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MicroSurvey CAD 2004 and Older

  • MSCAD 2002, 2004 - Plotting made easy.

    Something everybody needs to do is to plot out there drawing to paper. The plot command has many options and settings and sometimes can confuse people so I have explained everything below to try and h...

  • MSCAD 2002, 2004, 2005 - Title Blocks

    To finish off a drawing you require a Title Block to be placed around your job. There are several different ways that you can accomplish this. Below are some of the different methods to get a Title Bl...

  • Transitioning from AutoCAD to MSCAD 2002.

    Many of our customers are switching from AutoCAD based products to our MapScenes/MicroSurvey products and they often have questions that both the sales and technical support staff handle. Some example...

  • Windows 2000/XP Pro and User Network Settings to run MSCAD

    When I log into my computer as the Administrator, everything works perfectly.‚  When I log in as a normal user I get some strange errors and messages. Q) What is required to run MSCAD 2002/MSCAD 2004 ...

  • Working with the Graphic Coordinate Editor

    While this command still exists in the current version of MicroSurvey CAD and inCAD, we suggest you use the tools found in the Active Coordinate Editor. The Active Coordinate editor does everyting the...

  • Using the Project Manager in MSCAD

    We have had several clients call me asking how to open a drawing. The correct way to open ANY drawing files (DWG, DXF or FLX) is to use the Project Manager, found at the very top of the File menu. (Yo...

  • Updates in Service Pack #4 for MSCAD 2002

    If you are a MSCAD user, visit the support area of the MicroSurvey website to acquire some of the free updates released in the past six months. Not only do the free updates to MSCAD 2002 make it possi...

  • MSCAD 3.1, 2001..2004

    MicroSurvey CAD has a lot of power, but to make it easier for everyone to use it, the program can be customized. Lets take a look at one file that allows you to customize your input to match the way y...

  • AutoMAP Library update from MSCAD2002 to make it work in MSCAD2004

    Most of our customers have taken the time and energy involved to harness the power of the AutoMAP Library. But now that we have MSCAD2004, how do I get my old MSCAD2002 library to work correctly in 20...

  • MSCAD 2002, 2004 - File locking problems

    ‚ HELP - When trying to open an existing job on the hard drive, I run into an error dialog saying something like the following: Q)What is going on? What happened to my drawing? What is this Lock it me...