Thank you for choosing DeltaCad. DELTACAD INSTALLATION: Perform the following to install DeltaCad: 1) Start the Microsoft Windows operating system. 2) Insert the DeltaCad disk into floppy drive A: (or B:). Skip this step if DeltaCad was downloaded from a bulletin board. 3) If DeltaCad was downloaded from a bulletin board de-compress the archive file (PKUNZIP DTCAD20.ZIP). 4) In Program Manager choose Run from the File menu. If installing from a floppy disk type A:SETUP (or B:SETUP) in the Command Line box. If DeltaCad was downloaded from a bulletin board type the complete path name to the SETUP.EXE file. Then click the OK button with the mouse. 5) Follow the on-screen instructions to install DeltaCad. DeltaCad is a powerful, easy to learn CAD (Computer Aided Design) program designed to meet all of your CAD needs. It can produce accurately scaled architectural or mechanical drawings, or just pretty pictures to paste into your favorite word processor. DeltaCad is more than just a paint program, because you can edit, scale, move, rotate, copy, etc. individual objects, not just paint pixels. DeltaCad allows you to zoom in to draw fine details or zoom out to see the whole drawing. DeltaCad can be used for Drafting, House plans, Decks, Landscape design, Graphs & Charts, Presentations, Office or Furniture Layouts, Business Cards, Forms, Signs, Labels, Organization Charts, Flow Charts, Home or School projects, Maps, Schematics, Pretty Pictures, etc. DeltaCad includes the following features: 1. Simplified user interface makes it easy to learn and use. 2. On-Screen instructions help guide the user. 3. Context sensitive help system. 4. Draws accurately scaled pictures with absolute precision. 5. Draws points, lines, circles, ellipses, arcs, splines, text, dimensions, squares, rectangles, triangles, or any misc. shape (Filled or Empty). 6. Pastes pictures into your favorite word processor. 7. Creates solid, hidden, center, phantom, cutting, break, stitch, arrow, or double arrow lines. 8. Easily Zoom in and out and move to any part of the drawing. 9. Object snapping makes it easy to create drawings exactly to scale. 10. Edit, move, copy, mirror, rotate, scale, change color, change line type, change line weight of any object. 11. Undo the last operation with a single key stroke. 12. Edits any two lines to create a corner, radius, or chamfer. 13. Draws on up to 256 layers. 14. Comes complete with many sample drawings and libraries. 15. Supports Metric or English units in decimal or fractions. 16. Reads and writes .DXF files for compatibility with other CAD programs. 17. True 32 bit program for improved performance. 18. Print Preview shows what the print will look like. 19. Rubber banding helps show how objects will look as they are being drawn. 20. Objects may be grouped into a single object to save memory, and simplify the drawing. Groups may be easily edited or ungrouped. 21. Create Bill-of-Materials from grouped objects. DeltaCad is shareware and you are encouraged to pass a copy of DeltaCad along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of DeltaCad, a printed manual, and an authorization code to prevent DeltaCad from displaying registration reminder messages. The printed DeltaCad manual contains the same text as the DeltaCad on-line help system, except the manual contains a tutorial to help you learn DeltaCad, and the manual contains many pictures and figures for clarification. To register a copy of DeltaCad pick Register from the Help menu, fill in all of the information, pick the OK button to print your registration sheet, then mail the registration sheet and a proper remittance to the address shown. Except for the registration reminder messages the shareware and registered versions of DeltaCad are identical. This allows you to try the actual product, not just a demo version. ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS Midnight Software, Inc. is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. The Association of Shareware Professionals requires that all programs produced by its members are not "crippled". This allows you to test out the actual product, and assures you that the program will not quit working after a period of time. DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT Users of DeltaCad must accept this disclaimer of warranty: DeltaCad is supplied as is. Midnight Software, Inc. disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. Midnight Software, Inc. assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of DeltaCad. DeltaCad is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using DeltaCad and continue to use DeltaCad after a 30 day trial period, you must make a registration payment of $49.95 to Midnight Software, Inc. The $49.95 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. Commercial users of DeltaCad must register and pay for their copies of DeltaCad within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. If DeltaCad is used for more than 30 days on a computer network, then each computer which has access to DeltaCad must register a copy of DeltaCad Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Midnight Software, Inc., P.O. Box 77352, Seattle, WA 98177-0352, FAX 206-361-0796, or by picking "Register" from the "Help" menu and entering the number of computers at your site in the "Quantity" box. If DeltaCad is distributed for any kind of remuneration the distributor must agree to the following: 1) None of the original files may be changed in any way (except Compression software may be changed). 2) The packaging must contain a "Shareware Message" which indicates that the user will have to make an additional payment to the author for continued use of the program. This message may be worded any way desired as long as the intent is clear. 3) Midnight Software, Inc. must be notified, at the address shown above, that DeltaCad will be distributed per the terms of this agreement.