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No help text available...
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Text is printed via the port configured with "Config->Printer".
The printer configuration is irrelevant for text output but not for DOS graphics.
If the printer needs special Escape sequences, you can create the files "TEXT.HXP" and GRAFIK.HXP"
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Enter path and file name with extension (i.e. A:\TEST1.AUS)
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You can cancel your decision.
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Enter path and file name including extension (e.g.: A:\TEST.XXX)
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Enter user name (please do not use special characters)
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Enter user. This is the default subdirectory for loading and saving files.
You can use "TRAIN", if you installed the program with INSTALL or SETUP.
You can skip this dialogue window at "File->Settings".
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Here you can execute a dos command or an external program.
Press <Enter> to get DOS Shell. From there you can return with EXIT.
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Select file name and <Enter>.
You can also type the first character of the filename instead.
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These files are saved in the selected directory.
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These users are available.
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You can enter a drive name as user for saving data to diskette or to read from.
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You can display a window with a description of the calculation error messages.
The error messages are contained in the ERR-file, which can be extended or modified.
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If you switch off this option, the program starts immediately. You can change the
directory at "File open", or you modify the working directory at the Windows
program manager. If you change the working directory, please copy the CFG file
into the new working directory.
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For Network Floating licences only: May be unchecked, if Windows generates
message windows under Novell Netware.
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You can switch off displaying of the licence window at every program start.
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You can configure layer names and colours.
colour numbers:  1=red  2=yellow  3=green  4=cyan  5=blue  6=magenta.
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Colours: 1:red  2:yellow  3:green  4:cyan  5:blue  6:magenta 7:white  8: dark blue  9:dark green
10:dark cyan  11:dark red  12:dark magenta  13:brown  14:light gray  15:dark gray  16:black
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You can configure directories, printer, graphics, CAD, DXFPLOT here.
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DXF- and Iges files are written into the directory configured.
Example:   C:\DATA\HEXAGON\
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For level 0 there is no help available. With help level 1 (=default) you can display help text
for every input window. With help level 2 you will get additional graphic help in some programs.
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If this option is set, the colour configuration is ignored and all lines are
drawn in colour 1 (red).
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Indicate drive and directory for the DXF Files (e.g.: C:\ACAD\)
If you enter "  " the DXF Files are saved in the program Directory.
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For data exchange with other programs via EDI files you have to configure a common
EDI directory in all programs.
Example:   C:\EDI\
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DBF database Files are saved or loaded from this directory.
Examples:  \DBASE\   or   D:\BANK\   or   A:
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The Settings are loaded from the cfg file in the working directory.
The working directory may be configured outside with Windows 95/NT by clicking the
icon with the right mouse key, then select "Properties->Working Directory".
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The temporary directory is for storage of temporary files for Text and CAD Output.
You can configure a fixed disk directory or a virtual RAM disk for higher performance.
With network versions you should configure a local drive or RAM disk.
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Select the required parallel printer port for your computer.
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Indicate the correct printer type for printing graphics.
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The size of the drawings is changed simultaneously with the resolution (dpi = dots per inch).
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The graphic can be printed at a 90-degree-shift.
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You can print every screen dot as one, two or four parallel printer dots.
The printout size is changed analog to the nos. of dots.
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In the case of an EGA-Graphic with few colour levels you should switch over to monochrome mode.
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The graphic can be set by means of the correcting factor. The circle must fit exactly
into both squares within the test drawing.
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Please enter 0 here, then the correct driver will be detected by the program.
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You should not change the graphic mode.
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The resolution should be compatible with graphics driver and graphics mode
For VGA-Graphics the resolution is 640 (horizontal) x 480 (vertical).
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The standard text style of AutoCAD is TXT.
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If you configured "Big text font" on a high resolution graphic, maybe you must
enlarge the dialogue window size (about 125%). Default is 100%.
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The text length can be adjusted by means of the text width factor.
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The default text angles are 0 or 15 degrees.
Not every CAD system supports this option.
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The number of decimals influences the precision of input and output numeric format.
Don't configure more than 4 decimals or you can cause a margin overflow with online input.
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Decimal sign may be dot or komma.
For export to Excel, Quattro Pro etc. you must configure the country-specific
decimal sign.
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You can configure the program to your individual hardware here.
The changes are always present if you save configuration.
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Modifications are saved in CFG file and then automatically activated next time you start the program.
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You can change the output design here.
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default is 66 char/line.
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graphic screens can be zoomed with + and - key, here you configure the zoom increment.
A zoom faktor of 2 means double size, with a zoom factor of 1 the size stays the same.
default is 1.2
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graphic screens can be panned with the four cursor keys, here you configure the pan step.
A Pan Step of 0.5 means shifting by a half screen width, no shifting at 0.
default is 0.1
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With Windows software the change of background is active only after restarting the program.
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With floating licences you must type in the program directory of the HEXAGON EXE file.
