Subject: Now Physics is made easier...courseReport(TM)!!!
From: "Adam Mezei"
Date: 22 Nov 1996 20:40:21 GMT
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Subject: AutoCAD FONTS?!
From: "Gary Underhill"
Date: 22 Nov 1996 21:38:10 GMT
I'm looking for fonts that work w/ R13. I have some old drawings in my
database, but no longer have the .SHX files for the fonts. If you have
these, please email them to me! Thanks.
The following are my missing fonts:
UFEURO
UFOPTB
X-HLVM1D
HELVBOLD
ARCH3
ARCHSTYL
FSIMPLEX
MONOQUICK
OPTIMA-O
Even if you only have one of these, please email it to gmudesign@jps.net
Also, if you just know where I might want to look to find them, let me know
that, too!
Subject: Re:ACAD12 / DOS/ CROSS HAIR LOCKS UP
From: cl2@xs4all.nl (Edwin Cleton - LESi Ts&S; Engineering)
Date: 22 Nov 1996 21:09:22 GMT
On 22 Nov 1996 05:22:01 -0800,
hopltd@giasdl01.vsnl.net.in (G Rajesh) wrote:
> HJBW05A@prodigy.com (Michael Leiweke) wrote:
> >I'm running ACADr12 on a 486DX2 with 16 meg/ram. I use a Summagraphic
> >12x12 table with a three button puck.
> >My problem is that the cross hairs (curser) locks up for just a couple of
> >seconds, every few minutes. I don't know if its a config. problem or a
> >hardware problem.
> Try using the Config command and set the digitiser to interrupt mode.
> Check also whether all the other settings are proper as in the installation
> guide.Check also whether you have loaded the proper driver.
In somewhat the same context, on a compaq 6000 p200 the video card
and artist video card have both assigned irq 3 and 4 to them (which
is rather weird) and are in this way conflicting with com1 and com2
forcing the digitizer to polled mode. I haven't gotten to switch
P&P; to manual mode to change the irq settings (since the h/w manuals
don't describe this) but maybe someone can at least tell me why those
cards are (auto) assigned to use these irq's (or at least why they
are reserved by them).
--
cl2@xs4all.nl CLinks at http://www.xs4all.nl/~ecl2 +31-6-54632921
LESi Ts&S; Engineering; PoBox 9179, 3007 AD Rotterdam The Netherlands
A.I. & Expert Technology, System Security Expertise/ICSE, ACE, NetWare
# Non-standard-disclaimer, I only speak for those who pay me enough. #
Subject: Re: Want lisp routine
From: polanskt@chesapeake.net (Thomas N. Polanski)
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 01:34:37 GMT
Keith Atteck wrote:
>I am looking for a lisp routine that will search a drawing for lines
>that have duplicate copies, one on top of the other, and eliminate the
>extra copies. Thus leaving a clean singular copy of the 3D geometry. I
>am currently creating Mechanical DeskTop Models that must be converted
>to wire frame for export to an analysis software. When I explode the
>solid it converts to faces. The common intersection of 2 faces, when
>exploded a second time, leaves the intersecting lines one on top of each
>other.
Hi Keith:
I have a routine that does just that. Give me a holler at polanskt@chesapeake.net
if you want it.
Sincerely,
Tom
************************************************************
* Thomas N. Polanski
* Associate Engineer - AM/FM System
* Southern Maryland Electric Co-op, Inc.
*
* e-mail: polanskt@smeco.com
* phone: 301-274-9299 x4002 fax: 301-274-4364
************************************************************
Subject: Re: Color Pallette
From: Lu
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 20:09:58 -0800
Dennis Shinn wrote:
>
> Lu wrote:
>
> >Dennis Shinn wrote:
> >> Just curious - why on earth would you want to change the standard colors?
>
> >I am glad you asked that, I thought about it.
>
> You just never know, Lu. There may be a very valid reason behind the request.
> I've had it happen a number of times where I'll criticize what to me looks like
> a completely foolhardy attempt at something only to learn that the question came
> from someone in bio-genetic-engineering (hardly my field of expertise) and it
> made perfect sense once explained.
