* Taken from: UK_CAD
Hello,
 I was talking recently in the UK Cad echo .........
 I've been looking at the "new wave" 3d modellers like ProEng
 and Ideas, but even if we get them I reckon Acad will still
 be the drawing distribution/maintenance package
 But Acad have done very little on that front to be pleased with
 You ever seen the "navigator" feature? (Not an Acad feature)
 When the pointer gets near an identity some text pops up next to
 the pointer on screen (err NOT in a dialogue box but text with
 the background still visible)
 This text changes to MID END TAN QUA INT CEN etc as you move
 around it's GREAT
 Ano> I happen to know that there's no moderator listening so
 Ano> can I just voice my feelings again and say that I still think
 Ano> that AutoBAD 13 is CRAP (even with a Pentium 133 + 32mb RAM +
 Ano> Windows NT) R12 is better (for my *excessive* requirements!)
 Too right in fact apart from the Bhatch, DDedit, CHT text
 editing R10 was fine, the 3D junk stuffed in R12 is not for
 us.
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 IU>> After all, echoes that don't contain messages stand a
 IU>> good chance of going.
 CL> Dead right, and this one will be dead before too long...
 Well draughtsmen/persons tend to use Acad - not Electronic
 Design engineers that like to use a modem and happen to be
 a whizz on Acad - does that help in being a reason why?!!
 :  
 Any others? The International ones don't seem to notice the
 UK input one little bit, and what they talk about is not UK
 popular stuff anyways ;-)
 Try this out
 Ever scaled and then can't scale it back 'cos it's a nasty fraction
 the other way
 And many other instances where you know the ratio as two numbers?
 Try this, when you are asked for numerical input type "Cal" or
 " 'Cal " the output from the cal function is piped back as the
 numerical input :-))
 Neat !!
 & I've not found any limitations on this yet
 -=> Ian >=-
Cheers!
Internet : ian.underwood@esoftc.seuk.com
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