CompuServe Thread

#DCA Tablet dwg

10 messages in this thread
#21682From: Dennis W. BanaszakNov 23, 1991 11:10 PM
Mike, I know they're out there for R10, and since I've used them in two different offices and I know they came from two different sources, they must have come from DCA/Softdesk. Dennis
#21700From: Mike DickasonNov 24, 1991 1:01 AM
Dennis- Any copies you saw must have been created in house. It doesn't really take that long if you start with the one provided with AutoCAD. We tried a couple of times to get a copy from DCA/Softdesk and got shot down each time. Mike
#21779From: Dennis W. BanaszakNov 24, 1991 9:07 PM
Mike, Au Contraire, these were of the same laminated plastic material that the AutoCAD menus were. They were too professional to be in-house products. Besides, I was responsible for bringing DCA in-house so I know WE didn't make them. I just can't remember if they came shrink wrapped with the software or were sent to us after we registered our ownership. Dennis
#21807From: Peter K. SheerinNov 24, 1991 11:50 PM
Dennis- I'm curious about your statement that you were responsible for "bringing DCA inhouse". Was it difficult to convince management, or was it just obvious? What software were you using before?
#21987From: Dennis W. BanaszakNov 25, 1991 10:40 PM
Peter, I wanted a much more powerful program that was limited to HP equipment at the time. We had been using PacSoft but really couldn't endure the teething problems they were having trying to tie everything together. Management wanted a DOS solution and DCA was the only obvious choice at that time. I haven't regretted it. Dennis
#21809From: Mike DickasonNov 25, 1991 12:41 AM
Dennis, Whoa! This thread started out about whether or not DCA supplied the >>DWG<< for the tablet, not whether they supplied the laminated plastic thingy (nice technical term on my part <g>) to go on the digitizer. My point has been that DCA does not make the DWG available to users. If you want a different looking tablet, you have to make your own. The laminated copies are sent out only with the COGO module for R11, since it is required by every other civil module. Mike
#21988From: Dennis W. BanaszakNov 25, 1991 10:40 PM
Mike, Nevermind. Dennis
#21852From: Dave Byrnes [AEC TM]Nov 25, 1991 10:32 AM
Dennis – 'scuse me for jumping in in the middle of this… are you looking for DCA templates? I gots a slew of them, certainly for Release 10 and, I think, for Release 11 too. They came with the software; there's the standard overlay and underlays for Landscape and Civil. Dave
#21992From: Dennis W. BanaszakNov 25, 1991 10:41 PM
Dave, My mistake, drawings were wanted, not actual templates. Dennis
#21882From: Michael DakanNov 25, 1991 12:16 PM
Hi again, Mike, I think your inquiry was DCA Civil tablet drawings? They're definitely available from the Softdesk BBS. Your dealer can get them… Michael