Welcome to DenebaCAD™ 2.0 This document provides installation instructions and notes about this DenebaCAD™ release.
For information on using DenebaCAD™, you can refer to the DenebaCAD.PDF file in the folder Interactive Learning Assistance in your DenebaCAD™ CD.
For all the information you need to get the most out of DenebaCAD, be sure to refer to the printed DenebaCAD™ documentation. The DenebaCAD™ User’s Guide documents how to do everything in DenebaCAD, including 2D drawing, 3D modeling and rendering.
If you need additional help, refer to the end of this document for information about how to contact Deneba.
Installing DenebaCAD™
Before you install DenebaCAD™, please verify that your system meets the minimum requirements for running DenebaCAD™.
• Power PC™ Processor
• Mac OS 7.6 or Later
• 32 MB RAM 64 MB RAM recommended
• 16 MB disk space available
• 24-bit color
• CD-ROM drive
To install from CD-ROM
Before installation, exit any applications that are running on your Macintosh™ system.
Insert your DenebaCAD™ CD in your CD ROM unit.
Double-Click the DenebaCAD™ Installer icon to Install DenebaCAD™. This action activates the DenebaCAD™ Installer.
The DenebaCAD™ Splash Screen appears.
Click continue. On the Software License Agreement screen, read the license agreement and indicate your acceptance of the license agreement by clicking Accept.
You can select a location for installing DenebaCAD™ and chose other installation options in the installer dialog box.
• Choose Easy Install to install all basic DenebaCAD™ items.
• Choose Custom Install to select the items to install.
After you make your selections, click Install to begin installations.
Installing QuickTime™ 4.0 Software
DenebaCAD™ requires QuickTime™ 4.0 for many related functions specified in release notes.
If QuickTime™ 4.0 software is not installed, the DenebaCAD™ installer will be ask you to install it in your computer.
Click YES to start if you wish install it. A Full Install option is the recommend installation of QuickTime™ 4.0.
Installing QuickDraw™ 3D Software
DenebaCAD™ requires QuickDraw™ 3D for related functions specified in release notes.
For installing QuickDraw™ 3D Software you need to run the QuickTime™ 4.0 installer, choose 'Custom' in the QuickTime Installer options and select the QuickDraw™ 3D component.
The QuickTime™ 4.0 installer is located in the Supplemental Programs folder on the DenebaCAD™ installer CD.
Entering the Serial Number
Once you install DenebaCAD™, the first time you run it, the applications ask you to enter a user name, company name, and serial number for DenebaCAD™. Type the serial number exactly as it appears on your DenebaCAD™ Official Ownership Certificate. The serial appears under the title and on the mail in registration card.
Remember to register!
Be sure to register your copy of DenebaCAD! You can mail the registration card to Deneba or visit the Deneba web site (www.deneba.com) to register. Registration is important because you must be registered to receive free technical support. As a registered user, you can also receive special discounts on upgrades and other offers.
Release notes
This section describes new features, changes, and corrections since the printing of the DenebaCAD documentation.
QuickTime™ 4.0 Compatibility.
• DenebaCAD™ 2.0 is fully QuickTime™ 4.0 aware and compatible.
• DenebaCAD™ 2.0 let you use or produce Import and export Filters, QuickTime™ VR movies, QuickTime™ Movies, QuickTime™ Images.
Import and Export filter improvements
• Improved reliability of Import and Export file format filters.
• New Import Formats: JPEG, WMF, BMP
• New Export Formats: AI EPS, DenebaCAD™ Template, BMP, DWF, Photoshop PSD, Quicktime Image, WMF
• Millimeters are now allowed as DWG import units.
• New DXF/DWG Import Parameter Dialog Box: A checkbox now allows you to set the window background color to black after importing.
External References System
• The External Reference system allows you to link to files across a network. It is completely cross platform. You can reference DenebaCAD™ files or DWG files.
For a complete description of the External Reference system features, refer to the DenebaCAD™ User's Guide.
New Trim tools
• New multi Trim Tool.
• Arc/Arc and Line/Arc combinations are now allowed under the Fillet (round) command.
Output Setup dialog
'Re-center Dimension Text' option is now available when changing Output Scale.
Lighting System
• Luminosity improved
• Artificial Lighting in Orthogonal Render Implemented.
Pictures Display
• Unlimited zoom into Bit Map Images implemented
Revamped Materials System
• Local and Global Valid Materials folders
• Find Materials
• Transfer materials from other folders
• Materials preview
• Add more than one material simultaneously
• Same Materials can be used by both Macintosh and Windows™ versions of DenebaCAD™
• Draft Mode Images can now be copied into the Materials editor.
• 'Copy' from the Materials editor now loads the Macintosh clipboard allowing texture sharing between different applications.