>
> At least the person is using colors instead of leaving everything default for
> all layers. Let's hope! (grin)
>
> Dennis Shinn
> Seattle AutoCAD User Group
> SAUG-BBS [206] 644-7115 [PCGNet]9:517/215
> CAD Systems manager/GLY Construction
You are correct Dennis. From past experience, I tend to treat some questions as "what's an
easy solution". Sometimes people don't consider the overall benifits vs. problems created
by a solution.
I have seen some of those drawings where all the colors are tha same. In addition, there
may be only 1 or 2 layers.
Cheers,
Lu
//------------------------------------------------------------------
// When all else fails, read the book.
// CAD\Tek Home Page: http://www.cad-tek.com
//------------------------------------------------------------------
Subject: Re: blocks
From: Lu
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 20:12:35 -0800
The Great Magus wrote:
>
> Lu & Spider,
>
> A quick way, if your new block is outside the drawing, is to rename the
> old block. Your new block will then come in and you can purge or keep
> the old one.
>
> Ken
Thanks Ken. I forgot about that method. I assumed that the old version
was not needed.
Cheers,
Lu
//------------------------------------------------------------------
// When all else fails, read the book.
// CAD\Tek Home Page: http://www.cad-tek.com
//------------------------------------------------------------------
Subject: GenericCadd: Unable to select menu with right mouse button
From: ttuvm1.ttu.edu (Gary DeJarnett)
Date: 22 Nov 1996 23:30:02 GMT
My dad has been using GenericCadd for years and likes it so well that he still
wants to use it even though he now has Autocad. His only problem is that ever
since he upgraded to a larger hard drive, he cannot select a menu item with
his right mouse button. The mouse drivers are properly installed and the
mouse works fine with all programs (including Autocad). Menu items can be
selected using the home key, but that is a hastle and we are not able to
program "home" to the right mouse button. We have tried programming the
button to "PU" (pen up) and also leaving the macro for the right mouse button
blank, nothing works. I have reinstalled GenericCadd at least twice. The
right button is assigned a "NP" nearest point macro when I check it right
after reinstalling.
He is using GenericCadd 6.0 and a Kensington 4-button mouse on a Gateway 2000
66V machine running DOS 6. If anyone has any suggestions, we are about out of
things to try.
Thanks,
Gary DeJarnett (a3gdd@ttuvm1.ttu.edu)
Subject: Re: 3D Drill bit
From: "Lee Harding"
Date: 22 Nov 1996 21:34:27 GMT
Frank,
I've put together a .dwg that steps through the process of creating a very
basic drill bit. I'll email the file to you directly, and anyone else (by
request) that is interested in creating this type of geometry.
The basic steps involved are as follows:
1. Create a multi-segment, linear PLINE. The PLINE should have at least
four segments per 360 degrees of rotation of the desired helix. For
example, to create a helix with one turn over a length of four inches, I
would use a pline defined as:
_.pline 0,0 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0
2. Create an augmented line from the PLINE using the _.ameditaug command.
_.ameditaug _add
3. Before exiting the command, use the _twist option to specify the twist
for the augmented line. Notice that the normal vectors for the augmented
line are now twisted.
_twist 360 _all 0,0
4. Exit _.ameditaug and sketch the crossection of the helix that you
desire. Usually the section will be sketched immeadiately above one end of
the
_.pline -.5,2 -.5,1 .5,1 .5,2
5. Use the _.amsweepsf to sweep the section along the augmented line.
Select the section as the wire and the augmented line as the rail.
_.amsweepsf _last 0,0
6. Since the above example uses a section that is not continuous, three
separate surfaces will be created. It the PLINE used for the section have
been filleted before amsweepsf (thus making it continuous) one one surface
would have been created. To join the three surfaces together, use
_.amjoinsf
_.amjoinsf _fence 0,0 5,5
Viola!
--
Lee Harding
Autodesk, Inc.
MCAD
T. Trautwein wrote in article
<32940a9f.2652173@news2.stuttgart.netsurf.de>...
: "Lee Harding" wrote:
: >FYI - Using the surface modeling component of the Mechanical Desktop you
: >can sweep a profile along a 3D spline to generate a helical surface that
: >can be used to cut a solid. This technique avoids the 'faceting' that
the
: >posted code generates, and instead creates smooth, continuous curves.
:
: O.K., I can do this I guess. But how would you conviniently create two
precise
: helical splines as sweeping path for the drills' groves? I'd be
interested how
: to solve this problem in reality.
