │
│       ESC  MAIN MENU.      This key takes you back to the CUSTOMER         │
│                            PRIORITY selection menu.                        │
│                          <any key to continue...>                          │
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.help4
