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CHEAP TRICKS WARE SUPPORT FILES 
(Hatches, Linetypes, Keyboard Macros, Scales, RGB, PALS, etc.)

Updated 1 September 2007

These DataCAD Support Files provide additional options to the DataCAD program. In general, these files are copied into your C:\DATACAD\SUP directory.
HATCH PATTERNS (Click Here to Download entire Hatch Catalog in PDF format -- 1 meg.) 


R78 Fieldstone Hatch -- now part of
R141 Fluted Block Hatch -- now part of R211
R142 Board & Batten Hatch -- now part of R211
R147 Flagstone Hatches -- now part of R211
R161 Radial Horizon Hatch -- now part of R211

R163 (Internet Deliverable)    (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
Brick/Block/Glass/Panel Hatches by Evan H. Shu.
16 new excellent hatches from AutoCAD freeware, now converted for DataCAD use. Includes: 12" brick, 2x2 brick, Vert. Brick, Flemish, English, Glass Block, Sheet Glass, Screen Block, Wood Panel & more. $5.00

R164 (Internet Deliverable)  (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
ACAD AEC Hatches by Evan H. Shu.
45+/- hatches types from AutoCADAEC hatch file, now converted for DataCAD use. Includes: herringbone, parquet, shingle, shake, clay, houndstooth & more. $5.00

R165 (Internet Deliverable) (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
Siding/Shingle/Shake Hatches by Evan H. Shu.
12 new siding hatches converted from AutoCAD freeware hatches, now converted for DataCAD use. Includes: shake, heavy shake,shingles, siding & more. $5.00

R166 (Internet Deliverable) (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
Texture Hatches by Evan H. Shu.
8 new textural hatches from AutoCAD freeware hatches, now converted for DataCAD use. Includes: aggregate, background, textured, concrete & more. $5.00

R167 (Internet Deliverable) (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
Tile/Paver/Floor Hatches by Evan H. Shu.
25+/- tile & flooring hatches from AutoCAD freeware hatches, now converted for DataCAD use. Includes: flagstone, 8 dif. parquets, monticello, random tile, pavers and more. $5.00

R168 (Internet Deliverable) (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
Landscape Hatches by Evan H. Shu.
25+/- landscape hatches from AutoCAD freeware hatches, now converted for DataCAD use. Includes: lattice, garden, stones, water, gravel, plant & more. $5.00

R169 (Internet Deliverable) (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
Decorative Hatches by Evan H. Shu.
20+/- decorative hatches from AutoCAD freeware hatches, now converted for DataCAD use. Includes: rattan, scallops, weave, boxes, basketweave & more. $5.00

R189 Randrock Hatch -- now part of P223.

R195/R196 (Internet Deliverable) (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
Fanned & Stone Paving Hatch by Michael Russell.
Stone paving in fanned arch pattern and floating stone paving pattern in open or filled variations. Provided as DataCAD PAT file.$5.00.

R210/S129 (Internet Deliverable)
StoneCAD Hatch Patterns (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in  PDF format)
converted by Roger Donaldson.
The freely available StoneCAD hatch patterns for AutoCAD have been converted to DataCAD format for use in DataCAD 10 and up. Contains 20 complex stone patterns. Only compatible with DataCAD 10 and up. $5.00 or free with 5 disk order or $5 CTW dollars.

R211 (Internet Deliverable) (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
CTW Hatch Collection I incorporates 5 items:R78 Fieldstone Hatch by Evan H. Shu (Seamless interlocking rectangular stone paving hatch pattern); R141 Fluted Block Hatch by John F. Werne, III (fluted cmu blocks); R142 Board & Batten Hatch by John F. Werne, III. (board and batten siding); R147 Flagstone Hatches by John Cluver, Voith & Mactavish Architects (interlocking and linear ashlar pattern); and R161 Radial Horizon Hatch by David L. Bravo (horizon backgrounds or special tiles). $25 value now only $5.00.

P27 Special Hatch Patterns -- now part of P226
P116 Shake Hatches -- now part of P226
P214 Elevation Hatches -- now part of P226

P135(Internet Deliverable)  (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
McConnell Hatch Collection by Patrick McConnell. FIFTY new hatches, including brick, tile, CMU and other patterns. Also includes all POFS and sample drawing w/new and standard DataCAD hatches. $10.00

P219(Internet Deliverable) (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
Wood Grain Hatches by Michael Russell. 4 invaluable hatches of wood grain types including Plywood panel, wood grain, V grain and W grain. Provided as DataCAD PAT file. $10.00.

P220 (Internet Deliverable) (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
Spanish Tile Hatches
by Michael Russell.
Often requested hatch for doing Spanish clay tile roofs is finally here with this great offering that includes 6 different variations. $10.00

P223 (Internet Deliverable) (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
Randrock, Riverock, Ivy & Bamboo
by Chris Bartimus.
A new set of decorative hatch and linetypes by best-selling Randrock Hatch author. 3 new hatches
and two new linetypes. Now as added bonus, includes former R189 Randrock hatch! $10.00

P226 (Internet Deliverable)  (Click Here to View Hatch Swatches in PDF format)
Roof & Elevation Hatch Patterns
New value item made up for 3 former P disks: P27 Special Hatch Patterns by Christopher Glass, P116 Shake Hatches by Kevin Gillies and P214 Elevation Hatches by Anthony J. Blasio. 18 useful hatch patterns for use on roofs and elevations: bricks, shingles, shakes, stone & cmu. Former $30 value, now only $10.00.



