        README file for

        ELSAview Drawing Manager for AutoCAD 12

        (c) 1993 ELSA GmbH, all rights reserved.

        Release 1.08, 03.08.93, fc

        All rights reserved worldwide.
        This software may not be copied freely. 
        ELSAview is licensed for use on one machine. Site licenses and 
        discounts are available.
        For any question please contact in Europe:

        ELSA GmbH
        Sonnenweg 11
        D-52070 Aachen
        Phone +49/0-241-9177-225
        Fax   +49/0-241-9177-600
        Modem +49/0-241-156098
        MHS-HUB: ELSA +49/0-241-9177-712

        Outside Europe please contact:

        ELSA America, Inc.
        400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 109
        South San Francisco, CA 94080
        Phone (415) 615-7799
        Sales 1-800-272-ELSA
        Fax   (415) 588-0113
        BBS   (415) 588-6286
        MHS-HUB: ELSA-USA(415) 588-4135
        
        
        Table of Contents:

        1.      Overview
        2.      Disk Contents
        3.      Installation
        4.      Notes
        5.      Release Notes
        6.      Caveats / Known Problems


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1.      Overview

        Disclaimer
        ELSA makes no representations or warranties with respect to 
        the contents of this software and specifically disclaims any 
        implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any 
        purpose. ELSA reserves the right to revise this software and 
        to make changes from time to time in the manual or the 
        software without any obligation to notify any person or 
        organisation of such revisions or changes.

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2.      Disk Contents

        ELSAview REQUIRES AutoCAD Release 12.

        Check to see that you have the following files on your disk:
   
        Filename           Description
        ELSAVIEW.EXP       ELSAview driver file
        ELSAVIEW.SLV       Source file for generating ELSAVIEW.DCL 
        ELSAVIEW.CFG       ELSAview configuration file
        ELSAVIEW.001       ELSAview message file english
        ELSAVIEW.049       ELSAview message file german
        ELSAVDOC.001       ELSAview menu description english
        ELSAVDOC.049       ELSAview menu description german
        README             This file
        LIESMICH           This file in german language

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3.      Installation

        Automatic Installation

        If you have an ELSA graphics adapter you should run the ELSA 
        setup program supplied on the ELSA System Disk for automatic
        installation.
 

	Manual Installation

        Without setup program you should proceed the following steps:

        Copy all files from the disk into the desired subdirectory. 
        You may use any subdirectory on your ACAD path as defined by 
        the ACAD environment variable. If you make a new directory 
        you need to add this directory name to the ACAD envoirnment
        varialble.

        Like every "ADS" application ELSAview can be loaded 
        automatically when AutoCAD is started. Therefore the line 
        -ELSAVIEW- has to be included into the file ACAD.ADS with an 
        ASCII editor. In this case the command (xload "elsaview") 
        as described below is not needed.

        If you plan to make changes <alter> the dcl file for ELSAview, 
        you must make your changes to the file ELSAVIEW.SLV. This file 
        is the key for creating the dcl files. Dcl files will 
        automatically be created upon any time-date difference between 
        themselves and ELSAVIEW.SLV.

        ELSAview is an International product. The current country code
        is used to determine the language. By using the environment 
        variable ELSAVIEW you can force ELSAview to a particular 
        country code. For example, suppose your current country code 
        were 049 (German) and you wished to force ELSAview to use 
        English text, you would SET ELSAVIEW=-cc001 where 001 
        represents the country code for the US. After ELSAview has 
        once been loaded in the desired language this envoirnment 
        variable is no longer needed.

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4.      Notes

        Instructions for using ELSAview

        To load it type (xload "ELSAview").

        It will stay loaded throughout your AutoCAD session, no matter
        how many drawings you work on. When you end AutoCAD, it will
        automatically unload. To unload ELSAview at any time you can
        also type (xunload "ELSAview").

        To pop the ELSAview drawing manager window, type EV at the
        command line. EV can also be added to any AutoCAD menu.
        You may also call ELSAview with a requested drawing 
        (i.e. C:\DWG\SHUTTLE). 
        If C:\DWG is already your current directory the command is: 
        (C:EV "SHUTTLE") 
        If you need to specify the complete directory path type in two
        "backslashes": (C:EV "C:\\DWG\\SHUTTLE")

        In the ELSAview menu description, the word "blocks" refers to
        "external" blocks, sometimes called "wblocks". AutoCAD treats
        these as independent .DWG files. This version of ELSAview does
        NOT display "internal" block definitions.

        The ELSAview menu descriptions you will find in the file 
        ELSAVDOK.001. This file will be displayed by clicking the Help 
        button in the ELSAview menu.

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5.	Release Notes

	With Release 1.08 you need no license for ELSAview. 
	This software may not be copied freely.

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6.	Caveats / Known Problems

	- You cannot load a drawing from floppy disk
	- The "paperspace" drawings are not correctly displayed
	- Hatching is not supported