Each user must have rights for reading and writing to this directory.
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The selection influences the form of the date in the printout.
Y=year, M=month, D=day
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You can configure space lines at the head of the output form.
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Here you can configure the commonly used output format.
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Caution: If you deny selection, there is no chance to change the predefined
output format.
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You can configure drive and directory for CAD, Database, auxiliary graphics, help text, EDI-Files, program dir and DXFPLOT command line.
CAD: path for DXF- and Iges-Files, i.g. C:\ACAD\DXF    DBF: Database directory for DBF files   Temporary: Temp dir or RAM-Disk    PLT: auxiliary pictures (PLT), help text (HLP), Error Messages (ERR)   EDI: EDI-Files     EXE: Program directory
Parameters of DXFPLOT: C:\DXFPLOT\DXFPLOT.EXE DXFPLOT.DXF [/Cxxx] [/Mx] [/Xx] [/Yx] [Dx] [/Fx] [/Bx] [Px]
/C : destination code (PLT,ART,PS,PL2,HPL)       /M : scale (0.01..100)   /B : Text width coefficient   /X, /Y : reference point mm
/D : 1=serial  2=parallel  3=File   /P=port number       /F : destination file name (without Extension)
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You can configure other linetypes, layernames and colours here.
colours are:  1=red  2=yellow  3=gree  4=cyan  5=blue  6=magenta.
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You change the Text Width with this coefficient. For a text width factor of 1 the characters are as wide as high.
With text style you can select another text font and text angle for CAD output. These options are not supported by every CAD system.
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Select parallel port for text output. You can change the borderline design of the printout.
The default for number of lines per page is 66 and should not be changed.
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Size and position of screen graphic for output to printer (ScreenDump) can be altered here. Default setting for sideways
output: Scale 1.25, zero point shift x=25, y=25. We recommend monochrome shading for output on a monochrome printer. The
printout can be provided with a margin which in addition includes a foot line with file name, date etc.
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Caution: Changes of graphic background or mono/color are valid only after saving configuration and
restarting the program. For monochrome graphic the display is always black on white background.
The resolution should be configured according to graphic screen (640x480 for VGA).
Zoom factor (default=1.1) and Pan factor (default=0.1) are the increments for zooming and
panning of the screen graphics via cursor and +- keys.
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First press "Calculate" to insert the suggested values.
Then you can change the start end end point of x and y axis.
This makes sense if you want to verify the diagrams of different variants.
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Normally you let the diagrams calculate from the program.
If not, you can change the min and max value of x and y axis at "CAD->Diagrams"
This makes sense if you want to verify the diagrams of different variants.
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The error messages come from the ERR file. You may add your own remarks
to be shown with the error messages.
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The auxiliary picture is drawn on the background. For full size display, please shift the
dialog window down.
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You can either create DXF or IGES Files.
If you output to the screen, you can obtain a hardcopy by pressing Alt and p key in the DOS version.
With our Software DXFPLOT you can plot scaled drawings to plotter or laser printer as HP/GL or
Postscript-File.
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For output to plotter or laser printer the "DXFPLOT"-Software is called.
Parameters of DXFPLOT: DXFPLOT DXFPLOT.DXF [/Cxxx] [/Mx] [/Xx] [/Yx] [Dx] [/Fx] [/Bx]
/C : dest.format (PLT,ART,PS,PL2,HPL)      /M : scale (0.01..100)   /B : text width factor
/X : reference point x in mm   /Y : reference point y in mm
/D : 1=serial  2=parallel  3=file         /F : destination file name (without Extension)
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Errors or warnings occured during the previous calculation.
You can display a description of each error message.
A listing of possible error messages can be found in chapter A of the manual.
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Enter the path of DXFPLOT.EXE, i.e. C:\DXFPLOT or only \DXFPLOT.
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Select the desired output code. For file output the text in brackets is the constant
file extension. Supported laser printers have to use either the HPGL/2-Mode
or Postscript code.
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You can enter the output filename or a wildcard.
Example: C:\DXFPLOT\DXFPLOT.DXF  or  C:\CAD\*.DXF
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Output interfaces are serial or parallel port or file.
The parameters for serial interface are: 9600 baud, 8 bit, 1 stop bit, no parity.
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Type the port number of the printer/plotter interface, default is 1.
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Type the destination file name without extension (is added by DXFPLOT).
You can include drive and directory input.
example: TEST1 or C:\CAD\DXFTEST or A:FILE1
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You can issue drawings in the scale you want. Input 0.5 for scale 1:2 and 2.0 for scale 2:1.
Default scale is 1.
The size of HEXAGON diagrams is 160x120mm for scale 1.
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You can shift the reference point if the plotted drawing is not in the position you want.
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If the plotted text width is too small or too long, you can do a correction with
another text width coefficient. The text width coefficient is the ratio of text width to text height,
default is 1.