LINETYPES (Click Here to Download ALL Linetype Catalog in PDF format -- 200K.) 


R3 Wiggle Linetype by Mark Madura (Now in R212).
R6 Hatch Linetypes by Evan H. Shu. (Now in R212).
R43 Infill Linetype by Evan H. Shu. (Now in R212).
R57 Wiggle Line Plus by Brett R. Gentry. (Now in R212).
R149 Wood Wall Linetype by Dale Weiss. (Now in R212).
R177 Clay Tile Linetypes by Cyrus Fuller. (Now in P229).
R179 Cement Hatch Linetype by Christopher Glass. (Now in R212).
R180 Improved Linetypes by Carl Steidel. (Now in R212).
R181 Accent Linetypes by David Porter. (Now in P229).
R190 Flex-Duct Linetype by David Porter. (Now in P229).
R194 Decorative Leaf Linetypes by Michael Russell. (Now in P229).

R212 (Internet Deliverable)
Wiggles, Hatch & Wood Linetypes  (Click Here to view linetypes in sharp PDF format).
A great line type collection that includes 23 linetype favorites, including the former individual items R3 Wiggle Linetype, R6 Hatch Linetypes & R43 Infill Linetype, R57 Wiggle Line Plus , R149 Wood Wall, R179 Cement Hatch, R180 CSWAVY & CSWood & P26 Special Linetypes, and with one easy installation you get 8 items ($45 value) for the price of one. $5.00

P25 Combination DataCAD Linetype file by Evan H. Shu and Mark Madura. (Now in R212).
P26 Special Linetypes by Christopher Glass. (Now in R212).

P162/P164/P165 (Internet Deliverable) (Click Here to view linetypes in sharp PDF format).
CTW Production Linetype Collection Three in One Deal, including:
CE & ME Linetypes (P162) by Steve McGinley, Graphic Technologies. Various civil and mech. eng. graphic linetypes ("chartpak" tape, arrows, directional) and numerous site plan and HVAC-type "letter" linetypes. 17 new linetypes in all!
New & Improved Linetypes (P164) by Rick Morse, Madura Studios. 15 all new linetypes (graphic lines, fences, train tracks, "grass", parking spaces) plus 16 improved linetypes (dash, insulation types, shingles, hedge, insulation, block) , complete with POF's to enhance your productivity.
Infill Linetypes (P165) by Rick Morse, Madura Studios. 12 new infill type linetypes for wall hatching, such as wood grain (3 types), marble, stone, stipple, hexagon, criss-cross, X-line, Z-line, I-line, & ceiling tile plus 6 new Geometric linetypes (bubbles, box, diamonds, arrows, bars) complete with POF's to enhance your productivity.
NOTE! Many of P164 & P165 are in Productivity Pack that comes with newer versions of DataCAD.
P162/P164/P154 all in one installation for $10.00

P227 (Internet Deliverable)   (Click Here to view linetypes in sharp PDF format).
New Porch, Siding & Dash Linetypes by Tony Blasio.
10 excellent new line types created for specialty dash-dot lines, porch railing, & vinyl siding. $10.00.

P229 (Interet Deliverable)  (Click Here to view linetypes in sharp PDF format).
Roof & Accent Linetype Collection. A five for one deal of 14 cool linetypes that include R177 Clay Tile Linetypes, R181 Accent Linetypes, R190 Flex-Duct Linetype, R194 Decorative Leaf Linetypes & Riverock & Bamboo Linetypes (part of P223) A $25 value, now only $10.00.

S94 (Internet Deliverable)
Text Line Macro from DATACAD LLC & JB CAD Services. TxtLine is a very useful macro which virtually eliminates the need for line fonts with text in them. In addition to allowing for changing text size, text-to-text spacing, and selecting any line font for the line portion of TxtLine an you can also select different colors for your text and lines. Uses for the TxtLine program range from site plans to HVAC plans to plumbing plans, etc. Free with 5-disk order or $5CTW or $5.00.



KEYBOARD MACROS, SCALING FILES, RGB/PAL FILES,
ICON TOOLBARS & MISC.

