*************************************************************************** * 3D Design Plus Notes * * Version 1.2 * *************************************************************************** Thank you for purchasing 3D Design Plus! Please read this document which contains last minute information that is not in the User's Guide. INSTALLING THE APPLICATION -------------------------- To install 3D Design Plus onto your hard disk, please refer to the User's Guide. Here are some things to keep in mind when entering the destination directory: * When the Setup program prompts you for a directory name, don't include the trailing slash. For example, use "C:\3DPLUS" instead of "C:\3DPLUS\". * Be sure to specify a valid path. SETUP will only create the last directory entry in the path. For example, the path "C:\MYDIR\3DPLUS" is only valid if "C:\MYDIR" already exists. USING A MATH COPROCESSOR ------------------------ A math coprocessor makes 3D Design Plus run about 5 times faster. Geometric calculations, shading, and solid modeling all use double-precision floating point which is very CPU intensive without a coprocessor. If you work on large drawings, a coprocessor will be well worth the investment and make the program much more enjoyable to use. LIST OF FILES ------------- The following is a complete list of the files included with 3D Design Plus: File Description ------------ ----------------------------------------------------- README.TXT This document 3DPLUS.EXE 3D Design Plus program file (1 of 3) BWCC.DLL 3D Design Plus program file (2 of 3) DXFDLL.DLL 3D Design Plus program file (3 of 3) 3DPLUS.HLP 3D Design Plus online help DEFAULT.FNT Default text font DEFAULT.PCX Default color palette _CLIPBRD.MDL Empty clipboard file PANTHEON.MDL Greek Pantheon (from May 1992 issue of Byte magazine) ENGPART.MDL Drawing of an engineering part GEARS.MDL Drawing of some gears CHAIR.MDL Drawing of a chair (from the tutorial in Chapter 1) TABLE.MDL Drawing of a table with a lamp on top PHONE.MDL Drawing of a telephone SOLIDS.MDL Drawing illustrating solid modeling ------------ ----------------------------------------------------- Note: Please refer to the "3D Design Plus User's Guide" for instructions on how to install the above files. The files are compressed on disk and therefore cannot be copied directly. **************************** HAPPY DRAWING! ****************************