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Due to too many parameters or long directory definitions the command line doesn't fit into
the input window. For this case a batch file will be generated with all parameters, and instead
of calling DXFPLOT directly the program will call the batch file that calls DXFPLOT.
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Here you can catalogue, sort and display the available help pictures. You can display
the pictures 1:1 (160x120mm) on a HP-GL plotter or laser printer. To append with
new help pictures go to "New" or "Insert", choose the PLT file and enter the text.
If you wish to add your own help pictures, they must be 160x120mm in size, and copied
into the help picture directory in the HP-GL or HP-GL/2 formats with the extension "PLT".
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The entries are written to the DBH Help Text Admistration file.
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The line is deleted from the DBH Help Picture Adminstration file.  The PLT file will not be
deleted and can be reactivated later as required.
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You can edit the short description of the help picture.
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Attention:  If you enter an invalid file name, no further help pictures can be displayed.
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Choose the line, before which you want to enter a new help picture.
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At this point you can only print the help pictures via a parallel interface on a HPGL/2
compatible plotter or laser printer in a scale of 1:1.
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Choose the parallel interface for your computer where your plotter or laser printer is attached.
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If you wish to print the help picture on a laser printer, you must set this option, the program
then automatically switches from PCL to HPGL and afterwards back to PCL mode.
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Changes are made in the Browse window.  In order to accept the changed values in the data base
go to "Yes" and "OK".  For "No" and "OK", or "Cancel" the data base remains unchanged.  The changes
made in the Browse window are not saved.
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With "Yes" and "OK" the data record is deleted, the data base newly indexed and packed.
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Enter the key number of the required data record.  If the index field contains blanks,
you need to consider whether the text is right or left justified.
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The cursor stops between the two data records which are closest the entered value.
Enter the key number of the required data record.  If the index field contains blanks,
you need to consider whether the text is right or left justified.
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Enter the character string to be searched for.  The program commences the search with
the first data record and stops when the string has been found.  With "Continue Search"
you can continue to search the data base for further entries of the same character string.
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The program goes to the data record with the entered number.
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Enter the name of the Windows word-processing program with drive, directory and extension,
e.g. C:\WINDOWS\WRITE.EXT.
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You can use either the built-in data base or an external data base under the menu item
"Data Base", to append or alter the DBF files.
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Enter the name of the data base with drive, directory and extension, e.g.
C:\DBROWSE\DROWS16.EXE.
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You should set this flag, if you call the HEXAGON software by means of an archive
program. The file options are set in active then.
If you use the Filemanager or Explorer if Windows, you can deactivate this option.
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If you alter data in an existing calculation, you should make the changes here. The
changes are then automatically printed out in the production drawing. The alteration index
is increased by 1 under "new". You can work on the last entry with "change". The last
entry is deleted with "delete".
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Here you can enter a short description of changes made (max. 20 chars.). The text will be
printed out in the production drawing.
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When a new change is made the computer date will be used.
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When a new change is made the current user will be used as default.
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Here you can make a more detailed description of changes made. This text will not be
included in the drawing.
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Date of first calculation (not the last alteration!). This date is shown on the production
drawing as drawing date.
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When the calculation replaces an earlier calculation you can now enter the file name or
the drawing number of the earlier calculation.
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When this calculation has been replaced by a newer calculation, you can enter the file
name or drawing number of the new calculation.
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Please select the document number 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 which you will later be able to open
under this number. Each document is defined by its file name (with directory path) and the
program with which it was opened.
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Please enter the program (EXE file) with which your document can be processed (e.g.
"C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE" for the editor or "C:\WINDOWS\PBRUSH.EXE" for Paintbrush).
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Enter the file name with the complete path description. The default will show the path and
file name of the FED file. If no file extension is included, most programs will use the
standard extension (e.g. ".TXT" for Notepad Editor and ".BMP" for Paintbrush).
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Changes: Enter here a short description of changes made (max. 20 chars.). The text will be printed out in the production drawing.
  Date.Chgd.: When changes are made the current date will be used as default.
  Editor: Enter your initials (max. 5 chars.).
  Description: You can make a more detailed description of changes here. This text will not be printed out in the drawing header.
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Drawing Date: creation date (not of last changes!). This date is used as drawing date on the production drawing.
  Created by: Name or sign of creator (max.10 chars).
  Replacement for: If this object replaces a former calculation, enter filename or number of old drawing.
  Replaced by: If this calculation was replaced by a newer one, you can enter here the filename or no. of new object.
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Input filename without extension (max. 8 characters).
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If you don't want to overwrite the old file, please cancel with "No" or "ESC".
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The drawing name may consist of numbers and characters.
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For indexed data bases, you should only use whole numbers for drawing numbers.
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Two 60-character lines are reserved for inscriptions such as designation, remarks, drawing number, etc.
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The program automatically creates a file "ACTUAL" with the latest data.
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Move mouse to the text or the input window, the corresponding help text will be displayed then.