DATACAD 128 3-D ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND DRAFTING (IBM & compatibles)
CAT.# 161-D01-38
DATACAD 128 is a high-powered computer-aided design package for the
architect, contractor, home designer, or remodeler. It efficiently carries
you from initial site design work and 3D perspectives to your final set of
working drawings. It is ideal for those situations which may involve several
design iterations before the final plans are approved. In addition, the
printed/plotted plans are of high quality and can form the basis for
impressive presentations to clients.
Suffice it to say that DATACAD 128 includes all of the features you would
expect in a sophisticated CAD system for architects. In fact, it is virtually
identical to the full (and very expensive) DATACAD system produced by CADKEY,
except for the maximum data file size (128K). This limits you to structures
on the order of small houses. However, there is no reason why you could not
break up your design into sections!
One of the excellent features of this package is the manual which is supplied
with the software (8 disks!). It is over 270 pages long and is published by
TAB. This book takes a very tutorial approach to the use of the software, and
is ideal for those unfamiliar with CAD systems. Every aspect is covered, from
detailing to choosing perspectives . Also, the furniture and residence
libraries depicted in the book are included on accompanying data disks.
Because of the impressive flexibility of this package, the rest of this
description is devoted to requirements and interfacing capabilities.
Requirements: IBM AT, PS/2, or compatible; 640K RAM; math coprocessor; hard
disk (20 meg or larger recommended); and a mouse or digitizer (see below).
If you are using a plotter (see below), then two serial ports are needed (one
for the mouse and one for the plotter).
Mice Supported: Logitech C7, Bus; Microsoft serial, bus; Mouse Systems;
Torrington Manager. Digitizers Supported: Calcomp 2300 (4-button), 2500 (4-
and 16-button), 9100 (16-button); GTCO Micro-Digi-Pad (Type 7) and Digi-Pad
(Type 5a) (4-button); Hitachi HDG - 1111C; Houston Instruments DT-11C; Kurta
Pad Series I, II, III; Mitsubishi Grafnet Model O1 (4-button); Numonics 2200;
Summagraphics MM.
Graphics Adaptors Supported: AT&T DEB, SCA (640x400); Compaq Portable III Gas
Plasma (640x400); Hercules Monochrome (720x348) IBM CGA, EGA, VGA; NEC GB-1
(640x350); Photon Mega Plus (800x600); Video 7 Vega Deluxe (640x480)
Plotters Supported: Benson Intelligence 0, 1; Calcomp 1020, 1040 series;
Enter SP1000; Houston Instruments DMP single or multi-pen (or DM/PL III
compatible); Hewlett Packard HP/GL A through E (or HP/GL compatible) ;
Numonics 5624.
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