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Help definition for LaunchCAD v 3.7

*B 1,Help Index

    Valid keys in pulldown menus:

    Arrow Keys - movement of selection bar
    [Left Mouse Button] or...
    [Enter]    - selects menu item under bar
    [Right Mouse Button] or...
    [Esc]      - backup 1 menu or exits from top menu.
    [AltX]     - Immediately exit program
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    Help   ▌ ^ACAD^         ^About^         ^Configure^
    Index  ▌ ^Directory^    ^Extra^         ^Editing Keys^
           ▌ ^Files^        ^File Lists^    ^Mouse^
           ▌ ^OS Shell^     ^Scripts^       ^Utility^
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    Press [Esc] to exit help.
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*B 2,Action
    ■ acTion

    Select which AutoCAD Main Menu option to execute.
    These selections correspond to the AutoCAD opening
    menu selections.

    New          - Edit a new drawing. A prototype
                   drawing can be slected from the
                   "Extra" menu
    Existing     - Select an existing drawing to edit.
    Plot         - Select a drawing file to plot.
    Printer Plot - Select a drawing file to printer plot.

    Batch operations can be performed on a list of files by
    using a script file with a file list for these three
    selections.
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    ■ acTion

    Configure      - Configure AutoCAD
    File Utilities - AutoCAD's file utilities
    Compile Shape/ Font file - Select a .SHP file to compile
                               to a .SHX file

    Release 11 functions:

    Convert old drawing
    Recover Damaged Drawing


    See Also:   ^File Lists^   ^Directory^   ^Help Index^
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*B 3,Files

    ■ Files

    Select a path and drawing file for  AutoCAD to
    use.

    ^File Path^   - Enter a drive and directory.

    ^Directory^   - Pick an existing file from a list.

    New         - Type in a filename LaunchCAD will
                  add the .DWG file extention to
                  the name that you enter.

    Clear       - Close any file list that is active.

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    ■ File Utilities

    Erase       - erase a file on disk

    ^Copy^        - copy a file

    Rename      - rename a file

    eXecute     - select another program to run


    See Also:   ^Help Index^
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*B 4,ACAD

    ■ ACAD

    Launch AutoCAD - Start AutoCAD with the file(s)
                     and parameters that you have
                     selected. A script file is created
                     by LaunchCAD to execute those
                     commands then AutoCAD is started.

    Run AutoCAD Directly - Start AutoCAD with no action
                           ignoring any selected files
                           or actions.



    See Also:   ^Help Index^
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*B 5,Extra

    ■ Extra

    Prototype Drawing - Select a drawing prototype for
                        a new drawing.
    Initial command   - A command which AutoCAD will
                        execute once your drawing has
                        been loaded.
    Script file       - A script to execute after the
                        drawing has loaded.


    See Also:   ^Help Index^
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*B 6,Utility

  ■ Utility

  Delete .BAK Files - Erases from the current directory.
  View a Slide      - View an AutoCAD .SLD (slide) file.
  View a Drawing    - View an AutoCAD .DWG (drawing) file.
  Edit a File       - Edit an ASCII (text) file.
  View a File       - View an ASCII (text) file.
  Run Utility       - Run a user specified Utility program

  These utilities must be specified during configuration and
  located in the current directory or in a path DOS can find

  See Also:   ^Help Index^
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*B 7,OS Shell

    ■ DOS

    You may temporarily exit to DOS or optionally
    specify a DOS command to perform (similar to the
    AutoCAD SH or SHELL commands). LaunchCAD can swap
    all but about 700 bytes of its own memory to disk
    or EMS/XMS to provide a large memory space for you
    to run other programs while shelled out. The prompt
    is also changed to remind you to enter EXIT to
    return.


    See Also:   ^Help Index^
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*B 8,Configure

    ■ Configure LaunchCAD


  ■ External programs - enter the command that will
    execute the DOS utility programs external to
    LaunchCAD.

  ■ ^CAD program^  - the filename that you wish to execute
    to start AutoCAD.

  ■ ^Directories^  - default directories for drawing and
    other files.

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    ■ Configure LaunchCAD (contd)

  ■ Default script filename - the script file will
       be used for file lists if one has not been
       selected in the "Extra" menu.

  ■ Background fill character

  ■ Color set - Select one of three color sets

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    ■ Configure LaunchCAD (contd)

  ■ Mouse mode - FULL: free mouse cursor
                 KEYS: Mouse will simulate cursor
                       keys
                 NONE: disable mouse

  ■ Shell swap mode - Select Swap to make additional
                      memory available for utility
                      programs executed from LaunchCAD.


  See Also:   ^Help Index^
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*B 9,Directory
    ■ Directory

    Letter key   - find name with same first letter
    Up/Down      - move up/down
    Tab/Lt/Rt    - move to dir/file window
    PgUp/PgDn    - move up/down a page
    Home/End     - move to top/bottom file name
    Alt-D        - select disk drive
    Alt-S        - select file sort method
    Alt-F        - popup file description window
    Escape       - Exit - no file selected
    spacebar     - tag file
    Enter        - Select file, or directory
    <Ctrl>Enter  - Select tagged files as file list

    See Also:  ^File Lists^  ^File Description^  ^Help Index^
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*B 10,Editing Keys

          The following keys are active in data
          entry fields:

          ■ Cursor Movement

          Arrow keys      - cursor movement
          Ctrl-LeftArrow  - word left
          Ctrl-RightArrow - word right
          Home            - beginning of field
          End             - end of line/field
          Ctrl-Home       - beginning of first field
          Ctrl-End        - end of last field
          Tab             - next field
          Shift-Tab       - previous field
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          ■ Inserting and Deleting


