************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* LTplus AI-Architecture International Version 10 A - S E T U P | B - Q U I R K S | C - G E N E R A L H I N T S ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* A - S E T U P You have to install LTplus AI-Architecture into the Main-Directory of your IntelliCAD - see: #_Setup_Help.pdf Warning: DO NOT install your IntelliCAD in the subdirectory ..\Program Files ! This directory is set to read-only by Vista/Win7 (>Win7-ProgDir BUG). Because of this Vista/Win7-Bug, programs can't save user-data or pro- gram files in this directory after their installation. So, program- enhancements and -applications, like LTplus, will not properly work. Please Re-Install your IntelliCAD into any desired directory, like shown in our #_Setup_Help.pdf: "C:\Progesoft\progeCAD 2010", and NOT in the subdirectory ..\Program Files ! Example: IntelliCAD is installed in the directory "C:\Progesoft\progeCAD 2010" Then this is also the directory that you have to choose as the target folder, i.e. destination folder: < < < < < Where is Your IntelliCAD ? change the path to : "C:\Progesoft\progeCAD 2010" ************************************************************************* I M P O R T A N T : If your IntelliCAD-Version has an executable which is not named Icad.exe but bricscad.exe, zwcad.exe or s.th. else, then wait until the LTplus- Installation is completed. Then start your proprietary IntelliCAD and type at the prompt: "_script" "LTsetup.scr". This will finish the setup automatically. From now you can start your IntelliCAD normally... ************************************************************************* B - Q U I R K S All IntelliCADs have their little quirks, which are the main reason why an IntelliCAD is not 100% AutoCAD-Compatible. For most of them, LTplus has developed a workaround : >>> ProgeCAD® - seems to be 100% AutoCAD-Compatible - works fine... >>> free ProgeSMART!® - seems to be 100% AutoCAD-Compatible - works fine... >>> 4M IntelliCAD® - seems to be 100% AutoCAD-Compatible - works fine... >>> CMS IntelliCAD® - seems to be 100% AutoCAD-Compatible - works fine... >>> AcceliCAD® - Only old AcceliCAD-Versions cannot be started with a script as parameter like AutoCAD, e.g. "icad.exe \B LTsetup.scr". So, after installation you had to start the script, once manually under AcceliCAD by typing at the IntelliCAD-Prompt: "_script" - and then select the script: "LTsetup.scr" - seems to be 100% AutoCAD-Compatible - works fine... >>> Cadopia® - the CADopia-Command _block needs input of the blockname twice, so some of the block-related LTplus-Commands may have problems. Use Cadopia's standard-commands instead. - seems to be 90% AutoCAD-Compatible - works fine... >>> GStarICAD® - Imagemenu uses _block instead of _insert - use _block directly - the import converter for ArchitecturalDesktop (ADT,ACIS,PROXIES) works not automatically - you have to start it manually or use OPEN instead. - seems to be 90% AutoCAD-Compatible - works fine... >>> BitCAD® BricsNET S.A. - does not find all hatch-patterns. You can set the path to missing patterns manually via _options: e.g. to "..\ltplus\patterns" - the import converter for ArchitecturalDesktop (ADT,ACIS,PROXIES) works not automatically - you have to start it manually or use OPEN instead - see Online-Help. - seems to be 90% AutoCAD-Compatible - works fine... >>> CADian® - QuickDim has problems - use Continued-Dimension instead - problem in scaling of icons - use large icons if possible - does not find all hatch-patterns. You can set the path to missing patterns manually via _options: e.g. to "..