:
:
: Thanks,
:
: Frank
:
:
: P.S. I hope it'll be just a view commands in R14/AMD 2.0 or whatever,
taking no
: more than 30 sec. to do this. Also it should be PARAMETRIC i.e. no
splined
: surface cutting methods. Maybe you can add it to the wish list. Thanks.
:
Subject: Re: Cad color to line/weight standards
From: Bill Gilliss
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 00:14:39 GMT
> > > My company is reviewing the cad standards and I was wondering if anyone
> > > knows of any recognized standards for:
> > >
> > > color to line type
> > >
> > > color to line weight
> > >
Not having seen any color standards that didn't seem completely
arbitrary
and unrememberable, I devised my own standard that is equally arbitrary
but
very rememberable. I use only three line weights - fine, medium, and
heavy.
For anything wider, like a property line, I use polylines with width.
I do mostly architectural work, and produce both construction drawings
for
the contractors and 3d perspective views for the clients.
I keep colors 1-16 at a medium weight so drawings from consultants (who
seem to keep things pretty basic) will plot reasonably well. (Except for
color 8 - light grey - to which I assign a fine line; just can't help
myself.)
Colors that end in a 1 are all fine lines.
Colors that end in a 2 are all heavy lines.
Everything else is medium weight.
That's it for normal construction documents. I don't worry about
assigning
"real" looking colors to layers (like avocado(!) for appliances,
off-white for
walls, white for toilets, etc.) because I render with AccuRender which
lets
me assign rendering colors independent of the object or layer colors.
For aerial perspectives into a building, I have defined another plotter
definition in which all the lines are fine except for the color (15)
that
I use for walls, which is medium-heavy so the structure will pop out
from
the furnishings. This way, instead of having to change the colors of
layers
and then change them back again, I just use a different plotter
definition.
No pain, much gain. Coupled with AutoArchitect's ability to exchange 2d
and
3d symbols globally, I can work fast with 2d symbols and plot them for
CD
sets with my normal plotter definition, then change them all to 3d,
switch
plotter definitions, and plot the aerial views without futzing around
with
layer colors.
Works for me.
--
-Bill Gilliss gilliss@iglou.com 72320.3272@compuserve.com
Subject: Re: connecting/maiking polylines in 3d drawing
From: Bill Gilliss
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 00:31:52 GMT
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> So if you are using R13 then only you can make a bend pipe model
> whereas in R12 only straight pipe could be made and the bends are to
> be made seperately using REVOLVE command and revolving a circle about
> a given axis.
>
> Nikhil Kaila
> //Autodesk Product Support on the Internet//
Hans-
Nikhil's response is not *quite* accurate.
Attached is TUBE.LSP, which constructs an AME solid round tube
along a release 12 3dpolyline. Takes a while, though.
--
-Bill Gilliss gilliss@iglou.com 72320.3272@compuserve.com
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; TUBE.LSP Copyright 1993 by Looking Glass Microproducts
;==========================================================
; Convert a 3D Polyline to a solid Tube
;=============================================================
(defun C:TUBE (/ ERROR PUSHVARS POPVARS SYSVARS OLD-ERROR
NOTRANS ITEM RTOD GET_VERTS XGETDIST
GET_RADIUS VERTS TUBE FUZZ PNAME)
(setq FUZZ 1E-6)
;==========================================================
; Error Handler
(defun ERROR (S)
(if (not
(member
S
'("Function cancelled" "console break")
)
)
(princ S)
)
(POPVARS)
(princ)
)
;==========================================================
; Set and Save System Variables
(defun PUSHVARS (VLIST)
(foreach PAIR VLIST
(setq
SYSVARS (cons
(cons
(strcase (car PAIR))
(getvar
(car PAIR)
)
)
SYSVARS
)
)
(if (cdr PAIR) (setvar (car PAIR) (cdr PAIR)))
)
)
;==========================================================
; Restore System Variables
(defun POPVARS ()
(foreach PAIR SYSVARS (setvar (car PAIR) (cdr PAIR)))
(setq
*error* OLD-ERROR
)
(setq SYSVARS nil)
)
;==========================================================
; Disallow transparent invocation of routine.
(defun NOTRANS ()
(cond
((zerop (logand (getvar "cmdactive") (+ 1 2 4 8))))
((alert
"This command may not be invoked transparently."