Addendum to: SURFACE MATERIAL
To create a Surface material
1. Copy to the Clipboard a raster image that you want to use as a Surface material. You can use any image-editing or screen capture program to prepare a raster image and copy it to the Clipboard.
• You may also import bitmaps and raster images directly from files.
2. Drag the Fill palette from the Surface material button on the Attributes bar.
3. Press the right-arrow button and choose New in the palette’s pop-up menu. The Material Editor dialog box appears.
4. Click the Edit box: A black outline indicates that you can either:
• Paste a material into the box. Press Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac) to paste the image into the Edit box, or,
• Click on the Import Button. A dialog box appears:
Select the desired file and click on Open. The imported image fills the edit box.
5. Adjust the settings in the dialog box to set the brightness, gloss, reflectivity, and transparency of the Surface material. See “Material Editor options” on page 168 for information on these settings.
6. Click OK. A directory dialog box appears. Select a location on disk to save the Surface material file.
• You can keep all your Surface material files together, or create separate folders for each project.
• When you open a document, if DenebaCAD™ can’t locate the Surface materials assigned to objects in the document, a directory dialog appears in which you select a Surface material file to indicate the location of the document’s Surface materials.
7. Click Save. DenebaCAD™ saves the Surface material file on disk.
Note: You must add a new Surface material to the Fill palette to use it in a document; see “To add a Surface material from disk” on page 167.
To edit a Surface material
1. Open the Fill palette by dragging it from the Surface material button on the Attributes bar. Double-click the Surface material you want to edit. The Material Editor dialog opens.
• You can click a Surface material to select it and then choose Edit in the palette’s pop-up menu to edit the Surface material.
• You can edit the preset Surface materials that ship with DenebaCAD™ or any Surface materials that you have added to the tab.
2. Refer to step 4 above
3. Adjust the settings in the dialog box to set options for the Surface material. See “Material Editor options” on page 168 for information on these settings.
4. Click OK to replace the selected Surface material with the new settings.
To add a Surface material from disk
Surface materials are stored in individual files on disk. You might save hundreds of Surface material files, but you probably don’t want to use that many Surface materials in every document, or keep that many in the Fill palette.
At any time, you can add a Surface material to the Fill palette by using the palette’s Add command
1. Open the Surface material tab of the Fill palette. In the pop-up menu, choose Add. The Add Material dialog box appears:
• The list in the dialog box shows ONLY the materials that reside in the global and local materials folders.
• If the desired material resides elsewhere, click on the Browse button and use the Windows navigation services to locate the desired material.
A message will warn you that the material must be moved to a valid - Global or Local - materials folder:
In the pop-up menu, select the appropriate folder for the material, and clic on Copy to create a copy in that folder.
The material will be added to the list on the Dialog box.
2. Select the Surface material you want to add.
3. Click Add. DenebaCAD™ inserts the Surface material into the Surface material tab.
Render System
• If you render an image that is too large to be copied to Draft within your installed RAM memory, the application now warns you and lets you export it after rendering it.
• Now you can Render and Export directly from the Rendering Options Dialog Box.
• Export Available in BMP, JPEG, Photoshop, Pict and QuickTime™ Image formats.
Improved Behaviors
• Zoom behavior when using Render Cameras; the user wont get lost again.
• Always Show Rendering Options now belongs to the application's preferences.
• Now you can 'Select...' Library instances Using the 'Select..' dialog box
New commands Keyboard shortcuts
• Define Clipping Plane : Command-Option-T
• Zoom to Page: Command-Option-N
Sweep Section Vector
• The position of the Sweep Section with reference to the path can now be realigned.
• Reshaping a Sweep object lets you move the Sweep Section Vector Handle to modify the position of the section with reference to the Path direction.
AutoCAD™ Compatibility
• AutoCAD™ Environment Preference: Checking this preference causes DenebaCAD™ to set the SCREEN background color to Black and the Grid & Snaps Color to White.
• Objects drawn in black will appear white on SCREEN but will be printed in their designed color.
• The Color palette will diagonally split the background color swatch in the color palette to highlight it.
• The Background and Grid & Snap colors may be changed at will.
Note: Importing *.DWG and *.DXF files will offer you the chance to activate this preference.
Contacting Deneba
We work continually to improve our products and satisfy the needs of our customers. We appreciate your feedback and suggestions. If you have comments, or need additional information or assistance, please contact Deneba by mail, phone, fax, or e-mail:
Mail:
Deneba Software
Customer Support Department
7400 S.W. 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33173
Phone: 305-596-5644
Fax: 305-273-9069
E-mail: You can send e-mail to Deneba Software at: support@deneba.com
Web site: For technical support, product information, software updates, how-to pages, tips, and company information, be sure to visit the Deneba web site at http://www.deneba.com
Copyright 1999 Deneba Systems, Inc. DenebaCAD is a trademark of Deneba Systems, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
