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Matrox Electronics System can be reached at (514) 685-2630.
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* Matrox HiPer VGA AutoCAD Driver, V 2.10 *
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April 5, 1993
This floppy disk contains MATROX HiPer/HiPer+ AutoCAD driver, version 2.10.
This driver works under both AutoCAD Rel 11 and Rel 12. Under Rel 12, it
supports both 16-bit and 32-bit display lists. This driver also supports
3D Studio 2.0, as well as AutoShade 386 2.0.
This file contains general information about the driver.
Floppy contents:
README.ACA this file
INSTALL.EXE installation program
FILES.LST support file for install program
RCHIPER.EXP the driver
MENU_CMP.EXE menu compiler and decompiler
SSV2FNT.EXE Font converter (Standard AI SSV to Matrox raster)
SELFNT.EXE Font file selector
SHADMOD.EXE Rendering mode (8/24 bits) selector
BLACKVEC.EXE Black vector enable/disable utility
MAKEPAL.EXE Color palette utility
*.MNU AutoCAD menu files
MPOPUP.* new DynaView/2D popup
VBAR.* sample "vertical" menu (text and icons)
MATROX.SLB slide library for menus
*.FNT font files
Software Installation and Configuration:
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To install the driver files, type:
a:install
The default path for installation is C:\HIPER\ACADRV\.
During installation, if you mention that you have AutoCAD Rel 12, the
driver can be automatically copied to the ACAD12 driver subdirectory
(normally \ACAD12\DRV). Make sure to provide the proper path.
After installation, make sure that the batch file ACADRV.BAT is executed,
in order to set the proper environment variables.
To configure AutoCAD Rel 12 and the driver:
- cd \acad12
- make sure that the new ACAD 12 "ACADDRV" variable is set
- enter AutoCAD with "acad -r"
- select Matrox HiPer 2.1 driver
To configure AutoCAD Rel 11 and the driver:
- cd \acad11
- enter AutoCAD
- select Configure AutoCAD
- select Configure Video Display
- select ADI P386 v4.0/4.1
You will then automatically enter into the Matrox driver configuration
program. Notice that by default the Text Window is activated, and that
there is a frame to select 16 or 32 bit display lists. 32-bit display
list will virtually eliminates regens, but requires twice the memory...
Driver history:
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- Bugs fixed in 2.01:
- AutoCAD Zoom Dynamic command now works correctly
- Special characters (ASCII codes over 127) now allowed in Matrox
menus and Set Button commands
- Bugs fixed in 2.02:
- digitizers using non-ADI 4.2 drivers (in particular real-mode digitizer
drivers) now work ok under AutoCAD Rel 12
- Bugs fixed in 2.10:
- other digitizers problems have been fixed
- erasing (highlighting) objects in pspace no longer leaves traces
on the screen
- viewport borders are now correctly highlighted in almost all situations
- the screen corruption involving the PRPLOT command in release 11 is no
longer present
- and many more...
- New features in 2.10:
- the Graphic Window can be disabled (in which case, scroll bars are not
supported)
- regen performance has been improved
QUIRKS, BUGS, AND FUNCTIONALITY LIMITATIONS
HiPer VGA AutoCAD Driver Installation Diskette, Version 2.1.
- running AutoCAD 386 Rel 12 under Windows 3.1:
At this time, the HiPER AutoCAD 2.1 driver can not run under Windows. The
problem is with our HiPER Windows 2.0 driver save/restore mechanism. Windows
can be set up to run using our HiPER driver but AutoCAD must be set up for
standard VGA.
- dual screen without Text Window under AutoCAD 12:
In the above configuration, there are cases where no text gets displayed
on the graphic screen command area. Workaround: call the AutoCAD "config"
command, then come back immediately in graphic mode; the text should now
be there.
- repaint event with slides, rendered viewport and highlited entities:
A repaint event, when a slide has been called, will end-up redrawing the
viewport display list instead of the slide. The same limitation also
applies to a rendered viewport and highlited entities. Hence avoid moving
Matrox windows over a viewport containing either a slide, a rendered image
or temporarely highlited entities.
- repaint event with non-drawing entities under AutoCAD 11:
There are some cases with AutoCAD 11 where moving a Matrox window will leave
non-drawing entities (such as UCS icon and grids) not properly redrawn. As
well, if you start a command which drags entities (such as arc, circle, donut,
move, copy) and without completing the operation you move a Matrox window,
you could end-up with unwanted lines. If it happens, perform a redraw of the
viewport. This limitation is not present under AutoCAD 12.
- viewport border highliting:
Viewport borders end up incorrectly highlited when you enable
or disable anti-aliasing. Perform a redrawall to fix the problem.
- colors with rendered viewport:
When using the new RENDER command with AutoCAD 12, colors in the other
viewports can be affected. Even the cursor can be. This is due to the way
color map usage is configured, in the Preferences dialog box of the Render
application. See your Autodesk documentation for more details.
- Zoom All box in the Matrox POPUP:
The Zoom All box issues the AutoCAD "ZOOM VMAX" command. In perspective mode,
the zoom command can however not be used, resulting in a error from AutoCAD.
Unfortunately, the VMAX option is still sent afterwards to AutoCAD, which
does not recognize it as a command. Hence, simply disregard the "Unknown
command" error you will get from AutoCAD.
- Safe Frame of a Camera view in 3D-Studio 2.0:
If the Safe Frame command is issued for a Camera View viewport, the screen
colors will become corrupted. A redrawall will correct the situation.
- Rendering disabling the Anti-Aliasing:
If a render is done while Anti-Aliasing is on, it switches Anti-Aliasing off
to do the render, and then the Anti-Aliasing option in the MCONFIG window
is no longer high-lighted. A re-init of the display will rectify the problem.
- Problems with text window and third party packages:
Some third party packages (Some DCA software, databases that require
flipping to a text screen, and others) experience problems with the
Textwindow enabled. Disable the textwindow if problems occur.
- Problems due to the Re-sizable Graphics Window:
Some customized menus and/or third party packages exhibit problems picking
and/or snapping, due to the re-scaling done with the Re-sizable Graphics
Window. Disable the Re-sizable Graphics Window if such problems occur.
- Problems in Paper Space:
- Sometimes entities that have been modified (move, rotate, stretch, etc.)
will be missing vectors. A redraw will bring them back.
- When a Matrox Dynaview menu is placed over a grid in pspace, the grid
will not be refreshed afterward. A redraw will fix this.
These two issues will be fixed in the next release of the driver.