\ltplus\patterns" - the import converter for ArchitecturalDesktop (ADT,ACIS,PROXIES) works not automatically - you have to start it manually or use OPEN instead - see Online-Help. - the "daily" patched CADian-Versions (actual Omega 21 !) often have more bugs than non-patched original-versions. If you have problems with an actual patch, use instead the patch before, or the original- version (Sigma 0.8). This version was carefully tested, so everything works fine. - seems to be 90% AutoCAD-Compatible - works fine... >>> axCAD Xsoft® - Imagemenu uses _block instead of _insert - use _block directly. - BHatch variable hpscale is set to read-only - use FreeHatch instead - seems to be 90% AutoCAD-Compatible - works fine... >>> VHCAD® by VHSoft - no large icons, icons only b/w - Imagemenu uses _block instead of _insert - use _block directly. - manually minimize the Prompt-History-Window and move it to a corner of your screen - Path-Handling in Standard-Lisp-Routines like e.g. (findfile) and (startapp) is not AutoCAD-Compatible. But you can open drawings in the Modeller by opening the export-file LTmodell.dxf manually. - seems to be 90% AutoCAD-Compatible - works fine... >>> YellowCAD® - in dcl-dialogues the embedded slides are not shown - Path-Handling in Standard-Lisp-Routines like e.g. (findfile) and (startapp) is not AutoCAD-Compatible. But you can open drawings in the Modeller by opening the export-file LTmodell.dxf manually. This is also the reason why YellowCAD's Standard-Lisp-Routine (findfile), gives back the last path to the found file instead of the first one. So don't use (findfile) in e.g. (startapp) if there are two possible paths. - bug in YellowCAD's Standard-Command BREAK, which waits not for the autocad-parameter _FirstBreakPoint, if a POINT instead of an ENTITY is selected first - seems to be 90% AutoCAD-Compatible - works fine... >>> XCAD® by iComS - bug in the Standard Lisp-Routine (getangle), which gives back false angles, e.g. 1,5708 instead of 0.0000 (east orthogonal) - change the Angle-Basis to 90 degrees in the drawing settings dialog (drawing- units : angular units : angle base : 90) Usually angles are following the IntelliCAD- and Geometry-Standards: ANGBASE 0 east orthogonal ANGDIR 0 counterclockwise You can use the following macro as a workaround to solve the problem: ^C^C^C_SETVAR;angbase;90; Define an Icon and start it every time, when you use your XCAD with and without LTplus. With Angbase = 90 degrees only openings fail, which are drawn in exactly 90-degrees-direction. But these openings can always be drawn on the other hand in 270-degrees-direction. And you can rotate the coordinate-system with the LTplus-Function "Turn CoordinateSystem". - seems to be 90% AutoCAD-Compatible - but has a severe bug in release 2.0 ************************************************************************* Please report IntelliCAD-Bugs to the developers of your IntelliCAD. This will help to get a real 100% AutoCAD-Compatible IntelliCAD in the future. Will be continued - Look at our homepage in the download-section for an updated release of this document... ************************************************************************* C - G E N E R A L H I N T S Commandline-Prompt : To see all Program-Messages you have to drag the Command-Line to show 3 lines... Toolbars & Icons : In some IntelliCAD-Versions you cannot change to large and uncolored Icons properly, because they are not included in these programmes. Only the LTplus-Icons can be shown this way... Polar Tracking : Often this feature irritates more than it helps, so better turn it off, to prevent the ghostlines while drawing walls. Enhanced 3D-Entities : This functions only work properly, when the DVIEW-Variable 'TARGET' is set to 0,0,0 . Reset it to this value with the command 'TARGET', or 'Reset 3D-Projections (WCS)', or insert this drawing in a new drawing using the command 'BlockInsert'. In some IntelliCAD-Versions the Standard-Command DVIEW is missing, or has a bug. If your IntelliCAD is not able to create the enhanced 3D-Entities (like FreeSolid) in an OrthoView, you can draw them in WCS and then rotate them - see Tutorial... LTplus-Shortkeys : If needed, load LTplus.ick via 'Customize' ************************************************************************* >>> L I C E N S E - R E G I S T R A T I O N This setup/installation and the related files on it have been coded with Your personal license number ****-****-****-**** . A further registration by you is not required. 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