AdCADD COGO - Release 12.0

This file contains information that was not available at the
time the reference manual and tutorial that accompany AdCADD
COGO 12.0 were printed. It contains new information on using
COGO commands.

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  AutoCAD Release 12C1
  Drawing Setup
  New "Merge Points" Command
  Status Messages for "Merge Points" Command

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AUTOCAD RELEASE 12C1

We recommend that you use AutoCAD Release 12C1 or higher
with all of our Release 12 Civil products.


DRAWING SETUP

Whenever the changes in drawing setup (new drawing, sheet
size, drawing scale, and units) cause the sheet size to
change, the following prompt displays.

    Change in settings modified sheet size, zoom all?
    (Yes/No) <N>:

Entering "Y" (for Yes) causes a zoom all.


NEW "MERGE POINTS" COMMAND

This command is used to merge Release 11 point database
files into the Release 12 project point database file. It
can also be used to merge point data from different project
point files.

The prompt structure starts with the standard AutoCAD File
dialogue box. It defaults to the current project point file
directory.

NOTE: You can't select the current project point file since
it would only be merging into itself. A message displays
stating that the file is invalid.

Once the file is selected, the following message displays.

    Current point file --> Minimum ### Maximum ###
    Import point file  --> Minimum ### Maximum ###

The '###' in the prompt structure denotes point numbers for
the current project point file and the import point file
that was selected for merging. There are three methods for
importing the point file.

    Import method Append/Overwrite/<Merge>:

Merge:
This method "merges" the point files together. It is the
recommended method for converting Release 11 point files
into the Release 12 project point file. If a duplicate point
is found and the point information is identical, it will not
try to merge the point. If the point information is
different, the next available point number is assigned to
the incoming point. If the point number being imported is
invalid for the current point file (out of range), then the
next available point number is assigned.

Overwrite:
This method overwrites the existing points in the current
point file with the duplicate points being brought in. If
the point number being imported is invalid for the current
point file (out of range), then the next available point
number is assigned.

Append:
This method adds the points coming in to the end of the
current point file. It has two options: sequential and
additive.

    Append method Additive/<Sequential>:

Sequential:
This option starts numbering the imported points with the
last point in the current point file.
Additive:
This option prompts for the factor. The default makes the
first point added start at the end of the current factor.

    Additive factor <###>:

The final prompts is for echoing the status of each point to
the screen.

    Echo status to screen ? (Yes/No) <N>:


STATUS MESSAGES FOR "MERGE POINTS" COMMAND

    Changing import point ### to ###

With the Merge method, the point being imported is either
invalid or the point already exists in the current point
file. This is the standard message for append as well.

    Skipping duplicate point ###

When the Merge method is used, the imported point's data is
the same as the one in current point file, so it is skipped.

    Adding import point ###

This is a general message for the Merge or Overwrite method
when the imported point does not need any change.

    Overwriting point ###

When the Overwrite method is used, the imported point
supersedes the point in the current point file.