)
)
)
)
;==========================================================
; Item from association list
(defun ITEM (A B) (cdr (assoc A B)))
;==========================================================
; Radians to degrees
(defun RTOD (X) (/ (* 180.0 X) pi))
;==========================================================
; Square of a number
(defun SQR (X) (* X X))
;==========================================================
; Get 3d polyline
(defun GET_3DPOLY (/ AGAIN ENAME ENT)
(setq AGAIN t)
(while AGAIN
(setq
ENAME (car (entsel "\nSelect 3D polyline: "))
)
(cond
((null ENAME) (setq AGAIN nil))
((and
(setq ENT (entget ENAME))
(=
"POLYLINE"
(ITEM 0 ENT)
)
(= 8 (logand (ITEM 70 ENT) (+ 8 16 64)))
)
(setq AGAIN nil)
ENAME
)
(t
(prompt
"Entity selected is not a 3D polyline."
)
)
)
)
)
;==========================================================
; Get Vertices from a 3d Polyline
(defun GET_VERTS (PNAME / ENAME ENT CLOSED VERTS P)
(setq
ENT (entget PNAME)
CLOSED (= 1 (logand (ITEM 70 ENT) 1))
ENAME PNAME
)
(while (progn
(setq
ENAME (entnext ENAME)
ENT (entget ENAME)
P (ITEM 10 ENT)
)
(= "VERTEX" (ITEM 0 ENT))
)
; Ignore spline control points and
; Duplicate points
(if (and
(zerop (logand (ITEM 70 ENT) 16))
(not
(equal P (car VERTS) FUZZ)
)
)
(setq VERTS (cons (ITEM 10 ENT) VERTS))
)
)
(if (and
CLOSED
(> (length VERTS) 2)
(not
(equal (car VERTS) (last VERTS) FUZZ)
)
)
(setq VERTS (cons (last VERTS) VERTS))
)
(if (> (length VERTS) 1) (reverse VERTS))
)
;=======================================================
; Extended get distance
(defun XGETDIST (BASE PRMPT DEFAULT KWORDS)
(setq
PRMPT (if DEFAULT
(strcat
PRMPT
" <"
(rtos DEFAULT)
">: "
)
(strcat PRMPT ": ")
)
)
(initget (if DEFAULT 6 7) KWORDS)
(cond
((if BASE (getdist BASE PRMPT) (getdist PRMPT)))
(DEFAULT
)
)
)
;==========================================================
; Get radius (or diameter)
(defun GET_RADIUS (BASE PRMPT DEFAULT DIAM / RAD)
(setq
RAD (XGETDIST
BASE
(strcat
(if DIAM
"\nDiameter/ "
"\nRadius "
)
PRMPT
)
DEFAULT
(if DIAM "Diameter" "")
)
)
(if (= RAD "Diameter")
(setq
RAD (*
0.5
(XGETDIST
BASE
(strcat "\nDiameter " PRMPT)
(if DEFAULT
(* 2.0 DEFAULT)
)
""
)
)
)
)
RAD
)
;==========================================================
; Get tube radius and elbow radius
(defun GET_RADII ()
(if (not (numberp TUBE_RADIUS)) (setq TUBE_RADIUS nil))
(if (not (numberp ELBOW_RADIUS))
(setq ELBOW_RADIUS nil)
)
(setq
TUBE_RADIUS (GET_RADIUS
(car VERTS)
"of tube"
TUBE_RADIUS
t
)
)
(if (>= TUBE_RADIUS ELBOW_RADIUS)
(setq ELBOW_RADIUS nil)
)
(while (>=
TUBE_RADIUS
(setq
ELBOW_RADIUS (GET_RADIUS
(car VERTS)
"of elbow"
ELBOW_RADIUS
nil
)
)
)
(prompt
"\nElbow radius must be greater than tube radius."
