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January 2000        Vol X:1

Cheap Trick         Best of Our Reader's Cheap Tricks IX



February 2000       Vol X:2

Cheap Trick         DataCAD vs. AutoCAD in Academia by Geoffrey Langdon       

Computerese         Flat Bed Scanners

Tutor               Pens, Colors & Choices in the Pen Table

Q-Tips              One step foundations walls, Systems Resources (Virus), wall breaks,

                    Thinking metric, new Display List picking

Dr OPs              Linux: What's it All About?

Q & A               DataCAD Output to BMP, Internal vs. External Layer names; 

                    NT Hardlock woes

Architips           Switchers: AutoCAD to DataCAD and Vice Versa by Geoffrey Langdon



March 2000          Vol X:3

Cheap Trick         Web Browsers: On or Off the Web

Computerese         HTML, the Language of the Web

Tutor               Custom Hatching in DataCAD 

Q-Tips              New Tips for converting AutoCAD and Visual CADD hatches to DataCAD

Dr OPs              -

Q & A               Weird Property Lines? Missing Navigation Pads? Old DOS Template Problems?

Architips           A Review of the Cross Hatch Macro



April 2000          Vol X:4

Cheap Trick         Drawing vs. Cutting Sections

Computerese         2 1/2 D

Tutor               Multi-View Windows

Q-Tips              Navigation Pad, Windows Dialog Text Tricks, ScanReg Restore, AutoCAD Trans.

Dr OPs              Networking Symbols & Templates by Mike Smith

Q & A               Plotting Full Sheets to File, 3D Ponds, 2D vs. 3D GoToViews

Architips           3D or Not to 3D (poem by Hubert JF van Hoof)



May 2000            Vol X:5

Cheap Trick         Graphic Images In & Out of DataCAD

Computerese         Vector vs. Bitmap File Types

Tutor               DataCAD Ergonomics 1: Large vs. Small Cursor

Q-Tips              Dual DataCAD Stickyback, Text File I/O for Titles, DCAD Text to Clipbd, SelSet Show, 

                    aerials, Printing to EPS and Photoshop

Dr OPs              Spring Cleaning Time for your Hard Drive

Q & A               Drawing Details Transfer, Invisible Plotting?, 2D vs. 3D Stretch?

Architips           DataCAD Plus Ushers in the Future



June 2000           Vol X:6

Cheap Trick         DataCAD Plus: a Primer of the Joys & Frustrations

Computerese         Get in the Zone w/DataCAD Plus Nomeclature

Tutor               DataCAD Ergonomics 2: Menu placements           

Q-Tips              DataCAD Plus Tips

Tutor Extra         DataCAD Plus Roofs by Rick Morse              

Q & A               DataCAD Plus Usage & Configuration

Architips           DataCAD Plus Visualizer



July 2000           Vol X:7

Cheap Trick         Rendering Basics

Computerese         Tesselation & Polygon Normals

Tutor               Roofing Alternatives in DataCAD

Q-Tips              Web images, Windows Explorer shortcuts, hatch erratic, eliminate Juno banner ads

Dr OPs              The Start Up Folder and MS Presumption

Q & A               Layers List printing, Quickshader colors, Display Palettes regeneration, Plus Zones

Architips           Two-Tier (or Not to Tear!)



August 2000         Vol X:8

Cheap Trick         The Ultimate Timesaver: Default Drawing Files

Computerese         XREFs are Coming!

Tutor               CAD Ergonomics III: Two Handed CAD

Q-Tips              Ductpro macro, ClipIt for multiple line breaks, WinFax multi-pages, Networking & Plus Tips

Dr OPs              System Configuration Utility: MSCONFIG

Q & A               Wall Infill, Keyboard Macros, Associative Hatch Explode Plus RoofCons Macro

Architips           Model Energy Code Software



September 2000      Vol X:9

Cheap Trick         Nothing Could be Finer Than DataCAD 9er

Computerese         CAD Syntax Noun-Verb vs. Verb-Noun

Tutor               XREFs in Detail by Mike Smith

Q-Tips              Undo/Redo, File Open, Cut/Copy retains grouping, New Preview clearer, Paste Tables/Schedules

Dr OPs              DataCAD 9 Impact on System Resources

Q & A               DCAD 9: Sharing files w/Plus, Metafile Import, Text Transfer, Shader, Bitmaps and XREFs

Architips           A New Way to Work



October 2000        Vol X:10

Cheap Trick         Model Energy Code Software: MECcheck & COMcheck

Computerese         PDF

Tutor               CAD Ergonomics IV: Of Mice & Men

Q-Tips              Symbol Undo, Back to drawing screen, multiple open, Fypon website, Plus Manager, Regroup Txt

Dr OPs              TClockEx Utility

Q & A               Macro Locked Out, XREF Multiple Details, DCAD 9 Macro List

Architips           Getting Your E-mail from any browser



November 2000       Vol X:11

Cheap Trick         Firewalls

Computerese         Broadband: DSL vs. Cable and More

Tutor               CAD Ergonomics V: Go Easy on the Eyes

Q-Tips              DCAD open full screen, Hyperlinks, 9.01 XREF fix, save scale file, Win Key shortcuts, AOL

Dr OPs              Windows Confusion

Q & A               CHR font not found, Macro list, Plus Color Fill, DataCAD PDF linetypes 

Architips           Cheap Tricks: the Same, Yet New & Improved (new PDF format)



December 2000       Vol X:12

Cheap Trick         A Day in the Life of the DBUG Forum

Computerese         o2c -- Will it be the New 3D PDF?

Tutor               Clipboard Cut and Paste

Q-Tips              Invert distances, linetype snap, clipcube on/off, rectangular polylines

Dr OPs              Keep Your Registry Clean

Q & A               Clipbard Word Text, Clipboard to Excell, Internal Menu Calls, AutoCAD Text import

Architips           DataCAD Development for 2001




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