	      AutoSketch Release 2 for Windows
		     READ ME DOCUMENT
			 8/16/94

	This document contains information on late 
	developments not included in the AutoSketch manuals.
	To print it, choose Print from the File menu.

	The following topics are included:

	1.  Installation
	2.  General Issues
	3.  Printing
	4.  Printer Drivers
	5.  Plotting
	6.  Plotter Drivers
	7.  Print Margins

    1.  INSTALLATION
	The AutoSketch installation program incorrectly
	lists RAM and remote drives as installation options.
	Be sure to choose a fixed disk drive.

    2.  GENERAL ISSUES

    Vertex Limits for Polylines:
	The number of vertices allowed for polylines has
	greatly increased with release 2.0.  You can
	now create polylines with these limitations:
 
	line segments only:         1600 vertices
	arc segments only:           500 vertices
	alternating arcs and lines:  400 vertices
  
    Exporting Wide Objects:
	Wide polylines, polygons, and boxes are exported 
	as solid wide polylines.

    Object Linking and Embedding (OLE): 
	Use the File pull-down menu, not the toolbox,
	when updating an embedded AutoSketch drawing. 

	AutoSketch must be closed before you can start AutoSketch 
	by double clicking on an AutoSketch object in another 
	application.

	When you start AutoSketch from a client application,
	you cannot open or close drawings or select New (File).

	When you open a document in a client application that 
	contains a link to an AutoSketch drawing, that
	application will ask if you want to update the links.
	In some cases, you might also receive a message asking
	if you want to save the current AutoSketch drawing.
	Select Yes or No to close that dialog box.  Do not 
	select Cancel.  If you select cancel, you will have to
	Exit Windows before starting AutoSketch again.

    Working with Bitmap Patterns:
	If you use a bitmap pattern fill, the scale of
	the pixels that compose the pattern depends
	on the resolution of your screen or printer. 

	Suppose you use a bitmap pattern that draws
	a vertical line every 5 pixels, with
	4 pixels between each line. When you print
	the pattern, the printer draws a line every 4
	pixels; therefore, the lines appear more often 
	for a 300 dpi printer than for a 150 dpi printer.
	
	Screen resolution similarly affects the pattern
	appearance.  However the pattern scale remains 
	the same, regardless of whether you zoom in or 
	zoom out of the drawing. 

    Measuring Objects:
	If you measure objects that are smaller than the 
	precision set in the Units of Measurement dialog 
	box, the displayed value will be zero.

    Changing Directories:
	If you use a Novell network, you cannot move back 
	through the directory path by clicking [..]. To move
	back, type "..\" in the Active Filename box and press
	the Tab key.

	Note: You are limited to pathnames of 56 characters
	or less.

    Nested Macro Capabilities:
	You can play an existing macro while recording a 
	new one.  The existing macro will run, and the
	instructions are written into the macro being 
	recorded.

	While playing an existing macro, you can play
	another existing macro, and return to continue
	the first macro, if:

	all commands in the 2nd macro are transparent
	commands, such as setting changes.  Any non-
	transparent commands will execute, but cancel
	the nesting.  Control will not return to the
	calling macro if the 2nd macro contains any
	non-transparent commands.

    Macro Language Documentation:
	The AutoSketch Macro Language is documented in
	the AutoSketch On-line Help system.

    Sample Toolboxes:
	AutoSketch includes sample toolboxes with
	custom tools that can help you with your work.  
	For information about these toolboxes, open 
	the Write document, toolbox.wri, located in the 
	\wsketch directory.

	The Fast Commands Toolbox (Fast_cmd) were designed
	for the Normal template with inches as the unit of
	measurement.  If you use this toolbox with another
	unit of measurement, the text size and circle size
	maybe very large or very small.
	
     Creating a Pattern Definition File:
	Appendix B in AutoSketch "User's Guide" refers
	to the "vertical (X) and horizontal (Y) spacing
	between hatch lines in a pattern."  The correct
	wording is "horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) 
	spacing." 

    3.  PRINTING

    Printing Arcs: 
	Some Hewlett-Packard printers and plotters do not 
	print arcs from AutoSketch.  In most cases, arcs  
	print successfully if they are sent to the printer as 
	line segments.  Follow this procedure:

	1.  Press Ctrl + Shift and choose the Arc tool from 
	    the Draw toolbox.  A pop-up window appears.

	2.  Choose "Print using Lines."  

	3.  Print the drawing again. 

	Note:  This setting does not affect your drawing 
	capabilities.  When you exit AutoSketch, the setting 
	automatically reverts to "Print using Arcs."