)
(setq ELBOW_RADIUS nil)
)
)
;==========================================================
; Make the tube
(defun MAKE_TUBE (VERTS / P1 P2 P3 PA PB PC PD PE A1 A2 D1
D2 CLOSED SS SKIP_FIRST)
(setq CLOSED (equal (car VERTS) (last VERTS) FUZZ))
(if CLOSED
(setq
VERTS (append
(list (cadr (reverse VERTS)))
VERTS
(list (cadr VERTS))
)
)
)
(setq
SKIP_FIRST CLOSED
SS (ssadd)
P1 (car VERTS)
P2 (cadr VERTS)
P3 (caddr VERTS)
VERTS (cdddr VERTS)
)
(while P2
(cond
((and P3 (inters P1 P2 P2 P3 t))
(command
"_ucs" "3p" P2 P1 P3
)
(setq
A1 (angle '(0 0 0) (trans P3 0 1))
A2 (* 0.5 A1)
D2 (/ ELBOW_RADIUS (sin A2))
D1 (sqrt (- (SQR D2) (SQR ELBOW_RADIUS)))
PA (trans
(setq PD (polar '(0 0 0) 0 D1))
1
0
)
PB (trans (polar '(0 0 0) A1 D1) 1 0)
PC (trans
(setq PE (polar '(0 0 0) A2 D2))
1
0
)
)
(if SKIP_FIRST
; If closed, don't draw the section
(progn
(setq SKIP_FIRST nil)
(command "_ucs" "p")
)
(progn
(command "_ucs" "3p" PD PE "@0,0,1")
(ssadd
(solcyl
(trans P1 0 1)
TUBE_RADIUS
"c"
(trans PA 0 1)
)
SS
)
(command "_circle" '(0 0 0) TUBE_RADIUS)
(ssadd
(solrev
(entlast)
(list ELBOW_RADIUS 0 0)
(list
ELBOW_RADIUS
-1
0
)
(- 180.0 (RTOD A1))
)
SS
)
(command "_ucs" "p")
(command "_ucs" "p")
)
)
(setq
P1 PB
P2 P3
P3 (car VERTS)
VERTS (cdr VERTS)
)
)
(P3
(setq P2 P3 P3 (car VERTS) VERTS (cdr VERTS))
)
(t
(if (not CLOSED)
(ssadd
(SOLCYL P1 TUBE_RADIUS "c" P2)
SS
)
)
(setq P2 nil)
)
)
)
(solunion SS)
(setq SS nil)
)
;==========================================================
; Main Routine
(defun TUBE ()
(cond
((not (member (findfile "ame.exe") (ads)))
(alert
"\nAME must be xloaded to run this command."
)
)
((not (setq PNAME (GET_3DPOLY))))
((not (setq VERTS (GET_VERTS PNAME)))
(alert
"Zero length 3D polyline"
)
)
(t
(PUSHVARS
'(("blipmode" . 0)
("ucsicon" . 0)
("gridmode" . 0)
)
)
(command "_ucs" "w")
(GET_RADII)
(MAKE_TUBE VERTS)
(command "_ucs" "p")
)
)
)
;==========================================================
; Body of c:tube
(if (NOTRANS)
(progn
(setq OLD-ERROR *error* *error* ERROR)
(setvar "cmdecho" 0)
(command "_undo" "mark")
(PUSHVARS '(("osmode" . 0)))
(TUBE)
(POPVARS)
)
)
(princ)
)
(princ
" TUBE.LSP (Copyright 1993 by Looking Glass Microproducts) loaded."
)
(princ)
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Subject: Re: Using ACAD to design WEB pages ?
From: bjoness@mindspring.com (VooDooChiLD)
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 01:31:28 GMT
On Fri, 22 Nov 1996 09:32:53 GMT, jeeper@halcyon.com (Dennis Shinn)
wrote:
>"Mike Clark" wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>I'm trying to design my webpage with ACADr13c4a and have not found a way to
>>convert it to a .gif or a .jpg file.
>
>Do you have any other image editing tools avaliable like Photoshop (big time
>cost) or Paintshop (shareware).
>
>I use Photoshop and the printscreen option as Rajesh suggested to copy/clip the
>AutoCAD screen and from there do the necessary post processing to get it into
>jpg format. One thing I've found is that the images are quite large (file size
>wise) using this process and need to be scaled down to a more manageable numner
>of kilobytes to reduce the amount of time it takes to transfer them into the
>browser.
>
>The results I've gotten so far aren't terribly impressive, however. You can get
>an idea of what they look like in our on line newsletter at:
>
>http://www.halcyon.com/jeeper/saug/newsltr.htm
>
>
>Dennis Shinn
>Seattle AutoCAD User Group
>SAUG-BBS [206] 644-7115 [PCGNet]9:517/215
>CAD Systems manager/GLY Construction
>
I've never tried this; but wouldn't using clipboard to capture the
image from autocad work. You can then use PaintBrush, and LviewPro to
edit those images or in case of LviewPro (convert to .jpg or .gif).
