
                *** BASIS 2.4 Drafting Enhancements ***

                          BASIS Software Systems
                            William Giel, L.S.
                            40 Briarwood Lane
                            Milford, CT 06460
                             (203)  637-1779
                             (203)  877-9438


GENERAL INFORMATION
-------------------
This diskette contains revised versions of BASIMP.LSP, BASEXP.LSP and
SEQ.LSP. These files have been modified to function properly even if
the UCS is not the "World."

It also contains the ADS programs BASIS.EXP, BASISPRJ.EXP and BASISSEQ.EXP.
These programs are highly refined C++/ADS applications that supercede the
above older versions.

Other programs on the disk include resource files (*.DCL), help files
(*.HDX, *.HLP) and a slide library (*.SLB) Do not attempt to alter the
resource or help files with a text editor, as they probably will not
function properly if changed.

A simple AutoLisp utility, BCOM.LSP, creates short commands that can be
typed on the keyboard to execute either the new or old versions of the
programs.

INSTALLATION
------------
To install the new programs, mount the diskette in a floppy drive
and at the DOS prompt, type

    A:INSTALL A: C:

The above assumes that the floppy is in drive A, and you wish to install
the software onto drive C. If you are using different drives, substitute
the appropriate drive letters. Don't forget the ':' after the source and
target drives.

The installation batch program will create a subdirectory \BSS on the
target drive and copy the files into it.

Next, you must add the \BSS subdirectory to the batch file(s) that defines
the ACAD environment. This might be in AUTOEXEC.BAT, BASIS2.BAT, ACAD12.BAT,
CIVIL.BAT, or some other custom batch file that you may have written to run
AutoCAD.

Load the appropriate batch file into a text editor (such as DOS's EDIT) and
make the change to the ACAD line.

For example, the ACAD line might appear as

SET ACAD=C:\DCA\CIVIL;C:\ACAD\BLOCKS;C:\ACAD\SUPPORT;C:\ACAD\FONTS

Add C:\BSS at the end of the line, using a semicolon to separate it from
the preceding entry, as follows:

SET ACAD=C:\DCA\CIVIL;C:\ACAD\BLOCKS;C:\ACAD\SUPPORT;C:\ACAD\FONTS;C:\BSS

Save the file. If you modified AUTOEXEC.BAT, you will have to reboot the
computer for the change to take effect.

If you have older versions of BASIMP.LSP, BASEXP.LSP and SEQ.LSP (probably
installed in the \ACAD or \ACAD12 subdirectory,) be sure to delete them from
your hard disk.


RUNNING THE PROGRAMS
--------------------
Running the new (or old) programs is simplified by using the BCOM.LSP
utility that was supplied with the software.

After starting a drawing, type

(LOAD "BCOM")

at the AutoCAD command prompt. This will create several "commands" that will
remain in effect until the current drawing is closed.

BCOM will display a short index of its commands when loaded. These commands
are

   IMP          (loads, runs, and unloads the new import routine.)
   EXP          (loads, runs, and unloads the new export routine.)
   SEQ          (loads, runs, and unloads the new drafting sequence program.)
   OLDIMP       (loads and runs the old import program.)
   OLDEXP       (loads and runs the old export program.)
   OLDSEQ       (loads and runs the old drafting sequence program.)


ON-LINE HELP
------------
The new programs impliment AutoCAD's on-line help display, which can be
activated by pressing the "HELP" button in their main dialog boxes.


DOCUMENTATION
-------------
The file BASIS.TXT contains detailed information on running the software.
This file can be printed out using DOS's TYPE command, i.e.

     TYPE BASIS.TXT >PRN

This line redirects DOS's output from the console to the standard printer
attached to LPT1.




// BASIS Software by William Giel. Copyright(C) 1995. All rights reserved. //