    Plotting Fillets (HPGL drivers):
	If you use the above procedure and still 
	have trouble plotting fillets, take these steps:
	
	1.   On the Edit menu, double-click Change
	     Properties.
	
	2.   Deselect all options except Width.

	3.   Choose Width and change the current Width
	     to .0000001 or 1e-07. Then choose OK to 
	     close both dialog boxes.

	4.   Select the fillets that were not plotting.

    Printing to a File:
	After you print an AutoSketch drawing to a file,
	use the following command to print it from DOS:
	
	copy /b <filename> <DEVICE>

    Displaying and Printing TrueType Text:
	TrueType text does not scale proportionately in 
	the X with the Y direction.  If you Zoom In and draw
	TrueType text and then Zoom Out, text may display 
	disproportionately. To correct this do the following:

	1.  Select Modify.
	
	2.  Select Edit Text.
	
	3.  Select the TrueType text.

	4.  When the Text Editor displays, do not change anything. 
	    Then pick OK.

	TrueType text should display and print correctly
		
    Printing TrueType fonts:
	Any printer that does not default to printing
	TrueType fonts as graphics, such as the HP Laserjet 4,
	may have trouble printing TrueType text. If you get
	unexpected results when printing TrueType text, follow
	these steps and try again:

	1.  From the File Menu, choose Print Setup.
	
	2.  In the Print Setup dialog box, choose 
	    the Setup button.  Then choose the Options
	    button.

	    The Options dialog box appears. 

	3.  In Graphics Mode box, select Raster. Then 
	    select Print TrueType Fonts as Graphics.

	4.  Choose OK to close the dialog boxes.  

    Print Preview:
	When using Print Preview you must do one of two things
	before changing the Current Sheet under View to Print:

	Wait for the view to finish redrawing before selecting
	a different Sheet (Current Sheet)
	
	or

	if you don't want to wait for the entire view to redraw,
	select Control-C to end the redraw.

	If you find the view is incorrect in Print Preview, 
	close the document and reopen it and follow the above 
	procedure.

    4.  PRINTER DRIVERS
	
	You may encounter some problems with the following
	printers.  Please check to see if your printer is listed
	below.

    Apple Laserwriter printer: 
	May not print bitmap patterns correctly.  
	As an alternative, use hatch patterns.

    Cannon BJ800 printer:  
	Prints text and hairline-width objects in gray.  
	(You can correct the width problem by increasing 
	the line width.)  Additional problems may occur 
	when filled objects are printed across tiled pages 
	and when printing in color.

    Epson LQ2550 printer:  
	May not print the diacross and crosses bitmap 
	patterns.  To correct this problem, contact the 
	manufacturer for driver version 2.11 or later.

     HP Deskjet 500 series printer:  
	May not print the diacross and crosses bitmap 
	patterns.  To correct this problem, contact the
	manufacturer for driver version 3.1 or later. 

    HP  Laserjet printers:
	May print TrueType text disproportionately.  See
	"Displaying and Printing TrueType text" above for 
	information on how to correct this problem.

     HP Laserjet 3 printer:  
	May not print to Monarch size paper and prints 
	rotated text incorrectly. To correct this problem, 
	contact the printer manufacturer for driver 
	version 2.1 or later.

     HP Laserjet 4 printer:  
	May produce unexpected results when printing 
	TrueType fonts. To correct this problem, contact 
	your printer manufacturer for HPGL/2 driver 1.2 
	or later. Also see "Displaying and Printing TrueType
	Text," above.

     5.   PLOTTING

     Adding a Plotter:
	1.  Open the Windows Control Panel and choose
	    Printers.

	2.  Choose the Add button to display a list of
	    available printer/plotter drivers.

	3.  Select the plotter from the list and choose
	    the Install button. (Windows may prompt you
	    for the original Windows diskettes.)

     Setting Up a Plotter:
	1.  Make sure your plotter is installed in the
	    Windows Control Panel and is set as the 
	    default printer.

	2.  If you run the plotter using a serial
	    connection, choose Connect in the Printers
	    dialog box and select these options:
	    *   Increase Transmission Retry - 120
	    *   Use Hardware Control Flow
	    *   Make sure your serial port settings 
		(baud rate, parity, etc.) match those of
		your plotter. Most HP plotters use 
		9600,n,8,1 or 9600,e,7,1.
	