Hijaak95 allows you to convert to different formats also; but I know
of no way cheaper than capturing the image from clipboard and then
editing with either of the three packages mentioned above.
ps
Pro-engineer
is a HIGH Priced
Headache
Subject: Re: $$$$ $5 = $50,000 $$$$
From: sid herbage
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 20:25:53 -0500
Dennis Shinn wrote:
> The other thing to watch out for is the list of newsgroups to which the message
> you are replying to is cross posted. With a single push of the enter key, a
> complete re-quote of the offending message can be re-spewed to dozens of other
> groups. It's one way to attract attention and increase your fan email.
I agree ... which leads to this further reflection: The original poster
is unlikely to read all (if any) of those newsgroups to which he posted
so that, while repeating the original spam with a reply is probably as
bad as the original post, the alternative (a reply posted to a single
group such as this) is most unlikely to find its target.
Ergo, the best thing to do when one of these messages surfaces is to
sigh (swear, cut your wrists etc) and move on. The worst things about
these messages are the perpetual follow on threads they provoke.
.... such as the one I'm writing know .... OK, I'm gone.
--
... Sid (sid@visgen.com)
Subject: Re: Wintab Drivers
From: michael lesyszyn
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 12:04:57 +1000
Ian A. White wrote:
>
> On 21 Nov 1996 05:49:12 GMT, tasgeol@tassie.net.au (Rodney Wilson)
> wrote:
>
> >I am looking for a wintab driver for an OCE digitiser, The OCE web site
> >does not have any drivers for their digitisers and their support people
> >are less than helpfull.
> >
> >Does anyone have a suggestions on which driver(s) I should use, and
> >where on the net can I find them.
>
> So you are the other one ;-) My client was sold one of these.
> Unfortunately the pick button has just about had it, and no
> replacement is available.
>
> As far as a WinTab driver, the Summagraphics one should work fine.
>
> The Summagraphics site is at www.summagraphics.com
>
> Regards,
>
> Ian A. White, CPEng
> waiwhite@zip.com.au
> WAI Engineering
> Sydney 2000
> Australia
Hi
I have a Kurta XGT digitizer and run R13 under NT4.0 - I could not find
any Kurta wintab drivers so used the summagraphics one. It crashed my
system, so I went searching again. The Graphtec wintab driver works
fine, so try it if you are having problems. I got it from a local dealer
here in Brisbane so unfortunatly I don't have an internet address.
Good Luck :-)
Mike Lesyszyn
Kararah Enterprises Pty Ltd
Brisbane Australia
Subject: Re: Availability of posted material
From: michael lesyszyn
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 12:23:15 +1000
Bob Wilson, Jr. wrote:
>
> "David E. Gonsalves" wrote:
>
> >Can someone explain why I can't always see my posts (or the same posts from
> >log on to log on) in the newsgroups? I'm using MS Internet Mail/News, w/a
> >real ISP (not AOL or someone else of that ilk).
> >Thanks in advance,
>
> >David E. Gonsalves, LSIT
> >delliottg@olywa.net
>
> Oh sheesh. I'll try.
>
> You get news from a program on a computer your access provider has
> running. Usually this is running on a computer dedicated for it.
> This News-server numbers each newsgroup message; every article to any
> one newsgroup is given a sequencial number. Therefor there can be
> different articles numbered 153 for each diferent newsgroup.
>
> Your newsreader does a big juggling act. It keeps track of the article
> numbers that you've 'read.' All of them. It keeps a listing for each
> newsgroup of every message number that is marked as "read." So you
> might have read to #1,700 in one newsgroup but only #14 in another.
>
> To help it keep this listing you should "mark" the unwanted articles in
> a newsgroup as 'read.' Sometimes this function is listed as "catch up."
> You can mark by newsgroup, or 'catch up' any or all of the newsgroups.
> When you 'catch up' -all- of the articles in the selected range of
> groups will be marked 'read.'
>
> Once you 'read' a article, its number is added to a listing of Group
> article numbers read, and you're not shown that article again.