          Ins             - toggle insert mode
          Del             - delete character at cursor
          BackSpace       - delete character left
          Ctrl-BackSpace  - delete word left
          Ctrl-T          - delete word right
          Ctrl-U          - delete to end of field
          Ctrl-Y          - delete to end of form
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          ■     Other Editing Keys


          Enter           - process current field
          Ctrl-Enter      - process all fields
          Ctrl-R          - restore field
          Esc             - abort data entry
          F2              - popup directory in at file prompt



          See Also:  ^Help Index^
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*B 11,Mouse


    ■ Mouse

    LaunchCAD supports three modes of mouse operation,
    a free floating mouse cursor, keystroke simulation,
    or the mouse can be disabled. In free floating mode
    the left mouse button selects the item under the
    mouse cursor. Pressing the right mouse button is the
    same as pressing the escape key.

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    ■ Mouse (continued)


    If a pick list is displayed, page up and page down
    can be selected by clicking the left mouse button
    while the cursor is on the top or bottom border of
    the window. In the directory window the "Select
    Drive" or "Select Sort" buttons can be executed with
    the left mouse button.


    See Also:  ^Help Index^
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*B 12,Shell Mode

    ■ Select a Shell Mode

    end        - save current drawing and select new file
    wend       - save current drawing and select new file
    quit       - quit current drawing and select new file
    lisp       - load and execute an AutoLISP program.
    insert     - insert a drawing file as a block.
    dxfin      - load a DXF file.
    dxbin      - load a DXB file.
    vslide     - view an AutoCAD SLD file.
    menu       - load an AutoCAD menu file.
    ESC / AltX - return to AutoCAD


    See Also:   ^Help Index^
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*B 13,Scripts


    ■ Scripts


    A script file can be selected that will be executed
    after the drawing loads. If a file list is active,
    then the script will be run for each drawing file.
    If you are using a script with a file list be sure
    to include commands to exit the drawing editor
    eg .END or .QUIT Y as the last line of the script.



    See Also:  ^Help Index^    ^File Lists^    ^Directory^
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*B 13,File Lists


    ■ File Lists


    A file list is created by marking drawing files from
    the directory window. Files are marked by pressing
    the space bar over the selected file. The space bar
    will toggle the mark (a diamond) next to the file
    name. Once all files are marked, press <Ctrl><Enter>
    to add the files to the file list. The file list can
    contain files from different drives and directories.



    See Also:   ^Help Index^   ^Directory^   ^Scripts^
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*B 14,Database
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*B 15,File Description

    ■ File Description


    The file description window is selected from the
    directory display with the Alt-F key. A short file
    description can be entered here by pressing Alt-E to
    pop up an entry window for each file. You can also
    select a file (and save any description changes) in
    this window pressing the Left Mouse Button, or by
    pressing [Enter]. The Right Mouse Button and [Escape]
    also will save any changes and then exit to the
    directory window.


    See Also:  ^Directory^   ^Help Index^
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*B 16,File Path


    ■ File Path

    Enter the full DOS path including drive and sub-
    directories. If the path does not exist then
    LaunchCAD will create a new directory.



    See Also:  ^Files^   ^Directory^    ^Help Index^
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*B 17,CAD Program

  ■ CAD Program Filename

  Enter the full path of the filename to execute (normally
  ACAD.EXE), if you wish to execute another program (eg "Big
  Shell" or SHROOM) then enter their file names here. NOTE:
  Only .EXE or .COM programs can be executed directly by
  LaunchCAD. If this field is blank LaunchCAD will exit after
  creating a script file. You must then execute AutoCAD from
  the next item of a batch file:

  LC %1
  ACAD ~ LC <or> ACAD ~ %USERNAME% <if on a network>

  See Also:   ^Help Index^    ^Directory^
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*B 18,Directories

    ■ Directories

  ■ Starting Directory - the directory from which
    AutoCAD will be executed. If this field is left
    blank, LaunchCAD will execute AutoCAD from the
    same directory as the selected drawing.

  ■ Default Directories - the following entries will
    set the default path to files. The directory window
    will display files from this directory when it first
    opens.
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  ■ Default Drawing directory -  *.DWG files

  ■ Default AutoLISP directory - *.LSP files

  ■ Default Menu directory -     *.MNX files

  ■ Default Block directory -    *.DWG files

    See Also:

    ^ACADCFG Directory^   ^File Path^   ^Help Index^
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*B 19,ACADCFG Directory

    ■ ACADCFG Directory

    If you wish to specify a directory for AutoCAD to
    use for storing a user specific configuration then
    enter that dirtectory here. This allows each user
    on a network to have a different AutoCAD configuration

    This is the same as the DOS command:

    SET ACADCFG=<your AutoCAD Config directory>

    Any directory specified will override any SET ACADCFG
    previously executed.

    See Also:   ^Help Index^    ^File Path^
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*B 20,About

    LaunchCAD, copyright 1988-91 Mountain Software
               all rights reserved


    LaunchCAD is shareware available from:

    Jerry Workman, PE
    Mountain Software
    1579 Nottingham Road
    Charleston, WV  25314
    ph 304-744-7748 (after 7:30PM eastern)


    Press Enter for ^Help Index^ or Esc to quit help
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*B 21,Copy

    ■ File cOpy

    First select a file to copy from the directory window.
    Then enter the filename and path to copy the file to.





    See Also:   ^Help Index^    ^Directory^
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