     Plotting Without the Print Manager:
	You may generate an error message when you 
	plot a drawing without using the Print Manager.
	If you receive the message "The printer on this
	port is not responding..." choose Printers in 
	the Windows Control Panel and select the 
	Use Print Manager check box to turn it on.

     Plotting TrueType Fonts and Bitmaps:
	TrueType fonts may default to the standard Windows 
	plotter font, which is similar to Arial.  Bitmaps, 
	if plotted, appear as outlines.

     6.   PLOTTER DRIVERS

	You may encounter some problems with the following
	plotters.  Please check to see if your plotter is listed
	below.

     HP Designjet 650c plotter: 
	May produce unexpected results when printing bitmap
	patterns. To correct this problem, contact the plotter
	manufacturer for driver version 1.2 or later.

     HI plotter:  
	Displays printable area instead of paper sizes 
	in Sheet Setup (File).  This problem may cause 
	printouts to tile unexpectedly.  To avoid this, 
	choose Print Preview on the File menu and select 
	the Fit to Printer Page option before printing or
	set up Sheet using the Custom Sheet size displayed.

     HP Plotters:
	Most HP plotters use the port and cable connections
	listed below in the HP 7475A section.

     HP DraftPro plotter: 
	May leave gaps where lines meet arcs.  You may be 
	able to correct the problem by following the 
	procedure in "Printing Arcs," above.  

     HP Paintjet XL 300 plotter:  
	May not print rotated TrueType text and has trouble 
	printing on B size paper. To correct this problem, 
	contact the printer manufacturer for printer 
	driver 2.20 or later.

     HP 76000 plotter:  
	May crop or mirror images. To correct this, try 
	using Print Setup to increase the margin values or 
	using Sheet Setup (File) to change the sheet size. 
	If gaps occur where a line meets an arc, you may be 
	able to correct the problem by using the procedure 
	in "Printing Arcs," above. 

     HP 7475A plotter: 
	Does not print polyarcs in landscape mode - try
	rotating your plot to print these polyarcs.

	Tiled drawings that are printed using the Print
	To File option will print on a single page. To
	print tiled drawings using the HP7475A do not
	use the Print To File option when printing.

	To connect the HP 7475A with AutoSketch use the 
	following configuration:

	Port Com1 works with:  Mode 9600,7,even,1 
	and hardware handshaking.

	Cable:  Use the 17255D cable, wired as follows:

		2  -   3
		3  -   2
		5  --\
		      >20
		6  --/

		   /--5
		20<
		   \-- 6
		7  -   7
   
 
	Switches:  S2   0
	(HP 7475A) S1   1
		   Y    0
		   US   1
		   A4   0
		   B4   1
		   B3   0
		   B2   1
		   B1   0


     7.   PRINT MARGINS

	You may find that drawings created using some 
	printers are cropped or not aligned, or some of 
	the tiling marks do not print.  You can solve 
	this problem in one of these ways:
	
	*  Increase the size of the sheet until the drawing
	   prints in the selected paper size. To do this,
	   use Scale (Modify) or Sheet Setup (File).
	
	*  Scale the drawing to be smaller. To do this, use
	   Sheet Setup (File) and change Sheet Scale.

	*  Increase the paper margins using Printer Setup 
	   (File).

     Changing Margins and Other Printer Setup Options:  
	If you need to change both paper margins 
	and other print setup options, be sure to save the
	changes separately.  For example, to change paper 
	orientation from landscape to portrait and   
	increase the paper margins, you would follow 
	this procedure:

	1.  From the File menu, choose Print Setup to open 
	    the Print Setup dialog box.  Choose the Setup 
	    button to open the setup dialog box for your 
	    printer.

	2.  Change the orientation and other options and 
	    choose OK. Then choose OK again to close the 
	    Print Setup dialog box.

	3.  From the File menu, choose Print Setup.  Choose 
	    the Margins button to open the Margins Setup 
	    dialog box. 

	4.  Change the margin settings and choose OK.  Then 
	    choose OK again to close the Print Setup dialog 
	    box.

	Note:  Changes to settings (such as paper size) may
	not be reflected in the Margins Setup dialog
	box until after you close and reopen the Printer 
	Setup dialog box. 