>
> The news is distributed by "flooding." Anywhere a article is written,
> it is spread to every news-server by flooding that one article outward
> from it's source. Thus a article can take a day or two just to go round
>
> the world. Two people can post on the same day, and not see the other
> person's post for a while, even though one posted most of a day before;
> you migh receive the last\latest post first. Someplaces postings are
> queued for posting with a Batch of messages by command, or at a set
> time. Someplaces send the posted messages OUT first, and they Flood
> back IN later (uncommon, I think).
>
> News-servers and news-articles amount to a large part of the
> communications traffic on the internet. Some access providers supply a
> little of the available material, some a lot. But either way, the flow
> doesn't stop, and the ammount of material is too much to forever save it
>
> all online. Each access provider sets their own limits, but usually the
>
> limit is set by the total size of available disk space on the provider's
>
> news-server. Once that is used, something has to go, or stop. Rarely
> does a news-server hold the articles for two weeks. Someplaces the
> articles do not last a whole day. Sometimes one newsgroups' articles
> will stay for days, and anothers' will be gone in hours. The settings
> that control this can probably be adjusted by your access provider, but
> they'll be less interested in helping you with this than simply adding
> another newsgroup, as they already have enough trouble getting the
> adjustments right. You can ask if you're having a problem. For
> newsgroups that don't have much material there's good chances of
> streching for a full week (maybe more).
>
> So your article might be "not posted" locally yet, can been "marked
> read" and hidden from you by your own reader, or be a "expired article"
> and be no longer from your news-server.
>
> Hope this helps.
I had the same question - thanks Bob for a clear explanation :-)
regards
Mike Lesyszyn
Subject: Re: Matrox quirk with R12 - Help!?
From: e8727355@stud2.tuwien.ac.at (ernest)
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 03:09:55 GMT
On Sat, 23 Nov 1996 01:34:26 GMT, mikemccr@airmail.net (Mike
McCormick) wrote:
>Hi All,
>
> I've recently upgraded my graphics board from a Matrox Impression
>2mg. to a Matrox Millennium 4mg, and I've discovered the MIllennium
>has an annoying quirk. It seems that about half the time, when I zoom
>or pan, the display list dumps everything but polylines with a
>thickness and solid entities, like arrowheads. Basically, it won't
>display the text, lines, arcs, etc., without a doing a full regen
>first, manually.
>
>This little problem is quickly becomming counterproductive.
>I'm using R12 Dos on a P133.
>
>Has anyone else seen this? Is there a setting I've missed somewhere?
>Does anyone know of a workaround?
>
>Thanks in advance for your input !!
>
>Regards,
>Michael McCormick
>M.C.S.
I use it with R13 without problems under NT.
You tried it with the original drivers?
I simply cannot imagin such a problem can be a bug,but you never know.
I would try to reinstall, and get newest drivers.
good luck!!!
Subject: Re: Wintab Drivers
From: waiwhite@zip.com.au (Ian A. White)
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 04:09:28 GMT
On Fri, 22 Nov 1996 12:29:38 -0500, "David R. Rich"
wrote:
>Be careful...... Tech support Summagraphics (now Calcomp) acknowledged a
>bug in their wintab driver which adversely effect performance. I would
>stay away from all summa products inlcuding the drivers.
The Win 3.1 drivers work perfectly well. It is the Win 95 ones which
are buggy.
If you install the Win 3.1 set in Win 3.1 and then to a Win 95
upgrade, they work in Win 95 as well without any problems. The
problem is you can't install them directly in Win 95.
Regards,
Ian A. White, CPEng
waiwhite@zip.com.au
WAI Engineering
Sydney 2000
Australia
Subject: Re: lt with stylus 1500
From: waiwhite@zip.com.au (Ian A. White)
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 04:09:29 GMT
On Fri, 22 Nov 1996 20:04:08 -0800, stefano
wrote:
>hi, execuse me for my english but i'm italian;
>i wanted drivers for autocad lt (for w95) for printer epson stylus 1500,
>please send email.
Apart from the Autodesk supplied alternative drivers (and apart from
graphics format drivers there is only HP-GL), you have to use the
Windows System printer, so all you need is a Win 95 Epson driver. You
can also use a program like PrintGL which processes HP-GL or HP-GL/2
plot data. Apart from PrintGL, you will also have to get hold of
HP-GL/2 Windows drivers. These can be obtained from the HP web site.
Regards,
Ian A. White, CPEng
waiwhite@zip.com.au
WAI Engineering
Sydney 2000
Australia