R114 (Internet Deliverable)
Custom Keyboard Macro File by Evan H. Shu, Shu Associates. Check out our own keyboard macro file that includes our favorites & many of the best keyboard shortcuts cited in Cheap Tricks newsletter. $5.00

R216 (Internet Deliverable)
Speed Demon GTV Page Finder by David Porter
Here is a handy new toolbar that allows one to just click on a GTV page number to get immediately to the GTV page desired. Especially with v.11 and a second icon toolbar line possible, you can display up to 20 views. It even has advantages over the new v11 GTV scroll which doesn’t allow one to do is to get to a particular view and update it with new layers that one has turned on as this new toolbar will. $5.00

P119 (Internet Deliverable)
Pseudo Plot-to-Fit Scales by David Porter. Custom designed scaling files to allow you to very easily plot any standard scale 24x36 drawing to completely fit onto a letter, legal or ledger(11x17) format. Incredibly useful to produce check and file sets. $10.00

P179 (Internet Deliverable)
Architectural Rendering RGB files by Michael Pellett, Architect. Two excellent new RGB files that will give your QuickShade renderings a much more architectural looking palette that includes such colors as dark coral, warm grey, light olive, dusty blue, goldenrod, dusty blue, etc. Your renderings will obtain a whole new level of sophistication. $10.00

P180 (Internet Deliverable)
Custom Menu/Color Palette (White) by Charles Sawyer. New RGB & PAL files for improved legibility of menu and drawing functions for use w/white background screen. $10.00

P181 (Internet Deliverable)
Custom Menu/Color Palette (Black) by Charles Sawyer. New RGB and PAL files for improved legibility of menu and drawing functions for use w/a black background screen. $10.00

P193
Faux-Win 95 Icon Toolbars 1.0 by Don Parker. These Icon toolbars for DataCAD 7 add the Win95 "look & feel" to DCAD for DOS by including many familiar Win95 style icons & functions such as Open File Folder, Floppy Disk Save, Sheet Preview, Printer, Delete, Undo, Magnifying Glass, Recycle, Help, & the ubiquitous black Close "X". They are designed to fit different screen resolutions (800x600 thru 1280x1024) without scrolling. There are sets of toolbars for both black and white background screens. Documenation includes many tips & tricks on making custom Icon bars. $10.00
P221 (Internet Deliverable)
Benjamin Moore Palette 
by Neil Blanchard. 
An RGB file for DataCAD that has all 174 of the Benjamin Moore Historical Collection colors in numerical order (triplets) in addition to the standard DataCAD colors. You can now use the Color Fill function in DataCAD X color fill & polylines with voids features to "paint by number!" an elevation drawing in precise Benjamin Moore colors! $10.00

P228 (Internet Deliverable)
DWG Import Color/Pen Table
by Mike Burbridge, BGO Architects. Tired of dealing with AutoCAD's weird and often invisible color entities when importing into DataCAD? Use this handy Color(RGB) and Pen Table(TBL) that will convert all 255 AutoCAD colors into the first range of standard 15 DataCAD colors. A real timesaver! $10.00
 
 

 

P245 (Internet Deliverable)
Sherman Williams Paint Palettes 
by Neil Blanchard. 

Here are 12 RGB DataCAD Pallette files, which in total 
contain all of the 2,800 Sherman Williams current paint colors. 
A text file with all the names grouped by RGB 
file is provided so to find your exact color. 
You can use the Color Fill function in DataCAD 
(10 and up) color fill & polylines to create an 
exterior and interior elevation drawings using 
exact match Sherman-Williams paint colors! $10.00

B60
The ICON Bar Collection by Rick Ferrara Here is the KEY element you need to take advantage of the power of the new ICON bar feature of DataCAD 6 - 24 new KEY files comprising over 400 DataCAD POF icon files. Organized in a comprehensive yet usable fashion to provide you with 24 separate Icon bars for typical functions such as doing text, dimensioning, 3D Editing, Cleanup, etc. Comes with complete documentation and graphic charts of all icons. This disk should be at least a MEGA but author altruism want you to have it at this cheap price. . For Versions 6-7. NOT compatible w/DataCAD 8 and up $15.00

S105 (Internet Deliverable)
Keyboard Reference Guides by DATACAD LLC (Rick Morse). Excellent essential reference for those who want the ultimate customization out of their DataCAD via custom keyboard macros and custom toolbars. These two files tell you how the keyboard interrupts are coded (in the DCADWIN.MSG file) as well as how to utilize extended key calls (ALT-XXX) in your own custom keyboard macros. The keyboard interrupts are conveniently provided in EXCEL 97 Spreadsheet form, or HTML format (web browser); extended key calls are in plain text. Free with 5/disk order or $5 CTW dollars or $5 distribution fee.

S127 (Internet Deliverable)
NCS 2.0 Abbreviations and Terms Catalog
by Evan H. Shu.
We have converted the some 2,700 abbreviations and terms into a handier HTML format that can be viewed in your web browser, complete with bookmarks to the 6 major new categories proposed by NCS 3.0: General, Equipment, Piping System, Raw Materials, Reference Standards/Organizations, and Manufactured/Constructed/Fabricated Items.  Now you will find it much easier to find the proper NCS abbreviation or term of your choice. Also provided in Word Chart format. Free w/5 disk order, $5CTW dollars or $5.00 or free with 5 disk order or $5 CTW dollars.
 
 
S128 Big Sky Country (Internet Deliverable)
by Evan Shu.
With o2c and DataCAD now capable of using bitmap backgrounds, here is a nice variety of 27 JPG cloud, skyline, horizon line backgrounds suitable for use as architectural backgrounds (as collected from freeware sources). Free w/5 disk order, $5CTW dollars or $5.00.


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