***IMPORTANT***
Adjusting computer time (+/-) after installation will shorten evaluation (temporary)
license by the amount of adjustment.

This is a shareware program and all the features can be used for two weeks after initial
installation. If you need more evaluation time, read below about extending temporary license.

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Thank you for evaluating our software.

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How to use it:

1. Before you use the program, make sure that the copy you have is up-to-date.
   For latest update, patches, bug fixes and version history visit http://www.intelcad.com

2. To run the setup and evaluate the software you need LOCAL administrator's rights
   on your computer (required by temporary licensing program). Users trying this program
   in large, corporate settings, with limited user rights, may have to ask system
   administrator to give them more rights to local computer for the period of evaluation.
   Once software is registered, you don't need these rights..

3. Run AESetup1.exe to install the software.

4. While running installation, AttExt help is started, so that you can read more detail about
   the operation of the program

5. Once installed, use the program by starting it from windows <Start> menu:
   Start->Programs->Attext->AttExt.exe

6. Press <Help> on AttExt dialog for detailed information about how to use it.

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General Description
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AttExt is the next program in IntelCAD BLITZ! series of standalone power tools for
processing AutoCAD drawings. As other products in this series,  AttExt doesn't need
AutoCAD in order to operate, it reads DWG files with extreme speed of 1000s of drawings
per hour and it can process DWG files from all versions of AutoCAD including R2000.

This program extracts attribute values from processed drawings as per user specification
and creates extract *.TXT file in CSV format that can be easily imported into most
database and spreadsheet programs, including Microsoft Access and Excel.

Few applications for AttExt that we can envision at this time:

* Searchable catalog of all company drawings containing titleblock. Just generate
attribute extract file from all 30000 drawings on a server and import it into Microsoft
Access database. Then sort it by title, by disk path, find duplicate titles and other
mistakes in titleblocks. With the extreme processing speed you can update this database
as often as you need (eg. every 24 hrs).

* Bill of Material (BOM). Read attributes values into Excel and process them with Excel
tools. Or make custom program that reads CSV output from AttExt (it’s easy to read CSV,
it is an ASCII text file, where each line is for one record and each data field in a
record is separated by chosen delimiter).

We will be adding the new programs to BLITZ! family of DWG tools in the near future.
To keep up-to-date with our developments, please visit often our downloads section at
http://www.intelcad.com. Each of the products will be offered for free evaluation,
so that you can try all its features with no hassle and then decide if it’s worth buying.

If you have certain particular need in terms of standalone processing of DWG files,
please let us know. It’s quite possible that we will be able to address your need
in BLITZ! family of DWG tools.

Thank you for your interest in this program. If you find any flaws in it, or see how
it could be made better, we welcome your suggestions. Valid suggestions can be
implemented and distributed within few weeks.

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Limitations of Evaluation (temporary) License
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The restrictions in this version are minimized:

* 5 drawings can be processed with each press of <Run> button (rather than 50000 in
  full version, however there is no limit how many times you will run it on different
  sets of drawings.
* specified time limit (2 weeks)after which temporary license will expire. It can be extended
  afterwards, see "How to extend the license" below.
* Command line parameter passing is available only for registered users

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How to extend the license or obtain permanent authorization:
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It's easy. All details are provided in AttExt help file. If you tried another version before
and you license already expired, we will extend the temporary license if you contact us by
e-mail with the serial number information (read Help on Temporary License for details).

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version 2.0.1.2 (Apr. 23/ 2000)

1.  Added extraction of block insertion data: block name, handle, insertion point, insertion scale, rotation, layer, color and linetype.
2.  Added command line option for running AttExt (available only in registered version). This allows for specifying of all parameters while executing AttExt command.
3.  Square bracket ‘[‘ cannot be used anymore as a marker of comment line in AED file. This change was made to accommodate need of some of our users who had attribute tags that started with ‘[‘. Comment lines have to start now with ‘;’ (semicolon). If you used previous AttExt version, please fix your comment lines accordingly.

version 1.0.2.2 (Mar. 06/ 2000)

1.  Fix of bug reported by some users: in certain conditions AttExt processed only first matching block in a drawing. Now it processes all blocks matching definition from AED file.

version 1.0.2.1 (Feb. 21/ 2000)

Initial release

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How to buy
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Feel free to explore this program within temporary license time limit, as well as
distribute it to other users. When time limit expires, you can receive FREE extension
time (within reasonable limits).

Any questions/comments regarding performance, pricing, features to be added or bugs,
please direct to support@intelcad.com. We will appreciate any input.

To buy licensed software visit AttExt page at http://www.intelcad.com, copy and
print order form, fill it and pay as per instructions.

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Disclaimer
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This program is delivered on "as is" basis and in no event shall IntelCAD Systems
be held liable for any type of damages resulting from the use of this program.
Usage of this software constitutes your agreement to the above terms. If you don't
agree, delete this software from your system

BLITZ!, AttExt are trademarks of IntelCAD Systems.