MagnifiCAD - a ShareWare drafting package for the Amiga. -------------------------------------------------------- v1.0 (C)1995 by Anders Granli. Version 1.0 (beta) is restricted to drafting and was released 15.06.95. Introduction ------------ Welcome to the first version of MagnifiCAD. MagnifiCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) program, which allows you to produce drawings in 2D with the help of a variety of tools. Features: o Full Intuition GUI with online help for all functions. o 10 different drawing tools. o Line Styles, Hatching, Colors. o Unlimited number of Layers. o Unlimited number of entities in each layer. o Supports .DXF files for easy exchange of data with other programs. o Symbols. System Requirements ------------------- MagnifiCAD requires: o An Amiga with WorkBench 3.0 or above, and a 68020 processor. Workbench 2.0 should also work fine except for a few things. o about 500K free memory to run the program. The size of the projects is limited only by how much free memory you have in your Amiga. MagnifiCAD has only been tested on an A1200, but should run ok on any Amiga with the right WorkBench version and right processor (68020+). It will use a math co-processor if one is available, but it is not required. Contact me to get a 68000 version if that is desirable. Installation ------------ An Installer script is included in this directory. Just double-click on the Install icon from Workbench, and follow the instructions. The Installer script will add assigns to your User-Startup file. "MagnifiCAD:" must always be assigned to the MagnifiCAD directory. Copyrights ---------- MagnifiCAD is (C)1995 Anders Granli. The MagicWb readme, install and drawer icons are (C)1993 Martin Huttenloher. Registration and Upgrades ------------------------- MagnifiCAD is released as a ShareWare package, and may be distributed freely. No charge may be taken other than the cost of distribution. To become a registered user of MagnifiCAD and get the latest version, please send $15 to: Anders Granli Øvre Møllenberg Gate 64 Trondheim Norway or contact me by: phone: +47 73512846 e-mail: granli@stud.unit.no www: http://www.stud.unit.no/~granli/ I am grateful for every notice about problems using MagnifiCAD, bug reports, wishes for the next version and suggestions. If you use this program, please send me a short e-mail message or a postcard, describing what you use MagnifiCAD for. A printed version of the finished manual can also be obtained for $10. The archive contents -------------------- These files should be present in the archive. ReadMe - this readme file. Install - the install script. MagnifiCAD - the main program. Drawings - directory containing the drawings/projects. Symbols - directory containing the symbols or parts. Prefs - directory containing the preferences files for MagnifiCAD. Docs - directory containing the online help and the manual. MagnifiCAD_Help.guide - the online help file. MagnifiCAD_Manual - the MagnifiCAD manual in WordWorth 3.1 format. MagnifiCAD_Manual.txt - the manual in text file format. Fonts - directory containing the default font for MagnifiCAD. Icons - directory containing standard icons for MagnifiCAD. Limitations and Bugs -------------------- MagnifiCAD is limited to drawing in 2D (drafting), but shall be extended to 3D drawing when the 2D version is stable and works well. Not implemented yet: o The Enclosure Mode o Polycurve. o Scale/Mirror transformations. o Line Weight. Known bugs in 1.0: o The program loses some memory each time it is run (3536 bytes). MemLib can't find it! o When creating a new layer in the layer requester, the new layer is not highlighted (GadTools problem?). o If the user zooms in many times, the screen update gets distorted. (Also happens with hatching). o Rubberbanding not correct when entering coordinates by numbers. o Panning doesn't work correctly in the middle of a drawing operation. Next Version ------------ The next version (August 95?) will (hopefully) contain: o Better (more) printing options (landscape printing, print selection). o All tools mentioned in the manual implemented. o Requester for color handling. o Topological levels (edit point,line or object). o Depth settings. History (not much...) --------------------- v1.0 Released 01.06.95. First version, restricted to 2D drawing. Too many bugs. ----------------------- 01.06.95, Anders Granli Enjoy! This is a rushed release because of the summer holiday, but I'll (hopefully) be back in August with a new version with fewer bugs! During the summer, I can only be contacted on my s-mail address. And remember to report any bugs, problems, inconsistencies, wishes, etc.!